Hillary Clinton — former U.S. senator, secretary of state, presidential nominee and first lady — is coming back to podcasting with an original series that will undoubtedly have a political angle. 26 more words

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Lorraine Toussaint has joined the CBS’ reboot pilot for “The Equalizer,” Variety has learned. She joins previously announced series lead Queen Latifah and recently announced cast member Liza Lapira. 30 more words

via Queen Latifah’s ‘Equalizer’ Reboot Pilot at CBS Casts Lorraine Toussaint — Variety

In today’s TV news roundup, OZY Media announced Tan France, Jameela Jamil and others as headliners of OZY Fest, and Netflix dropped the official trailer of “On My Block” Season 3. 30 more words

via TV News Roundup: Tan France, Jameela Jamil Among OZY Fest Headliners — Variety

The Writers Guild of America has asserted that it has assisted in negotiating more than 100 deals in recent months for members without agents. The missive from the WGA West board of directors comes nearly a year after the guild leaders ordered their 15,000 members to fire their agents if the agents had not agreed…

via Writers Guild Says It Helped Negotiate 100 Deals for Agent-Less Members — Variety

CBS Sports signed prize football analyst Tony Romo to a new deal, a major step in parent company ViacomCBS’ efforts to strike a new rights pact with the National Football League as its current contract heads toward the end of its term. 15 more words

via CBS Sports Re-Signs Tony Romo in Deal Valued Around $17M/Year — Variety

In today’s film news roundup, a Denzel Washington-Rami Malek thriller gets a release date, “Escape Room 2” gets moved, Paramount sets a double feature, “So Cold the River” wraps and the Sonoma Film Festival unveils its lineup. 22 more words

via Film News Roundup: Denzel Washington-Rami Malek Thriller Set for Early 2021 Release — Variety

If real change is to be made in Hollywood for people of color, it has to start from the top. So say some of the most powerful black women in entertainment when Variety asked about the biggest challenges they face in the industry. 15 more words

via Kerry Washington, Aja Naomi King and Sheryl Underwood Talk Representation for Black Women in Hollywood — Variety

HBO urged an appeals court on Friday to throw out litigation brought by the Michael Jackson estate over the 2019 documentary “Leaving Neverland.” HBO and the Jackson estate have been locked in a legal war ever since the premium cable network agreed to run the documentary, which chronicles child sexual abuse allegations against Jackson. The…

via HBO Seeks Dismissal of Michael Jackson Estate’s Suit Over ‘Leaving Neverland’ — Variety

In 1985, New Line rushed out a sequel to its breakout horror hit of the prior year. But while commercially successful enough, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge” was initially disliked by mainstream horror fans, then later won cult status, for the same reason: It struck many as “the gayest horror film of…

via ‘Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street’: Film Review — Variety

“Father” begins with a mother. Dragging her two sullen, uncomprehending kids along with her, Biljana (Nada Šargin) strides onto the grounds of the factory from which her husband was let go more than a year before and harangues the foreman about the severance package they still have not received. 8 more words

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