Jason Segel To Play Paul Westhead In HBO’s 1980s L.A. Lakers Series

EXCLUSIVE: Eager to bring Justin Timberlake back into the Apple TV + fold after the strong results of the Fisher Stevens-directed dramatic film Palmer in January, Apple won an auction and acquired the script to develop an hour-long drama series that will have Timberlake playing Gong Show host Chuck Barris.

Social media and YouTube have shown our culture that they are new avenues towards fame and sometimes fortune. But there’s a dark side of celebrity that’s explored in “Mainstream,” the latest directorial effort from Gia Coppola (“Palo Alto“).

Antonio Ferme editorWhen the pandemic took away Thurman White Academy of the Performing Arts Middle School’s ability to perform on stage, Nexus Studios used technology to give them the opportunity to shine again.Thanks to facial capture technology, these drama students were able to voice and puppeteer their own characters from the safety of their homes for an animated short called “Drawn Closer.” Dedicated to the students who missed out on achieving precious milestones this past year, the film

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.

After Disney plopped its 20th Century Studios Ryan Reynolds action comedy Free Guy on Aug 13, a week before Lionsgate’s sequel from the same actor, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, it stood to reason the later would move. The new date for the Reynolds-Samuel L. Jackson part 2 which also stars Salma Hayek is June 16.

Sarah Ramos (Parenthood) has been tapped to play Cheryl Pistono, the girlfriend of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 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.

EXCLUSIVE: Katia Winter (Blood & Treasure) has been cast in the upcoming third season of Amazon’s hit series The Boys, based on the bestselling comic by Ennis and Robertson.

Even if you’re not a sports fan, you’re probably familiar with the Los Angeles Lakers and the team’s “Showtime” era of the ‘80s. That’s when you had players like Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Larry Bird.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJason Segel has been cast as Paul Westhead in the HBO series about the Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s.The untitled series was ordered at HBO in December 2019.

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.

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.

Segal sparred with Richard Burton in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? - which won him an Oscar nomination - romanced Glenda Jackson in A Touch Of Class and won laughs in nostalgic TV sitcom The Goldbergs. Announcing his death, his wife Sonia said: "The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass surgery.

Love’s defining moment meets the end of a decade-long relationship in “We Broke Up.” The film’s contrasting views on the subject of romance present a broad picture of what is, could be, and might have been. Jeff Rosenberg, who co-wrote “Broke’ with Laura Jacqmin, highlights the usual tropes while turning them on their collective heads with this creative take on the usual romantic comedies.

Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.The biopic series will be coming to Netflix from producer Ryan Murphy, alongside his longtime collaborator Ian Brennan, Deadline reports.Monster is set to star Niecy Nash, Penelope Ann Miller, Shaun J. Brown and Colin Ford alongside Peters.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - George Segal, the Oscar-nominated actor who sparred with Richard Burton in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," romanced Glenda Jackson in "A Touch of Class" and won laughs in the TV sitcom "The Goldbergs," has died at the age of 87, his wife Sonia said on Tuesday.

George Segal, the Oscar-nominated actor who sparred with Richard Burton in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” romanced Glenda Jackson in “A Touch of Class” and won laughs in the TV sitcom “The Goldbergs,” has died at the age of 87, his wife Sonia said on Tuesday.

HBO has combined a Victorian drama with sci-fi action to create its genre-bending new series.

While for many it was surprising and for others, not so surprising, the Big Show, who now goes by his real name Paul Wight, is another disgruntled wrestler who left WWE for AEW. During his recent appearance on Chris Jericho's Talk is Jericho podcast via Sports Illustrated, Paul made the shocking revelation of how Justin Bieber was in talks with WWE to be a part of SummerSlam 2014."I don’t think I’ve ever told anyone this on-air, but years ago I had worked out for one of the SummerSlams in LA.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichael Chiklis will play Red Auerbach in HBO’s upcoming scripted 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.As the coach of the Celtics, Auerbach won 9 NBA championships.