HIV Doc ‘Right to Try,’ Produced by Octavia Spencer, Acquired by Peacock to Premiere on World AIDS Day

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMaverick artist Nam June Paik will be the subject of a new feature-length documentary that will highlight unseen footage and archival materials. The currently untitled production will be completed in 2022.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorUnited Artist Releasing’s upcoming premiere of “Cyrano” on Thursday night at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has been postponed.“Out of an abundance of caution given the changing COVID landscape, United Artists Releasing has decided to postpone the Los Angeles premiere of CYRANO,” the studio said in a statement on Wednesday morning.The screening will still go on as planned.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorLady Gaga has had three major acting roles. All have been anything but lighthearted material.She first showed her dramatic chops as a vampire on “American Horror Story: Hotel” in 2015.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Truth Be Told” has been renewed for Season 3 at Apple.The second season of the series, which stars Octavia Spencer, debuted on Aug. 20.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ has ordered a third season of mystery anthology series Truth Be Told, starring and executive produced by Octavia Spencer, with Maisha Closson (Claws, How To Get Away with Murder) coming on board as executive producer and showrunner.

Octavia Spencer has said that her home is haunted by the ghost of a late film star.The Oscar-winning actress, who has starred in the likes of The Help, Ma and The Shape Of Water, made the claim on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, revealing that her house was owned by an unnamed film star previously.“I grew up watching Westerns and I bought this house, and it was owned by a guy who did Westerns, so I must have been a fan of his,” she began. “I think he is my protector.

Octavia Spencer not only believes in ghosts, she has a friendship with one. The actress, 51, appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Friday where she discussed her new movie "Encounter," her belief in UFOs, and made the revelation that she's joined by a spirit in her home from time-to-time.

opened up about the ghostly presence.“I grew up watching Westerns, and I bought this house, and it was owned by a guy who did Westerns, so I must have been a fan of his,” Spencer, 51, explained to DeGeneres, 63, who said the loves stories about haunted houses and believes in ghosts herself.Luckily, Spencer’s ghost is of the friendlier “Casper” variety than those in “Poltergeist” — at least to her.“My ghost can haunt me, but he doesn’t haunt me,” Spencer noted.

Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer arrive at the premiere of their new film Encounter at the Directors Guild of America on Thursday Night (December 2) in Los Angeles.

Octavia Spencer loves the holidays.

Octavia Spencer is a hardcore superfan. The celebrated actress isn't shy about expressing her love for the outdoorsy drama.Spencer spoke with ET's Matt Cohen on Tuesday, at the Los Angeles premiere of her new sci-fi drama and was asked about her outspoken appreciation for the Kevin Costner-led series.«Oh my gosh! Who's not [a fan]?» Spencer marveled when asked about some of the comments she's made, including on social media, about the show.

Jennifer Hudson and Christina Aguilera are slaying the stage!

Shine on! Christina Aguilera dazzled the stage for a concert in Los Angeles on Wednesday December 1, to commemorate World AIDS Day. The singer performed as part of ‘The LA Revival,’ a yearly free concert at the LA Forum that pays tribute to people that live with HIV and AIDS.

Elizabeth Taylor, who was also Paris Jackson’s Godmother. She was only 12 years old when her Godmother passed away in 2011 but she is keeping her legacy alive.Taylor died at the age of 79 and was an activist with a mission to fight the stigma and ignorance surrounding HIV and AIDS.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorA new documentary will tell the story about the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles.APLA Health announced on Wednesday, World AIDS Day, that production has begun on “Commitment to Life,” a feature-length doc about how AIDS activists, doctors, celebrities and studio executives changed the course of the epidemic.

Prince Harry is continuing to support a cause near and dear to his late mother, Princess Diana's, heart. The 37-year-old Duke of Sussex penned a letter for World AIDS Day, highlighting the work done to help end the AIDS epidemic and the comparisons of the AIDS crisis to the current COVID-19 pandemic. «On this World AIDS Day we recognise the 40 years that have shaped life for many.

In a statement recognizing World AIDS Day, President Joe Biden highlighted the HIV/AIDS epidemic’s disproportionate impact on LGBTQ people — marking a departure from the consistent erasure in the Trump administration’s annual statements.Every year since 1988, World AIDS Day has been recognized internationally on Dec.