Ken Osmond, best known for his role as the troublemaker Eddie Haskell on the television comedy “Leave It to Beaver,” died on Monday morning. He was 76. 32 more words
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Banijay Group is gearing up to test and quarantine cast and crew as it prepares to start production on multiple international versions of its reality format “Temptation Island” this summer. 29 more words
Netflix and Adam Sandler have found their next film. Sources tell Variety that Sandler will star in “Hustle” from “We the Animals” director Jeremiah Zagar. Taylor Materne and Will Fetters penned the script. 26 more words
via Adam Sandler to Star in Netflix Movie ‘Hustle’ From Producer LeBron James — Variety
That adds up to more than enough under normal circumstances, but may prove a bit slighter than what it’s being tasked to do as part of the streamer’s launch. 29 more words
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Amazon and Netflix are preparing to restart production on their respective series in France, with “Voltaire, Mixte” and “Arsene Lupin” with Omar Sy set to resume shooting after both were halted when the country went into lockdown mid-March. 20 more words
via Amazon, Netflix Prepare to Restart Shoots in France (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety
The 2020 summer movie season is one like never before. With social distancing and shelter-in-place regulations shutting down theaters across the world, the film industry is in uncharted waters. 28 more words
via Summer Movie Preview 2020: ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Tenet,’ ‘Mulan’ and More — Variety
B.J. Novak is set to write and executive produce a comedy series currently in the works at HBO Max, Variety has learned exclusively. Titled “Young People,” the multi-camera series has received a multi-script commitment at the streamer with a penalty attached. 18 more words
via B.J. Novak to Develop Multi-Cam Comedy ‘Young People’ at HBO Max (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety
Charlie Carver is the recipient of this year’s GLSEN Gamechanger Award. GLSEN, the nation’s leading organization working to create safe and inclusive schools for LGBTQ students, usually hands out the honor at its annual New York Respect Awards gala in the spring, but the 2020 program has been shifted to a week of virtual fundraising…
via ‘The Batman’ Actor Charlie Carver Recalls Feeling Unsafe at School for Being Gay — Variety
Disney veteran Kevin Mayer is leaving the company to become CEO of TikTok, the short-form video platform. Mayer also is being named chief operating officer of ByteDance, the Chinese internet giant that is TikTok’s parent company. 22 more words
via Disney’s Kevin Mayer Exiting to Become CEO of TikTok — Variety
Fans hoping for a “Community” movie announcement are going to have to wait a little longer. The cast and creator Dan Harmon reunited recently for a table read, followed by a Q&A to reminisce about the show — but continue to tap dance around the notion that the second half of the show’s “Six Seasons…
via ‘Community’ Reunion: Donald Glover — and the Entire Cast — Are Ready to Do a Movie — Variety
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