Queen Latifah and Madalen Mills star in Ray Giarratana’s “The Tiger Rising.” The drama is based on Kate DiCamillo’s New York Times Bestselling children’s book and produced by Deborah Giarratana and Ryan Donnell Smith. 24 more words
via Exclusive First Look: ‘The Tiger Rising’ Starring Queen Latifah — Variety
As context for those unaware, South Korea does not have the equivalent of the United States’ Second Amendment. Instead, the country enforces strict gun control — privately owned weapons must be stored at the police station — and fatal shootings hardly ever happen there. 14 more words
Handsome twentysomething Luc is a trainee joiner, a craft inherited from his doting single dad: a man at once proud of his son’s continuation of their trade, and hopeful that he’ll do something greater with it. 21 more words
Here’s something to sail NEON’s Parasite past the $50M mark at the domestic box office: The 4x Oscar winner, including, best picture is getting an Imax release in 214 U.S. 30 more words
Roger Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison on Thursday, a punishment that quickly led to speculation that President Donald Trump would give a pardon to his former adviser after publicly weighing in on his prosecution as a “miscarriage of justice.” Stone, a self-described political dirty trickster who was an early mentor to Trump…
via Roger Stone, Former Donald Trump Adviser, Sentenced To Three Years, Four Months In Prison — Deadline
Black Panther and The Walking Dead star Danai Gurira has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios. Under the pact, she will develop, write and produce for the studio across all platforms. 24 more words
via ‘The Walking Dead’ Star Danai Gurira Inks Overall Deal With ABC Studios — Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Harriet Dyer (The InBetween) is set as a lead in NBC single-camera comedy pilot American Auto, from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Universal Television. 28 more words
via Harriet Dyer To Star In Justin Spitzer’s NBC Comedy Pilot ‘American Auto’ — Deadline
UPDATE: The latest Democratic presidential debate drew a record 19.7 million viewers for NBC News and MSNBC. The networks said that it was the most watched Democratic debate in history. 28 more words
via Democratic Debate Draws Record Audience Of 19.7 Million Viewers For NBC and MSNBC — Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Harriet Dyer (The InBetween) is set as a lead in NBC single-camera comedy pilot American Auto, from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Universal Television. 28 more words
via Harriet Dyer To Star In Justin Spitzer’s NBC Comedy Pilot ‘American Auto’ — Deadline
Eli Roth is set to direct a feature take on the 2K first-person shooter PC-console game Borderlands for Lionsgate. Production will begin later this year. Borderlands is set in the distant future, in which four “Vault Hunters” travel to the distant planet Pandora to hunt down an alien vault, rumored to contain advanced alien technology.…
via Eli Roth To Direct Adaptation Of Sci-Fi Videogame ‘Borderlands’ For Lionsgate — Deadline
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