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Marta Balaga Following the success of Ofir Raul Graizer’s debut feature “The Cakemaker,” acquired by Netflix in the U.S. and already optioned for a Hollywood remake, securing financing for his second film “America” was much easier. But then the pandemic came.

Sasha Urban editorNetflix announced on Thursday eight regular and recurring cast members joining the upcoming series “Glamorous.”  Variety exclusively revealed earlier this month that Kim Cattrall will star as makeup mogul Madolyn Addison, while it was previously announced that Miss Benny (“Fuller House”) will star as Marco Meija, who lands a job working for Addison.Zane Phillips (“Fire Island”), Jade Payton (“Dynasty”), Michael Hsu Rosen (“Tiny Pretty Things”), Ayesha Harris (“Tell It Like a Woman”) and Graham Parkhurst (“The Umbrella Academy”) join the cast as regulars. Joining the series as guest stars are Diana Maria Riva (“Dead To Me”), Lisa Gilroy (“Jury Duty”) and Mark Deklin (“Good Fight”).“Glamorous” follows Marco Mejia, a young, gender non-conforming queer person who is feeling stuck in his life until he secures a job working under the legendary makeup executive Madolyn Allison.

Kim Cattrall has lined up another notable TV role. This time, the former star will play makeup mogul Madolyn Addison on the Netflix drama.

was previously announced. Marco Mejia is a young gender non-conforming queer man whose life seems to be stuck in place until he lands a job working for Madolyn. It’s Marco’s first chance to figure out what he wants out of life, who he actually is, and what it really means for him to be queer.In addition to Cattrall’s casting, Netflix also announced several other series regulars, including Zane Phillips, Jade Payton, Michael Hsu Rosen, Ayesha Harris and Graham Parkhurst.

Netflix‘s new Marilyn Monroe biopic, Blonde, arrives later this year.Directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford) and based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde is described as a story which reimagines the Hollywood icon and “blurs the lines of fact and fiction”.Speaking to Deadline last week (June 22), Brody – who plays Monroe’s husband and literary giant Arthur Miller in the film – joked that “there’ll be some controversy” around the fictionalised biopic (per The Independent).Watch the trailer for Blonde below.The film has attracted attention in recent months for acquiring a restrictive NC-17 rating in the US. As reported by Screendaily in February, editor Jennifer Lame (Tenet) was brought in early last year to “curb the excesses of the movie”.Speaking at the time about the rating, Dominik said: “It’s a demanding movie.

EXCLUSIVE: Jacob Batalon, Alana Boden, Adain Bradley and Avantika have been cast as the leads in Screen Gems and Alloy Entertainment’s Horrorscope, based on Alloy’s same-name novel, written by Nicholas Adams. Humberly González and Wolfgang Novogratz have also joined the cast.

Lana Condor is living her best life, and she knows it. The actress is also sharing her appreciation for her fiancé, Anthony De La Torre, for his role in bringing her joy.«I'm so happy and I feel very blessed and grateful to be able to do this every single day, to have my dream career and also have my man,» Condor shared with ET's Denny Directo at the premiere of her new Netflix limited series Condor, 25, announced her engagement to her longtime love in January after the pair began dating in 2015.«He's stuck by me through so many things and for so long, so I'm so grateful,» she marveled. «It's been amazing.»As for their wedding plans, Condor has one specific idea in mind that she seems particularly excited about incorporating into the ceremony: «My dogs!»«My plan — and I will train them — is for them to be the ring bearers and flower girls,» Condor explained enthusiastically.

Netflix has released the full list of movies and television shows heading to the streaming service beginning on July 1.

Rowan Atkinson is taking a stand against “cancel culture.”

Two actors on the Netflix series “The Chosen One” died during a horrific car crash in Mexico that also resulted in six production members injured.

Netflix series  died during a horrific car crash in Mexico that also resulted in six production members injured.The Baja California Department of Culture also revealed on Friday that Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar are the two actors who died in the crash.According to multiple reports, the crash happened Thursday as the actors and crew traveled near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula. It's unclear at this time what led to the van they were riding in to crash, but reports say the van flipped over after running off the road in a desert area.

Netflix just dropped the first look at Blonde, and what an uncanny look it is. In this new teaser trailer for the Andrew Dominik-directed film starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, the  Hollywood icon is initially depicted as a tearful bundle of nerves, praying that some mysterious “she” won’t abandon her. As her make-up is applied and Monroe transforms into a smiling, radiant star, we realize exactly who she’s has been waiting for.

Jerry Seinfeld has assembled a stellar cast for his Netflix comedy Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story, with Melissa McCarthy (God’s Favorite Idiot), Jim Gaffigan (Linoleum), Amy Schumer (Life & Beth), Hugh Grant (The Undoing) and James Marsden (Sonic the Hedgehog 2) signing on for roles, along with Jack McBrayer (Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show), Tom Lennon (Reno 911!), Adrian Martinez (iGilbert), Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live), Max Greenfield (The Neighborhood), Christian Slater (Dr. Death) and Sarah Cooper (Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine). In addition to co-writing and directing the film, in his feature debut, Seinfeld is set to star, as we told you first.

Netflix is giving fans a first look at the new movie Beauty.

Maane Khatchatourian News Editor, Variety.comRenewals and trailers were on the agenda for Netflix this week and the strategy paid off with viewers. On Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of June 6 to 12, the streaming service secured eight of the Top 10 spots with overall mentions and engagements on Twitter.“Stranger Things” was this week’s overall winner with more than 638,000 engagements, continuing a three-week run at the top following the show’s May 27, fourth-season return.

Having already starred in three ‘To All The Boys’ films before, Netflix and its algorithm seem to love young Asian American actress Lana Condor. Netflix already has seemingly corned the YA rom-com, and they love a genre twist, and all those forces seem to swirl into a confluence of things for their new film, “Boo Bitch.” READ MORE: ‘Glass Onion’: Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Sequel Gets An Official Title & Will Arrive This Holiday Season.

Lana Condor has unfinished business to take care of in the afterlife on , her upcoming limited series for Netflix.Set over the course of one night, the eight-episode series follows high school senior Erika Vu (Condor), who’s lived her life safely under the radar. With the clock winding down on her high school experience, she -- with the help of her best friend, Gia (Zoe Colletti) — seizes the opportunity to change her narrative and start living an epic life, only to find out the next morning… she’s a motherf**king ghost following a shocking accident," according to the synopsis.With the unexpected change in mortality status, Erika finds herself with a renewed purpose to do the things she never thought she'd ever be capable of doing.