Andrew Burnap Joins Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot in 'Snow White' Remake
►Rising star. THR's Borys Kit has the scoop on Tony-winner Andrew Burnap nabbing the male lead in Disney’s live-action remake of
Snow White. Sources say Burnap is not playing the prince or huntsman but is set to portray a new male character created for Marc Webb's film and will sing. Burnap joins a cast that includes Rachel Zegler as Snow White and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen.
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"A genre mashup boosted by strong performances." THR's chief TV critic
Dan Fienberg reviews Peacock’s
Wolf Like Me. Isla Fisher and Josh Gad play an emotionally vulnerable couple whose chances at romance are complicated by one very strange secret in Abe Forsythe's dark comedy series.
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Stacked, by jove! Rupert Friend has joined the cast of Wes Anderson’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s short story collection
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More. Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ralph Fiennes and Ben Kingsley are already on the roll call for the Netflix project, which gets underway this week in London.
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"Not that simple."Jamie Lynn Spears is opening up about her relationship with older sister Britney Spears. Jamie Lynn sat down with ABC News’ Juju Chang on
GMA Wednesday to talk about her new memoir,
Things I Should Have Said, and gave her side of the conservatorship battle story.
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Pushed back. Fox has pushed country music drama
Monarch to the fall after originally scheduling it for a Jan. 30 premiere date. The decision comes as the pandemic has complicated filming on the Atlanta-based series, which stars Susan Sarandon, Trace Adkins and Anna Friel as members of a dynastic family in the country music world.
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F is for first. Sesame Street production veteran Sal Perez has been named the show’s new vp and exec producer going into the iconic children’s television series’ 53rd season. As a first-generation Mexican American, Perez is the first Latino exec producer in the show’s history. He will replace Ben Lehmann, who will step down after heading the show for five seasons.
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Young and the Restless actor
says he was fired for “naively” violating COVID policy —Roddy Ricch out as
SNL musical guest
due to COVID exposure —European
Shooting Stars 2022 unveiled —Oscar-winner
Ruth E. Carter tapped as brand ambassador for vintage site Thrilling —Omicron surge
incites calendar chaos on Hollywood events scene —
Nicki Minaj dropped from harassment lawsuit filed by husband’s accuser
—Fox News taps
Jeanine Pirro to co-host The Five —
Todd Whiting, NBCUniversal digital content veteran, dies at 45
—A3 Artists Agency
unveils four key promotions —HBO Max France names
Clementine Bobin senior creative executive —Former Time Warner comms chief
Keith Cocozza joining CNBC —Jason Momoa reveals he and Lisa Bonet are
“parting ways in marriage” —Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly
announce engagement What else we're reading... —Carrie Bradshaw's "Diwali" Outfit Fails to Rewrite Racist
Sex And The City Past, Fans Say [
NBC News]
—The Visions of Penélope Cruz [
New York Times]
—A Fad or the Future: Are We Ready For the Rise of NFT TV Shows? [
The Guardian]
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Yellowstone: The Smash-hit TV Show That Exposed a Cultural Divide [
The Guardian]
—"60 Songs That Explain the ’90s": How Lauryn Hill Became Music’s Great Dual Threat [
The Ringer]
Today... ...in 1995, Tristar’s 133-minute, R-rated epic
Legends of the Fall hit theaters. The film, directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins, went on to nab three Oscar nominations at the 67th Academy Awards ceremony, winning one for cinematographer John Toll.
The original review. Today's birthdays: Shonda Rhimes (52),
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (61), Orlando Bloom (45), Ruth Wilson (40), Michael Peña (46), Natalia Dyer (27), Liam Hemsworth (32), Patrick Dempsey (56), Penelope Ann Miller (58), Nicole Eggert (50), Suzanne Cryer (55), Trace Adkins (60), Janet Hubert (66), Bill Bailey (57)