NFHS Network UPDATE 12:10 PM PT -- TMZ Sports has confirmed Arlisha Boykins , the junior varsity coach AND varsity head coach were all fired as a result of the incident. UPDATE We also spoke with a rep for the Virginia High School League -- the organization that oversees H.S. athletics in the state -- and while the VHSL is aware of the situation, it is letting the two schools involved handle all punishment. UPDATE A spokesperson for Churchland tells us school officials were not present for the away game ... and were not made aware of Boykins' participation in the game until the following Monday. UPDATE Churchland administrators held a meeting with the parents and students of the JV and varsity teams ... and the athletes for both squads ultimately decided to scrap the season. Here's a new one -- a 22-year-old high school basketball coach is out of the job after trying to pass as a 13-year-old player in a junior varsity game earlier this … [Read more...] about 22-Year-Old Coach Fired After Posing As 13-Year-Old In JV Basketball Game
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AGBO’s VisualCreatures Names Ian Unterreiner President And Partner Of Russo Bros’ Effects And Animation Operation
EXCLUSIVE: The Russo Brothers ’ AGBO has named Ian Unterreiner president and partner of virtual production studio VisualCreatures , which the company recently acquired. A specialist in real-time applications in visual effects and animation , the outfit has opened a studio equipped with a motion-capture-enabled sound stage at AGBO’s downtown LA campus. The appointment of Unterreiner, who spent 13 years at Zoic Studios, will advance the virtual production efforts at AGBO, whose recent projects include 2022 Netflix feature The Gray Man . Unterreiner will report to AGBO and team with VisualCreatures co-founders Ryan McNeely and John Cranston on a range of initiatives. “Ian joins our team with an abundance of thoughtful leadership and vision. His passion for forward thinking perfectly aligns with VC & AGBO’s common goal of making the very best work with the very best people. He will be an incredible partner on our continued path towards creating innovating … [Read more...] about AGBO’s VisualCreatures Names Ian Unterreiner President And Partner Of Russo Bros’ Effects And Animation Operation
Nate Burleson & Charli D’Amelio To Host Nickelodeon’s Kids‘ Choice Awards; ’Stranger Things’ Leads 2023 Nominations — Full List
EXCLUSIVE: Nickelodeon has unveiled the nominees and hosts for its 2023 Kids’ Choice Awards . CBS Mornings co-host and CBS Sports Analyst Nate Burleson and social media star Charli D’Amelio , who also is nominated in the Favorite Female Creator category, will share hosting duties for the slime show covering film, television, music, sports and more, The news was revealed today on CBS Mornings. The awards show will air live on Saturday, March 4 at 7 pm ET/PT from L.A.’s Microsoft Theater. “Hosting NFL Slimetime is always a blast, and I can’t wait to bring that same energy and slime as co-host of the iconic Kids’ Choice Awards!,” said Burleson. “I grew up on Nickelodeon and my kids still love watching, so we’re all ready for the stunts, surprises and superstars that await us at this year’s show.” Said D’Amelio, “I got slimed at the KCA’s in 2021, saw my sister get slimed at last year’s show and now, no one is safe with me as co-host! Nate and I will make sure this … [Read more...] about Nate Burleson & Charli D’Amelio To Host Nickelodeon’s Kids‘ Choice Awards; ’Stranger Things’ Leads 2023 Nominations — Full List
Danny Trejo & Joel McHale Join Sci-Fi Comedy ‘Tim Travers & The Time Traveler’s Paradox’ – EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Danny Trejo and Joel McHale have been unveiled as key supporting cast members of Stimson Snead’s sci-fi comedy Tim Travers & The Time Traveler’s Paradox , which wrapped in Spokane Washington earlier this month. Guerrilla Rep Media, which is overseeing marketing and distribution, is gearing up to give buyers giving a sneak peek of the feature at the Berlinale ’s European Film Market in February. The feature expands on Snead’s award-winning short of the same name. Samuel Dunning ( Blue Bloods) stars as a narcissistic, genius but broke scientist who seeks to solve the paradox of what happens to your past self when a future version travels backwards in time. His work attracts the attention of the head of a mercenary army played by Machete star Trejo. McHale ( Community, The Great Indoors ) plays a conspiracy theorist radio host whose interviews with the scientist protagonist on his mind-bending work frame the narrative. North by … [Read more...] about Danny Trejo & Joel McHale Join Sci-Fi Comedy ‘Tim Travers & The Time Traveler’s Paradox’ – EFM
‘The Last Of Us’ Audience Grows For Third Consecutive Week, Becoming HBO’s Fourth Current Series Averaging 15M+ Viewers Per Episode
The Last of Us doesn’t look like it’ll be losing steam any time soon. On Sunday, 6.4M people tuned in to watch the third episode of the post-apocalyptic series across HBO and HBO Max, according to Nielsen and first party data. That’s a 12% increase from last week’s viewership, which already had set a record for the largest week 2 audience growth for an HBO Original drama series in the history of the network. Sunday’s audience is also up 37% from the series premiere, which was watched same-day by 4.7M people. It only took two episodes for HBO to renew the series for a second season. It was an expected movie, considering the first episode scored the second-largest premiere after House of the Dragon since Boardwalk Empire’s launch in 2010. The first two episodes of The Last of Us are averaging 21.3M viewers. With that, HBO now has four current series that have cross-platform audiences averaging more than 15M viewers per episode. This marks the first time … [Read more...] about ‘The Last Of Us’ Audience Grows For Third Consecutive Week, Becoming HBO’s Fourth Current Series Averaging 15M+ Viewers Per Episode
Power 106 Host J Cruz Says His Wedding Ruined by Cardi B Taking Back Offset
TMZ Composite Power 106 radio host J Cruz says he was all set to get married on the Rolling Loud stage -- that is, until Offset made his grand onstage gesture to Cardi B back in 2018 ... stealing Cruz's thunder!!! Cruz says his plans were set in stone -- he'd flown in family members, including his siblings and his soon-to-be wife was decked out in her wedding dress ... but the one thing he couldn't plan for was Offset’s impromptu move. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. He shared the sad, yet funny-in-hindsight, story with GloRilla -- the “FNF” rapper's been mentored in the rap game by Cardi, so Cruz figured this was his best shot to unload his old wedding woes. Gallery Launch Gallery Getty Cruz says his relative lack of celebrity prompted Rolling Loud officials to cut his nuptials altogether ... leaving him to face the embarrassment of his family and pile on therapy sessions shortly after. … [Read more...] about Power 106 Host J Cruz Says His Wedding Ruined by Cardi B Taking Back Offset
Odell Beckham Shows Off Insane Speed In Workout Sesh, ‘I Swear I’m Loadin”
Instagram / @obj Odell Beckham Jr. doesn't look like he's lost a single step after 2 ACL tears ... the star NFL free agent released a new workout video on Monday, and it makes you think -- OBJ won't be team-less for long! The 30-year-old 3x Pro Bowler shared the workout sesh on social media, showing the wide receiver running a dig route and catching a pass from the quarterback. And, he was GONE ... in fact, the camera guy tried to run with Odell, but he couldn't keep up. Beckham Jr. was out! "I swear I’m loadin," OBJ said on Tuesday via Twitter, "No where near I wanna be but exactly where I need to be." Getty The former L.A. Rams star has been documenting his progress since tearing his ACL in Super Bowl LVI last February ... which was less than a year and a half after his first ACL tear with Cleveland in 2020. Odell's been hitting the gym consistently and even balled out in a pickup hoops game earlier this month. … [Read more...] about Odell Beckham Shows Off Insane Speed In Workout Sesh, ‘I Swear I’m Loadin”
Showtime’s Erin Calhoun Named Head Of Communications For Paramount Streaming, Susan Lundgren To Exit
Erin Calhoun , EVP, Communications, Showtime Networks & Paramount Television Studios, has been appointed to a new role as EVP, Communications, Paramount Streaming and Cross-Company Publicity. The promotion comes on the heels of Paramount Global’s announcement yesterday that Showtime is being integrated into Paramount+, with the linear cable network getting renamed as Paramount+ with Showtime. As part of the change, SVP Susan Lundgren is leaving after a decade. Lundgren came through CBS Interactive and later became SVP Communications for ViacomCBS Streaming. The promotion of Calhoun, a seasoned communications executive who brings decades of experience to the role, is the first of what is expected to be a slew of changes in the Showtime executive ranks as a result of the integration with Paramount+, including reassignments, voluntary departures and layoffs. There will be further consolidation of Paramount’s streaming communications teams from Paramount+, Pluto TV … [Read more...] about Showtime’s Erin Calhoun Named Head Of Communications For Paramount Streaming, Susan Lundgren To Exit
James Gunn & Peter Safran Unveil Big DC Plan With New Movies For Batman & Robin, ‘Swamp Thing’, ‘The Authority’; ‘Lanterns’ TV Series & More
In the midst of their third month as newly appointed DC co-Bosses, James Gunn and Peter Safran finally revealed their plans for an inter-connective universe for the comic book giant spanning largely film and TV in a strategy unlike the Warner Bros. brand has ever had before. Entitled Chapter One, “Gods and Monsters”, a portion of what will unfold between 2025-2027 includes five movies including the Gunn-penned Superman Legacy , a new Batman and Robin title, The Brave and the Bold , a Swamp Thing feature, and films centering around Supergirl and the deeper universe DC rogue squad The Authority . On the TV side, there’s an animated series, Creature Commandos written by Gunn, the Peacemaker spinoff live action series Waller with Viola Davis, a Lanterns series, Booster Gold and Paradise Lost. Outside of Waller, which has some of the returning cast of Peacemaker, there isn’t any talent or directors attached to these projects. Safran and … [Read more...] about James Gunn & Peter Safran Unveil Big DC Plan With New Movies For Batman & Robin, ‘Swamp Thing’, ‘The Authority’; ‘Lanterns’ TV Series & More
‘Peacemaker’ Spinoff Series ‘Waller’ With Viola Davis A Go, ‘Doom Patrol’ Creator Jeremy Carver Joins As Scribe
Far from a surprise, DC co-Chairmen and CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran confirmed that Waller , the spinoff of their Suicide Squad HBO Max series Peacemaker , was one of the first TV shows they’ll be hatching under their new DC universe, Chapter One, “Gods and Monsters.” The series centers on the mercurial and political Amanda Waller (Oscar winner Viola Davis ), who is a senior civil servant and director of ARGUS. She established the Suicide Squad, in her quest to assemble a team of expendable metahumans who would be used to execute covert operations against dangerous threats. While it already had been out there that Watchmen EP Christal Henry would be writing and executive producing, Gunn and Safran announced that Doom Patrol creator Jeremy Carver is joining her to write Waller. RELATED: DC Bosses “Didn’t Fire” Henry Cavill; Talk Fate Of Robert Pattinson, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Filmmakers & More In New Universe “We’re using the same … [Read more...] about ‘Peacemaker’ Spinoff Series ‘Waller’ With Viola Davis A Go, ‘Doom Patrol’ Creator Jeremy Carver Joins As Scribe