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Pigs are flying ... O.J. Simpson is supporting Los Angeles County law enforcement. The ex-con took a stand (not THE stand) Wednesday for the L.A. County Sheriff's Department with a video rant ripping West Hollywood for voting to cut funding for the agency. Getty Simpson says the decision is all wrong, pointing  out his infamous history with the law in L.A. and saying, "Trust me, we need police, we need the sheriffs' department" ... referring to the time he spent behind bars during his murder trial. Gallery Launch Gallery Getty Frankly, the fact O.J. is supporting L.A. County law enforcement is rich, and probably pretty galling to cops -- considering his murder trial defense team famously and viciously attacked LAPD for allegedly contaminating evidence and being racist. They effectively made the trial more about LAPD actions than O.J.'s. Getty Fred Goldman Applies To Renew Judgment Against O.J. Simpson, You … [Read more...] about O.J. Simpson Takes Stand for L.A. Law Enforcement Despite Blasting LAPD in Trial

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Bryan Bertino has inked with WME . Bertino’s movie The Dark and The Wicked premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2020 and was met with rave reviews, notching 91% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. In The Dark and The Wicked, two siblings, who are plagued by waking nightmares, suspect that something evil is taking over their family at an isolated farmhouse. The pic was released by RLJE Films and starred Marin Ireland and Michael Abbott Jr. Bertino initially broke onto the scene in 2008 by writing and directing The Strangers , which starred Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman. Released by Rogue Pictures, the movie grossed over $80M worldwide off a $9M production budget. The Strangers followed a young couple who are terrorized by unknown assailants while staying in an isolated vacation home. The pic spawned a 2018 sequel which Bertino wrote and executive produced, The Strangers: Prey at Night. That starred Christina Hendricks, … [Read more...] about ‘The Strangers’ Filmmaker Bryan Bertino Signs With WME

Jason Momoa ’s Baba Voss has fought his last battle after Apple TV+ revealed that season three of See would be its last. The post-apocalyptic drama series will return for its third and final on August 26 and will be rolled out weekly. See is set in a brutal and primitive future, hundreds of years after humankind has lost the ability to see. In season three, almost a year has passed since Baba Voss (Momoa) defeated his nemesis brother Edo, played by Dave Bautista, and bid farewell to his family to live remotely in the forest. But when a Trivantian scientist develops a new and devastating form of sighted weaponry that threatens the future of humanity, Baba returns to Paya in order to protect his tribe once more. It’s not a huge surprise that the show is ending with its third season (you can see a tease below). Showrunner and exec producer Jonathan Tropper posted an emotional message on social media in November after wrapping production of two seasons of the show … [Read more...] about ‘See’: Jason Momoa’s Apple Drama Series To End With Season 3

Messages from close friends and industry folks alike flooded Oliver Tree ’s phone after the Kid Laroi released the cinematically eccentric video for “ Thousand Miles ” in late April. Friends and colleagues wanted to know if Tree had helped direct the video, as snippets from it seemed to mirror his own work. The 28-year-old took a closer look and realized that some scenes were nearly identical to visuals he came up with for his own music. So, on April 28, Tree posted a TikTok showing side-by-side clips of his 2021 video for “Asshole” and Laroi’s recent work, accusing the visual’s director of cribbing. The visual similarities are hard to ignore: In each video, Laroi and Tree stick their heads out of a vehicle while driving, get hit by identical ambulances, and lie flattened on the ground — in exactly the same position — as a camera zooms in from above. “They steal that many shots and thought I wouldn’t notice?” Tree captioned the post. The video soon went viral on TikTok, … [Read more...] about ‘The Exact Same Thing’: Oliver Tree Accuses the Kid Laroi Director of Copying His Videos

The Toronto Film Festival said Wednesday that Netflix ’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery , Rian Johnson ’s follow-up to his hit 2019 murder mystery pic, will world premiere at this year’s edition of the festival, which runs September 8-18. No firm date has been set for the premiere. Knives Out , which grossed $311.6 million worldwide when it bowed in November 2019, also had its world premiere that year at TIFF. Daniel Craig returns to the film franchise as gentleman detective Benoit Blanc, who this time travels to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery involving a new cast of colorful suspects. The A-list cast this time includes Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick and Madelyn Cline along with Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista. Johnson directed and wrote the pic and produces with his producing partner Ram Bergman. Netflix has been slowly rolling out info for its franchise since it landed it a blockbuster deal … [Read more...] about Rian Johnson’s ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ To World Premiere At Toronto Film Festival

BritBox International, the streamer run by the BBC and ITV, has restructured, talked up U.S. growth and communicated its desire to avoid “transatlantic puddings” to a room of some of the UK’s most successful drama producers. The streamer, which is behind the likes of Hugh Laurie -starring Agatha Christie adaptation Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, has hired NBCUniversal and Discovery alum Kerry Ball in the newly-created post of Chief Acquisitions & Commercial Officer, while moving to a two-region structure: BBI North America (covering the U.S. and Canada) and BBI International Markets (covering Australia, South Africa, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland and future new markets). Meanwhile, BritBox’s Moira Hogan has been promoted to EVP International Markets & General Manager APAC and Neale Dennett is upped to SVP International Markets & General Manager EMEA. An EVP North America & General Manager Group Marketing Services will join soon. Reporting to … [Read more...] about BritBox International Restructures, Targets U.S. Growth & Steers Clear Of “Transatlantic Puddings”

Most of the 38-member cast of the upcoming Broadway production of Tom Stoppard ’s Olivier Award-winning Leopoldstadt was announced today, with four members of the original West End company making the move and newcomers to the show set to include Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, Seth Numrich and David Krumholtz. Twenty-three of the cast members announced today will be making their Broadway debuts with Leopoldstadt, according to producers Sonia Friedman Productions, Roy Furman, and Lorne Michaels. Patrick Marber, who directed the West End staging, will direct for Broadway as well. Leopoldstadt ’s limited Broadway engagement will begin previews Wednesday, September 14, with an official opening on Sunday, October 2, at the Longacre Theatre. Set in Vienna, Leopoldstadt begins in the last days of 1899 and follows one extended family well into the 20th Century. The title takes its name from Vienna’s Jewish quarter, and the play is described by the production as … [Read more...] about Broadway Cast Announced For Tom Stoppard’s ‘Leopoldstadt’

Eastern Promises , the popular industry strand of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival , has spent the last two years relegated to an online only event due to Covid-19, but the upcoming seventh edition of the event is now gearing up for what it hopes to be a vintage year as it returns in a physical capacity on Sunday, June 3. The three-day event, which looks to promote regional and international filmmakers with distributors, sales agents, producers and festival programmers, will unveil 35 selected film projects – all at various stages —  through its Works in Progress, Works in Development – Feature Launch, First Cut+ Works in Progress and Odesa International Film Festival Works in Progress presentations. The most promising projects will receive awards totalling up to €125,000 ($151,850). “The most important thing right now is that we’re back in a physical and on-site situation,” says head of film industry office Hugo Rosák. “We tried the online edition in the … [Read more...] about Festival In Focus: Karlovy Vary’s Industry Strand Eastern Promises Set To Up Its Game For The 56th Edition

EXCLUSIVE: CTV ’s Canadian sitcom Shelved has found its leads. Lyndie Greenwood ( The Expanse , Sleepy Hollow ) will be joined by Paul Braunstein ( Baroness Van Sketch ), Dakota Ray Herbert ( Run Woman Run ) and Chris Sandiford ( What We Do In The Shadows ) in the Anthony Q. Farrell single-cam comedy about employees and patrons at the Jameson Public Library in Parkdale. See above for the first shots of them in role. Taylor Love ( Most Dangerous Game ), Varun Saranga ( Wyonna Earp ) and Robin Duke ( Schitt’s Creek ) round out the ensemble cast. Greenwood stars as Wendy, Head of the library’s Jameson Branch and an energetic dreamer who always sees the best in people and cares passionately about her library and the community of Parkdale. Her staff includes the fastidious and judgmental Howard (Sandiford), who begrudgingly joins after a transfer from a prestigious Midtown branch; social rights activist Jaq (Hebert) , who is obsessed with … [Read more...] about Lyndie Greenwood, Chris Sandiford, Dakota Ray Herbert And Paul Braunstein Cast As Leads In Anthony Q. Farrell’s CTV Sitcom ‘Shelved’

Peacock has revealed premiere dates for eight new and three returning series coming in 2022. The list includes rookie dramas Vampire Academy and Everything I Know About Love , freshman comedy Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin — whose title is new — limited series The Best Man: The Final Chapters and A Friend of the Family and the sophomore runs of One of Us Is Lying and The Capture . See the full list below. Summer Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming Also coming to the NBCUniversal streamer later this year are new dramas Last Light , Irreverent and The Missing (working title) and Season 4 of kids animated series Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky. Fall 2022 Primetime TV Grid: Fox Finally Unveils Schedule & Gives ‘Monarch’ A Sweet Post-NFL Launch Perch; Nets Overall Play It Very Safe Here are all of the newly announced Peacock premiere dates for 2022: August 25: … [Read more...] about Peacock Premiere Dates: ‘Vampire Academy’, ‘Pitch Perfect’ & ‘Best Man’ Series, ‘Last Light’, More