| | | | What's news: The Grease prequel series is among the titles being removed from Paramount+. Paddington 3 nabs Olivia Colman. Pete Davidson's Bupkis lands a second season at Peacock. Magnum P.I. gets canceled — again. Joy Ride director Adele Lim explains why raunchy comedy is a palate cleanser. — Ryan Gajewski |
Warners' Michael De Luca, Pamela Abdy to Lead TCM ►Zaslav attempts to calm the TCM waters. THR's Kim Masters and Aaron Couch have the scoop on Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav moving oversight of Turner Classic Movies to Warner Bros. Pictures bosses Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy. The move is meant to reassure the film community after WBD announced a restructuring this week that saw TCM chief Pola Changnon exit after 25 years, along with key team members. The story.
—Overwhelming support. Directors Guild of America members have voted to ratify the agreement that union negotiators struck with studios and streamers in early June. Eighty-seven percent of the union voted in support of the deal, while 13 percent voted against it. The union framed this as a turnout level that "exceeded any prior DGA ratification vote." The story.
—Removal is the word. Paramount+ has canceled Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies after a single season, reversed its decision on a season-two pickup for the animated and kids-focused Star Trek: Prodigy, axed competition series Queen of the Universe after two seasons, and nixed a revival of The Game after two seasons. Additionally, all four shows will be removed from Paramount+ as the conglomerate joins Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery in taking tax write-offs for underperforming series. The news comes as Paramount+ will incorporate Showtime into the platform in the U.S. on Tuesday. The story.
—Prosecutors face continued setbacks. The former armorer for Rust — charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of the movie’s cinematographer on the set — is looking at a new charge of evidence tampering for allegedly offering narcotics to escape prosecution. The special prosecutors overseeing the case alleged in a Santa Fe County court filing that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed "did transfer narcotics to another person with the intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of herself." The story. |
Emmys: THR's TV Critics Reveal Nominations Picks ►"Bill Hader deserves his flowers for his gripping work this season." THR's TV critics Daniel Fienberg and Angie Han highlight the best of the crowded season of Emmy contenders with their top picks and dream nominees. Ahead of nominations getting announced July 12, Daniel and Angie explain why their choices include Succession, Wednesday, The Bear and many more. The picks.
—Hanging up the floral print. Magnum P.I. has run out of gas (again). The Jay Hernandez-led reboot of the 1980s procedural will wrap its run with its upcoming 10 episodes on NBC. The news comes as the options on the cast were due to expire June 30, forcing NBC — whose studio sibling Universal TV co-produces the series alongside CBS Studios — to make a decision on either extending those deals or wrapping up the show. The story.
—Heading back to Staten Island. Peacock has ordered a second season of Bupkis, its comedy series co-created by and starring former Saturday Night Live regular Pete Davidson. The renewal for the semi-autobiographical show from Universal Television and Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video comes about seven weeks after it debuted. The story. | Samuel L. Jackson, Olivia Colman Talk 'Secret Invasion' ►"I just keep popping up where I pop up." THR's Brian Davids talks to Secret Invasion stars Samuel L. Jackson and Olivia Colman about the Marvel series and why they didn't dig into their characters' implied history. The pair also discuss playing frenemies and their connection that stems from the film Unbreakable. The joint interview.
—Colman is staying busy. THR's Mia Galuppo and Borys Kit have the scoop on Paddington in Peru, the third film in the Paddington franchise, adding Oscar winner Olivia Colman to its cast. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, but the StudioCanal feature will see the titular bear travel from his home in London to his native home of "darkest Peru." The story.
—"He was doing what he loved to do." THR's Carolyn Giardina talks to cinematographer James Neihouse about his friend Hamish Harding, the billionaire businessman and explorer who was one of the five people on the Titan sub that disappeared during a dive to Titanic. The pair met during the making of the 2020 documentary One More Orbit. The story. |
'Joy Ride' Director Adele Lim on Raunchy Comedy ►"You'll just be in a fetal position if you think about the pressure." THR's Mikey O'Connell interviews filmmaker Adele Lim ahead of the July 7 release of her film Joy Ride. The Crazy Rich Asians scribe explains why she sees R-rated comedy as a palate cleanser and discusses navigating the perks and pitfalls of her new role as Hollywood's "go-to Asian." The interview.
—Awards Chatter. THR's awards expert Scott Feinberg talks to the great and the good of Hollywood. In this episode, Scott spoke to Aubrey Plaza. The performer discusses her role on the second season of The White Lotus and her gig as host of a recent episode of Saturday Night Live. She also teased upcoming parts in Agatha: Coven of Chaos and Francis Ford Coppola's self-financed final film, Megalopolis. The podcast.
—"I remember not reading the real pilot until I had signed onto the show." THR's Brian Davids interviews Liana Liberato about Based on a True Story and Scream VI. The actress, who also appears in the upcoming Blumhouse film Totally Killer, talks about working with childhood friends and wanting a break from being the villain. The interview. |
This Week's Must Reads ►On the cover. THR's James Hibberd profiles Taylor Sheridan, television's prolific hitmaker, who breaks his silence on Yellowstone ending, Kevin Costner's exit, the potential Matthew McConaughey spinoff, his battles with studio suits, and how he's become a powerful mega-rancher straight out of his own show: "There is no compromising." The cover story.
—"The guy has two sides. His dark is dark, but his light is really light." After the hit ABC sitcom Home Improvement ended, star Zachery Ty Bryan seemed to have avoided the pitfalls of child stardom and went on to amass a fortune from Bitcoin investment. But then his life spiraled amid an arrest for domestic violence and allegations of fraud as "he torched … all aspects of his life." How did it all go so wrong? THR's Chris Gardner spoke to friends, family, TV dad Tim Allen and Bryan himself about his fall. The story.
—"I think we should have therapists on set." THR's award-winning Roundtable series continues with the TV drama actresses. Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Dominique Fishback (Swarm), Claire Danes (Fleishman Is in Trouble), Emma D'Arcy (House of the Dragon), Jennifer Garner (Last Thing He Told Me) and Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets, The Last of Us) join THR's Lacey Rose for a discussion about giving notes, the roles they're not offered and the problem of a public life: "The loss of just being able to smile at someone on the street and say 'hello' as yourself is a real intense thing." Read or Watch.
—"This was one hot mess." THR's Mikey O'Connell leads the Roundtable of reality stars. Lisa Vanderpump (Vanderpump Rules), Keke Palmer (Password), Karamo Brown (Queer Eye) and Ellie Kemper (The Great American Baking Show) take part in a lively discussion covering Scandoval, hosting, being themselves on camera and their most awkward moments that made it to air. The Roundtable.
—"He's always coveted this mogul life, and now he's got it." THR's Lacey Rose, Alex Weprin and editor-at-large Kim Masters spoke to 20-plus Warner Bros. Discovery insiders about CEO David Zaslav's management style. With CNN head Chris Licht ousted, other WBD executives turn their attention to his very hands-on overlord, with one source wondering: "Who wants to have to manage him?" The story.
In other news...
—Lily Tomlin, Marta Kauffman call for greater industry protections at abortion rights picket: "This is a discrimination issue"
—Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies creator responds to Paramount+ removal: "A particularly brutal move"
—Events of the week: No Hard Feelings, I'm a Virgo and more
What else we're reading...
—Chris Lee talks to Across the Spider-Verse crewmembers about how working on the film felt like "death by a thousand paper cuts" [Vulture]
—According to Kyndall Cunningham, Jennifer Lawrence's installment of Hot Ones proves that the show's concept is cooling off [Daily Beast]
—Elizabeth Merrill explains why one LSU fan spent $30,000 on Jell-O shots at the Men's College World Series [ESPN]
—Eater's team assesses all of the real restaurants where Carrie and her pals break bread in the second season of And Just Like That [Eater]
—Jason Guerrasio talks to Elemental star Mamoudou Athie about the film's disappointing box office [Insider]
Today...
Mindy Kaling (44), Beanie Feldstein (30), Erin Moriarty (29), Minka Kelly (43), Iain Glen (62), Dan Gilroy (64), Candice Patton (35), Vanessa Ray (42), Carla Gallo (48), Michele Lee (81), Harris Dickinson (27), Nancy Allen (73), Peter Weller (76), Amber Rose Revah (37), Solange (37), Georg Stanford Brown (80), Mick Fleetwood (76), Vittorio Storaro (83) |
| Sheldon Harnick, the nimble lyricist who partnered with composer Jerry Bock to create the songs for some of Broadway's greatest musicals, including Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello! and She Loves Me, died Friday. He was 99. The obituary. |
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