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During Deadline Contenders, a viewer tweeted a list of questions in regards to the upcoming season of This Is Us. Creator Dan Fogelman addressed the queries with the most pressing question being “Will the writers address COVID in present day?” “Yes on Covid,” Fogelman answered on Twitter. “We’ve decided to attack things head on. Very proud of @ThisIsUsWriters.” … Continue reading Dan Fogelman Says ‘This Is Us’ Will Attack Coronavirus “Head On” In Season 5 Continue Reading →

Screenshot via HBO After a week off John Oliver came back to his “white void” to unpack the news on Sunday night’s episode of Last Week Tonight, using the announcement of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential pick as a launching pad to talk about the country’s (specifically Republicans) obsession with conspiracy theories. When Harris was named … Continue reading ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Addresses QAnon, Marjorie Taylor Greene And The Danger Of “Batsh*t” Crazy Conspiracy Theories Continue Reading →

Verizon and Disney are expanding their distribution and marketing partnership to add the full Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle at no charge  for subscribers to two wireless plans. Beginning Thursday, customers who choose the “Play More Unlimited” or “Get More Unlimited” packages will get the bundle for free as part of their monthly cost of $45 or $55 before … Continue reading Verizon And Disney Expand Partnership, Giving Some Wireless Customers Free Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ Continue Reading →

Vice EXCLUSIVE: Vice Studios has hired Alex Moore, the CEO of the two-time Oscar-winning company Grain Media, to the newly-created role of vice-president of non-fiction in the UK. Based in London, Moore will build Vice Studios’ slate across factual, factual entertainment, formats, documentaries, and features. He reports to UK creative director Yonni Usiskin. During his five-year tenure … Continue reading Vice Studios Names Grain Media CEO Alex Moore As Its VP Of Non-Fiction In The UK Continue Reading →

The major companies and Hollywood’s unions are close to finalizing terms for restarting film and TV production. “Return-to-work discussions are ongoing with the studios and the other unions and guilds,” Teamsters Local 399 said in the latest message to its members. “At this time we are still trying to finalize some of the remaining issues, however we … Continue reading Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 Says Industry Talks “Getting Closer” To Finalizing Remaining Issues For Safe Return To Work Continue Reading →

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will each make appearances on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, which will be a bit of a feat of staging such a large scale event in a time of COVID-19. The program lineup will feature a mix of live and taped segments and, in addition to political figures … Continue reading What To Expect On The First Night Of The Democratic National Convention: Rundown Includes Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders And A Dose Of Entertainment Continue Reading →

Happy Birthday, Rumer Willis! The eldest of the Willis sisters turned 32 yesterday, Aug. 16, and celebrated in calming cottagecore style with puff sleeve dresses, a rustic and cozy reading nook, and some frolicking in a nearby forest with family. What topped it all off were the loving birthday wishes — and photos — shared by … Continue reading Demi Moore and Scout Willis Share Loving Birthday Wishes For Rumer Willis and a Sultry Vintage Photo Continue Reading →

In Ready Player Two fanboy news, Penguin Random House Audio has set Wil Wheaton to narrate the sequel novel by Ernest Cline. The first of which Steven Spielberg turned into a Warner Bros film. Wheaton’s the Star Trek: Next Generation and Big Bang Theory actor. The audiobook will publish simultaneously with the hardcover and ebook editions on November 24, 2020. The audiobook for Ready Player … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Next Generation’s Wil Wheaton To Narrate Ernest Cline’s ‘Ready Player Two’ Audiobook Continue Reading →

In the first episode of HBO’s adaptation of Lovecraft Country, main character Atticus Freeman embarks on a journey across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father. With his friend Letitia and his Uncle George in tow, they are confronted with H.P. Lovecraft-inspired monsters in the woods, and other eerie events, but the true nightmare … Continue reading HBO’s Lovecraft Country Contains a Crucial Historic Reference Continue Reading →