Nascar is trying to get live sports back on the road. The racing association, which backs the Nascar Xfinity Series and the Nascar Cup and has rights deals with NBCUniversal and Fox Corp., intends to launch the first of seven races over an 11-day time frame at two different race tracks. 6 more words
via Nascar Drives Back to Racing, Sets May Events Without Fans — Variety
Disney is in early development of a live-action remake of its 1997 animated movie “Hercules,” with “Avengers” filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo producing through their AGBO production company. 32 more words
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“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah is keeping a safe social distance from his crew, but still trying to do right by them. Variety has learned that Noah is personally paying the salaries of 25 furloughed members of “The Daily Show” crew amid the industry-wide production shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. Noah has informed…
via Trevor Noah to Pay Salaries of Furloughed ‘Daily Show’ Crew (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety
Director Jon M. Chu said while sequels to the hit romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians” are in the works, he and producers are not currently casting for “new lead roles,” as falsely indicated by a phony press release and social media post, which have since been taken down. 9 more words
via Director Jon M. Chu ‘Disgusted’ By ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequels Casting Scam (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety
The SAG-AFTRA Executive Committee has approved an unspecified number of staff furloughs and reductions of staff hours in response to the current and anticipated production shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 27 more words
via SAG-AFTRA Leaders Approve Furloughs, Cutting Staff Hours — Variety
Fox announced Thursday that it has greenlit a new unscripted series titled “Celebrity Watch Party.” Debuting May 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, the hour-long show will feature celebrities and their families filming themselves in their own homes and reacting to the week’s most interesting television shows and events. 9 more words
via Fox Sets Unscripted Series ‘Celebrity Watch Party’ Featuring Rob Lowe, Raven-Symoné — Variety
In today’s film news roundup, the Dakota and Elle Fanning’s World War II drama “The Nightingale” gets a 2021 release, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival selects its closing film, the Palm Springs Short Festival cancels in-person events and college comedy “CRSHD” finds a home. 11 more words
via Film News Roundup: Dakota and Elle Fanning’s ‘Nightingale’ Gets Delayed One Year — Variety
ESPN’s Michael Jordan docuseries “The Last Dance” has captured the attention of just about every basketball fan around the globe, except for documentarian Ken Burns. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Burns reveals that he hasn’t watched “The Last Dance” and he fundamentally disagrees with how it was made. 7 more words
via Ken Burns Slams Michael Jordan Doc ‘Last Dance:’ ‘Not How You Do Good Journalism’ — Variety
Remote production is getting better and better. “Saturday Night Live’s” second installment during the ongoing quarantine was noticeably more elegantly done than the first. Newscasts and late-night shows, though not quite seamless, are looking less cobbled-together. 23 more words
via The ‘Parks and Recreation’ Special May Show TV a Way Forward (Column) — Variety
Queen and Adam Lambert are honoring healthcare workers and first responders on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic with a new song: “You Are The Champions,” a reworking of the band’s 1977 classic “We Are The Champions.” Individually isolated in their homes, Queen founders Brian May and Roger Taylor along with Lambert recorded a…
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