‘The Hurt Unit,’ ‘Judgement,’ ‘Keeping It Together,’ ‘Public Defenders’ Pilots Not Moving Forward at ABC

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Lily-Rose Depp says the nudity on “The Idol” is “really intentional” and she was never uncomfortable stripping down on set to film the series’ numerous sex scenes. The HBO series has ignited controversy over the last four weeks due to its graphic content and frequent nudity. Depp is often at the center of the show’s most risqué scenes as the show’s lead character, a pop star named Jocelyn who falls under the control of a sinister nightclub owner (Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye). “For me, the whole character and the show and her arc was really a collaboration through and through,” Depp recently told Vogue Australia. “We know that we’re making something provocative and we are not shying away from that. That’s something I knew I was setting out to do from the beginning. I was never interested in making something puritanical. It’s okay if this show isn’t for everyone and that’s fine — I think all the best art is [polarizing].”

Will Friedle isn’t the type of person to answer his phone while at a lunch — especially at a work lunch. In fact, he may have better manners than anyone I’ve ever met. But this was an exception. We’d been sitting for about 10 minutes — Friedle, Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and me — gathered around a corner booth in a Studio City restaurant. “Oh, my gosh, I’m sorry, I have to take this,” he says after pulling his iPhone out of his pocket. He quickly turns it around, showing the group the names that are scrolling across the screen: “Bill & Bonnie Daniels.”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are about to go their separate ways — well, sorta…

Jennifer Lawrence is setting the record straight about her “Hunger Games” co-star Liam Hemsworth’s claims that she would deliberately eat pungent food before scenes in which their characters kissed.

Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog LGBTQIA+ people can have a challenging time finding a supportive community. No matter where you go in the world, however, there are people you can turn to who will not only support you but also affirm you. It may even help to find a local counselor for affirmative therapy.

EXCLUSIVE: The Good Girls reunion of Jenna Bans, Bill Krebs and Retta is not happening — at least not at NBC. The network has passed on the untitled drama pilot (fka Murder by the Book), starring Retta and written and executive produced by Bans and Krebs. The studio behind the pilot, Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is expected to shop it.

Stassi Schroeder offered a rare update about her falling out with Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright.

EXCLUSIVE: Sad update on the plan to bring the story about the 2021 California School for the Deaf football team to the small screen; the limited series is not moving forward.

Hilaria Baldwin is giving a wide ranging interview and you may be surprised by some of the revelations she made.

John Wick” movies with Keanu Reeves, spent the majority of his “John Wick: Chapter 4” press tour earlier this year urging the Academy to create an Oscar category for stunt work. At the time, the filmmaker said the main problem behind the Oscars not awarding stunt performers was that no conversations were taking place behind the scenes for them to do so. It now appears Stahelski is changing that. In a recent interview with ComicBookMovie.com to mark the Blu-ray release of “John Wick: Chapter 4,” Stahelski announced that conversations about a stunt Oscar have finally taken place “in the last couple of months” between the Academy and a contingent of stunt coordinators.

Ben Croll Founded in 1966, CGR Cinemas has since grown into France’s second-largest exhibition chain, boasting more than 700 screens across the country and a premium export branch in the guise of ICE Theaters. Since the beginning, the business has both remained in the hands of the Raymond family and stayed anchored in the southwest town of La Rochelle. After putting the company up for sale in 2021, owners Jean-Luc and Charles Raymond canceled the deal this past May, holding on to the company and installing Laurent Desmoulins as directing manager. Both Desmoulins and Charles Raymond will be on-hand at this year’s CineEurope, accompanying the wider ICE Theaters team to showing force on the convention floor.

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Esmail’s years-in-the making adaptation of Fritz Lang’s classic 1927 sci-fi film Metropolis has become one of the highest-profile casualties of the growing uncertainty in Hollywood driven by labor unrest against the background of economic headwinds.

Manchester United could be used as an exercise in sportswashing should Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani take over the club, according to a leading academic expert.

Take That’s Howard Donald has been dropped from an upcoming Pride festival after liking tweets he admitted were 'derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community'. After outraged fans shared screenshots of tweets he had 'favourited', organisers decided to remove him from the line-up, the Mirror reports.

EXCLUSIVE: NBC is not moving forward with Non-Evil Twin multi-camera comedy pilot, starring and executive produced by NBCUniversal late-night star Amber Ruffin.

Editor’s note: The following interviews were done outside of the FYC event series, as there was no panel or screening.

ABC will not be moving forward with The Hurt Unit, which was set to star Ben McKenzie.

Deadline reported. As the WGA strike enters its fifth week, “The Good Lawyer,” with Felicity Huffman and “Nancy Drew” star Kennedy McMann, remains on the bubble as do “Home Economics” and “The Rookie: Feds.”The network is betting strongly on “strike-proof” unscripted series and reruns of its award-winning comedy, “Abbott Elementary” for its fall lineup.

ABC is passing on its pilots.

Canadian musical group Digging Roots open up about the importance that comes along with being the recipients of Canadian Music Week’s 2023 Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award.