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For the traditional curtain call at the end of tonight’s episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, host John Mulaney came out wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the name HAL. It was a tribute to longtime SNL sketch music producer Hal Willner who died in April of complications related to COVID-19. He was 64. Former […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3egJSGa

Saturday Night Live stars Colin Jost and Michael Che took on the Trump Administration, COVID-19 and Baby Yoda during Saturday’s “Weekend Update” segment. As they’ve done in previous sketches, the two anchors criticized President Donald Trump for his various actions and lack thereof, especially with the COVID-19 virus. “We can’t do another four years of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/35RS8Zh

John Mulaney returned to host Saturday Night Live for the fourth time tonight and took on America’s politicians in his opening skit. He started his monologue by stating that he’d spent quarantine bingeing a new comedy series: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 press briefings. He described the briefings as one would a movie storyline […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2HRNnXO

Dave Chappelle is to host next week’s Saturday Night Live. The comedian will front the NBC show’s sixth consecutive show of the season on November 7. It marks Chappelle’s first role hosting the show since he made his debut the weekend that Donald Trump became President. During that show, Chappelle took the news head on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2TFbLht

The opener of Saturday Night Live played on Democratic jitters as Jim Carrey returned as Joe Biden to read a “scary” story of possible election outcomes on Tuesday. “They say I’m eight points ahead. Poll numbers like that can only go wrong once in a blue moon,” Biden says, only to look out the window […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2HPECgv

Saturday Night Live alum and announcer Darrell Hammond joined a number of Hollywood actors and figures who have honored Oscar-winning actor Sean Connery following his death on Saturday. While many shared their condolences and fond memories with the first James Bond, Hammond also paid tribute by sharing one of his Connery impressions. “Sorry to hear […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3elnIm7

Sean Connery, most known as the first 007 in the James Bond film series, died Saturday morning in the Bahamas. As news made its way through Hollywood, a number of tributes poured in from industry figures, fans and co-stars. Among those sharing their condolences and memories of the Oscar-winning actor were his The Untouchable co-stars […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3mFdTlV

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Oscar winner Sean Connery, who died today at the age of 90, started his screen career in 1954 with bit parts. His first major role was in the 1957 British gangster movie No Road Back. Just a few years later, Connery was catapulted to global stardom as the original James Bond. Connery played the famous […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2HTX5s9

Will.i.am debuted a new pro-Joe Biden video this week along with Jennifer Hudson that has an uplifting message, but he also was sharply critical of President Donald Trump. In a conversation with The Washington Post Live, the Black Eyed Peas singer took issue with Trump’s claim that he has done more for the Black community […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2TERIzI

(Welcome to  The Quarantine Stream , a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.) The Movie: Halloween Where You Can Stream It: Shudder The Pitch: John Carpenter accidentally invents the American slasher movie by making a low-budget fright-flick where a guy in a William Shatner mask terrorizes teens. Why It’s Essential Quarantine Viewing: Look at today’s date. No one could’ve predicted that  Halloween , which had a script initially called  The Babysitter Murders , would turn out to become a piece of iconic horror. The type of movie that would spawn numerous sequels, countless imitators, and create a trend. The bare-bones for the slasher movie as we know were around before John Carpenter ‘s  Halloween , but it was Carpenter’s 1978 film that really broke the mold and created the formula that so many others would copy. And it’s oh so simple. When you step back and look at  Halloween , there’s not a l

Focus Features has the widest entry at the pandemic weekend box office with Jacob Chase’s PG-13 Amblin horror film Come Play, and therefore the No. 1 movie at the box office, earning $1M yesterday at 2,183 theaters. $150K of that figure came from Thursday previews. Come Play, which now has a 52% rating on Rotten […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/35LYABa

Sophie Turner has joined the voice cast of HBO Max animated series The Prince as Princess Charlotte. Creator and executive producer Gary Janetti made announced on his Instagram account, which inspired the series, with a clip tied to Halloween. The Instagram account and its TV series offshoot are a satire of British Royals through the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3oJPvBz

For many, the quintessential image of James Bond comes from Sean Connery , the iconic actor who played the British spy across seven total films in the franchise but did so with his trademark Scottish accent. Sadly, the star of Dr. No and From Russian with Love has passed away at age 90, leaving behind a long legacy of memorable roles. In a statement from Sean Connery’s publicist Nancy Seltzer, it was confirmed that the actor died peacefully in his sleep overnight surrounding by family. James Bond franchise producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli also offered up a statement on the passing of Sean Connery: “We are devastated by the news of the passing of Sir Sean Connery. He was and shall always be remembered as the original James Bond whose indelible entrance into cinema history began when he announced those unforgettable words — “The name’s Bond… James Bond” — he revolutionised the world with his gritty and witty portrayal of the sexy and charismatic secret agent. He i

It’s a Halloween unlike any other in many parts of the country, as trick or treating and holiday parties are banned by the pandemic. But there’s still Zoom activities and a few close friends and family celebrations going on, so that means there’s a need to dress up. Which has led to some strange choices, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2Ggma0f

ABC’s Shark Tank again was the Friday night overall winner among shows, scoring an 0.6 and the biggest total P2+ audience at 4218. But it wasn’t enough to top the network averages, where Fox claimed the crown. Baseball has long been considered the national pastime. But if we were to judge that status solely by […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2HTHbhr

Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week, we’re off to see a different side of Chicago, wonder if Shane MacGowan’s insurance ever offered dental care, try to solve a murder mystery, get to know Frank Zappa a little better, and stop being polite while starting to get real. City So Real Director Steve James can’t let go of Chicago. From Academy Award-nominated Steve James, the 5-part documentary series shows a complex portrait of Chicago, the quintessentially American city, from the history-making 2019 mayor’s race to the tumultuous summer of ‘20. The senseless violence that leads news stories when people talk about Chicago unfairly overlooks a Midwest ci

Noooooooo not another!! The one-and-only Sean Connery has died at age 90. His family reports that he has been "unwell for some time" (via BBC ), and passed away in the Bahamas with much of his family with him. The original James Bond! Indiana Jones' dad! And so many other iconic roles in so many outstanding movies - including The Man Who Would Be King , The Great Train Robbery , Murder on the Orient Express , Zardoz , Time Bandits , The Hunt for Red October , Medicine Man , The Rock , Dragonheart , Entrapment , and Finding Forrester . Connery only won one Academy Award in his lifetime - for Best Supporting Actor in The Untouchables (in 1987) but that's it. He also won one BAFTA Award for Best Actor in The Name of the Rose (in 1986). He proved himself over and over in different roles, and almost always charmed everyone. He has only one child, Jason Connery born in 1963, as well as a younger brother named Neil. A heartbreaking loss. Many celebrities are posting on

Tributes are flooding in today for Sean Connery, the Bond actor who has died at the age of 90. You can read our obituary here. Below is a rundown of some of the early testimonials, this list is being updated. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon: 1/ I was heartbroken to learn this morning of the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/37X2Ct6

Scottish actor Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, the BBC is reporting. No further information has been disclosed about his passing but the news has been confirmed by several other sources. Connery was the first actor to portray James Bond in film, starring in seven entries in the franchise from Dr No […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/320yZ6r

SAG-AFTRA’s national board, at a contentious meeting tonight, passed a resolution to form a task force to “investigate and address” issues involving “paint-downs” and “wigging.” The motion was brought to the board by SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris. The move, which was opposed by five stunt performers serving on the board, comes after dozens of stuntmen […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2HUsxGI

In what was the final Real Time with Bill Maher episode before the 2020 election, the host welcomed Al Franken, former U.S. senator from Minnesota and one of the original writers and sometimes player on Saturday Night Live. The meeting of joke-telling veterans wasn’t always comedy gold — far from it — but they engaged on a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2TGjYCg

A man who has previously attacked President Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star has done it again. James Otis, who has attacked Trump’s star several times since the President was first elected in 2016, again attacked the commemorative sidewalk star with a pickaxe early on Friday morning. The vandalism comes just four weeks after […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2HTxAaR

Former Los Angeles Dodger outfielder Yasiel Puig is being sued by a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her at Staples Center in 2018. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed Thursday by a woman identified only as Jane Roe. She alleges assault and battery, intentional Infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and false imprisonment. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3eaDBeY

Comedian Jordan Klepper visited one last rally for President Donald Trump earlier this week, doing the usual man-on-the-street jousting with supporters of the Republican candidate. The cold and rainy day of the rally was unusually subdued by Trump gathering standards, Klepper reported. “It’s eerily quiet,” he said. “You can hear a QAnon push notification ding […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2GetrgV

UPDATE, OCT. 30:  Twitter caved Friday in its two-week battle with the New York Post over its Hunter Biden reporting, unlocking its main account on the service. The Post has been the embroiled in a battle with the social media giant, which banned its links to its reporting on Hunter Biden’s business dealings and its […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/35KLl3E

Sinister team  C. Robert Cargill and Scott Derrickson are ready to answer  The Black Phone . The pair will adapt the short story by Joe Hill into a feature film for Blumhouse, with Derrickson directing a script he co-wrote with Cargill.  Mason Thames ( For All Mankind ) and Madeleine McGraw ( Toy Story 4 , Secrets of Sulphur Springs ) are set to star in the adaptation, which tells the story of a kidnapped boy who receives a ghostly call on the broken phone located in the basement where he’s being held captive. The Black Phone appeared in Joe Hill’s excellent horror collection  20th Century Ghosts , and now it’s headed to the screen. Scott Derrickson, director of  Sinister ,  Doctor Strange , and more, will helm the film, using a script he co-wrote with frequent collaborator C. Robert Cargill. In the short story, a young boy is kidnapped and locked away in the basement. In his basement cell is an old, and clearly non-functioning, telephone. And yet…the phone suddenly starts to

Filthy Rich and NeXt are both ending after one season on Fox, Deadline has confirmed. The network will not renew either series for a second season, although both shows will see out their current runs. Low ratings – both shows are averaging a 0.5/3 in the 18-49 demo – and uncertainty are behind the cancellation […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3eaeXLJ

EXCLUSIVE: Kenya Barris is making the leap from content creation to content ownership. The prolific comedy creator behind the black-ish comedy franchise is in serious conversations with ViacomCBS for a new venture, sources said. I hear the negotiations are focused on jointly launching a studio, in which Barris will be an equity partner. At ViacomCBS, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3eblO7z

Neil Gaiman ‘s acclaimed comic book series  The Sandman was a feat of visual storytelling, and one that seems impossible to bring to the screen. But Netflix is sure going to try, and we have Gaiman’s blessing and enthusiastic assurances that they will pull it off. The writer has revealed some new details about  The Sandman Netflix series, including the storylines and DC superheroes that season 1 will include, and promises that the series will be as “scary” as the comic book series it’s adapting. In an interview with  Yahoo , Gaiman revealed that he has been impressed by the first footage from the show, teasing, “I’ve been watching dailies, but nothing produced the profound, emotional reaction on me that watching a camera test of our Morpheus in his glass prison did. I saw him and said, ‘Oh, this is Sandman.'” Gaiman promised that the series captures the tone of his supernatural horror comics as well, adding: “It will be scary. But it will be lots of other things, too, becaus

Real-life father and daughter Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawk e will star together in  Revolver , a comedy about a young woman trying to get very  close to the Beatles after a plane carrying the Fab Four unexpectedly lands in her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska.  WALL-E  and Finding Nemo / Finding Dory  director Andrew Stanton is set to helm the film from a script by  Stranger Things writer  Kate Trefry . Per Variety , Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke will star together in  Revolver , which has quite the premise: Set in 1966, Maya Hawke will play Jane, a teen resident of Anchorage, Alaska. When the impossible happens — a flight to Japan carrying The Beatles is forced to make an unexpected stop — all hell breaks loose as the unsuspecting residents are consumed by Beatlemania. Jane devises a plan to lose her virginity to George Harrison, discovering that adventure (and romance) are actually a little closer to home than she thought. This sounds similar to Robert Zemeckis’ 1978 comedy  I Wanna

EXCLUSIVE: The Brooklyn Museum is opening its doors to the world — virtually, of course. Netflix is partnering with the museum for “The Queen and The Crown: A Virtual Costume Exhibition” which will showcase the stunning costume designs from the streamer’s new limited series The Queen’s Gambit starring Anya Taylor-Joy and the Emmy-winning series The Crown which debuts its […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/362Kg7F

The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, we’ve got a trio of featurettes for some horror movies to spice up your Halloween. Warner Bros. Pictures has provided some revealing behind the scenes featurettes looking at the night terrors of A Nightmare on Elm Street , the different versions of The Exorcist , and more recently, the making of IT: Chapter Two . First up, in this “Night Terrors” featurette, A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise creator/director Wes Craven and and various experts and authors in history and science talk about the power of and psychology nightmares of nightmares and the true crime which helped inspire the horror icon know as Freddy Krueger. Next, legendary director William Friedkin breaks down the different ver

Canada is sending Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy to this year’s International Oscar race. The film is directed by Deepa Mehta, whose 2005 pic Water was Canada’s submission that year and was Oscar nominated. Funny Boy, which is in Tamil, English, and Sinhalese, depicts a young boy’s sexual awakening in Sri Lanka during the turbulent Tamil-Sinhalese […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3muRB6i

Global soccer star David Beckham and his family have reportedly agreed to take part in a Netflix documentary series that will spotlight their careers and current lives. Netflix is not commenting on the show, but neither is it denying a report in The Sun that Beckham’s Studio 99 will co-produce the project, which will feature […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2TEPWi5

Spoiler Alert: The following recap has details about the Season 2 opening episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian, “The Marshal”. The Man With No Face (or rather, the Man Who Dare Not Show His Face) returned tonight, this time heading back again to the Star Wars stomping ground of Tatooine, Luke Skywalker’s home planet. Mando’s mission: […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/35LHvaC

Sky History, the joint-venture UK television channel run by A+E Networks UK and Comcast-owned Sky, has canceled its reality competition series The Chop: Britain’s Top Woodworker after questions arose over whether a contestant had Nazi tattoos emblazoned on his face. A+E Networks UK took The Chop off-air last week pending an investigation into Darren Lumsden’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/31S40cE

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one: British model and Queen & Slim actress Jodie Turner-Smith is to play Anne Boleyn in a convention-defying Channel 5 drama made by the Sony-backed Stan & Ollie producer Fable Pictures. Deadline can reveal that the ViacomCBS-owned broadcaster has commissioned a three-part series that will examine the downfall of Boleyn through […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/35NBPg1

EXCLUSIVE: Tom MacRae, the creator of the Everybody’s Talking About Jamie musical and upcoming feature, and Marcella producer Buccaneer Media have joined Nevision’s adaptation of MG Leonard’s Beetle Boy children’s books. MacRae is scripting the live-action/CGI returnable series, with Buccaneer co-producing. Oscar-winning studio Framestore, which helped create the CGI dæmons in His Dark Materials, has […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/35Pg0g3

Blame John Mulaney. The actor/comedian is hosting Saturday Night Live this week, making his first appearance since Feb. 21 on the late night show. What’s happened since then? “A global pandemic that ruined everything,” Mulaney admits, as he’s chided for cursing the world. Of course, there are apologies all around, starting at 0.17 of the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/37QLYve

Whoopi Goldberg, one of 16 people who has managed to achieve EGOT status, was honored with another award on Thursday night: Vulture’s Honorary Degree of Master of Culture. During Vulture Festival, Goldberg accepted the prestigious honor from New York Magazine and Vulture writer E. Alex Jung. The Honorary Degree is given to somebody who has […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3oN4UkL

Merchants and other storefronts across the country are boarding up windows in anticipation of a highly polarized Election Day, according to reports. Reports of businesses taking action have emerged in Boston, Washington DC,  St. Louis, San Francisco and other large cities. In the Los Angeles area, the city of Beverly Hills has already declared its […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/37UhzMo

It’s Terrific! That was the simple advertising line that adorned most posters and newspaper ads for the landmark film, Citizen Kane when it was released in 1941. Now that the lid has been opened – at least for social media and awards prediction analysis – on Netflix’s big Oscar hopeful for the 93rd Annual Academy Awards – […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/34EohEd

Beloved M*A*S*H star Alan Alda says in a piece for the Washington Post on Thursday that he made a vow 37 years ago “to keep much quieter in public about my political opinions.” Alda, who calls himself “a formerly famous person,” writes that he often wondered in those decades what could actually get him to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/31W7aMr

When will The Flash , Batwoman , Black Lightning , and Superman & Lois premiere on The CW? Who is composing the score for the Marvel What If…? series? Do you remember the American Express ads with Jerry Seinfeld and Superman ? What other characters can we expect to see in Marvel’s Moon Knight series? Is Michael Giacchino coming back to score Spider-Man 3 ?  All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits . A new series of Funko POPs featuring Marvel Comics characters as luchadores is getting in the wrestling ring. The Flash ,  Batwoman ,  Black Lightning ,  Superman & Lois have set the premiere dates for new seasons. They're back in action for Season 2! ?? #DCStargirl pic.twitter.com/fJH0tJXmrT — DC's Stargirl (@stargirl_cw) October 28, 2020 Brec Bassinger took the time to give fans a first look from the Stargirl set, including one with Amy Smart . New DC Comics middle grade books are coming about Metropolis , Johnny Constantine , and Green A

Nicole Kidman is keeping her crown as the small screen queen, setting her third series project at Amazon Studios with  Things I Know to Be True . Kidman is set to star in and executive produce the series adaptation of Andrew Bovell’s play, which centers on a married couple who watch as their adult children make shocking decisions that affect all of their lives. Following award-winning turns on prestige dramas like  Big Little Lies , Kidman has found her calling as the prestige drama queen. The actress is reteaming with Amazon Studios for a series adaptation of Bovell’s  Things I Know to Be True , in which she is set to star and executive produce, according to  The Hollywood Reporter . Based on Bovell’s play, the story follows a married couple Bob and Fran Prince “as they watch their adult children make shocking decisions that will change the course of their lives and explores the resilience of an enduring marriage and how familial love can evolve.” Kidman said in a statement: “