California on Track to Increase Film and TV Tax Credits By $330M
Hollywood could be looking at a sizable new hand out. A bill that was unveiled in the California state legislature Sunday night would boost the Golden State’s film and television tax credits program by...
View ArticleJessica Walter Earns Posthumous Emmy Nomination For ‘Archer’
Jessica Walter has been nominated for a posthumous Emmy Award. The actress, who passed away in March, is up for her voice-over work in FX/FXX’s animated comedy series Archer. Walter voiced the toxic...
View ArticleJulio Torres to Write, Direct and Star in A24 Film (Exclusive)
Julio Torres is plotting his film debut. Sources say the comedian will write, direct and star in his own A24 comedy. While the film is still in the early stages and the plot is being kept under wraps,...
View ArticleHollywood Can Mandate Vaccinations on Sets, Say Studios and Guilds in...
Hollywood’s major studios and guilds have come to a tentative, short-term agreement on new on-set COVID-19 protocols, finally taking vaccines into account. In a joint statement, the Alliance of Motion...
View ArticleCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Adding $330M to Film and TV Industry
As expected, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that offers Hollywood a generous boost. The new bill, which was proposed by lawmakers earlier in July and signed by Newsom on Wednesday at...
View ArticleNetflix to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations on All U.S. Productions
Netflix is making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory on its U.S. productions — at least in Zone A, the part of the set with actors. The move makes the streamer the first major studio to institute a...
View ArticleThe New Hollywood A-List, From Anya Taylor-Joy to Rege-Jean Page
Survey the industry’s top star-makers and they’ll all tell you a version of the same thing: Hollywood stardom isn’t what it used to be. Sure, a fresh-faced actor can still burst onto the scene,...
View Article‘Hacks’ Co-Creator Reflects on Series’ Long Journey to Screen
Back in 2015, Jen Statsky took a road trip with her close friends Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello to a monster truck rally in Portland, Maine. Downs was shooting a sketch for a Netflix comedy special,...
View Article‘The Boys’ Showrunner Reflects on Pressures of Adapting Fan-Favorite Property
When Eric Kripke heard that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were turning Garth Ennis’ comic book Preacher into a TV series, he was filled with envy. He had long been obsessed with the Irish writer’s...
View Article‘Daily Show’ Showrunner Reflects on 23 Years Spent Skewering (and Making) the...
Through more than two decades at The Daily Show, showrunner and executive producer Jen Flanz thought she had seen it all. Then 2020 hit. “I’ve been there through a lot of things on the show,” says...
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