Putting herself out there — kind of. Katie Thurston revealed that she joined Raya after her split from John Hersey, but she’s not quite ready for romance.
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EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has rounded out the musician-heavy cast for its film Praise This, starring Grown-ish‘s Chloe Bailey, with Anjelika Washington, Quavo, Druski, Koryn Hawthorne, Tristan Mack Wilds and Jekalyn Carr among those signing on for roles. Other new cast members include newcomers Kiara Iman Heffner and Ilario Grant, Birgundi Baker, Loren Lott, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Cocoa Brown, Vanessa Fraction and Kountry Wayne.
Praise This is a music-competition feature comedy set in the world of youth choirs, announced earlier this year as one of three Universal films coming to Peacock in 2023. Tina Gordon (Little) is directing, having penned the latest draft of the script, which was based off an original idea by The Story Company. Earlier drafts were written by Camilla Blackett (Little, New Girl) and Brandon Broussard, Hudson Obayuwana and Jana Savage—the trio otherwise known as Murder Ink.
The film falls under Will Packer Productions’ first-look deal with Universal, which has produced such hits as Night School, Girls Trip, the Ride Along films and Little. WPP’s founder and CEO Will Packer (The Photograph, Little) is producing alongside The Story Company’s co-founder and CEO Tim Story, with WPP EVP Johanna Byer exec producing. Senior Executive Vice President of Production Erik Baiers and Director of Production Development Tony Ducret are overseeing the project on behalf of Universal. Production kicked off in Atlanta in June.
Washington plays Beth Chapel aka Dr. Mid-Nite in The CW’s DC series Stargirl, and has been seen in such films as Love & Gelato, Tall Girl and its sequel and the Amy Poehler-directed Moxie.
Quavo is a rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer best known as the co-founder and frontman of the
Putting herself out there — kind of. Katie Thurston revealed that she joined Raya after her split from John Hersey, but she’s not quite ready for romance.
For too long, writer/director Carl Franklin’s neo-noir “Devil in a Blue Dress” existed as a little-known gem. Then two Blu-ray releases through Twilight Time and Kino brought the film to a new generation of cinephiles.
Washington Post op-ed titled, “Amber Heard: I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change.” In Heard's countersuit, the same jury also found that Depp's former attorney had defamed her when he claimed that the actress had made up the allegations of assault. Depp and Heard are now both in the process of appealing the verdicts.During her testimony, Heard referenced a rumor she'd heard about Depp pushing Kate Moss down a flight of stairs while the two were dating in the '90s.
Kate Moss is detailing her involvement in the highly publicized defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The British supermodel, formerly in a relationship with Depp between 1994 and 1998, testified on the stand in support of her ex during the weeks-long trial. This week, Moss was a guest on the BBC radio interview show where she detailed her motivation behind joining the legal battle.
Kate Moss opened up about her decision to testify in the explosive defamation trial between her ex-boyfriend Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
Nearly two months after Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s heated defamation suit concluded in his favor, Kate Moss has reflected on her decision to speak up.
Kate Moss has said she felt she “had to tell the truth” in defence of her former partner Johnny Depp during his recent libel trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Kate, 48, testified in defence of Johnny, 59, during his multimillion-dollar US lawsuit against Amber, 36, after the Aquaman actress mentioned a rumour that Kate was pushed down the stairs by Johnny while the two were in a relationship. Johnny won the lawsuit against Amber last month after a jury ruled her 2018 article in the Washington Post was defamatory.
NBC News’ Washington bureau announced a series of staff changes as Pete Williams departs next week as justice correspondent.
Carson Burton Taurean Blacque, beloved for his role of Detective Neal Washington on “Hill Street Blues,” has died. He was 82 years old.Blacque died Thursday according to his son Rodney’s Facebook post. He died in Atlanta following a brief illness, according to reports.For all seven seasons of the popular NBC cop show, Blacque starred alongside Michael Warren, Daniel J.
Jordan Peele is known for bringing nightmares to the silver screen, but dreams a little bigger and moviegoers will have the chance to actually step into the world of his latest horror entry.The Oscar-winning director and ’s cast chatted with ET’s Rachel Smith at Universal Studios Hollywood, where the set of Jupiter’s Claim, a pivotal location in the movie, is becoming part of the iconic attraction.“This is a piece of the set that is a sort of mom-and-pop theme park owned by a former child star in the film, so it's very meta,” Peele explains. “It's on the Universal backlot tour and it's the first time anything like this has happened, where the actual set is showcased as the movie is coming out.”He adds, “I am very proud.”As Peele noted, until Jupiter’s Claim, the debut of a attraction has never before opened day and date with the corresponding project's release date.
Kerry Washington is looking out for her fellow actors.
Major League Baseball hit another home run tonight.
EXCLUSIVE: Fans can expect to see more of Deputy Mo Poppernak in the upcoming third season of ABC’s Big Sky. J. Anthony Pena, who heavily recurred as the character in Season 2, has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming third season. Additionally, Luke Mitchell (Blindspot), Seth Gabel (Salem), Henry Ian Cusick (Lost), Anirudh Pisharody (9-1-1) and Madalyn Horcher (Gracepoint) have joined the cast in recurring roles.
New Music Friday is back on HOLA! USA, and we have a round-up of new music from a variety of genres. Listen to music from some of your favorite artists and get to know some rising stars in the industry.Demi Lovato goes back to their pop rock ways in “SUBSTANCE.” Watch the video or a surprise appearance by Paris Hilton. The Cody Critcheloe-directed will have you thinking of all your favorite songs in the 90s and 00s.Lizzo’s new album “Special” is available now.
Rafael Caro Quintero, whose role in the murder and torture of a US anti-narcotics agent in 1985 was profiled in the Netflix drama series Narcos: Mexico, has been captured by a joint law task force.
Elon Musk could be in the process of pulling out of his $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter, according to a report from the Washington Post. The social media platform accepted Musk's $44 billion bid in April.
Apple TV+’s limited series Lady In The Lake has added to its cast.
EXCLUSIVE: Zoë Kravitz has rounded out the cast for her directorial debut Pussy Island, with Christian Slater (Dr. Death), Alia Shawkat (Search Party) and Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise) signing on for roles, along with Adria Arjona (Morbius), Haley Joel Osment (Goliath), Liz Caribel Sierra (God’s Time), Levon Hawke (The Crowded Room), Trew Mullen (Sunny Family Cult), Saul Williams (Akilla’s Escape), Cris Costa and Kyle MacLachlan (Blue Velvet).