EXCLUSIVE: BET has picked up Lot Patrol to series, a new original comedy mockumentary from Manny Halley Productions. The network touts that the series offers a “laugh-out-loud look at Hollywood from a perspective the industry rarely lets you see.” Lot Patrol follows a mismatched squad of eccentric security guards who patrol the chaotic backlot of…
Hosts from MS NOW’s Morning Joe and CNBC’s Squawk Box appeared at the NBCUniversal upfront Monday to vouch for the impact of Versant Media’s programming. For years, the talent’s presence at Radio City Music Hall would have been utterly ordinary. In 2026, though, the talent and networks are not owned by NBCUniversal. Along with a…
Oscar nominated for Hotel Rwanda, Sophie Okonedo comes to Directors’ Fortnight with Clarissa, an adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel Mrs. Dalloway directed by Nigerian siblings Arie and Chuko Esiri. Okonedo stars as the title character — Clarissa is the heroine’s Christian name — and the story follows a day in the life of this society woman…
Anna Sawai has been announced as the first-ever global ambassador for Hibiki, the renowned expression from legendary Japanese whisky makers, The House of Suntory. Sawai stars in Hibiki Whisky’s first global campaign, dubbed “The Masterpiece of Japanese Artistry,” with the Emmy-winning “Shogun” star photographed in a traditional Japanese kimono while holding a bottle of Hibiki…
After outrunning dinosaurs for the “Jurassic World” franchise, Scarlett Johansson is extending her detour in the indie and auteur space. The Oscar nominee is set to star in “Scapegoat,” the next film from writer-director Ari Aster. The “Hereditary” and “Eddington” filmmaker will team once with A24 as his distributor. Naturally, no plot details are available…
After the R-word has recently been normalized on television, Dani Bowman is speaking out against the casual use of the ableist slur. The Love on the Spectrum star recently reacted to Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie on Euphoria proclaiming “I’m not r—ed” when accused of sounding like a Democrat in a recent episode of Sam Levinson’s HBO…