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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThomas Barbusca has joined the cast of “Incoming,” a high-school comedy from directors Dave and John Chernin.The project reunites Barbusca and the Chernin brothers, who worked together on the Fox TV comedy “The Mick.”“Incoming” follows four incoming freshmen as they navigate the terrors of adolescence at their first-ever high school party. The cast also includes “The Black Phone” actor Mason Thames, Bobby Cannavale and fellow “Mick” alum Kaitlin Olson.The Chernin brothers, also known for “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” are writing and directing in their feature filmmaking debut.

Two people were checked over by paramedics after a crash involving four vehicles in Bolton.

Returning to the ballroom! After news broke that Alfonso Ribeiro is slated to cohost Dancing With the Stars alongside Tyra Banks, the show’s pro dancers have opened up about his return to the dance floor.

EXCLUSIVE: Peabody Award-winning showrunner, producer and writer Gary Lennon (Power Book IV: Force) has signed with M88.

Angelique Jackson Hillman Grad, the multi-platform entertainment company founded by actor, producer and Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe, has bolstered its executive ranks with a new round of promotions: Naomi Funabashi has been named president of film and television at Hillman Grad Productions, with Justin Riley as vice president of operations and business development; Lacy Lew Nguyen Wright is now executive director of the Hillman Grad Foundation; and Marquis Phifér is head of cultural marketing.The executive appointments comes after Rishi Rajani, who joined the company in 2018 as president of film and television, was elevated to CEO earlier this year.Since its inception in 2015, and under the leadership of Waithe and Rajani, Hillman Grad has grown to include six divisions and 20 employees, rising to become one of the most prominent companies in entertainment, with a focus on amplifying and celebrating the stories of diverse, historically marginalized communities and developing a new generation of underrepresented creatives. “I’m thrilled that Naomi, Justin, Lacy, and Marquis are stepping into leadership roles here at Hillman Grad,” Rajani said in a statement announcing the promotions.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming Showtime comedy series “The Curse” has cast Corbin Bernsen, Barkhad Abdi, and Constance Shulman, Variety has learned exclusively.The show, which was picked up to series in December 2020, explores how an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show. Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie co-created the series and will also star alongside Emma Stone.Bernsen is known for his Emmy-nominated performance as Arnie Becker in the NBC legal drama “LA Law” as well as for playing Henry Spencer in the popular USA Network series “Psych.” He will next be seen in a season-long arc in the third season of the Showtime series “City on a Hill.” He has also starred in films like the “Major League” franchise, “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” and “Shattered.” He is repped by A3 Artists Agency and Randy James Management.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe changes continue to come at Warner Bros. Discovery. Variety has learned exclusively that the newly merged company is planning to sell off its office complex in Knoxville, Tenn.The announcement came from WBD CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels in a memo to the company’s staff obtained by Variety.

Emily Longeretta The second season of Netflix’s “The Ultimatum,” featuring an all-queer, mostly female cast, is coming very soon.“We’ve already filmed Season 2. We’re in edit on Season 2 right now,” Chris Coelen, executive producer and CEO of Kinetic Content, tells Variety.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple’s upcoming live-action series about Godzilla and the Titans has added its first five cast members, Variety has learned.Anna Sawai, Ren Watabe, Kiersey Clemons, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski have all joined the untitled series, which hails from Legendary Television.In the show, following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real, one family journeys to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.Sawai (“Pachinko,” “F9”) will star as Cate, a former schoolteacher and a G-Day survivor. She travels to Japan to settle family affairs but instead uncovers a family secret.

Several stars have joined the cast of the upcoming Mr. & Mrs. Smith series!

Sasha Urban editorButch Patrick, who played the young werewolf Eddie in the original cast of “The Munsters,” will join the feature reboot’s cast as the Tin Can Man, director Rob Zombie announced in an Instagram post Wednesday.In the original ’60s television series, the Tin Can Man was a robot that Eddie built for a science fair before it was sabotaged, forcing his grandpa (Al Lewis) to fix it.“Where’s Eddie you ask? Well, I’ll tell you!,” Zombie wrote on Instagram. “My good buddy [Butch Patrick] is now in THE MUNSTERS as THE TIN CAN MAN.

all successfully returned to the correct timeline after resetting the universe once more (thanks to Allison's impulsive decision to push the mysterious button), it isn't business as usual for the main heroes.Left quite literally without powers and uncertain of the repercussions that await them, the Umbrella crew — all with very different priorities on their minds -- splintered off at the end of the season 3 finale, huge questions looming over what their new(ish) reality as mortals may look like. «We leave them in a darker, sadder place this year,» showrunner/executive producer Steve Blackman tells ET of the state of affairs by season's end.With Allison newly reunited with her daughter and 1960s husband (somehow), Luther desperately searching for Sloane, Klaus going after him following his otherworldly death experience, Diego and Lila warming to the idea of normalcy (and impending parenthood), Viktor angry at Papa Hargreeves and Number Five embarking on his own plan, it's difficult to imagine how and when the family will reunite after finding themselves broken. Following the season, Blackman hopped on the phone with ET to break down the final moments of the season, what his plan for a possible season 4 looks like now that the gang is without powers and what the mysterious bonus scene with Ben tees up for the future.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichaela Coel, John Turturro, and Paul Dano are set to star in the “Mr. and Mrs.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor“The Prophecy,” Kerry Washington’s first foray into audio as an executive producer, is set to premiere next month on Audible with the actor starring in the modern-day spin on three Bible stories.Joining the cast are David Oyelowo (“Selma”), Asa Butterfield (“Sex Education”) and Steven Pasquale (“Rescue Me”), alongside Washington, Laurence Fishburne and Daniel Dae Kim. All eight episodes of “The Prophecy” will drop exclusively on Audible on July 28.In “The Prophecy,” when a series of unexplainable events happens simultaneously around the world, Dr.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Fallout” TV series adaptation at Amazon has added Kyle MacLachlan, Xelia Mendes-Jones, and Aaron Moten to its cast as series regulars, Variety has learned exclusively.The trio join previously announced cast members Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins in the series version of the popular video game franchise. As with past casting announcements, exact details on who the new additions will be playing are being kept under wraps.Like the video games on which it is based, the “Fallout” series is set in a world where the future envisioned by Americans in the late 1940s explodes upon itself through a nuclear war in 2077.MacLachlan is an iconic actor of the big and small screen, known for his work with David Lynch in projects like “Twin Peaks” (both the original and the Showtime revival), “Dune,” and “Blue Velvet.” On TV, he is also known for playing the mayor of Portland in the comedy series “Portlandia” and recently appeared in the Peacock limited series “Joe vs.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterKristen Johnson has joined “The Righteous Gemstones” Season 3 at HBO in a recurring role, Variety has learned exclusively.Johnston joins previously announced new Season 3 cast member Steve Zahn in the comedy series. Johnston will play May-May Montgomery, who is said to have a history with the Gemstone family.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterPoppy Liu has been cast in a guest star role in the upcoming Disney+ series “American Born Chinese,” Variety has learned exclusively.Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, the series follows Jin Wang (Ben Wang), a teenager juggling his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When Jin meets foreign exchange student Wei-Chen (Jim Liu) on the first day of school, their worlds collide as Jin becomes entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.

Viktor, he's grappling with the terms of his identity and his place in the world. For Diego and Lila, it's impending parenthood that's got them refocusing their priorities. And Ben, well, he still hates them all and somehow made his way onto a subway train in Korea. «Your guess is as good as ours I think there,» Hopper told ET's Will Marfuggi when asked about the ending, before he and castmate Robert Sheehan threw out some of their own theories of what Luther and Klaus may be up to as full-fledged mortals.«I think Klaus is going to end up working in a nursing home — hospice, palliative care, just helping people pass the border from life to death.

Sasha Urban editor“Holiday Twist,” an upcoming feature from ETM Pictures, announced on Thursday that a group of cast members added to the film, with production up and running in Los Angeles.Sean Astin (“Lord of the Rings”), Neal McDonough (“Yellowstone”), Haley Reinhart (“F is for Family”), Emily Tosta (“Mayans M.C.”) and Brian Thomas Smith (“Big Bang Theory”) will join the film, which is led by Kelly Stables (“Superstore”), and features James Maslow and Hugh Sheridan.Per ETM: “The story centers on Stables’ character, a Grinchy workaholic CEO whose whole world comes crashing down, before, with help from a Supermarket Santa and a little holiday magic, she realizes the key to letting go of her painful past is to become the twinkling light that both her town and her family needs.” Astin was most recently seen in the historical drama “Changing the Hearts of Men,” alongside Kelsey Grammar. McDonough played a recurring role on the second season of “Yellowstone,” the hit western series on Paramount Network, and also appeared on “Justified.” Reinhart is best known for placing third on Season 10 of “American Idol,” while Tosta has appeared on all four seasons of “Mayans M.C.” and Smith has been recently seen in a recurring role on “United States of Al.”The film is written by Stephanie Garvin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”) of ETM Pictures, who also directs the film.