‘Watchmen’ Stars Regina King and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to Present at HFPA Grants Banquet

A lineup of stars are set to join the upcoming CBS specialEssential Heroes: A Momento Latino Event. José Andrés, Arturo Castro, John Leguizamo, George Lopez, Isabela Merced, Rita Moreno, Ana Navarro, Freddy Rodriguez and Wilmer Valderrama will join the event produced and hosted by Eva Longoria, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively share.

Oscar and Emmy winner Regina King has been saluted as one of Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year.The Watchmen star will be among those celebrated during a virtual event on October 19, 2020, when special guests including Ryan Reynolds, Gabrielle Union, John Legend, and New York politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be on hand to praise the honorees.Others recognized as Women of the Year are Atlanta, Georgia mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, NAACP Legal Defense Fund president Sherrilyn Ifill, labor

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: The CW is developing Slay, a drama executive produced by Oscar and Emmy winner Regina King.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Julian Johnson with former CSI: NY showrunner Pam Veasey supervising, Slay centers on Carson Jones, a bold, witty teenager with afro puffs, leather boots, seventies cool, and – thanks to her mother’s ancient African bloodline – supernatural gifts and the responsibility to use them to

Dave McNary Film ReporterGeorge Miller has tapped Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to star in “Furiosa,” the prequel movie based on Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa character from 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road.”Taylor-Joy will play title role, a younger version of Furiosa. Miller had said in a May interview with The New York Times that he’d been searching for searching for an actress in her 20s to take over the role.

Huge Mad Max news!

It’s official. After months of speculation, Anya Taylor-Joy is the new Furiosa for the upcoming “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel film.

Also Read: Charlize Theron Calls Furiosa Being Recast for George Miller's 'Mad Max' Prequel 'A Little Heartbreaking'It’s unclear what role both Hemsworth and Abdul-Mateen II will play, but “Furiosa” is still set in the dystopian, desert wasteland Miller created as far back as the original “Mad Max” trilogy with Mel Gibson.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorGeorge Miller told Deadline about Furiosa having a deep backstory in the Mad Max universe, and now we’ll finally get to see it: Warner Bros.

Chris Willman Music WriterFor its upcoming virtual induction ceremony, to be telecast on HBO Nov. 7, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced an extremely wide-ranging slew of guest stars, which is fitting, given this year’s extraordinarily eclectic cast of inductees.Dave Grohl will begin the show by introducing the class of 2020, to be followed by other stars offering testimonials about the impact of the Hall’s newcomers on their lives.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMeow!Kesha is the latest celebrity to sign on to appear at the upcoming virtual cat convention CatCon From Your Couch. The singer will present during the CatCon Awards on Oct.

It’s not easy to put the upcoming film, “Black Bear,” in a specific genre category. And the new trailer for the feature doesn’t do us any favors showcasing what is a chaotic film that blends comedy, thriller, and dramatic aspects into a mish-mash that somehow works…really well.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDesigner Jeremy Scott is now a puppet master.Instead of a live fashion show for his Moschino spring/summer 2021 collection, Scott teamed up with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop for a film  showcasing 40 looks using 30-inch marionettes.Produced by Alex Winter, the seven-minute short, “No Strings Attached,” features a full runway show that even includes a front row of marionettes of the fashion journalism elite, including Anna Wintour (Vogue),

It's protesters versus the police in the trailer for Aaron Sorkin'sThe Trial of the Chicago 7.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIwon the honor for best supporting actor in a limited series or movie for his role in HBO'sWatchmen,at the72nd annual Emmy Awardson Sunday. After shouting out his family, co-star Regina King and showrunner Damon Lindelof,the actor described the HBO series as a story about "trauma." "It was a story about the lasting scars of white domestic violence — white domestic terrorism, pardon me.

A PSA urging the television industry to do more to create an all-inclusive environment aired during Sunday night’s Primetime Emmy Awards. In the star-studded 60-second PSA titled "See All,"stars including Lin-Manuel Miranda,Billy Porter, Isis King, Daniel Dae Kim, Nicole Scherzinger andJamie Chung called on industry leaders to make a greater effort toward fair cultural representation in programming and advertising.