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Netflix Picks Up US Rights for Mark Duplass’ Indie TV Series ‘Penelope’
The actor and filmmaker independently self-financed the YA series, which he wrote during the pandemic The post Netflix Picks Up US Rights for Mark Duplass’ Indie TV Series ‘Penelope’ appeared first on TheWrap.
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Kim Godwin Exits As President Of ABC News
After weeks of speculation, Kim Godwin is leaving her post as President of ABC News. Debra OConnell, who added ABC News to her portfolio in February, will run the department in the interim. She made the announcement internally, with Godwin also addressing her staff. You can read the memos below. At the time of OConnell’s …
7-min read - BusinessThe Wrap
Kim Godwin Out as ABC News President
This comes just three months after Debra OConnell was appointed to oversee the network’s news operations and evaluate Godwin’s performance The post Kim Godwin Out as ABC News President appeared first on TheWrap.
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Model Eugenio Casnighi claims he was fired from the Met Gala for out-thirsting Kylie Jenner
Or, pretty man fired for being too pretty.
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter
‘The Fall Guy’: Five Ways in Which the Movie References the Original Series
(Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Fall Guy movie.) Yes, The Fall Guy is based on a TV series. If you weren’t aware of that, it’s likely because you’re of a younger generation that wasn’t alive or old enough to remember the series, which hasn’t exactly re-entered the zeitgeist in the four decades since it went …
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Netflix Acquires U.S. Rights to Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn’s Indie Series ‘Penelope’
Penelope, the pandemic-written, independently financed and produced young-adult series from co-creators Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn, has landed a distributor. Netflix acquired U.S. rights to the series’ eight-episode first season, the duo announced Sunday while appearing at SeriesFest. Duplass called the six-month process of finding a distributor for the show following its debut at the …
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Gedde Watanabe Says He Didn’t Consider His ‘Sixteen Candles’ Character ‘Long Duk Dong’ Racist When Filming: ‘Isn’t That Weird?’
“Frankly I was like, this is a good job, and I’m going to get paid more doing one week in this movie that I did [than] for all the years I was in the theater,” he adds The post Gedde Watanabe Says He Didn’t Consider His ‘Sixteen Candles’ Character ‘Long Duk Dong’ Racist When Filming: ‘Isn’t That Weird?’ appeared first on TheWrap.
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