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    • Mindy Kaling calls 'Legally Blonde' iconic, says writing the sequel is nerve-wracking
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      Mindy Kaling calls 'Legally Blonde' iconic, says writing the sequel is nerve-wracking

      Mindy Kaling has provided an update on Legally Blonde 3, the long-touted sequel to the beloved Reese Witherspoon comedies.

    • 'Legally Blonde 3': The Office's Mindy Kaling and Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Dan Goor writing script
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      'Legally Blonde 3': The Office's Mindy Kaling and Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Dan Goor writing script

      The long-awaited new Legally Blonde movie has signed up a star writing team.

    • Mindy Kaling Says Television Academy Discriminated Against Her During Early Days of ‘The Office’
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      Mindy Kaling Says Television Academy Discriminated Against Her During Early Days of ‘The Office’

      Mindy Kaling says that in the early days of “The Office,” she faced discrimination from the Television Academy when the show was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series.Kaling said in a recent interview with Elle that Television Academy officials told her they were going to cut her name from the show’s list of eligible contenders because there were too many producers listed. She was also a producer, and the only woman of color on the writing staff.“They made me, not any of the other producers, fill out a whole form and write an essay about all my contributions as a writer and a producer. I had to get letters from all the other male, white producers saying that I had contributed, when my actual record stood for itself,” she told Elle.Also Read: Alicia Vikander Is Haunted by Her Missing Best Friend in 'Earthquake Bird' Trailer (Video)She did get her name back on the list of eligible contenders, though “The Office” didn’t end up winning that year.The Television Academy declined TheWrap’s request for comment Wednesday, but said in a statement to Variety:No one person was singled out. There was an increasing concern years ago regarding the number of performers and writers seeking producer credits. At the time the Producers Guild worked with the Television Academy to correctly vet producer eligibility. Every performer/producer and writer/producer was asked to justify their producer credits. We no longer require this justification from performer/producers and writer/producers, but we do continue to vet consulting producer credits with the PGA to ensure those credited are actually functioning in the role as a producer.Kaling addressed the Academy’s response in a tweet Wednesday.“Respectfully, the Academy’s statement doesn’t make any sense. I *was* singled out. There were other Office writer-performer-producers who were NOT cut from the list. Just me. The most junior person, and woman of color. Easiest to dismiss. Just sayin'” Kaling said.“I’ve never wanted to bring up that incident because The Office was one of the greatest creative experiences of my life, and who would want to have an adversarial relationship with the Academy, who has the ongoing power to enhance our careers with awards?” she continued in another tweet.“But I worked so hard and it was humiliating. I had written so many episodes, put in so much time in the editing room, just to have the Academy discard it because they couldn’t fathom I was capable of doing it all. Thankfully I was rescued by my friends, the other producers,” she added. “The point is, we shouldn’t have [to] be bailed out because of the kindness [of] our more powerful white male colleagues. Not mentioning it seemed like glossing over my story. This was like ten years ago. Maybe it wouldn’t happen now. But it happened to me.”Later Wednesday evening, Kaling called for an apology from the Academy.“Hey, @TelevisionAcad! I have been a proud member for years. I was the 1st woman of color nominated for writing a comedy script. Why not say “years ago we prevented a deserving woman of color from getting credit for her accomplishments. We’re sorry and it would never happen now,” she tweeted.Kaling shared another story in an interview earlier this year with “Good Morning America” while promoting her film “Late Night.”She and her character in the movie, Molly Patel, have gone through similar things while working in the television industry, she told “GMA.” “Molly had an identical experience as I had when I first started working on ‘The Office,’ where I was the only minority and the only woman to work on the writing staff,” Kaling said.“I remember that so vividly. The nervousness I felt … going into that mostly Harvard room of writers, who had all worked on TV before, and feeling so overwhelmed and being so nervous I was going to get fired every day, for like a year.”Ultimately, her role as Kelly Kapoor on “The Office” shot her to fame, and she went on to become the first woman of color to create, write, and star in a primetime sitcom with “The Mindy Project,” which ran for six seasons on Fox and Hulu. She has an upcoming television series with Netflix called “Never Have I Ever” set to debut in 2020.Read original story Mindy Kaling Says Television Academy Discriminated Against Her During Early Days of ‘The Office’ At TheWrap

    • Nathalie Emmanuel leads trailer for Mindy Kaling's 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' series
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      Nathalie Emmanuel leads trailer for Mindy Kaling's 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' series

      Fresh from 'Game of Thrones', Nathalie Emmanuel has taken on another major TV role for Hulu.

    • Amazon is set to lose a massive £31m on comedy flop 'Late Night'
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      Amazon is set to lose a massive £31m on comedy flop 'Late Night'

      The pricey festival buy tanked disastrously at the box office.

    • Emma Thompson was rejected by ‘Star Wars’
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      Emma Thompson was rejected by ‘Star Wars’

      Emma Thompson was rejected for the Star Wars franchise, even though she made it very, very clear she wanted to feature in it.

    • Mindy Kaling says Marvel's 'interested' in developing Pakistani-American superhero, Ms. Marvel
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      Entertainment Weekly

      Mindy Kaling says Marvel's 'interested' in developing Pakistani-American superhero, Ms. Marvel

      Mindy Kaling says Marvel is interested in bringing Ms. Marvel to the screen

    • 'Late Night' star Emma Thompson: We 'need to move on' from dismissing movies made by women
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      'Late Night' star Emma Thompson: We 'need to move on' from dismissing movies made by women

      Emma Thompson, ahead of her role in 'Late Night', said films made by women shouldn't be expected to make villains of male characters.

    • Priyanka Chopra and Mindy Kaling to produce a comedy inspired by her Indian wedding
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      Priyanka Chopra and Mindy Kaling to produce a comedy inspired by her Indian wedding

      Priyanka Chopra Jonas opens up about diversity and inclusion tied to her partnership with SKINCLUSIONTM, a new campaign from Obagi.

    • Mindy Kaling film Late Night to open Sundance’s London festival
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      Mindy Kaling film Late Night to open Sundance’s London festival

      The film stars Kaling and Emma Thompson.

    • Mindy Kaling and Priyanka Chopra team up for new comedy
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      Mindy Kaling and Priyanka Chopra team up for new comedy

      It's being described as 'Crazy Rich Asians' meets 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding'.

    • 'Game of Thrones' star's next project is 'Four Weddings' spin-off
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      'Game of Thrones' star's next project is 'Four Weddings' spin-off

      'Game of Thrones' star's next project is 'Four Weddings & a Funeral' spin-off, as Nathalie Emmanuel's new drama gets July air date on Hulu

    • ‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’: Andie MacDowell To Appear On Hulu Series, Nathalie Emmanuel To Star In Recasting
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      ‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’: Andie MacDowell To Appear On Hulu Series, Nathalie Emmanuel To Star In Recasting

      <strong>EXCLUSIVE: <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/andie-macdowell/" id="auto-tag_andie-macdowell">Andie MacDowell</a></strong>, star of the hit 1994 film <em>Four Weddings and a Funeral</em>, is set to guest star on the <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/hulu/" id="auto-tag_hulu">Hulu</a> limited series inspired by the British romantic comedy. She will play a new character in the project, written and executive produced by Mindy Kaling and Matt Warburton, which has recast its lead, with <em>Game Of Thrones</em> co-star <strong><a href="https://deadline.com/tag/nathalie-emmanuel/" id="auto-tag_nathalie-emmanuel">Nathalie Emmanuel</a></strong> replacing originally cast Jessica Williams. The romantic comedy series, which is heading into production for a 2019…

    • 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' TV series plots huge twist for Hugh Grant's character
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      'Four Weddings and a Funeral' TV series plots huge twist for Hugh Grant's character

      Classic rom-com Four Weddings and a Funeral is heading to the small screen, and with a pretty major twist up its sleeve. Hugh Grant’s character, the posh, blinky singleton Charles, will instead be played by a woman – notably US comedian Jessica Williams, who’ll play protagonist Jess. Airing as a series on US streaming service Hulu, and per The Hollywood Reporter, Jess is a ‘young communications director’ working in politics who heads to London from New York for the wedding of an old college friend.

    • 'Ocean's 8' stars defend 'Ghostbusters' remake and blast 'loser' film trolls: 'Get a grip, get a life, get one friend!' (exclusive)
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      'Ocean's 8' stars defend 'Ghostbusters' remake and blast 'loser' film trolls: 'Get a grip, get a life, get one friend!' (exclusive)

      Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett discuss the backlash all-female remake and sequels receive and how they combat it.

    • 'Ocean's 8' cast say the abundance of white male film critics is 'unfair' (exclusive)
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      'Ocean's 8' cast say the abundance of white male film critics is 'unfair' (exclusive)

      Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson and Mindy Kaling share their thoughts on the recent study which showed film criticism is still massively dominated by white men.

    • Sandra, Cate, Anne, and Rihanna might be 'no good,' but 'Ocean's 8' trailer is awesome (and Steven Soderbergh agrees)
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      Sandra, Cate, Anne, and Rihanna might be 'no good,' but 'Ocean's 8' trailer is awesome (and Steven Soderbergh agrees)

      An all-female heist squad targets the Met Gala in the latest trailer for the much-anticipated spinoff from the Clooney-powered crime capers.

    • 'A Wrinkle in Time' trailer: A thrilling fantasy journey for Disney's newest warrior 
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      'A Wrinkle in Time' trailer: A thrilling fantasy journey for Disney's newest warrior 

      Meg Murray (Storm Reid) is ordinary girl called on extraordinary quest by three supernatural beings (Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling).

    • 'A Wrinkle in Time' Teaser: Oprah Helps Disney's Newest Heroine Conquer Space and Time
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      'A Wrinkle in Time' Teaser: Oprah Helps Disney's Newest Heroine Conquer Space and Time

      At Disney's D23 Expo, director Ava Duvernay introduces new teaser trailer for 'A Wrinkle In Time,' starring Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, Reese Witherspoon

    • Ava DuVernay Wraps Filming 'A Wrinkle in Time,' Shares Film Stills
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      Ava DuVernay Wraps Filming 'A Wrinkle in Time,' Shares Film Stills

      Production on Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time is smoothing out. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker — the first black woman to helm a $100 million studio feature — announced Sunday that principal photography on her upcoming adaptation of the Madeleine L’Engle novel had wrapped. “Principal photography for WRINKLE IN TIME wrapped last night! An epic adventure.

    • Inside Out: Pixar’s Most Groundbreaking Movie?
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      Mike P Williams

      Inside Out: Pixar’s Most Groundbreaking Movie?

      The way in which her various emotions come to life was always likely to be key to whether they’d pull it off or not, and it’s great to say that Pixar do so spectacularly. After seeing ‘Inside Out’ it’s clear that Pixar are not only on top form - and that’s a genuine praise rather than a bandwagon hop - with a concept and execution that is their most ambitious, most complex and potentially most successful to date. It seems unthinkable that Pixar will be able to come up with something more daring and challenging than ‘Inside Out’.

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