Bret Easton Ellis, Irvine Welsh Teaming for Press Satire Series 'American Tabloid'

Seth Rogen spent 10 months growing out his beard just to shoot one additional scene for his new movie An American Pickle.The Pineapple Express star takes on double duty in the film, which is based on 2013 New Yorker novella Sell Out, about 1920s factory worker Herschel Greenbaum, who falls into a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years, only to emerge in his great-grandson’s modern-day New York without having aged a day.Rogen grew out his facial hair to play Herschel first and then went

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorAmazon Studios has picked up to series to A League Of Their Own, a reimagining of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film, from co-creators Abbi Jacobson (Broad City), who also stars, and Will Graham (Mozart in the Jungle), and Sony Pictures TV.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe hourlong series, described as a fresh approach to Marshall’s classic about the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, will follow brand new

hereMr Trump said US military generals had told him they “seem to feel” the explosion was the result of a “terrible attack” most likely caused by a bomb.“It would seem like it based on the explosion,” Mr Trump told reporters in Washington.In a tweet, Mr Raab said: “My thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the devastating explosion in #Beirut today.“The UK stands in solidarity with the people of Lebanon and is ready to offer help and support, including to those British nationals

Also Read: Brad Pitt Joins David Leitch's 'Bullet Train' for SonyKing is in talks for the teenaged assassin named Prince, while Pitt will play an American hitman named Ladybug.Last month, King signed a first-look deal with Hulu.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: You wait years for one bus, and then two come along at the same time. That’s the phrase Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh used when reflecting on how two of his first-ever TV projects got unveiled within the same week.

Peter Bart Editor-At-LargeVeteran journalists know that the public mood is quirky, so it’s always risky to report “a consensus.” A few days ago, for example, there seemed a “consensus” that Americans had lost confidence in their neighborhood cops.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer have been cast in Invasion, a sci-fi thriller pic from BAFTA-winning UK filmmaker Michael Pearce (Beast).I can also reveal that Amazon Studios has taken worldwide rights to the project and will produce alongside American Animals outfit Raw and UK funder Film4, which backed development.The script is written by Pearce with Joe Barton (The Ritual).

American Idol stars,’ or something like that.” While Zakhar Perez was confident in his singing and dancing, this was a different kind of pressure. “I didn't think I'd have time to learn a song or the choreography the way I wanted to," he explains.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOscar and Emmy nominated actor Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Deadwood) is set to reprise his role as the voice of the titular murderous doll in the forthcoming Syfy and USA Network series Chucky.Dourif originated the voice of the character in the original 1988 Child’s Play movie and its six sequels, which are all part of the Chucky-verse. Don Mancini (Hannibal, Channel Zero), who penned the entire franchise, serves as the showrunner and

American Tabloid, the working title, will show a weekly publication across different decades.The project is expected to be a fictional place “where political correctness, morals and ethics are left firmly at the door”.Burning Wheel said it was “positive” the deal would be firmed up shortly, with development to begin soon.Producer Shelley Hammond said: “To do this production justice we always knew we would require writers who don’t hold back and go way further than most would dare.“We are just

rambunctious cavalcade of pranksters, con men, and rapscallions — in other words, journalists — being brought together from across the globe to change not only the landscape but the power of the press forever from scandalous rumour to political puppetry.”“To do this production justice we always knew we would require writers who don’t hold back and go way further than most would dare,” Burning Wheel’s Shelley Hammond said in a statement.