Month: January 2022

EXCLUSIVE: eOne’s ambitious plans for a Dungeons & Dragons TV universe are starting to take shape with an A-list hire. Primetime-Panic Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders The indie studio has closed a deal with Red Notice filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber to creatively oversee a flagship live-action television series based on Hasbro’s wildly popular fantasy role-playing game franchise from Wizards of the Coast. Thurber will write and direct the pilot script as well as executive produce the hourlong project, which has been garnering interest from multiple buyers. Adapting Dungeons & Dragons for television has been “a big focus” for eOne following the company’s acquisition by Hasbro, eOne’s President of Global Television ...

We Don't Talk About Bruno from the 2021 animated movie Encanto has hit the number one spot on the Billboard 100 chart. The catchy song was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and is sung by Encanto cast members Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz.  But the tune won't be able to win an Oscar this year because it was not submitted for the race. Instead, the film's song Dos Oruguitas was entered. Good job: We Don't Talk About Bruno from the 2021 animated movie Encanto has hit the number one spot on the Billboard 100 chart  Star studded: The catchy song was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and is sung by Encanto cast members Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stepha...

EXCLUSIVE: eOne’s ambitious plans for a Dungeons & Dragons TV universe are starting to take shape with an A-list hire. Primetime-Panic Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders The indie studio has closed a deal with Red Notice filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber to creatively oversee a flagship live-action television series based on Hasbro’s wildly popular fantasy role-playing game franchise from Wizards of the Coast. Thurber will write and direct the pilot script as well as executive produce the hourlong project, which has been garnering interest from multiple buyers. Adapting Dungeons & Dragons for television has been “a big focus” for eOne following the company’s acquisition by Hasbro, eOne’s President of Global Television ...

Paramount+ is hopelessly devoted to a new Grease prequel.  The streaming network announced plans for its new 10-episode original musical series, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, on Monday. Set in the four years prior to the plot of the hit 1978 movie musical, the prequel will follow the origin story of film's most iconic 50s girl gang.  Grease lighting! Paramount+ announced plans for its new 10-episode original musical prequel series, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, on Monday Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies is set in 1954 - prior to the events in the classic movie - and will follow four 'fed up' misfit teenagers on their own path at Rydell High.   The musical series stars Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Ari Notartomaso, Tricia Fukuhara, Shanel Bailey, Madison Tho...

All Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface has really wanted deep down is to be unbothered by the outside world and left to his murderous hobbies. But the first trailer for Netflix and Legendary’s upcoming sequel makes clear that almost 50 years later, the iconic serial killer still knows no peace despite his attempts to go looking for it. What the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre lacks in terms of having a unique title, it may make up for with its premise, which directly connects it to director Tobe Hooper’s original 1974 feature of a similar name. Though most everyone living near Harlow, Texas is familiar with the story of how Sally Hardesty (Olwen Fouéré) narrowly managed to escape Leatherface’s (Mark Burnham) clutches, Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s out-of-towner protagonists have no id...

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A popular internet personality, beloved by millions for his irreverent, anti-establishment commentary, becomes the subject of a heated backlash after critics accuse him of promoting dangerous misinformation. The controversy engulfs the creator’s biggest platform, which has rules prohibiting dangerous misinformation and now faces pressure to enforce them against one of its highest-profile users. Hoping to ride out the storm, the platform’s chief executive publishes a blog post about the importance of free speech, declining to punish the rule-breaker but promising to introduce new features that will promote higher-quality information. Still, the backlash intensifies. Civil rights groups organize a boycott. Advertisers pull their campaigns. A hashtag...

Rachel Maddow reportedly will go on hiatus from her primetime talk show on MSNBC to focus on movie and podcast projects, including a film directed by Ben Stiller. Maddow told staffers at the left-leaning, Comcast-owned network that she will step aside for a few weeks to devote time to her side projects, Business Insider reported on Monday. She is expected to announce the move to viewers during Monday night’s broadcast. Maddow will executive produce a Focus Features movie based on her book and podcast, “Bag Man,” about a political bribery scandal. Her absence is expected to last a few weeks, after which she will return to host her nightly hour-long talk show. Maddow will also contribute to the network’s coverage of major live events. Last year, Maddow ...