The famed National Geographic magazine has become the latest victim of those painful Disney cuts: the remaining writers of the already picked-over publication were laid off Wednesday.
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Anji White is a series regular in Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ limited series Ironheart Deadline has learned.
The six-episode Ironheart, created by Chinaka Hodge, stars Dominique Thorne as Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor and creator of the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man.
White is believed to be playing Rir’s mom, Ronnie. A rep for Marvel declined comment.
Previously announced cast for Ironheart, which has wrapped production, also includes Anthony Ramos, Manny Montana, Shakira Barrera, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Shea Couleé, Zoe Terakes, Paul Calderón and Cree Summer.
Additionally, as Deadline reported, Sacha Baron Cohen is said to be playing for a role, believed to be a comic book villain, likely Mephisto.
Chicago native White is probably best known for her role as Dibrell Smutney in Season 4 of FX’s Fargo. She has also appeared in The Chi, 4400, Empire, Chicago Med and Chicago P.D. and feature film Hope Springs Eternal. Stage credits include the Court Theatre’s production of For Colored Girls (Jeff Award for Best Ensemble) and the Chicago premiere of Sunset Baby (Equity Jeff nomination- Best Actress, Black Excellence Awards nomination, Black Theatre Alliance Award- Best Actress). White is repped by Paonessa Talent Agency and Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson McGinnis Ryan.
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The famed National Geographic magazine has become the latest victim of those painful Disney cuts: the remaining writers of the already picked-over publication were laid off Wednesday.
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One Piece series.The trailer was shared, alongside a new look at the series’ cast and production, at the TUDUM fan event in Brazil over the weekend. It shows off most of the show’s core team of characters, the Straw Hat Pirates: Luffy (played by Iñaki Godoy), Roronoa Zoro (Mackenyu), Nami (Emily Rudd), Usopp (Jacob Romero Gibson) and Sanji (Taz Skylar). Take a look at the teaser trailer below, followed by the first official cast photos:The series adapts the ongoing Japanese manga created by Eiichiro Oda, as well as its accompanying anime series.
, its live-action adaptation series based on Japan’s highest-selling manga series in history by Eiichiro Oda. Show stars Iñaki Godoy (Monkey D.
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Sam Fender’s recent headline shows in Newcastle are said to have brought in £15million to the local economy.The slots took place at St James’ Park Stadium last weekend (June 9 and June 10), and were the biggest headline slots to date in the singer-songwriter’s career.Both sold-out dates saw more than 100,000 fans flock to the Newcastle Stadium on Friday and Saturday, for what would become an iconic moment for the city, and a new milestone for the musician.Supported by Hector Gannet, Holly Humberstone and Inhaler at the first night of the two-day residency, a highlight of the show included the North Shields singer performing a Bruce Springsteen cover at the opening show. An even more monumental surprise occurred on the second night, when Fender was joined on stage by rock icon and AC/DC legend, Brian Johnson.
The Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas has said he believes the US version of the series failed partly because they didn’t cast “weirdos”.The actor, who played Simon in the British sitcom, discussed the US remake with his former co-stars Simon Bird and Blake Harrison during a panel at Comic Con North East in Newcastle last month (May 27-28).When asked by a fan in the audience their views on the US version of the show, which was cancelled after its first season in 2012, Thomas said: “I think we can say it didn’t work. I think the reason it didn’t work is because… I think it’s a very British show.“It’s ironic because actually in a way we were bouncing off that American genre of teen comedy.
Editor’s note: The following interviews were done outside of the FYC event series, as there was no panel or screening.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter The upcoming Australian series “NCIS: Sydney” has found its leads and main cast. The series, which is currently in production, will follow “the brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) as they are grafted into a multi-national taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.” That team will be led by NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey, played by Olivia Swann (“Legends of Tomorrow,” “The River Wild”), and her AFP counterpart Sergeant Jim “JD” Dempsey, played by Todd Lasance (“Without Remorse,” “Spartacus: War of the Damned”).
Tucker Carlson and Fox News is heating up. The cable news network, which announced on April 24 that it had “agreed to part ways” with its star anchor, sent Carlson a cease-and-desist letter on June 7 over his newly launched Twitter show, according to a person familiar with the matter. Fox News did not respond to a request for comment. The letter arrived hours after Carlson’s first show posted on the social media platform on June 6. The episode, clocked at 10 minutes and 27 seconds, was taped in Carlson’s home studio in Maine and took swipes at everyone from Senator Lindsey Graham to Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the mainstream media. It has notched 114.8 million views so far. A second episode, which posted on June 7 and runs slightly longer at 12 minutes and 38 seconds, boasts 54.9 million views to date, according to Twitter’s own measures.
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