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Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, Jurnee Smollett Set By Netflix For Joseph Kosinski-Directed ‘Spiderhead’

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Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, Jurnee Smollett Set By Netflix For Joseph Kosinski-Directed ‘Spiderhead’ EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set a killer cast for Spiderhead, landing Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Lovecraft Country breakout Jurnee Smollett to star in the Joseph Kosinski-directed adaptation of the George Saunders short story. Script is by Zombieland and Deadpool scribes Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick. Kosinski is making this his next film after directing Top […] Go to Source

Sage expert warns of 100 UK coronavirus deaths a day within four weeks

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Sage expert warns of 100 UK coronavirus deaths a day within four weeks ‘We need to make sure that transmission comes down now,’ says Prof Graham MedleyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK’s daily coronavirus death toll will rise from 34 to 100 a day in three to four weeks’ time, an expert on the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) has warned.Infectious disease modelling expert Prof Graham Medley said there is little that can be done now to prevent daily deaths climbing to 100 – but “we need to make sure transmission comes down now” to prevent the figure increasing further. Continue reading... Go to Source

Netflix Politely But Firmly Rejects GOP Senators’ Critique Over Chinese Sci-Fi Novels ‘Game Of Thrones’ EPs Are Adapting

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Netflix Politely But Firmly Rejects GOP Senators’ Critique Over Chinese Sci-Fi Novels ‘Game Of Thrones’ EPs Are Adapting On Wednesday, five Republican Senators fired off a letter to Netflix’s Ted Sarandos over the streamer service’s plan to have the executive producers of Game of Thrones  adapt Chinese author Liu Cixin’s sci-fi trilogy The Three-Body Problem. Tonight, Netflix’s VP of Global Public Policy fired back, nicely but firmly. Accused of “normalizing” the Chinese government’s brutal incarceration of […] Go to Source

“Save Lindsay” Ad Mocks Lindsay Graham’s Plea For Campaign Donations On “Hannity”

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“Save Lindsay” Ad Mocks Lindsay Graham’s Plea For Campaign Donations On “Hannity” Twice on Thursday, Senator Lindsay Graham plead with Fox News viewers to help save his campaign for reelection. First on Fox & Friends then later on Hannity, the sitting Republican senator from South Carolina complained that he had been massively out-fundraised by his Democratic rival. In tones that The Washington Post called “weepy,” Graham plead […] Go to Source

Javicia Leslie Teases New Batsuit In First Look At Her Batwoman On Season 2 Of the CW Series

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Javicia Leslie Teases New Batsuit In First Look At Her Batwoman On Season 2 Of the CW Series Batwoman was among the first broadcast series to start production when cameras started rolling on its second season Sept. 3 in Vancouver. Three weeks later, the show’s new star, Javicia Leslie, shared a glimpse of her in costume on Instagram. “Look out, Gotham, I’m suited up and ready to go,” she wrote next to a […] Go to Source

Bill Maher Scolds Media For Being “No Help Amplifying” His Concerns Donald Trump Won’t Leave Office Peacefully

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Bill Maher Scolds Media For Being “No Help Amplifying” His Concerns Donald Trump Won’t Leave Office Peacefully President Donald Trump pretty much secured the main talking point for this week’s Real Time With Bill Maher after a Wednesday press conference in which Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he lost the November election to Joe Biden. The topic of the concern over whether Trump would refuse to […] Go to Source

Netflix Reunites ‘Father Of The Bride’ Cast For COVID-Era, Zoom-Style “Special Sequel”

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Netflix Reunites ‘Father Of The Bride’ Cast For COVID-Era, Zoom-Style “Special Sequel” The cast of Father of the Bride reunited for the first time in 25 years on Friday for what was called Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish). Introduced by Reese Witherspoon, the “special sequel” saw the Banks Family gathered together for a Zoom call and a wedding-related announcement. Watch it below. Original cast members […] Go to Source

Los Angeles County Coronavirus Update: New Daily COVID Cases Hit 2-Week High As Fears Increase About Second Wave Of Virus

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Los Angeles County Coronavirus Update: New Daily COVID Cases Hit 2-Week High As Fears Increase About Second Wave Of Virus Los Angeles County health officials confirmed another 1,401 COVID-19 cases today, the highest daily total recorded in the past two weeks, further fueling concerns of a post-Labor Day surge, but hospitalization numbers were still holding steady. Health officials have been fearing a rise in cases similar to those seen after the Memorial Day and Fourth […] Go to Source

California Governor Gavin Newsom Declares State Of Emergency in Los Angeles County As Bobcat Fire Burns; Santa Anas, Triple-Digit Temperatures Loom

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California Governor Gavin Newsom Declares State Of Emergency in Los Angeles County As Bobcat Fire Burns; Santa Anas, Triple-Digit Temperatures Loom California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday issued an emergency proclamation for the counties of Los Angeles, Del Norte and Mendocino to bolster the response to various fires which have burned thousands of acres, destroyed homes and caused the evacuation of residents. In Los Angeles, the Bobcat Fire had burned close to 114,000 acres on Friday. […] Go to Source

California Coronavirus Update: State Estimates COVID-Related Hospitalizations Will Rise 89% In The Next Month

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California Coronavirus Update: State Estimates COVID-Related Hospitalizations Will Rise 89% In The Next Month “Certainly cases are going up,” said California’s director of Health and Human Services Dr. Mark Ghaly on Friday. Ghaly called this an “early worry” sign and warned that, ahead of what promises to be a hot weekend in much of the state, Californians should not let their guard down. State and local health experts have […] Go to Source

‘The Comey Rule’ Writer/Director Billy Ray On Rescuing The Mini From Post-Election Banishment, And How James Comey & Donald Trump Will Be Remembered In History: Q&A

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‘The Comey Rule’ Writer/Director Billy Ray On Rescuing The Mini From Post-Election Banishment, And How James Comey & Donald Trump Will Be Remembered In History: Q&A Showtime airs the battle between ex-FBI Director James Comey and President Donald Trump and the investigation into Russian election meddling depicted in The Comey Rule on Sunday and Monday. This after a ViacomCBS changed a shocking decision to relegate the $40 million star-studded series to January, Billy Ray holds court on the place both men […] Go to Source

Michael Schur Urges Writers To “Flip The Senate” By Contributing To WGA West’s Political Action Committee

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Michael Schur Urges Writers To “Flip The Senate” By Contributing To WGA West’s Political Action Committee Michael Schur, creator of The Good Place and Parks and Recreation, is urging his fellow writers to donate to the WGA West’s political action committee to help “flip the Senate and bring in bold leaders who will check the power of the Supreme Court.” “You undoubtedly already know how far Mitch McConnell and the party […] Go to Source

Paradigm’s Wendi Green Joins Atlas Artists As Talent Manager

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Paradigm’s Wendi Green Joins Atlas Artists As Talent Manager Veteran youth talent agent Wendi Green, who spent the last nine years at Paradigm, is segueing to management. She has joined Atlas Artists, a subsidiary of Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment, as a talent manager to boost the company’s representation in the youth space. Her appointment is effective immediately. This marks the company’s second hire this […] Go to Source

Montclair Storyteller Series Lineup Includes Aaron Sorkin, Stephen Colbert; Middleburg To Open With ‘Nomadland’; Red Sea Lab Projects Picked – Festival Briefs

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Montclair Storyteller Series Lineup Includes Aaron Sorkin, Stephen Colbert; Middleburg To Open With ‘Nomadland’; Red Sea Lab Projects Picked – Festival Briefs The Trial of the Chicago 7 writer-director Aaron Sorkin, Stephen Colbert, Sienna Miller, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lee Isaac Chung have been set for Montclair Film Festival‘s first Storyteller Series during the virtual fest, set to run October 16-25 in Montclair, NJ. All events will will streamed on the Montclair’s Virtual Cinema platform. The “2020 Filmmaker […] Go to Source

Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels Reups Through 2024

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Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels Reups Through 2024 Discovery, Inc. has extended the employment contract of chief financial officer Gunnar Wiedenfels through April 1, 2024. Wiedenfels came to Discovery in 2016 from ProSiebenSat.1 Media and saw the company through several major deals. In 2017, it acquired Scripps and became the dominant player in the in unscripted cable market. He’s helped guide Discovery’s ongoing […] Go to Source

Suspect in Croydon police shooting had hands cuffed behind his back

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Suspect in Croydon police shooting had hands cuffed behind his back Investigators trying to establish how gunman was able to kill Sgt Matt Ratana inside police stationCroydon police shooting: officer named as Matt RatanaThe suspect who shot a police sergeant dead inside a custody suite had his hands cuffed behind his back when he opened fire, the police watchdog has said.The long-serving officer, who was said to be close to retirement, was named as Matiu Ratana. The 54-year-old, known as Matt, was killed after the gunman opened fire at Croydon custody centre in south London in the early hours of Friday. Continue reading... Go to Source

‘Black Adam’: Aldis Hodge Joining Dwayne Johnson DC Movie As Hawkman

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‘Black Adam’: Aldis Hodge Joining Dwayne Johnson DC Movie As Hawkman Deadline has confirmed that Aldis Hodge is in talks to join New Line/DC’s Black Adam as Hawkman. Hodge joins Dwayne Johnson who stars as the titular anti-hero in the latter’s first superhero role. Hodge will play Hawkman, aka Carter Hall, a member of the Justice Society. It was previously announced that Noah Centineo is playing Atom […] Go to Source

Lisa Edelstein Joins ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ As Recurring, Will Return To ‘The Kominsky Method’ For Final Season

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Lisa Edelstein Joins ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ As Recurring, Will Return To ‘The Kominsky Method’ For Final Season EXCLUSIVE: 9-1-1: Lone Star is staging a West Wing reunion. Lisa Edelstein has joined the Fox firefighter drama series for a recurring role opposite Rob Lowe in the upcoming second season. Additionally, Edelstein is set to return to The Kominsky Method for the Netflix series’ upcoming third and final season. Despite the departure of Alan Arkin […] Go to Source

How ‘Scream’ Is Dealing With Positive COVID-19 Tests Of Three Crew Members

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How ‘Scream’ Is Dealing With Positive COVID-19 Tests Of Three Crew Members EXCLUSIVE: Three crew members on the Wilmington, NC production of Spyglass Media Group/Paramount’s Scream relaunch have tested positive, but filming will solider on, with the Radio Silence-directed movie set to resume as scheduled on Monday. Yesterday’s day of filming wrapped on time, I hear, for a weekend break. It’s important to note that until there’s a […] Go to Source

‘Grown-ish’ Star Yara Shahidi To Play Tinker Bell In Disney’s Live-Action ‘Peter Pan’ Pic

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‘Grown-ish’ Star Yara Shahidi To Play Tinker Bell In Disney’s Live-Action ‘Peter Pan’ Pic EXCLUSIVE: Disney continues to make strides in diversifying its classic characters and is doing it again as sources tell Deadline that Grown-ish star Yara Shahidi is set to play Tinker Bell in David Lowery’s Peter Pan and Wendy. This would mark the first time a person of color has filled the role that traditionally has […] Go to Source

Toon Studio Cartuna Sets Mike Flavin As SVP, Head Of Development

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Toon Studio Cartuna Sets Mike Flavin As SVP, Head Of Development EXCLUSIVE: There’s some new brass at Cartuna. The Brooklyn-based animation house behind Loafy and the upcoming Magical Girl Friendship Squad has hired Mike Flavin as SVP, Head of Development. He most recently was VP Development at Gunpowder & Sky. Flavin’s credits during his stint at WarnerMedia’s indie studio including the horror-mystery pic Summer of ’84, which […] Go to Source

‘Saturday Night Live’: Peacock To Launch All 45 Seasons

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‘Saturday Night Live’: Peacock To Launch All 45 Seasons The entire Saturday Night Live catalogue is finally heading to Peacock. The streamer is set to launch all 45 seasons of the veteran sketch comedy series from October 1. This marks one of the first times that every season of the NBC show will be available in one place to watch. Peacock currently airs a […] Go to Source