WGA Writers Consider Choreographing ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Picket

Even then, the source said, the writer produces talking points for host Alfonso Ribeiro. Most shows are shut down. I know youre all under contract & this is a tough situation. ABC/Getty TheDWTSlive taping is at CBS TV City. Were going to have a BIG week on our lot picketing struck WGA shows that have decided to return. This prolongs the strike! Spread the word that#DWTSisWGA. The actress responded, No we are allowed to do reality / unscripted /competition or documentary shows....

September 19, 2023 · 2 min · 236 words · Jason Ortiz

YouTube Suspends Ads On Russell Brand’s Channel After Rape & Sexual Assault Allegations

YouTubehas suspended revenue onRussell Brands channel after the British comedian was accused of rape and sexual assault. YouTube said it had stopped monetization on Brands platform because he had violated the companys creator responsibility policy. Brand denies criminal wrongdoing. Russell Brand on YouTube.Russell Brand/YouTube A recent interview with Tucker Carlson has been watched 2.5M times. The Metropolitan Police said on Monday it had received a report of sexual assault in 2003 against Brand....

September 19, 2023 · 1 min · 130 words · Paige Cox

‘Gutenberg! The Musical’, ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ & Melissa Etheridge Take NY Stage – Broadway Box Office

The Musical!starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells under the direction of Alex Timbers. The performances grossed $376,300, with an average ticket price at a solid $122.65. Opening night is Oct. 12. Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells celebrating first curtain call of ‘Gutenberg! The Musical’ Sept. 15Andy Henderson Average ticket was $44.51. Opening night is Oct. 3. Average ticket was $79.38. Opening night is Sept. 28. Total attendance was 203,025, up 7% from the previous week when the roster had three fewer shows....

September 19, 2023 · 1 min · 122 words · John Fletcher

‘The Madigan Chronicles’ Optioned By Particle6; London Film Festival Jury; MBC’s Arabic-Language Feature; True To Nature Creative Director – Global Briefs

Mexican filmmaker Amat Escalante will lead the Official Competition jury. His latest feature,Lost in the Night, is also playing in the thrill strand at LFF. The First Feature Competition (Sutherland Award) jury will be headed byRye Lanefilmmaker Raine Allen-Miller. Marieke Lexmond (left) and Eline van der Velden This year is Mathesons first year at the helm. Created by Heba Mashari Hamada and featuring original songs,Sukkardraws inspiration from Jean Websters famous epistolary novelDaddy-Long-Legs....

September 19, 2023 · 1 min · 143 words · Julie Gutierrez

‘Three Promises,’ ‘Queendom,’ ‘Knit’s Island’ Win Prizes As Camden International Film Festival Wraps 19th Edition

UPDATEDwith juror names and winner of 2023 Points North Pitch. Director Yousef Srouji earned the Harrell Award forThree Promises, a film set in the Occupied Territories. Years later, her youngest son Yousef picks up the archive and discovers the difficult choices she faced then. The Journey’s End venue at the Camden International Film FestivalPoints North Institute/CIFF/Jo Silver The result is a reflexive act of love in a time capsule. A film about remembering....

September 19, 2023 · 1 min · 142 words · Charles Lewis

‘Twilight’ Duo Kellan Lutz & Cam Gigandet Reunite On Crime Thriller ‘Desert Dawn’

EXCLUSIVE:TwilightactorsKellan LutzandCam Gigandetare reuniting on screen for the first time in action crime-thrillerDesert Dawn. The production receiveda SAG-AFTRA interim agreementto allow filming during the union strikes. Marty Murray (Paranormal Island) directs the movie from an original screenplay by Chad Law and Johnny Walters. Kellan Lutz, Cam GigandetCourtesy/Gilbert Flores/Getty Images Watch on Deadline Premieres Elias Axume produces with Al Bravo of Al Bravo Films. Jason Abustan and Mehrab H. Deboo executive-produce alongside Carlos Rincon....

September 19, 2023 · 1 min · 167 words · Melissa Cruz

A Storm Forestalls U.S. Premiere Of ‘A Storm Foretold,’ Doc About Roger Stone And January 6 Insurrection – Camden Int’l Film Festival

The knee-jerk reaction was, What is going on with the Americans? Its obviously not my fight. The self-described political dirty trickster groomed Trump as a potential political candidate for decades. Roger Stone in ‘A Storm Foretold’Abramorama/Guldbrandsen Film To get in with Stone, Guldbrandsen says all he had to do was ask. By 2018 the director was in Florida where Stone lives, observing the man up close. He was there during Stone speeches and meetings with like-minded (mostly white, inevitably) Trump die-hards....

September 18, 2023 · 2 min · 394 words · Robert Cain

Arnold Schwarzenegger Celebrates Becoming U.S. Citizen 40 Years Ago

ForArnold Schwarzenegger, theres nothing more American than celebrating 40 years of U.S. citizenship with apost on social media. Schwarzenegger became a citizen on Sept. 17, 1983. My fellow Americans, this an amazing moment for me, it begins. Arnold SchwarzeneggerJohn Russo/Getty Images In school when the teacher would talk about America, I would daydream about coming here. I would daydream about living here. You know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with the American flag around my shoulders all day long....

September 18, 2023 · 1 min · 142 words · Katherine Singleton

Keanu Reeves Wanted Death For John Wick In ‘Chapter 4’ But Settled For Close Enough, Producer Says

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the ending ofJohn Wick: Chapter 4. In an interview with Collider, Iwanyk discussed the end of the film and the possibility of additional chapters. Longish story short, Wick seems to expire after the showdown. Keanu Reeves in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’Murray Close / Lionsgate / Courtesy Everett Collection Or at least probably nah. By the end, hes always like, I cant do this again, and we agree with him....

September 18, 2023 · 1 min · 141 words · Jordan Wiley

Netflix Lands Richard Linklater-Helmed ‘Hit Man’ For $20 Million Toronto Deal; Aggregate/AGC Studios Pic Stars Glen Powell & Adria Arjona

Especially Powell, who co-wrote with Linklater what will be a major star turn for him. There is also a theatrical component to the deal, Ive heard. AGC Studios financed and produced the Kendrick film also. Glen Powell in Richard Linklater’s ‘Hit Man’AGC Studios Moredealsshould start flowing after this one was settled. It didnt show until Monday because TIFF doesnt premiere anything that premiered elsewhere until after the first weekend. AGC financedHit Manwith ShivHans Pictures and Monarch Media....

September 18, 2023 · 1 min · 149 words · Victor Richardson

Pete Kozachik Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Visual Effects Artist Was 72

Pete Kozachik, a visual effects and stop-motion artist whose work on acclaimed animated films byTim Burton, Henry Selick and others brought recognition and an Oscar nomination, died Sept. 12 at his California home in the Bay Area following a years-long battle with aphasia and primary progressive aphasia. He was 72. Related Stories Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries VFX Workers At Walt Disney Pictures Seek Unionization With IATSE His death wasfirst announcedon Tucsons NBC affiliate station KVOA....

September 18, 2023 · 2 min · 353 words · Ashley Cummings

Revealed: Russell Brand Exited Comedy Central’s ‘Roast Battle’ After Facing Sexual Predator Claims On-Camera

He strongly denies criminal wrongdoing. Three sources close to theFulwell 73production saidRoast BattlejudgeKatherine Ryanturned the heat on Brand a number of times during filming. Her allegations did not make the final edit. Russell Brand with Katherine Ryan and Jimmy Carr on ‘Roast Battle.‘Comedy Central Brand vehemently denies the claims and has said all of his relationships were consensual. Deadline has confirmed with multiple sources that she was referring to Brand andRoast Battle....

September 18, 2023 · 1 min · 186 words · Autumn Ramirez

Sherri Shepherd Addresses Talk Show Return: “Us Coming Back To Work Isn’t Crossing The Picket Line”

Shepherd pointed out the difference between her show and others: it has never employed any WGA writers. There has been so much confusion about who can work and who cant work. Thats me with Viola Davis, Niecy Nash, she said. She highlighted that she writes the jokes on her show and it is her comedic take on the headlines. Watch on Deadline Shepherd empathized with those writers and actors striking....

September 18, 2023 · 1 min · 164 words · Nathan Clarke