Intrepid outdoorswoman Sasha (Charlize Theron) has all the physical tools required to weather the Australian Outback, but if she’d spent a little more time indoors — at the movies, specifically — she might have exercised a little more caution in venturing out there. All the threats so vividly established in films ranging from “Wolf Creek” […]VarietyRead More
Charles C. Stevenson, Jr., an actor known for roles in “Will and Grace,” “Dr. House,” “Ghost World” and more, died on Jan. 19 in Camarillo, Calif. of natural causes. He was 95 years old. Over his decades-long career, Stevenson became known for his supporting appearances in a range of films and television shows. The actor…
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to streamline some film permitting procedures and seek an audit of FilmLA, the regional permitting body, as it tries to address a dramatic downturn in local production. Councilman Adrin Nazarian has sought for the last year to respond to production complaints about excessive red tape in the city….
Ed Begley Jr., Anne Archer, Mamie Gummer and Ana Ortiz will join NBC’s “Brilliant Minds” as the show returns in May for Season 2’s final six episodes. “Brilliant Minds” had been pulled from the schedule in February prior to the Winter Olympics, with no firm date for its return. NBC hasn’t made a final decision…
Lionsgate has sold its South Asian and Southeast Asian streaming operation Lionsgate Play to Rohit Jain, the executive who developed the service during an eight-year tenure as president of Lionsgate Play Asia. The studio disclosed the deal Tuesday. Jain will leave Lionsgate to take ownership of the streaming platform, while the studio retains its theatrical…
Viola Davis is adding novelist to her impressive resume with the upcoming release of “Judge Stone,” a courtroom thriller she co-wrote with perennial bestseller James Patterson. The book — set to hit shelves on March 9 — marks Davis’s first full foray into adult fiction. Published by Little, Brown and Company, “Judge Stone” centers on…
Nexstar Media Group declared Thursday that its $6.2 billion takeover of rival TV station company Tegna had closed — but now eight state attorneys general seeking to block the merger have stepped up their legal fight. On Friday, the eight states filed a motion for a temporary restraining order in California federal court that would…
