Jon Bernthal: I’m not sexy enough for ‘American Gigolo’ reboot

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Tunes are very important to Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, but it’s sometimes a challenge to give him exactly what he wants, the HBO/HBO Max series’ music supervisor Jen Malone says.

Minnie Driver is looking back at “Good Will Hunting” and how being told she wasn’t “sexy” enough to play Harvard student Skylar affected her.

EXCLUSIVE: The Offer executive producers Nikki Toscano and Russell Rothberg have come on board Showtime’s upcoming series American Gigolo, from Paramount Television Studios. They will serve as consulting producers, working alongside Executive Producer David Bar Katz.

Jon Watts is stepping away from Marvel’s upcoming “Fantastic Four” movie.

Is Jon Watts‘ love affair with Marvel Studios over? It might be? After directing three ‘Spider-Man’ movies in a row for Sony Pictures—though all produced by Marvel Studios— including the mega-billion dollar earning “Spider-Man; No Way Home,” Watts is stepping down as the director of Marvel’s “Fantastic Four,” which was set to be his next movie.

EXCLUSIVE: In their first-ever professional collaboration, top Asian-American fashion designers Prabal Gurung and Phillip Lim have joined the creative team for the upcoming Disney+ series American Born Chinese. The duo will work together with American Born Chinese costume designer Joy Cretton to design costumes for culturally significant characters from Chinese mythology and classic literature portrayed in the series by stars Michelle Yeoh and Daniel Wu.

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime and Paramount Television Studios have suspended production for four days on upcoming series American Gigolo, a reboot of the popular 1980 movie. The move comes a couple of days after the Paramount network and TV studio severed ties with the series’ developer, writer, director and executive producer David Hollander following an investigation into allegations of misconduct.

Just two days after former “Ray Donovan” producer David Hollander was fired as showrunner on Showtime’s “American Gigolo” series, he is also off CBS’ “How We Roll,” should it come back for a second season, a source familiar with the situation told TheWrap on Monday.Hollander executive produced the Pete Holmes-starring, bowling-centered midseason comedy, which recently wrapped production on its first season.An investigation into unspecified misconduct on Hollander’s part led Paramount Television Studios, which produces “American Gigolo,” to terminate his overall deal.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDavid Hollander will no longer be an executive producer on the CBS comedy series “How We Roll,” Variety has confirmed with sources.The news comes shortly after it was reported that Hollander had been let go from his role as showrunner on the upcoming Showtime series “American Gigolo” following a misconduct investigation.Production has already wrapped on Season 1 of “How We Roll” and the show is awaiting word on a second season pick up. Should it return, Hollander will no longer be credited as an executive producer.Reps for CBS and CBS Studios declined to comment.Hollander had a longstanding relationship with Showtime, as he previously worked as showrunner and executive producer on the hit Showtime series “Ray Donovan.” That show ran for seven seasons and recently concluded with a feature length finale.

If CBS comedy series How We Roll is renewed for a second season, it will return without executive producer David Hollander. Production on the Pete Holmes sitcom’s freshman season has been completed but if the series gets renewed for Season2, Hollander won’t be involved, the network and How We Roll producer CBS Studios said in a response to an inquiry by Deadline.

Out on the town. Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson enjoyed a date night in Washington D.C., where the comedian took part in an event honoring Jon Stewart.

WASHINGTON -- A host of celebrities and comedy royalty will gather Sunday night at the Kennedy Center as comedian, talk show host and political influencer Jon Stewart receives the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in humor.Stewart, the 23rd recipient of the prize, will be honored by testimonials and skits from fellow comedians and previous Mark Twain recipients. Stewart himself spoke during Dave Chappelle’s Mark Twain ceremony in 2019.The 59-year-old Stewart — born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz — rose to prominence as a standup comic and host of multiple failed talk shows before taking over Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” in 1999.

Deadline, which cites unnamed sources close to the production, said Hollander was ousted as a result of an investigation into misconduct claims. Furthermore, the outlet says “American Gigolo” co-executive producer David Bar Katz is set to take over the showrunning duties. Billed as a modern-day adaptation of the 1980 neo-noir crime film of the same name, the series will star “The Punisher” actor Jon Bernthal in the main role, originated by Richard Gere.

Carson Burton Showtime and Paramount Television Studios have parted ways with showrunner David Hollander, who had a long run with Showtime as the leader of “Ray Donovan.” Hollander most recently was at the helm of Showtime’s upcoming drama “American Gigolo.”Hollander developed Showtime’s TV adaptation of the 1980 Paul Schrader film that launched Richard Gere’s career. In addition to showrunning, Hollander served as director and executive producer on the series produced by Paramount Television Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime and Paramount Television Studios are severing ties with one of the network’s most successful showrunners. Ray Donovan‘s David Hollander, developer, director, executive producer and showrunner of the upcoming Showtime series American Gigolo, produced by sibling Paramount Television Studios, has been let go from the reboot of the famous 1980 movie .

Jon Bernthal is sharing his thoughts on “method acting” and why that term has been abused lately in the media.

Jon Bernthal may be playing male escort Julian Kaye in the upcoming “American Gigolo” reboot but he doesn’t see himself as a sex symbol.