Zac Efron To Star In Black Bear’s Celebrity Thriller ‘Famous’ From Director Jody Hill And Esmail Corp. — EFM

Esmail will produce along with his producing partner Chad Hamilton through their Esmail Corp. banner. Esmail Corp.s Nick Krishnamurthy will also exec produce. And not just any movie star Lance is the spitting image of a Hollywood icon, James Jansen. Zac EfronBrian Bowen Smith Lance is about to travel to Los Angeles to make his dream come true. Lance is going to be famous, no matter what it takes. Efron is repped by WME and Hill is repped by CAA and LBI Entertainment....

February 8, 2024 · 1 min · 91 words · Andrew Walker

‘Bel-Air’ Adds Vic Mensa & Alycia Pascual-Peña To Season 3 Cast

Mensa will play Quentin and Pascual-Pena will play Amira. Carla Banks Waddles isBel-Airs showrunner, writer and executive producer. On the film side, Mensa appeared in the 2020 indieAkillas Escape. Vic Mensa, Alycia Pascual PeñaGetty Images/Michael Stewart He is repped by Buchwald and Colin Stark Management. Pascual-Pena most recently starred as Celeste in the Netflix reggaeton seriesNeonand as Yoli in the CBS seriesThe Neighborhood. In film, she starred in the Amy Poehler-directed dramedy for Netflix,Moxie....

February 8, 2024 · 1 min · 74 words · Kimberly Sherman

‘Eternals’ Actor Kumail Nanjiani Says His Mental Health Was Affected After Negative Reviews For Marvel Film: “I Still Talk To My Therapist About That”

The film currently has a 47% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The reviews were really bad, Nanjiani said. Some s**t has to change, so I started counseling. Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo in ‘Eternals’Sophie Mutevelian / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / © Marvel Studios / Courtesy Everett Collection I still talk to my therapist about that.

February 8, 2024 · 1 min · 55 words · Nathan Barnes

‘Knuckles’: ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ TV Spinoff Gets First Trailer & Premiere Date At Paramount+

Adam Pally reprises his role from the film franchise as Wade Whipple. The live-action series takes place between the filmsSonic The Hedgehog 2andSonic The Hedgehog 3. Elba also serves as executive producer. Additional directors for the series include Ged Wright, Brandon Trost, Jorma Taccone and Carol Banker. The series was created for television by Whittington and Ascher, who is showrunning during production. Whittington, who wroteSonic The Hedgehog 2,serves as head writer and wrote the pilot for the series....

February 8, 2024 · 1 min · 114 words · Kara Ross

‘Monsters’: Ryan Murphy’s Netflix Series Rounds Out Cast With Dallas Roberts, Jason Butler Harner, Enrique Murciano, More

Joining the latest iteration areDallas Roberts, Jason Butler HarnerandEnrique Murciano, along with 10 others. See the list below. Michael Gladisplays Tim Rutten;Drew Powellportrays Det. Dallas Roberts, Jason Butler Harner & Enrique MurcianoGetty Images Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Storywill debut in 2024. It was in 1989 that Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered parents Jose and Kitty in their L.A.-area home. Simpson, and is believed to have played a part in the modern-day fascination with true crime....

February 8, 2024 · 1 min · 77 words · Tiffany Hammond

‘Pet Sematary’ Duo Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer To Direct Survival Thriller ‘The Swallow’ Starring Grace Van Dien — EFM

Filming is being lined up for the summer with additional casting underway. James Hoppe of Lost City is an executive producer. Their debutStarry Eyeswas an award winner at SXSW. Grace Van DienTheo Wargo/Getty Images Essentially, one extended set piece of tension and primal horror that just keeps ratcheting up. Daring audiences to endure it until the end. Grace Van Dien is repped by Link Entertainment and WME. Kolsch & Widmyer are repped by Verve, Aperture and attorney Ashley Silver....

February 8, 2024 · 1 min · 79 words · William Bailey

‘Quiet On Set’: Investigation Discovery Docuseries Reveals New Allegations Of “Toxic Environment” On Dan Schneider’s Nickelodeon Shows – Watch Trailer

There was a toxic environment. It made me trust people less, says another Nickelodeon alum. He understood what they were going through and he was their biggest champion, the statement read. However, it is still a hard place to be a kid and nobody knew that better than Dan. Alexa Nikolas offers insight into being a part ofZoey 101. Nickelodeon parted ways with Schneiderin 2018 after multiple complaints of abusive behavior from members of his staff....

February 8, 2024 · 1 min · 106 words · Debra Calhoun

‘Reacher’ Adds Anthony Michael Hall & Sonya Cassidy To Season 3 Cast

Hall will play Zachary Beck. A formidable and successful businessman, Beck is a widower and single father of a 20-year-old son, Richard. Watch on Deadline ReacherSeason 3 is currently filming in Toronto. Anthony Michael Hall and Sonya CassidyRiker Bros/Courtesy The renewal was announced in December 2023, two weeks before season two premiered on Prime Video. Child and Santora, who also serves as showrunner, executive produce. Hall is repped by A3 Artists Agency and Untitled Entertainment....

February 8, 2024 · 1 min · 75 words · Cory Wolf

‘The Debutantes’: NBC News Studios Partners With Westbrook Studios And BET Studios On New Documentary About The Tradition Of Black Cotillion In America’s Heartland

Contessa is a non-fiction film director, DP, editor and an Emmy-nominated producer. She tells stories about identity, socio-political movement, healing, Black liberation and radical imagination. Neither stereotyped, nor tokenized. NBC Studios Full of strength, resilience, yes, but also vulnerability and irreverence. Neither on pedestals, nor under anybodys foot just girls.

February 8, 2024 · 1 min · 50 words · Douglas Brown

“To Deny It Is A Lie”: Martin Scorsese Says He Sees Something Of Himself In The Characters Robert De Niro Plays In His Movies

Screen legendsMartin ScorseseandRobert De Nirohave collaborated successfully for decades. I would think so. To deny it is something that is a lie. Robert De Niro and Martin ScorseseKevin Winter/Getty Images Most recently, the two combined forKillers of the Flower Moon,for which both are Oscar nominated. Both men grew up in New Yorks Little Italy district, and both have Italian and Catholic heritage.

February 8, 2024 · 1 min · 62 words · Aaron Wright

Alia Bhatt Boards Prime Video’s ‘Poacher’; BBC Children’s Builds Out ‘Blocks’ Franchise; Mobeen Azhar Indie Deal; Irish Production Hub Planned — Global Briefs

Bhatt will EP through her Eternal Sunshine Productions business as an associate producer. Suitable Pictures, Poor Mans Productions are also associate producers. This will see new episodes ofAlphablocks,NumberblocksandColourblock, with season of the latter debuting on February 12. Alia BhattHandout/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival The deal ensures newBlocksepisodes will launch on CBeebies until 2027. The BBC production unit will support theBattle for BritneyandTrouble with Kanyeproducer in return for a first-look at distribution rights....

February 7, 2024 · 1 min · 76 words · Alexandra Berger

BAFTA Unveils North America Director

BAFTANorth America has unveiled a new Executive Director, withMatthew Wisemanexiting the organization after two decades. She will work closely with recently appointedBAFTA North AmericaChair Joyce Pierpoline, along with CEO Jane Millichip. Wiseman became Executive Director when BAFTAs U.S. operations were merged and he is exiting after 22 years. Courtney LaBarge BellBAFTA Pierpoline, meanwhile, replacedKathryn Busby last monthat the same time as Participant CEO David Linde joined the board.

February 7, 2024 · 1 min · 68 words · Christopher Torres

Billie Eilish Was Made For Costume Designers Guild First Vanguard Spotlight Award

Billie Eilishwas made for this. from the megahit filmBarbie,an award she shared with her brother Finneas OConnell. They performed the track, which hit No. Billie EilishMikayla LoBasso 1 in the UK and topped the U.S. Rock & Alternative Songs chart, during the show. It was her seventh career statuette and his eighth. The track also isup for Best Song at next months Oscarsandwon the Golden Globe Awardlast month. Eilishs two albums When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?...

February 7, 2024 · 1 min · 93 words · Jeffrey Vazquez