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‘Roseanne’ Cancelled Because Of Star’s Racist Tweet, Original Reruns Pulled Everywhere Too [Updated] In a shocking decision, ABC has officially cancelled the mega-popular sitcomRoseanneafter the show’s lead actress posted a racist comment on Twitter. UPDATE: In addition to theRoseannerevival being canceled at ABC,The Hollywood Reportersays reruns of the original series that ran from 1988 to 1997 have been pulled from Viacom’s Paramount Network, TV Land and CMT starting today, and The Laff network has also followed suit....

‘Stranger Things’ Lawsuit Dropped Right Before Trial The Duffer Brotherscan breathe a sigh of relief, because a lawsuit against them has gone kaput. TheStranger Thingscreators were on the cusp of heading to trial after writerCharlie Kessleraccused them of stealing the idea for their hit Netflix series from a script he wrote. Now, only days away from trial, Kessler has withdrawn the lawsuit, claiming he was mistaken. More on theStranger Thingslawsuit below....

‘The 355’ Teaser Explains The Meaning Behind That Mysterious Title When you’ve gotJessica Chastain,Lupita Nyong’o,Penélope Cruz,Diane Kruger, andBingbing Fanleading a movie about lady spies, do you even need a title? Well, yes, and in the case of the vaguely titledThe 355, it turns out you need an explanation for that title, too. Just a day after Universal released thebuzzy first trailerfor the action blockbuster which teams up a group of female international spies, the studio has dropped a newThe 355teaser which gives us a little history behind the film’s title....

‘The Hustle’ Trailer: Anne Hathaway And Rebel Wilson Are Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Steve Martin/Michael Caine comedyDirty Rotten Scoundrelsgets an update withThe Hustle, starringAnne HathawayandRebel Wilson. Hathaway and Wilson play con artists who team up with go after the men who have wronged them. Hilarity, unconvincing disguises, and questionable accents follow. Watch the latestThe Hustletrailer below. The Hustle Trailer I have absolutely no problem with female-centric remakes of older films. At the same time, wouldn’t it be cool if filmmakers started telling more and more brand new stories centered around female characters?...

‘The Last Dance’ Trailer: ESPN’s Michael Jordan Documentary Series Bumped Up To April Release Even though most of the news these days is terrible, every now and then something good comes out of the coronavirus pandemic. In this case, since ESPN doesn’t have any new sports to air right now, they’ve bumped up the premiere of the 10-partMichael Jordandocumentary seriesThe Last Dance. Originally intended to arrive in June, the series will now begin in April, and a new trailer has just arrived....

‘The Simpsons’ Loses Harry Shearer, The Voice Actor Behind Mr. Burns And Ned Flanders AsThe Simpsonsheads towarda record-breaking run, one of its cast members is jumping ship.Harry Shearer, the actor behind some of Springfield’s most prominent citizens including Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, and Principal Skinner, has announced he is departing after 26 seasons on the show. But just because Shearer is exiting, doesn’t necessarily mean his characters are going with him....

‘The Social Network’ Producers Re-Team For NASA Heist Film ‘Sex On The Moon’ Here’s one of those stories of outrageous theft that sounds too great to be true. Except that it is true, and full of all the things that make for a great narrative: hope, dreams, criminal activity, and pieces of the moon. The Social NetworkproducersScott Rudin,Michael De LucaandDana Brunettiare coming together again to do a new project withBen Mezrich....

‘The Son’: Jake Gyllenhaal To Star In HBO Limited Series Directed By Denis Villeneuve About a month ago, word came out that directorDenis Villeneuve(the upcomingDune) was going to reunite with his two-time collaboratorJake Gyllenhaal(Prisoners,Enemy) on a mystery project. Now we know what that project is: an HBO limited series calledThe Son, based on Norwegian author Jo Nesbø’s book of the same name. Get the details below. HBO has given a series order toThe Son, a limited series that will star and be executive produced by Jake Gyllenhaal....

‘Wonder Woman’ Director Patty Jenkins Explains How The ‘No Man’s Land’ Scene Nearly Didn’t Happen Wonder Womanis a full-on phenomenon, and rightly so:Patty Jenkins’film is not just financially successful, but it’s also a hit with both critics and fans alike. Take notice, Hollywood: this is what can happen when you make a good movie. But as Jenkins revealed in a recent interview, it turns out that one of the movie’s best scenes was very nearly never shot at all....

2018 Razzies Beat A Dead Horse By Giving ‘The Emoji Movie’ Worst Picture & More Awards Since 1981, theGolden Raspberry Awards, better known as theRazzies, have been leading the way in nominating movies they consider to be the worst of the worst Hollywood has to offer. After all this time, the joke has kind of run its course, especially when the Razzies simply pick easy targets and don’t really bring much to the table when it comes to discussing the quality of cinema....

45th Saturn Awards Nominations: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Leads With 14 Nods, ‘Game Of Thrones’ Tops TV Category The45th Saturn Awardsnominations have been announced. Normally the Saturn Awards winners are held in June, but this year, the genre-loving awards have been revamped thanks to shifting the presentation of the awards themselves to September. As part of this revitalization, the awards will also be partnering with a streaming site in order to get more exposure, and an announcement will be coming soon with information about where fans can watch the broadcast....

Armie Hammer Joining Jake Gyllenhaal And Amy Adams In ‘Nocturnal Animals’ After becoming a 1960s Russian spy inThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.earlier this year,Armie HammerjoiningNocturnal Animals, a dramatic tale of a story within a story that is the next film fromA Single MandirectorTom Ford. Focus Features is behind the production based on Austin Wright’s novelTony and Susan, and Hammer has a key role in the that focuses on a woman (Amy Adams) who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion....

Awkwafina And Karen Gillan Reuniting For Action Comedy ‘Shelly’ Even though production in Hollywood is still shut down, there are deals being made behind the scenes for future projects. A new action comedy feature calledShellywithJumanjifranchise starsAwkwafinaandKaren Gillanattached is among them. Shellyis an original script from up and coming writersMichael DonegerandLiz Stormwith television directorJude Weng(Fresh Off the Boat, The Good Place) slated to be at the helm. Deadline says Ian Bryce Productions, who produced6 Undergroundwith Ryan Reynolds at Netflix, is currently taking the script around to different studios, hoping to find a home....