HBO/Mark Hill(LOS ANGELES) — Via a virtual ceremony that streaming this morning at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT, Saturday Night Live veteran Leslie Jones will announce the nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards. Frozen‘s Josh Gad, Orange Is the New Black‘s Laverne Cox, and Orphan Black and Perry Mason star Tatiana Maslany also will present during the event, which will be streaming at Emmys.com. With Emmy magnets like Veep and Game of Thrones out of …
WarnerMedia launches investigation into The Ellen DeGeneres Show following allegations of misconduct
Randy Holmes/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — WarnerMedia will be launching an investigation into The Ellen DeGeneres Show following a Buzzfeed report that contained statements from staffers that allegedly exposed ongoing misconduct and racial prejudice on set. Staffers claimed the show bred a toxic work environment and fostered a “culture of fear.” The Hollywood Reporter says sources confirmed the newly launched investigation despite no official …
‘The Big Short’ Oscar winner Adam McKay developing COVID-19 vaccine drama for HBO
iStock/JONGHO SHIN(LOS ANGELES) — Adam McKay, who won an Oscar for his financial meltdown drama The Big Short, and who executive produces the HBO drama Succession, is looking to the COVID-19 pandemic for his next project. Deadline reports McKay is backing The First Shot, a non-fiction book by The Atlantic and New York Times writer Brendan Borrell, about the frantic, worldwide race to develop a …
Apple TV+ launching ‘The Oprah Conversation’
AppleTV+(LOS ANGELES) — Apple TV+ and Oprah Winfrey on Monday announced they’re partnering on a new series called The Oprah Conversation, which will debut on the streaming service Thursday, July 30. According to a press release, the show will be “Filmed remotely and incorporating audience engagement,” and will see Winfrey, “lead timely and intimate discussions with today’s foremost newsmakers, thought …
‘Tenet’ will debut in theaters after all — but overseas
Melinda Sue Gordon; ©2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — The anticipated Christopher Nolan thriller Tenet will come to theaters after all — just not in the U.S. in time for the summer movie season. Variety reports that the time-bending film — which at one point theater chains, and Warner Bros., hoped could salvage the COVID-19-devastated summer movie …
Ryan Reynolds offers $5,000 reward for the safe return of woman’s stolen teddy bear
Jason Mendez/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Ryan Reynolds is doing what he can to help reunite a distraught woman with her lost teddy bear, which carries a special recording of her late mother’s voice. Reynolds, 43, alerted fans that the priceless stuffed animal went missing and offered up a hefty award for its safe return — no questions asked. “Vancouver: $5,000 to …
Daisy Edgar-Jones on ‘Normal People’ awards buzz: “It would mean everything”
Enda Bowe/Hulu(NEW YORK) — Since the show Normal People debuted, the life of star Daisy Edgar-Jones has been, well, a bit less normal. The Hulu series, based on the 2018 book by Sally Rooney, has cultivated a devoted fan base, inspired Internet memes and garnered awards buzz ahead of the Emmy nominations. But Edgar-Jones, who plays Marianne in the series, …
Netflix conjuring ‘Blood Origin’ prequel series for ‘The Witcher’
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Netflix has announced plans for a six-episode prequel series for its hit Henry Cavill sword-and-sorcery show The Witcher. Blood Origin will be set 1,200 years before the events of the current series, which is based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s books that center on supernaturally-empowered beast hunters known as Witchers. In a statement, The Witcher showrunner Declan de Barra said, “As a lifelong …
Regis Philbin funeral mass, burial will happen at Notre Dame University alma mater, says school
ABC/Richard Cartwright(INDIANA) — Regis Philbin will reportedly be laid to rest at his alma mater, Notre Dame university, an institution he remained passionate about throughout his life. University spokesman Dennis Brown told Indiana’s South Bend Tribune that Philbin, who died Friday at 89 of natural causes, will have a funeral service at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and be buried at Cedar …
Opa! Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson are officially Greek citizens
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Greece can officially count actor Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson as their newest citizens. The two were handed their brand new official Greek passports over the weekend. The announcement came from Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who made the surprise revelation to Instagram on Sunday and even posed for a photo op with the celebrity couple. “@ritawilson @tomhanks are now proud …