May 21, 2013

Angela Bassett Joins FX’s ‘American Horror Story: Coven’

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“American Horror Story: Coven,” the third season of FX’s “American Horror Story” series, has added Angela Bassett and Patti LuPone to the cast, per a tweet from Ryan Murphy. They’ll join previously announced newbies Gabourey Sidibe and Kathy Bates, and returning regulars Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Frances Conroy and others. There’s no word on who [...]




Sidibe on ‘American Horror Story’: ‘I Hope I Don’t Die First’

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*Gabourey Sidibe will join the cast of FX’s “American Horror Story” next season, and the Oscar-nominated actress says she has no idea what’s in store for her character. “I know nothing,” Sidibe told E! Online when asked about “American Horror Story: Coven,” the witch-centric third season of the drama. She hasn’t seen a script and [...]




Gabourey Sidibe Joins Cast of ‘American Horror Story: Coven’

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*Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe has been added to the growing cast of FX’s “American Horror Story: Coven,” executive producer Ryan Murphy announced today via Twitter. Sidibe, who also appears in Showtime’s “The Big C,” will join Kathy Bates and returning star Jessica Lange for the third version of the FX horror franchise, which will be [...]




Common Lands a New Film

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*We’re in a season of reality shows, biopics and remakes. Next up is the remake of Fancois Trauffaut’s 1977 film, “The Man Who Loved Women.” But it’s not going to be an updated version like most other remakes. The writers decided to move the story from it’s Paris location to Buenos Aires, where Marc Guiness, [...]




Chris Rock, W. Kamau Bell Talk Source Material: From NY Times to Media TakeOut

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*It’s important that comedians who specialize in topical humor have a diverse stable of news sources from which to draw material. The host of FX’s late night series “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell,” executive produced by Chris Rock and airing Thursdays at 11, sticks mostly to websites, social media and cable news for topics [...]




FX Renews ‘Totally Biased With W. Kamau’ for 2nd Cycle

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*FX likes what it sees in W. Kamau Bell. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The comedian’s late night series, “Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell,” has gotten a new seven episode order by the network, reports Deadline.com. The show, executive produced by Chris Rock, will wrap its six-episode first cycle on Thursday at 11 p.m. [...]




Chris Rock-Produced ‘Totally Biased’ Goes Live on FX

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*FX is hoping that the devotees of socio-political standup comic W. Kaumau Bell will be equally fervent about his new Chris Rock-produced live, late night series “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell,” a showcase for his topical humor that premieres Thursday, Aug. 9, at 11 p.m. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Buzz around Bell began [...]




Dr. Dre Signs Deal with FX for Music/Crime Drama

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*FX has closed a script development deal with rap mogul Dr. Dre for a one-hour drama, reports Deadline.com. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The project, written by Sidney Quashie, explores present day Los Angeles through the lenses of the music business and the crime business. Quashie and Dre will executive produce, with Daniel Schnider from [...]




TCA Summer 2012: Paris Barclay on his Barbara Jordan Biopic with Viola Davis

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*Veteran TV director Paris Barclay will dip to the big screen for his upcoming biopic of civil rights pioneer Barbara Jordan, the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first southern black female elected to the United States House of Representatives. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Barclay will direct and [...]




Comedy Central Greenlights Chris Rock-Produced ‘D-Raw’

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  *Comedy Central has given a pilot order to the sketch comedy series “D-Raw,” executive produced by Chris Rock and starring young comedian Deshawn Raw. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] According to Deadline, Raw describes himself as, “Just a new comedian trying to make it out the hood with the team. So we don’t end [...]




FX Orders Chris Rock-Produced Late Night Talk Show

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*FX has closed a deal for six installments of an untitled late night talk show executive produced by Chris Rock and hosted by W. Kamau Bell, one of the fastest rising socio-political comics in the United States, and a founding member of the comedy group Laughter Against the Machine. Due to premiere this summer, the [...]




Louis C.K. Says his Biggest Regret is ‘Pootie Tang’

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*Comedian Louis C.K. may be a critical darling now – with sold out standup gigs and his hit FX show “Louie” – but there’s one portion of his career that he considers a complete and total failure: “Pootie Tang.” During a panel at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, C.K. was told that famed [...]




Mykelti Williamson on New Role in FX’s ‘Justified’

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*“Justified” begins its third season on FX tonight with a whole new crop of characters to keep Deputy U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) busy in Harlan, Kentucky. One of the newbies is “banker” Ellstin Limehouse, played by Mykelti Williamson. He’s a former business associate of Mags Bennett (Emmy winner Margo Martindale), so you know [...]




Comedy is Calling Anthony Anderson: Prepping New 2012 Sitcom for FX

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*Sometimes it’s a little hard to take Anthony Anderson serious, despite his dramatic role as Detective Kevin Bernard on “Law & Order.” You won’t have to hold your laughter in much longer, though. The actor is returning to comedy pretty soon, as it is his first love. “Comedy is something that comes naturally to me. [...]




Ice Cube Has ‘Eye’ on First Starring TV Role

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*Ice Cube is looking to star in his first TV series. The rapper-actor is making moves toward “Eye for an Eye,” a revenge drama in development at FX, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Produced by Ice Cube’s Cube Vision with Jeff Kwatinetz’s Prospect Park, the actor would appear as a veteran paramedic who after years [...]