Kids TV From Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro: How Dreamworks Animation TV Changed Children’s Programming

hollywoodreporter.com In February 2013, DreamWorks Animation Television teamed with Netflix on its first-ever children’s and family series, Turbo Fast. Just four months later, the studio and…

Animated ‘Bewitched,’ Kids ‘Wheel of Fortune’ in the Works at Sony (Exclusive)

hollywoodreporter.com Sony is reaching into its vast catalog of TV properties to develop programming aimed at young viewers. The studio’s Sony Pictures Television — Kids (formerly known as…

‘Vanderpump Rules’ Boss on Scandoval Revelations in Post-Reunion Interview: “We Wouldn’t Have Told the Full Story Without It”

hollywoodreporter.com Vanderpump Rules executive producer Alex Baskin had promised that a big twist would cap what has become a viral sensation of a season for the Bravo reality series. And in…

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Star Daniel Kaluuya on Creating Spider-Punk and Catching That Surprise Character

hollywoodreporter.com [This story contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.] Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse star Daniel Kaluuya was, quite literally, born to play Hobie…

How ‘The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window’ Revival Cements Lorraine Hansberry’s Legacy

hollywoodreporter.com “No way,” Anne Kaufman gasps when asked whether she would have been ready to direct The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window around 20 years ago, a time when she was first drawn…

Amid Writers Strike, Hollywood’s Next Big Question May Be: Is SAG-AFTRA Next?

hollywoodreporter.com Three weeks and two days. Starting Wednesday, that’s how long SAG-AFTRA will have to negotiate a set of agreements that affect a vast swath of union performers working in…

‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Team on Bringing the Iconic Characters to Life in a New Way: “It’s a Dream Come True”

hollywoodreporter.com Peter Dinklage, Lauren Vélez, Pete Davidson, Tobe Nwigwe, David Sobolov, Ron Perlman, Tongayi Chirisa, Steven Caple Jr., Peter Cullen, Cristo Fernández, Michaela Jaé…

Maureen Ryan’s Hollywood Takedown Book Storms to Top of the Charts

hollywoodreporter.com Maureen Ryan’s headline-making Hollywood exposé has stormed to the top of the bestsellers charts less than 24 hours after its release. Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a…

Hollywood Flashback: Lee Grant Killed It on ‘Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man’

hollywoodreporter.com Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo and Lee Grant as attorney Leslie Williams in Ransom for a Dead Man, a TV movie pilot for the show eventually known as Columbo. Peacock…

‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Star Laura Harrier on Remixing the 1992 Classic, ‘Spider-Man’ Memories and ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Impact

hollywoodreporter.com White Men Can’t Jump (2023) star Laura Harrier knows what it’s like to be the newcomer on set. After all, it wasn’t too long ago that she made what she considers to be her…

Merger With PGA Won’t Impact The CW’s LIV Golf Coverage

hollywoodreporter.com The CW’s coverage of LIV Golf won’t be impacted by the upstart league’s merger with the PGA Tour. “This is an exciting day to unify and grow the game of golf. There is no…

The Central Park Birder, Christian Cooper, Hosts New National Geographic Wildlife Show

hollywoodreporter.com “Through a strange twist of fate, I had become the most famous birder in America, which is not hard because who the hell knows who birders are in the first place,” says…

‘Unicorn Academy’ Trailer Offers Colorful First Look at Magical and Music-Filled Spin Master Adaptation (Exclusive)

hollywoodreporter.com Netflix and Spin Master’s first trailer for their upcoming series Unicorn Academy promises an adventure that’s anything but mundane and a story full of magic, music and…

‘House of the Dragon’ Stunt Coordinator Settles Fan Debates, Teases Upcoming Battle

hollywoodreporter.com Swordplay, fistfights, horse charges, fiery deaths — when it comes to stunt work, HBO’s House of the Dragon runs the full gamut. Four-time Emmy winner Rowley Irlam is the…

“I Have This New Ability to Sit With Myself”: How Elliot Page Made the Journey to Tell His Story in His Own Words

hollywoodreporter.com In the opening chapter of Elliot Page’s memoir, Pageboy, he writes about visiting a gay bar for the first time. He was 20 years old; it was the summer before 2007’s Juno…

“I’m Not Just Here to Smile”: Jenna Ortega, Elle Fanning and the THR Comedy Actress Roundtable

hollywoodreporter.com “My God, we are a breath of fresh, fabulous air,” declared Abbott Elementary’s Sheryl Lee Ralph as she looked around the table at Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), Elle Fanning (The…

‘The Great Beauty’ Producer Francesca Cima on the Crisis in Italian Cinema

hollywoodreporter.com Francesca Cima’s office at Indigo Film is adonred in Beatles memorabilia. There’s a black and white photo of John, Paul, George and Ringo, a John Lennon Russian doll, a…

Box Office: ‘The Little Mermaid’ Gets Doused in China, South Korea After Racist Backlash

hollywoodreporter.com The Little Mermaid is getting doused in select foreign markets amid a racist backlash over the casting of Black actress Halle Bailey in the role of Ariel. The movie has…

‘Burn It Down’ Explores ‘SNL’ and Its “Culture of Impunity” (Exclusive Excerpt)

hollywoodreporter.com “For decades, SNL has been a frequently terrible, punishing experience for a lot of people who worked there or ended up in the show’s orbit.” That’s part of how author…

How the Writers Strike Is Reshaping the Market for Reality TV Buyers

hollywoodreporter.com As Hollywood braces for a potentially long writers strike, Canadians can expect even more reality TV fare beyond popular series like The Voice and Survivor dominating…

‘The Machine’ Star Bert Kreischer on His Improbable Journey to the Big Screen

hollywoodreporter.com Bert Kreischer is living proof that truth is stranger than fiction. In the mid-’90s, Kreischer went on a Florida State class trip to Russia, and to make a long story short,…

J.K. Simmons on Exploring the Cultural Significance of the Ohio State-Michigan Rivalry in ‘Rivals’ Doc: “We Do Have This Sort of Hatfields and McCoys Vibe”

hollywoodreporter.com For Oscar-winning actor J.K. Simmons, the rivalry between Ohio State and University of Michigan football fans is an intense part of his life. A self-professed die-hard…

‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong Explains Series Finale Fates for Kendall, Shiv and Roman

hollywoodreporter.com Since the Succession series finale released last weekend, creator Jesse Armstrong has only briefly weighed in on the tragic ending he delivered for the Roy family saga.…

Tribeca Festival Features Directorial Debuts From Michael Shannon, Chelsea Peretti and More

hollywoodreporter.com Henry Golding and Lily Rabe in 'Downtown Owl,' centering on a storm-beset small town. The film is the directing debut of Rabe and her offscreen partner, Hamish Linklater,…

The Paris 2024 Olympics? NBCUniversal Rolls Out a Campaign to “Save the Date” (Exclusive)

hollywoodreporter.com The Olympics are a big deal for NBCUniversal. The winter and summer games dominate the ratings, the culture and the sports landscape while they are happening. And they serve…

CNN Chief Tells Staff “I Should Not Be In the News” After ‘Meltdown’ Magazine Profile

hollywoodreporter.com Forty-three years to the week that it was founded, CNN was at the center of the media universe. But while CNN’s launch on June 1, 1980 was marked by celebration, the…

Drag Superstars Trixie and Katya on World of Wonder Series ‘UNHhhh’: “This Show Demystifies Drag”

hollywoodreporter.com For eight seasons, RuPaul’s Drag Race alums Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova have opened up their darkly twisted brains for their World of Wonder shortform series…

Directors Guild and Studios Makes Tentative Deal as Writers Continue to Strike

vanityfair.com The Directors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers struck a tentative agreement late Saturday for a new three-year contract, as per The…

Script to Scene: ‘The Good Fight’ Scribes Detail the Paramount+ Drama’s Final Moments

hollywoodreporter.com There were some high stakes for the final scene of Paramount+’s The Good Fight — itself a spinoff of CBS’ long-running The Good Wife. The pressure to close out the saga of…

Hollywood Flashback: ‘The Good Wife’ Won Showrunners Robert and Michelle King Their First Case

hollywoodreporter.com Showrunners Michelle and Robert King have been in the Emmy conversation for 13 consecutive years: The past six for The Good Fight, starring Christine Baranski in a role she…

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Star Shameik Moore Says He Would Put His “Entire Being” Into Playing Miles Morales in Live-Action

hollywoodreporter.com Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the sequel to the Oscar-winning 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, swings into theaters this weekend. The voice cast…

Tom Holland Says ‘The Crowded Room’ “Absolutely Broke” Him

hollywoodreporter.com Actors Amanda Seyfried (L), Tom Holland (C) and Emmy Rossum (R) arrive for the premiere of Apple TV+'s "The Crowded Room" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on…

After Danny Masterson Conviction, Attorneys Weigh “Key Rulings” That Changed Retrial

hollywoodreporter.com The three women who accused Danny Masterson of raping them at his Los Angeles home in the early 2000s each said the same thing: The actor gave them a drink that quickly made…

‘Dave’ Breakout Tenea Intriago on Playing a Stalker Opposite Brad Pitt and Finding Humanity in Villains

hollywoodreporter.com [This story contains major spoilers for the Dave season three finale, “Looking for Love.”] If Dave breakout Tenea Intriago had made her high school basketball team she…

‘Dear Mama’ Director Allen Hughes on Tupac Shakur’s Legacy: “He Lived More in a Day Than Most in a Year”

hollywoodreporter.com Tupac Shakur in the music video for “I Ain’t Mad at Cha,” from his posthumously released album All Eyez on Me, seen in the FX/Hulu documentary series Dear Mama: The Saga of…

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Star Hailee Steinfeld Talks Gwen’s Emotional Story and Live-Action Spider-Woman Possibilities

hollywoodreporter.com Wherever Hailee Steinfeld goes, quality projects seem to follow. The Oscar nominee’s latest return to the big screen in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has received near…

Layoffs Loom at THR, Deadline Owner PMC Amid Revenue Drop, Say Insiders (Exclusive)

thewrap.com Penske Media Corporation’s Hollywood Reporter is poised to go through a new round of layoffs after misses on revenue targets last quarter, an insider with knowledge told…

Hollywood Critics Association President Resigns, Citing “Hostile, Biased” Work Environment (Exclusive)

hollywoodreporter.com Nikki Fowler, an entertainment journalist who has served as the president of the Hollywood Critics Association during a tumultuous period in the history of the organization,…

Hollywood Flashback: Buffy Sainte-Marie Was Oscar’s First Indigenous Winner

hollywoodreporter.com From left: Lyricist Will Jennings and co-writers Buffy Sainte-Marie and Jack Nitzsche accepted the Oscar for best original song for “Up Where We Belong” from 'An Officer and…

Padma Lakshmi Leaving ‘Top Chef’

hollywoodreporter.com Padma Lakshmi has packed her own proverbial knives. The longtime host of Top Chef announced on Friday that she’s leaving the Bravo competition after 19 seasons. “After much…

James Wan on Finishing ‘Aquaman’ Sequel, AI Fears and Where ‘Saw’ Came From

hollywoodreporter.com James Wan has become the example he never had. Born to Malaysian Chinese parents, Wan immigrated with his family from Malaysia to Western Australia when he was 8, and by…

Tonight in schadenfreude: Netflix bosses get their pay requests rejected, for once

avclub.com Tonight in “unexpected comeuppance” news: The guys running Netflix got their knuckles rapped pretty hard this evening , as THR reports that shareholders for the company have…

‘Boys in Blue’ Director Peter Berg on Whether Doc Series Changed His View on Policing

hollywoodreporter.com For many years, filmmaker Peter Berg held nothing but fond memories from his college days in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. “My memory was just one of…

Sophie Thatcher on ‘The Boogeyman’ and the ‘Yellowjackets’ Scene That Cost Her the Most Sleep

hollywoodreporter.com In early 2022, Sophie Thatcher was everywhere. The Chicago native broke out as teenage Natalie on Yellowjackets, the buzziest new cable show at the time, and it led straight…

Surprise: Dwayne Johnson Returning for New ‘Fast and Furious’ Movie

hollywoodreporter.com After the surprise tease at the end of Fast X, Universal is making it official: Dwayne Johnson is back for another Fast and Furious movie. Johnson will star in an untitled…

‘Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal’ Director on Uncovering an “Underbelly of Corruption, Greed and Powers of Social Control”

hollywoodreporter.com The saga behind Netflix’s Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal was a monster to take on, with added pressure on the filmmakers as details unfolded in real time while they…

How ‘Queen Charlotte’ Star Arsema Thomas Prepared for the Role of Young Lady Danbury: “I Needed to Call Upon the Women in My Life”

hollywoodreporter.com Arsema Thomas had not seen the Netflix hit Bridgerton before she sent in an audition tape to play young Lady Agatha Danbury in its prequel series, Queen Charlotte, while…

Next Big Thing: ‘Past Lives’’ Teo Yoo on Not Being Able to Hug His Co-Star

hollywoodreporter.com “What can I even say? I’m just bracing for someone to slap me and wake me up,” says Teo Yoo about the positive reception to Past Lives. He also appeared in Park Chan-wook’s…

Lil Dicky Talks Topping Cameo-Packed Third Season of ‘Dave’ With a Pair of Ultimate Superstar Walk-Ons

billboard.com Warning: This story contains spoilers for the season 3 finale of Dave. Related Why Lil Dicky Finds It ‘Therapeutic & Liberating’ to Broadcast His Insecurities on ‘Dave……

‘The Aarthi and Sriram Show’ Nabs Podcast Deal With iHeartMedia

hollywoodreporter.com The Aarthi and Sriram Show, an interview show hosted by veteran tech executives and investors Aarthi Ramamurthy and Sriram Krishnan that first debuted on Clubhouse, has…

Taika Waititi, Eva Longoria and Niecy Nash-Betts Talk Leading the Diversity Charge at ’s Raising Our Voices Luncheon

hollywoodreporter.com “As you can tell, there’s a writers strike on, so I didn’t write shit,” Taika Waititi joked upon grabbing the mic at The Hollywood Reporter’s second annual Raising Our…

Writers Guild Picket Shuts Down Atlanta Production of Peacock’s ‘Hysteria!’

hollywoodreporter.com The Writers Guild of America has opened a new front in its targeted pickets of TV and movie productions: Georgia. Striking writers on Wednesday picketed outside soundstages…

Raising Our Voices: Sharon Stone, Quinta Brunson and More Attend The Hollywood Reporter Event

hollywoodreporter.com Taika Waititi delivered the keynote speech while Eva Longoria and Niecy Nash-Betts were honored at The Hollywood Reporter’s Raising Our Voices event, which brought together…

Sharon Stone Discusses Challenges With Getting Work Since Her Stroke, Rails Against “Anti-Woke Bullsh**” at THR’s Raising Our Voices Event

hollywoodreporter.com Sharon Stone kicked off The Hollywood Reporter’s Raising Our Voices luncheon gala Wednesday with an impassioned speech about her health journey and the challenges she has…

‘Ted Lasso’ Star Hannah Waddingham on the (Series?) Finale and “Life-Changing” Run of the Show

hollywoodreporter.com [This story contains spoilers for “So Long, Farewell,” the season three finale of Ted Lasso.] For the record, Hannah Waddingham doesn’t know if Ted Lasso is definitively…

‘The Boogeyman’ Director Rob Savage on Stephen King’s Blessing and the Very Good Reason Why Disney Had Him Remove a Toy Lightsaber

hollywoodreporter.com Above all else, The Boogeyman director Rob Savage wanted what every filmmaker longs for when adapting the work of Stephen King: his blessing. Fortunately, Savage received…

Ethan Hawke on the Lasting Legacy of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward: “To Be Original Is to Be Yourself”

hollywoodreporter.com “The two of them presided over New York City as some kind of guiding light of what a life in the arts could look like,” Hawke says of the couple. For Ethan Hawke, Paul…

Boston University President Accuses 2023 Graduates of “Cancel Culture” After They Boo David Zaslav During Commencement

hollywoodreporter.com Boston University’s outgoing president has said students who booed Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav during the school’s 2023 commencement were engaging in “cancel…

Raising Our Voices: Hollywood’s 50 Forces for Change

hollywoodreporter.com Abrego is one of the top-ranking Latino execs in English-language media, and Pita Loor is the board chair of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers, a…