Casting director and producer Don Phillips, who helped launch the careers of such actors as Sean Penn, Matthew McConaughey and Mary Steenburgen, passed away on Thanksgiving Day from natural causes. He would have turned 81 on Dec. 21.
Phillips received his first break when he landed an entry-level job in the casting department of filmmaker Otto Preminger’s 1971 movie Such Good Friends. Impressed by Phillips, Preminger took an ad in Variety and Backstage to praise the novice’s work on the film.
The acknowledgement led to Phillips getting hired to do extras casting on Sidney Lumet’s Serpico starring Al Pacino with his job subsequently expanding to casting the entire film. Lumet then tapped him as casting director on his next film, Dog Day Afternoon, also starring Pacino. Phillips is credited with holding out for actor John Cazale to be cast opposite Pacino as Sal.
Phillips went on to cast the cult...
Phillips received his first break when he landed an entry-level job in the casting department of filmmaker Otto Preminger’s 1971 movie Such Good Friends. Impressed by Phillips, Preminger took an ad in Variety and Backstage to praise the novice’s work on the film.
The acknowledgement led to Phillips getting hired to do extras casting on Sidney Lumet’s Serpico starring Al Pacino with his job subsequently expanding to casting the entire film. Lumet then tapped him as casting director on his next film, Dog Day Afternoon, also starring Pacino. Phillips is credited with holding out for actor John Cazale to be cast opposite Pacino as Sal.
Phillips went on to cast the cult...
- 11/27/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about dozens of shows including Saturday Night Live, Dancing With the Stars, Riverdale and Hawkeye!
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- 11/26/2021
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Kimberly Roots, Dave Nemetz, Rebecca Iannucci, Ryan Schwartz, Nick Caruso, Mekeisha Madden Toby and Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Tia Mowry-Hardrict, who is set to star in the Lifetime movie Miracle in Motor City (airing this Saturday at 8/7c), is opening up about why she won’t be appearing in the Paramount+ revival of The Game.
The actress starred in the original series as Melanie Barnett-Davis, an aspiring doctor who struggled with her role as the girlfriend of NFL player Derwin Davis. First appearing as a fish out of water, Melanie eventually formed a close bond with Kelly Pitts (who also won’t be returning for the revival this season) and Tasha Mack.
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The actress starred in the original series as Melanie Barnett-Davis, an aspiring doctor who struggled with her role as the girlfriend of NFL player Derwin Davis. First appearing as a fish out of water, Melanie eventually formed a close bond with Kelly Pitts (who also won’t be returning for the revival this season) and Tasha Mack.
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- 11/25/2021
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
"You should've seen the look on your face!" Lionsgate has unveiled the trailer for an action thriller mystery film titled Shattered, made by Spanish filmmaker Luis Prieto. Divorcee Chris Decker is a wealthy tech Vc who lives in a high-tech house of his own design in the hills, protected physically and emotionally from the outside world. His life changes when he meets Sky, a gorgeous aspiring actress who draws him out of his shell. Love is in the air... or is it something else? Sky's odd behavior makes Chris suspect that she has more sinister intentions, especially when Sky's roommate is found dead out of nowhere... Starring Cameron Monaghan as Chris, Lilly Krug as Sky, plus Frank Grillo, Sasha Luss, and John Malkovich. This is my kind of nightmare scenario where your lover turns out to be a ruse for others to get into your life and mess with it,...
- 11/21/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Several familiar faces are headed back to The Game, but Tasha Mack’s bestie isn’t one of them.
TVLine has exclusively learned that Brittany Daniel will not be dropping by the Paramount+ revival as previously reported. The actress, who was set to make a special guest appearance as Kelly Pitts, won’t reprise her role this season after welcoming a daughter in October.
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TVLine has exclusively learned that Brittany Daniel will not be dropping by the Paramount+ revival as previously reported. The actress, who was set to make a special guest appearance as Kelly Pitts, won’t reprise her role this season after welcoming a daughter in October.
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- 11/18/2021
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Paramount+, the rebranded streaming service that went live last March, had its “most successful week ever” with more than 1 million new subscribers, according to ViacomCBS.
The company has been in heavy promo mode for the service, especially with the industry fixated on streaming, but it has declined to break out its numbers from the rest of the overall portfolio. ViacomCBS earlier this month reported total streaming subscribers of 47 million around the world, but that tally includes Showtime as well as niche services BET+ and Noggin.
The press release alludes to a “new record for total signups since its rebrand” but does not provide that number. Ditto with most hours streamed and highest level of subscriber engagement. Both metrics set records, per the company, but neither number was divulged. Another factor that is in play is a recent promotion cutting in half the price of the bundle with Paramount+ and Showtime’s Ott service.
The company has been in heavy promo mode for the service, especially with the industry fixated on streaming, but it has declined to break out its numbers from the rest of the overall portfolio. ViacomCBS earlier this month reported total streaming subscribers of 47 million around the world, but that tally includes Showtime as well as niche services BET+ and Noggin.
The press release alludes to a “new record for total signups since its rebrand” but does not provide that number. Ditto with most hours streamed and highest level of subscriber engagement. Both metrics set records, per the company, but neither number was divulged. Another factor that is in play is a recent promotion cutting in half the price of the bundle with Paramount+ and Showtime’s Ott service.
- 11/17/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
NBCUniversal’s international flight plan for Peacock starts this week: Starting Nov. 16, Sky TV and Now customers in the U.K. and Ireland will get access to the streaming service for no additional fee.
Comcast had announced plans this summer to launch Peacock as a free add-on for Sky’s satellite TV customers in Europe, representing a base of close to 20 million households. According to NBCU, after the “soft launch” in the U.K. and Ireland, Peacock will continue to roll out across Sky platforms in territories including Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland in the next few months.
Sky TV customers and subscribers to the Now Entertainment package in the U.K. and Ireland will get “early access” to the new ad-supported Peacock destination, with original and library TV shows and movies from across NBCU although the content availability will differ from what’s available on Peacock in the U.
Comcast had announced plans this summer to launch Peacock as a free add-on for Sky’s satellite TV customers in Europe, representing a base of close to 20 million households. According to NBCU, after the “soft launch” in the U.K. and Ireland, Peacock will continue to roll out across Sky platforms in territories including Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland in the next few months.
Sky TV customers and subscribers to the Now Entertainment package in the U.K. and Ireland will get “early access” to the new ad-supported Peacock destination, with original and library TV shows and movies from across NBCU although the content availability will differ from what’s available on Peacock in the U.
- 11/15/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
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