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President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground will co-produce Proof on Broadway. The revival of the David Auburn play, starring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle, is set to play the Booth Theatre on Broadway this spring, with an April 16 bow. This marks the first foray into theater for Higher Ground, which has a…
Meghan Grimm — the former personal assistant turned entrepreneur behind the elite entertainment staffing agency Clyde — is now launching a podcast where she will interview talent with their personal assistants, digging into the important role that support staff plays in Hollywood’s larger creative and business class. Guests on Clyde Confidential, which will launch on…
As hard as it is to believe, Billy Idol, the English punk-turned-rock singer/songwriter who was a key part of the MTV-driven “Second British Invasion” in the ’80s —his hits include “Dancing with Myself,” “White Wedding,” “Cradle of Love,” “Eyes Without a Face” and a chart-topping cover of “Mony Mony” —is now 70 and a grandfather….
Kate Winslet has wrapped up her time in the Avatar universe, but is joining another franchise with close ties to New Zealand. The Oscar winner is in talks for Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, which will go into production in the country this year. Details of Winslet’s role were not disclosed. Andy…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its final round of show presenters for Sunday’s Oscars telecast. Rose Byrne,Nicole Kidman,Jimmy Kimmel,Delroy Lindo,Ewan McGregor,Wagner Moura,Pedro Pascal,Bill Pullman,Lewis Pullman,Channing TatumandSigourney Weaver are set to present awards at the ceremony, executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan announced on Wednesday. Byrne,…
Motion capture workers employed by the video game company behind NBA 2K and WWE 2K have ratified their first labor contract in a move that union IATSE is calling historic. Workers at 2K’s motion capture studio in Petaluma, CA have unanimously ratified a deal with management at parent company Take-Two Interactive, IATSE announced on Tuesday….
Fox Entertainment has found an executive to lead its nascent Fox Creator Studios division, which will work with new and emerging creators in categories relevant to the company’s programming. Fox has hired Billy Parks to head Creator Studios. A veteran of Otter Media, Fullscreen and Astronauts Wanted, Parks was recently an operating partner at The…
Miley Cyrus has put the wig back on. Exactly 20 years to the day that Hannah Montana premiered on Disney Channel in 2006, Cyrus is returning as the secret pop star for an anniversary special celebrating the beloved kids series. In the special, Cyrus will revisit the music and moments from the show. The first…
Writers for CBS News 24/7 say they are ready to strike if a new contract deal isn’t reached soon between their union and Paramount/CBS management. The bargaining unit at CBS News’ free streaming network delivered a strike pledge on Tuesday calling for “a fair deal with our union by the end of today.” Tuesday marks…
If you were on the Paramount lot over the weekend and saw a figure standing on the Melrose Avenue lot’s iconic water tower, and then asked yourself, “Hey, is that Tom Cruise on the water tower?,” the answer is, why yes, that was Tom Cruise on the water tower. Sources say Cruise was shooting scenes…
