WarnerMedia Investigating Accusation ‘Justice League’ Director Joss Whedon Behaved Inappropriately

EXCLUSIVE: How’s this for a strong lineage — Matt Barr, who played 2020s Hoyt Rawlins on the CW’s Walker, will also play 1800s Hoyt Rawlins in the network’s pilot Walker: Independence. Barr has been been tapped as the male lead in the project, executive produced by Walker‘s Jared Padalecki.

The Yellowstoners, Mike DeAngelo and Rodrigo Perez, have returned to discuss the final two episodes of the hit Paramount+ prequel spin-off series, “1883,” entitled “Racing Clouds” and “This Is Not Your Heaven.” Suffice it to say, *spoilers follow,* for what was a very bold, shocking, and impressive season finale from writer/director/showrunner Taylor Sheridan. LISTEN: Tim McGraw Talks’ 1883,’ Roping In Tom Hanks & Acting Opposite His Wife [Yellowstoners Podcast] Sheridan showed his hand with the finale of “1883,” and what the show was ultimately all about, and, boy, was it a heart-wrenching, brutal take on the journey that led the Duttons to their hallowed home and ranch.

Euphoria rose to new highs with the dramatic and messy season 2 finale, drawing in 6.6 million viewers across all HBO platforms.

Black History Month, we have put together a round-up of some of the podcasts that are on our radar and in our ears. These podcasts and their hosts -- ranging from 's Yvonne Orji and MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid, to Chad Ochocinco and many more -- tap into the Black experience in many ways. Whether they’re examining the latest news in pop culture, making us lead healthier lives, making us talk, or most importantly, just making us listen, scroll through to find out more about our favorite podcasts!- Kid Fury and Crissle give their weekly hot takes on pop culture, Black culture and Beyoncé.

Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur are celebrating 's historic Screen Actors Guild Award wins.ET's Nischelle Turner spoke to the pair ahead of the cast taking home awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and Kotsur nabbing Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Sunday night, about what the film's SAG recognition will mean for deaf performers.«It's really exciting for many of us in our community to be represented in the most Hollywood way possible, but it's been a long time, representation has been a struggle for us, especially hiring deaf actors, directors and beyond,» Matlin told ET. «So,  is here, and we have three deaf actors carrying the film authentically, authentic deaf actors, and you can't ask for anything better than that.»As for Kotsur's nomination, Matlin believes it will pave the way for more deaf actors to come.«I'm delighted for Troy.

Ned Eisenberg was a character actor best known for his role as defense attorney Roger Kressler on “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.”  Ned Eisenberg was a Bronx born character actor who played defense attorney Roger Kessler in 24 episodes of the long-running crime drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” He appeared in two Clint Eastwood movies, playing a manager in “Million Dollar Baby” and photographer Joe Rosenthal in “Flags of our Fathers.” He made his movie debut in 1980 in “The Exterminator” and appeared in “Primary Colors” and “Last Man Standing.” His many TV guest appearances include “The Good Wife,” “White Collar,” “30 Rock,” and recently on “Mare of Easttown” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”  RIP #NedEisenberg. We worked together on one of the first films I ever did: “Moving Violations.” Just a great all-around good guy.

Leo Reed, former longtime secretary-treasurer of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399, has died. He was 83. Reed, a former pro football player, served as Local 399’s top officer for 25 years, and as the head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ Motion Picture & Theatrical Trades Division for 20 years. The cause of death was not disclosed by his family.

to TMZ on Monday.“As Ned would say, he was attacked by two very rare assassins — cholangiocarcinoma [bile duct cancer] and ocular melanoma. Over the course of two years, he bravely fought the cancers in private while continuing to work in show business to ensure that his medical coverage paid for himself and his family,” Patricia told the news outlet.His rep Jeremy Leiner announced that he died Sunday at his home in New York.Eisenberg is best known for portraying defense lawyer Roger Kressler in “Law & Order” (1997 to 2009) and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (1999 to 2019) and most recently played Detective Hauser in the 2021 HBO series “Mare of Easttown.”The prolific actor was born and raised in New York City and studied acting at Fiorello H.

System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan has said that the COVID-19 pandemic “has always been about money”.Dolmayan has previously been vocal about vaccine mandates and has received criticism for his views on the Black Lives Matter movement, his support for Donald Trump and has stated that people won’t work with him now because of his views.In February last year, he called Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “a moron” in an interview, where he also explained that he’s not a fan of “the agenda of a lot of the Democratic platforms”.Yesterday (February 27), Dolmayan took to his Instagram to share a Pokémon-related COVID-19 meme, writing: “And just like that covid will slowly go away. This is and has always been about money , covid was about money , Ukraine is about money.

Chucky has been slated for release later this year.Don Mancini, the creator of the Child’s Play franchise which the series is a spin-off from, shared a teaser poster for the forthcoming season, confirming it will be released in 2022.The first season premiered in the UK last December, with no specific date for the new episodes confirmed just yet. Take a look at the teaser poster here:pic.twitter.com/8kuwUSyZt6— Don Mancini (@RealDonMancini) February 26, 2022The TV series serves as a sequel to Cult Of Chucky, when 14-year-old Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur) buys a Good Guy doll at a yard sale, only to discover it’s possessed by the soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif).It also serialises Child’s Play, which Mancini wrote along with the other six films in the franchise (except for the 2019 reboot).

The Walking Dead showrunner Angela Kang has teased what fans can expect in next week’s episode.After recapping the events of ‘New Haunts’ with Entertainment Weekly, Kang opened up about what will be explored in next Sunday’s (March 6) ‘Rogue Element’.“We are going to get deeper into the story of the Commonwealth,” Kang said of the forthcoming storyline. “And one character we didn’t really check in with here is Eugene [Josh McDermitt], and we’re going to be following Eugene’s story really strongly in [season 11, episode 11].”She went on: “Michael Cudlitz came back to direct this and did an amazing job.

J.Lo is turning in the microphone for a pencil! The star has announced her latest project, and it is unlike any she has ever done.MORE: Jennifer Lopez to receive the 2022 iHeartRadio Icon AwardThe Marry Me actress is paying homage to her Latinx roots with her latest career venture, a bilingual children's book.WATCH: J.Lo dazzles in figure-hugging jumpsuitMORE: Jennifer Lopez shares heartfelt tribute to rarely-seen twins amid major family milestoneJ.Lo collaborated on the adorable and meaningful project with none other than late night television host Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy announced the sweet news through a post on Instagram with a heartfelt caption detailing how long it's been since they've wanted to do this. The book is currently available for pre-order and is officially released in October.

Haim have revealed that they are releasing a new track tomorrow (February 28).On Instagram today (February 28), the trio revealed that they had a line written for a song for the last year – “I’ll never get back what I lost track of” – but that they “could never figure out what to do with it.” They added: “We kept writing it down, not knowing where it should live.”The trio then went on to say that when filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson did a “director’s cut” issue for W Magazine, with youngest sister Alana on the cover, “an opportunity arose to do a quick music component while shooting the story.”Anderson’s new film, Licorice Pizza, stars Alana in her acting debut and is a coming-of-age drama set in the 1970s in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, focusing on Haim’s character, Alana Kane, and Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman).The post goes onto explain that the trio recorded a new song for the cover shoot, using the line they had written over a year ago.A post shared by HAIM (@haimtheband)They explained: “Paul mentioned having the book Appointment in Samarra as a possible direction [for the cover]. So we did some digging around the book and were inspired by the scene where the main character throws a drink in someone’s face at a country club.“We were inspired by the idea of someone doing something so drastic to get out of a situation they felt uncomfortable in – just to feel something.“We finally remembered that lyric and wrote and recorded the song and shot the whole thing in a few days! Anyway, felt fun to do something very collaborative/off the cuff.”The new song will arrive tomorrow (March 1), according to the post, which you can see above.

Dominic Fike has confirmed he will return as Elliot in Euphoria season three.The actor and musician, who joined the HBO show for season two, shared the news on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, following the season two finale.Fallon asked Fike whether he was set to return as Elliot in the next season, to which he replied, “Absolutely.”Fike also addressed a fan theory claiming that Elliot could be Nate Jacobs’ brother.“I’m not even gonna lie, I saw this one online, and I looked at it for a while and there was so many things connecting and so many people were talking about it all through these Reddit threads, and at the end of it I was like, ‘Am I Nate’s brother?'” he said.Watch the full interview here:Meanwhile, this season of Euphoria has led to a rise in young people seeking help for addiction problems, according to the UK Addiction Treatment Group (UKAT).According to UKAT’s head consultant Nuno Albuquerque, since the show was released there has been a small rise in young people seeking help for addiction.“What shows like Euphoria do is to raise the awareness of young people and children experiencing and in some cases, struggling with mature life situations like drug misuse,” Albuquerque told Metro.co.uk. “Thankfully there has been a very small rise in the number of young people getting in touch with our support services asking for help and guidance.”He added: “It’s naive of society to believe that our younger generation don’t use and abuse substances, or to think that we can always protect them.

Tinie Tempah is launching his own fried chicken delivery service.The service, called ‘Raps’, will begin with a four-month pop-up at Willows on the Roof, which is located at the top of John Lewis on Oxford Street, London.The food will also be available via Deliveroo in areas including Shoreditch, Hackney, Dalston, Brixton, Queen’s Park and Camberwell from March 11.In a statement, Tempah said: “Raps just felt right.

The first teaser trailer for the upcoming Justice League: The Snyder Cut has been released! Zack Snyder who was the original director of the DC Universe movie Justice League had to drop out in the middle of filming due to a family emergency but Joss Whedon was brought in to finish the movie. The film was not well-received and fans have been asking Zack to release his own cut for years… and now he finally is doing that.  During the DC Fandome event this weekend, Zack revealed that the film will be released on HBO Max in 2021 in four, one-hour segments.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterDirector Zack Snyder revealed the extended first look at the Snyder Cut of “Justice League” during the DC FanDome virtual convention on Saturday.Snyder said the film will be released on HBO Max in 2021 in four, one-hour segments, as well as having an option to watch it as an unbroken four-hour movie.

to purge Joss Whedon’s footage from the film.And of course, it wouldn’t be a Zack Snyder movie without what appears to be the only record he owns, “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen. We kid, we kid, but he really does love that song, which people who aren’t music snobs will remember was the bizarre (and, we’ll admit a little too obvious) choice for the sex scene between Nite Owl and Silk Spectre II in “Watchmen.” He also LOVES Leonard Cohen, which is why we’re pretty sure that cover of “Everybody Knows” in “Justice League” was one of the things Zack Snyder filmed that remained in the version that actually made it to theaters.As for the panel, it was mostly the stars of the film relaying fan questions to Zack Snyder.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorFollowing a barrage of criticism that he lobbed against Justice League replacement director Joss Whedon, actor Ray Fisher made an appearance on the DC Fandome panel today for Zack Snyder’s upcoming HBO Max director’s cut of the movie, with a question from a fan: What character is Snyder excited to fully flesh out in his version of the movie next year?“The characters that I’m excited to fully flesh out? Of course it’s Cyborg. He’s the heart of the movie.

To say the drama behind the scenes on “Justice League” is more interesting than the finished film released by Warner Bros. is a gross understatement.

Justice League has been launched follow claims of abuse against director Joss Whedon.Ray Fisher, who played Cyborg in the DC superhero film, tweeted on July 1 that Whedon’s “on-set treatment of the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable.”Fisher added at JusticeCon last month of Whedon that “the man is probably scared, and he should be, because we are going to get to the heart of everything.”The actor then confirmed on Thursday (August 20) that WarnerMedia had “launched an independent third-party investigation to get to the heart of the toxic and abusive work environment created during Justice League re-shoots” after five weeks of interviews.After 5 weeks of interviews with various

Ray Fisher seems to have some beef with Joss Whedon, and it’s resulted in an investigation.

Joss Whedon was accused of on set misconduct by Justice League‘s Ray Fisher, who revealed that Joss was “abusive” to the cast and crew during filming.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorDeadline has confirmed that WarnerMedia has had an ongoing investigation being conducted on the Justice League production ever since Cyborg star Ray Fisher tweeted back on July 1 about director Joss Whedon’s “gross, abusive” conduct on set. By no means was the investigation recently launched, I understand.“Joss Whedon’s on-set treatment of the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional and completely unacceptable.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterWarnerMedia has launched an investigation into the production of “Justice League,” a source with knowledge at the company confirmed to Variety.

Ray Fisher seems to have some beef with Joss Whedon.

A little more than a month ago, “Justice League” actor Ray Fisher took to social media to say that the reshoots for the DC team-up film were marred by “gross, abusive, unprofessional” behavior by director Joss Whedon and some of the producers. At the time, exact specifics were not known, with Fisher claiming that an NDA was preventing him from speaking more about it.