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  • CelebrityVariety

    Native American Media Alliance Sets Fellows for 9th Annual TV Writers Lab

    Seven fellows have been selected for the 9th annual Native American TV Writers Lab, administered by the Native American Media Alliance. The eight-week program consists of daily workshops, seminars and one-on-one mentoring with the aim of coaching the fellows on how to develop a pilot and cultivate the skills needed to land TV staff writer …

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  • EntertainmentDeadline

    Claire Danes Leads ‘The Beast In Me’ Netflix Series From Gabe Rotter; Sets ‘Homeland’ Reunion With Howard Gordon; Jodie Foster & Conan O’Brien EP

    Netflix has given the green light to The Beast In Me, a limited series headlined and executive produced by Claire Danes. In addition to Danes, the mystery thriller project, created, written and executive produced by Gabe Rotter, is executive produced by Jodie Foster, Conan O’Brien via Conaco and Homeland co-creator/executive producer Howard Gordon who will …

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  • BusinessDeadline

    Take-Two Buys Gearbox, Company Behind The Borderlands Franchise, From Embracer For $460 Million

    Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software has acquired Gearbox Entertainment, the company behind the Borderlands franchise, for $460 million in an all-stock deal with Embracer, the latest big deal in the video game business. The deal comes as Lionsgate is releasing Eli Roth’s theatrical adaptation of Borderlands in August. Take-Two said it expects the transaction “to …

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  • EntertainmentDeadline

    ’20 Questions On Deadline’ Podcast: Renée Elise Goldsberry On ‘Girls5eva’, Her ‘Hamilton’ Family & A Dream Dinner Date

    My guest this week is Renée Elise Goldsberry. A Tony winner and Emmy nominee for her Broadway performance in Hamilton, Goldsberry also starred as Nettie in the original Broadway production of The Color Purple and as Mimi in Rent, along with roles in TV series The Good Wife and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and the movie …

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  • EntertainmentDeadline

    ‘American Fiction’ Star Erika Alexander Lands Series Regular Role In Apple’s ‘Invasion’ For Season 3

    EXCLUSIVE: Coming off a busy award season, Erika Alexander (American Fiction, Living Single) has landed a series regular role in Apple’s Invasion for Season 3. Production is currently underway on the Simon Kinberg and David Weil-created series. Alexander joins the ensemble cast that includes Golshifteh Farahani, Shioli Kutsuna, Shamier Anderson, India Brown, Billy Barratt, Azhy …

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  • BusinessVariety

    In-Video-Game Ad Spend Projected to Reach $11.5 Billion by 2027

    Advertisers plan to increase spend on in-video-game advertising by 40% this year, according to a new study, with total ad spend set to reach $8.5 billion in 2024 and increase to $11.5 billion by 2027. In IAB’s “Changing the Game: How Games Advertising Powers Performance” report, which was revealed Tuesday, 86% of advertisers surveyed said …

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  • CelebrityThe Hollywood Reporter

    Isabella Rossellini Speaks on Roger Ebert’s Claim That David Lynch “Degraded” Her in ‘Blue Velvet’

    Nearly 40 years after Roger Ebert’s one-star review of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, in which the late critic alleged that Isabella Rossellini was “degraded,” the film’s star is speaking out on how incorrect she believes Ebert’s assessment was. Speaking with IndieWire, Rossellini said she didn’t read Blue Velvet reviews when the film came out — …

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