‘Reality Bites’ Series In Development At Peacock

Esquire, Elliot Page revealed what it was like promoting a movie about a teen girl as a , as well as the way he's been treated since coming out in 2020.In 2007, was a huge indie hit, garnering writer Diablo Cody an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and Page, in the title role, a Best Actress nomination. But even though the success gave him the career he'd been working toward, the experience as the face of the film was complicated, to say the least. In a new personal essay for , the Umbrella Academy star revealed how the movie studio went so far as to control his clothing during the press tour.“I think of times when people actively were like, ‘No, you need to wear a dress’ in very, very, very pivotal moments.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterWill Arnett is officially set to voice the iconic character Sweet Tooth in the “Twisted Metal” TV series at Peacock.The character in the show is described as a hilarious and terrifying hulk of a man, who is as emotional as he is cunning. A lover of chaos, this majestic rage-filled killer dons an ever-smiling clown mask and uses “Lost Vegas” as his own personal kill-ground, all while he drives his infamous doomsday ice cream truck.

Love Island's latest recruits have been revealed as the stars all posed together for a sizzling group photo ahead of the new series.The launch takes place on Monday 6 June as fans gear up for a summer of love on their screens, and while the best couples and most likeable characters are yet to be revealed, producers have picked a truly stunning bunch. Posing in front of a pink background in an array of pastel coloured swimwear, the cheeky chappies, tattooed hunks and beautiful bombshells revealed themselves.The ladies waved various flags embroidered with the word love in different shades, and the lads and lasses gave glimpses at their personalities ahead of the new show.

Part of Peacock‘s whole premise as a streaming channel appears to be rebooting old franchises for the modern viewer. They’ve done it with several older shows already: “Punky Brewster,” “Saved By The Bell,” and “Bel-Air” are just some of the service’s offerings.

Bridgerton will have less sex in the third series due to a huge storyline shakeup, according to Simone Ashley who plays Kate Sharma in the hit Netflix programme. Actress Simone's revelation comes after it was revealed the new series will focus on Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington.The second series of the popular period drama has already toned down on the racy scenes compared to the debut series focussing on Daphne Bridgerton and the Duke of Hastings.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterEdie Falco has been cast opposite Pete Davidson in the upcoming Peacock comedy series “Bupkis,” Variety has learned.The announcement was made during NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation on Monday. “Bupkis” was picked up straight-to-series at Peacock back in April. The show is described as a heightened, fictionalized version of Davidson’s real life.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterStephanie Beatriz is set to star opposite Anthony Mackie in the “Twisted Metal” series currently in the works at Peacock, Variety has learned.The show was ordered to series at the NBCU streamer back in February. It is an adaptation of the video game series of the same name.In the half-hour show, Mackie will play John Doe, a motor-mouthed outsider who is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award-winning writer and director Emerald Fennell has lined up her cast for her next film, Saltburn with Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan attached to star in the project from MRC Film. Deadline recently broke that Rosamund Pike will also co-star with  principal photography set to begin this summer in the UK. The pic will be produced by Fennell and LuckyChap Entertainment’s Josey McNamara, Tom Ackerley and Margot Robbie.

Selome Hailu Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to Jason Woliner for an untitled project in the style of his work on “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.”While plot details remain under wraps, the project is described as “mix[ing] fact and fiction to tell a bizarre and incredible tale.” Woliner, who directs and executive produces the project, has been shooting it for over a decade.Executive producers also include Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Loreli Alanis for Point Grey Pictures; Megan Ellison for Annapurna; and Michael Sagol and Bert Hamelinck for Caviar. Tyler Ben-Amotz also produces for Caviar.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSkydance Television, Concord Originals, and Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions are teaming to develop a limited series based on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.”Rachel Shukert will write the adaptation in addition to serving as executive producer and showrunner. Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, and Benny Medina will executive produce for Nuyorican.

There’s a limited series based on Rodgers & Hammerstein’s  in the works from Jennifer Lopez‘s Nuyorican Productions, Skydance Television, and Concord Originals. The project is an original take on the musical to be written by Rachel Shukert (GLOW, The Baby-Sitters Club) who will also executive produce and serve as showrunner.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterGarrett Hedlund has joined the cast of the Sylverster Stallone-led Paramount+ series “Tulsa King,” Variety has learned exclusively.The series follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi (Stallone) just after he is released from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, OK. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a “crew” from a group of unlikely characters, to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet.Hedlund will appear in the series regular role of Mitch Keller, an Oklahoma native and ex bull-rider who retired prematurely after injuries led to addiction.

EXCLUSIVE: Martin Starr is swapping out Silicon Valley for Tulsa, Oklahoma.

John Krasinski‘s push into action stardom is an interesting journey. “The Office” star had been mostly seen as a comedy guy, to the point that Marvel passed on him when he auditioned to play Steve Rogers in “Captain America: The First Avenger,” the role that went to Chris Evans instead.

Andrea Savage, creator and star of truTV’s sitcom “I’m Sorry,” will play an ATF agent going up against Sylvester Stallone’s mob boss in Paramount+’s upcoming Taylor Sheridan series “Tulsa King,” TheWrap has confirmed.Savage’s character Stacy Beale is an ATF agent who transfers from the anti-terror team in New York to an Oklahoma bureau targeting local militia groups.Stallone, who also executive produces, stars as mob boss Dwight “The General” Manfredi, who must assemble a new crew after being exiled by his mob family following his release from a 25-year prison sentence.Savage’s other TV credits include “Veep,” “iZombie, “Episodes,” “Dog Bites Man” and “The Hotwives,” along with appearances on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “The Goldbergs.”The “Tulsa King” cast includes Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza, Jay Will and A.C. Peterson.The series is from prolific producer Sheridan, who also created Paramount+ hits “Yellowstone,” “Mayor of Kingstown” and “1883.” Terence Winter of “The Sopranos” serves as showrunner, writer and executive producer.

EXCLUSIVE: Andrea Savage is going from comedy to drama in her latest role – opposite Sylvester Stallone in Paramount+’s mob series Tulsa King from Taylor Sheridan.

David Letterman’s Emmy-nominated talk show series “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” is set to return on May 20, Netflix announced on Thursday.The fourth season of the Netflix original series will feature six episodes and a new selection of guests, including Cardi B, Kevin Durant, Billie Eilish, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ryan Reynolds and Will Smith.The show features one-on-one conversations with the legendary talk show host and the celebrity guest inside and outside a studio setting. Season four comes after a long absence from the series, as season three premiered almost 18 months ago in October of 2020.Notably, the streamer has announced that all of the episodes were filmed prior to March 2022; that means that there will be no talk of the infamous Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscars slap that occurred on March 27.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” breaks new ground among the more recent “Trek” shows by going back to the old ways — that is to say that the show is much more episodic as compared to the heavily serialized “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Picard.”In an interview with Variety, series star Anson Mount said that the idea of the show following that format was always the intention of its creators and allowed the cast to “get ourselves out of the way a little bit.”“I like to think that Pike is not the star of the show,” said Mount, who plays Captain Christopher Pike. “The star of the show is the Enterprise.

Michele Amabile Angermiller Lea Thompson has always been at the top of her acting game, but she’s putting her experience competing on season 19 of “Dancing With the Stars” to use in a new music video. Featured alongside Tyler Posey (of MTV’s ‘Teen Wolf’ series), the clip for Canadian electro-pop artist Riotron, “Life Is What We’re Living,” was directed by Alissa Torvinen, who also helmed the camera for award-winning videos by Phoebe Bridgers, Pink and Black Eyed Peas, as well as Melanie Martinez’s “K-12” feature film, which boasts 100 million views on YouTube.The video, which can be viewed above, follows the emotional story of a man who has recently lost his mother, and is struggling to deal with their unresolved complicated relationship. “The song was inspired by a good friend who lost his mother to cancer,” said Riotron’s Jeff Fettes.

Kailia Posey is being remembered by those who knew the late pageant star. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Maureen Francisco – who worked with Posey at her most recent pageant – shared that she was "in shock" when she heard the news.  "When I first saw the post that her mom posted about Kailia, I was in shock, I didn’t believe it. At first, I thought maybe her mother’s Facebook got hacked, so I had to wait.