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A story of drug dealing and murder at the home base of special forces operatives sounds like a tailor-made logline for a series. Which it will be, after HBO won a bidding war over multiple other outlets for rights to a recently published nonfiction book.

The premium outlet has landed rights to author Seth Harp’s book The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces. HBO plans to develop a series based on the book, with Harp and former HBO Films president Len Amato (via his company Crash & Salvage) executive producing. A search for a writer/showrunner to adapt the material is underway.

Published by Viking on Aug. 12, The Fort Bragg Cartel is set to debut at No. 2 on the combined print/ebook New York Times bestseller list, and No. 5 among hardcover sales, this weekend. Excerpts have appeared in Rolling Stone, where Harp is a contributing editor.

Want to win an Emmy? Work with Ryan Murphy.

In 2023, Niecy Nash-Betts became the 13th performer from a Murphy production to win an Emmy Award. Her compassionate performance as Glenda Cleveland, the neighbor of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer (Evan Peters) in Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, wowed voters and secured Nash-Betts her first Primetime Emmy; she also has a Daytime Emmy for producing Clean House.

This year, Chloë Sevigny, Javier Bardem, and Cooper Koch are all nominated for their roles on Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. Sevigny and Bardem portray Kitty Menendez and José Menendez, parents who were murdered by their sons, Erik (Koch) and Lyle (Nicholas Alexander Chavez), at their Beverly Hills home in 1989.

The Netflix limited series is produced and cowritten by Murphy, which begs the question: Can Sevigny, Bardem, or Koch continue Murphy's lucky streak at the Emmys and become his 14th winning actor?...

The first trailer for HBO's new crime drama series, Task, has been released. The upcoming miniseries serves as Brad Ingelsby's follow-up to his Emmy-winning hit Mare of Easttown, which also aired on HBO.

Mark Ruffalo co-leads Task as an FBI agent heading a task force dedicated to putting an end to a string of violent robberies in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia. Tom Pelphrey plays the unsuspecting family man behind the robberies, while Emilia Jones, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Thuso Mbedu, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Raúl Castillo, Silvia Dionicio, Phoebe Fox, and Martha Plimpton round out the ensemble cast. Check out the trailer and poster for Task below.

Poster via HBO

Task marks Ruffalo's third project for HBO, after the 2014 television film The Normal Heart and the 2020 limited series I Know This Much Is True. The former depicted the rise of the HIV-aids crisis in New York City in the early 1980s,...

Aladdin has announced that Ainsley Melham will return to the Broadway production in the title role Tuesday, August 26 through Sunday, November 30. Melham originated the role in the Australian production in 2016 and joined the Broadway company for several months in 2019, marking his Broadway debut. Adi Roy, who originated Aladdin on the most recent North American tour prior to starring on Broadway for the past year, will play his final performance Sunday, August 24. Ainsley Melham most recently originated the role of Dwayne in Boop! The Musical. He starred as Aladdin in Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway, following his Helpmann-nominated performance in the Australian national tour. Other credits in his home country—Australia—include the national tours of Wicked (Fiyero), Pippin (Pippin), and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Prince Topher). Also Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Molina), Merrily We Roll Along (Charley Kringas), The Normal Heart (Felix), Xanadu (Sonny), Watershed: The Death of Dr. Duncan...

Taylor Kitsch, the star of “Friday Night Lights” and “Lone Survivor,” is set to lead the independent survival thriller “Eleven Days.”

Set in Texas during the summer of 1974, “Eleven Days” follows the head of the Texas Department of Corrections Jim Estelle (Kitsch) who plays a deadly game against a convicted heroin dealer, who is holding dozens of people hostage at a local penitentiary after a pre-planned escape goes awry. According to the official logline, “lines between captor and captive, justice and survival, begin to blur as the siege spirals for 11 endless, terrifying days.”

Filming will take place in Texas this September. “Eleven Days” will be directed by Peter Landesman. Kevin Sheridan is writing the screenplay with revisions by Landesman, based on the book “Eleven Days In Hell: The 1974 Carrasco Prison Siege at Huntsville, Texas” by William T. Harper. Producers include Vincent Newman and Vance Howard.

Kitsch will appear next in...

Taylor Kitsch (Lone Survivor) is set to star in Eleven Days, an indie hostage pic from filmmaker Peter Landesman that’ll shoot in Texas in September.

The film is set in the sweltering heat of a Texas summer in 1974, as head of the Texas Department of Corrections Jim Estelle (Kitsch) plays a deadly game against the ruthless Federico Carrasco, a convicted heroin dealer who has taken over the Huntsville Penitentiary and is holding dozens hostage after his pre-planned escape has gone awry. Lines between captor and captive, justice and survival, begin to blur as the siege spirals for 11 endless, terrifying days.

Based on the book Eleven Days in Hell: The 1974 Carrasco Prison Siege at Huntsville, Texas by William T. Harper, the film was written by Kevin Sheridan with revisions by Landesman. Vincent Newman and Vance Howard will produce.

Kitsch is gearing up for Prime Video’s August 28 release...

Glee makes it three straight at the Tonys.

When Darren Criss picked up a Tony Award on Sunday night for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical for his turn in Maybe Happy Ending, the veteran star became the third straight Glee alum to win a trophy on Broadway’s biggest night. He followed hot on the heels of Jonathan Groff, who won his first Tony last year for Merrily We Roll Along (and he was nominated this year in the same category as Criss for Just in Time), and Alex Newell, who won best featured actor in a musical for Shucked in 2023.

Criss accepts his Tony during Sunday’s ceremony. Theo Wargo/Getty Images

While the springboard from screens big and small to the stage is busier than ever, the wins deepen the validation for Ryan Murphy and his beloved Fox musical TV series,...

Even after nearly two decades since The Big Bang Theory first aired, some fans are still shocked to learn a major fact about Jim Parsons, the actor who brought the brilliant but quirky Sheldon Cooper to life. Despite being openly gay for years, many viewers are only now discovering Parsons’ sexuality, which continues to surprise them.

Parsons, who won multiple Emmy Awards for his iconic role, has never hidden his identity and has spoken publicly about his personal life. Yet, this revelation still catches some fans off guard, a reminder of how perceptions of on-screen characters can sometimes overshadow real-life truths.

Fans continue to be surprised by The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons being gay

One thing many fans of The Big Bang Theory remained unaware of is that its leading star, Jim Parsons, is gay. Although he portrayed the straight-laced Sheldon Cooper on the show, Parsons has been...

Jim Parsons became the heart and soul of The Big Bang Theory with his compelling performance as Sheldon Cooper, so much so that the show had to be shut down once the actor decided to leave the role behind. His departure, which ultimately led to the show’s cancellation after 12 seasons, left many fans disappointed and even resentful.

However, while his exit may have been painful for fans, Parsons has continued to deliver powerful performances in television and film. The following three movies might just prove that leaving the sitcom was ultimately the right move.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Jim Parsons had already appeared in several notable films even before leaving The Big Bang Theory, including The Normal Heart, A Kid Like Jake, and Hidden Figures. In each of these films, Parsons made a strong impression, even in a supporting role.

Related: Jim Parsons’ 2015 Flick Mercilessly Dethroned Tim Burton...

Will Mid-Century Modern be laughing all the way to the 2025 Emmys?

Gold Derby has confirmed that the Hulu comedy is submitting six different actors for its freshman season.

Nathan Lane, who plays Bunny Schneiderman — a successful bra designer who invites his pals to spend their golden years living with him in Palm Springs — will be submitted in Best Comedy Actor. Lane is an eight-time Emmy nominee who picked up his first win in 2022 for his guest appearance on Only Murders in the Building.

Bunny's roommates — Matt Bomer as Jerry Frank and Nathan Lee Graham as Arthur Broussard — will be submitted in Best Comedy Supporting Actor. Bomer is a two-time Emmy nominee for his previous work in The Normal Heart (2014) and Fellow Travelers (2023). Graham, a Grammy-winning stage performer from Tony-nominated productions The Wild Party and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, is seeking his first Emmy nomination.

See 'Mid-Century Modern' stars Nathan Lane,...

The story of America's most famous chocolatier is coming to the big screen. Variety reports that the life story of candy tycoon Milton Hershey is being molded into a new biopic. Finn Wittrock is set to star as Hershey, while Alexandra Daddario will play his wife, Kitty. The movie will be released in 2026.

Mark Waters, the veteran helmer behind Mean Girls and Freaky Friday, is set to direct Hershey, which will center around the love story between Milton and Kitty, as well as their extensive charitable efforts. The two were married in 1898, just as Hershey was perfecting the mass production of milk chocolate, leading to the creation of the iconic Hershey bar. Unfortunately, however, their romance was cut short in 1915, when Kitty died of a nervous system disorder at age 43: Milton lived another thirty years and never remarried, carrying a photo of her with him for the rest of his life.

As you start to look through the list of Ryan Murphy shows, you’ll find that there are way more than you initially thought. He’s the man behind Glee, Scream Queens, American Horror Story, and so much more. There’s simply no way that you can watch everything in a short space of time, and there are some shows just not as good as others.

How do you know if something is worth watching or skipping, though? After all, something can seem great from the premise, but then you get into two episodes and realize that it’s just not what was promised. The good news is I’ve watched the majority of his shows now, and I can tell you the ones that just don’t quite hit the mark. I have the four that you definitely want to watch, and the three that are just worth skipping.

The new Hulu series “Mid-Century Modern” was pitched as the “gay Golden Girls,” according to creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan.

The 10-episode comedy launches on March 28, and the cast and crew uniformly herald it as a revival of classic sitcoms like Mutchnick and Kohan’s previous hit “Will & Grace” or “Alice,” the long-running show starring the late Linda Lavin, who they recruited for the new series.

However, “Mid-Century Modern,” is a bit racier than its predecessors.

“Because of the people at Hulu, we have been allowed to push the boundary. This is a show that now sounds a little bit more like we all sound,” Mutchnick said during a Q&a with the cast at the series premiere event, held at the DGA Theater in L.A. on Tuesday. “No one has to say ‘boink’ when they want to fuck.”

Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer and Nathan Lee Graham...

Mark Dobies, an actor best known for his portrayal as Dr. Noah Chase on “Guiding Light” and District Attorney Daniel Colson on “One Life to Live,” has died. He was just 65 years old.

Born Mark Steven Dobies on April 3, 1959, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the late actor passed away on Tuesday, March 11 in Dunellan, New Jersey, although no official cause of death was announced.

An obituary posted on the Apyre National Cremation Services website notes Dobies was a “loving father, accomplished athlete, and talented actor.”

During his school days, Dobies earned a football scholarship to attend Delaware Valley University (then Delaware Valley College), where he and his teammates won the school its first Middle Atlantic Conference football championship in 1980. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Science from the school, and later a Master of Science from Easter College, with certifications in weight management and as a senior population specialist.

Throughout his life,...

Daytime soap veteran Mark Dobies, who had extensive runs on Guiding Light and One Life to Live, has died at the age of 65. Dobies passed away on Mar. 11 in New Jersey, according to a local obituary; no cause of death has been released.

Dobies played football in college before turning to acting, joining the cast of CBS’ Guiding Light in 2000 as Noah Chase, a doctor who became a love interest for Kim Zimmer’s Reva Shayne. After a year and a half on Guiding Light, he joined the cast of ABC’s One Life to Live in 2003, playing district attorney Daniel Colson,...

Exclusive: Rebecca Wisocky (Ghosts), Joe Lanza (The Americans) and Crosby Fitzgerald (Palm Royale) are set for key recurring roles opposite Grace Van Patten and Sharon Horgan in Hulu‘s Amanda Knox limited series.

Amanda is based on the true story of how Amanda Knox was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher and her 16-year odyssey to set herself free.

Wisocky will play Cecilia, an American in prison who moves into Amanda’s (Van Patten) cell to take care of her. Lanza portrays Chris Mellas, Amanda’s stepdad who found love later in life with Edda (Horgan) and is a strong presence in Amanda’s life.

Fitzgerald will play Madison, Amanda’s best friend who always speaks her mind.

John Hoogenakker, Francesco Acquaroli, Giuseppe De Domenico and Roberta Mattei also star.

Amanda, created by Kj Steinberg, hails from 20th Television in association with The Littlefield Company. Steinberg executive produces alongside Warren Littlefield,...

Kevin Bacon returns from the dead to hunt demonic criminals in the trailer for Amazon’s The Bondsman, which dropped on Tuesday.

The series returns Bacon to television since Showtime’s City on a Hill, which ended in 2022, and also marks a reunion with Amazon for the I Love Dick star. His first TV series regular role came in 2013 with Fox’s The Following.

In Bondsman, Bacon plays Hub Halloran, a murdered bounty hunter whose second chance at life has him trying to recapture escaped demons in Hell after being resurrected by the Devil. “If you fail to process any demons assigned to you, you will be terminated,” Jolene Purdy, who plays Midge and who recruited Halloran to go demon-hunting in Hell, warns at one point in the trailer (below).

By chasing demons with his fists, guns and chainsaws, and with the help and hindrance of his estranged family, Halloran...

Have you been missing Matt Bomer on your screen? Well, we're about to get a whole lot more of him when his highly anticipated Hulu sitcom Mid-Century Modern makes its premiere in March 2025. Even though the actor has been known for his drama work, most recently earning an Emmy Award nomination for his work in Showtime's limited series Fellow Travelers, he's prepared to bring the laughs as the lead of a multi-cam sitcom for the first time.

Mid-Century Modern premieres on Friday, March 28 on Hulu. That's much sooner than I imagined Hulu would drop the show! While the premiere's coming up very soon, the release date news gets even better. Hulu isn't releasing the 10-episode season weekly, instead opting for a binge drop. It's great to hear that Hulu learned from its mistake of weekly drops of sitcoms, which killed the momentum of How I Met Your Father, and will...

Despite playing a superhero in one of the highest-grossing franchises of all-time, Mark Ruffalo is still an actor who has not earned as many accolades as he deserves. Ruffalo may have four Best Supporting Actor nominations at the Academy Awards on his resume, but for the most part he seems to take on interesting roles in ensemble projects. This does not mean that Ruffalo does not have enough confidence in his own ability to play a protagonist, but that he’s passionate about telling complex stories that represent a significant number of people. Ruffalo delivered a devastating performance in HBO’s adaptation of the classic stage play The Normal Heart, which has been hailed as one of the greatest works of art ever made about the AIDS crisis and its impact on the Lgbtqia community.

Tony Award-winning director Joe Mantello is donating $1 million to the School of Drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

The gift, which is the largest alumni gift on record for Uncsa’s School of Drama, will go toward a full-ride scholarship for top students as well as a fund dedicated to student-driven productions.

The Joe Mantello Endowed Scholarship in Drama will support one recipient at a time through four years of undergraduate study at Uncsa. The inaugural scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolled in fall 2025.

The Joe Mantello Creative Catalyst Endowed Fund for Drama will support original productions from students and augment existing programs on campus such as Keys to the Kingdom, which is a season in the fourth year that is programmed, produced, directed, acted and often written or devised by students.

Mantello graduated from Uncsa in 1984 and went on to star in several theatrical productions,...

Jim Parsons, known for portraying the role of Sheldon Cooper in the hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory, once opened up about an audition that didn’t go his way. Before he gained recognition for his portrayal of Sheldon Cooper, the actor had attempted for a role in other well-known and popular sitcoms like The Office.

Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper | Credit: CBS

Parsons later reflected on his audition for a role in The Office, which he ultimately lost. However, despite the initial disappointment, the actor has no regrets over losing the role, as he shared that he wasn’t the best fit for the character.

Jim Parsons Recalled His Failed Auditioned For The Office

In an appearance on Dan Patrick Show, the Emmy-winning actor Jim Parsons shared that before starring on The Big Bang Theory, he had auditioned for a role on The Office. However, he doesn’t exactly...

Ryan Murphy may be in the news these days for his bad Menéndez brothers fanfic, but a decade ago, the filmmaker had just dropped one of the best and most acclaimed works of his career. "The Normal Heart," an HBO film based on the semi-autobiographical 1985 Larry Kramer play, won two Emmys, two Critics Choice Awards, and the Humanitas Prize. They were accolades the film deserved. As a portrait of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and both those who survived it and those who didn't, "The Normal Heart" was moving, political, and original in its take on a much-discussed time period.

It was also a true actor's showcase, led by Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, and Mark Ruffalo with a scene-stealing, fiery performance from Julia Roberts. Except, Roberts almost didn't take the role. In an interview with HBO from the time, she admitted that she turned down the part of Dr. Emma Brookner...

When he’s not winning Emmys, Ryan Murphy makes headlines for two reasons — and we’ve got examples of each in September 2024.

With Netflix’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” the consistently controversial showrunner is once again battling backlash for exploring dark psychosexual themes through outrageous camp. And with FX’s horror mystery “Grotesquerie,” guest-starring the NFL’s Travis Kelce among others, the writer-director-producer is showing off his famous network by casting major celebrity talent next to his repeat collaborators.

As a craftsman, Murphy often leaves something to be desired. Look back at IndieWire reviews for his past six or so shows and you’ll notice a pattern. Splashy styling, regularly mixed with a shock-value premise, injects life into a vibrant ad campaign that draws real attention. Sometimes the show debuts to strong effect, other times not — but problems almost always ravage the back half of a Murphy project.

Filmmaker Ryan Murphy has been behind many critically acclaimed films and TV shows, including The Normal Heart, Glee, and American Horror Story. In 2022, he released Dahmer, a true-crime limited series following the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Thanks to its popularity, the limited series expanded into a true-crime anthology, with Season 2 following the Menendez brothers in The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

Both seasons have received mixed reactions from the critics and were surrounded by controversies. Netflix initially received criticism after marking Dahmer with an LGBTQ tag, and the families of Dahmer's victims also spoke against the series, accusing Netflix of profiting from their traumatic experiences and romanticizing Dahmer. Season 2 follows the story of the Menendez brothers who killed their parents after a traumatic childhood, and Erik Menendez recently called out Monsters and Ryan Murphy for the inaccuracies in the series. Murphy just responded to Menendez's words in an interview with...

Fremantle is moving its North America scripted business under Christian Vesper, the CEO of global drama and film, who will now up all drama and film operations for Fremantle across both the U.S. and Europe.

As part of the shift, Dante Di Loreto — who served as Fremantle’s North America president of scripted entertainment since 2017 and helped built the banner’s drama slate (including the award-winning Showtime series “Fellow Travelers”) — will transition to a producer deal with Fremantle.

Fremantle’s North America scripted business and labels will now report directly to Vesper, who will continue to report to Andrea Scrosati, Group COO and CEO Continental Europe.

The executive shuffle reflects an ongoing restructuring of Fremantle’s global business. In the U.K., the group recently laid off all the staff at drama producer Euston Films and documentary label Undeniable. The labels have not yet been technically shuttered, despite having no staff.

Mark Ruffalo has had a string of successes in recent years, including his Emmy win for Outstanding Lead Actor for his dual role as identical twins in I Know This Much Is True (2020). He also received critical acclaim for his performances in various films, like Poor Things (2023).

But the Avengers actor didn’t always have it so easy; in his early days as an actor, he too faced criticism and backlash. One piece of feedback was particularly harsh and stated he couldn’t be an accomplished actor. But with hard work and consistent efforts Ruffalo proved that statement was wrong, as he surpassed even Hugh Jackman to take home his Emmy.

A harsh criticism: Mark Ruffalo’s early days

Mark Ruffalo‘s journey to success is a testament to the power of perseverance and determination. Early on in his career, the Avengers star faced brutal feedback from the department head...

In 2019, "The Big Bang Theory" ended after twelve seasons and as many years — an ending that was largely determined by the show's star, Jim Parsons. So why did Parsons decide to leave Sheldon Cooper and his enormous collection of superhero tees behind? There was just a whole lot going on in his personal life at the time.

Parsons spoke to former "Doctor Who" star David Tennant on the latter's podcast in August of 2020 and revealed that he had a feeling that, when he signed a contract for two years following the show's tenth anniversary, that he would conclude his run as Sheldon then. "Our final contract was for the last two years, but no one knew when we signed it what that would mean. I kind of had a suspicion in my heart that that was going to be it for me when I did sign that contract, but you...

Jim Parsons is one of the most talented people in the entertainment industry. And playing Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory has only cemented his place in Hollywood. But other than Tbbt, the actor has been part of many other successful projects, like The Normal Heart (2014), Hollywood (2020), The Boys in the Band (2020), etc.

Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory | CBS

The actor has also been nominated for multiple awards in his career so far. From multiple Emmys to Golden Globes, he has no shortage of accolades. And while most of his fame came from playing the neurodivergent character of Sheldon Cooper in the sitcom, he has a few other projects that have shown his mettle in his craft, including the Oscar-nominated movie, Hidden Figures (2016).

Jim Parsons Was Hesitant to Take on Hidden Figures

The biographical drama movie, Hidden Figures, starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae in the lead,...

A lot can change after Emmy nominations are announced. Shows and performances that seemed strong might be more vulnerable than we thought, and contenders on the bubble might suddenly have a chance to win. We’ve already seen such a change in fortunes in the race for Best Movie/Limited Supporting Actor.

SEEWill Matt Bomer (‘Fellow Travelers’) be redeemed at the Emmys 10 years after shocking loss for ‘The Normal Heart’?

Robert Downey Jr., fresh off his Oscar win for “Oppenheimer,” was considered the man to beat for tackling multiple roles in HBO’s “The Sympathizer.” But then the TV academy unveiled the official list, and Downey was the only nomination for “The Sympathizer,” suggesting limited support for the limited series. So as soon as we opened our predictions for the Emmy winners, he dropped down to third place with 6/1 odds, though four of our Top 24 Users and four of our...

Actor and executive producer Matt Bomer has earned his second Emmy nomination, this time for his role as the lovelorn State Department official Hawk Fuller on Showtime’s Fellow Travelers.

Created by Ron Nyswaner, based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, Fellow Travelers is a love story and political thriller, chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington. Bomer plays Fuller, a man with a successful career in politics who generally avoids emotional entanglements — until he meets the idealistic Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey). The two begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades, we follow the pair as they cross paths through the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the drug-fueled disco hedonism of the 1970s...

Matt Bomer earned his first Emmy nomination 10 years ago for his supporting role in the HBO telefilm “The Normal Heart.” He played AIDS-afflicted Felix Turner, a role that had previously won John Benjamin Hickey a Tony Award on Broadway. Bomer was the overwhelming favorite to win his race, but he was upset by Martin Freeman for playing Dr. Watson in “Sherlock: His Last Vow.” However, Bomer is back this year in another project that addresses queer history in the United States, “Fellow Travelers.” Will he win this time?

Bomer stars in “Travelers” as Hawkins Fuller, a State Department official hiding his homosexuality, from the Pink Scare that purged queer people from government during the Cold War to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. The performance earned Bomer nominations from the Critics Choice Awards, the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and he won a Peabody Award as a producer of the limited series.

Having trouble predicting who will win Best Movie/Limited Actor at the upcoming Emmy Awards? Let’s consult Gold Derby’s 2024 Emmy Experts! These savvy pundits from major media outlets have chimed in with their predictions, and the majority of them believe the trophy will go to Jon Hamm (“Fargo”). The other potential nominees, per the Experts’ current racetrack odds, are Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”), Andrew Scott (“Ripley”), Matt Bomer (“Fellow Travelers”), David Oyelowo (“Lawmen: Bass Reeves”) and Tom Hollander (“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”).

As of this writing, a leading seven out of our 18 Emmy Experts predict a victory for Hamm for “Fargo”: Eric Deggans (NPR), Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Kelly Lawler (USA Today), Susan King (Gold Derby), Susan Wloszczyna (Gold Derby), Thelma Adams (Gold Derby) and Wilson Morales (BlackFilmandTV). He plays corrupt Sheriff Roy Tillman on Season 5 of FX’s quirky anthology series. Hamm has received 16 total Emmy...

The acclaimed Hollywood star Jim Parsons seemingly channeled his iconic character while sharing updates about his attendance at the 89th Academy Awards. The actor, known popularly for his role as Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory was set to make an appearance at the 2017 Oscars for Hidden Figures.

Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory | Warner Bros. Television

Starring an ensemble cast, including Janelle Monáe, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Costner, and Octavia Spencer, the film earned three Oscar nominations, including for Best Picture. While Parsons was expected to join his co-stars at the prestigious event, a mishap nearly resulted in him being barred from the ceremony.

Jim Parsons’ Turbulent Journey to the 89th Academy Awards

Jim Parsons was likely thrilled to join his co-stars from the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures at the 2017 Academy Awards. However, the night didn’t begin as he had anticipated.

A still from Hidden Figures...

Hugh Laurie has never won an Emmy. That seems like an egregious oversight on behalf of TV academy voters, considering the British actor starred as one of the best TV characters of this century in “House.” Still, 10 nominations (we’ll get to those later) and zero wins.

He could finally break that losing streak with Netflix’s “All the Light We Cannot See.” Adapted from Anthony Doerr‘s 2014 novel of the same name, written by Steven Knight, and directed by Shawn Levy, this miniseries depicts the lives of two teenagers during WWII — one a blind French girl and the other a German boy forced to fight for the Nazi regime. Laurie features as Uncle Étienne, a reclusive, agoraphobic WWI veteran suffering from Ptsd. Laurie has always been a classy performer and he again brings a lot of heart, warmth, and intelligence here to this role, as noted by several critics.

In September 2021, Olivia Colman bagged her first career Emmy for “The Crown” despite having failed on her Oscar bid for “The Father” five months earlier. This made her the 16th performer to triumph at the Emmys after going home empty-handed at the same year’s Oscars and the fourth to do so during the 21st century. The release of the 2024 Emmy nominations ballots confirmed that nine of the 16 actors who lost at the latest Oscars ceremony are capable of joining Colman on said list.

Gold Derby’s current Emmy odds indicate that the man and woman with the best hopes of following in Colman’s footsteps are Ryan Gosling and Jodie Foster, who just earned their respective third and fifth Academy Award notices for their supporting turns in “Barbie” and “Nyad.” They are now generally expected to share in the experience of being first-time acting Emmy nominees thanks to his...

Ryan Murphy and the creators of Will & Grace have partnered up to develop a new comedy series for Hulu. A logline has also been revealed, which has sparked some comparisons to an iconic sitcom from the past.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, a pilot has been ordered by Hulu for a new comedy show called Mid-Century Modern. The show comes from Will & Grace co-creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, and the first cast members to be revealed are Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer, and Linda Lavin. Murphy is executive producing with Kohan, Mutchnick, Lane, Bomer, and director James Burrows.

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The show, described as a "gender-swapped take on The Golden Girls," will follow "three best friends gay gentlemen of a certain age who, after an unexpected death,...

The creators of Will & Grace and Ryan Murphy are teaming for a Hulu project — which is already attracting a top-flight cast.

The Disney-owned streamer has ordered a pilot for a multi-camera comedy titled Mid-Century Modern, written by Will & Grace’s David Kohan and Max Mutchnick. Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane and Linda Lavin are set to star in the show, which reads as something of a gender-swapped take on The Golden Girls. Murphy is an executive producer, and James Burrows is set to direct.

The logline: “The series follows three best friends — gay gentlemen of a certain age — who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother and a naked Gen Z housekeeper. As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it...

It’s not “The Golden Girls,” but get ready for a new, even gayer roommate sitcom.

I can exclusively report that Matt Bomer and Nathan Lane are set to star in “Mid-Century Modern,” a multi-cam series for Hulu executive produced by Ryan Murphy and created by “Will & Grace’s” Max Mutchnick and David Kohan.

Sources reveal that Bomer will take on the ditzy Rose-like character, played by Betty White in the original “Golden Girls,” with Lane taking on the Dorothy (Bea Arthur) of the bunch. Linda Lavin will play Lane’s mother, a la the original Sophia.

The new series will be set in gay mecca of Palm Springs. James Burrows is directing the pilot.

Bomer’s recent credits include “Fellow Travelers” and “Maestro.” He frequently works with Murphy, who directed him to a Golden Globe win for his work in the AIDS drama “The Normal Heart.” Lane, a veteran of television,...

Showrunner Ryan Murphy has a type when it comes to casting, and that type is guys who look like Superman. It's no surprise, then, that the new Superman will be played by David Corenswet, alum of Murphy's shows "Hollywood" and "The Politician." Yet Corenswet isn't the first Murphy favorite to come close to the role of Clark Kent. In the mid-2000s, Matt Bomer had a three-picture deal with Warner Bros. to be the new Man of Steel.

Speaking on the Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast, Bomer was asked by host Scott Feinberg whether he could confirm or correct a rumor that he left the soap opera "Guiding Light" because of an opportunity for a certain major movie role. Bomer replied that this was "partly right," elaborating:

"Basically I went in on a cattle call [audition] for Superman, and then it turned into a four-month audition experience where I was...

Maleah Joi Moon has become the 101st performer to win a Tony Award for their first outing on a Broadway stage for her performance in the musical “Hell’s Kitchen.”

She won Best Actress in a Musical at the 77th Tony Awards for portraying Ali, a 17-year-old girl searching for her place in the world while living in the titular New York City neighborhood and also being restrained by her overbearing mother. She is the 10th person to win the category for her Broadway debut. She joins:

Elizabeth Seal, “Irma La Douce” (1961)

Anna Maria Alberghetti, “Carnival” (1962)

Liza Minnelli, “Flora the Red Menace” (1965)

Leslie Uggams, “Hallelujah, Baby” (1968)

Alexis Smith, “Follies” (1972)

Natalia Makarova, “On Your Toes” (1983)

Lea Salonga, “Miss Saigon” (1991)

Catherine Zeta-Jones, “A Little Night Music” (2010)

Cynthia Erivo, “The Color Purple” (2016)

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Other performers who pulled off this accomplishment in recent years include...

Matt Bomer has stated he lost a DC trilogy contract for a Superman movie due to his sexuality. Bomer's diverse acting history shows he has been successful in his career. With the Elseworlds concept in play, there is a possibility for Bomer to portray Superman in the coming years.

Matt Bomer has stated he lost his DC trilogy contract for a scrapped Superman movie because of his sexuality. While DC Comics' presence has been reimagined numerous times in the world of live-action, Superman is one of the few characters to have been depicted the most on the big screen. As several actors have played Superman in live-action over the last few decades, there have also been a number of stars who were close to playing the Man of Steel but, for various reasons, didn't get to in the end.

One of the actors who could have been Superman was White Collar star Matt Bomer,...

Matt Bomer, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is a talented and dashing actor and producer. Bomer made his name on the USA drama series White Collar (2009-2014) and in films such as 2012’s Magic Mike. He later won Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards and was nominated for an Emmy for his turn in the 2014 HBO movie adaptation of Larry Kramer’s play The Normal Heart. Most recently, he has garnered some of the best reviews of his career for his portrayal of a closeted State Dept. employee in a decades-spanning secret relationship with another man on the 2023 Showtime limited series Fellow Travelers, for which he has already won a Peabody Award and been nominated for Golden Globe, SAG, Critics Choice and People’s Choice awards.

Over the course of this episode, the 46-year-old reflects on his own journey as a gay...

“Feud: Bette and Joan” took the Emmys by storm in 2017, with the first season of the Ryan Murphy anthology show receiving rave reviews for its depiction of the rivalry between actresses Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon) and Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange).

Season two will hope to match that Emmy success (more on that later) with its portrayal of Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) and his falling out with a group of New York high society socialites known as the Swans. Capote wrote a fictionalized account of the Swans’ dramatic lives, leading to the Swans vowing revenge for betraying their confidence.

The glossy show is typically gorgeous, scandalous, and theatrical while the performances are all top-drawer. Hollander dazzles in the lead role as Capote, which is no mean feat considering the late, great Philip Seymour-Hoffman won the Best Actor Oscar for his turn as Capote in 2005’s “Capote”). Meanwhile, Naomi Watts, Diane Lane,...

Home features a star-studded voice cast, including Jim Parsons, Rihanna, and Steve Martin, bringing warmth and charm to the characters. Despite lukewarm reviews, the colorful animation and heartfelt messages of Home resonated with audiences, making it a commercial success. Oh and Tip's unlikely friendship drives the heart of Home, showcasing themes of acceptance and self-discovery through their adventurous journey.

Home features a voice cast packed with recognizable names. The 2015 DreamWorks animated movie was adapted by Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember, and Adam Rex from the Adam Rex children's book The True Meaning of Smekday. Directed by Tim Johnson, Home follows the story of Oh, a misfit alien from the Boov race who befriends a resourceful human girl named Tip. Together, they embark on an adventurous journey to save Earth from an impending Boov invasion, learning about friendship and acceptance along the way. The movie received lukewarm reviews, garnering a 53% rating...

The Emmy category for Best TV Movie has had a renaissance in recent years, with more high profile projects being exclusive to the medium. In this golden TV era, the level of talent on screen and behind the camera is at an all-time high – showcased best by the level of competition here and Best Limited Series. Once so niche that they were a single combined category at the Emmys, the fields seem to get stronger and stronger every year. As a result, the list of this season’s potential TV movie nominees is incredible. Leading the pack (for me) is Amazon Prime Video’s “Red, White & Royal Blue.”

An adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s New York Times bestselling novel, the film depicts the rivalry and courtship between Henry (Nicholas Galitzine), a prince of England’s royal family, and Alex (Taylor Zakar Perez), the son of an American presidential candidate.

IndieWire and Paramount+ are proud to announce a Consider This FYC event to take place in Los Angeles on June 8, featuring Kelsey Grammer, David Oyelowo, and Matt Bomer, plus creators and talent from “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” “A Gentleman in Moscow,” “Colin from Accounts,” “Fellow Travelers,” “Frasier,” and “Lawmen: Bass Reeves.”

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Stars Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey set TV screens ablaze in the romantic period drama “Fellow Travelers.” The Showtime miniseries follows two men whose love is intertwined across several decades, spanning wars and political events. Since its debut in October, it has received widespread acclaim.

Revealed exclusively to Variety, the series has been submitted for 23 potential Primetime Emmy nominations across multiple categories. In addition to outstanding limited or anthology series, the pilot episode, penned by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Daniel Minahan, will serve as the official submission in their respective categories.

For his role as Hawk Fuller, a closeted World War II veteran, Bomer is campaigning in the lead actor (limited) category, competing against heavyweights such as Jon Hamm (“Fargo”), Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”) and Andrew Scott (“Ripley”). He was a previous Emmy nominee for playing Felix Turner in the 2014 television movie “The Normal Heart, where he was heavily...

Michael Douglas is in terrific form as Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV’s new historical limited series “Franklin” but he isn’t the only actor to emerge with awards whispers whizzing through the air. Veteran actor Eddie Marsan features in a key supporting role as John Adams and delivers one of the finest performances of his career while also shining a new light onto a man that many actors have depicted before.

The limited series follows Franklin’s eight years in France as he tried to persuade King Louis XVI (Tom Pezier) to join the colonies’ cause and aid them in the American Revolutionary War. The scenes between Douglas and Marsan are nothing short of spectacular and Marsan nails his performance as Adams, as noted by critics.

Clint Worthington (Roger Ebert) noted: “Marsan’s energy as Adams is decidedly different from Paul Giamatti’s in Ellis’ original 2008 miniseries—“Franklin” feels...

Jim Parsons has starred in several other movies and shows over the years, but his most notable work continues to be The Big Bang Theory even after so many years since the last season aired. This is perhaps because his involvement with the series never ended as he serves as the narrator and producer on the spin-off series Young Sheldon.

Jim Parsons and Taylor Kitsch in The Normal Heart

In a recent interview in which he discussed his appearance in the finale of the series, he addressed a rumor that suggests he was married to singer Rihanna. In the process of debunking the theory, he said something that makes one wonder if his husband doubts his capability of dating someone like Rihanna.

Jim Parsons Debunked the Rumors of His Marriage to Rihanna

Rihanna in a still from the music video This Is What You Came For

The internet is a continuous rumor-churning mill.

Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch and Katie Holmes will star in the Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town this fall.

In the production, directed by Kenny Leon, Parsons will play the role of Stage Manager, Deutch will play Emily Webb and Holmes will play Mrs. Webb. They lead a cast of 28 actors, who also include Richard Thomas (The Waltons, To Kill a Mockingbird) as Mr. Webb, Ephraim Sykes (Ain’t Too Proud, Hairspray Live!) as George Gibbs and Billy Eugene Jones (Purlie Victorious) as Dr. Gibbs.

The play will begin previews at the Barrymore Theatre on Sept. 17, ahead of an Oct. 10 opening.

Known for his role as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory, Parsons also has extensive stage credits, including a role in Mother Play, which begins Broadway previews April 3. He has previously appeared on Broadway in productions including The Boys in the Band, An Act of God and The Normal Heart.