Hollywood is slowly catching up with its increasingly diverse audience. But it still has a long way to go before those who create films and TV shows match the ethnic and gender makeup of those who watch them.
30.03.2021 - 04:49 / variety.com
Elaine Low Senior TV WriterThe CW’s “All American” pilot spinoff starring Geffri Maya, “All American: Homecoming,” has added half a dozen new cast members: Peyton Alex Smith, Kelly Jenrette, Cory Hardrict, Sylvester Powell, Netta Walker and Camille Hyde.“All American: Homecoming,” executive produced and written by “All American” showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll, takes place against the backdrop of the HBCU experience, and will see Maya reprise her role as Simone Hicks.According to the network,
.Hollywood is slowly catching up with its increasingly diverse audience. But it still has a long way to go before those who create films and TV shows match the ethnic and gender makeup of those who watch them.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor“The Sinner” is adding Frances Fisher to the cast of the fourth season.Producer Michelle Purple told me the news Thursday night at the premiere of her and producing partner Jessica Biel’s latest project “Cruel Summer.” She’s “super excited” about the “Watchmen” actor joining the USA Network anthology series along with new addition Alice Kremelberg (“The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Orange Is the New Black”) and returning star Bill
John Corbett will be reprising his role as Aidan Shaw in the reboot of Sex and the City, he has confirmed.The 59-year-old starred opposite Sarah Jessica Parker, playing her character Carrie Bradshaw's one-time fiancé, in the hit US show from 2000 to 2003.
Native American-themed films and TV shows have been on the rise recently – Ava DuVernay and Bird Runningwater are developing a dramatic series for NBC about the struggles and triumphs of an Indigenous family – but Hollywood has a long way to go to include Native Americans into its storylines.
HBO Max is rounding out cast for its comedy pilot OK Boomer. Will Sasso (United We Fall, Mom) and Tim Chiou (I Was a Simple Man, Seal Team) are set as series regulars, along with Zoe Manarel (New Amsterdam, An American Girl: Summer Camp) and Carter Chee in the multi-camera comedy pilot from creator Todd Linden (Happy Endings, Alexa & Katie), the late Jamie Tarses’ Fanfare and Sony Pictures TV. They join previously announced series regulars Patti Lupone, Erinn Hayes and Devere Rogers.
“Roseanne” could have had a very different DJ Conner.
Spider-Man's Zendaya and American Horror Story star Angela Bassett have joined the "ensemble cast" of presenters for the 2021 Oscars. This year's ceremony will take place later this month, with coronavirus pandemic regulations still in place.
Borderlands film.The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood on Monday, April 12. Commander Knoxx, who will be a “key character” in the upcoming film, is the daughter of General Knoxx, who first appeared in the Secret Armory Of General Knoxx DLC for the first Borderlands game according to Game Informer.Commander Knoxx will be portrayed by Indian-American actress Janina Gavankar, who is perhaps best known for her role as Iden Versio in Star Wars Battlefront II.
EXCLUSIVE: From Quantico to Wu Assassins, actress Li Jun Li has played a variety of roles — but she’s just getting started. Li has joined the forthcoming season of the Sky Italia series Devils in a series regular role. This is in addition to her leading role in Damien Chazelle’s Babylon at Paramount where she will star alongside Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Jovan Adepo.
Simply the best! After the hit show’s iconic television run, the potential for a Schitt’s Creek movie looks brighter than ever.
A review of Peter Weir‘s classic 1980s drama, “The Mosquito Coast” starring Harrison Ford—about an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, who decides to escape with his wife and children to the jungles of South America to start over— on Letterboxed humorously describes the film as, about “a fine-ass Libertarian mad scientist who brings ice to Belize.” That’s a little reductive but does speak to the nature of how relevant “The Mosquito Coast” is
Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson will join the cast of the forthcoming Martin Scorsese film Killers Of The Flower Moon.The film, set in 1920s Oklahoma, tells the story of the Reign of Terror, a series of murders against Osage Native Americans whose land was rich in oil.
Emmy nominee Margaret Cho (30 Rock, Law & Order SVU), Fortune Feimster (Yes Day, The Netflix Afterparty), Skai Jackson (Jessie), Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll), and Paris Jackson (Gringo, Lee Daniels’ Star) have rounded out the cast of Sex Appeal, the latest collaboration between Hulu and American High.
Sharon Stone has revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio wouldn't have been the star of "The Quick and the Dead" if it wasn't for her. In her new memoir "The Beauty of Living Twice," Stone recalled the casting process of the 1995 movie which she co-produced, reports Insider.
Gisele Bundchen enjoys some solo time with husband Tom Brady during their vacation in Costa Rica this month.
It’s not looking good for Jennifer Shah!