‘Night Court’ Renewed For Season 2 At NBC

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have settled on March 20 to begin negotiations on a new master TV and film contract. The clock is already ticking and strike fears are growing. The WGA’s current contract expires May 1. The issues that the scribe tribe will place on the charcoal-gray table in the enormous conference room at the AMPTP’s Sherman Oaks headquarters have come into sharp focus in recent months. Just about everybody agrees that the compensation standards for writers — as well as actors and directors, whose unions will also hold contract talks this year — have been outmoded by the streaming revolution. The hard part will be reaching a compromise on how to adapt them.

Disney+ is taking us back to Neverland! On Tuesday, the streaming giant debuted the first trailer for the live-action movie, Peter Pan & Wendy.

The Weeknd is turning his talents towards the world of film.

The diver, who legend has it could hold his breath for up to four minutes at a time, landed the iconic role in 1953 after being asked by a film crew to help scout locations at Wakulla Springs Florida for the Universal monster film. He was already performing underwater newsreels shot at the tourist spot.“Their cameraman asked if I could swim in front of the cameras so they could get the perspective of the size of a human being against the fish and the grass.

Fox News dominated its rivals in February viewership and landed the top ten shows in total viewers and a key demographic.

Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel isn’t making many predictions or taking sides as the WGA deadline approaches.

There is a major change in the WGA negotiating team ahead of the March 20 start of talks with studios on a new contract. WGAW Executive Director David Young, who has spearheaded multiple bargaining campaigns on behalf of the writers, is going on a medical leave of absence starting today, the guild’s leadership told members in an email this afternoon.

A not so simple life. Paris Hilton may be an heiress, but she’s endured her share of hardships throughout her years in the public eye.

Netflix special called “Selective Outrage.” When it airs Saturday at 10 p.m. ET., Rock will reportedly speak out about the night Smith smacked him onstage at the Oscars.A source told Page Six that “the comedian is waiting to spill his humorous take on it” in his major stand-up show. He’s already been testing the waters.

Joy Behar and other hosts of “The View” defended controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday after the congresswoman reported being “attacked” at a restaurant by a woman and her adult son, according to the Wrap.

“The Mandalorian,” Cara Dune, will still be part of the Disney+ series.The 40-year-old actress and former MMA fighter was fired from the show in 2021 after several problematic posts, including one that compared the Nazi murders of the Jewish population to “hating someone for their political views.”Rick Famuyiwa, the series executive producer and director, confirmed to Deadline on Monday that Dune will remain in the series. The show returns with Season 3 on Wednesday.“Cara was a big part and continues as a character to be part of the world.

won for best lead actor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday, Oscar hopeful Brendan Fraser may be living his best life right now.But the 54-year-old star of “The Whale” almost didn’t survive filming his 1999 hit “The Mummy.” In fact, on Tuesday’s episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Fraser revealed that he “nearly” died shooting a hanging scene in the action adventure film.“I was choked out accidentally,” said Fraser, who then stood up to demonstrate the perilous stunt. “I was standing on my toes like this, with the rope [around my neck] … And Steve [Sommers, the director] ran over and he said, ‘Hey it doesn’t really look like you’re choking.

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Mad for each other. Not only did Jon Hamm win an Emmy for his role as Don Draper on Mad Men, but the show introduced him to the love of his life, Anna Osceola.

His side of the story. Love Is Blind’s Sikiru “SK” Alagbada has broken his silence following ex-fiancée Raven Ross‘ bombshell claims in a recent interview.

Rolling Loud Festival is dropping into Inglewood, CA’s The Lot at Hollywood Park for three huge, rap-packed days featuring some of the genre’s biggest names like Playboi Carti, Travis Scott and Future.They’ll be joined by fellow headliners like Kodak Black, Trippie Redd, Lil Uzi Vert, 2 Chainz and Lil Baby who are all set to spit over the course of the weekend as well.That’s not all though.Legends like Lil Wayne AND Soulja Boy will be there, too.To be honest, we’re just getting started — over 100 major acts are booked over the course of the three-day extravaganza.We haven’t even mentioned City Girls, Tyga, Don Toliver, Ski Mask The Slump God and Fivio Foreign are also on the bill.And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.Make sure to act fast though.Last-minute tickets are available but just for a short time.While we couldn’t find single-day passes, three-day passes can still be scooped up for $285 before fees on Vivid Seats.All prices were found at the time of publication and are subject to fluctuation.As mentioned earlier, over 100 hip-hop acts are set to perform over the course of the long weekend.Rather than list them all, we recommend you check out Rolling Loud’s expansive poster below.A post shared by Rolling Loud (@rollingloud)After hip-hop Christmas comes a season that doesn’t stop giving.Here are just five of the biggest hip-hop tours you won’t want to miss over the next few months.• Wu-Tang Clan with Nas• Lil Wayne• Legendz of the Streetz with Rick Ross• A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie• FutureWant to see who else is on the road? Check out our list of the 52 biggest concert tours here.

Ted Cruz, to the State of Florida’s CFO, to Republicans in Congress, the far right has put a target on Pete Buttigieg‘s back.Freshman U.S. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), who attended an event in December that included U.S.

Evan Rachel Wood is clapping back at allegations she “manipulated” Ashley Morgan Smithline into accusing their mutual ex-boyfriend Marilyn Mason of sexual assault, claims the latter has since formally taken back. As we’ve been following, the Westworld

Matthew McConaughey is something of a renaissance man. But do his talents really extend to hair-cutting??

Zack Sharf Digital News Director David F. Sandberg, the director of “Shazam!” and its upcoming sequel “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” told comic book movie fans on Twitter that the new regime at DC Studios does not necessarily signal the end of his Zachary Levi-starring franchise. “Fury of the Gods” was developed and filmed before James Gunn and Peter Safran took over DC Studios and overhauled the DC Universe. Does Levi’s Shazam have a place in the new universe? It will depend on how “Fury of the Gods” performs at the box office, the director says. “Hey David, I don’t feel like watching the movie because of the drama happening around DC studios,” a Twitter user wrote to the director. “It is just killing the vibe of the film. There is a lot of uncertainty about DC’s Future. Just give us an answer, whether Shazam will have a role in future DCU.”

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer David Young, the chief negotiator for the Writers Guild of America West, has bowed out of the negotiations on a new basic agreement due to a medical leave. The WGA informed members Tuesday that Ellen Stutzman, the assistant executive director of the guild, will take over as chief negotiator. The move comes just three weeks before the high-stakes negotiations are set to begin with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The current three-year contract is due to expire on May 1, and writers have been agitating for significant increases in wages and residuals and for measures to address “mini rooms.” Stutzman has been with the guild for 17 years, and has been assistant executive director since 2018.

When you’re looking for younger actors to take on roles in a film, you have to assume a filmmaker is on the hunt for the next big thing, right? Well, if that’s the barometer for success, filmmaker Daniel Minahan (“Six Feet Under,” “True Blood, “The Newsroom”) seems to have nailed the casting of his upcoming film, “On Swift Horses.” READ MORE: ‘Beautiful’: Daisy Edgar-Jones To Star As Carole King For Lisa Cholodenko’s Musical Biopic According to Deadline, Minahan is set to direct “On Swift Horses,” featuring a cast that includes Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, and Sasha Calle.

In the latest twist in Marilyn Manson’s battle against allegations of sexual crimes, Evan Rachel Wood is not only rejecting claims that she coerced another woman into saying the shock rocker raped her, but that the accuser was pressured to recant..

Shares in Dish Network continued their multi-day slide on Tuesday, falling another 6% to a 14-year low of $11.41, after the pay-TV and wireless provider confirmed its systems were hit by a cyberattack.

EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Tom (The Joy Luck Club) has joined the cast of Hulu’s Interior Chinatown from 20th Television and creator/executive producer Charles Yu, who wrote the 2020 bestseller of the same name.

Giant movie chain AMC Entertainment saw revenue dip 15% last quarter to $991 million and losses widen on a one-time impairment charge in a fourth quarter was tough on exhibition in general with Avatar: The Way Of Water hitting late in the year, and a few misfires. A fuller release sked led by a steadier stream of tentpoles is expected to nudge the box office towards real post-Covid recovery this year.  

A new website will be launched to attract visitors to Lanarkshire and boost local tourism.

A fundraiser to support the family of a 21-year-old killed in a tragic three-car smash in Milngavie has raised more than half of its target in just five hours.

Amy Nuttall has been left devastated following the split from her husband Andrew Buchan after 11 years together.

Popular cleaning brand Elbow Grease has released a five-product limited edition range to Aldi shoppers.

It looks like Jordyn Woods is decidedly #TeamSelena in the ongoing Selena Gomez, Hailey Bieber and Kylie Jenner.

Ellie Goulding has confirmed that the release of her new album ‘Higher Than Heaven’ has been pushed back for a second time, citing “delays in sourcing” the materials for the physical records.Back in October, Goulding announced her fifth studio album with the release of single ‘Let It Die’. That followed on from the release of ‘Easy Lover’ and Goulding’s collaborative single with Alok and Sigala, ‘All By Myself’.The record was initially due to arrive on February 3, 2023 and was the follow up to her 2020 album, ‘Brightest Blue’.

Prime Video has picked up a second season of The Peripheral, the Chloë Grace Moretz starrer that’s based on the best-selling novel of the same name by William Gibson.

Leave it to a sitcom vet like Melissa Rauch to remind the industry that everything old can be new again. After persuading Warner Bros. TV to dust off the Night Court IP and revive it for NBC, multi-cams are suddenly hot again, with every broadcast network — and even a few streamers like Netflix (home to new hit That ’90s Show, which just got renewed) are putting studio audience comedies in development.

The Cleaning Lady will be back for another go-round. Fox has renewed the popular series for a third season, the network’s first live-action scripted renewal for the 2023-24 season. Additionally, Jeannine Renshaw (Good Girls) also has joined the show as an executive producer and will serve as showrunner with Miranda Kwok.

CNN will start showing the post-show Overtime segments from HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher as part of its Friday edition of CNN Tonight.