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Justin Simien says the Donald Glover-starring Solo: A Star Wars Story spinoff series Lando will not be happening. Collider published remarks Friday from Simien indicating that Lando is dead. Simien is out promoting Hollywood Black, an MGM+ docuseries based on the book by scholar Donald Bogle…

A scathing New York Times investigation into a reality series produced by YouTube star MrBeast with Amazon MGM studios paints an extremely negative picture of what contestants experienced. The show, called Beast Games, brought thousands of people to Las Vegas to participate in various stunts, all…

Check Molly Kearney off the cast list for the 50th season of Saturday Night Live. Kearney announced on social media today that they won’t be returning for the 2024-25 run. "Yall that's a wrap on my time on SNL! Reflecting on the amazing 2 seasons I got on this show, it was such a dream come…

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Prime Video has landed Home Team, a half-hour single-camera comedy starring and executive produced by Modern Family Emmy winner Eric Stonestreet. The project hails from Austin Winsberg’s Zihuatanejo Productions, Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, The Tannenbaum…

EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Wyatt in the upcoming season of 9-1-1: Lone Star. Jackson Pace, who has recurred as the character since Season 3, has been promoted to series regular for Season 5. Pace has appeared in nine episodes of the series through its most recent Season 4 and will appear in…

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Blyth and Emily Bader are set to star in 3000 Pictures and Netflix's adaptation of People We Meet On Vacation. The film will be based on Emily Henry's New York Times best-seller and is the first book adaptation by best-selling author Emily Henry to go into production. Brett Haley is directin…

Vince Vaughn made his Hollywood bones in R-rated comedies like Wedding Crashers, Old School and Swingers. He had a hot take on why they’re no longer making them like that on the Hot Ones podcast. "They just overthink it," Vaughn told host Sean Evans "And it's like, it's crazy, you get these…

Pauly Shore is questioning whether remarks attributed to Richard Simmons about not wanting a biopic were written by the fitness guru. Shore, who plans to star and executive produce a biopic about Simmons, told “Entertainment Tonight” that pre-death social media posts from Simmons critical of Shore…

Dylan Sprouse wasn't having it. The Suite Life of Zack & Cody recalled the time he was required to say an uncomfortable joke during a Thursday visit to SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live. Sprouse said he refused to say a scripted fat joke about co-star and TV mom Kim Rhodes when she was pregnant. "[I]…

NBC’s Chicago Fire has upped Jake Lockett to series regular for Season 13, Deadline has confirmed. Lockett joined the firefighter drama in the recurring role of Firefighter Sam Carver in Season 11. As of last season, things have been getting hot and steamy between Carver and paramedic Violet…

EXCLUSIVE: NBC’s Chicago Fire has cast KaDee Strickland (Private Practice, Cruel Summer) for a recurring role in Season 13. The new season begins Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. on NBC and next day on Peacock. She will portray Monica Pascal, the new Fire Chief Dom Pascal’s (Dermot Mulroney) estranged wife. As Dead…

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Ramirez is set to star in the pic Pursuit of Touch, which Ramirez also wrote with Slave Play creator Jeremy O. Harris producing. Ramirez, Niv Gafny and Tom Culliver will also produce through their Pinstripes banner as will Harris’ partner Josh Godfrey. They will produce through their bb²…