Mark Canton To Develop Cop Series With Former WWE Star Karlee Leilani Perez

The Boys expands its Season 3 cast with the addition of The Americans and Proven Innocent actress Laurie Holden in a recurring role.

Ringo Starr has dropped his legal battle against the makers of a sex toy called Ring O.The Beatles icon had challenged the toy’s trademark and argued the similarity to his name could cause confusion.

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Joanne Linville was an actress known for roles including a Romulan commander in a 1968 episode of “Star Trek.”Linville’s portrayal of the Romulan commander made her “Star Trek” episode, “The Enterprise Incident,” one of the original series’ most memorable – fans loved the romantic tension between her character and Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015). Another notable appearance was on a 1961 episode of “The Twilight Zone,” playing a Confederate widow at the end of the Civil War.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentLed by “Persian Lessons” and “BPM (Beats Per Minute)” star Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Manuel Nieto’s “The Employer and Employee” has been snapped up for world sales by Latido Films.The Madrid-based sales agent has also dropped a trailer for the film.

Jurnee Smollett has earned some of the best notices of her career for Lovecraft Country, HBO’s hit supernatural limited series. She stars as Letitia ‘Leti’ Lewis, a young African-American woman drawn into an occult odyssey through the segregated and virulently racist America of the 1950s.

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the Cannes virtual market, 13 Films has boarded sales on completed thriller-horror Karen, starring Taryn Manning (Orange Is The New Black), Cory Hardrict (American Sniper), Jasmine Burke (Saints & Sinners), Roger Dorman and Gregory Alan Williams.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterZiwe is set to develop the comedy series “The Nigerian Princess” at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.The project follows Zoe, a wise-beyond-her-years 20-something who, debilitated by student debt, partners with a known grifter in a desperate bid to achieve the American Dream.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorVice World News is launching a news series about trans issues from around the world.“Transnational” will feature trans correspondents reporting stories from Mexico, the United States and the United Kingdom. The series will premiere on June 24 on Vice’s YouTube channel and social platforms.“When trans people watch this show, we want them to feel seen.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, writer-director David Midell’s movie about the real-life 2011 fatal shooting of a 68-year-old Black man by police in White Plains, NY. Frankie Faison plays Chamberlain in the pic, which won the jury and audience awards at the 2019 Austin Film Festival where it debuted. Gravitas will now release the film day-and-date in theaters and on-demand on September 17.

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Seth MacFarlane‘s Ted films has been greenlit.The series is expected to be a prequel to the 2012 film, which starred Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis.Though neither stars are set to return for the show, MacFarlane is in negotiations to reprise the voice of the foul-mouthed teddy bear.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Jessica Ann Collins has been cast opposite Luke Evans and Michiel Huisman in the upcoming Apple action-thriller series “Echo 3,” reuniting Collins with Academy Award-winning producer and writer Mark Boal. Collins will play Amber Chesbourough, a brilliant young scientist who is described as the emotional center of a small American family.The 10-episode series is set in South America and follows Chesborough.

EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Ann Collins (Clickbate) is set as the female lead opposite Luke Evans and Michael Huisman in Apple’s Echo 3 action-thriller drama series from Oscar winner Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker) and Keshet Studios.

Shameik Moore is newly attached to lead upcoming feature Silver Star opposite Sydney Sweeney, we can reveal.

Ronin and Californication star Natascha McElhone is to headline a period drama set on the Italian Riviera, which has pre-sold to ITV/BritBox (UK), Sky Italia (Italy), and Foxtel (Australia). Titled Hotel Portofino, PBS Distribution has taken North American rights.

Anne Hathaway, Tahar Rahim, Marisa Tomei, Joanna Kulig and Matthew Broderick are set to star in “She Came to Me,” a romantic comedy from writer and director Rebecca Miller. The film will be presented to international buyers by Protagonist Pictures at the Cannes Film Market later this month, and CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights.