UTA Signs ‘In The Heights’ Actor Gregory Diaz IV

Austria next week. The famed tenor will receive the honor on Aug.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Alexa Mansour, one of the stars of the upcoming zombie spinoff The Walking Dead: World Beyond, has signed with UTA. The agency will represent the newcomer in all areas.This comes as it emerged that The Walking Dead: World Beyond will premiere on AMC on October 4.The Walking Dead: World Beyond delves into new TWD mythology to follow the first generation raised in a surviving civilization of the post-apocalyptic world.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed multi-hyphenate Dennis Quaid for worldwide representation in all areas.The Day After Tomorrow and Midway actor recently co-founded podcast studio Audio Up with Jared Gutstadt.

[email protected] comes to a close Sunday, ending a five-day lineup of almost entirely prerecorded virtual panels.San Diego Comic-Con 2020 was canceled in April due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking the first time the annual pop culture event won’t happen as planned in its 50-year history.

[email protected] is in full swing, boasting an impressive lineup of almost entirely prerecorded virtual panels.HBO has set presentations for “His Dark Materials” and “Lovecraft Country,” and Amazon Prime Video is bringing “The Boys,” “Upload,” “Truth Seekers” and “Utopia,” and also sponsoring its own Amazon Virtual-Con hub.Meanwhile, AMC is hosting panels for its “Walking Dead” universe and “NOS4A2” and Disney is prepping 11 different presentations, including a career retrospective on Nathan

Peter White Television EditorIman Benson, who stars as Drea Barris in Netflix comedy #BlackAF, has signed to UTA.The actor has signed with the agency in all areas.Benson’s character Drea is the moral center and narrator of Kenya Barris’ series; her university application documentary is the framing device for the show, which centers around a Black family living in Los Angeles and is loosely based on Barris’ own life.

Janet W. Lee For the first time in its 50-year history, San Diego Comic-Con is happening as a virtual, streaming event.

[email protected] As a result, there will be no Marvel, DC Comics or for that matter any Hall H panels, no Artists Alley, no convention floor to walk around, and definitely no cosplayers (despite the uptick in masks we’re all seeing).It’s not just fans, of course. The other side of the big events in Hall H and Ballroom 20 is that they are the place many studios, networks and streamers kick off the promotional arm of an upcoming tentpole movie or genre TV show.

Eli Countryman San Diego Comic-Con may be going digital, but the lineup still offers a wide array of panels and conversations. With four days of content, Variety breaks down a list of this year’s most notable, anticipated and exciting panels.The “Star Trek Universe” panel begins Thursday at 10 A.M.

[email protected], a free virtual event that boasts an impressive lineup of almost entirely prerecorded panels, kicks off Wednesday with the online version of SDCC’s traditional “preview night.” But that’s just the beginning of the festivities, which will run through this Sunday and consist of no big Marvel or DC Universe panel, but will include the appearance of many streaming services, cable networks and studios promoting their upcoming shows and movies.HBO has set presentations for “His Dark

[email protected] curator Chris Morrow shared pictures of the shrine — which is located in front of the Tin Fish restaurant across the street from the San Diego Convention Center — on her Twitter account Tuesday.

Hannah Godwin and Dylan Barbour were forced to pause wedding planning amid the coronavirus pandemic, but the Bachelor in Paradise couple are still making plans for their future.“I’ve been back and forth from my L.A.

NEW YORK -- Christopher Dickey, a veteran foreign correspondent and author who was a Paris-based editor for The Daily Beast, has died. The Daily Beast reports that he died Thursday at 68.

[email protected] event is less than two weeks away and, as of Sunday, its full schedule has been set with a full lineup of almost-entirely-prerecorded panels.HBO has set presentations for “His Dark Materials” and “Lovecraft Country” and Amazon Prime Video is bringing “The Boys,” “Upload,” “Truth Seekers” and “Utopia,” and also sponsoring its own Amazon Virtual-Con hub within the official [email protected] site.

The Walking Dead will get a confirmed release date at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con.The episode, pushed back multiple times due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, was promised for later this year.

drinksproducers has just announced that it has created the 'world’s first ever 100% plastic free spirits bottle' - made entirely from wood.Diageo stated that its Johnnie Walker whisky brand will be the first to use the innovative and sustainably-sourced packaging in 2021.The drinks giant, which also owns brands like Smirnoff, Captain Morgan and Guinness, said the new bottles are a result of a desire to lead the way in sustainable packaging.Expected to be fully recyclable, the bottle is made from