Toby Wallace has been cast in a lead role in Netflix‘s upcoming “Assassin’s Creed” TV series, Variety has confirmed. The live-action show, based on the video game franchise of the same name, was picked up to series at Netflix in June. Exact character details are being kept under wraps. The official logline for the show states that it is “centered on the secret war between two shadowy ... Read more
Eric Dane Receives a 10-Minute Standing Ovation From Brilliant Minds Crew Amid His ALS Diagnosis .QN
“Grey’s Anatomy” heartthrob Eric Dane appeared on another medical drama on Monday, this time playing a patient. The 53-year-old actor, who played Dr. Mark Sloan aka “McSteamy” on the Shonda Rhimes series, guest starred on a Season 2 episode of NBC’s “Brilliant Minds” as a firefighter grappling with his ALS diagnosis. Earlier this year, Dane himself announced that he had been diagnosed with the neurodegenerative ... Read more
One Battle After Another and Sinners Return to IMAX 70mm Theaters for a Limited One-Week Engagement .QN
Christmas is coming early for Imax 70mm fans. Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” two of the year’s most popular films on the company’s premium screens, are briefly returning to theaters next month. Both films will be back in Imax for one week in select locations starting on Dec. 12. Certain theaters in North America will also have screenings on Dec. 11. See below for ... Read more
Diane Keaton’s Classic Baby Boom Is Getting a Reboot at Amazon MGM From Michael Showalter .QN
Bust out the apple sauce — the beloved ’80s motherhood comedy “Baby Boom” is getting a reboot at Amazon MGM Studios. The streamer has set prolific filmmaker Michael Showalter (“The Idea of You,” “Hello, My Name is Doris”) as director for a new take on the film. The original was a vehicle for the comic genius of the late Diane Keaton. She starred as a hard-driving career woman in the retail food business, ... Read more
Elton John Opens Up About His Performing Future, Love for Chappell Roan, and Raising $650 Million for HIV/AIDS .QN
The artwork Elton John has displayed on the walls of his home in the Hollywood Hills wasn’t necessarily intended to reinforce a running theme. Yet you can’t help noticing how some of the paintings suggest a preoccupation that has consumed him through nearly four decades. On the wall nearest the picture window overlooking the Los Angeles Basin is one of Andy Warhol’s blazingly chromatic 1960s portraits of Elizabeth ... Read more