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Women In Animation and USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative today unveiled the findings of their latest joint study, “Invisible in Visual Effects,” looking at women’s participation in the VFX industry. The quantitative study specifically examined women working across 400 top-grossing films from 2016 to 2019, assessing their overall prevalence and leadership credits. It also explored the

James Cameron needn’t worry about rushing his Avatar sequels, at least as far as John Oliver is concerned. On HBO Max’s Last Week Tonight, the late-night host discussed climate change and how at the 2009 Climate Change Global Conference in Copenhagen, rich nations promised to channel $100 billion a year to less wealthy nations by

Dustin Diamond might not be around for any more ‘Saved by the Bell’ episodes, but he would’ve enjoyed one that’s about to honor him … according to a near and dear friend. One of DD’s closest confidants and pals, Dan Block, tells TMZ … he was connected with producers for the ‘SBTB’ reboot earlier this

Dionne Warwick made a surprise appearance on The Dionne Warwick Talk Show. Saturday Night Live has been parodying the Walk On By singer for nearly a year but her appearance marks the first time she has actually appeared alongside Ego Nwodim’s Warwick. “I’m tired of interviewing people that aren’t legends,” said Nwodim before introducing the

David Magidoff is a busy guy! From roles on The Morning Show, American Crime Story: Impeachment, to crafting original comedy — he’s got a lot on his plate. We talked with him about his role as rookie police officer Teddy Reed on the highly-anticipated Showtime reboot Dexter: New Blood, other upcoming projects, and how he

Tonight on SNL, Weekend Update‘s anchors welcomed Ice Cube (Kenan Thompson) to the desk to discuss reports that he’d exited Sony comedy Oh Hell No after declining to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Cube sported a full beard, noting that he’s going through “a gangster lumberjack phase,” only to have his feet held to the fire

Tonight’s episode of Saturday Night Live saw longtime cast member Tracy Morgan return in a brief cameo. He appeared alongside Bowen Yang, Chris Redd, host Kieran Culkin, Andrew Dismukes and Alex Moffat in a sketch set in a men’s restroom, which saw office co-workers exchanging banal small talk and jokes, before breaking off to make

Big Bird is one of the first on Sesame Street to get protection against COVID-19 — and while some might question why he’s late to the party … the timing makes sense for his audience. The 8-foot costumed character made the big announcement on Twitter Saturday — the first time he’s tweeted from his account

Stranger Things fans may still have to do some waiting before Season 4 of the popular supernatural series lands at Netflix, but the streamer provided a welcome update on its premiere date. During its Stranger Things Day event on Saturday, Netflix revealed that the series starring Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin

You know Chandler Massey as Will Horton on Days of Our Lives, where he’s almost become an icon for portraying the first significant LGBT character on the long-running soap. As every young man does, Chandler is branching out beyond the role that made him so beloved. Tonight on Hallmark Channel, he stars with Lyndsy Fonseca

Eleven’s enjoying her sunny days in California in the latest teaser for Stranger Things Season 4. On Saturday during its Stranger Things Day event, Netflix dropped a new look at the supernatural series’ upcoming season, which will drop sometime in 2022. The teaser features Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) penning a letter to Mike (Finn Wolfhard)

Most every indoor public space in Los Angeles — including movie theaters, concert venues, indoor restaurants, gyms, bars, shopping centers, large outdoor events and some city buildings — will technically nrequire proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 starting Monday, though enforcement of the new law won’t begin until Nov. 29. The city’s SafePassLA ordinance is

Nick Jonas says he’s learning lots of new things from wife Priyanka Chopra … and he’s getting cultured on Indian holidays and traditions. Nick and Priyanka celebrated Diwali — India’s festival of light — at their Los Angeles home Thursday … capping things off with a mini fireworks show by the pool. Waiting for your

In the Season 3 finale of the CW’s Roswell, New Mexico finale’s biggest twist, original series’ cast member Shiri Appleby made a surprise cameo in the two-part finale’s final minutes. “I can say that she will be back in Season 4,” Roswell, NM executive producer Chris Hollier told TVLine at the time. Appleby’s return has

The CW has released its midseason schedule, and there a many big moves. We’ll start with Dynasty, which returns for its highly-anticipated fifth-season premiere Monday, December 20. The soapy drama will air two episodes that night, and will remain in the 8 p.m. slot until February 14. It will then return to Fridays on March

UPDATED with executive comment. AMC Networks is unlikely to bid on Starz, but is “always looking at opportunities” for M&A, according to interim CEO Matt Blank. The exec made the comments during the company’s conference call with Wall Street analysts to discuss its stellar third-quarter results. Starz is poised to be cut loose by Lionsgate,

A new daytime talk show hosted by Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is hitting the syndicated marketplace, sources confirm to Deadline. The project, from Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Telepictures, has just been taken out and is being pitched to the major station groups for a potential fall 2022 launch. At Warner Bros, the

William Lucking, who starred as one of the staple characters in “Sons of Anarchy” has died at the age of 80. Lucking, who played biker Piney Winston on the show died last month at home in Las Vegas. An obituary for the actor, written by his wife of 25 years, Sigrid, called Lucking a “giant

Al Michaels, the giant of sports broadcasting who is nearing the end of his contract with NBC for , seems increasingly likely to be the first marquee booth hire at Amazon. The play-by-play man all but confirmed the shift during a podcast interview with Sports Illustrated, which was posted this morning. Several other media reports,

Hightown Season 2 is off and running. The series continues to impress with its compelling characters, some of the most well-written on the small screen. Hightown Season 2 Episode 4 is set to air Sunday, November 7, and finds Renee in a wild situation. TV Fanatic has an exclusive clip of the game-changing episode. Leslie

Doctor Foster, Luther and The Office are to be adapted locally in Scandinavia after BBC Studios Nordics struck a partnership with Finland’s recently launched Take Two Studios and Denmark’s STV Production to co-produce the shows. Take Two Studios will adapt BAFTA-winning Suranne-Jones starring drama Doctor Foster and Idris Elba psychological thriller Luther, both of which

Johns Hopkins University today revealed at more than 750,000 Americans have lost their lives to Covid. The number of pandemic-related deaths stood at 750,415, to be exact, early Wednesday. That number surpasses the individual populations of three U.S. states: Alaska, Vermont and Wyoming — as well as The District of Columbia. Each have populations less

Play video content TMZ.com Nick Lachey says what we’re seeing on FOX’s new singing show, “Alter Ego,” might be really cool onstage, but it could also be the future of entertainment … period. We got the 98 Degrees singer — who’s been tapped as one of the celeb judges for ‘Ego’ — and asked how

Daniel Dae Kim (The Hot Zone: Anthrax, Hawaii Five-0) is set to star in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the beloved Nickelodeon animated series. Kim will play Fire Lord Ozai, the ruthlessly-driven leader of the Fire Nation who he demands everyone live up to his impossible standards, especially his teenaged son, Prince

One of Us Is Lying is one of the best teen dramas in recent memory. It had a carefully constructed mystery, excellent character development, and one of the most satisfying finales in years. TV Fanatic got the chance to chat with Annalisa Cochrane (Addy), Chibuikem Uche (Cooper), Marianly Tejada (Bronwyn), Cooper van Grootel (Nate), and

EXCLUSIVE: UK production industry veteran Jago Lee has joined forces with former Goldman Sachs banker John Fothergill to launch a transatlantic ‘audio-first’ factual production company focusing on turning podcasts into boxset TV. Nerd TV founder Lee and Fothergill have opened Telltale, which is unveiled with a first-look agreement with The Revisionaries TV and podcast producer

FIFTH UPDATE, 7:10 PM PT: Minneapolis voters rejected a ballot measure to replace the police department with a Department of Public Safety, according to the AP. The current vote showed that the ballot measure would lose handily. The proposal would have left it up to the City Council to determine how to structure the new

Lindsay Lohan will not be joining the cast of the upcoming “Real Housewives of Dubai” … even though she’s already living in the country, and would provide instant star power and drama. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Lindsay is NOT part of the newly announced season, and she was never even approached about

Linda Carlson, who starred in the short-lived 1970s TV series Westside Medical and Kaz before becoming a familiar recurring actor on Newhart, Steven Bochco’s Murder One and the television adaptation of Clueless, died Oct. 26 in Gaylordsville, CT. She was 76. Her family said the cause of death was ALS. Born in Knoxville, TN, Carlson

If you want to delve deeper into the world of The Crown, look no further than the home entertainment release of The Crown Season 4. TV Fanatic got the opportunity to debut an exclusive look at the special features on display in the complete boxset. The clip is part of a longer featurette Research, Costumes