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    Scarlett Johansson's Canceled Movie 'Rub and Tug' Developed Into TV Series

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    The Dante ‘Tex’ Gill adaptation which was supposed to see ScarJo being transformed into a trans man is now heading to television with ‘Pose’ and ‘Transparent’ writer.
    Jul 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The film that landed Scarlett Johansson in hot water for taking on the role of a trans man is set to be developed as a TV series by writer Our Lady J.
    Johansson made headlines in 2018 after initially defending her casting in “Rub & Tug” against criticism the role of Dante ‘Tex’ Gill, a trans man and 1970s gangster who ran an illicit massage parlour empire in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, should have gone to a cisgender actor.
    “The Avengers” star later quit the project, which at the time was to be directed by Rupert Sanders.
    Now, the project has been given a new life with bosses at New Regency announcing that Emmy nominee Our Lady J, who has worked on “Pose” and “Transparent”, is set to pen the pilot episode of a new series.
    While there has been no casting news announced, Our Lady J has released a statement noting that the producers will be seeking a trans actor for the role.
    “Tex’s life story is like no other, and the rich landscape of this unexplored moment in time has truly captured my imagination,” Our Lady J said in a statement. “I couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to write a gangster drama based on such a fascinating and diverse web of queer characters.
    “The show is about the promise of reinvention, and the peril of losing oneself in the process. Tex Gill was out and proud in an era – the late 1970s – when living authentically came with the price of social ostracization, leaving him vulnerable to a life of crime and lawlessness. Having grown up in Pennsylvania myself, I’m also excited to delve deep into Pittsburgh’s underbelly as it unspools the story of Tex’s remarkable life.”
    After stepping down from the role of Tex Gill, Johansson told Out Magazine the drama had served as a life lesson for her.
    “Our cultural understanding of transgender people continues to advance, and I’ve learned a lot from the community since making my first statement about my casting and realise it was insensitive,” she said. “I have great admiration and love for the trans community and am grateful that the conversation regarding inclusivity in Hollywood continues.”

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    Actress Drew Sidora and YouTube Star LaToya Ali to Join Season 13 'RHOA'

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    The ‘That’s So Raven’ star has been talked about as a possible Housewife in the past, LaToya, who is also known as LaToya Forever, was first reported to join the Bravo show back in 2019.
    Jul 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – New faces will be coming to the upcoming season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”. According to a new report, actress Drew Sidora and Canadian YouTube star LaToya Ali will be joining other cast members in season 13 of the hit Bravo reality series.
    Multiple reports claim that before officially coming on board for the new season, the “That’s So Raven” star has been talked about as a possible Housewife in the past. Her credits include “Step Up” and 2013 biopic “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story”.
    Drew will be the second actress to appear on the show after Kim Fields. Kim, who starred in season 7 of “RHOA”, left the series one season to prioritize her acting and directing career. “It was for the experience, it was to be able to do a genre that I’d been asked to do before and finding a way to do it that makes sense for my team and my family,” Fields said in 2016, adding that it “was a really great experience.”
    Meanwhile, LaToya, who is also known as LaToya Forever, was first reported to join “RHOA” back in 2019. At the time, a site claimed that the pregnant star filmed scenes for weeks with her friend and the show’s cast member Kandi Burruss. Kandi allegedly played a big role in getting the network to sign LaToya on as a Housewife.
    LaToya is indeed a huge BFF with Kandi. The Xscape singer was also featured in one of her videos which was titled “Interview: Kandi Burruss SPILLS THE TEA” where Kandi talked about her “sex dungeon.”

    Back in May, she offered a birthday shout-out to Kandi on Instagram. “Thank you for embracing me and always showing me luuuv! You are da bomb and I feel so blessed to know God has placed such an inspiring soul in my life. Keep killing it boo,” she wrote.

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    'Deadpool' Creator Hopes for Cable Spin-Off as Third Movie May Be Scrapped

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    A spin-off centering on the anti-hero character played by Josh Brolin may be in the card as the third installment of the Merc with a Mouth movie may never happen.
    Jul 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Deadpool” creator Rob Liefeld has confessed a third instalment of the superhero franchise might never happen.
    Despite leading man Ryan Reynolds revealing late last year (19) that he was “working on (Deadpool 3) right now with the whole team,” Liefeld recently confirmed that the much-anticipated sequel isn’t on the latest docket compiled by Marvel bosses.
    And in a new chat with Collider, he’s admitted he’s now unsure whether the film will ever come into fruition.
    “You know what? There may not be another Deadpool, and I’m fine,” he shared. “Because I have to live with the fact that I had two amazing experiences, two movies I’m extremely proud of, I love knowing everybody on those movies.”
    Liefeld added, “I love Ryan (Reynolds), Josh (Brolin), Zazie (Beetz), David (Leitch), Tim Miller. All of them. The work they did was fantabulous, those movies are here to stand the test of time. You know, but in the world we live in, nothing is guaranteed. And it takes a lot to make movies. And post-quarantine, it’s weird.”
    While a direct sequel might be off the cards, it’s not stopping Liefeld plotting spin-offs and she confessed he’d like to see a franchise focused on Cable, played by Josh.
    “Cable should have his own movie series. He can exist independent of Deadpool in a heartbeat. He has for years,” he teased. “If Deadpool’s been in like 330 comics, Cable’s been in about 520. Yes, I’ve counted…”
    “In between Deadpool 2 wrapping and opening, I got really close with Josh. And he was very excited about exploring Cable in the subsequent sequels. The X-Force standalone movie that was, in his own words, Cable-centric.”

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    'Grey's Anatomy' to Tackle Covid-19 Pandemic on Season 17

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    The producer of the longrunning medical drama series confirms that they are going to address the coronavirus health crisis during the upcoming next season.
    Jul 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The coronavirus pandemic is set to be addressed during the forthcoming 17th season of “Grey’s Anatomy”.
    Filming of the series, which follows a group of surgeons in Seattle, Washington, is currently on hold due to the global health crisis but executive producer Krista Vernoff has revealed that when the show resumes production, the deadly disease will be addressed.
    Appearing as part of Emmys virtual event “Quaranstreaming: Comfort TV That Keeps Us Going”, she confirmed writers will incorporate a COVID-19 storyline next season.
    “We’re going to address this pandemic for sure,” Vernoff explained. “There’s no way to be a long-running medical show and not do the medical story of our lifetimes.”
    She added that many of the stories she has read, illustrating what medical workers face on the frontlines of the virus, have mirrored what the
    character of Owen Hunt, played by Kevin McKidd, has faced as a trauma surgeon and war veteran.
    “Every year, we have doctors come and tell us their stories, and usually they’re telling their funniest or craziest stories,” she added. “This year, it has felt more like therapy.”
    Vernoff noted doctors talk about the pandemic as “a war that they were not trained for,” adding, “That’s been one of our big conversations about Owen – he’s actually trained for this in a way that most of the other doctors aren’t…”
    “This is an opportunity and a responsibility to tell some of those stories.”
    A premiere date for “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 17 has yet to be announced.

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    New 'Godzilla vs. Kong' Art Sees the Two Titans Clashing

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    Obtained from a sneak peek of Playmates Toys’ figure of the movie, the artwork teases what will happen when Godzilla and King Kong go toe to toe on May 21, 2021.
    Jul 22, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Godzilla vs. Kong” isn’t coming until next year, but a sneak peek of the tense showdown that will happen in the movie has surfaced online. A new artwork spotted on the back of Playmates Toys’ figure packaging of the movie offers a glimpse of what will happen when the two titans collide in the upcoming film.
    Obtained by Kaiju News Outlet (via ToyArk), the artwork features Godzilla and King Kong finally facing against each other for the first time. The two monsters are fighting on an aircraft carrier, with Kong appearing to unleash his right hook. Meanwhile, missiles are flying in the air as humans are hopelessly trying to stop the mayhem.

    New ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ art sees the two titans clashing.
    It remains to be seen though if the artwork does depict an epic action scene that will be featured in the movie.
    Along with the artwork, Kaiju News Outlet also spotted a new synopsis of the movie that comes from the merchandise. According to the descriptions attached to the figure listings, “Legends collide as Godzilla and Kong, the two most powerful forces of nature, clash in a spectacular battle for the ages! The monster war rages on the surface and deep within our world as the spectacular secret realm of the titans known as the Hollow Earth is revealed!”
    Adam Wingard is directing “Godzilla vs. Kong”, which has been pushed back several times. Initially scheduled to arrive in mid-2020, it was moved to November 20, 2020 before being delayed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The movie is now scheduled to open in theaters on May 21, 2021.
    A previously-released synopsis of the movie reads, “In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearths clues to the Titans’ origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.”
    The crossover event stars Millie Bobby Brown, Brian Tyree Henry, Rebecca Hall, Julian Dennison, Danai Gurira, Jessica Henwick, Alexander Skarsgard, Shun Oguri, Eiza Gonzalez, Kyle Chandler, Demian Bichir, Van Marten and Zhang Ziyi among many others.

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    'RHOA': Porsha Williams Has to Quarantine for 14 Days Before Joining Cast to Film New Season

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    The measure is needed after the Bravo personality and more than 100 others were arrested earlier this month during the peaceful protest demanding justice for Breonna Taylor outside the house of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
    Jul 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The cast members of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reportedly will soon return to film new season. However, it seems like Porsha Williams will join the others later as it is said that she needs to quarantine herself for 2 weeks after she joined a Breonna Taylor protest.
    TheJasmineBrand reports that Porsha is not allowed to return to set before she’s done self-quarantining for 14 days. The Bravo personality needs to take the measure after she protested in Louisville, KY earlier this month while demanding justice in Breonna’s case which led to her arrest.
    Porsha and more than 100 others were arrested during the peaceful protest outside the house of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who had been slammed for taking no action against the police involved in her death. Also being taken into custody at the time were rapper Trae tha Truth and “Love & Hip Hop: New York” star Yandy Smith.
    Following her arrest, Porsha’s sister took to Instagram to heap praises for the mother of one. “She has always been fearless. You mess with her people, you mess with her. She takes the case of #breonnataylor personally and she’s sacrificing work, time with her loved ones, and her comfort to make sure the offenders are held accountable for their actions,” so she said. “This is her passion, this is her purpose. God please protect them.”
    Porsha has been very vocal about social justice and has addressed that she’s following her grandfather, Rev. Hosea Williams, legacy. Her grandfather used to work alongside Martin Luther King Jr. as a pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement.
    Meanwhile, upcoming season 13 of “RHOA” will not feature Eva Marcille, who announced her exit back in June. Eva, who joined the show for two seasons, explained at the time, “I have a six-year-old daughter and two young boys still in diapers. They’re 24-hours a day, and there’s a lot of work to be done. So I decided to spend my time and energy focusing on my kids and my community, and not so much reality show business.”

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    Little Mix's New Talent Show to Go Ahead Under Strict Coronavirus Guidelines

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    ‘The Search’, which is planned to air on BBC, will see Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock serving as judges, and comedian Chris Ramsey as host.
    Jul 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Little Mix’s new TV talent competition series has been green-lighted to go ahead as planned under strict coronavirus guidelines.
    “Little Mix: The Search” will air on the BBC this autumn and feature the former “The X Factor” winners as they create and mentor bands.
    Bandmates Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock will serve as judges while comedian Chris Ramsey will host the program.
    “The auditions were great fun to film,” Thirlwall said in a statement. “So much talent auditioned for the show that it was genuinely tough to decide who should go through. There are lots of twists and turns.”
    The series will be filmed with strict coronavirus guidelines in place, as the competing groups live together while working with voice coaches, songwriters and producers. Rules include regular testing to make sure everyone is COVID-negative, regular hand-washing and sanitized communal areas.

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    Idris Elba Scores BAFTA Special Award for Championing Diversity

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    In a released statement, the ‘Luther’ star calls his recognition the ‘necessary steps towards helping to shift the awareness and understanding of the diversity gap in entertainment.’
    Jul 21, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Idris Elba is to receive one of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ highest honours at a ceremony later this month (July 31).
    “The Wire” and “Luther” star will be recognised for championing diversity and new talent with the BAFTA Special Award for Television.
    Previous recipients have included TV personality and singer Cilla Black and comedian and actor Sir Lenny Henry.
    “It’s been a mission of mine to provide opportunity and access to emerging talent from diverse backgrounds in this industry, which is the same opportunity I received many years ago from open-minded and diversity conscious casting,” Elba says in a statement.
    “I thank BAFTA for recognising myself and others who are dedicated to the same cause, as these are all necessary steps towards helping to shift the awareness and understanding of the diversity gap in entertainment.”
    Amanda Berry, BAFTA’s chief executive, adds, “He (Elba) is a driving force for championing diversity, ensuring talented people from all backgrounds achieve their potential. We’re delighted to recognise Idris, and his outstanding work, at this year’s ceremony.”

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