Macy Gray Cast in Fox Hip-Hop Drama ‘Empire’
Macy Gray has joined Fox hip-hop drama “Empire” in a recurring role. The Grammy-winning R&B singer will play Tasha, who is having an affair with the much-younger Hakeem, over whom she exercises...
View ArticleSony Pictures Entertainment Will Chop More Than 200 Employees
Sony Pictures Entertainment will be laying off 216 employees, according to a new state filing. The cuts, which began Monday and will continue this week, include employees at divisions throughout the...
View ArticleFelicity Jones Hasn't Watched Her Episode of ‘Girls,’ Probably Never Will
Felicity Jones has only glowing things to say about Lena Dunham, but she's shying away from actually watching their collaboration. The 30-year-old British actress guest starred on HBO's “Girls” in an...
View Article‘Party of Five's’ Michael A. Goorjian Enlists for ‘Covert Affairs’ Guest Role
“Party of Five” star Michael A. Goorjian is joining up for a guest role on USA Network's “Covert Affairs.” The actor will play Borz Altan, a former U.S. soldier who became disillusioned with the ideals...
View ArticleMark Harris on ‘Five Came Back’ and Hollywood Collaboration With the...
Five directors at the top of their game abandoned Hollywood for the battlefield during War War II, churning out propaganda and training films for the military during a period of cooperation that has...
View ArticleRolling Stones Postpone Tour Following L'Wren Scott's Death
The Rolling Stones have postponed the remainder of their tour through Australia and New Zealand, following the death of Mick Jagger's girlfriend, designer L'Wren Scott. “Mick Jagger, Keith Richards,...
View Article‘Private Practice's’ Caterina Scorsone to Reprise Role on ‘Grey's Anatomy’
Prepare thyself for a Shepherd family reunion on ABC's “Grey's Anatomy.” Caterina Scorsone will reprise her role as Dr. Amelia Shepherd on the medical drama, a show representative told TheWrap. She...
View ArticleCraig Ferguson, Drew Carey to Swap CBS Hosting Duties for April Fools’ Day
Craig Ferguson and Drew Carey have a April Fools’ Day prank for viewers: new jobs! The CBS hosts will swap roles for “The Price Is Right” and “The Late Late Show” telecasts on Tuesday, April 1. Also...
View ArticleJon Hamm to Receive Excellence in Acting Award from CinemaCon
“Mad Men” star Jon Hamm will receive the CinemaCon Award of Excellence in Acting at CinemaCon 2014. Hamm will be presented the award during the Walt Disney Studios presentation on March 26. “Between...
View Article‘True Detective’ Gets the Patton Oswalt Spoof Treatment (Video)
Throw another “True Detective” spoof onto the pile. Patton Oswalt has become the latest to parody the HBO drama in a promotional video for his upcoming Comedy Central special. See video: ‘True...
View ArticleThe Muppets Spoof ‘Adele Dazeem’ in TV Promo (Video)
Sure, it was first posted a few weeks ago, but the joke never gets old. In their continuous quest to stay atop and ahead of pop culture, The Muppets — well, Disney, on their behalf — have started...
View ArticleProducer J.C. Spink Puts Asses in Seats in ‘The Goldbergs’ Clip (Video)
ABC has released a clip from tonight's episode of “The Goldbergs” featuring Hollywood producer J.C. Spink (“We're the Millers”) as a bus driver who yells at a younger version of himself. “The...
View ArticleUnrated ‘Nymphomaniac’ Hits Theaters Friday – But Audiences Will Get Busy at...
The steamy Danish drama “Nymphomaniac: Volume 1” hits multiplexes in limited release Friday as somewhat of a box office wildcard. The sexually-explicit saga from writer-director Lars von Trier is...
View ArticleHBO Films Developing Biopic About Gypsy Rose Lee's Mother
HBO Films is taking a closer look at Rose Hovick, the mother of burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee and actress June Havoc, who was immortalized in the 1962 film, “Gypsy.” The company is developing the...
View ArticleOWN Cancels ‘Our America With Lisa Ling’
OWN has decided to end investigative documentary series “Our American With Lisa Ling.” The upcoming 10-episode season, which debuts Thursday, May 29 at 10 p.m., will be its last. “It has been an honor...
View ArticleBeastie Boys Settle Lawsuit Over ‘Girls’ Video
The Beastie Boys have put their legal tussle with toy manufacturer GoldieBlox behind them. The group settled its legal case with GoldieBlox, bringing an end to a pair of lawsuits stemming from a video...
View ArticleCBS Rolls Comedy ‘Taxi-22' to Next Pilot Season
“Taxi-22” will be sitting in the garage for a while. The half-hour comedy, which had received a script commitment from the network, has been bumped to next pilot season, an individual with knowledge of...
View ArticleTilda Swinton in Negotiations to Join Judd Apatow's ‘Trainwreck’ (Exclusive)
[Update 3:35 p.m. Oscar nominee Barkhad Abdi ("Captain Phillips"), comedians Mike Birbiglia, Jon Glaser and Vanessa Bayer ("SNL"), pro wrestler John Cena and Tilda Swinton's "We Need to Talk About...
View ArticleDirector Stephen Chow Wants to Work With Anne Hathaway, Dishes on Perfect...
Stephen Chow conquered the Chinese box office last year with “Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons,” which became his country's top grossing film. While he has no plans of abandoning China for...
View Article‘Pretty Little Liars’ Boss Talks Finale's ‘Shocking’ Answers (Video)
Are “Pretty Little Liars” fans prepared for what will go down on Tuesday's spring finale? The ABC drama's executive producer thinks they may not be. “We're going to learn a lot in the season finale,”...
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