Jim Parsons really knows how to play lecherous and repugnant. Just take a look at his work as Henry Willson in “Hollywood,” a new Netflix drama from Ryan Murphy. 28 more words

via Listen: Jim Parsons on Dancing in ‘Hollywood’ and Why Playing a Woman in College Theater Changed His Life — Variety

Actors Chris Rock and Rosie Perez joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday at his daily briefing to urge New Yorkers to embrace social distancing safety measures and to seek out coronavirus testing options. 23 more words

via Chris Rock: New Yorkers Need to ‘Posse Up’ for Coronavirus Testing, Safety Measures — Variety

Under normal circumstances, film festivals are fiercely competitive. Their reputations rise and fall by the caliber of world premieres they’re able to secure each year, and savvy sales reps and producers play them against one another in the game to book the most advantageous platform for the life of each movie. 7 more words

via We Are One: Film Festivals Come Together in Time of Crisis — Variety

When Disney Plus launched last November — with all 30 seasons of “The Simpsons” — it was immediately met with a backlash from fans. The problem: Older, pre-HD episodes were truncated to fit into a 16-by-9 frame, killing many of the show’s visual jokes. 13 more words

via To Deliver ‘The Simpsons’ in 4:3 Aspect Ratio, Disney Plus Had to Rearchitect Its Content-Delivery System — Variety

Cate Blanchett has officially closed a deal to star in director Eli Roth’s movie adaptation of the video game “Borderlands” at Lionsgate. Blanchett will portray Lilith, a legendary thief equipped with magical skills. 24 more words

via Cate Blanchett to Officially Star in Eli Roth’s ‘Borderlands’ — Variety

Andy Samberg’s romantic comedy “Palm Springs” is hitting Hulu just in time for summer. The movie, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival, was expected to first release in theaters but will instead launch on the streaming service on July 10, along with some drive-in theaters. 12 more words

via Andy Samberg’s Rom-Com ‘Palm Springs’ Will Debut on Hulu in July — Variety

The Gal Gadot-led series about film legend Hedy Lamarr is on the move. Variety has learned exclusively that the project is now set up at Apple with a straight-to-series order after having previously been in the works at Showtime. 18 more words

via Gal Gadot, Sarah Treem’s Hedy Lamarr Series Moves to Apple From Showtime (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety

The National Football League and its players’ union will reap at least $1.6 billion from their newest extension of the popular “Madden” video game series, according to league sources. 28 more words

via NFL’s ‘Madden’ Video Game Deal Worth $1.6 Billion to League, Players — Variety

UPDATED: Reports by U.S. users of problems with Amazon’s website spiked Thursday afternoon, with people across the country complaining that it was inaccessible before the issues were resolved less than an hour later. 27 more words

via Amazon Experiences Temporary Site Outage in U.S. — Variety

President Donald Trump said he signed an executive order to “defend free speech” from social-media companies by limiting their legal protections from liability — an action he took two days after Twitter applied fact-checking labels to two of his inaccurate tweets about mail-in ballots. 14 more words

via Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Twitter, Facebook That Legal Experts Say Is Likely Unconstitutional — Variety