Star Trek Discovery’s Wilson Cruz Keeps Making Television History

EXCLUSIVE: The new docuseries Not Part of the Plan exploring the lives of four queer Mormon teens from executive producers Wilson Cruz (Visible: Out on Television), Amy Redford (The Lincoln Project), Xan Parker (Ron Howard’s Rebuilding Paradise) and Hadleigh Arnst, is currently being shopped. The six-episode project (plus one bonus episode) was directed by Stephen Frandsen (Duck Beach to Eternity).

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Submarine‘s action thriller series “Safe Harbor,” whose showrunner and executive producer is Emmy-nominated “Ozark” co-creator Mark Williams, has added several cast members, including Colm Meaney, whose credits include “Layer Cake,” “Con Air” and “Star Trek.” Also joining the cast are Pauline McLynn (“Father Ted,” “Last Night in Soho”), Damien Molony (“The Split,” “Crashing”), Charlotte Timmers (“Billie vs. Benjamin,” “Zillion”) and Daniel Lapaine (“Catastrophe,” “Black Mirror”).

Liam Neeson‘s recent film In The Land Of Saints And Sinners has topped the Netflix film charts.The little-known Irish action thriller, which first premiered last year, comes from director Robert Lorenz and follows a hitman (played by Neeson) who comes out of retirement when an IRA bomber arrives in his small village.After being released on Netflix last week, the film is currently (as of April 29) sitting at Number One on the Top 10 film chart, ahead of titles such as Jurassic World: Dominion, Forrest Gump and Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver.As well as Neeson, In The Land Of Saints And Sinners also stars The Banshees Of Inisherin‘s Kerry Condon, Game Of Thrones‘ Jack Gleeson, Star Trek‘s Colm Meaney and Belfast‘s Ciarán Hinds.The film, which sits at 82% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, first premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, and was released in US cinemas last month.In other news, earlier this year it was confirmed that Neeson’s Naked Gun reboot, which will reportedly see him play the son of detective Frank Drebin, is set to premiere on July 18, 2025. The film will be co-produced by Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins, with The Lonely Island‘s Akiva Schaffer set to direct.Speaking previously about the project, Neeson joked in 2022: “I’ve been approached by Seth MacFarlane and Paramount Studios to maybe resurrect the Naked Gun films.

‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Chase Masterson Wraps Principal Photography On Feature

Taylor Swift has become the first artist to have a dozen number one albums in the UK in the 21st century.The pop sensation, 34, achieved this feat with her latest album, the Tortured Poets Department, which she dropped last week as a surprise "secret" double album, subtitled the Anthology, featuring fifteen bonus tracks.Taylor's previous chart-toppers include Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Fearless (Taylor's Version), Red (Taylor's Version), Midnights, Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version). And now the Grammy Award winner's newest album has been added to the list, according to the Official Charts Company.The album, rumoured to contain nods to her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, reportedly became the first to achieve more than 300 million streams in a single day on Spotify upon its release on April 19, reports the Mirror.

Fail Better.“I thought everybody wanted this,” the 58-year-old said. “And then it’s like, ‘Wow, I must have really f—ed this up.

GLAAD said Tuesday that Jennifer Hudson and country singer Orville Peck will be honored with special awards at the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremony May 11 in New York.

Eric Cantona was once asked how it felt that decades after retiring from football, Manchester United fans still sing his name at almost every Old Trafford match.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Taylor Swift has made Spotify history with her new release “The Tortured Poets Department,” becoming the first album to exceed 200 million streams in a single day, Variety can exclusively reveal. The feat comes less than 24 hours after its release, signaling that the numbers could stretch even higher once the final figures are tallied.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Verve TV lit agent Matthew Doyle is transitioning to management and joining Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment. Starting this week, he will be working out as a of the company’s Los Angeles office.

Emma Thompson (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) and Ruth Wilson (Luther) have been tapped to star in Down Cemetery Road, a thriller series for Apple TV+, based on the book from Gold Daggar Award-winning author Mick Herron.

Loki stars Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson and Sophia Di Martino joined Deadline’s Contenders TV event Saturday to discuss set design, character motivations and the potential future of the Disney+ series beyond Season 2. 

When you have William Shatner, aka Captain James T. Kirk, on your show, you get to ask the Star Trek questions you’ve always wanted answered.

We are right in the middle of that time of year where we learn whether shows are renewed or canceled, and we just found out what’s happening to two series in the Star Trek universe!

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” currently in production on its third season, has been renewed by Paramount+ for Season 4.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been renewed for a fourth season ahead of the show’s Season 3 premiere which is slated for 2025 and currently in production. Additionally, the previously announced fifth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks will serve as its final. New episodes of the final season, currently in production, will arrive this fall.

Both based on toys and animated series, Paramount’s “G.I. Joe” series has never been the blockbuster that “Transformers” were in their heyday.

Kate Aurthur administrator Sylvester Stallone has been accused of creating a “toxic environment” on the Atlanta set of the Paramount+ drama series “Tulsa King” by making disparaging comments about background actors, among other allegations. Rose Locke, a casting director on “Tulsa King,” is said to have quit the series. Representatives for Stallone did not immediately respond to request for comment.

It’s a little shocking to realize that filmmaker and King of smut, John Waters (“Pink Flamingos”), hasn’t made a feature film effort since 2004’s “A Dirty Shame.” That said, things appear to be on the upswing, and the filmmaker seems optimistic about getting his next two movies made in the near future after a twenty-year hiatus.  Over the weekend in Los Angeles, Waters hosted a candid commentary for his first two short films (“Hag In A Black Leather Jacket” and “Roman Candles”) at the Academy Museum.

Are rom-coms on the resurgence? If they are, Netflix is ahead of the pack with several new ones out on the streamer this year already. “Players,” “Irish Wish, and “The Heartbreak Agency” didn’t fare too well with critics, but “One Day” did, so maybe that means “Mother Of The Bride” could a sleeper hit for the streamer this Spring.