November 2024 is shaping up to be an exciting month for Paramount+ subscribers, packed with fresh episodes and anticipated series drops. Kicking off the month, Frasier returns with Season 2, Episode 8, on November 1, followed by a lineup that includes Tulsa King and Lioness episodes throughout the month. Viewers can look forward to the highly awaited premiere of Yellowstone Season 5B on November 11, along with the complete drops of Hawaii Five-o Seasons 1-5 and NCIS: Los Angeles Seasons 1-12.
The MTV European Music Awards on November 12 promises to be a star-studded event for fans of music and entertainment. As the month unfolds, Frasier will wrap up its second season by November 15, and new episodes of Landman will make their debut on November 18. With additional content including Special Forces: Most Daring Missions and several Lioness episodes, this month is packed with compelling viewing options.
Stay tuned, as this list will be updated whenever Paramount+ releases its complete November schedule.
The MTV European Music Awards on November 12 promises to be a star-studded event for fans of music and entertainment. As the month unfolds, Frasier will wrap up its second season by November 15, and new episodes of Landman will make their debut on November 18. With additional content including Special Forces: Most Daring Missions and several Lioness episodes, this month is packed with compelling viewing options.
Stay tuned, as this list will be updated whenever Paramount+ releases its complete November schedule.
- 10/23/2024
- by Deepshikha Deb
- High on Films
The TV production industry continues to rebound after previous Covid setbacks and union strike delays, although many series with great hopes, continue to disappear after only one season:
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (canceled; seven seasons) Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (canceled; ten seasons) Grey's Anatomy (Season 21)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled...
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (canceled; seven seasons) Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (canceled; ten seasons) Grey's Anatomy (Season 21)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled...
- 10/4/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Canadian actor William Shatner began his professional career in the early 1950s, appearing in an obscure film called "The Butler's Night Off." He worked in theaters, both as a manager and as an actor, in Montreal and Ottawa, and acted in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in the mid-1950s. He moved to the United States shortly thereafter to pursue a Broadway career, and made ends meet by appearing on an episode of the Canadian version of "The Howdy Doody Show." Shatner racked up dozens of credits in film and on TV throughout the '50s and '60s, appearing in adaptations of "The Brother Karamazov" and "Judgment at Nuremberg" and on notable programs like "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "The Twilight Zone." In 1965, Shatner starred in "Incubus," the only feature film ever made in Esperanto.
Then, in 1966, Shatner landed the lead role in a new science fiction series called "Star Trek.
Then, in 1966, Shatner landed the lead role in a new science fiction series called "Star Trek.
- 9/24/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
We’re inching closer to the highly anticipated return of one of CBS’s top shows, and things are getting hotter than ever.
Jared Padalecki joining Fire Country has us geeking out because why wouldn’t we love a Thieriot-Padalecki bromance on our favorite surviving firefighter series? His character, Camden, will appear in three episodes of the third season with a significant purpose.
Many fans are wary of the staff addition, given that it’s a set-up for a third “Country” series, which is currently in the planning stage.
(Valerie MacOn/Afp via Getty Images)
Fire Country struggled through its second season, so news of slate of spinoffs isn’t as exciting as it should be.
What’s going to happen when that universe divides into new entities?
Despite our reservations about the spinoff news, most of us are loving the dreamy possibilities of Padalecki and Thieriot as sweaty, filthy firefighter buddies.
Jared Padalecki joining Fire Country has us geeking out because why wouldn’t we love a Thieriot-Padalecki bromance on our favorite surviving firefighter series? His character, Camden, will appear in three episodes of the third season with a significant purpose.
Many fans are wary of the staff addition, given that it’s a set-up for a third “Country” series, which is currently in the planning stage.
(Valerie MacOn/Afp via Getty Images)
Fire Country struggled through its second season, so news of slate of spinoffs isn’t as exciting as it should be.
What’s going to happen when that universe divides into new entities?
Despite our reservations about the spinoff news, most of us are loving the dreamy possibilities of Padalecki and Thieriot as sweaty, filthy firefighter buddies.
- 9/17/2024
- by Sara Trimble
- TVfanatic
The TV production industry continues to rebound after previous Covid setbacks and union strike delays, although many series with great hopes, continue to disappear after only one season:
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (canceled; seven seasons) Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (canceled; ten seasons) Grey's Anatomy (Season 21)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled...
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (canceled; seven seasons) Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (canceled; ten seasons) Grey's Anatomy (Season 21)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled...
- 9/5/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“Star Trek” and “Transformers” screenwriter and producer Roberto Orci was accused of “repeatedly” physically and sexually assaulting his wife, actress Adele Heather Taylor, in a lawsuit filed Monday.
The filing, a countersuit to Orci’s June suit against Taylor claiming she assaulted him with a Taser and pepper spray, graphically details years of abuse dating back to a March 2018 incident that saw Taylor fleeing a taxi after Orci struck her three times in the face. It characterizes the producer as a bipolar alcoholic who “seldom takes his medication” — one who would belittle his wife with insults like “whore,” “slut” and “other derogatory, sexist slurs.”
Other instances of assault detailed in the countersuit include a pair of May 2022 and June 2022 incidents where Orci beat Taylor to the ground and raped her in their garden, proclaiming in the former case that he “can do whatever I want to you” and in the...
The filing, a countersuit to Orci’s June suit against Taylor claiming she assaulted him with a Taser and pepper spray, graphically details years of abuse dating back to a March 2018 incident that saw Taylor fleeing a taxi after Orci struck her three times in the face. It characterizes the producer as a bipolar alcoholic who “seldom takes his medication” — one who would belittle his wife with insults like “whore,” “slut” and “other derogatory, sexist slurs.”
Other instances of assault detailed in the countersuit include a pair of May 2022 and June 2022 incidents where Orci beat Taylor to the ground and raped her in their garden, proclaiming in the former case that he “can do whatever I want to you” and in the...
- 8/28/2024
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
The TV production industry continues to rebound after previous Covid setbacks and union strike delays, although many series with great hopes, continue to disappear after only one season:
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (canceled; seven seasons) Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (canceled; ten seasons) Grey's Anatomy (Season 21)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled...
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (canceled; seven seasons) Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (canceled; ten seasons) Grey's Anatomy (Season 21)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled...
- 8/20/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The TV production industry continues to rebound after previous Covid setbacks and union strike delays, although many series with great hopes, continue to disappear after only one season:
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (canceled; seven seasons) Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (canceled; ten seasons) Grey's Anatomy (Season 21)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled...
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (canceled; seven seasons) Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (canceled; ten seasons) Grey's Anatomy (Season 21)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled...
- 8/1/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Cheng Pei-pei, the Chinese-born action film icon who starred in Ang Lee’s Oscar-nominated “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and King Hu’s seminal wuxia feature “Come Drink With Me,” has died. She was 78.
Cheng, considered a pioneer of martial arts roles for female actors, died in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday. She had long suffered from a degenerative brain disease and has donated her brain to medical research.
Born in Shanghai on Jan. 6, 1946, Cheng moved to Hong Kong in 1962. With her ballet and dance training, she was soon working with the iconic Shaw Brothers studio. While her feature debut was drama film “Lovers’ Rock,” she became a major star in martial arts, action and swordplay movies following her breakout role in 1966’s “Come Drink With Me,” directed by King Hu. The film set the tone for a sequel (“Golden Swallow” in 1968), an unrealized remake by Quentin Tarantino and...
Cheng, considered a pioneer of martial arts roles for female actors, died in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday. She had long suffered from a degenerative brain disease and has donated her brain to medical research.
Born in Shanghai on Jan. 6, 1946, Cheng moved to Hong Kong in 1962. With her ballet and dance training, she was soon working with the iconic Shaw Brothers studio. While her feature debut was drama film “Lovers’ Rock,” she became a major star in martial arts, action and swordplay movies following her breakout role in 1966’s “Come Drink With Me,” directed by King Hu. The film set the tone for a sequel (“Golden Swallow” in 1968), an unrealized remake by Quentin Tarantino and...
- 7/19/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
James B. Sikking, known for his notable leading roles on Hill Street Blues and Doogie Howser, M.D., has died at the age of 90. The actor’s death was caused by complications related to dementia, according to his publicist Cynthia Snyder (via Variety). He died at home in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 13.
Sikking’s career began in the mid-1950s, when he made his acting debut as an uncredited union sergeant in the film Five Guns West. Over the next three decades, the actor would take on roles on...
Sikking’s career began in the mid-1950s, when he made his acting debut as an uncredited union sergeant in the film Five Guns West. Over the next three decades, the actor would take on roles on...
- 7/15/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Tamayo Perry was a prodigy in the realm of acting and surfing; he was passionately dedicated to his craft. The actor has played several roles in numerous films, such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Blue Crush. Although the actor did not play prominent roles in either film, he had established himself as an extra with significant acting prowess.
Tamayo Perry in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Credits: Walt Disney Pictures
However, his love for surfing ran deeper than acting, as he was a lifeguard and a surf instructor. Perry was considered to be one of the best surf instructors, and it was his experience on the sea and his near-death experiences that made him so qualified as an instructor. However, his life was cut short after he became a victim of a shark attack in Hawaii.
Tamayo Perry Had a Narrow Escape With Death Before He Died...
Tamayo Perry in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Credits: Walt Disney Pictures
However, his love for surfing ran deeper than acting, as he was a lifeguard and a surf instructor. Perry was considered to be one of the best surf instructors, and it was his experience on the sea and his near-death experiences that made him so qualified as an instructor. However, his life was cut short after he became a victim of a shark attack in Hawaii.
Tamayo Perry Had a Narrow Escape With Death Before He Died...
- 6/24/2024
- by Tushar Auddy
- FandomWire
Tamayo Perry, a surfer, lifeguard and actor who held roles in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Blue Crush,” died on Sunday after being attacked by a shark in Hawaii, the BBC reported. He was 49.
According to the Associated Press, Honolulu Ocean Safety and the city’s emergency services responded around 1 p.m. to a call regarding a man who appeared to have suffered from several shark bites near Mālaekahana Beach on Oahu’s North Shore. Perry was then brought to shore by paramedics via jet ski and pronounced dead at the scene.
Perry was “a lifeguard loved by all,” Honolulu Ocean Safety acting chief Kurt Lager said during a press conference, according to the AP.
“He’s well known on the North Shore. He’s a professional surfer known worldwide,” Lager said. “Tamayo’s personality was infectious and as much as people loved him, he loved everyone else more.
According to the Associated Press, Honolulu Ocean Safety and the city’s emergency services responded around 1 p.m. to a call regarding a man who appeared to have suffered from several shark bites near Mālaekahana Beach on Oahu’s North Shore. Perry was then brought to shore by paramedics via jet ski and pronounced dead at the scene.
Perry was “a lifeguard loved by all,” Honolulu Ocean Safety acting chief Kurt Lager said during a press conference, according to the AP.
“He’s well known on the North Shore. He’s a professional surfer known worldwide,” Lager said. “Tamayo’s personality was infectious and as much as people loved him, he loved everyone else more.
- 6/24/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Hawaii Five-o star Taylor Wily has died at the age of 56. The actor and UFC fighter passed away on Thursday. His family confirmed his death after sharing a video of them paying tribute to the late Forgetting Sarah Marshall actor. Here is what has been shared about the star’s death so far.
Taylor Wily’s Sister Shares Touching Post
Wily, whose real name was Teila Tuli, played Kamekona Tupuola on Hawaii Five-o and has become a beloved part of the show over the years. His sister, Alyssa, shared a clip of the family celebrating Taylor Wily’s life on Thursday.
They had a family gathering where they played games, ate good food, and cooked together.
YouTube/CBS
“Mourning and celebrating our favorite brother and uncle the way he would want us to,” she wrote in the caption on Facebook. “Family, Food, Music and Good Vibes. Aurrrrrrighhhhh (in his voice...
Taylor Wily’s Sister Shares Touching Post
Wily, whose real name was Teila Tuli, played Kamekona Tupuola on Hawaii Five-o and has become a beloved part of the show over the years. His sister, Alyssa, shared a clip of the family celebrating Taylor Wily’s life on Thursday.
They had a family gathering where they played games, ate good food, and cooked together.
YouTube/CBS
“Mourning and celebrating our favorite brother and uncle the way he would want us to,” she wrote in the caption on Facebook. “Family, Food, Music and Good Vibes. Aurrrrrrighhhhh (in his voice...
- 6/21/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
The TV production industry continues to rebound after previous Covid setbacks and union strike delays, although many series with great hopes, continue to disappear after only one season:
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (canceled; seven seasons) Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (canceled; ten seasons) Grey's Anatomy (Season 21)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled...
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (canceled; seven seasons) Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (canceled; ten seasons) Grey's Anatomy (Season 21)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled...
- 6/10/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Janis Paige, who racked up more than 100 film, TV and stage credits over six decades including The Pajama Game, Silk Stockings and Santa Barbara, died June 2 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 101.
Her friend Stuart Lambert told The Associated Press about Paige’s death.
During her long career, Paige toured with Bob Hope and danced onscreen with Fred Astaire, along with originating the Babe Williams role in The Pajama Game on Broadway in 1954. That same year she headlined It’s Always Jan, a CBS sitcom about the problems of single-parenthood during which she usually sang a song. It lasted a single season.
Born Donna Mae Tjaden on September 16, 1922, in Tacoma, Wa, she began singing in talent shows at a tender age and moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school.
Paige made her Broadway debut in 1951 opposite Jackie Cooper in the mystery comedy Remains to Be Seen but...
Her friend Stuart Lambert told The Associated Press about Paige’s death.
During her long career, Paige toured with Bob Hope and danced onscreen with Fred Astaire, along with originating the Babe Williams role in The Pajama Game on Broadway in 1954. That same year she headlined It’s Always Jan, a CBS sitcom about the problems of single-parenthood during which she usually sang a song. It lasted a single season.
Born Donna Mae Tjaden on September 16, 1922, in Tacoma, Wa, she began singing in talent shows at a tender age and moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school.
Paige made her Broadway debut in 1951 opposite Jackie Cooper in the mystery comedy Remains to Be Seen but...
- 6/3/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Al Onorato, co-founder of the Casting Society of America and a casting director on such series as “Bewitched,” “Police Story,” “Fame” and “The Patridge Family,” has died. He was 88.
Onorato died April 21 in Los Angeles, his nephew Chris Onorato announced.
Onorato founded the Casting Society of America (then known as the American Society of Casting Directors) with Mike Fenton and Joe Reich in 1982. He and Jerold Franks — his Onorato/Franks Independent Casting partner — won the CSA’s Artios Award for best casting for a comedy film for 1989’s “Bagdad Café.” At the 34th annual Artios Awards in 2019, Onorato received a lifetime achievement award from the organization.
“Casting Society mourns the passing of Al Onorato, whose passion and dedication and love for casting was pivotal in co-founding our organization in 1982 Al helped build what CSA is today — a global organization with over 1200 members and a resource for the entertainment industry worldwide,...
Onorato died April 21 in Los Angeles, his nephew Chris Onorato announced.
Onorato founded the Casting Society of America (then known as the American Society of Casting Directors) with Mike Fenton and Joe Reich in 1982. He and Jerold Franks — his Onorato/Franks Independent Casting partner — won the CSA’s Artios Award for best casting for a comedy film for 1989’s “Bagdad Café.” At the 34th annual Artios Awards in 2019, Onorato received a lifetime achievement award from the organization.
“Casting Society mourns the passing of Al Onorato, whose passion and dedication and love for casting was pivotal in co-founding our organization in 1982 Al helped build what CSA is today — a global organization with over 1200 members and a resource for the entertainment industry worldwide,...
- 5/12/2024
- by Lexi Carson
- Variety Film + TV
Al Onorato, who handled casting for such TV shows as Bewitched, The Partridge Family, Police Story and Fantasy Island and represented Mark Harmon, Kristin Chenoweth and others as a talent manager, has died. He was 88.
Onorato died April 21 in Los Angeles, his nephew Chris Onorato announced.
Onorato founded the Casting Society of America (then known as the American Society of Casting Directors) with Mike Fenton and Joe Reich in 1982, and he received a lifetime achievement award from the organization in 2019.
Onorato won the CSA’s Artios Award for best casting for a comedy film for Bagdad Café (1987), sharing it with Jerold Franks, his partner in Onorato/Franks Independent Casting.
Alfred Louis Onorato was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Nov. 10, 1935. He graduated from Hackensack High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University, then worked as a page at NBC Studios in New York City.
He was a vice president in charge...
Onorato died April 21 in Los Angeles, his nephew Chris Onorato announced.
Onorato founded the Casting Society of America (then known as the American Society of Casting Directors) with Mike Fenton and Joe Reich in 1982, and he received a lifetime achievement award from the organization in 2019.
Onorato won the CSA’s Artios Award for best casting for a comedy film for Bagdad Café (1987), sharing it with Jerold Franks, his partner in Onorato/Franks Independent Casting.
Alfred Louis Onorato was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Nov. 10, 1935. He graduated from Hackensack High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University, then worked as a page at NBC Studios in New York City.
He was a vice president in charge...
- 5/12/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On Thursday, May 9 at 3:00 p.m. Et/12:00 p.m. Pt, podcaster Alan Locher will be joined by several friends and former co-stars of Marj Dusay, the beloved actress who portrayed such memorable characters as Alexandra Spaulding on “Guiding Light” and Vanessa Bennett on “All My Children,” among others, for a special tribute episode of “The Locher Room” dedicated in her honor.
Actors Vincent Irizarry, Ron Raines and Nicholas Walker, each of whom played a family member of one of Dusay’s characters throughout her daytime drama career, are set to appear on the live show.
On “All My Children,” Irizarry portrayed David Hayward, the eldest child of Dusay’s scene-stealing character. He played a similar capacity on “Guiding Light,” where he appeared as Alexandra’s twin boys, Brandon “Lujack” Luvonaczek and Nick McHenry-Spaulding. On the CBS soap, Raines portrayed Alan Spaulding, Alexandra’s brother.
Dusay made her foray...
Actors Vincent Irizarry, Ron Raines and Nicholas Walker, each of whom played a family member of one of Dusay’s characters throughout her daytime drama career, are set to appear on the live show.
On “All My Children,” Irizarry portrayed David Hayward, the eldest child of Dusay’s scene-stealing character. He played a similar capacity on “Guiding Light,” where he appeared as Alexandra’s twin boys, Brandon “Lujack” Luvonaczek and Nick McHenry-Spaulding. On the CBS soap, Raines portrayed Alan Spaulding, Alexandra’s brother.
Dusay made her foray...
- 5/9/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
The TV production industry continues moving along after previous Covid setbacks and union strike delays, although many series with great hopes, continue to disappear after only one season:
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)
How To Get Away With Murder...
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)
How To Get Away With Murder...
- 5/7/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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The E. W. Scripps Company is refreshing the brand identity of its television network Ion to reflect its carriage of live sports and events, executives confirmed this week.
The change comes as Scripps has worked to incorporate more live events into Ion’s annual schedule, to include professional women’s basketball and soccer, and as the company offers a greater focus on its budding Scripps Sports brand that launched in late 2022.
The refreshed identity for Ion will extend to its two companion networks — broadcast outlet Ion Mystery and free, ad-supported streaming channel Ion Plus — with the total package taking center stage at Scripps’ Upfronts presentation this spring.
In an interview with the trade publication Cablefax, a Scripps executive said the new brand identity was a reflection of an uptick in interest from the advertising community “about the need to support women’s sports — that it’s good business for them,...
The E. W. Scripps Company is refreshing the brand identity of its television network Ion to reflect its carriage of live sports and events, executives confirmed this week.
The change comes as Scripps has worked to incorporate more live events into Ion’s annual schedule, to include professional women’s basketball and soccer, and as the company offers a greater focus on its budding Scripps Sports brand that launched in late 2022.
The refreshed identity for Ion will extend to its two companion networks — broadcast outlet Ion Mystery and free, ad-supported streaming channel Ion Plus — with the total package taking center stage at Scripps’ Upfronts presentation this spring.
In an interview with the trade publication Cablefax, a Scripps executive said the new brand identity was a reflection of an uptick in interest from the advertising community “about the need to support women’s sports — that it’s good business for them,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
The TV production industry continues to roar back after Covid setbacks and union strike delays, although many series with great hopes, disappeared after only one season:
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)
How To Get Away With Murder...
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)
How To Get Away With Murder...
- 4/4/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Sad news for Young and the Restless (Y&R) fans as it has been announced that former alum and actress Jennifer Leak D’Auria passed away recently, after a seven-year fight with a rare neurological condition known as supranuclear palsy. She died on Monday, March 18 in her Jupiter, Florida home at the age of 76.
Young and the Restless Star Jennifer Leak D’Auria’s Acting Legacy
While Jennifer is best known for her Y&r role as Gwen Sherman, she had quite the acting career. She began working at the age of 17 when she shot a Canadian television pilot for a series called Wojeck.
According to Jennifer’s husband, James D’Auria, the film director Mike Nichols was so impressed with her natural talent that he cast her in The Graduate; however, immigration issues kept her from participating in the movie.
She would move to L.A. later on, living at the Hollywood Studio Club,...
Young and the Restless Star Jennifer Leak D’Auria’s Acting Legacy
While Jennifer is best known for her Y&r role as Gwen Sherman, she had quite the acting career. She began working at the age of 17 when she shot a Canadian television pilot for a series called Wojeck.
According to Jennifer’s husband, James D’Auria, the film director Mike Nichols was so impressed with her natural talent that he cast her in The Graduate; however, immigration issues kept her from participating in the movie.
She would move to L.A. later on, living at the Hollywood Studio Club,...
- 3/30/2024
- by Melinda Marsh
- Celebrating The Soaps
Jennifer Leak has sadly passed away.
The actress, who famously appeared on the popular soap opera The Young and the Restless in the 1970s, died at her home in Jupiter, Fla., on March 18th, according to an obituary in The East Hampton Star.
Keep reading to find out more…
Jennifer reportedly had been coping with rare neurological disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, for the past seven years.
The late actress is survived by her husband of 47 years, James D’Auria, and her brother Kenneth Leak.
According to her obituary, her ashes will be buried in the graveyard at her childhood church in Wales.
Her husband James described her as “a shy and private person, never desiring to be the center of attention or having the need for an audience. She saved those feelings and exhibited them only when on camera, and then she became electric.”
Jennifer‘s television credits include three...
The actress, who famously appeared on the popular soap opera The Young and the Restless in the 1970s, died at her home in Jupiter, Fla., on March 18th, according to an obituary in The East Hampton Star.
Keep reading to find out more…
Jennifer reportedly had been coping with rare neurological disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, for the past seven years.
The late actress is survived by her husband of 47 years, James D’Auria, and her brother Kenneth Leak.
According to her obituary, her ashes will be buried in the graveyard at her childhood church in Wales.
Her husband James described her as “a shy and private person, never desiring to be the center of attention or having the need for an audience. She saved those feelings and exhibited them only when on camera, and then she became electric.”
Jennifer‘s television credits include three...
- 3/29/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender was released earlier this year and opened to mixed responses. While the show was lauded for its casting and VFX, there were criticisms directed at the writing and quick pacing of the show. There have been no official confirmations about a second season, which would adapt the second season of the animated show, Book 2: Earth.
Many of the actors in the cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender seem to be excited for a second season, including actor Daniel Dae Kim. Dae Kim played the role of Fire Lord Ozai in the Netflix adaptation and mentioned that he would be intrigued to see the true madness of the character in season 2. However, he too was not entirely sure of a second season happening.
Daniel Dae Kim In Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender...
Many of the actors in the cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender seem to be excited for a second season, including actor Daniel Dae Kim. Dae Kim played the role of Fire Lord Ozai in the Netflix adaptation and mentioned that he would be intrigued to see the true madness of the character in season 2. However, he too was not entirely sure of a second season happening.
Daniel Dae Kim In Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender...
- 3/5/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
The TV production industry continues to roar back after Covid setbacks and union strike delays, although many series with great hopes have disappeared after only one season:
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)
How To Get Away With Murder...
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)
How To Get Away With Murder...
- 3/2/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Netflix is getting into the medical procedural space, with the streamer announcing a pickup for the drama “Pulse.”
The series hails from creator Zoe Robyn, who will also serve as co-showrunner alongside Carlton Cuse. In addition, Justina Machado has been cast in a series regular role.
The official logline for the series states, “While the staff of Miami’s busiest Level 1 Trauma Center navigate medical emergencies, young ER doc Dani Simms is unexpectedly promoted to Chief Resident amidst the fallout of her own provocative romantic relationship.”
Machado will star as Natalie Cruz, described as “a brilliant and politically-savvy doctor, who oversees both administration and medicine in her role as the Chair of Surgery and Emergency Medicine.”
Both Robyn and Cuse also serve as executive producers on the series. Kate Dennis will serve as director and executive producer on the show’s first two episodes. Bradley Gardner, Emma Forman, and Michael Klick also executive produce.
The series hails from creator Zoe Robyn, who will also serve as co-showrunner alongside Carlton Cuse. In addition, Justina Machado has been cast in a series regular role.
The official logline for the series states, “While the staff of Miami’s busiest Level 1 Trauma Center navigate medical emergencies, young ER doc Dani Simms is unexpectedly promoted to Chief Resident amidst the fallout of her own provocative romantic relationship.”
Machado will star as Natalie Cruz, described as “a brilliant and politically-savvy doctor, who oversees both administration and medicine in her role as the Chair of Surgery and Emergency Medicine.”
Both Robyn and Cuse also serve as executive producers on the series. Kate Dennis will serve as director and executive producer on the show’s first two episodes. Bradley Gardner, Emma Forman, and Michael Klick also executive produce.
- 2/29/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
A lot of sci-fi films helped shape the genre into what it is today, but perhaps none of them are as underrated as the 1982 film "Tron." The original entry into a franchise that would come to span several decades was studded with soon-to-be stars like the incomparable Jeff Bridges, who would go on to earn an Academy Award.
Bridges stars in the action-adventure as Kevin Flynn, a video game developer who gets trapped inside his own software and has to interact with the programs inside his computer's main frame to escape. Digital technology was still emerging in the 1980s, and computers were relegated to those with a proclivity for science. All that is to say, the public wasn't ready for a movie filled with symbolic computer metaphors, and the film was not a success.
However, as computers began to rise in popularity, so too did "Tron." Early web users looked...
Bridges stars in the action-adventure as Kevin Flynn, a video game developer who gets trapped inside his own software and has to interact with the programs inside his computer's main frame to escape. Digital technology was still emerging in the 1980s, and computers were relegated to those with a proclivity for science. All that is to say, the public wasn't ready for a movie filled with symbolic computer metaphors, and the film was not a success.
However, as computers began to rise in popularity, so too did "Tron." Early web users looked...
- 2/19/2024
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
The TV production industry seems to be roaring back after Covid and union strike delays, although many series with great hopes have disappeared after only one season:
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)
How To Get Away With Murder...
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)
How To Get Away With Murder...
- 2/3/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Updated with Giancarlo Esposito statement: The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal is remembering his former co-star Carl Weathers.
In an Instagram message posted following news of Weathers’ death, Pascal wrote simply “words fail...
In an Instagram message posted following news of Weathers’ death, Pascal wrote simply “words fail...
- 2/2/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Carl Weathers, the legendary actor known for his roles in movies like "Rocky" and "Predator," has only just passed away at the age of 76. Though not talked about nearly as much as his on-screen work, Weathers was also an accomplished director and called the shots on many shows during his decades-long career, including "Hawaii Five-o" and "Law & Order." In recent years, he's played Greef Karga on the "Star Wars" TV show "The Mandalorian." Even then, however, Lucasfilm made use of his talents behind the camera as well, with Weathers directing not one but two episodes documenting the galactic adventures of Mando and Grogu.
Most recently, Weathers directed an episode titled "The Foundling," which aired as part of the show's third season in 2023. Speaking to Hype Beast after the episode premiered, the actor-turned-director explained his approach to directing specifically in the "Star Wars" universe," which is no small thing. In short?...
Most recently, Weathers directed an episode titled "The Foundling," which aired as part of the show's third season in 2023. Speaking to Hype Beast after the episode premiered, the actor-turned-director explained his approach to directing specifically in the "Star Wars" universe," which is no small thing. In short?...
- 2/2/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Like an Apollo Creed uppercut to the senses, we’ve learned that Carl Weathers, the iconic actor in the Rocky film franchise, Predator, The Mandalorian, Happy Gilmore, Action Jackson, and so much more, has passed away at 76.
“We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Carl Weathers,” his family said in a statement. “He died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, February 1st, 2024. … Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life. Through his contributions to film, television, the arts and sports, he has left an indelible mark and is recognized worldwide and across generations. He was a beloved brother, father, grandfather, partner, and friend.”
Born on January 14, 1948, in New Orleans, Weathers was a titan of the silver screen and television domain with over 75 credits across his 50-year career. He is best known for playing Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa’s rival-turned-friend in the Rocky film franchise. As the Master of Disaster,...
“We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Carl Weathers,” his family said in a statement. “He died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, February 1st, 2024. … Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life. Through his contributions to film, television, the arts and sports, he has left an indelible mark and is recognized worldwide and across generations. He was a beloved brother, father, grandfather, partner, and friend.”
Born on January 14, 1948, in New Orleans, Weathers was a titan of the silver screen and television domain with over 75 credits across his 50-year career. He is best known for playing Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa’s rival-turned-friend in the Rocky film franchise. As the Master of Disaster,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Tributes have been pouring in for Carl Weathers, the former college American Football player who starred in the Rocky films, as well as Predator and The Mandalorian, following his death on February 1. He was 76.
Weathers passed away in his sleep at home on Thursday.
Speaking on Instagram, Rocky creator Sylvester Stallone said he was “so torn up” at the news.
”Carl Weathers was such an integral part of my life, my success… When he walked into that room and I saw him for the first time, I saw greatness, but I didn’t realised how great,” said Stallone.
”I never...
Weathers passed away in his sleep at home on Thursday.
Speaking on Instagram, Rocky creator Sylvester Stallone said he was “so torn up” at the news.
”Carl Weathers was such an integral part of my life, my success… When he walked into that room and I saw him for the first time, I saw greatness, but I didn’t realised how great,” said Stallone.
”I never...
- 2/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
Carl Weathers, the former American Football player who starred in the Rocky films opposite Sylvester Stallone and also earned notable credits in Predator and later in life The Mandalorian, has died. He was 76.
Weathers passed away at his home in Los Angeles on Thursday. He was born in New Orleans on January 14 1948, and stood out as a keen athlete in his youth, playing for San Diego State University in the team’s invincible season in 1968 when they won all 11 games.
Speaking on Instagram, Stallone said he was “so torn up” at the news.
”Carl Weathers was such an integral part of my life,...
Weathers passed away at his home in Los Angeles on Thursday. He was born in New Orleans on January 14 1948, and stood out as a keen athlete in his youth, playing for San Diego State University in the team’s invincible season in 1968 when they won all 11 games.
Speaking on Instagram, Stallone said he was “so torn up” at the news.
”Carl Weathers was such an integral part of my life,...
- 2/2/2024
- ScreenDaily
After more than five years, Netflix's long-awaited reimagining of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" is finally coming to fruition in February. The live-action series will take the beloved Nickelodeon animated show and attempt to bring it to life in a new medium for a new generation. Or, presumably, the same generation of fans that loved the original and who are hoping to capture that same magic. While the final verdict has yet to be determined, Netflix used every tool at its disposal to bring the airbenders, earthbenders, waterbenders, and firebenders to life. That included borrowing a few tricks learned from another one of the streamer's big hit shows, "Stranger Things."
Entertainment Weekly recently published a comprehensive preview of the live-action "Avatar: The Last Airbender" series. In speaking about bringing the firebending abilities to life, it was explained that "Stranger Things" season 4 had a direct influence on that front. The same...
Entertainment Weekly recently published a comprehensive preview of the live-action "Avatar: The Last Airbender" series. In speaking about bringing the firebending abilities to life, it was explained that "Stranger Things" season 4 had a direct influence on that front. The same...
- 1/31/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Dashing, magnetic superstar Ricardo Montalbán got his start in the 1940s, appearing in numerous notable hit films in his native Mexico, playing a variety of roles in romantic dramas, historical comedies, and other swashbuckling adventures. His natural dazzle and ineffable "it" qualities caught the eye of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1947, and he shot the English-language film "Fiesta" with Esther Williams, Cyd Charisse, and Mary Astor. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Montalbán became incredibly busy, starring in romances, dramas, and an enormous amount of American TV, including one-shot TV movies and multiple notable hit shows. He was in "Dr. Kildare," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "Gunsmoke," "Hawaii Five-o," and, of course, "Star Trek," playing the charismatic tyrant Khan Noonien Singh.
A new generation of Montalbán fans was born with the debut of "Fantasy Island" in 1978. On "Fantasy Island," Montalbán played the mysterious Mr. Roarke, the manager of Devil's Island, a remote, hard-to-get-to tropical paradise...
A new generation of Montalbán fans was born with the debut of "Fantasy Island" in 1978. On "Fantasy Island," Montalbán played the mysterious Mr. Roarke, the manager of Devil's Island, a remote, hard-to-get-to tropical paradise...
- 1/23/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Battlestar Galactica has a compelling premise. Twelve human space colonies in a distant part of the universe are at war with a race of artificially intelligent robots called the Cylons. A human called Baltar betrays humanity and the Cylons wipe out the Twelve Colonies and most of their space-faring ships, the Colonial Fleet, in a nuclear attack that leaves their planets uninhabitable. The only surviving vessel from the Fleet is the Battlestar Galactica, along with a ragtag collection of other space vessels. So the human survivors travel across the universe led by Commander Adama of the Galactica, looking for the legendary 13th colony, Earth, to make it their new home.
With such a fascinating setup, it’s no surprise that Battlestar Galactica (1978) has had several sequels, spinoffs, and remakes: the short-lived sequel series Galactica 1980, which was hampered by a lack of most of the original stars; the very successful 2003-...
With such a fascinating setup, it’s no surprise that Battlestar Galactica (1978) has had several sequels, spinoffs, and remakes: the short-lived sequel series Galactica 1980, which was hampered by a lack of most of the original stars; the very successful 2003-...
- 1/17/2024
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
While the TV production industry deals with a resurgence of Covid, television series cancelations continue:
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)
How To Get Away With Murder (canceled; six seasons)
Hustler, The (canceled; after Season Two...
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)
How To Get Away With Murder (canceled; six seasons)
Hustler, The (canceled; after Season Two...
- 1/2/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
As 2023 comes to a close, we here at JoBlo.com would like to take a moment to pay tribute to some of the people who sadly passed away this year. Our deepest respect goes out to everyone in the industry we have lost, and our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of those who died in 2023. These talented individuals will always be remembered for their impact on the world of film and television.
In Memory Of…
Earl Boen
Earl Boen died at the age of 81 on January 5th. The actor was best known as Dr. Peter Silberman in The Terminator, a role he reprised in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, making him the only other actor aside from Arnold Schwarzenegger to appear in the first three movies.
Boen always wanted to inject a little more humour into his performance, but director James Cameron kept telling him no…...
In Memory Of…
Earl Boen
Earl Boen died at the age of 81 on January 5th. The actor was best known as Dr. Peter Silberman in The Terminator, a role he reprised in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, making him the only other actor aside from Arnold Schwarzenegger to appear in the first three movies.
Boen always wanted to inject a little more humour into his performance, but director James Cameron kept telling him no…...
- 1/1/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Richard Romanus, the tough-guy character actor best known for his turn as Michael Longo, the Little Italy loan shark who gets into it with Robert De Niro’s Johnny Civello in Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets, has died. He was 80.
Romanus died Dec. 23 in a private hospital in Volos, Greece, his son, Robert Romanus, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Romanus handled prominent voice roles for Ralph Bakshi in 1977’s Wizards (as the elf warrior Weehawk) and 1982’s Hey Good Lookin’ (as the leader of a 1950s greaser gang), and in between, he played the cab driver Harry Canyon in another animated film, Heavy Metal (1981).
He also appeared on four episodes of The Sopranos as Richard Lapenna, the on-again, off-again husband of Lorraine Bracco’s Jennifer Melfi, from 1999-2002.
In Mean Streets (1973), Romanus’ character is famously disrespected by Johnny when he leans on him for his money.
“You know, Michael, you make me laugh,...
Romanus died Dec. 23 in a private hospital in Volos, Greece, his son, Robert Romanus, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Romanus handled prominent voice roles for Ralph Bakshi in 1977’s Wizards (as the elf warrior Weehawk) and 1982’s Hey Good Lookin’ (as the leader of a 1950s greaser gang), and in between, he played the cab driver Harry Canyon in another animated film, Heavy Metal (1981).
He also appeared on four episodes of The Sopranos as Richard Lapenna, the on-again, off-again husband of Lorraine Bracco’s Jennifer Melfi, from 1999-2002.
In Mean Streets (1973), Romanus’ character is famously disrespected by Johnny when he leans on him for his money.
“You know, Michael, you make me laugh,...
- 12/30/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stop me if you've heard this one before.
It's a movie about a mad bomber who puts a bomb on a vehicle, and if that vehicle stops it's going to blow up. So the authorities try to figure out who the bomber is, but he's too clever to be captured, while the people in the vehicle do everything in their power to keep the engine running, find the bomb, and defuse it before it blows up.
That's the plot of the Oscar-winning blockbuster "Speed," directed by Jan De Bont and written by Christopher Yost (with an uncredited but substantial rewrite by Joss Whedon). When "Speed" came out in 1994 the premise seemed pretty novel, taking the already tried-and-true premise of "Die Hard on a [Blank]" and setting it on a bus that can't stop plowing through traffic in the middle of the day in Los Angeles, where there is — take it from...
It's a movie about a mad bomber who puts a bomb on a vehicle, and if that vehicle stops it's going to blow up. So the authorities try to figure out who the bomber is, but he's too clever to be captured, while the people in the vehicle do everything in their power to keep the engine running, find the bomb, and defuse it before it blows up.
That's the plot of the Oscar-winning blockbuster "Speed," directed by Jan De Bont and written by Christopher Yost (with an uncredited but substantial rewrite by Joss Whedon). When "Speed" came out in 1994 the premise seemed pretty novel, taking the already tried-and-true premise of "Die Hard on a [Blank]" and setting it on a bus that can't stop plowing through traffic in the middle of the day in Los Angeles, where there is — take it from...
- 12/23/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- Slash Film
Marisa Pavan, the Italian actress and twin sister of Pier Angeli who received an Oscar nomination for her performance as the daughter of Anna Magnani’s seamstress in the 1955 drama The Rose Tattoo, has died. She was 91.
Pavan died Wednesday in her sleep at her home in Gassin, France, near Saint-Tropez, Margaux Soumoy, who wrote Pavan’s 2021 biography, Drop the Baby; Put a Veil on the Broad!, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Pavan also portrayed the French queen Catherine de’ Medici in Diane (1956), starring Lana Turner; an Italian girl who had an affair years ago with a corporate exec (Gregory Peck) in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956); and the love interest of a former cop (Tony Curtis) investigating the murder of a priest in the film noir The Midnight Story (1957).
In Paramount’s The Rose Tattoo (1955), an adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play that won four Tony Awards, including best play,...
Pavan died Wednesday in her sleep at her home in Gassin, France, near Saint-Tropez, Margaux Soumoy, who wrote Pavan’s 2021 biography, Drop the Baby; Put a Veil on the Broad!, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Pavan also portrayed the French queen Catherine de’ Medici in Diane (1956), starring Lana Turner; an Italian girl who had an affair years ago with a corporate exec (Gregory Peck) in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956); and the love interest of a former cop (Tony Curtis) investigating the murder of a priest in the film noir The Midnight Story (1957).
In Paramount’s The Rose Tattoo (1955), an adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play that won four Tony Awards, including best play,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While the TV production industry deals with a resurgence of Covid, television series cancelations continue:
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)
How To Get Away With Murder (canceled; six seasons)
Hustler, The (canceled; after Season Two...
ABC
$100,000 Pyramid, The (renewed)
20/20 (renewed)
American Housewife (canceled; five seasons)
American Idol (renewed)
America's Funniest Home Videos (renewed)A Million Little Things (canceled; after Season 5)Bachelor, The (renewed)
Bachelorette, The (renewed)
Bachelor in Paradise (renewed)
Baker and the Beauty (canceled; one season)
Big Sky (renewed)Black-ish (canceled; after Season 8) Bless This Mess (canceled; two seasons)Call Your Mother (canceled; one season)Card SharksCelebrity Family Feud (renewed)
Conners, The (renewed)
Dancing With The Stars (renewed)
Don't (canceled; one season)Emergence (canceled; one season)
For Life (canceled; after Season 2)
Fresh Off The Boat (canceled; six seasons)
Good Doctor, The (renewed)
Grand Hotel (canceled; one season)
Goldbergs, The (renewed)
Grey's Anatomy (Season 18)
Great Christmas Light Fight (renewed)
Holey Moley (canceled; after Season 4)
How To Get Away With Murder (canceled; six seasons)
Hustler, The (canceled; after Season Two...
- 11/29/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The premise of Glen A. Larson's 1978 sci-fi series "Battlestar Galactica" was high-concept and complex. It took place far from Earth, at the end of humanity's millennium-long war with a species of robots called the Cylons. The Cylons themselves were built by a long-extinct race of humanoid reptiles, and they seem poised to offer the same fate to humankind. Feeling that the writing was on the wall, a human named Count Baltar (John Colicos) betrayed humanity and sided with the Cylons, putting the robots hot on the trail of the Battlestar Galactica, a massive starship carrying most of the galaxy's last-known humans. Their goal is to find a long-lost "thirteenth tribe," a human colony that was said to have settled on a distant planet called Earth.
The assumption for viewers was that "Battlestar Galactica" was set in the distant future, but at the end of the 24th episode of its only season,...
The assumption for viewers was that "Battlestar Galactica" was set in the distant future, but at the end of the 24th episode of its only season,...
- 11/19/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
"The Amityville Horror" is one of the definitive haunted house films, a classic tale about paranormal activity terrorizing a suburban family with swarming flies, mysterious voices, and sudden illness. Even the windows resemble ominous eyes peering down on the unsuspecting victims. The movie taps into the religious undertones popularized by other 1970s releases such as "The Exorcist" and "The Omen," suggesting there is a Satanic force at work that must be destroyed.
Eventually, the new owners George and Kathy Lutz discover the horrifying history of their new home: Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family with a rifle one year prior, a Satanic worshipper named John Ketchum once lived on the land, and the house itself was built on a Shinnecock burial ground.
Despite receiving mixed reviews for elements like the cheesy portrayal of a possessed George, "The Amityville Horror" ended up having a significant impact on the horror genre.
Eventually, the new owners George and Kathy Lutz discover the horrifying history of their new home: Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family with a rifle one year prior, a Satanic worshipper named John Ketchum once lived on the land, and the house itself was built on a Shinnecock burial ground.
Despite receiving mixed reviews for elements like the cheesy portrayal of a possessed George, "The Amityville Horror" ended up having a significant impact on the horror genre.
- 11/19/2023
- by Caroline Madden
- Slash Film
Stephen Kandel, the prolific screenwriter whose work over four decades in television spanned Sea Hunt to Star Trek, Batman to Barnaby Jones and Mannix to MacGyver, has died. He was 96.
Kandel died Oct. 21 of natural causes in his Boston apartment, his daughter Elizabeth Englander told The Hollywood Reporter.
Kandel also wrote multiple episodes of such shows as The Millionaire, The Rogues, Gidget, I Spy, Ironside, The Wild Wild West, It Takes a Thief, Dan August, The New Mike Hammer, Mission: Impossible, Room 222, The Magician, Medical Center, Cannon, Hawaii Five-o and Hart to Hart.
Plus, he co-created Iron Horse, a 1966-68 drama from ABC and Screen Gems that starred Dale Robertson, as a gambler turned railroad baron, Gary Collins and Ellen Burstyn.
“His résumé reads like a Baby Boomer’s dream list of must-see TV,” Tom Weaver wrote in his 2005 book, Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers.
Kandel had a hand...
Kandel died Oct. 21 of natural causes in his Boston apartment, his daughter Elizabeth Englander told The Hollywood Reporter.
Kandel also wrote multiple episodes of such shows as The Millionaire, The Rogues, Gidget, I Spy, Ironside, The Wild Wild West, It Takes a Thief, Dan August, The New Mike Hammer, Mission: Impossible, Room 222, The Magician, Medical Center, Cannon, Hawaii Five-o and Hart to Hart.
Plus, he co-created Iron Horse, a 1966-68 drama from ABC and Screen Gems that starred Dale Robertson, as a gambler turned railroad baron, Gary Collins and Ellen Burstyn.
“His résumé reads like a Baby Boomer’s dream list of must-see TV,” Tom Weaver wrote in his 2005 book, Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers.
Kandel had a hand...
- 11/13/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Robert Butler, the co-creator of “Remington Steele” and a veteran television director who worked on such series as “Hill Street Blues,” “Star Trek” and “Batman,” died Nov. 3 in Los Angeles. He was 95.
Butler’s career spanned nearly five decades, during which he directed many notable series, including “Hennesey,” “Star Trek,” “Batman,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Bonanza,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Gunsmoke,” “Hawaii Five-o” and more. He won three Primetime Emmy Awards: two for “The Blue Knight” in 1974 and the other for “Hill Street Blues” in 1981. He also received Emmy nominations for episodes of “Moonlighting,” “Sirens” and “Lois & Clark The Adventures of Superman.”
Butler and Michael Gleason co-created “Remington Steele,” starring Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist, which ran from 1982 to 1987 on NBC. Butler directed five episodes of the detective procedural series between 1982 and 1983, including the pilot.
He also directed several feature films and TV movies, including “Now You See Him, Now You Don’t,...
Butler’s career spanned nearly five decades, during which he directed many notable series, including “Hennesey,” “Star Trek,” “Batman,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Bonanza,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Gunsmoke,” “Hawaii Five-o” and more. He won three Primetime Emmy Awards: two for “The Blue Knight” in 1974 and the other for “Hill Street Blues” in 1981. He also received Emmy nominations for episodes of “Moonlighting,” “Sirens” and “Lois & Clark The Adventures of Superman.”
Butler and Michael Gleason co-created “Remington Steele,” starring Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist, which ran from 1982 to 1987 on NBC. Butler directed five episodes of the detective procedural series between 1982 and 1983, including the pilot.
He also directed several feature films and TV movies, including “Now You See Him, Now You Don’t,...
- 11/11/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Robert Butler, who directed the pilots for a number of classic TV series including “Batman,” “Star Trek” and “Hill Street Blues,” has died at the age of 95.
Butler died on Nov. 3 in Los Angeles, his family announced via an obituary on the L.A. Times’ Legacy.com on Saturday.
The director was the cocreator of Pierce Brosnan series “Remington Steele” and directed its pilot. His credits also included work on “The Blue Knight,” “Hawaii Five-o,” “The Waltons” and more.
Butler and his friend screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr. were responsible for bringing “Batman” to the small screen and making it a 1960s camp sensation. The pair had been good friends since childhood, and when producer William Dozier tapped them for the comic-to-tv series, they were both ready to work together.
In the 2016 book “Batman: A Celebration of the Classic TV Series,” Butler said, “Dozier knew me when he was a CBS boss,...
Butler died on Nov. 3 in Los Angeles, his family announced via an obituary on the L.A. Times’ Legacy.com on Saturday.
The director was the cocreator of Pierce Brosnan series “Remington Steele” and directed its pilot. His credits also included work on “The Blue Knight,” “Hawaii Five-o,” “The Waltons” and more.
Butler and his friend screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr. were responsible for bringing “Batman” to the small screen and making it a 1960s camp sensation. The pair had been good friends since childhood, and when producer William Dozier tapped them for the comic-to-tv series, they were both ready to work together.
In the 2016 book “Batman: A Celebration of the Classic TV Series,” Butler said, “Dozier knew me when he was a CBS boss,...
- 11/11/2023
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
Robert Butler, the Emmy-winning, go-to pilot director who helmed the first episodes of such acclaimed shows as Batman, Star Trek, Hill Street Blues and Moonlighting, died Nov. 3 in Los Angeles, his family announced. He was 95.
Butler also co-created the Pierce Brosnan-starring Remington Steele (and helmed its pilot, of course), directed the first episode of Hogan’s Heroes in 1965, and called the first shots and set the tone for, Glenn Gordon Caron’s Moonlighting, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Sisters and The Division.
In 1973, he directed the William Holden-starring The Blue Knight — the first four-hour television miniseries — at NBC and then got the CBS series adaptation of the Joseph Wambaugh novel that starred George Kennedy off on the right foot.
Butler also helmed two episodes of The Twilight Zone (the fifth-season installments “Caesar and Me,” starring his old friend, Jackie Cooper, and “The Encounter”) and worked on The Dick Van Dyke Show,...
Butler also co-created the Pierce Brosnan-starring Remington Steele (and helmed its pilot, of course), directed the first episode of Hogan’s Heroes in 1965, and called the first shots and set the tone for, Glenn Gordon Caron’s Moonlighting, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Sisters and The Division.
In 1973, he directed the William Holden-starring The Blue Knight — the first four-hour television miniseries — at NBC and then got the CBS series adaptation of the Joseph Wambaugh novel that starred George Kennedy off on the right foot.
Butler also helmed two episodes of The Twilight Zone (the fifth-season installments “Caesar and Me,” starring his old friend, Jackie Cooper, and “The Encounter”) and worked on The Dick Van Dyke Show,...
- 11/11/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Range Media Partners has signed filmmaker Len Wiseman.
He will next debut his highly anticipated film Ballerina, which is set to bow on June 7, 2024. The film is an action spinoff of the lucrative John Wick franchise and follows a young assassin, played by Oscar nominee Ana de Armas, who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family. The film also stars Keanu Reeves reprising his role as John Wick after a box office success with John Wick: Chapter 4, along with Norman Reedus and Lance Reddick.
Best known for his Underworld film series, which was released as five films starting with Underworld which bowed in 2003. The film starred Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman and Michael Sheen and led to four sequels starting with Underworld: Evolution, which he also directed. He would go on to produce future sequels Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Underworld: Awakening and Underworld: Blood Wars through his Sketch Films banner.
He will next debut his highly anticipated film Ballerina, which is set to bow on June 7, 2024. The film is an action spinoff of the lucrative John Wick franchise and follows a young assassin, played by Oscar nominee Ana de Armas, who seeks revenge against the people who killed her family. The film also stars Keanu Reeves reprising his role as John Wick after a box office success with John Wick: Chapter 4, along with Norman Reedus and Lance Reddick.
Best known for his Underworld film series, which was released as five films starting with Underworld which bowed in 2003. The film starred Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman and Michael Sheen and led to four sequels starting with Underworld: Evolution, which he also directed. He would go on to produce future sequels Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Underworld: Awakening and Underworld: Blood Wars through his Sketch Films banner.
- 11/9/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Shannon Wilcox, a character actor who appeared in 1984’s “Songwriter” alongside Willie Nelson and in five episodes of “Dallas,” died Sept. 2 in Los Angeles. She was 80.
Wilcox’s death was confirmed by her talent agent Peter Young.
Wilcox worked on such films as 1982’s “Six Weeks” with Dudley Moore and 1991’s “Frankie and Johnny” opposite Al Pacino. She also played the mother of Elisabeth Shue’s Ali Mills in John G. Avildsen’s “The Karate Kid” and appeared in other notable films throughout her career, including “Se7en,” “Runaway Bride,” “Raising Helen,” “The Princess Diaries” and its 2004 sequel, “The Border,” “Legal Eagles,” “For the Boys,””Exit to Eden,” “Dear God” and “The Other Sister.”
Wilcox made her onscreen debut on the action series “Starsky and Hutch” in 1976. She later guested on several series from the late ’70s to ’80s, including the short-lived sitcom “Sirota’s Court,” “Dog and Cat,” “Hawaii Five-o,” “Hart to Hart,...
Wilcox’s death was confirmed by her talent agent Peter Young.
Wilcox worked on such films as 1982’s “Six Weeks” with Dudley Moore and 1991’s “Frankie and Johnny” opposite Al Pacino. She also played the mother of Elisabeth Shue’s Ali Mills in John G. Avildsen’s “The Karate Kid” and appeared in other notable films throughout her career, including “Se7en,” “Runaway Bride,” “Raising Helen,” “The Princess Diaries” and its 2004 sequel, “The Border,” “Legal Eagles,” “For the Boys,””Exit to Eden,” “Dear God” and “The Other Sister.”
Wilcox made her onscreen debut on the action series “Starsky and Hutch” in 1976. She later guested on several series from the late ’70s to ’80s, including the short-lived sitcom “Sirota’s Court,” “Dog and Cat,” “Hawaii Five-o,” “Hart to Hart,...
- 11/6/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
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