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Jimmy Kimmel returns to his show on September 21

written by Ruben Jay

Jimmy Kimmel is returning to his late night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, September 21. Kimmel’s show will also be returning to his home studio at the El Capitan Entertainment Center.

Kimmel has been on a break since early this Summer and his show has had guest hosts filling in for him while filming from a West Hollywood AirBNB. Kimmel’s return to his studio follows other late night hosts returning to their studios (Jimmy Fallon) or theaters (Conan O’Brien).

According to the New York Post, Fallon lead the trend of returning to studio as he  returned to his studio (and a very cool upgrade) in July, Stephan Colbert and James Corden returned earlier this month.

Kimmel’s show will be on hiatus for the week of September 14 as Kimmel and his team prepare for the Emmys.

14 September, 2020 0 comment
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Robert Pattinson tested positive for Covid-19 while filming ‘The Batman’

written by Ruben Jay

Robert Pattinson, the lead actor on The Batman, has tested positive for Covid-19 just days after the film resumed filming.

Warner Bros. confirmed in a statement to CBS News last week that the film has “temporarily paused” because someone on the set had tested positive. Warner Bros. also said that the person, later confirmed to be Pattinson, was “isolating in accordance with established protocols.”

“The behavior of U.K. cast and crew have been exemplary,” Lyndsay Duthie, CEO of the Production Guild of Great Britain, told Variety. “Wanting to return to work, everyone has embraced the comprehensive measures required of them and as a result, many productions have been back on set and filming safely for weeks already. Where we have seen productions abroad where a cast or crew member has tested positive, precautions have been taken as required to enable them to start filming again as soon as they had the all-clear.”

 

8 September, 2020 0 comment
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Amy Adams joins the cast for ‘Dear Evan Hansen’s’ film adaptation

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Amy Adams is joining the film adaptation for the smash Broadway musical, Dear Evan Hansen. Adams will portray Cynthia Murphy, the mother of characters Connor and Zoe Murphy.

Dear Evan Hansen is a Tony-winning musical that opened in 2016.

“The story follows a high schooler with social anxiety who gets caught up in a lie after Connor Murphy’s family mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note. ” (New York Post).

Kaitlyn Dever (Last Man Standing, Book Smart) has been cast as Zoe Murphy.

The film is being produced by Universal films which acquired the film rights in late 2018. Stephen Chbosky will direct the film. Steven Levenson wrote the book for the stage musical and wrote the film script. Marc Platt and Adam Siegel will produce the film through their Universal-based Marc Platt Productions. Marc Platt’s son, Ben Platt, is expected to return to the role he originated, Evan Hansen.

30 August, 2020 0 comment
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Shepard Smith’s CNBC show will air on September 30

written by Ruben Jay

Shepard Smith’s new CNBC show will premier at the 7pm time slot starting September 30, according to the New York Post. Long time CNBC producer Sanford Cannold will serve as the senior producer with CBS news producer Sally Ramirez will serve as executive producer.

Shepards show will broadcast live from the CNBC headquarters in New Jersey. In July, the network announced Shepard joining the network after 23 years at Fox News. Shepard is also being given the title as chief general news anchor and chief breaking general news anchor as well as executive editor of his show.

Dan Colarusso, CNBC’s senior VP of news, said in a statement that the show “will deliver the day’s news that goes well beyond headlines and political punditry. We are going to tell stories and show images that make sense of an increasingly complicated world.”

Smith said that “there has never been a better or more critical time to launch a non-partisan, fact-based evening newscast.” He said that the program “will be bold, we will be direct and we will deliver the truth to our viewers.”

29 August, 2020 0 comment
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ViacomCBS is considering rehiring Nick Cannon

written by Ruben Jay

ViacomCBS appears to see a possible way for the company to work with Nick Cannon. A little over a month ago, Nick Cannon was fired for saying things that were anti-Semitic on his podcast.

During a town hall meeting with Viacom employees, Chris McCarthy, the President of Entertainment and Youth Brands at ViacomCBS, said that he is “hopeful” to work with Cannon after praising the work Cannons claims to have done to learn from his comments.

According to Variety, ViacomCBS and Cannon have been in discussions with no concrete plans for bring the comedian and host back to their networks.

“I struggle with the fact that Nick, a longtime partner and friend of ours, is on this journey and we’re not part of that journey,” McCarthy said in response to a question about Cannon. He added later, talking about the media company’s ability to connect storytelling and important social issues, “I am hopeful we find a way to bring these two things together and hopefully we will have the opportunity to do that with Nick again.”

Full comments from McCarthy can be found here. 

22 August, 2020 0 comment
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Kelly Clarkson’s talk show will have virtual audience

written by Ruben Jay

The original American Idol winner and current coach on The Voice turned talk show host will be returning to her Universal Studios location for its second season. Kelly Clarkson’s talk show will also have a virtual audience, a trend that we have begun to see more and more over the last few weeks with the WWE being one of the latest productions to do so.

Clarkson secured a second season of The Kelly Clarkson Show in November of 2019 after her show brought in 1.6 million viewers. The Kelly Clarkson Show is produced by NBC Universal.

Clarkson filled in for Simon Cowell after Cowell injured his back in a nasty bike accident.

22 August, 2020 0 comment
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Simon Cowell breaks back in bike accident

written by Ruben Jay

Simon Cowell has been hospitalized after a bicycle accident at his Malibu home. The AGT creator and judge reportedly fell off his electric bike while spending time with his family.

“Simon had a fall from his bike on Saturday afternoon whilst testing his new electric bike in the courtyard at his house in Malibu with his family,” a spokesperson for Cowell said. “He hurt his back and was taken to the hospital. He’s doing fine, he’s under observation and is in the best possible hands.”

The spokesperson added, “Simon has broken his back and will undergo surgery this evening.”

According to Page Six, Cowell had been working on losing weight and getting healthy. Cowell, 60, has lost 60 pounds to date.

MultiMediaMouth wishes Cowell a speedy recovery.

9 August, 2020 0 comment
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Kevin Reilly, the executive who brought AEW to TNT, is out at WarnerMedia

written by Ruben Jay

WarnerMedia announced a series of restructuring for the organization that saw Kevin Reilly, the man who was instrumental in bringing All Elite Wrestling to TNT, is no longer with the company.

Reilly was the Chief Content Officer for WarnerMedia and the President of TBS, TNT, and TruTV. Reilly was one of a few executives who were let go.

The changes help solidify the focus for WarnerMedia on their HBO MAX service. The new WarnerMedia CEO is the former Hulu executive Jason Kilar. Joining Reilly in the ousting is the WarnerMedia Direct-to-consumer Chairman Bob Greenblatt.

All Elite Wrestling President Tony Khan has gone on record on the role Reilly played on getting AEW on TNT.

8 August, 2020 0 comment
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Details on Dwayne Johnson buying the XFL

written by Ruben Jay

Do you smell what The Rock is tailgating? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one of three parties who have purchased the recently bankrupt XFL.

Johnson has partnered with his longtime business partner, Danny Garcia, and Redbird Capital to purchase the failed league out of bankruptcy for $15 million. While the deal is not 100% final yet, Johnson and Garcia have said that they are planning on the future of the XFL.

Garcia, who will be the first female owner of a major sports league, will take on an executive role within the XFL 3.0.

“We’re planning for it… We’re doing all the steps that need to happen for the execution of that. But we’re also being mindful to what has actually been successful. It has been really interesting to see that [in sports], when you create a bubble, your players are safe. When you don’t, it’s chaos. We are a league, because of the number of teams we have, that actually can create a bubble environment. Those discussions are active.”

When asked about who would be running the league, Garcia mentioned that the ownership was in talks with the current XFL management team. One has to wonder if this might mean that Oliver Luck, the former CEO and Commissioner of the XFL, might be returning to ta role in the revamped league. No decisions have been made on who will be running the league.

Currently, one of the only members of the XFL team from the Alpha Entertainment executive team is the XFL President Jeffrey Pollack. Most other XFL employees were laid off on April 10.

Vince McMahon, the founder and now former owner of the XFL, considered purchasing the league out of bankruptcy but eventually decided against it. It should be important to know that McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment pledged $500 million to run the league over 3 years. The Johnson/Garcia/RedBird Capital group has not made a public commitment for an investment in the XFL.

The XFL currently has TV deals with Fox Sports and ESPN. Many of the stadiums that the XFL played in still have lease agreements with the league. The bankruptcy sale’s proceeds would go to pay off the debts to stadiums accrued through Alpha Entertainment.

“The acquisition of the XFL with my talented partners, Dany Garcia and Gerry Cardinale, is an investment for me that’s rooted deeply in two things — my passion for the game and my desire to always take care of the fans,” said Johnson, who played football at the University of Miami from 1990 to 1994. “With pride and gratitude for all that I’ve built with my own two hands, I plan to apply these callouses to the XFL and look forward to creating something special for the players, fans and everyone involved for the love of football.”

Pollack released a statement calling the Johnson purchase “a Hollywood ending” and called the new owners “a dream team ownership group and the XFL is in the best possible hands going forward.”

An interesting note, Johnson’s HBO show Ballers had a very similar story arch in the final season. The difference is that Johnson’s character attempted to purchase an NFL team and in real life, Johnson purchased an entire league.

The XFL 2.0 averaged 1.9 million viewers. According to ESPN, the league generated $20 million in gross revenue and projected $46 million for their first season. Their week to week attendance rose and social media engagement was steady.

3 August, 2020 0 comment
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