Taika Waititi To “Crack� ‘Flash Gordon’ As Fox/Disney Animated Film
Posted on Monday June 24, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Fox/Disney has attached Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi to “crack” Flash Gordon, as an animated feature film. I had heard that the inventive filmmaker Waititi was signing on to write and direct, but his camp indicates it’s too early to gauge exactly what his role would be. The director is in post on Jojo […]

June Diane Raphael Boards ‘Covers’ Comedy From Focus Features & Working Title
Posted on Monday June 24, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features and Working Title Films have added Grace and Frankie star June Diane Raphael to the cast of Covers, the Nisha Ganatra-directed comedy that is set among the talent, fame and fast-paced world of Hollywood’s music scene. Raphael joins previously announced cast Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr, and Zoe Chao. […]

Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates: Emmys Kick Off The Week, ‘9-1-1’, ‘The Masked Singer’, ‘Empire’, More
Posted on Monday June 24, 2019

Fox has set the fall premiere dates for its new and returning series for the 2019-2020 broadcast season. Th 71st Primetime Emmy Awards kick off Fox’s premiere week, airing live coast-to-coast from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 22 (8-11 PM ET live/5-8 PM PT live). Hit drama 9-1-1 […]

‘Batwoman’, ‘Pennyworth’, ‘Veronica Mars’ & More Part Of Warner Bros. TV’s Comic-Con Fiesta
Posted on Monday June 24, 2019

Ever the juggernaut at San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. Television Group is bringing the goods next month with world premieres and panels for its new series Batwoman and Pennyworth, and its Hulu Veronica Mars comeback, but also saying farewell to departing shows Arrow and Supernatural. The shows are part of, count ’em, 16 that the […]

William F. Brown Dies: ‘The Wiz’ Librettist Was 91
Posted on Monday June 24, 2019

William F. Brown, whose libretto for Broadway’s The Wiz earned him a Tony Award nomination, died yesterday in Westport, CT, according to his wife and collaborator Tina Tippit. Brown was 91. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on April 16, 1928, Brown attended Princeton University, wrote for Look Magazine, served a year in the U.S. Army, […]