Directed by Nisha Ganatra, Late Night also stars John Lithgow, Max Casella, Hugh Dancy, Denis O’Hare, Reid Scott, Ike Barinholtz, John Early, Paul Walter Hauser and Amy Ryan.
Late Night hits theaters June 7 via Amazon Studios.
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Kelly Jenrette is set as the female lead opposite Leslie Odom Jr. in ABC’s untitled multi-camera family pastors comedy starring and executive produced by Odom, from Kerry Washington, writer Saladin K. Patterson (The Last O.G., The Big Bang Theory) and ABC Studios. In addition, Fred Savage has been tapped to direct the pilot.
Written by Patterson, the untitled Odom project is inspired by real life progressive pastors Touré & Sarah Roberts. The show revolves around Omari (Odom Jr.) & Hope (Jenrette) who together run a modern ministry and share an even more eclectic and chaotic home life with a combined four children.
Patterson and Odom executive produce with Washington and Pilar Savone via Simpson Street. Sarah and Touré Roberts will co-executive produce. ABC Studios is the studio.
Jenrette received an outstanding guest actress Emmy nomination for The Handmaid’s Tale. She’ll also be seen in Facebook Watch’s upcoming series Limetown starring Jessica Biel and in a co-starring role in Netflix featureUncorked, written and directed by Insecure EP Prentice Penny. Her other TV credits include CBS’ Grandfathered, Epix’s Graves, HBO’s Here and Now and Fox’s Pitched. Kelly is repped by MKS & Associates, Robyn Bluestone Management and attorney Matt Rosen.
Savage, who started his career as an actor, had been focused on directing for most of the past decade, making a rare major foray into acting with his starring role opposite Rob Lowe on The Grinder, which ran for one season. As a director, Savage has worked on 20th TV’s comedy series Modern Family — for which he received a DGA nomination – and most recently The Cool Kids, The Conners and The Goldbergs.
Source: Deadline
Baby Powder is making a return. Mike Epps will reprise his role from the original stoner classic in MTV’s movie sequel How High 2. The network also set a premiere date of Saturday, April 20 and released a first-look at the show open above.
Epps will provide continuity for fans of the 2001 pop-culture phenom, in which he co-starred opposite Method Man and Redman. He joins previously announced cast including Lil Yachty, D.C. Young Fly, Alyssa Goss, DeRay Davis and Mary Lynn Rajskub, with special appearances from Blac Youngsta, NeNe Leakes, Cynthia Bailey, Lil Baby, and Justine Skye.
Written by Family Guy’s Shawn Ries and Artie Johann, Alex Blagg (Workaholics) & Neel Shah (Powerless), the follow-up to the 2001 film chronicles two young “potrepreneurs” on a magical hash-fueled journey to fund their on-demand munchies delivery start-up. Lil Yachty (Roger) plays an entrepreneur and stars opposite of D.C. Young Fly (Calvin) who plays his best friend.
Set in the streets of Atlanta, How High 2 features music from today’s top hip-hop artists including “Forever Young” by Lil Yachty featuring Diplo, “Stir Fry” by Migos and “100 Miles & Running” by Logic featuring Wale & John Lindahl.
How High 2 is produced by MTV and Universal 1440 Entertainment, the production arm of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
The sequel is directed by Bruce Leddy (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, MADtv). Lil Yachty, Kevin “Coach K” Lee, and Pierre “Pee” Thomas from Quality Control serve as Executive Producers, along with Brian Sher. Shauna Garr (How High) returns as an Executive Producer, alongside Producer Mike Elliott (Halloween II, American Pie: Band Camp). Morgana Rosenberg, Josh Vodnoy and Jason Goldberg serve as Executive Producers for MTV.
Epps had previously said that he had no interest in a How High sequel, which Redman and Method Man had been working on- and off- for almost two decades. He is the only original cast member to reprise his role.
Source: Deadline
Check out the sequel’s opening sequence above and one of Baby Powder’s most popular scenes in the first movie below:
Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, Superfly, the founders behind Bonnaroo, and Outside Lands co-producer Another Planet Entertainment, announced today the initial lineup for the return of Comedy Central Presents Clusterfest, a three-day comedy and music festival now in its third year. Clusterfest will feature its most diverse lineup to date with top-tier talent, more emerging comics, music and musical comedy, podcasts and live reads. Must-see performances include John Mulaney, Patton Oswalt, Issa Rae, Ilana Glazer, The Roots, Lovett or Leave It and My Favorite Murder, one of the most successful podcasts in the country. From Friday, June 21 to Sunday, June 23, Clusterfest will take place in the heart of San Francisco at Civic Center Plaza and Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Loyalty pre-sale tickets will be available to returning Clusterfest patrons Friday, March 8 at 10 a.m. PT. General admission three-day and VIP on-sale starts Monday, March 11 at 10 a.m. PT. All tickets are available exclusively at www.clusterfest.com.
Clusterfest is the place to see some of the biggest names in comedy, rising stars that are soon to be household names, and exclusive “first and only” fan experiences like live podcast recordings, immersive attractions from television’s most beloved comedy shows, and live reads like Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion: with drag queens Trixie Mattel, Katya, and Peaches Christ. As with previous years, fans can expect jaw-dropping surprises to be unveiled leading up to and at the three-day festival, including additional headliners and performances.
“We’re excited to share today’s lineup that reflects the diversity of comedy across stand up, podcasts and live reads, paired with musical performances,” said Jonas Larsen, Executive Vice President, Talent and Development for Comedy Central. “Clusterfest continues to deliver a one of a kind festival experience you can’t find anywhere else.”
“Clusterfest is about presenting the breadth of comedy and music in a way that easily lends itself to discovering something new and entertaining, and this year’s stacked lineup does just that,” said Chris Sampson, EVP of Programming, Superfly. “We’re beyond excited to return this year with more top-tier and emerging talent and can’t wait to unveil even more leading up to the festival weekend.”
Once again, Clusterfest has partnered with several local nonprofits, including America Scores, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco (Tenderloin Clubhouse) and United Playaz. A portion of all festival ticket sales will be donated to each organization to help support their causes in the San Francisco community.
Clusterfest has also teamed up with the renowned SF Sketchfest as a programming partner for a select number of comedic performances.
Three-day general admission, VIP and Platinum tickets will be available Monday, March 11 at 10 a.m. PT exclusively via www.clusterfest.com. Three-day general admission starts at $219.50, VIP starts at $584.50 and Platinum, which is new for 2019, is $1,250. Single day tickets will be available Friday, March 15 at 10 a.m. PT. Single day admission starts at $89 and single day VIP starts at $224.50. Clusterfest is also offering a layaway payment plan for all ticket types that allows fans the option to purchase tickets now and pay later by splitting the purchase into multiple payments over time.
2019 Clusterfest Lineup
Comedy | Music + Music Comedy | Podcasts | Live Reads
John Mulaney
Patton Oswalt
My Favorite Murder
Issa Rae
The Roots
Lovett Or Leave It
Jonathan Van Ness & Friends
Ilana Glazer
Chelsea Peretti
Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle
Leslie Jones
Courtney Barnett
Craig Robinson & The Nasty Delicious
Anthony Jeselnik
Tig Notaro
Whitney Cummings
Comedy Bang! Bang! with Scott Aukerman
Girl Talk
Sinbad
Chris Redd
The Jeselnik & Rosenthal Vanity Project
Japanese Breakfast
R U Talkin’ R.E.M. RE: ME? With Adam Scott & Scott Aukerman
Amanda Seales
Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion: Live Read
(w/ Trixie Mattel, Katya, Peaches Christ & Brickhouse)
Big Freedia
Vino Diesel with Adam Pally
Nicole Byer
Rory Scovel
Fortune Feimster
Todd Barry
Jaboukie Young-White
Disgraceland Podcast with Jake Brennan
Pen Pals with Daniel & Rory
Dan Finnerty & The Dan Band
Nick Thune
The Black Version
Chris DiStefano
Los Espookys with Ana Fabrega & Julio Torres
Soul Clap
Asian AF
Mac Sabbath
Langston Kerman
Matteo Lane
Quinta Brunson
Guy Branum
Sheng Wang
Catherine Cohen
Chad Daniels
Sean Patton
Petey DeAbreu
Earl Skakel
Dina Hashem
Rosebud Baker
Robin Tran
Daniel Van Kirk
Lenny Marcus
Comedy Central Presents: Up Next Stand Up + Variety
Mustache Harbor
DJ Dials
Plus more to be announced soon
Mere seconds pass before several people are fired in this first trailer for Amazon Studios’ Late Night, with Emma Thompson as a monstrous boss and talk-show host doing the head-chopping. The assistant-firing Murphy Brown at her most ruthless was compassion incarnated compared to Thompson’s Katherine Newbury.
Directed by Nisha Ganatra, Late Night also stars John Lithgow, Max Casella, Hugh Dancy, Denis O’Hare, Reid Scott, Ike Barinholtz, John Early, Paul Walter Hauser and Amy Ryan.
Late Night hits theaters June 7 via Amazon Studios.
Oprah Winfrey talks to Michael B. Jordan, award-nominated actor of “Black Panther,” “Creed” and “Fruitvale Station” and is executive producer of upcoming OWN drama series “David Makes Man,” in an episode of “SuperSoul Sunday” airing Sunday, March 10 at 11 a.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and will stream on Oprah’s Facebook. The interview is also available on “Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations” podcast. This episode was originally taped during “Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations from Times Square” on February 5.
Michael B. Jordan discusses his sky-rocketing career and why he says his life has already “exceeded his dreams.” Michael’s breakout performance came in 2013’s Fruitvale Station, directed by visionary Ryan Coogler. The duo teamed up again for the Rocky sequel “Creed” and then the mega-blockbuster, “Black Panther.” Michael says after playing superhero villain Erik Killmonger, he went to therapy. “As a man I think we get a lot of slack for, you know, what it is to be masculine. I don’t really subscribe to that because I feel like everybody needs to unpack and talk whether it’s at a therapist or a close friend or family member.” Michael is forging his own path by starting a production company called “Outlier Society Productions,” which guarantees inclusion in all of its casts and crews.
Netflix’s newest romantic comedy focuses more on the love of three girlfriends than it does the tragic fallout of its stars Gina Rodriguez and LaKeith Stanfield.
In a Wednesday trailer for the feature “Someone Great,” we meet music journalist Jenny (Rodriguez), who is forced to move away from her friends and long-time boyfriend in New York after landing a job at Rolling Stone in San Francisco.
To make the most of their final moments together, Jenny and her two best friends (DeWanda Wise and Brittany Snow) plan out one final adventure before Jenny heads west. And it seems their idea of adventure involves the typical “20-something living in New York City” agenda: tequila shots, electronic music at the club, and late-night drunken pep-talks on subway platforms. It doesn’t hurt that each of them is trying to shake off old habits or relationships and embrace change.
“Why’d he leave you like that?” a concerned stranger asks Jenny while waiting for the train, learning her boyfriend of nine years dumped her. “Why didn’t he want to try, with your pretty teeth and s—?”
The clip is peppered with the same light-hearted encouragements and self-deprecating jokes as Wise’s and Snow’s characters go through their own tribulations in the city. Written and directed by Jenn Katyn Robinson (creator of MTV’s “Sweet/Vicious”) and produced by Paul Feig, “Someone Great” is about heartbreak, on paper — but looks nothing short of upbeat as this trio navigates the future together.
Source: Variety
Idris Elba is joining the squad. Sources tell Variety that Elba is Warner Bros. choice to replace Will Smith as Deadshot in the “Suicide Squad” sequel.
Smith had to bow out of the upcoming DC Comics movie due to scheduling conflicts, and the studio moved fast to find another proven A-lister to replace him before production starts in September.
It’s currently unknown who will be joining Elba in the sequel, though many believe Margot Robbie will return as Harley Quinn. James Gun was tapped to write and direct the film. The release date is currently set for Aug. 6, 2021.
The original “Suicide Squad” — starring Smith, Jared Leto, Robbie — became a massive box office sensation when it hit theaters in 2016, grossing $746 million worldwide.
Elba is also starring in the upcoming Netflix series “Turn Up Charlie,” which bows this spring. Ahead of “Suicide Squad 2,” he will appear on the big screen for “The Fast and the Furious” spinoff “Hobbs and Shaw” alongside Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, as well as Universal and Tom Hooper’s “Cats” adaptation with Taylor Swift, James Corden, and Jennifer Hudson.
Source: Variety
“Fast and Furious” star Tyrese Gibson is in talks join Jared Leto in “Morbius,” a film based on the Spider-Man villain of the same name.
“Safe House” filmmaker Daniel Espinosa will direct the movie. Matt Smith is also on board to appear in the film.
Exact details of who Gibson would play are currently unknown.
Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, who co-created the Netflix series “Lost in Space,” penned the script. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing “Morbius” with Lucas Foster. Palak Patel will oversee the pic for Sony.
Writer Roy Thomas and artist Gil Kane created Morbius in 1971 for “The Amazing Spider-Man #101.” The character was a scientist who tried to cure himself of a blood disease, with tragic results. He became afflicted with vampiric traits such as fangs and a thirst for blood — and wound up battling Spider-Man.
Morbius appeared sporadically in Marvel Comics in the subsequent years and was revived in the 1992 series “Morbius, the Living Vampire,” which had a 32-issue run through April of 1995.
Gibson was just announced to star in and produce Warner Bros.’ upcoming feature biopic on famous Philadelphia-born R&B singer/songwriter Teddy Pendergrass. He is also currently shooting “Black & Blue” for Screen Gems and will soon begin filming the ninth installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise.
Gibson is represented by APA, Isabella Castro Voltron Management, and John Tishbi of Pearlman & Tishbi, LLP.
Source: Variety