‘The Back Nine’: Renée Zellweger To Star In New Comedy From Director Of ‘Sex & The City’

EXCLUSIVE: NBC News Studios has enlisted Nicole Newnham, co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp, to helm a feature non-fiction project about the life and work of Shere Hite, whose research on female sexuality drew widespread attention, and controversy, in the 1970s and 80s, ultimately leading to her self-exile to Europe.

Jean Smart is a fading comedian who won’t give up her long-standing Las Vegas residency without a fight in the new HBO Max series “Hacks”.

Disney Channel announced today that it is venturing into the baking competition space for the first time with Disney’s Magic Bake-Off.

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Renée Zellweger is absolutely chic for the 2021 Oscars. The star, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Judy Garland in last year, presented the award for Best Actress on Sunday, which went to Frances McDormand for her performance in . Zellweger wowed in a peony pink strapless silk gown with draped lapels and crystal embroidery, custom designed by Giorgio Armani Privé.

Porter Robinson celebrated the release of his first album in seven years, ‘Nurture, with a live-streamed performance for his curated festival Secret Sky.Taking place over the weekend, the one-hour set saw Robinson play tracks from the album, including ‘Get Your Wish’ and ‘Mirror’, immersed in a range of vivid backdrops.Watch the full set below:The Secret Sky lineup also featured virtual performances from Kero Kero Bonito, James Ivy, Wave Racer, Yvette Young and No Rome, among others.Robinson

A special virtual edition of the annual "Night Before" extravaganza raised nearly $2 million for the Motion Picture & Television Fund on Saturday night with help from Gary Oldman, Andra Day, Renée Zellweger and many more. One of the key events of Oscar weekend, the "Night Before" party — an exclusive, invitation-only affair that typically draws a list of Hollywood who's-who as well as past Oscar winners and current nominees — is typically held the night before the Academy Awards ceremony.

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EXCLUSIVE: Owen Wilson, Michaela Watkins, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ciara Renée, Lusia Strus, and Stephen Root have signed on to star in Paint, an indie film from director Brit McAdams. Sam Maydew of Silver Lining Entertainment is producing the project, which is currently shooting in upstate New York.

Actress Renée Zellweger has signed on a new project after much anticipation! Deadline recently reported that the 51-year-old Oscar winner will be starring in The Back Nine, a comedy that will be directed by Michael Patrick King. The actress is set to essay the role of Casey Jones, who gave up a golf career so that her husband could have one.

Judy star Renée Zellweger is set to star in The Back Nine, a golf comedy to be directed by Michael Patrick King for Landline Pictures, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Zellweger will play a former golfer who set her clubs aside to make way for her husband's pro career and to raise her son, only to decide to turn pro during the "back nine" of her life after her marriage goes into free fall.

Renée Zellweger has lined up her next project, according to Deadline.

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EXCLUSIVE: Renée Zellweger has come attached to star in The Back Nine, a comedy that Sex and the City’s Michael Patrick King will direct from a script he wrote with Jhoni Marchinko and Krista Smith. The film is set at Landline Pictures, the new label of MRC Film formed by Amy Baer, the former senior executive at Sony Pictures and CBS Films.

Very busy and important! Bridget Jones’s Diary is turning 20 years old this year, but Ms. Jones and her friends are just as cool as they were in the early ‘00s.