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Twisters and The Idea of You are the most nominated films for the 2025 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, the nominees for which were unveiled Friday.

Twisters’ Rachel Levy earned a nod for best music supervision among major budget films, while Frankie Pine with the romantic comedy The Idea of You received a nomination for best music supervision in a mid-budget film. And in the best film song competition, the Twisters action thriller got a nod for “Out of Oklahoma,” while The Idea of You will contend in the category with the title song “The Idea of You”.

Music supervisors Steve Schnur, Raphaella Lima, Codie Childs, Mike Ladman and Mara Tacham received the most individual nominations with three each, and Netflix earned the most nominations among major studios with 13 in all.

Other film contenders in the music supervision and songwriting competitions include Wicked, Deadpool & Wolverine, Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist. And on the TV side,...

Netflix’s The Piano Lesson scooped up a whopping 14 nominations to lead the way for the 56th NAACP Image Awards announced Tuesday, with Peacock’s limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist topping the TV categories with nine bids. The five luminaries competing for the coveted Entertainer of the Year honor are Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart, and sports-talk host Shannon Sharpe.

Based on August Wilson’s play, The Piano Lesson’s nominations include honors for Outstanding Motion Picture, director (Malcolm Washington) and actors John David Washington, Corey Hawkins, Samuel L. Jackson, and Danielle Deadwyler. In the top movied category, it’s joined by Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Bob Marley: One Love, Wicked, and The Six Triple Eight. Nominated for Best Independent Film are Albany Road, Exhibiting Forgiveness, Rob Peace, Sing Sing, and We Grown Now.

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The NAACP Image Award nominations have been revealed — with “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo, multi-hyphenate Keke Palmer, rapper Kendrick Lamar, comedian Kevin Hart and NFL hall of famer-turned-broadcaster Shannon Sharpe competing for Entertainer of the Year.

The winner of the prestigious award will be announced on Feb. 22 during the two-hour live broadcast of the 56th NAACP Image Awards from the Pasadena Civic Center, airing on BET and CBS. The theme for this year’s show is, “Our Stories, Our Culture, Our Excellence.” A host is yet to be announced, though Queen Latifah emceed the previous two ceremonies.

“The Piano Lesson” leads the motion picture categories with 14 nominations, including recognition for director Malcolm Washington and stars John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Samuel L. Jackson, Corey Hawkins and Skylar Aleece Smith. The Netflix movie was nominated for outstanding motion picture, alongside Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” Paramount’s “Bob Marley: One Love,...

Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe have been nominated for Entertainer of the Year at the 56th NAACP Image Awards, the NAACP announced on Tuesday.

The NAACP announced nominees in 91 categories in the fields of film, television and streaming, recording, documentary, writing, directing, literary, podcast, stunts and costume design, makeup and hairstyling.

The August Wilson adaptation “The Piano Lesson” led all films with 14 nominations, more than double the total for runner-ups “The Book of Clarence,” “Nickel Boys,” “Exhibiting Forgiveness” and “Bob Marley: One Love,” which received six if you count the nominations for “Clarence” and “Bob Marley” in the music categories.

“Piano Lesson” nominees included director Malcolm Washington, recognized in two categories, as well as cast members John David Washington, Corey Hawkins, Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Deadwyler and Skylar Aleece Smith.

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Nominations for the 56th NAACP Image Awards were announced Tuesday, with Ayo Edebiri reigning supreme as the year’s most-nominated TV performer.

Edebiri earned four total nominations, three for her work on FX’s The Bear and another for her memorable hosting debut on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.

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The 2025 NAACP Image Awards nominations have been revealed, with The Piano Lesson, the Malcolm Washington-directed film adaptation of August Wilson’s play starring Danielle Deadwyler and John David Washington, up for 14 nominations, the most of any film this year.

Other top film nominees include six-time contenders Bob Marley: One Love and The Book of Clarence and five-time nominees Wicked, The Six Triple Eight and Nickel Boys. In addition to Wicked‘s nods, star Cynthia Erivo is also up for the Image Awards’ top prize of entertainer of the year.

For entertainer of the year, Erivo faces off against Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe, with the latter’s Club Shay Shay podcast also landing a nod for outstanding culture and society podcast.

For best motion picture, The Piano Lesson, Bob Marley, Wicked and The Six Triple Eight face off against Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

In the TV categories,...

Netflix is bringing the holiday cheer with a twist this year, diving into “Die Hard” territory with their action-packed Christmas thriller, Carry-On. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, known for The Shallows and Non-Stop, the film follows a Tsa agent who gets caught in a high-stakes game when he’s blackmailed into smuggling a dangerous package through airport security. With a stellar cast of familiar faces, here’s your guide to the characters and the actors that bring Carry-On to life.

‘Carry-On’: Complete Cast & Characters Guide of the Netflix Original Movie Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek

Taron Egerton stars as Ethan Kopek, a Tsa agent aspiring to become a police officer. His life takes a sharp turn when he’s coerced into helping a criminal sneak a mysterious bag onto a plane. Egerton is best known for his roles as Eggsy in the Kingsman films, Elton John in Rocketman, and Johnny in the animated Sing franchise.

Following the rollout of their more traditional holiday fare, Netflix is heading into “Die Hard” territory with the release of their Christmas-set action movie “Carry-On” — and it’s got a cast full of familiar faces.

Directed by “The Shallows” and “Non-Stop” filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra, the film follows a Tsa agent and wannabe cop who gets his chance to bring down the bad guys when a mysterious traveler blackmails him to get a dangerous package through airport security.

Here’s a handy guide to the “Carry-On” cast and where you might have seen them before.

Carry-On. Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek in Carry-On. Cr. Netflix © 2024. Taron Egerton as Ethan Kopek

Taron Egerton plays Tsa agent Ethan Kopek, who gets blackmailed into helping a criminal sneak a mystery bag onto a plane. Egerton’s best-known roles include Eggsy in the “Kingsman” films, Elton John in “Rocketman” and the voice of Johnny in the animated “Sing” movies.

Ralph Fiennes uncovers secrets in the high-stakes papal election of ‘Conclave.’

It’s time to take a look behind the curtain at one of the oldest, and most controversial, institutions of all time: the Vatican. The movie, “Conclave,” is a gripping drama that stars Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence, who must navigate the high-stakes world of the Vatican’s papal election. As the sacred process of choosing a new pope unfolds, deep secrets, betrayals, and scandals come to light, threatening to shake the foundation of the church itself. Premiering Friday, Dec. 13 only on Peacock, “Conclave” is an exploration of one of the world’s most secretive institutions. Watch “Conclave” with a subscription to Peacock.

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Limited series writers have one big advantage over scribes working on recurring series: They can build to a big, flashy ending without worrying about what to do next season.

“Limited gives us that opportunity to just be like — leave them wanting more. We’re out. Mic drop, we’re done,” said Marco Ramirez, executive producer and showrunner of the upcoming Hulu limited series “La Maquina,” set in the world of boxing in Mexico.

Ramirez was one of five writer-producers who gathered Thursday night at the London Hotel in West Hollywood for a lively conversation that was part of Variety’s A Night in the Writers Room: Awards Season Edition event.

The scribes discussed the idiosyncracies of working in the format. Shaye Ogbonna, creator, executive producer and showrunner of Peacock’s “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” said the rising demand for limited series during the height of the Peak TV...

An idyllic getaway turns into a nightmare in Blumhouse’s latest psychological horror thriller.

One of the huge benefits of a Peacock subscription is that it’s the exclusive streaming home for Universal movies - including terrifying Blumhouse pictures - shortly after their theatrical release… which means you don’t have to wait very long to watch James McAvoy terrorize his guests in the psychological horror thriller “Speak No Evil,” premiering on Friday, Dec. 6. The story follows Ben and Louise, an American couple, who bring their daughter to a British couple’s country estate for what seems like a perfect getaway. But things take a dark turn when they realize their hosts have sinister secrets. Watch “Speak No Evil” with a subscription to Peacock.

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Kevin Hart‘s busy 2024 isn’t over yet. After “Lift,” “Borderlands,” Peacock‘s “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” and hosting “The Roast Of Tom Brady,” the actor-comedian also has Season 3 of “Die Hart” on the way, and it hits The Roku Channel next Friday.

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After the Quibi original became a runaway hit, snagging seven Emmy nods, Roku swooped in to keep the show alive (with a little help from Prime Video recutting those two seasons into feature films).

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If the 2025 Golden Globes TV nominations were announced today, what would Gold Derby predict as the nominees and winners? Our predictions center officially opened on Sept. 3, 2024, and already more than 1,700 people have made their television forecasts in the 11 categories for series (drama/comedy/limited) and acting (lead/supporting). So who’s out front to claim this year’s trophies, according to Gold Derby’s Golden Globe TV predictions 2025?

Below, see a snapshot in time of our racetrack odds for the 82nd annual ceremony, updated on Nov. 27, 2024. See how the odds and rankings have changed over time by examining our previous Golden Globe TV snapshots on Oct. 30, Nov. 6, Nov. 13, and Nov. 20.

The biggest movement on the Golden Globe charts this week is Liza Colón-Zayas for “The Bear” Season 3. She now jumps from fourth place to third place to win Best TV Supporting Actress, behind only Jessica Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”) and Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”). Don’t forget,...

Exclusive: Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist‘s Artrece Johnson has signed with Cesd for representation.

Johnson is coming off her breakout performance in Peacock’s limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, opposite Kevin Hart and Taraji P. Henson. In the series, Johnson portrays Faye Williams, the long-suffering wife of Gordon ‘Chicken Man’ Williams (Hart) and mother to his three children, who finds herself at odds with his other woman and “business partner with benefits,” Vivian Thomas (Henson). Cast also includes Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, and Terrence Howard.

Johnson’s film credits include supporting opposite Teyana Taylor in A Thousand and One from director and Gotham Award winner A.V. Rockwell, which took home the Grand Jury Award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and was later distributed by Focus Features. Other television credits include: FBI: Most Wanted, Law & Order: Svu, P-Valley, and HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot.

Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to star in the next movie from director J.J. Abrams.

If the deal closes, he’ll join a cast that includes Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and “Sex Education” star Emma Mackey. Abrams is writing and directing the untitled feature, of which details have been kept under wraps. Bad Robot, the company founded by Abrams, will serve as a producer.

Warner Bros. is backing the film, which is expected to commence production in the United Kingdom this spring. It’s unclear when the movie is slated to hit theaters.

This new project is Abrams’ first directorial effort since 2019’s “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker,” which culminated the nine-part saga to the tune of $1 billion at the global box office. Jackson, who portrayed Jedi Master Mace Windu in the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy, briefly worked with Abrams for a voice cameo for the climax of “Rise of Skywalker.

Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations for a key role in J.J. Abrams’ untitled feature at Warner Bros.

If a deal makes, Jackson would be the veteran thespian amid a bevy of hot young Hollywood talent. The call sheet already includes Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega, and Emma Mackey in what is expected to be a trifecta of leads for the project.

Abrams wrote the script for the feature, whose logline and description is being kept in the mystery box. At one point it was speculated to involve time travel, but sources say that is not the case. Abrams’ Bad Robot is producing.

The feature is expected to shoot in the spring in the UK.

Jackson has had a busy 2024 with appearances in several movies and series, among them Matthew Vaughn’s all-star caper Argylle and Piano Lesson, Netflix’s adaptation of the play by August Wilson directed by Malcolm Washington.

If the 2025 Golden Globes TV nominations were announced today, what would Gold Derby predict as the nominees and winners? Our predictions center officially opened on Sept. 3, 2024, and already more than 1,600 people have made their television forecasts in the 11 categories for series (drama/comedy/limited) and acting (lead/supporting). So who’s out front to claim this year’s trophies, according to Gold Derby’s Golden Globe TV predictions 2025?

Below, see a snapshot in time of our racetrack odds for the 82nd annual ceremony, updated on Nov. 20, 2024. See how the odds and rankings have changed over time by examining our previous Golden Globe TV snapshots on Oct. 30, Nov. 6, and Nov. 13.

Now expected to receive a nomination since the last update: Cooper Koch for “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” in Best Limited/Movie Actor. Currently, the Netflix program is also expected to receive a bid in Best Limited Series/TV Movie.

Six acclaimed production designers take us behind the scenes of their set designs to reveal what they love about their craft.

In an exclusive video roundtable interview with Gold Derby as part of our “Meet the Experts: TV Production Designers” panel, Mark Steel (“The Boys”), Jamie Walker McCall (“Doctor Odyssey”), Toni Barton (“Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist”), Mara LePere-Schloop (“Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire”), Claire Bennett (“Nobody Wants This”), and Jon Carlos (“Palm Roayle”) discuss their love of craft and how production design is all about problem solving. Watch the full roundtable above. Click on each person’s name to watch an individual chat.

Lepere-Schloop who had to design coffins and battlefields for vampires reveals, “all of us would do vastly different things on every project. But, at the heart, we are all problem solvers. You just figure out different ways to come to different visual conclusions.

For “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” costume designer Ernesto Martinez, the reality of the fact-based story of an armed robbery in the aftermath of Muhammad Ali’s 1970 comeback fight in Atlanta was merely the starting point for his craftsmanship on the Peacock limited series.

“I had free range to design every character in a way that felt like Atlanta – but a very fashionable Atlanta with a lot of money and a lot of gangsters,” Martinez tells Gold Derby during our Meet the Experts: TV Costume Designers panel. “So I went out of the box, and decided that each character should come from different places of the world and dress very unconventionally – dress how people would think they would dress in Atlanta in the 1970s.”

See‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’ reviews: Peacock’s ‘crime caper’ could turn critical acclaim into Golden Globes glory

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Six top production designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with TV awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, November 12, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Matt Noble and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.

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The Boys

Synopsis: A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.

Bio: Mark Steel was an Emmy nominee for “The Umbrella Academy.” Other projects have included “Star Trek: Discovery,” “Locke and Key,” and “Son of a Critch.”

Doctor Odyssey

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Producer Will Packer, singer-actor Fantasia Barrino and gospel superstar Hezekiah Walker are among the notables who will be celebrated at the 2nd annual Hbcu Honors, which recognize prominent alumni of Hbcu institutions.

The ceremony will be held Nov. 14 at Howard University’s Cramton Auditorium in Washington, D.C. and air Dec. 1 as a special on BET. Actress and comedian Kym Whitley, a graduate of Fisk University in Nashville, will host.

“Hosting Hbcu Honors is truly a privilege,” Whitley said. “I owe so much to my time at Fisk University. HBCUs gave me the tools to succeed, and it’s an honor to stand on that stage and celebrate the incredible people who are making history today. This event is all about Black excellence, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.”

Packer is a Florida A&m University alum who has become a prolific producer of movies and TV...

If the 2025 Golden Globes TV nominations were announced today, what would Gold Derby predict as the nominees and winners? Our predictions center officially opened on September 3, 2024 and already more than 1,300 people have made their television forecasts in the 11 categories for series (drama/comedy/limited) and acting (lead/supporting). So who’s out front to claim this year’s trophies, according to Gold Derby’s Golden Globe TV predictions 2025?

Below, see a snapshot in time of our racetrack odds for the 82nd annual ceremony, updated on October 30, 2024. How many of this year’s Golden Globe trophies will go to contenders who just prevailed at the 2024 Emmy Awards? As a reminder, Emmy’s trio of series champs were “Shōgun” for drama, “Hacks” for comedy, and “Baby Reindeer” for limited, and now all three are also predicted to triumph at the Globes.

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Samuel L. Jackson was honored at the Museum of Modern Art’s 2024 Film Benefit, presented by Chanel, on Wednesday, as a star-studded group of friends and collaborators paid tribute to the actor.

Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Walton Goggins, Kenny Leon, wife Latanya Richardson Jackson and MoMA’s chief curator of film Rajendra Roy were all in attendance at the event, with Brie Larson and George Lucas sending video messages of support.

Lucas noted how Jackson is “not always like the parts he plays; he’s much more of a sweet, honest, good, helpful, loving guy.” Lee looked back at their early days together in Atlanta, recalling even in college thinking of Jackson and his friends, “I know that God willing, if I became a filmmaker, these great artists would be in my films.”

Jackson, who this year appeared in Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist and the upcoming The Piano Lesson,...

This article from the HBO and Max miniseries The Penguin Season 1 Episode 5 contains significant spoilers.

The new HBO and Max miniseries event The Penguin finally drops the facade and reveals the games the main characters have been playing on each other. Everything is out in the open now. Sofia brutally (and cleverly) murdered her entire family for a fresh start, and Oz has been exposed for playing both sides—the Falcones and the Maronis.

The Penguin season 1, episode 5, titled “Homecoming,” written by Breannah Gibson (The Walking Dead) and Shaye Ogbonna (Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist) and directed by Helen Shaver (Westworld), examines the dueling characters of Oz Cobb and Sofia Falcone, who have reached a boiling point.

This HBO, Max, and DC Comics series keeps getting better and better.

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For Shaye Ogbonna, assembling an A-list roster of talent for “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” was a blessing for which he cannot take any credit.

“They wouldn’t do it if the material wasn’t great,” the series creator humbly told TheWrap of working with stars like Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Chloe Bailey, Don Cheadle and Taraji P. Henson.

The Peacock limited series outlines the true story of how an Atlanta after-party for Muhammad Ali’s 1970 comeback fight turned into a million dollar robbery, involving some of the biggest Black gangsters and money-movers in the nation.

Ogbonna believed this story would be an opportunity to highlight the origins of how the heist established his hometown of Atlanta as the “Black Mecca.” The writer-producer also saw the potential for some of the biggest Black actors in the business to skyrocket this project to another level.

“I was always influenced...

[This story contains major spoilers from the series finale of Fight Night.]

Kevin Hart’s Chicken Man is on the ground, breathing hard in fear, as Samuel L. Jackson’s badass gangster Frank Moten, known as the Black Godfather, holds a gun.

Subtly channeling Jackson’s legendary Pulp Fiction persona Jules Winnfield, Frank thunders, “You do believe in God, right?” Hart’s Chicken Man reply “with all my soul” produces a soft, but stern “then testify” from Frank. Not long after, a shot is fired, followed by a visual rewinding that flashes back to two weeks earlier, when Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist launched its story.

To launch the hit Peacock limited series — which Hart produces through his Hartbeat shingle with Will Packer — a black screened disclaimer appeared all capped in yellow type with the words “Based On Some Shit,” pause, “That Really Happened.” The series’ eighth and final episode returned to that moment, later revealing that Gordon “Chicken...

The following contains spoilers from the finale of Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, now streaming on Peacock.

There was no lack of body count as Peacock’s Fight Night, based on Jeff Keating’s true-crime podcast of the same name, came to a close.

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Spoiler Alert: This story contains plot details for Peacock’s “Fight Night”

In the eighth and final episode of “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” viewers learn the shocking truth. A twist reveals that New Jersey gangster Richard “Cadillac Richie” Wheeler (Terrance Howard), who appeared to be a victim of the brazen robbery, was the mastermind behind the entire endeavor. His attempt to usurp Frank ‘Black Godfather’ Moten’s (Samuel L. Jackson) position nearly prevented Atlanta from transforming into the Black Mecca.

Based on Jeff Keating’s true-crime podcast of the same name, Peacock’s “Fight Night,” created by Shaye Ogbonna, is based on the real-life heist following Muhammad Ali’s triumphant return to the boxing ring in 1970. The fight would relaunch Ali into the boxing stratosphere following his blacklisting over his refusal to be drafted into the Vietnam War. However, the day following the fight, the robbery, a hustler...

Could Diddy’s massive criminal scandal lead to a Kevin Hart divorce?

From the sensational baby oil quantities to the gruesome indictment details, Diddy is in hot water.

As a result, people are heavily scrutinizing anyone and everyone who may have known about — or been complicit in — his laundry list of heinous alleged crimes.

Not everyone who rubbed elbows with Diddy participated in a “freak off” or even knew about them. But did Kevin Hart? And could his rumored connections to all of this lead to a divorce?

Kevin Hart poses in the IMDboat Exclusive Portrait Studio at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 at The IMDb Yacht on July 26, 2024. (Photo Credit: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for IMDb) What did allegedly Kevin Hart do?

Officially? Nothing. There are not currently any known federal charges against Kevin Hart. His biggest legal incident was a failed field sobriety test on the freeway in 2013, for which he received probation.

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With over 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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From the stage to the big and small screens and in-between, Debbie Allen does it all. She’s a dancer, singer, actress, choreographer, producer and director whose had her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for over 30 years. She’s won Emmys, Tonys and a Golden Globe. For over 20 years, she’s helped train the future through her namesake Debbie Allen Dance Academy. If there is work to be done, she rolls up her sleeves and she does it.

Because Allen is so multifaceted, you can never be sure when, where and how she will show up. This time, she showed up in the final minutes of the penultimate episode of Peacock’s star-studded, Black gangster-fueled, hit series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. From Will Packer and Kevin Hart, the series also stars Hart, along with Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson,...

The Perfect Couple shot to the top overall spot in Nielsen’s streaming rankings for its premiere week.

The murder mystery limited series, which stars Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber and Dakota Fanning, accumulated 1.91 billion minutes of viewing for the week of Sept. 2-8 (it premiered on Sept. 5). That’s the fifth highest total for any original series premiere week on the streaming charts this year, behind Fool Me Once (3.04 billion minutes), Fallout (2.9 billion), Bridgerton (2.76 billion) and Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender (2.56 billion).

The Perfect Couple was one of five titles to record more than a billion minutes of viewing for the week. The others are Netflix’s movie Rebel Ridge (1.11 billion), Family Guy (1.06 billion), Prison Break (1.05 billion) — which had been the overall No. 1 for the previous four weeks — and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (1.02 billion), which was even with its season two premiere a week earlier.

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Netflix originals were a big hit the first week of September. That’s what the latest measurements from Nielsen are showing. From Sept. 2 – 8, two Netflix originals — “The Perfect Couple” and “Rebel Ridge” — secured the first and second spots, respectively, on Nielsen’s overall top 10 streaming list, securing nearly three billion viewing minutes in their opening weekend.

The Nicole Kidman miniseries “The Perfect Couple” generated 1.9 billion viewing minutes, a viewership number that was driven by an audience that was 70% female. “Rebel Ridge” followed in second place with 1.1 billion viewing minutes thanks to a slightly younger audience that was split fairly evenly between men and women.

“Family Guy” was third on the list, scoring 1.06 billion minutes on Hulu, a third of which came from Black viewers. That was then followed by...

Samuel L. Jackson said his contract with superhero entertainment company Marvel initially threw him for a loop, as it locked him in to star in nine films — which made him question how long he’d have to be alive in order to complete the business agreement.

“I knew I had a nine-picture,” the Oscar-winning actor said during an interview with GQ magazine in which he broke down his most iconic roles. “When Kevin [Feige, Marvel Studios president] said that, ‘We’re gonna offer you a nine-picture deal,'” Jackson said he thought to himself, “‘How long I gotta stay alive to make nine movies?'”

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The actor continued, saying that the entire process of making nine films went by faster than he thought it would.

“It’s not the quickest process in the world, people don’t do it. I didn’t know they were...

Peacock’s crime drama “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” made its streaming premiere on September 5, 2024. The star-studded cast including Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle, and Samuel L. Jackson was enough to attract early buzz, but what are critics saying now that six episodes have aired, with the final two slated for October 3 and October 10? And how could positive reviews impact its chances at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards?

In a city bursting with fight night anticipation, streetwise hustler Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams (Hart) plants himself at the center of the action. His big ambitions, and even bigger talk, put him on a collision course with ruthless criminals, each consumed by their own insatiable hunger for the spoils of the event. As dawn breaks on a city reeling from the heist, Jd Hudson (Cheadle), a pioneering Black detective, is thrust into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse as the body count rises.

Peacock has announced the lineup of movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on the streaming service in October. The Peacock October 2024 schedule includes the streaming premieres of The Mouse Trap and Blackwater Lane, as well as the debut of the terrifying Peacock Originals Teacup and Hysteria!

Peacock has something for everyone, from frightful favorites like I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Fly and spine-chilling thrillers like The Craft and Jennifer’s Body to films to scare up fun for the whole family, such as the Harry Potter franchise, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and more.

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October also brings a taste of early noughties nostalgia with the exclusive streaming premiere of Didi and a royal reality check when Queens Court returns for season 2. Get on your dancing shoes for the premiere of Reggaeton: The Sound That Conquered the World, and don...

Samuel L. Jackson gave audiences their first hint that the Marvel Cinematic Universe was going to be more significant than they imagined. The actor first appeared as Nick Fury at the end of Iron Man, telling Tony Stark that he’d become part of a bigger universe. This was the first of Jackson’s nine-picture deal with Marvel Studios. The actor told GQ that not only was he shocked by the deal, but that he stayed alive long enough to see them all get made.

“I knew I had a nine-picture deal,” Jackson said. “[Marvel Studios president] Kevin [Feige] said that: ‘We’re going to offer you a nine-picture deal.’ How long do you have to stay alive to make nine movies? It’s not the quickest process in the world. I didn’t know they were going to make nine movies in like two and a half years. That’s kind of crazy!

Universal Studio Group has promoted Jonder Ho to senior vice president of business affairs.

In his new role, Ho will negotiate writer, actor, director and other above-the-line deals for the studio group — which includes Universal Television, UCP, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal International Studios — with a focus on productions, including “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” “Hacks” and NBCU’s untitled Greg Daniels/Michael Koman project.

Ho will also act as a direct liaison with the relevant stakeholders, both externally and within the studio, including development, current programming, casting, production, legal and more.

Most recently, Ho was vice president of business affairs for Usg’s Universal Television. He has been with the studio, which is led by chairman Pearlena Igbokwe, for eight years.

As senior vice president of business affairs for Usg, Ho will report directly to Universal Studio Group’s global head of business affairs Blossom Lefcourt.

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On Tuesday’s episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show, Terrence Howard makes an appearance to discuss his new miniseries, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. This limited series, inspired by a true crime podcast, premiered on Peacock on September 6, 2024. Terrence Howard is joined by his former Empire co-star Taraji P. Henson, along with Kevin […]

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Samuel L. Jackson will lend a boost to Sunday night’s Chiefs-Falcons match-up on NBC.

The actor, known for roles in movies such as “Pulp Fiction,” “Patriot Games” and “Glass,” will star in what NBC Sports bills as a “cinematic opening sequence” for tonight’s “Sunday Night Football” broadcast, which can be seen on both NBC and the Peacock streaming service.

Jackson is among the stars of “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” a new original limited series streaming on Peacock. The program is executive produced by Will Packer and Kevin Hart, and stars Jackson, Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle and Terrence Howard.

The series is based on a true-crime podcast distributed by iHeart, and follows the story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight helped transform the economy and culture of Atlanta, Georgia. Hart plays a hustler known as “Chicken Man...

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“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Season 2 suffered a major viewership drop in its second week on Luminate’s weekly streaming originals chart.

Last week, the Amazon Prime Video series managed to nab second place with 764.7 million minutes watched in the first full week of availability of its first three episodes combined with the first day of availability of its fourth episode. But during the Sept. 6-12 viewing window — which included the first full week of Episode 4 and the first day of Episode 5 — it only hit 372.7 million minutes watched, landing in fourth place. While there was less new content to watch compared to the week before, when the first three episodes has just debuted, it still doesn’t bode well for a large IP title to drop by more than 50% after one week, when word-of-mouth appeal should still be high. It should be noted that Luminate only measures U.

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Near the end of the second episode of Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’s three-episode debut, one of New York City’s fiercest and deadliest gangsters, Frank Moten, played by Samuel L. Jackson, hovers over a petrified small-time Atlanta hustler known as Chicken Man, played by Kevin Hart, after leaving a historic boxing match in that Southern city in 1970.

Moten and his henchmen have taken Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams and a Miami gangster named Harvey (Celestino Cornielle) out to a field in Atlanta, where he quickly executes the Florida crime boss for making insulting comments to him before the unsanctioned boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Jerry Quarry. Chicken Man had made the mistake of trying to run a scam on Moten while he was watching the fight and made a promise he couldn’t deliver on, which resulted in his invitation out to the field for a final destination.

Peacock’s Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is based on a true story, explained in a podcast from Will Packer and iHeart Media. The podcast was co-written by Jim Roberts and Jeff Keating, whose production company Doghouse Pictures also backed the project.

Keating hosted the podcast, executive produced by Dan Bush, Lars Jacobson and Kenny Burns. Packer and James Lopez, President of Will Packer Productions, co-produced. The podcast and now television show shine the spotlight on Muhammad Ali’s return to the boxing ring after a three-year ban to take on Jack Quarry in Atlanta on October 26, 1970. Celebrities like Diana Ross, Sidney Poitier and Arthur Ashe attended the sporting event.

As the second part of the title hints, a major armed robbery took place at an after-party following the fight. A stellar cast has gathered to portray the events of what happened that night. Check out who plays who...

The first three episodes of Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist largely focused on Detective Hudson preparing to protect Muhammad Ali for his comeback fight in Atlanta and Gordon ‘Chicken Man’ Williams setting the stage for a lavish party at Vivian Thomas’ house after the aforementioned fight. Hudson got his job done without too many hiccups, and he won the confidence of the one and only Muhammad Ali, who promised to return to Atlanta just because of the detective. Gordon faced all kinds of hurdles. He was abducted by a local gangster called Javi and forced into a partnership with him. He tried his best to woo his idol, Frank ‘Black Godfather’ Moten, several times and failed. Gordon was accused of colluding with Javi to backstab Moten. And when Gordon finally won over Moten with his pitch about turning Atlanta into “Black Vegas,” and he took the Black Godfather to the afterparty,...

The staff of the fictional newspaper in Peacock’s follow-up to The Office is growing.

The as yet untitled series from U.S. Office creator Greg Daniels and Michael Koman (Nathan for You) has added Melvin Gregg, Chelsea Frei and Ramona Young to its cast. They join Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore in the ensemble.

The series, which Peacock greenlit in May, is set in the same world as The Office and, like that show, will be a mockumentary. The show’s description reads, “The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters.”

News of the three additions to the cast was broken not in one of the industry trades but in the Palisadian-Post, a community newspaper serving L.A.’s Pacific Palisades where Gregg,...

Comcast and its NBCUniversal streamer Peacock are flying high across the board, Comcast president Mike Cavanagh signaled on Tuesday.

Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference in San Francisco in a session that was live-streamed, he shared that Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, the new limited series starring Kevin Hart, Taraji Henson, Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson, and more, has become a hit within days. “We launched Fight Night on Thursday night with Kevin Hart and an unbelievable cast,” he said. “And that’s the most watched title, original, in the history of Peacock.”

Overall, Peacock continues to evolve, Cavanagh said. “We feel very good about what we’ve done over a few short years, where we were going from a standing start when it became clear that we wouldn’t be staying in Hulu,” he said.

The executive also discussed the recent Paris Summer Olympics, which set an advertising record,...

On Wednesday, 11 September 2024, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert welcomes the talented actor Samuel L. Jackson and actress Amy Ryan to the show. Jackson is currently co-starring in the all-star Peacock Limited Series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, which based on a real-life 1970s robbery. Colbert also chats to actress Amy Ryan […]

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This week on “Tamron Hall,” host Tamron Hall welcomes guests Chloe Bailey, Kristell Jean, James Wimbley, Attica Locke, Chloe Gong, Burt Watson, Sanaa Lathan, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Joanna “Jojo” Levesque, among others. Plus, extraordinary kids with big dreams and even bigger personalities, and some of the authors making waves right now!

Guest Lineup Monday, September 9, 2024– Chloe Bailey: The singer-songwriter, actress and producer joins the Tam Fam for an epic hour! She talks about her sophomore album “Trouble in Paradise,” her starring role in the limited series “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” and her show-stopping red carpet looks. Plus, she dishes on her dating life and how becoming an aunt has changed her. New | #6005 Tuesday, September 10, 2024Little Dreamers, Big Dreams 4

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