Month: January 2021

By Justin Kroll January 27, 2021 EXCLUSIVE: Corey Hawkins is set to star in Amblin Partners’ Last Voyage Of The Demeter with Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark helmer Andre Øvredal officially on board to direct. Bullet Train scribe Zak Olkewicz penned the script, which is based on a single chapter, “The Captain’s Log,” from Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel Dracula. The chapter …

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By Nellie Andreeva January 27, 2021 EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Pamela Adlon (Better Things) and Rhys Wakefield (True Detective) are set to co-star opposite Viola Davis and Michelle Pfeiffer in The First Lady (working title), Showtime’s anthology executive produced by Davis and directed and executive produced by Susanne Bier. Co-produced by Showtime and Lionsgate TV, The First Lady was created by Aaron Cooley. It is a revelatory reframing of …

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By Paige Gawley January 22, 2021 Michelle Pfeiffer, a three-time Oscar nominee, is stepping into some iconic shoes. Showtime announced on Thursday that the 62-year-old actress will star as Betty Ford in its upcoming anthology series, The First Lady. Ford, who served as first lady from 1974 to 1977, set a precedent as a politically active presidential …

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By Lesley Goldberg, Rick Porter January 21, 2021 Showtime has added a second A-list actress to its anthology series The First Lady. Michelle Pfeiffer will play Betty Ford in the series, which will also star Viola Davis as Michelle Obama. Emmy winner Susanne Bier (The Night Manager, The Undoing) has also signed on to direct …

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By Joe Otterson January 21, 2021 Michelle Pfeiffer has signed on to star as Betty Ford in the upcoming Showtime series “The First Lady,” Variety has learned. In addition, Susanne Bier has signed on to direct and executive produce the anthology series. Formerly known as “First Ladies,” the show is described as a reframing of American leadership, …

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By Nellie Andreeva January 21, 2021 Oscar and Emmy nominee Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit) will portray Betty Ford in The First Lady (working title, fka First Ladies), Showtime’s anthology, executive produced by Viola Davis who stars as Michelle Obama. Emmy and Golden Globe winner Susanne Bier (The Undoing) will direct and executive produce the series. …

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By Nellie Andreeva January 12, 2021 As one Justin Spitzer-created workplace comedy series, Superstore, is coming to an end on NBC this season, another one will be joining the network’s lineup next season. NBC has given a series order to American Auto, from Spitzer and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, starring Ana Gasteyer, Jon Barinholtz. Also picked up to series is …

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