Kelly Marie Tran Joins ‘Raya And The Last Dragon’; Disney Adds Don Hall And Carlos López Estrada As Directors

Dominic Patten, Ted Johnson “Yeah, well, I didn’t downplay it,” Donald Trump told an ABC News’ town hall tonight of his response to the deadly coronavirus. “I actually, in many ways, I up-played it, in terms of action,” the incumbent added, citing his bans on some travel to and from China and Europe this spring.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski EXCLUSIVE: Moshe Zonder, co-creator of the upcoming Apple original drama series Tehran, is expanding his relationship with the streaming service. Zonder has signed a multi-year first-look deal to create premium, scripted television projects for Apple TV+.Co-created by Zonder, Dana Eden and Maor Kohn, and directed by Daniel Syrkin, Israel-Iran spy thriller Tehran tells marks Apple TV+’s first non-English language series.

Every streaming channel needs their flagship horror anthology series. Netflix has, at least, the ‘Haunting Of’ franchise which becomes “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” this fall and Amazon is going a slightly different route with a film anthology series that’s a partnership with Blumhouse Productions.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Claws alumna Karrueche Tran has been tapped for a lead role in the second season of Games People Play, BET’s hour-long scripted drama series from executive producer Tracey Edmonds.She’ll join returning series regulars Sarunas J. Jackson, Karen Obilom, Parker McKenna Posey, Jackie Long, and Kendall Kyndall.

When most upcoming television shows and movies were delayed because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Apple TV+ found a silver lining. As the vast majority of its slate has been pushed to 2021, Apple acquired two shows in the interim to fill the gap — one of which is “Tehran.” The show also holds the distinction of being Apple TV+’s first piece of non-English content, as “Tehran” dialogue is mainly Hebrew and Farsi.

Terry Flores Osnat Shurer, producer of Disney’s upcoming animated feature “Raya and the Last Dragon,” will give a virtual talk at the 2020 VIEW Conference, based in Turin, Italy. Her session will be live-streamed to a global audience on Tuesday, Oct.

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Apple TV Plus has released a trailer for “Tehran,” and Bravo has announced that “The Real Housewives of Orange County” will return Oct. 7.Lifetime announced that Naomi Judd, Crystal Fox, Gil Bellows and Deborah Cox have joined the cast of “Ruby,” the first installment in a movie series centered around V.C. Andrews‘ Landry Family books.

“Tehran” is coming to North American audiences.

It appears the law has finally caught up with TikTok stars Bryce Hall and Blake Gray after weeks of reckless behavior amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Cynthia Bailey, 53, has opened up about her life in lockdown with fiancé Mike Hill, 49. The Real Housewives of Atlanta star was quarantined with her daughter Noelle Robinson, 20, and Mike’s daughters Kayla and Ashleé, from two previous marriages, which she said put a strain on their sex life. “Quarantine in a house with all your kids, can you imagine trying to have sex with your man?” she told Us Weekly on their “Getting Real with the Housewives” podcast.

TikTok celebrities Bryce Hall and Blake Gray are facing criminal charges after they hosted recent parties in the Hollywood Hills despite the city's ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said Friday. The Los Angeles city attorney's office filed misdemeanor charges Thursday against Hall and Gray.

Bryce Hall and Blake Gray have been charged for throwing massive parties in Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, the L.A.

Kelly Marie Tran is taking on an exciting new role.

online controversy — after starring in 2017’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” She reprised her role as rebel mechanic Rose Tico in 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” the final chapter in the nine-part Skywalker saga. Her casting in “Raya and the Last Dragon” makes Tran the first Southeast Asian American to lead a Disney animated film.“I didn’t know that I was yearning just to see someone who looks like me,” Tran told Entertainment Weekly.

Also Read: 'Star Wars' Actress Kelly Marie Tran on How Racist Trolls Retriggered 'Spiral of Self-Hatred'“As filmmakers, Don and Carlos bring a combination of animation know-how and emotional storytelling to ‘Raya and the Last Dragon,’ bringing our fantasy adventure to surprising, original, and dynamic heights,” Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee said in a statement.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, OnlineKelly Marie Tran will voice the main character in Disney’s animated adventure “Raya and the Last Dragon,” replacing the voice role previously held by Cassie Steele.“Raya and the Last Dragon,” set in a fictional fantasy land called Kumandra, follows a fearless warrior as she seeks to save the realm from evil forces. As previously announced, Awkwafina voices a character named Sisu, a rare water dragon who can transform into a human being.

Also Read: Starz Pro-Wrestling Series 'Heels' Casts Former Pittsburgh Steelers Linebacker James HarrisonMcCormack will play Willie, the business partner of Amell’s character, Jack Spade. The character is described as “the logistical brains behind the local wrestling organization who came up in the glory days as Wild Bill’s (Chris Bauer) valet, but grew tired of babysitting and left him just as his career took off.