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All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has announced the immediate termination of CM Punk following an internal investigation into a backstage altercation between Punk and fellow wrestler Jack Perry at All In London on Aug. 27. The incident occurred after Punk and Perry had a heated exchange during a match. Punk reportedly threw a punch at Perry, […]

Irish actress Nadia Forde has joined the cast of Conflict, the Finnish political thriller series from Rebellion director Aku Louhimies and XYZ Films. Forde, who starred in Once Upon a Time in London, will play Claire Belfort, a daughter of a high-profile American family who gets caught up in the conflict. Louhimies, the Finnish multi-hyphenate, […]

VH1’s ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ has announced that Erica Mena will not be appearing in the upcoming season of the show after she used a slur against her co-star Spice during a heated argument. The incident occurred during a taping of the show and was caught on camera. After the incident, the show’s official […]

Today, Central Casting, the leading background casting agency in the United States, is responding to online chatter about its 20-year-old photo release form. The form, which has recently drawn the ire of SAG-AFTRA members, requires background actors to sign away control of their digital likeness. In a statement to the press, Central Casting clarified that […]

The 2023-24 awards season is officially underway, and the calendar is packed with major events and ceremonies. The Academy Awards, Emmys, Grammys, and other major film festivals, guilds, and awards shows are all set to take place over the next year. The Primetime Emmys, which will be held in 2024, will kick off the season […]

FX’s highly anticipated sci-fi series Alien has added Shadow and Bone star Kit Young to its cast. Sources close to the production have confirmed that Young will be joining the show for its first season. The news comes as production on the series has been suspended due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. The cast and […]

ABC has revealed the cast of the upcoming ninth season of Bachelor in Paradise, and it’s sure to be an exciting season. The 18 familiar faces heading to Mexico for the new season include some of the most beloved Bachelor Nation alums, including Demi Burnett, Blake Horstmann, and Chris Bukowski. They’ll be welcomed by Jesse […]

Johnny Hardwick, the beloved voice actor behind the character Dale Gribble on the hit animated series King of the Hill, completed work on a couple of episodes of the show’s upcoming revival on Hulu prior to his death earlier this month. Hardwick, who passed away on July 3rd at the age of 59, voiced the […]

Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx has been cast as God in the upcoming comedy Not Another Church Movie. The film, written and directed by Johnny Mack, will also star Mickey Rourke as the Devil. The movie follows a small-town church that is struggling to stay afloat. When the Devil shows up to challenge the church’s […]

Today, it was announced that Isabella Gomez, star of the hit Netflix series One Day at a Time, will be leading the cast of the upcoming indie horror film The Mannequin. The film is written and directed by John Berardo, who is best known for his work on the horror film Initiation. The Mannequin is […]

BBC has announced that its hit thriller Showtrial has been renewed for a second season with a fresh cast. The show, created by The Diplomat’s Ben Richards, will feature BAFTA-winning Sherwood star Adeel Akhtar, Shane Meadows’ Gallows Pole lead Michael Socha, and Nathalie Armin (Home). The new season will follow the same format as the […]

Gal Gadot, the star of the hit movie “Wonder Woman”, has revealed that she was considered for the lead role in the upcoming “Barbie” movie. In a recent interview with Flaunt magazine, Gadot praised Margot Robbie, who ultimately played the title role and was also a producer on the film. “I adore Margot,” Gadot said. […]

Mark Ruffalo, Lili Reinhart and Cooper Raiff are set to star in the upcoming independent television series Hal & Harper. The series is written and directed by Cooper Raiff, who is best known for his film Cha Cha Real Smooth. The series follows the story of Hal and Harper, two estranged siblings who are forced […]

Fourteen celebrities are set to take on the challenge of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test when the Fox competition series kicks off its second season on Monday, September 25th. Among the recruits are Tom Sandoval, Blac Chyna, JoJo Siwa, and a Chrisley. Tom Sandoval, best known for his role on Vanderpump Rules, is ready to […]

Entertainment Tonight has announced the departure of weekend anchor Matt Cohen and on-air correspondent Will Marfuggi amid a wave of layoffs. The newsmagazine, which is syndicated in the United States, has reportedly let go of several staff members in an effort to cut costs. An ET representative declined to confirm the names of those laid […]

For the first time in more than three decades, Wheel of Fortune will be temporarily replacing Vanna White amid tense contract negotiations. White, who has been a part of the show since 1982, reportedly contracted COVID in late July while Wheel was filming its annual “Teachers Week” block, slated to air in October. In her […]

The Barbie movie is finally here, and casting directors Lucy Bevan and Allison Jones are revealing the secrets behind how they landed the perfect set of Barbies and Kens. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Bevan and Jones discussed the process of finding the right actors to play the iconic dolls. They said they wanted […]

Largo.ai, the Switzerland-based artificial intelligence company, has responded to the recent backlash from the acting community over its “100 Actors Program”. CEO Sami Arpa has clarified that the program was only meant to be a “very narrow beta release” for 100 actors, even though they received 5,000 applications. The program was met with criticism from […]

Cillian Murphy, the star of Universal’s box office hit, was recently considered to play J. Robert Oppenheimer in a short-lived TV series. The series, titled Manhattan, aired on WGN America and was set during the 1940s in Los Alamos, New Mexico. It focused on the development of the atomic bomb and the lives of the […]

Gerry Turner is about to make Bachelor-verse history. ABC announced on Monday that Turner, a 71-year-old grandpa from Indiana, will be the star of the first-ever season of The Golden Bachelor, a senior-focused dating series. Turner, whose first name is pronounced as “Gary,” was unveiled as The Golden Bachelor’s leading man on Good Morning America. […]