Kiefer Sutherland to Play Franklin Roosevelt in Showtime’s ‘The First Lady’

Clayton Davis No rest for the weary, especially when it comes to Oscar campaigning. Focus Features has set up the first Oscars FYC special screening and conversation of the awards season for Tom McCarthy’s “Stillwater” with star Matt Damon and the writer and director scheduled to attend in-person at the 350-seat Harmony Gold Theater in Los Angeles.AMPAS members received an invitation on Wednesday for the special screening and conversation that will take place on Sunday, Aug.

Lily Rabe is set as a lead in Showtime’s upcoming anthology series The First Lady, starring Viola Davis — who also executive produces — Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Cathy Schulman serves as showrunner. Susanne Bier (The Undoing) will direct and executive produce. The role reunites Rabe with Bier, who recently directed the actress in HBO’s The Undoing limited series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLily Rabe has been cast as Lorena “Hick” Hickok in the Showtime anthology series “The First Lady.”The series is described as a reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. Gillian Anderson has been cast as Eleanor Roosevelt, with Viola Davis set to play Michelle Obama and Michelle Pfeiffer to play Betty Ford.Hickok was a pioneering American journalist, who by 1932 became America’s best-known female reporter.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorClive Davis and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the artists who will be joining Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson at the New York City “homecoming concert” in New York’s Central Park on August 21: Andrea Bocelli, LL Cool J, Kane Brown, Elvis Costello, Earth, Wind and Fire, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Cynthia Erivo, Jimmy Fallon, Wyclef Jean, Journey, the Killers, Gayle King, Don Lemon, Barry Manilow, Polo G, Patti Smith, Rob Thomas with

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime is round out casting for the Roosevelt family on its upcoming anthology series The First Lady. Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner Ellen Burstyn, (Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore), Eliza Scanlen (Sharp Objects) and Cailee Spaeny (Mare of Easttown) are set for recurring roles on the series starring Viola Davis — who also executive produces — Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Cathy Schulman serves as showrunner. Susanne Bier (The Undoing) will direct and executive produce.

Jill Biden is in Tokyo for the Olympics, attending the opening ceremony and meeting with other leaders from around the world as the head of the U.S. delegation.  The first lady's trip is continuing as planned, despite the dozens of COVID-19 cases linked to the games.

We can’t believe we’re already reporting on another waterpark death this summer…

Dr. Jill Biden is enjoying the Games!

Let the games begin! First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, 70, was absolutely stunning when she met with Japanese Emperor Naruhito, 61, right before the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics began on Friday July 23.

 First Lady Dr. Jill Biden  has touched down in Tokyo for the Olympics!  President Joe Biden ’s wife arrived in the Japanese capital on Thursday, July 22.

Clayton Davis Filmmaker and Academy Award nominee Denis Villeneuve and documentary filmmaker, writer, singer and activist Alanis Obomsawin are the first two announced honorees for the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.

Fans have been wanting to know more about Adele’s boyfriend ever since news broke that the singer is dating again. The good news is, we finally know who this mystery man is now that Adele and her beau made their official public debut.

 First Lady Dr. Jill Biden  and  President Joe Biden  welcomed  Queen Rania, King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan to the White House on Monday.

Jennifer Hudson is starring as Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic Respect and she’ll be singing all of the legendary singer’s hits songs!

Cynthia Erivo earned her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination on Tuesday for her portrayal of Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic limited series Genius, a role she approached with the utmost R-E-S-P-E-C-T as a longtime fan.

 First Lady Dr. Jill Biden  is heading to Tokyo this month!  President Joe Biden ’s wife will be attending the Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

Glamour's 2021 College Women of the Year—focused entirely on community college students across the U.S.—we had an idea: Wouldn't it be something if the First Lady of the United States could somehow be involved? Like the applicants, she's always struck a balance between work and commitments that come with family and community. And, of course, Dr.

24 actor Kiefer Sutherland has lined up a presidential role in a new TV series, as he has signed up to play the 32nd US President, Franklin D Roosevelt, in Showtime series The First Lady. The drama series will tell the stories of women who have been at the heart of the White House, revealing the personal and political lives of three First Ladies through interweaving storylines.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis have returned for HBO Max's 'Sex and the City' reboot titled "And Just Like That." The next chapter follows "Carrie" (Parker), "Miranda" (Nixon), and "Charlotte" (Davis) as "they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s." Production has begun on the series in New York City.  Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kristin

Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis have returned for HBO Max's 'Sex and the City' reboot titled "And Just Like That." The next chapter follows "Carrie" (Parker), "Miranda" (Nixon), and "Charlotte" (Davis) as "they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s." Production has begun on the series in New York City.  Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kristin