African American Racing Pioneer Charlie Wiggins Subject Of Movie Biopic ‘Eraced’, IndyCar & Firestone Among Partners

EXCLUSIVE: Clea DuVall (Veep) and Charlie Plummer (All the Money in the World) are set for key recurring roles in Showtime’s upcoming anthology series The First Lady, starring Viola Davis — who also executive produces — Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Cathy Schulman serves as showrunner. Susanne Bier (The Undoing) will direct and executive produce.

Mena Suvari is opening up about her incredible experience working with Chris Klein on, and what it meant to her given her troubled personal life at the time. ET's Lauren Zima spoke with the actress about her new memoir, , and she talked about the beloved 1999 comedy that also spawned two sequels.Suvari plays Heather in the film, a choir girl who becomes the love interest of Klein's Oz, a confident lacrosse player.

Angelique Jackson American High, Animal Pictures and Depth of Field have teamed up to produce the new Hulu feature “Love in Color.”Animal Pictures and Depth of Field began development on the film before joining forces with American High, who’ve built a successful partnership with Hulu with buzzy releases like “Big Time Adolescence,” “The Binge,” The Ultimate Playlist of Noise” and “Plan B.”Written by Kirsten King and Casey Rackham, “Love in Color” follows an aspiring young artist who is forced

EXCLUSIVE: Film Independent is partnering with the Muslim Public Affairs Council in the creation of The MPAC Hollywood Bureau Writing Fellowship that’ll provide a $10,000 grant to a writer who identifies as an American Muslim. To qualify, the writer must be accepted into any of the upcoming 2022 programs: the Film Independent Screenwriting Lab, Episodic Lab or Project Involve, the organization’s long-running signature diversity and mentorship program.

American Horror Story has halted production after someone on set tested positive for COVID-19.Filming has been paused for a few days, as a number of those involved in the production have been forced to self-isolate, Deadline reports.

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced its Special Achievement Honorees set to be feted at the third annual AAFCA TV Honors on Saturday, August 21. They include Steve McQueen, Wanda Sykes, Naomi Ackie, and Michaela Coel.

IndyCar announced an extension with NBC Sports on Tuesday that guarantees a majority of its races will be on the main network broadcast rather than cable, including a series-high 13 events on the flagship channel next season.Still, the migration toward streaming will hit full speed next season as NBC Sports plans to exclusively stream two IndyCar races on Peacock.

American Football, has left the band.Lamos announced his departure through American Football’s social media pages, sharing a statement in which he attributed the decision to a change in his personal circumstances.“After many years with American Football, my life situation has changed.

American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2 that allows players to join convoys.Convoys is a new multiplayer game mode that allows players to host their own private or public sessions. This includes synchronised AI traffic, time, weather, and the ability to take the same job as other players.The player cap is currently eight, with SCS saying they plan to raise the limit in the future.

100 gecs have announced a North American tour, kicking off later this year.Dubbed the 10,000 gecs Tour, the duo’s 34-stop circuit includes shows in Portland, Seattle, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and their hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.

International and indie film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Korean film Escape From Mogadishu. It will open in theaters in the U.S. and Canada August 6 following a July 28 release in Korea.

BTS have received thanks from the American Butter Institute for promoting their product through their hit single ‘Butter’.After becoming the K-pop stars’ fourth number one single in the US, ‘Butter’ this month topped the Billboard Top 100 chart for the sixth consecutive week – smashing the record previously held by Aerosmith‘s 1998 hit ‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’.In a new interview with Billboard, Alan Bjerga, Chief of Communications for the American Butter Institute, reflected on his

Sparks have announced a North American tour for next year, taking place predominantly across March.The tour follows the release of the band’s 24th studio album, ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’, in May last year. Following on from their previously announced shows at Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall, the duo will make stops in San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Chicago and New York, among other cities.

Chris Willman Music WriterThis year’s American Music Awards show is looking at some big changes behind the scenes, as ABC and Dick Clark Productions are announcing that Jesse Collins — recently of the Grammys and Oscars — is taking over as showrunner and executive producer, starting with the telecast set for Nov. 21 of this year.Collins has been on quite the roll recently.

Emmy-nominated producer Jesse Collins has been named executive producer and showrunner of the 2021 American Music Awards. The 49th edition of the fan-voted awards show, created by Dick Clark, will air live from L.A.’s Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 21, on ABC. Collins’ Jesse Collins Entertainment will produce the event along with dick clark productions, marking the first time DCP has taken in a co-producing partner on one of the company’s signature awards shows.

Jamie Lang Chile’s Chilemonos International Animation Festival, the country’s largest event dedicated to celebrating its rapidly expanding animation scene, kicked off its second entirely online edition last week, and will run through July 25.2021 is a milestone year for the festival, marking a decade since its inaugural edition. Since then, the festival has grown exponentially and become the only Academy Award qualifying event for animated shorts in Latin America.

Justin Timberlake, Aaron Rodgers and more stars are hitting the green.