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    'Gangs of London' Is Second Biggest Original Show After 'Chernobyl' Amid Pandemic

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    The ultra-violent show from the director of action movie franchise ‘The Raid’ becomes a hit with lockdown viewers as it’s racking over 2 millions in the first week.
    May 16, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Sky Atlantic TV show “Gangs of London” is the network’s second most-watched original show ever, after racking up 2.2 million in its first seven days.
    The ultra-violent series is the latest in a line of hit original dramas for Sky Atlantic, with other successes including “Britannia” and “Save Me Too”, and was also the channel’s most binge-watched show, with 1.3 million viewers soaking up the entire nine-episode series in the space of two weeks.
    The programme came in second only to last year’s 2019 smash drama “Chernobyl”, which told the true story of the disastrous meltdown of a Soviet nuclear reactor in 1986.
    Based on its success, “Gangs of London”, which features “Peaky Blinders” actor Joe Cole as the inheritor of a criminal empire in the English capital, could return for more series, according to actor Sope Dirisu.
    Speaking to Britain’s The Sun newspaper, the star, who plays aspiring gangster Elliot Finch in the show, teased of future instalments, “It really depends on viewing figures. We’ve already been out a couple of weeks so far and we haven’t released internationally yet.”
    He added, “I think there’s definitely the intent for (a second series).”

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    SAG Awards Follows Oscars to Adjust Movie Eligibility Rules Amid Pandemic

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    The Screen Actors Guild is taking a page out of the Academy’s book to allow movies released on streaming platforms for submission amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
    May 16, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Officials at the Screen Actors Guild Awards will consider movies not released in theatres as part of the 2021 ceremony.
    After Oscars bosses made a similar move for next year’s 2021 event, the SAG organisation informed studios that they will now be considering movies with a planned theatrical release to be eligible if streamed or released first.
    The change comes after a number of high profile movies, including “No Time to Die” starring Daniel Craig, “Top Gun: Maverick”, “Mulan”, and “Black Widow”, were pushed back amid the coronavirus shutdown.
    “We are still revising our film release criteria but will be following the Academy’s rule change to allow titles with a planned theatrical release to be eligible if streamed or released on VOD first,” a statement from the organisation confirmed, reported Variety.
    “Full language will be announced in June along with the rest of our rules.”
    The official film rules for the 2021 SAG Awards won’t be fully released until next month, June 2020, and the 2021 SAG Awards do not have a scheduled air date yet.

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    Kate Hudson to Reunite With 'Almost Famous' Cast for Special 20th Anniversary Podcast

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    In addition to Zooey Deschanel and Jimmy Fallon, the remote sit down for James Andrew Miller’s ‘Origins’ podcast will also be joined by composer Nancy Wilson and director Cameron Crowe.
    May 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Kate Hudson, Zooey Deschanel, Jimmy Fallon and the rest of the “Almost Famous” cast are set to reunite for a podcast special marking the film’s 20th anniversary.
    The stars will join fellow cast members Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit and Peter Frampton, as well as composer Nancy Wilson and director Cameron Crowe for an episode of James Andrew Miller’s “Origins” podcast.
    The remote sit down will feature interviews and a glimpse behind the scenes of the hit movie and is set to debut on Apple Podcasts later this month.
    Previous episodes of the show have reunited the casts of shows like “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Sex & the City”.
    Hudson recently shocked Fallon on “The Tonight Show” by revealing she fell for him while making the movie and if he’d asked her out on a date, she would have said yes.
    The actress challenged her co-star to explain an admission he made to Margot Robbie in 2018, during the appearance on his show last month, and asked the funnyman why he told the “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” star he could have dated her.
    “I had, like, 100 people send me that clip,” Hudson recalled. “Can I just tell you what happened to me as I was listening to this? I had no idea! I wish people could be in my body to watch you and I’s, like, relationship and friendship, because you gave me no indication… Jimmy, if you would have actually made a move, I would have totally gone there…”
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    “I remember thinking to myself, ‘Why has Jimmy never made, like, a move?’ And then I just kind of realized, ‘Oh, well, he’s not into me like that.’ I was just like, ‘OK, well, whatever.’ ”

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    'Superman and Lois' Crossover Episode Featuring 'Batwoman' Being Worked On

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    During a press conference, The CW chairman Mark Pedowitz confirms that the special two-hour event, in which the two iconic superheroes meet, is being developed.
    May 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – A special crossover episode of the upcoming show “Superman and Lois” and “Batwoman” is in the works.
    The chairman of U.S. network The CW, Mark Pedowitz, announced the news on Thursday, May 14, revealing there will be a two-hour event in which the two iconic superheroes meet.
    “We’re still working on it. It will be a smaller event than usual, we’re only planning a two-hour event,” Pedowitz said during a press conference. “We are talking about doing Superman and Batwoman together. There’s a lot of characters coming from our other shows.”
    It is unclear when the special will be filmed as movie and TV productions remain shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    The news comes after it was revealed that “Superman and Lois” received a straight-to-series order while “Batwoman” has been renewed for a second season.

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    'Mad Max: Fury Road' Prequel Centering on Furiosa in the Works

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    George Miller, director of the 2015 post-apocalyptic movie, confirms that he is moving ahead with a stand-alone movie about the action film’s heroine, who is made popular by Charlize Theron.
    May 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – A “Mad Max: Fury Road” sequel may never be happening, but it doesn’t mean that there won’t be another “Mad Max” movie from George Miller. Speaking with The New York Times about the production of the 2015 movie for a new oral history, the director confirms rumors that he has been working on a prequel centering on Furiosa.
    However, those who are expecting Charlize Theron to return as the fan-favorite heroine have to be prepared to be disappointed a little. According to the site, the Oscar-winning actress will not return for the prequel, since the story will follow a young Furiosa, who will be played by an actress in her 20s.
    The “Mad Max” prequel may be coming in the not-so-distant future as Miller says that he expects to begin making the Furiosa film after he completes drama film “Three Thousand Years of Longing”, starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba. The project was supposed to start shooting this spring, but it was delayed after coronavirus pandemic shut down all Hollywood productions.
    “So after we finish it, and hopefully everything settles down with the pandemic, we’ll see what the world allows us to do with Furiosa,” Miller says.
    Miller adds that he and co-writer Nick Lathouris were conceiving extensive backstory for the heroine as well as other characters during the years they were working on “Fury Road”. “It was purely a way of helping Charlize and explaining it to ourselves,” he shares.
    They found Furiosa’s story so compelling that they decided to write a second screenplay even before a frame of “Fury Road” had been shot. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who played Splendid, one of the “Fury Road” wives, was lucky enough to have got a chance to read it. “I got to read it when I was cast,” she says, before gushing, “It’s genius. I’ve always wondered if that movie’s going to get made.”
    After being locked in a legal battle for years, Miller says he has been given the go-ahead to proceed. On the decision to recast the role with a younger actress, the director explains, “For the longest time, I thought we could just use CG de-aging on Charlize, but I don’t think we’re nearly there yet.”

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    Todrick Hall Hopeful for 'The Greatest Dancer' Comeback Following Cancellation

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    The ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ star, who joined the competition show for its second season, admits he was not surprised by the axing after learning about social distancing guidelines for coronavirus.
    May 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Todrick Hall is confident his BBC TV show “The Greatest Dancer” will be back on air, after blaming the coronavirus crisis for its recent axing.
    The program, which also starred British pop star Cheryl Cole and former “Glee” actor Matthew Morrison on the judging panel, pitted dance hopefuls against each other as they competed for a grand prize of $62,000 (£50,000), and the chance to perform on U.K. TV talent show “Strictly Come Dancing”.
    However, after just 2.8 million viewers tuned in for the most recent finale – in which Michael and Jowita were crowned the champions – bosses at the BBC are said to have decided to pull the plug on the series.
    Speaking to the U.K.’s Daily Mail newspaper, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Todrick, who joined the show for its second season, insisted, “When I heard about all the social distancing I wasn’t surprised (it was cancelled).”
    “If the audience can’t be there it won’t work,” he explained. “It’s like ‘The Voice’ with no judges and spinning chairs.”
    However, the former “American Idol” contestant is hopeful for a comeback, adding, “I think there’s hope (it could return). We had a great time doing it – me and all the other captains loved it.”
    “That show gives people an awesome experience to be creative. The production value is one of the best I’ve seen. And I love that it was about the dancers – they weren’t in the background. Everything was awesome – the costumes, staging, props – all of it telling a story.”

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    Lucy Hale 'Way Too Protective' to Have 'Pretty Little Liars' Brought Back Without Her

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    The Aria Montgomery depicter hopes she will be involved as a producer if the popular teen drama mystery thriller television series is revived with a whole new cast one day.
    May 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Lucy Hale would love to see a spin-off series based on her hit U.S. TV show “Pretty Little Liars” – as long as she’s brought onboard to produce it.
    The star is set to reunite with cast mates Ashley Benson, Troian Bellisario, Tyler Blackburn, Ian Harding, Shay Mitchell, Janel Parrish, and Sasha Pieterse for an upcoming Covid-19 fundraising livestream for non-profit Feeding America on Friday, May 15, 2020.
    In a chat with Entertainment Tonight, Lucy said the virtual gathering was “a no-brainer,” as all of the stars have plenty of free time while stuck in lockdown, and she went on to muse over the future of the franchise – which she’s sure will be revived.
    “We’re in a quarantine that we thought would last a couple weeks. Anything is possible at this point,” she said of a potential big screen project. “I don’t rule anything out, (but) I feel like we’d need a little more time to pass. I feel like we would get more out of it if we were, like, 10 years down the road.”
    Lucy continued, “I feel like they’re gonna do a spinoff or something before then. I don’t know. I’m so protective of this show So I feel like when the time comes that they want to do it with a whole new cast, I might have to produce it because I’m way too protective of it.”
    The actress played Aria Montgomery in the teen drama series, about a group of friends being stalked by a mysterious figure named “A” who threatens to expose their deepest secrets.
    The “Pretty Little Liars” reunion event, hosted through Cast4Good, kicks off Friday at 3 P.M. ET. Check out the stream here.

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    'Frozen' Broadway Musical Permanently Shut Down Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

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    The New York stage show based on Disney’s popular animated movie will not return when theaters in the Big Apple reopens once the Covid-19 lockdown is over.
    May 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “Frozen” has become the most high profile casualty of Broadway’s coronavirus shutdown – the show will not return when New York’s theatres re-open in September 2020.
    The producers of the Disney production have announced the show’s permanent closure, making it the third production to shut down completely amid the ongoing global health crisis.
    “Frozen”, which first opened in March, 2018 at the St. James Theatre, was far from a flop and in the week before Broadway’s curtains came down in March, the show grossed over $798,600.
    “In the summer of 2013, when Frozen began its road to Broadway, two things were unimaginable: that we’d soon have five productions worldwide, and a global pandemic would so alter the world economy that running three Disney shows on Broadway would become untenable,” Thomas Schumacher, the president and producer of Disney Theatrical Productions, tells Deadline.
    “The extraordinary contribution of Broadway’s original company, plus those who have joined more recently cannot be overstated. Frozen, like all shows, is wholly dependent on those who create and perform them but this was an uncommonly close and talented group and they’ll be missed. Finally, I have to acknowledge our incredible audiences; night after night, the fans showed us how much they loved this show and we look forward to seeing them at Frozen around the world.”
    The Broadway blackout previously led to the cancellation of two prominent new productions – Martin McDonagh’s “Hangmen with Dan Stevens, and Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” starring Laurie Metcalf – which had been in previews when the shutdown occurred. Producers have since confirmed they will also not return once the suspension ends.

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