Vanishing Angle Sets Jim Cummings Thriller ‘The Beta Test’ as Next Film (EXCLUSIVE)

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has returned to the studio, minus the audience, after filming from Fallon’s home during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Dave McNary Film ReporterOprah Winfrey, The New York Times and Lionsgate are partnering on a series of feature films and television shows based on “The 1619 Project.”The collaboration was announced Wednesday, nearly a year after the Times debuted “The 1619 Project” series to re-examine the legacy of slavery in the United States on the 400th anniversary of the first Africans’ arrival in Virginia.

Justin Kroll Film ReporterDylan O’Brien is in negotiations to star in Peter Farrelly’s next movie, which is based on the novel “The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War.”O’Brien beat out a number of other actors for the part, which was one of the more sought after roles in Hollywood for a leading man in recent weeks.

Teyana Taylor is looking forward to figuring out a pregnancy game plan with her midwife, Erykah Badu.

The Real Housewives of Potomac is just a month away from hitting our TV screens.After getting bumped from the network's spring schedule due to production concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the beautiful women of the DMV (that's the greater D.C., Maryland and Virginia area for those not in the know) are finally back this August with a season that looks well worth the wait.

CD Projekt Red has released a Cyberpunk 2077 stream titled Night City Live, which has shed light on new open-world areas, abilities and story beats.The world of Cyberpunk 2077 is broken up into seven districts, one of which is an open-world wasteland known as The Badlands and resides outside of Night City.

Just because Woody Allen continues to be blacklisted in Hollywood, it doesn’t mean the director is having issues finding international film industry folks that are fully supporting the filmmaker and his work. Not only is he not having issues, but the San Sebastian Film Festival has announced (via Variety) that Allen’s upcoming film, “Rifkin’s Festival” will be the fall fest’s opening night film in September.

Zhang Yimou is one of the most acclaimed Chinese filmmakers working today.

Christopher Vourlias Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer for “Chernobyl,” a big-budget action film about the aftermath of the nuclear power plant meltdown, directed by heartthrob actor and debut helmer Danila Kozlovsky (“Vikings”).Following on the heels of HBO’s Emmy-winning series, “Chernobyl” is the first major Russian feature film to depict the fallout of the explosion that rocked the nation and raised alarms across Europe.

Justin Kroll Film ReporterAbbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Ken Leung have boarded the cast of M. Night Shyamalan’s top-secret movie.They join previously announced stars Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Aaron Pierre, Alex Wolff and Vicky Krieps.Shyamalan will write, direct and produce the untitled film, which will be released by Universal Pictures.

Peter White Television EditorJuneteenth, the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, was a focus for last night’s late-night talk shows.Many of the shows featured interviews and sketches based on today’s celebration with calls from hosts and guests calling for states to follow Virginia, New York and Texas and make it a national holiday.Jimmy Kimmel had Pharrell Williams on his ABC show.

Also Read: Pharrell Williams on How He Got Virginia to Make Juneteenth an Official State Holiday (Video)Pharrell on Thursday night went on “Kimmel” and revealed that he had just come from Virginia and convinced Gov. Ralph Northam to make Juneteenth a state holiday.“I called them and said, ‘Man, this is important for not only your own legacy, but the legacy of Virginia,” Williams told Jimmy Kimmel.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterComedian Ricky Velez has set up a comedy pilot at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively.Velez will serve as co-writer and executive producer on the half-hour project, with Judd Apatow also co-writing and executive producing. Judah Miller will serve as co-writer, executive producer, and showrunner.

Dan Gilroy is not the type of filmmaker to tackle the same story more than once. With years of scripts under his belt, it’s been over the past few years with his directorial outings that Gilroy has established himself as one of the most surprising filmmakers around.

After earning a warm reception following its premiere at Sundance, the first trailer for “The Nest” with Jude Law and Carrie Coon is here.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Jim Gaffigan is returning to Amazon for his second stand-up special with the streaming channel. Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist will premiere Friday, July 24 on Amazon Prime Video.The two-part stand-up special was filmed on location in Ontario, Canada and Barcelona, Spain, as part of Gaffigan’s The Pale Tourist worldwide tour in which he traveled the world — in each country meeting people, eating the food, and learning a bit about the history.

Justin Kroll Film ReporterViggo Mortensen and his “Green Book” director Peter Farrelly are looking to reteam on a new film.Mortensen is in negotiations to join Farrelly’s new untitled movie based on the book “The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War.” According to sources, Mortensen would have a supporting role.The book, written by Joanna Molloy and John “Chickie” Donohue, is based on the true story of Donohue, who left New York in 1967 to track down and share a

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Ricky Velez (The King of Staten Island) is reuniting with Judd Apatow for his first comedy special at HBO.