Why Paramount Did Not Refuse ‘The Offer’ of Series About Making of ‘The Godfather’

Fox is finalizing a straight-to-series order to a black comedy about a meteorologist whose life unspools after a freak injury at work. Cindy Snow, from The Flight Attendant creator Steve Yockey and Warner Bros TV, was teased by Call Me Kat star and EP Mayim Bialik during Fox’s upfront presentation.

The Jonas Brothers will go down in pop culture history for many things, but fans will never forget their purity ring days!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterGarrett Hedlund has joined the cast of the Sylverster Stallone-led Paramount+ series “Tulsa King,” Variety has learned exclusively.The series follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi (Stallone) just after he is released from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, OK. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a “crew” from a group of unlikely characters, to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet.Hedlund will appear in the series regular role of Mitch Keller, an Oklahoma native and ex bull-rider who retired prematurely after injuries led to addiction.

EXCLUSIVE: London’s Blackbox Media and Latin American firm EO Media have paired up to develop a drama series based on a novel about the origins of famed Spanish video game company Dinamic Software.

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As the world has been hit by a heavy crisis in which a part of Europe finds itself in a state of war, the Festival de Cannes wishes to extend all its support to the people of Ukraine and all those who are in its territory.However modest as it is, we join our voices with those who oppose this unacceptable situation and denounce the attitude of Russia and its leaders.Our thoughts go out in particular to the Ukrainian artists and film industry professionals, as well as their families whose lives are now in danger. There are those whom we’ve never met, and those whom we’ve come to know and welcomed to Cannes, who came with works that say much about Ukraine’s history and the present.During this winter of 2022, the Festival de Cannes and the Marché du Film have entered their preparation phase.

Britney Spears has accused her dad Jamie of making her feel “ugly” and shattering her confidence in a recent Instagram post.

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish said a new Jackass series is in the works based the recent release of the latest film in the franchise.

Oprah Winfrey took the coronavirus pandemic very, very seriously.

Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey's nearly 50 year friendship enviable by millions of friends out there, the way they met is truly out of a Hallmark movie.MORE: Robin Roberts shares special present from Gayle KingThe two were recently highlighted in People's Beautiful Issue, which included a segment all about celebrity best friends, also featuring Maude Apatow and Sydney Sweeney of Euphoria, and Allison Janney and Octavia Spencer.The two television personalities have been each other's biggest supporters for decades, having met when they were both starting off as reporters, and have grown themselves, and their careers, side by side.WATCH: Gayle is overjoyed to finally meet Nate Burleson's wife, AtoyMORE: Gayle King wows in figure-hugging dress that causes a stirThey explained how Oprah, then 22, was working in Baltimore, Maryland, as a news anchor at WJZ-TV, and Gayle, who was 21, was a production assistant and writer at the radio station.The Selma actress made the first move, looking out for the CBS host when a major snowstorm was coming, offered her a ride and an invitation to stay at her place for the night.After talking all night long, Gayle still remembers to this day the purple dress with a scoop neck and bell sleeves that her best friend let her borrow as they headed in to work the following morning.A post shared by People Magazine (@people)The stars' stunning portraitsThe pair opened up to the magazine about all they have in common, and how they differ, revealing how the morning show host is an extrovert and keen on going out, while the Oscar winning media mogul is the opposite, and loves spending time at home.MORE: Today star Sheinelle Jones and Gayle King celebrate 'divas' with fun night outMORE: CBS' Gayle King

If you played six degrees of separation with all the important art-rock bands of the 1960s, ‘70s, and beyond—David Bowie, Lou Reed, Nico, John Cale, and The Velvet Underground, David Byrne and Talking Heads, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Roxy Music, Devo and more—all roads lead to Brian Eno, easily one of the most important music producers and experimental musicians of all time that basically singlehandedly started the ambient music movement.

NEW YORK -- On a trip to New York in the early 1970s, Robert Evans, the former head of Paramount, discovered a dead rat in his hotel room bed. According to the new Paramount+ series “ The Offer, ” this was not an unfortunate travel experience that today would result in a scathing Yelp review, but a warning from the mafia.Crime boss Joseph Colombo believed Mario Puzo's book “The Godfather” was an insult to Italian Americans and did not want Paramount to adapt it for the big screen.The scene is both horrifying and hilarious as Matthew Goode as Evans high-tails it out of town, after ordering the movie's producer, Al Ruddy (played by Miles Teller), to make it right.What's revealed in the 10-episodes of “The Offer,” debuting April 28, is that pressure from the mafia was just one of many hurdles that Ruddy, Evans and other players navigated to get the movie made.“I couldn’t believe some of the stories," said Goode.Adds Patrick Gallo, who plays Puzo: “if you love the film, you’re not going to believe the kinds of things that went into making it."Although the “The Godfather” is an extreme example, Colin Hanks, who plays one of the suits at Paramount’s then owner, Gulf + Western, says “The Offer” provides a window into just how hard it is to make anything in Hollywood.“It’s an interesting show for the people that have watched ‘The Godfather’ and love ‘The Godfather’ because obviously they’re going to know locations, they’re going to know characters, and there’s going to be some insight into the making of the film.

Expecting momma Britney Spears is looking back on her previous pregnancies.

“Gaslit” has a funny way of recalling a dark moment in American history. It takes a step back and asks: what if Watergate was more of a Coen brothers farce than the tense, paranoid ‘70s thrillers that came after it? That air of absurdity, of eccentric morons making plans that were far from airtight, introduces the amusing disgust of this story.

TV personality and journalist Piers Morgan is set to return to screens a year after his controversial exit from Good Morning Britain. The presenter stormed off the ITV show in March 2021 after he clashed with weatherman Alex Beresford over Meghan Markle.

Piers Morgan made his long-awaited return to ITV on Thursday but ditched the Good Morning Britain studio to chat with Lorraine Kelly. It is the first time the network's former presenter has appeared on the channel since his dramatic exit from the news programme last March.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIlana Glazer is in talks to star in and executive produce a comedy series currently in the works at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.The series is titled “The Suck” and hails from writer and executive producer Ally Israelson. The show asks the question “What if the last year on earth was the best year of your life?” It follows Lydia (Glazer) to London, in search of an other-worldly end.

Prince Harry claims he is ensuring the Queen has "the right people around her" to "protect" her in a new and revealing US interview.