Jesse Armstrong Says Writers Rooms Are “Great Way” To Run Shows As ‘Succession’ Creator Backs Ongoing Writers Strike — Edinburgh TV Festival

Top Boy star Ashley Walters has discussed diversity in the TV industry, and how he wishes the show was penned by a Black writer.The Netflix show stars Walters as Dushane and Kane ‘Kano‘ Robinson as Sully, and is set on the fictional Summerhouse estate in Hackney, London.The show’s fifth and final season aired this month, and Walters spoke to The Times about the finale and what he wishes could have been different about the show.Discussing the show’s script, which was written by 67-year-old Irish writer Ronan Bennett, Walters said: “It would have been ideal for Black people’s stories to have been told by a Black person.“So I did scrutinise Ronan. But understanding the people he consulted for the script was key.”He added that, if the show were to begin now, he thinks it would be different.

Nearly 30,000 people  have signed a petition which urges the British government to give film and TV crews furlough cash, after the SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild strikes in the US have left them without work.

The AMPTP called the Writers Guild out Friday night after the guild released a statement saying that several of the legacy companies have privately expressed “both the desire and willingness to negotiate an agreement that adequately addresses writers’ issues.”

The creator of the Scream franchise is backing Neve Campbell.

. One PETA supporter was nude apart from the body paint that covered her in tendon and muscle-inspired flourishes from head to toe for a “skinned” animal effect. On her chest, a message to the brand read: “Coach: Leather Kills." A second, clothed protester marched down the catwalk carrying a sign emblazoned with the same sentiment.The demonstrators were quickly removed from the catwalk by security guards, who lifted the women off the ground and carried them out of the event.“Today’s conscientious consumers know that the future of fashion lies in innovative vegan materials, not in cows’ sliced-off skin,” said PETA executive vice president Tracy Reiman in a .

Fans declare that Love Island's Chloe Burrows said what fans were 'all thinking' as a celeb brunch turned into a huge bust-up between Chloe and YouTube star Spuddz. The temperature was certainly heating up in the latest instalment of the celebrity dating show as the celebs were put on the spot and forced to make a serious dating decision. During the brunch, the celebrities had to choose which one person they would like to date moving forward, with Spuddz being the first to make the decision.The real drama started when model Lottie Moss had to make her decision and choose either Adam Collard, or a guy she had just been on one date with.

Following her split from fiancé Ben Ofoedu in February, Vanessa Feltz signed up for Celebs Go Dating in a bid to find love again and she's now opened up about how "difficult" the E4 show was to film. The 61 year old This Morning star candidly spoke about her Celebs Go Dating experience at the National Television Awards on Tuesday, 5 September, describing it as an "education". "It's been an education.

The stage musical adaptation of the 1992 film comedy Death Becomes Her will make its pre-Broadway debut in Chicago this spring, producers announced today.

Michaela Zee Jesse Armstrong has settled the debate over whether Logan Roy crossed out or underlined Kendall’s name in the fourth and final season of “Succession.” In Episode 4 of the series’ final season, titled “Honeymoon States,” the Roy family and friends gather at the home of Waystar Royco CEO and patriarch Logan (Brian Cox) to mourn his death. At the wake, Frank (Peter Friedman) discovers an undated document that names Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) as his father Logan’s successor.

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong appears to have settled a debate that emerged regarding the fourth episode of the show’s final season.Following the death of business magnate Logan Roy (Brian Cox), an important typed document was found that appeared to name his son Kendall (Jeremy Strong) as his successor as chief executive of the family’s media empire, WayStar Royco. However, there was a line in ink that started under Kendall’s name but moved up through it, prompting debate over whether his name was underlined or crossed out.At a Financial Times event in London yesterday (September 3), Armstrong suggested what the actual answer to the question was, which he would have definitively known since he was the one who drew the line itself on the paper.“This is the sort of thing I would have hated to do while we were still doing the show,” Armstrong said.

Mina Starsiak Hawk is opening up about her relationship with her mom, Karen E. Laine.

A swarm of Supernatural fans joined the picket line at Warner Bros. in Los Angeles on Thursday to catch a glimpse of series creator Eric Kripke as well as the cast and other writers who had reunited in solidarity with the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Jimmy Kimmel found help in one of Hollywood’s strongest duos: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

Jeremy Allen White goes shirtless for a jog around the neighborhood on Wednesday morning (August 30) in Studio City, Calif.

Hollywood productions and promotional tours around the world have been put on indefinite hold as actors join writers on the picket lines as they seek new contracts with studios and streaming services.Late-night talk shows and many television productions were put on long-term hiatus due to the writers’ strike, movie tentpoles, some in mid-production, have shut down too from Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” sequel to “Deadpool 3,” and studios are also pushing some of their completed films into 2024 as well.On Thursday, Warner Bros. reshuffled several films, notably moving “Dune 2” from November to March 2024.

Bravo has released a statement in response to the legal battle that former Real Housewives star Bethenny Frankel is leading against the network.

Thunderstorms could hit Greater Manchester at the weekend. The Met Office has said that light rain showers could turn to thunder by late Saturday morning.

Gemma Atkinson has been melting hearts after she shared an 'adorable' video montage of her two children together. The radio presenter posted the cute clips of the siblings on Instagram, saying: "The greatest gift we’ve given our children, is each other."

Ethan Shanfeld According to one former television writer, working on “Friends” wasn’t all that friendly. Patty Lin, whose credits include “Breaking Bad,” “Freaks and Geeks” and “Desperate Housewives,” opened up about her turbulent tenure on the juggernaut NBC sitcom in her upcoming memoir, “End Credits: How I Broke Up With Hollywood” (via Time).

Billie Eilish‘s fans are slamming her ex-boyfriend Jesse Rutherford for the lyrics in his new song “POV,” which people are calling “disturbing.”