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Daily Archives : Aug 16, 2017

Tom Cruise Stunt Injury Shuts Down ‘Mission: Impossible 6’

Production on “Mission: Impossible 6” shut down after the film’s star, Tom Cruise, broke his ankle on the set over the weekend, Variety reports. Filming, which has been taking place in London, is expected to be halted for six weeks…

‘Walking Dead’ Producers Claim Massive AMC Profits Scam in Lawsuit. Outcome Could Influence Future Deals in Industry

In what may become the largest profits lawsuit in TV history, Robert Kirkman, co-creator of “The Walking Dead,” along with producers Gale Anne Hurd, Glen Mazzara and David Alpert, filed suit this week against AMC, which they accuse of cheating…

New ‘Game of Thrones’ Episode Leaks — Did HBO Just Hack Itself?

HBO continues to struggle to keep its megahit “Game of Thrones” under control, but this time the problem appears to be HBO’s own doing. The U.K. publication The Mirror reports that the upcoming sixth episode of season seven was leaked…

OWN Announces New Drama Series From Academy Award-Winning ‘Moonlight’ Writer/Producer Tarell Alvin McCraney

Press release from OWN, Aug. 16, 2017: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a new one-hour drama series from Tarell Alvin McCraney, co-writer and executive producer of the Academy Award-winning Best Picture “Moonlight.” Marking his first television series, McCraney will…

Carlton Cuse Signs Multiyear Pact With ABC Studios

Press release from ABC Studios, Aug. 16, 2017: Golden Globe-winning writer, producer and director Carlton Cuse has re-joined ABC Studios in a multiyear overall deal. Cuse’s company, Genre Arts, will create and produce content across all network, cable and streaming…

Speaking Truth to Power: Anderson Cooper and the Late Elie Wiesel vs. President Trump

Anderson Cooper, whom I consider one of the most fair-minded, even-tempered journalists on TV today, began his show, “Anderson Cooper 360,” on CNN Tuesday night with this remarkable introduction: “We normally start off the broadcast saying good evening. But tonight,…