‘Foreign Service’ Embassy Comedy In Works At NBC

EXCLUSIVE:A series in development atNBCenvisions a U.S. embassy abroad as the setting for a workplace comedy. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio. Dylan Hammalian is the creative executive for Kapital. Aaron Brownstein, left, and Simon GanzAllison Schroeder All three series were run by Jason Katims. Their series credits also include Kapitals Netflix dark comedySanta Clarita Dietand Paramount+sBeavis and Butt-Head. Watch on Deadline They are repped by CAA, Anonymous Content, Iconoclast and Gang Tyre Ramer....

April 16, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Jasmine Watkins

‘Forrest Gump’ Producer Wendy Finerman & Matt Iseman Among Judges Of Short Film Contest Centered On Posttraumatic Growth

An additional five $1,000 PTG Awards will be granted to standout submissions. Falke, a retired Navy EOD Master Chief, founded Boulder Crest Foundation as a nonprofit based around PTG. At Boulder Crest, we believe that struggle has value, said Josh Goldberg, CEO of Boulder Crest. Wendy Finerman and Matt IsemanCourtesy Its a gateway to transformation and growth. Our work with Boulder Crest has opened our eyes to how people can grow stronger through hardship....

April 16, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Brandon Cole

‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ Gets Season 17 Premiere Date At FX; Teases New ‘Abbott Elementary’ Crossover

FXhas set Wednesday, July 9 for the Season 17 premiere ofIts Always Sunny In Philadelphia. The new season is also coming to Disney+ internationally. Were also getting a glimpse of the new season in a promo released today. It reveals a newAbbott Elementarycrossover with Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee and Frank. (They also steal kids brownies. And sure, like any corporate goon, the Gang craves money and parasitic social privileges. Thats been plain since 2005....

April 16, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Paul Meyer

‘Outer Banks’ Star Rudy Pankow Joins Universal’s Adaptation Of Colleen Hoover Novel ‘Reminders Of Him’

Reminders of Him, from No. Watch on Deadline The screenplay comes from Hoover and Lauren Levine, based on the novel. Hoover and Levine are also producing through their Heartbones Entertainment. Rudy PankowGetty Gina Matthews is producing through her Little Engine Productions. Robin Fisichella is executive producing. Director of Production Development Christine Sun will oversee the project for Universal. Hoovers previous novels includeIt Ends with Us,It Starts with Us,Layla,Heart Bones,ConfessandVerity. Pankow is coming off starring as JJ in the Netflix seriesOuter Banks....

April 16, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Danielle Washington

‘Snow White:’ Lebanon Bans Disney Remake Over Inclusion Of Israeli Actress Gal Gadot

Ahmad Hajjar, Lebanons Interior Minister, recommended the ban, according to local newspaper An-Nahar. Gadot stars as the Evil Queen inSnow White. Gadot has been a prominent supporter of Israel since October 7 and the countrys subsequent military campaign in Gaza. Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen in Disney’s live-action ‘Snow White’Courtesy of Disney Also starring is Rachel Zegler, and Tony winner Andrew Burnap portrays Jonathan, a new male lead character.

April 16, 2025 · 1 min · 70 words · Johnny Mclaughlin

‘Stranger Things’ Star Matthew Modine Boards Documentary About Iconic Scottish Director Who Gave Leo DiCaprio His First Big Break

Modine and Adam RackoffsCinco Dedos Peliculasindie is EPingMichael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boys Lifewith Scottish outfitsTwo Rivers MediaandPartickular Films. He is hailed for casting DiCaprio inThis Boys Lifein the early 90s opposite Robert De Niro. Only last month we revealedhe is helmingEternityfrom King Orba and Rachel Robinson-Zetzer. Matthew Modine (left) and Michael Caton-JonesANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images / Mike Marsland/WireImage Partickular Films credits includeCows, Cash & Cover-Ups: Investigating VCJD. We are delighted to have secured so much unique and exclusive material with which to tell this inspiring story....

April 16, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Leslie Morris

‘The Greatest’: Amazon’s Muhammad Ali Limited Series Casts Michael Ealy As Malcolm X & Kai Parham As Boxer’s Brother

In a recurring role, Ealy will (finally) playMalcolm X. Snowfallstar Amin Joseph will play Sonny Liston, Alis rival and the heavyweight champion. Aiyana White and Jeff Augustin are also executive producers. Co-executive producing is David Blackman for Polygram. Kai Parham and Michael EalyDavid Muller/DeWayne Rogers He previously starred in Onyx Collectives Hulu seriesReasonable Doubtand guest-starred on PeacocksBel-AirandThe Afterpartyfor Apple TV. Ealy is repped by Anonymous Content and Gersh Agency. in Theatre, Acting & Directing....

April 16, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Dawn Mcdonald

‘The Legend of Ochi’ & ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Post-Production Studio PARALLAX Hires EP

Perkins has a background in live-action production as well as post-production. She previously worked as a Senior Producer at MPC Creative, where she established its NY office. Before that, she worked in-house at Roman Coppolas Directors Bureau. Rebecca Rose PerkinsPARALLAX Im thrilled to be joining the talented team at PARALLAX, Perkins said in a statement. The studio won the Editing Oscar for Paul Rogerss work onEverything Everywhere All at Once....

April 16, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Timothy Holloway

“Nobody’s King”: Joe Biden’s Back With More Of A Whisper Than A Bang In First Public Speech Of Trump 2.0

The occasion earned the former president a harsh rebuke from a top Trump insider. It is kind of breathtaking it could happen that soon. Ask yourself, Why is this happening? Joe Biden speaks Tuesday ChicagoGetty Why are these guys taking aiming at Social Security now? Well, theyre following that old line of tech startups. The quote is, Move fast, break things. Theyre certainly breaking things. Theyre shooting first and aiming later....

April 16, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Richard Blanchard

A24 Boards Jesse Eisenberg’s Theater Comedy; Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu & Bernadette Peters Added To Cast

Eldar Isgandarov, Bonnie Milligan, Colton Ryan, Lilli Cooper, and Maulik Pancholy round out the cast. She is repped by CAA. Her upcoming slate includes Michael ShowaltersOh. Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu, and Bernadette PetersJulian Dakdouk/Eduardo Mendez/Andrew Eccles Fun.at Amazon MGM, John Carneys musical comedyPower Balladat Lionsgate, and crime thrillerTuneropposite Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman. She is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content, and Schreck Rose Dapello. Upcoming, she also has the WesternLast Train to Fortunewith Mary Steenburgen and Malcolm McDowell....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Patricia Davis

Bell Media’s Crave Sets ‘Project Runway Canada’ Return With Coco Rocha & Jeanne Beker

Bell MediasCraveis revivingProject Runway Canadawith a 10-episode order. The fashion competition has set Coco Rocha as host and judge, with Jeanne Beker joining the judging panel. Production for the reality TV series is in collaboration with Fashion at The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University. ‘Project Runway Canada’Crave / Bell Media Filming is set to begin this summer, and the series will debut on Crave later this year. Project Runwayis already an iconic franchise, and we cant wait to give it a distinctly Canadian twist....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Richard Vasquez

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Unveils 2025 Lineup; ‘Enzo’ Opener & ‘Sorry, Baby’ Closer

Elodie Bouchez and Pierfrancesco Favino also feature in the cast. It is produced byAnatomy of a Fallproducer Marie-Ange Luciani under the banner of Les Films de Pierre. Rejl revealed the section received 1,605 feature-length films and 2,534 short- and medium-length films this year. ‘Enzo’Les Films de Pierre The selection youre about to hear is extremely fresh, he said. Also from the U.S. is Lloyd Lee Chois first featureLucky Lu. Its his fourth collaboration with Paula Beer, said Rejl....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Christine Miller

Cannes Parallel Section ACID Unveils 2025 Line-Up

International films include U.S.-based Argentinian director Lucio CastrosDrunken Noodles. From Portugal, Pedro CabeleirasEntroncamentofollows a young woman fleeing from a harsh and mysterious past. It is the second film from directorial trio Anton Balekdjian, Leo Couture, Matteo Eustachon afterDying in Ibiza. L’AventuraTourne Films & Atelier de Production ACIDs support does not stop after Cannes. Sophie LetourneurFr The Black Snake(La Couleuvre Noire)Dir. Aurelien Vernhes-LermusiauxFr-Col-Br Drunken NoodlesDir. Lucio CastroU.S.-Arg Nuit Obscure Aint I A Child?...

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Chelsea Cox