Los Angeles County’s weeks-long decline in new Covid-19 case rates stalled on Tuesday, even as California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state is planning to drop its restrictive Covid-19 tier system come June 15. As a result of its numbers, L.A. County will be unable to advance to the less-restrictive Yellow tier of the aforementioned reopening tiers for at least three more weeks.
‘City of Lies’ Director Brad Furman on the Film’s Long Journey to the Screen
22.03.2021 - 20:21 / variety.com
Andrew Barker Senior Features WriterPerhaps it’s only appropriate that a film detailing one of Los Angeles’ most infamous unsolved murder cases would have a long journey to the screen, but Brad Furman’s “City of Lies” had a bumpier road than most. Detailing LAPD detective Russell Poole’s investigation into the 1997 murder of Christopher Wallace – a.k.a.
rapper the Notorious B.I.G. – Furman’s film was initially slated for theatrical release back in 2018, only for a lawsuit and financial trouble
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deadline.com
31.03.2021 / 19:50
Brett Cullen & Lola Kirke Join HBO’s 1980s L.A. Lakers Series
EXCLUSIVE: Brett Cullen (The Joker) will play former NBA star and Lakers head coach Bill Sharman, and Lola Kirke (Mozart in the Jungle) will portray Jerry West’s wife Karen in Adam McKay’s Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.
variety.com
28.03.2021 / 01:11
Lisa Ling Rallies Demonstrators at L.A. Stop Asian Hate March: ‘Something So Powerful Is Happening Right Now’
Haley Bosselman editorHundreds gathered in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood to march in support of the #StopAsianHate movement. Among them was journalist Lisa Ling.“We have been rounded up and put in camps,” Ling said during the unity rally, which took place at the Normandie Avenue and Olympic Boulevard intersection.
deadline.com
25.03.2021 / 20:35
Bo Burnham To Play Larry Bird In HBO’s 1980s L.A. Lakers Series
Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade) has been tapped to play Boston Celtics icon Larry Bird in Adam McKay’s Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, Deadline has learned. HBO declined comment.
variety.com
25.03.2021 / 19:49
Bo Burnham to Play Larry Bird in HBO’s Los Angeles Lakers Series
Joe Otterson TV ReporterBo Burnham has been cast as Boston Celtics star Larry Bird in HBO’s upcoming series about the Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s.The untitled series was ordered at HBO in December 2019. It is described as chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties, in what came to be called the Showtime Era.Bird is widely regarded as one of the best basketball players of all time.
deadline.com
24.03.2021 / 22:25
Carmen Carrera, Stephanie Beatriz & YaYa Gosselin Board Kase Peña’s Debut Feature, ‘Trans Los Angeles’
EXCLUSIVE: Carmen Carrera, Stephanie Beatriz and YaYa Gosselin have joined the cast of transgender writer/director Kase Peña’s debut feature, Trans Los Angeles.
hollywoodlife.com
23.03.2021 / 01:23
‘Lost’ Star Jorge Garcia, 47, Rocks New Grey Beard Hair In 1st Public Pics In 2 Years
Former Lost star Jorge Garcia hasn’t been photographed out in public since he left CBS’ Hawaii Five-O in 2019. But the 47-year-old actor was spotted recently by paparazzi while picking up mail in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. Jorge sported some grey hairs in his bushy beard while wearing a purple head scarf over his curly locks.
deadline.com
20.03.2021 / 02:24
Veteran Director Roger Spottiswoode Unveils New York-Themed ‘Either Side Of Midnight’ At Cinejoy Film Festival
EXCLUSIVE: Acclaimed director Roger Spottiswoode is set to premiere his latest film, “a love poem to New York,” at a time when some have questioned the city’s post-pandemic future.
usmagazine.com
19.03.2021 / 00:05
Angelina Jolie’s Domestic Violence Claims Against Brad Pitt Have ‘Taken a Toll’ on Him
Brad Pitt is struggling in the wake of a new legal filing from ex-wife Angelina Jolie, which details alleged domestic violence, an insider tells Us Weekly exclusively.
deadline.com
18.03.2021 / 15:39
Artist International Group & Spain’s Infinito Studios Launch Joint Production & Talent Outfit
EXCLUSIVE: David Unger’s Artist International Group (AIG) and Barcelona-based Infinito Studios have launched a joint venture that will focus on international production and talent representation.
hollywoodreporter.com
17.03.2021 / 01:57
Rising Mexican Actor Nabs "Critical" Role Opposite Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt in Damien Chazelle's 'Babylon'
Relative unknown Mexican actor Diego Calva has nabbed a career-changing role and will now join Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt in Babylon, the drama set in the Golden Age of Hollywood that Damien Chazelle is directing for Paramount. Rising actors Jovan Adepoand LiJun Li will also be on the call sheet as part of the ensemble when cameras roll this summer in Los Angeles.