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SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for the first episode of Fox ’s Accused . Michael Chiklis plays a concerned father who is stuck in a moral dilemma about how to handle his increasingly troubled son in the first episode of Fox ‘s new anthology series Accused , which premiered Sunday. The episode, titled “Scott’s Story,” opens with Chiklis’ Scott Miller entering the court room for a preliminary hearing about a crime the audience isn’t yet aware of. As the episode unfolds, through flashbacks as well as current moments in the courtroom, we learn that Scott had started to become worried that his son was going to commit an unimaginable crime. After finding his son’s diary full of violent thoughts, he begins to consider whether he should kill his own son in order to stop those thoughts from becoming actions. Ultimately, he can’t go through with it. After having a heart-to-heart with his son, Scott believes that he may be open to seeking help on the condition that his … [Read more...] about ‘Accused’: Howard Gordon Breaks Down Premiere & Explains Why He Opened The Series With A School Shooting Episode

The Cleaning Lady will be back for another go-round. Fox has renewed the popular series for a third season, the network’s first live-action scripted renewal for the 2023-24 season. Additionally, Jeannine Renshaw ( Good Girls ) also has joined the show as an executive producer and will serve as showrunner with Miranda Kwok. “After two heart-pounding seasons, we’re thrilled with how audiences have latched on to this incredible story,” said Michael Thorn, President of Scripted Programming, Fox Entertainment.. “The cast, led by the incomparable Élodie Yung, along with our brilliant creative team and our partners at Warner Bros. Television have expertly crafted a highly compelling, emotionally-driven show that gives a perspective you don’t often see on television.” Season 2 of The Cleaning Lady averaged 5.4 million total multiplatform viewers, more than doubling its Live + Same Day delivery by +152%. Based on the original Argentine series, The Cleaning Lady stars … [Read more...] about ‘The Cleaning Lady’ Renewed For Season 3 At Fox; Jeannine Renshaw Joins As EP & Co-Showrunner

Chad Stahelski ( John Wick franchise) has been tapped to direct the Tom Clancy adaptation Rainbow Six for Paramount Pictures , Deadline can confirm. Details as to the plot of the film, starring Michael B. Jordan , are under wraps. But it marks the studio’s follow-up to the actioner Without Remorse , which went to Amazon for distribution in April 2021, following the Covid pandemic’s throwing of theatrical into disarray. While it’s not yet clear whether the new film will go to theatrical or streaming, Jordan reprises his role as the CIA operations officer and former Navy SEAL, John Clark. Producers are Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo for Outlier Society, Akiva Goldsman and Greg Lessans for Weed Road Pictures, and Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec for The Saw Mill. Stahelski, Jason Spitz and Alex Young will exec produce for 87Eleven Entertainment. Stahelski launched his career as a stuntman and stunt coordinator before making his directorial debut with 2014’s John … [Read more...] about ‘John Wick’s Chad Stahelski Tapped To Helm Michael B. Jordan-Led ‘Rainbow Six’ For Paramount

EXCLUSIVE: Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King has secured from the Michael Jackson estate the rights to make a film of the complicated pop icon’s life with access to all of his music, sources say. King’s GK Films has retained three-time Oscar-nominated writer John Logan to pen the script. It is not set up at a studio at this point. I’m told that the film isn’t intended to be a sanitized rendering of Jackson’s life. King and Logan worked together on the Martin Scorsese-directed The Aviator , another complex look at the life of a genius. In that film, Howard Hughes was in a race to innovate before his mental illness and germaphobic obsessions overtook him. In this case, the complexity of Jackson’s life is well known and will not be ignored in a film that will span his entire life, which ended with his tragic death in June 2009 at age 50. He became a star as a child and a global icon as an adult, but his childhood was not an easy one, and in adulthood he … [Read more...] about Michael Jackson’s Life Getting Movie Treatment; ‘The Aviator’s Graham King & John Logan Reteam, And MJ Estate Aboard

Broadway has found its Michael Jackson : Tony-nominated Ain’t Too Proud star Ephraim Sykes will take the title role in the upcoming MJ The Musical , producers announced today. The musical, loaded with classic hits by the later King of Pop, will begin preview performances on Monday, July 6, 2020, at the Neil Simon Theatre, with an opening night set for Thursday, August 13. The casting announcement was made by p roducers Lia Vollack and The Michael Jackson Estate. Producers have released a sneak peek teaser video – watch it below. Sykes is currently on Broadway in another Motown-inspired musical Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations , playing the group’s David Ruffin. He was nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award yesterday for the show’s cast album, along with the rest of the original cast. “Ephraim Sykes is a bonafide triple threat,” said Wheeldon in a statement, “and dynamic rising star on Broadway. I am honored to be working with him on … [Read more...] about Broadway’s Michael Jackson Musical Finds Its King Of Pop: ‘Ain’t Too Proud’s Ephraim Sykes To Moonwalk

Update, with Equity statement Actors’ Equity isn’t shouldering the blame for the cancellation of a pre- Broadway engagement of the new Michael Jackson jukebox musical, saying any delays caused by the recent Equity strike were “modest.” “It’s incredibly disappointing that the actors and stage managers who are currently working to develop this project were not informed about a major production change before a public media announcement was made,” said Brandon Lorenz, Communications Director, Actors’ Equity Association in a statement. “The developmental lab that was scheduled for this production was delayed by 12 working days during the strike. It is difficult to understand how a modest delay in February would impact a run that was scheduled for late October.” Earlier today, producers for Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough canceled a pre-Broadway engagement in Chicago , blaming “scheduling difficulties” caused by the recently ended Actors’ Equity strike. Don’t Stop … [Read more...] about Actors’ Equity Disputes Strike’s Impact On Michael Jackson Musical’s Canceled Chicago Staging – Update

The previously announced Michael Jackson stage musical has gotten a name and a pre- Broadway premiere date: The newly titled Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough will begin performances in Chicago on October 29. The musical, inspired by the life of the late King of Pop and featuring a book by Lynn Nottage , will run through December 1 at Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre (formerly the Oriental Theatre). Playwright Nottage has won two Pulitzer Prizes for drama, the first in 2009 for Ruined and the second in 2017 for Sweat . The title and date was announced today by producers the Michael Jackson Estate and Columbia Live Stage. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough is set to arrive on Broadway in 2020. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – currently in development and named after the hit song from Jackson’s classic 1979 album Off The Wall – will include a score consisting of Jackson songs. Christopher Wheeldon, a 2015 Tony Award winner for An American in Paris ‘ … [Read more...] about Broadway-Bound Michael Jackson Bio-Musical Gets Title And Chicago Dates

Michael Lehrer , a sketch, improv and stand-up performer whose credits included The Second City , has died of complications of ALS. He was 44. Lehrer kept performing even after his 2017 diagnosis, appearing in Austin, Texas clubs in a wheelchair. He talked openly about his struggles with the disease on stage and on the comedy podcast Kill Tony. Lehrer was selected as a New Face of Comedy for the 2014 Just for Laughs Festival. He helped create four original sketch revues for The Second City, including the Jeff Award winner for Best Revue, Sky’s The Limit (Weather Permitting) . He also logged time in The Second City Touring Company, Second City’s Las Vegas outpost, and as part of Second City at sea on Norwegian Cruise Line. During his time at Second City Las Vegas, Michael would regularly attend Las Vegas City Council meetings in open forum sessions to offer his “opinions” on a variety of topics. Famously, on his last night at The Second City e.t.c., he hired a … [Read more...] about Michael Lehrer Dies: Second City Alum Was 44

Michael Porseryd is stepping down as the CEO of SF Studios , the Nordic production and distribution powerhouse behind the recent Tom Hanks-starring drama A Man Called Otto . The company said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday that the board of SF Studios and Michael Porseryd had jointly agreed that Porseryd would leave his position as CEO after six years. “To ensure a smooth transition”, it said, SF Studio’s board chairman Jan Bernhardsson will take over as acting CEO. The board is now starting the process of recruiting a new regular CEO. “I want to thank Michael Porseryd who, during his six years as CEO of SF Studios, drove the development by changing from being a company focused on distribution to also strengthening its production operations,” said Jan Bernhardsson. “The changeover has been successful and was recently crowned by the premiere of A man Called Otto , the English-language version of A Man Called Ove . SF Studios is now entering a … [Read more...] about Michael Porseryd Departs ‘A Man Called Otto’ Nordic Film Powerhouse SF Studios

EXCLUSIVE: Following the Sundance premiere of the highly-sought after horror pic, Talk To Me , the directing team behind the supernatural thriller, Danny and Michael Philippou , have signed with WME . Even before the film premiered on Saturday night, the Philippous had become very popular, taking meetings around Park City with execs, agents and producers leading up to its screening. Following the screening, the title has garnered a ton of heat from several buyers with expectations of it selling in the coming days. Produced by Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton of Causeway Films, who produced horror hit The Babadook, with Bankside Films handling worldwide sales, the pic is set in the world where conjuring spirits has become the latest party craze, the film follows Mia (Sophie Wilde) s determined to get a piece of the otherworldly action in order to be distracted on the eve of her Mother’s death. When her group of friends gathers for another unruly séance with the … [Read more...] about ‘Talk To Me’ Directing Duo Danny & Michael Philippou Sign With WME Following Film’s Midnight Premiere At Sundance