Five-time Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola has joined Freda, the Haitian Oscar entry marking the narrative feature debut of actor, singer and documentarian Gessica Généus, as an executive producer.
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Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterNonbinary star and producer Jesse James Keitel has joined an upcoming docuseries highlighting trans entrepreneurs.Titled “T-Town,” the series explores the historically underrepresented lives of dynamic trans entrepreneurs who are launching their own businesses, building up communities, and empowering a new generation to live their truth.Currently seeking distribution, the project was developed by Colby Gaines, Craig Bland and Tom Greenhut, who will also serve as
.Five-time Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola has joined Freda, the Haitian Oscar entry marking the narrative feature debut of actor, singer and documentarian Gessica Généus, as an executive producer.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRiz Ahmed has boarded Egyptian-American director Dina Amer’s “You Resemble Me,” a bold exploration of the roots of Islamic radicalization through the story of Hasna Aït Boulahcen – who in 2015 was wrongly believed to be Europe’s first female suicide bomber – ahead of the pic’s premiere in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA).Amer’s feature debut, which world premiered positively at the Venice Film Festival, is a deeply researched character
Selome Hailu editorLana Cho, a writer and producer whose credits include “I Know What You Did Last Summer” for Amazon Prime Video and the upcoming “American Seoul” for Hulu, has signed a multi-year overall deal at 20th Television.Cho will create her own comedies and dramas for all platforms while supervising series from other writers. As her first project, she will co-executive produce “American Born Chinese” for Disney Plus.
pottery maker and weed enthusiast — came under fire for this week after dismissing the recent rash of car burglaries in Los Angeles as just the result of “living in a big city.”“Getting broken into 15 times is something you should get used to and expect?” Twitter user @JonesSteeze replied.Others called out the Canadian-born actor’s privilege for being able to absorb potential losses from crime.
Big Brother VIP star Ellie Gonsalves has revealed she is engaged, accepting a sweet proposal from her boyfriend of 13 years as they took part in a show at Australia Zoo.
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning Nomadland director Chloé Zhao will help bring the overlooked tragedy of Vincent Chin’s murder and the subsequent civil rights case to TV as she boards Participant’s limited scripted series as an executive producer.
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons have a lot on their hands.
John James revealed he took "method acting" to a "new level" after he was rushed to the hospital while in Serbia filming for the upcoming Hunter Biden biopic. James, 65, took a tumble Saturday at a top Belgrade restaurant while he was off-set.The incident resulted in a head injury. The actor, who is portraying President Joe Biden in "My Son Hunter," pointed to "method acting" as the reason for his injury.
J. Kim Murphy administratorHBO has acquired the rights to “Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off,” a feature documentary about the skateboarding legend.
Hollyoaks star Scarlett Bowman has shared details of a "very scary accident" that her son had at home last week, revealing that she had to rush him to hospital. The actress, who formerly played Maddie Morrison on the soap, shared an update on her Instagram Stories in which she described the terrifying incident, which saw her two-year-old son Rafael sustain an injury.
Selome Hailu editorJulie Bowen, the actor who starred as Claire Dunphy in “Modern Family,” has signed a first-look deal with Universal Television for her production company Bowen & Sons.
Big Brother VIP house have well and truly reached boiling point.On Monday night's episode, former Married at First Sight star Jess Power went head to head with AFL player Dayne Beams about her career as an influencer.The heated argument started when Jess announced that she wanted Big Brother to update her on how many followers she's gained or lost since being in the house."[I want to know] if it's gone down or up. That would be interesting.
The Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg is set to return to the show’s universe in Young Sheldon.The actor, who played Howard Wolowitz in the hit CBS sitcom, will be narrating a forthcoming episode of the spin-off show.Young Sheldon follows the childhood of Sheldon Cooper – played by Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory and now played by Iain Armitage as a child.Helberg’s episode will air on November 19, and will focus on how Sheldon’s hatred for engineering began.
The iconic character Barney the Dinosaur will be the subject of a three-part documentary, which has begun production at Peacock. The docu hails from Scout Productions, the executive producers of Queer Eye, Equal and The Hype, and Tommy Avallone (The Bill Murray Stories). It’s slated for premiere on Peacock in 2022.
Naman Ramachandran “The Crown” actor Derek Jacobi has boarded David Bartlett’s short film “Mousie” as executive producer, Variety can exclusively reveal. The film, which is produced by Will Poole (“Waffle the Wonder Dog”), tells the story of a seven-year-old Roma girl who seeks sanctuary from the Nazis in a decaying Weimar Cabaret Club.“’Mousie’ is such a beautiful film – original, heartbreaking, yet also uplifting,” says Jacobi, who played the Duke of Windsor in Netflix’s royal series.
Ubisoft Montreal as executive producer of the series since Far Cry 3, has stepped down to start “a new chapter”.Ubisoft revealed to VGC, that the senior developer of the popular open world franchise would be leaving the company today (November 12).“After more than 10 years at Ubisoft, Dan Hay has announced that he will be pursuing a new chapter in his professional life and he will be leaving on November 12,”“While Dan has not announced where his path is taking him, we are confident that it will
A new Alanis Morissette-inspired sitcom is in the works at ABC.