Erin Underhill Tapped to Be President of Universal Television

The Snyder Cut fandom is one of the most vocal on social media when it comes to superhero films, leading the charge for years (using both positive and disgustingly negative means) to finally get the preferred cut of “Justice League” released. Now, a lot of those folks are trying to drum up support for the David Ayer Cut of “Suicide Squad.” Though everyone agrees that the original director’s cut of that film is likely better than the shoddy theatrical cut that was released, there doesn’t seem to be any indication that WB has any interest in actually putting money into it, especially considering James Gunn has taken that world and revamped it with his “The Suicide Squad” and “Peacemaker” projects.

What’s an award season without a little controversy? Beyond some online discourse, there hasn’t been much for the 2021-2022 season. That changed on Wednesday with a surprising report the Oscars will not be requiring attendees to be vaccinated.

“Mad Max: Fury Road” is one of the best action films of the last decade. But not only is the on-screen action and story incredibly interesting, but over the years, we’ve heard more and more behind-the-scenes tales that make it seem as if the drama behind the camera was almost just as fascinating.

Harry James Thornton really worries what his dad will think of him.

Nintendo has announced the Portal: Companion Collection will be released for the Switch this year.During yesterday’s (February 9) Nintendo Direct, it was announced that Portal and Portal 2 will both be coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2022 in the form of a collection, although no specific date was given.Nintendo also shared the news on Twitter, saying, “No lie, the Portal: Companion Collection – featuring the award-winning games Portal and Portal 2 – is warping onto NintendoSwitch this year!”Portal is a physics-based puzzle-platformer released by Valve in 2007 and uses a portal gun to allow players to link two locations together.

Miles Kane has hinted that The Last Shadow Puppets could return in the future.Kane formed the group with Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner in 2008. They released two albums, 2008’s ‘The Age Of The Understatement’ and 2016’s ‘Everything You’ve Come To Expect.’Speaking to Music Week, Kane said they while had no plans to reunite soon, he hasn’t ruled out another album for the group.He said: “We won’t be doing anything in the near future, but I think it’d be rude not to do a trilogy.“The trilogy would be the icing, wouldn’t it?”Previously, Miles said in 2018 that he would “never say never” when it came to the group returning on day. “The Last Shadow Puppets was good, I had great fun with that.

Riot Games has addressed issues surrounding toxicity within Valorant and its chat systems, outlining what it’s already done and what’s still to come.In a blog shared today, Riot Games has shared its thoughts on abuse and toxicity within Valorant.“While we can never remove the bad conduct itself from individuals, we can work to deter behavior such as insults, threats, harassment, or offensive language through our game systems,” explained the blog, whilst adding that there’s also room to “encourage “pro-social” behaviour”.Outlining what the studio already does to combat toxicity, the blog states that Riot currently uses player feedback to identify when some individuals are deemed particularly toxic, so it can punish them faster. It also touches on the game’s recently-added muted words list, which aims to let players choose which words and phrases they do not want to see or hear in the game.On the topic of punishments, Riot says it has issued 400,000 voice chat and text bans and 40,000 bans in January alone.Looking ahead, Riot shared its plans to expand its efforts to tackle toxicity in voice chat, on which it said the following:When a player experiences toxicity, especially in voice comms, we know how incredibly frustrating it is and how helpless it makes us feel both during the game, as well as post game. Not only does it undermine all the good in Valorant, it can have lasting damage to our players and community overall.

Fashion police! Kanye West’s chunky Balenciaga x Crocs boots may be off the runway, but Snoop Dogg simply can’t get behind the wild fashion statement.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has been announced with confirmation the game will launch in September for Nintendo Switch.During the latest Nintendo Direct, and saving the announcement for last, Nintendo announced the latest game in the Monolith Soft RPG series with a 2-minute story trailer.The trailer debuted the game’s main cast, several open-world environments, and third-person action that is so familiar to the RPG series. It will apparently tie together the futures of the worlds depicted in Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2.You can check out the official trailer below:Additionally, following the game’s reveal, Xenoblade Chronicles 3‘s executive director Tetsuya Takahashi also shared a message on the new title, detailing further information that will interest fans of the series.“We are currently making final adjustments to ensure we create the best game possible based on everything we’ve learned from the past entries in the series,” Takahashi said.“The key visual features a broken great sword of Mechonis and the body of the Urayan Titan with a gaping wound,” the director continued.

A Michigan man who confessed to murdering his wife last year after he was reportedly convinced by QAnon members that she was a CIA asset now may spend the rest of his life in a mental health institution.

Destinee LaShaee, the first transgender star of My 600-Lb. Life, who also went by Matthew Ventress, has sadly passed away.

Samira Wiley is speaking out about a time she was rudely body-shamed despite feeling confident AF!

Amy Robach is exhaling a sigh of relief. The Good Morning America host marked her first step towards recovery after a recent painful injury with a celebratory post on Instagram.MORE: Amy Robach looks sensational as she takes to the stage in new birthday photosThe star's latest selfie is from a gym, featuring Amy walking for the first time – slowly – on a treadmill after a "wicked calf strain." She explained she injured herself last week after jumping for her toddler.While Amy said she's "never been happier" to be able to walk again, she admitted it is not quite the workout she is used to nor where she hopes to be in her recovery. WATCH: Amy Robach is surprised backstage by David MuirMORE: Amy Robach leaves David Muir baffled in hilarious backstage videoThe television host also shared a video of her on the treadmill, which she adorned with a gif that read "taking it slow." "Still days away from a run," said Amy, explaining that for now, the most she has been able to do is one and a half miles at a 2.2 pace.

BRIT Awards to Wayne and Coleen Rooney's swanky documentary premiere and Emma Raducanu's glitzy London appearance, it seems this month promises to be an exciting one for celebrity fans!MORE: Best dressed stars at The BRIT Awards 2022Actors, models, TV stars and other big personalities have hit the red-carpet and we're all over them like flies! Here are the hottest events of February that has caught our eyes…Adele was the woman of the moment at this year's BRIT Awards, not only did she win three gongs, but the superstar also wowed the crowds with her vocals.The royal was among the lucky guests at The Fendi Set book launch event which was held at the Royal Academy of Arts on 8 February.MORE: 12 of the glitziest celebrity parties on October's social calendarThe couple made a loved-up appearance together for the red carpet premiere of J.Lo's newest rom-com, Marry Me, which is being released on Valentine's Day weekend.RELATED: Jennifer Lopez is a vision in a glam lace dress on romantic date with Ben AffleckAt the start of the month, evian unveiled a dazzling pop-up immersive art installation in London created with multi-disciplinary artist and crystal lover, Sara Shakeel, to celebrate the launch of its much-awaited evian Sparkling water. The event was attended by Global Brand Ambassador and the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year for 2021 Emma Raducanu.On 9 February, football star Wayne walked the blue carpet, alongside wife Coleen wearing Mugler, as they made their way inside the venue for an exclusive premiere of the documentary film.

Kate Beckinsale fans don't know what to think of the star's latest video posted to Instagram. The actress tends to share the wild activities she does in her stunning home, like filling her kitchen with soap bubbles.MORE: Kate Beckinsale dons adorable pink frock for dynamite Valentine's Day postShe also has previously shared pictures of herself playing dress up, most recently dazzling fans with her never-ending legs wearing a pink baby doll dress for Valentine's day.However it is her latest costume that has really caused a stir, and it's like nothing we've ever seen before.WATCH: Kate sends pulces racing with yellow push-up braMORE: Kate Beckinsale shares at-home dance video which ends in mishapThe video featured Kate wearing a hyper-realistic mask of a white Poodle, jokingly tormenting her cat, Clive.

EXCLUSIVE: TJ Bernardy And Chris Fioto has been promoted to partner in WME’s Talent Group Deadline has learned.

Showtime Networks Inc. and Bleecker Street have entered into a new and exclusive three-year output agreement, effective in March.

She started competing at age six. Chloe Kim began snowboarding when she was just four years old, per . Snowboarding came naturally to Kim, and her father Jong Jin started taking her on six-hour drives from their Torrance, California home to Mammoth Mountain ski to practice the sport.

ESPN executives have been trying since 2018 to convince Peyton Manning to join the in-studio broadcast team for their flagship “Monday Night Football.” Now they may be happier that he turned down those overtures.That’s because the retired NFL quarterback has gained traction with an alternate “Monday Night Football” telecast for ESPN2 that he began hosting with his younger brother, Eli, another former all-star QB, in September. The stakes couldn’t be higher for ESPN, the NFL or the TV business — even though the decidedly low-tech broadcast, which quickly came to be known as “ManningCast,” feels like a cross between hanging out in a sports bar and a glorified Zoom session.

this. The singer, makeup mogul, National Hero of Barbados, and soon-to-be mother just took maternity fashion to an Ashton Kutcher in 2004 level. But it's Rihanna, so she made it work in a way no one else could.The billionaire multi-hyphenate wore an outfit straight out of the early 2000s on Wednesday, February 9 for dinner out in Los Angeles.

Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched Episode 7 of “Peacemaker” on HBO Max.The past few episodes of “Peacemaker” have peeled back the secretive layers of Clemson Murn, the no-nonsense mercenary played by Chukwudi Iwuji. First, he was revealed to be a Butterfly, a race of insect-like aliens secretly taking over human bodies.

Addie Morfoot Contributor“Hacks” is a dark comedy about two women in different stages of life desperately trying to hold on to their careers, but it’s also a character study that defies genre.The series stars Jean Smart as comedian Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder as Ava, a young, struggling comedy writer brought in to revamp Vance’s stale Vegas residency.The 10-episode first season of the HBO Max series, created by “Broad City” trio Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, tackles isolation, loneliness and, according to Variety’s Daniel D’Addario, “successfully argues that there is a virtue all its own in showing up and gutting it out — in being a hack.”At the heart of the show is the relationship between Vance and Ava – a pair of strong-willed, hardheaded women from opposite worlds and generations who share a common passion: comedy.

Rob Lowe is bringing evil back.

Prince Charles referred to his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles as "my Mehbooba" during a speech at a British Asian Trust event on Wednesday night. The Prince of Wales used the phrase, which means "my beloved" in Urdu, while addressing some of the nation's most prominent politicians just days after it was announced that Camilla would become Queen Consort when Charles is crowned King.

Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett, cohosts for this year’s Acadeny of Country Music Awards with Dolly Parton, revealed nominees for Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, New Female Artist of the Year, and New Male Artist of the Year on the ACM Awards Twitter this morning.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterViacomCBS’ MTV Entertainment Group is launching Culture Code, a diversity, equity and inclusion orientation for its staff, talent and production partners, in a bid to “construct a communal set of values, understanding and baseline cultural norms to create a more inclusive and welcoming creative community.”A slew of social justice groups have partnered with the entertainment company on this initiative: The Museum of Tolerance, Color of Change, Anti-Defamation League, The Jed Foundation, MPAC, RAINN, RespectAbility, Storyline Partners and GLAAD.“We live in an increasingly divisive world and yet as storytellers, we believe in the power of content to give the gift of empathy and understanding,” said Chris McCarthy,

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAMC Networks is laying off around 100 staffers, or 10% of its domestic employee base, according to a person familiar with the matter.The personnel reduction comes in the wake of a strategic evaluation that has turned the spotlight to the network’s biggest growth drivers — primarily, its streaming efforts.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterJust a little more than a month after officially joining NBCUniversal as the entertainment giant’s television and streaming chief, Susan Rovner has set her leadership team, a move that includes making Lisa Katz sole head of scripted content and splitting unscripted into two units.In an internal note to staff, Rovner started off by writing that she has spent the past month getting to know the organization, its employees and “watching A LOT of television.”“I accepted this role because Jeff Shell’s and Mark Lazarus’ vision for this new organization was so compelling that it became undeniable,” wrote Rovner.

Peter White Television EditorHulu’s Head of Originals Beatrice Springborn is leaving the streamer after six years to become President of UCP.Springborn, who has shepherded series including The Handmaid’s Tale and Normal People to screen, takes over from Dawn Olmstead, who is leaving to join Anonymous Content as CEO.The move means that Universal Studio Group, now run by Pearlena Igbokwe, has named two of the three executives to run its divisions. Last week, it was revealed that Erin Underhill was promoted to become President of Universal Television, the division previously run by Igbokwe.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterUniversal Content Productions, otherwise known as UCP, has tapped Hulu head of originals Beatrice Springborn to lead the Universal Studio Group-owned division. The move comes just two months after the elevation of Pearlena Igbokwe to Universal Studio Group chairman amid a broader shakeup within NBCUniversal top brass.“If you want to build a winning team, you have to draft all-star players,” said Igbokwe.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAfter nearly a decade at NBCUniversal, NBC’s co-president of scripted programming Tracey Pakosta is leaving the company to join Netfix as its head of comedy.The longtime TV exec will oversee development and current programming at the streaming giant, including adult animation and live-action family comedies, as well as stand-up and comedy formats.“I’ve spent many hours watching as a fan, and now I am incredibly excited to join Bela and the Netflix original series team,” said Pakosta.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterFollowing Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s major reorganization announcement last month, Disney continues to reshuffle the corporate pieces to better focus on its streaming business.In an internal memo to staff from Peter Rice, chairman of the recently rebranded Disney General Entertainment Content (DGE) division, he elaborated on the company’s decision to split off its content creation team from its distribution and commercialization efforts, and outlined its leadership and publicity structures.“For our team, this means we will wholly focus our resources and efforts on developing, producing and marketing exceptional content to fuel the company’s streaming and linear platforms while our colleagues at Disney Media &

Peter White Television EditorUniversal Television has named long-time NBCU exec Erin Underhill as President following Pearlena Igbokwe’s promotion to Chairman of Universal Studio Group.Underhill, who has been with the company in a variety of roles since 2000, was most recently EVP, Drama Development, a role she has held since 2017.It marks the first of three major hires for Igbokwe’s studio group, which is also searching for executives to run UCP, following the departure of Dawn Olmstead to Anonymous Content and NBCUniversal International Studios following the departure of Jeff Wachtel.“Throughout her 20-plus-year career at NBCUniversal, Erin has been involved with some of our company’s most iconic shows.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterWarner Bros. Television Group president and chief marketing officer Lisa Gregorian is leaving the studio at the end of the year, Variety has learned exclusively.“Lisa shared that she feels this is the right time for her to leave Warner Bros., her professional home for more than 30 years,” said Ann Sarnoff, chair and CEO of WarnerMedia’s studios and networks group.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterJust two months after leaving NBCUniversal, cable exec Chris McCumber is joining Blumhouse Television as president. Additionally, Jeremy Gold has been tapped to be the company’s president of production.“As the proliferation of streaming services and buyers is at an all-time high, we see a tremendous opportunity in bringing Chris McCumber on-board to head the company and continue to help us scale our television business,” said Jason Blum, Blumhouse’s CEO and founder.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAmid the ongoing pandemic, Roku’s third-quarter financial results topped Wall Street’s estimates Thursday afternoon as streaming hours spiked for another consecutive quarter, sending the stock up over 4% in after-hours trading, on top of a 4.4% gain during the regular trading session.Active accounts popped by 43% to 46 million, according to the company, while streaming hours rose 54% to 14.8 billion.Roku reported $451.7 million in Q3 revenue, marking an 73% year-over-year increase during the quarter, better than the $367.8 million in revenue that analysts had expected for the September-ended quarter. Diluted earnings of 9 cents a share beat forecasts for a loss of 40 cents a share.