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Facebook page of the Otis Redding Foundation – the family’s charity in Macon. She also added: “Please keep our family in your prayers at this time and please respect our privacy as we consume this huge loss.”Otis Redding III and his brother, Dexter, along with a cousin, Mark Lockett, formed the funk band The Reddings in the 1980s, who went on to record six albums.

Sterlin Harjo‘s FX pilot The Sensitive Kind has added 8 actors to star alongside executive producer and lead Ethan Hawke.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Sterlin Harjo’s FX drama pilot starring Ethan Hawke has set its main cast, Variety has learned. The new cast members are: Keith David (“The Princess and the Frog,” “Greenleaf”), Siena East (“The Sex Lives of College Girls”), Jeanne Tripplehorn (“The Terminal List,” “Mrs. America”), Tim Blake Nelson (“Watchmen,” “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”), Scott Shepherd (“The Last of Us,” “Killers of the Flower Moon”), Tracy Letts (“Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” “Lady Bird”), Kyle Maclachlan (“Twin Peaks,” upcoming “Fallout”), and Macon Blair (“Reservation Dogs,” “I Care A Lot”).

You really have to shake your head in utter disbelief when you realize that this world is going to be graced with the presence of a remake of “The Toxic Avenger” starring Peter Dinklage. That’s just a situation no one could have ever imagined.

John Mulaney is going back on the road. The Emmy-winning comedian and Live Nation announced Tuesday that he’ll be heading out on a solo tour with a new show.

Michael Nordine author Much like its protagonist — a ghastly superhero who gains his powers after falling into a vat of chemical waste — “The Toxic Avenger” refuses to die. Made for a paltry $500,000 in 1984, Troma’s cult classic spawned three direct sequels, a rock musical, two video games, a short-lived animated series and now a remake starring Peter Dinklage. Given the eco-friendly, anti-pollution message at the improbable franchise’s core, perhaps its reemergence shouldn’t be surprising.

Caroline Brew editor After 37 years in the making, “Of Things Past” will debut on Oct. 3 on Amazon, Vudu and other major VOD platforms. Reimagined by TGA Productions and Cedar Films Studios, the movie will include footage from both 1985 — when filming began — and 2022, when an additional storyline was shot.

Sophia Scorziello editor Beyond Fest genre film festival returns for its 11th edition with a full slate of premieres and acclaimed classics from Palme d’Or winner “Anatomy of a Fall” to the Michael Mann hit “Manhunter.” James Cameron is set to make an appearance for a special edition screening of “The Abyss” followed by a special tribute to Roger Corman, along with appearances by Mann and Guillermo del Toro. “Our goal this year was to go bigger while also exposing audiences to new filmmakers who represent the future,” said Evrim Ersoy, Beyond’s head of programming.

Fantastic Fest is back for its 18th edition featuring 29 world premieres, 24 North American premieres and 18 U.S. premieres. The festival will again possess Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX from September 21-28. Badges are available now.

Facebook page. «It is with heavy hearts that the family of Otis Redding III confirms that he lost his battle with cancer last evening at Atrium Health Navicent in Macon, Ga,» Redding-Andrews wrote. «Otis was 59 years old. Please keep our family in your prayers at this time and please respect our privacy as we consume this huge loss.

Otis Redding III, the singer and guitarist who had followed his father Otis Redding into the music business, died of cancer Tuesday in Macon, Georgia. He was 59.

“Good Golly, Miss Molly,” Little Richard wailed about a bad girl who “sure like to ball.”But no doubt — it was the late rock legend who was a sex fiend himself.“I had all these orgies going on,” he reveals in the new documentary “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” which has a special one-night-only opening in theaters on Tuesday before hitting additional cinemas and pay-per-view on April 21.He was thirsty for both men and women: “I just loved whatever came. You know, I didn’t refuse nothin’ if you knocked on my door and I wanted more.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield is continuing to step forward into the world of acting.

EXCLUSIVE: Tubi has begun principal photography on dark western thriller The Thicket, based on Joe R. Lansdale’s novel of the same name, starring and produced by Game of Thrones alum Peter Dinklage. Production is underway in Calgary, Canada.

EMBARGOED UNTIL 9:40PM PT THURSDAYMost documentaries about pioneering musicians are celebrations that exhibit the performer’s greatness right off the bat through electric concert footage and testimonials. Lisa Cortés’ “Little Richard: I Am Everything” does that, of course, with Little Richard ripping it up onstage and on screen, and Mick Jagger, Tom Jones, and John Waters testifying to his power.

NBC News, the plastic badges say “I’m with Herschel,” for the Republican Senate candidate’s campaign for the Georgia seat. The campaign hopes to distribute them at Thursday’s Macon, Georgia, crime-themed fundraiser.Walker displayed his own mock law enforcement badge at Friday’s Senate debate, refusing to put it away after the moderator repeatedly asked him to put it away since props are not allowed.

Peacock’s new film, “They/Them,” made in Georgia, is almost like two movies rolled into one — a conversion camp drama and a slasher film. It stars an appealing and talented group of younger performers, in addition to some more established stars.

Donald Pippin, a celebrated and prolific musical director for Broadway and New York’s Radio City Music Hall and the last living recipient of the long-discontinued Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director – which he won for 1963’s Oliver! – died June 9 at the age of 95.

Carole Horst Morgan Freeman and Josh Hutcherson star in “57 Seconds,” a thriller based in the world of tech and big pharma. The film is directed by Rusty Cundieff (“Tales From the Hood,” “Chappelle’s Show”), and written by Macon Blair (Netflix’s “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance), and is based on the acclaimed story by British author E.C.

Little Richard (the professional name for the late Macon, Georgia, native Richard Penniman) had learned of Specialty through Price, sent a demo and for months called trying to find out if anyone had listened. He finally demanded to speak to Rupe, who dug out his tape from the reject pile.“There was something in Little Richard’s voice I liked,” Rupe said.

NEW YORK -- Music executive Art Rupe, whose Specialty Records was a premier label during the formative years of rock ‘n roll and helped launch the careers of Little Richard, Sam Cooke and many others, has died. He was 104.Rupe, who was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2011, died Friday at his home in Santa Barbara, California, according to the Arthur N.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is finally due to get back up and running on action-thriller Rebel Ridge after an 11 month hiatus.

EXCLUSIVE: Taylour Paige (Zola) has signed on to star alongside Vito Schnabel in The Trainer, the upcoming dark comedy, which Tony Kaye (American History X) is directing from a script by Schnabel and Jeff Solomon.

Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) and Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games movies) are set to lead the cast of time-bending sci-fi thriller 57 Seconds.

Mama June is all loved up with her new boyfriend after years of relationship drama and addiction struggles. The reality TV star, 42, was photographed out on a hike in the woods in Los Angeles with her new boyfriend, Justin Stroud, 34.

The news of Legendary’s reboot of “The Toxic Avenger” was announced, fans of the original (such as this writer) were shocked.

Disney Concerts has canceled the fall dates for its Disney Princess – The Concert tour due to concerns over Covid, with plans to reschedule the shows next year.

Jason Aldean is mourning the death of his longtime friend.

EXCLUSIVE:  Deadline has learned that NAACP Image Award nominated actress Taylour Paige has closed a deal to star in Legendary Entertainment’s comedy feature Brothers alongside previously announced Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Glenn Close and Brendan Fraser. Brothers reteams the Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom actress with Legendary and star Dinklage after their recent production The Toxic Avenger.

Mama June Shannon's boyfriend, Eugene Edward «Geno» Doak, has been sentenced to 16 months for a crack cocaine case in Alabama.According to court docs obtained by ET on Thursday, Genowas sentenced in Macon Community Corrections after copping a plea deal.

No-no juice. Mama June Shannon’s longtime boyfriend, Geno Doak, has been sentenced in his Alabama drug case, landing 16 months in Macon Community Corrections after copping a plea deal.  But TMZ reports that while the reality star will be registered as an inmate, he won’t actually be incarcerated.

Legendary Entertainment has tasked Macon Blair to write and direct a reboot of the Troma Entertainment satirical superhero character “The Toxic Avenger,” the Lylod Kaufman-led studio that helped launch the career of director James Gunn (“The Suicide Squad,” “The Guardians of The Galaxy“) and is known for cheaply-made shock genre filmmaking.

EXCLUSIVE: Julia Davis and Elijah Wood have joined Peter Dinklage and Jacob Tremblay in Legendary’s new Toxic Avenger movie. Macon Blair is on board to direct. Taylour Paige and Kevin Bacon are also on board.

Kevin Bacon is headed back to his villainous ways.

Glenn Close is set to join Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the upcoming film Brothers. The film will be directed by Max Barbakow with a script written by Macon Blair and Etan Cohen. Mad Chance’s Andrew Lazar will produce alongside Brolin and Dinklage.

Legendary Entertainment has closed a deal for Glenn Close to join Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the upcoming comedy film “Brothers” at Legendary, the studio announced on Thursday.The film will be directed by Max Barbakow with a script written by Macon Blair and “Tropic Thunder” and “Get Hard” writer Etan Cohen. “American Sniper” producer Andrew Lazar will produce via his Mad Chance banner.