‘Orange Is the New Black’ Actress Kate Mulgrew Tricked Into Narrating...
“Orange Is the New Black” star Kate Mulgrew threw her fans for a loop this week when they discovered her narration in a trailer for a “documentary” called “The Principle,” which argues that...
View ArticleFor Old Hollywood to Succeed, It Needs New Media's Help (Guest Blog)
Some time ago, the Studio System ruled Hollywood. From the 1920s to the 1940s, film production and distribution was controlled by a small number of major studios. Although they were fiercely...
View ArticleQueen Latifah's Canceled VH1 Series ‘Single Ladies’ Gets Second Life on BET's...
Hour-long comedy series “Single Ladies” will return for a fourth season on BET's Centric network after it was canceled by VH1, Centric announced Tuesday. Also read: VH1 Cancels ‘Single Ladies’...
View ArticleAmy Poehler's Involvement in ‘Welcome to Sweden’ Wasn't a Given — Even if Her...
Greg Poehler wasn't sure anybody would like his concept for his new NBC show, “Welcome to Sweden.” Based on his own life, it's about a man who moves to Sweden for love and funny things happen. “People...
View Article‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Cracks German Financing, While Crafting Dazzling VFX
LOOK FX not only helped Wes Anderson resurrect a vacation resort from another era in “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” the visual effects firm also served as matchmaker when it came to setting the production...
View Article19 TV Shows on the Bubble – From ‘Community’ to ‘Crazy Ones’ (Photos)
The post 19 TV Shows on the Bubble – From ‘Community’ to ‘Crazy Ones’ (Photos) appeared first on TheWrap.
View ArticleCharlize Theron in Talks to Star in Sean Penn's ‘The Last Space’ (Exclusive)
Oscar winner Charlize Theron is in talks to star in “The Last Space,” an African drama that Sean Penn is planning to direct this summer, multiple individuals familiar with the project have told...
View Article2014 TV Season: Renewals, Cancelations, and Shows on the Bubble
Network upfronts are just over a month away, and the five broadcast networks are clearing their schedules of underperforming shows to make way for untested new ones that have all the promise in the...
View ArticleAmy Poehler to Play Tina Fey's Sister in Universal Comedy ‘The Nest’
Golden Globe winner Amy Poehler is in final negotiations to join Tina Fey in Universal's comedy “The Nest,” an individual familiar with the project told TheWrap. Poehler and Fey previously co-starred...
View Article‘Family Ties’ Alum Michael Gross Joins USA's ‘Suits’
Michael Gross is “Suit”-ing up. Gross, known as liberal dad Steven Keaton from the classic sitcom “Family Ties,” has signed on for a recurring guest role on the upcoming fourth season of USA's “Suits.”...
View ArticleRob Lowe Flashes Ellen DeGeneres His Tattoo (Video)
Rob Lowe gets intimate with Ellen DeGeneres on the Wednesday edition of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” revealing his tattoo to the talk show host and explaining the personal story behind it. “When I got...
View ArticleMarvel's ‘SHIELD’ and ‘Captain America’ Crossover: Two Big Villain Shockers
Clutch. The. Pearls. ABC-Marvel's “Agents of SHIELD” finally felt the effects of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier's” plot Tuesday. Spoiler alert: Now that fans know the enemy organization HYDRA has...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Lands Hot Spec ‘The Garden at the End of the Earth’
In a pre-emptive deal worth big bucks, Warner Bros. has acquired Gary Graham's hot spec “The Garden at the End of the Earth,” multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap. A...
View ArticleCat Deeley Dishes on Starring Role in Hulu's ‘Deadbeat': It's ‘Very...
Cat Deeley makes her lead actress debut on the new Hulu series, “Deadbeat,” premiering Wednesday, and she gave TheWrap inside scoop on how shooting the comedy compares to her regular hosting gig at “So...
View Article‘Being Human’ Star Sam Witwer Breaks Down Series Finale, Reveals Plan to...
Sam Witwer wouldn't change a thing about Monday's series finale for Syfy's “Being Human.” After four seasons, the series about three supernatural roommates wrapped up its story of redemption and...
View ArticleAndy Richter Wants to Replace Retiring ‘Legendary Talk Show Host’ (Video)
Andy Richter threw his sweater vest — er, hat — into the ring to replace a retiring talk show legend. Just not that legend. Conan O'Brien's sidekick informed his boss on Tuesday's TBS show that he may...
View ArticleJon Hamm Mocks Dating Show Appearance: ‘Would You Have Picked Me?’ (Video)
Craig Ferguson held Jon Hamm's feet to the fire over a dating game appearance from the 1990s where he promised a contestant “fabulous food, a little fabulous conversation and a fabulous foot massage...
View ArticleFox News Mistakes NCAA for NAACP, Just Like Anna Kendrick ‘SNL’ Sketch (Video)
Fox News personality Heather Childers made an unfortunate acronym slip-up on Tuesday's “Fox & Friends First.” “The UConn Huskies are the 2014 NAACP National Champs,” Childers said, conflating the...
View ArticleConsumer Group Slams Comcast, Time-Warner Deal at New Senate Hearing (Updated)
Comcast's deal for Time Warner Cable could give Comcast too much control over cable and television, the Senate Judiciary Committee was told as it opened its review of the deal at a hearing Wednesday....
View ArticleFX Chief on HBO's ‘Unfair’ Emmys Maneuver on ‘True Detective’
FX Networks CEO John Landgraf says it's “unfair” for HBO to enter “True Detective” in the Emmys dramatic series category rather than as a miniseries, but blames the situation partly on the ambiguity of...
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