“Grey’s Anatomy” star Justin Chambers has lined up his next gig.
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Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterParamount Plus is betting the house on “Jerry and Marge Go Large,” the true story of a lotto-scamming couple to be played by Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening.Director David Frankel (“The Devil Wears Prada,” “Marley and Me”) will direct the tale of a retired Michigan couple who helps revitalize their community by deftly gaming the Massachusetts lottery.Emmy nominee Brad Copeland (“Arrested Development,” “Wild Hogs”) penned the script for the project, one of
.“Grey’s Anatomy” star Justin Chambers has lined up his next gig.
Justin Chambers has lined up his next gig.The actor, who departed the ABC medical drama after 15 seasons, has joined Paramount+'s upcoming limited series about the making of The Godfather, Deadline reports. Chambers will play legendary Hollywood icon Marlon Brando., which will consist of 10 episodes, is based on producer Al S.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Offer,” the Paramount Plus drama series that will go behind-the-scenes of the making of “The Godfather,” is adding over a dozen actors to its cast.Burn Gorman has been cast in the series regular role of Charles Bluhdorn, the volatile head of Gulf & Western, while 14 recurring guest stars have also joined the series.
Matthew Vaughn has set an all-star cast for his next big budget action project, which will start shooting this August in Europe.
Ice Hockey star Matiss Kivlenieks has died after he sustained a head injury trying to get out of a hot tub. The Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender fell as he looked to address a "fireworks malfunction" at a Fourth of July party at a house in Michigan, according to local media.
The hockey community is mourning the tragic loss of a 24-year-old star after an apparent fireworks malfunction led to his death during an incident at a home in Michigan on Sunday.
Manori Ravindran International EditorParamount Pictures’ Mark Wahlberg-fronted sci-fi thriller “Infinite” will land on streaming service Paramount Plus in key international markets.The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, will debut on the service in Canada, Latin America, the Nordics and Australia on Aug. 11.
Michael Fairman TV. The Massachusetts native attended Amherst College and the Royal Academy in London as a Fulbright scholar before launching his acting career in 1953 during the “golden age” of live TV broadcasts opposite legends such as Jack Benny and Robert Montgomery.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe co-showrunners of the “Halo” series at Paramount Plus are exiting the series, Variety has learned exclusively.Steven Kane and Kyle Killen are both out of the long-gestating video game adaptation. According to sources, Killen departed the project ahead of the start of production last year as he felt he was unable to render full-time showrunner duties during the show’s shoot in Budapest.
Henry “Nacho” Laun, a recurring guest on the A&E reality series Wahlburgers, died from “complications of acute cocaine intoxication,” a death listed as accidental on his Commonwealth of Massachusetts death certificate.
TMZ obtained the death certificate from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Read the document here.Laun, who died on June 1 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth, Massachussets, was cremated on Saturday.According to the 54-year-old’s death certificate, Laun was never married.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterJuno Temple has signed on to star in “The Offer,” the Paramount Plus series that will explore the behind-the-scenes drama during the making of “The Godfather.”“The Offer” is based on the experience of Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy (Miles Teller), about the behind-the-scenes events of the original 1972 film.
according to Deadline. The film was inspired by one of Seinfeld’s bits in his 2020 Netflix special “23 Hours to Kill,” in which he recalled that, at age 8, “the back of [his] head blew right off” when he first saw Pop-Tarts in a grocery store.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterViacomCBS has shuffled seven top content executives in a new leadership structure designed to bolster its streaming service Paramount Plus.Teased recently by ViacomCBS Streaming president and CEO Tom Ryan, the new structure is intended to bolster original programming and help Paramount Plus achieve scale in a crowded market.Executives George Cheeks, Jim Gianopulos, Bruce Gillmer, Chris McCarthy, David Nevins, Nicole Clemens and Brian Robbins will all help the
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterOne of the great camp classics of 1970s television is getting a drag makeover.“RuPaul’s Drag Race” producer World of Wonder is mounting “Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch,” in which the original stars of the iconic TV series “The Brady Bunch” will recreate a beloved episode of the show alongside several “Drag Race” alumni.
Based on a true story, the film will see Cranston and Bening play Jerry and Marge Selbee, a retired couple living in Massachusetts who discover a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts Lottery. By exploiting the system, the two win $27 million, using the money to revitalize their small Michigan town.