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Ted Johnson Donald Trump did not participate in a call with on COVID-19 support to vulnerable seniors shortly after noon ET on Friday, despite prior indications that he would even after announcing that he tested positive for the coronavirus.The New York Times‘ Maggie Haberman reported that Vice President Mike Pence participated in the call instead.

Louisville, Kentucky-born, Staten Island-raised Michael Rainey Jr. may be only 20, but his acting résumé already spans more than a decade.

The Boys has been fast-tracked at Amazon Prime Video.Based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the show, which launched just last year, follows the story of a group of vigilantes fighting back against superheroes who abuse their abilities.According to Variety, the upcoming spin-off show will take place at “America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (or ‘supes’)”.The show is described as an “irreverent, R-rated series that explores the

Inventing Anna, an upcoming 10-part Netflix drama, tells the story of Anna Delvey, the real-life con-artist who tricked New York’s elite circles into thinking she was a filthy rich German Heiress with $60 million to her name.

Black Mirror director Toby Haynes is set to helm a new Star Wars Rogue One spin-off series.Haynes is replacing Tony Gilroy in the director’s chair for the Disney+ show, which sources claim is due to coronavirus-related travel issues.As Deadline reports, sources say that Gilroy was uncertain whether to travel from his home in New York to the UK to undertake directing duties for the show, which is about to begin production.Haynes is set to direct the first three episodes of the show, having

The forthcoming “Rogue One” spinoff series has a new director.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: As Disney+ prepares to start production on its new Rogue One spinoff series, it will be doing so with a new director as sources tell Deadline Toby Haynes will direct the first three episodes, replacing Tony Gilroy.Sources say Gilroy dropped off as director due to COVID-19-related travel reasons. Gilroy lives in New York and had to make a decision quickly on whether he would head over to the U.K.

Bad Bunny surprised the city of New York with a livestreaming concert from the flatbed of a truck. The concert was also done to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month as well as the anniversary of Hurricane Maria.

Also Read: 'One Night in Miami': Regina King Opens Up About Directing 4 Men Portraying Real-Life Icons (Video)Boyega and Wright’s entries were featured at this year’s New York Film Festival, which was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

coronavirus pandemic, the annual event will be broadcast virtually this year, a bummer for many fans but a boon for those who wouldn’t otherwise have been able to come to the Big Apple and experience it in person — a silver lining of being forced to go digital-only.“New York Comic Con’s Metaverse is the magical mix of celebs, exhibitors, comics, art, panels, cosplay and passionate fans you’d see in person — but with your own snacks and no lines,” proclaims the Comic Con website.The lineup of

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorNew York City venue (Le) Poisson Rouge is launching LPR.tv, a subscription-based service through which they will livestream concerts held in their downtown venue (without an audience) in high-definition video with full production and soundboard audio.The venue has booked an impressive array of indie-leaning artists for LPR.tv’s inaugural lineup, including Cults, Kimbra, Sunflower Bean, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), San Fermin,  Kevin Devine, Son Little, Laraaji, Too Many

NEW YORK -- The best-selling team behind the “Princess in Black” children's series is looking to an even younger audience for its latest project.Starting next March, writer Shannon Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham are launching a “kitty and unicorn” picture book series, Abrams Books for Young Readers announced Wednesday.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorThe new CEO of  the New York Times, Meredith Kopit Levien, said the company would consider additional acquisitions to expand offerings like its highly successful games and cooking apps and continue to grow in audio – which is a better fit for print than video ever was.In an early public foray in her new role, Kopit Levien, who took over from retiring CEO Mark Thompson in late July, told investors at the Goldman Sachs media conference that audio – starting with

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorWord was leaking that more wide release date changes were afoot in the wake of Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 postponing from Oct. 2 to Christmas Day and here we have Universal/MGM/Bron/Monkeypaw’s Candyman moving from its Oct.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: LA-based Film Bridge International has boarded international sales rights to crime series Big Dogs, which it will begin selling during the Toronto virtual market.The eight-part series premiered domestically on Amazon Prime in July and stars Brett Cullen (Joker), Manny Perez (The Night Of), Michael Rabe (Homeland), and Lance Henriksen (Falling).Filmed in New York, the series charts intersecting stories of organized crime, white collar felonies, and

Ben Brantley, the influential New York Times theater critic, will leave the job next month. “This pandemic pause in the great, energizing party that is the theater seemed to me like a good moment to slip out the door,” Brantley said in a statement.News of Brantley’s departure was announced on Twitter by the newspaper’s theater reporter, Michael Paulson.Brantley joined the Times as its second-string theater critic in 1993, taking the chief critic job three years later.

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are ready to take viewers on another amazing trip.The adventurous friends previously chronicled their epic motorcycle expeditions from London to New York in 2004's, and from Scotland to South Africa in 2007's.