Open Thread

Deadline Hollywood reports: Fox has locked in two of the tentpoles of its Sunday animation block for two more years. The network has renewed flagship Family Guy for Seasons 19 and 20 and the Emmy-winning Bob’s Burgers for a 12th and 13th season. The two long-running series, along with animated stalwart The Simpsons, come from 20th Television. The Simpsons was …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: The “Amazon Room.” According to Mauricio Umansky, CEO and founder of The Agency, that’s the latest amenity some high-end Hollywood homebuyers are seeking when shopping for a new estate. In a COVID-19 world, buyers are looking for a room to store the many packages that arrive, and also a spot for them to decontaminate before opening. …

The New York Times reports: In its sixth and final season, “Schitt’s Creek” swept the comedy category on Sunday night, taking home seven wins at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. The show won a total of nine Emmys this year, the most ever for a comedy in a single year. Catherine O’Hara kicked things off with the first acting Emmy …

Deadline Hollywood reports: The 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards caps a weeklong procession of honoring the best of 2020 in television Sunday with a hybrid virtual ceremony beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The ceremony will also stream on ABC.com, and the full week of Emmy shows will be available on-demand on ABC.com …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: DC Universe will soon be rebranding as DC Universe Infinite, as it abandons its streaming shows to become a comics-only platform. As part of the news, HBO Max revealed it has renewed Kaley Cuoco’s Harley Quinn for a third season and that it will be the home to DC Universe’s streaming library of legacy content. The …

Metro Weekly reports: Rod Thomas, better known as Bright Light Bright Light, has released his long-awaited album Fun City, a tribute to queerness, queer spaces, and most of all, queer people everywhere. All but one of the tracks is a collaboration, and the roster reads as a who’s who of prominent (and should-be-prominent) LGBTQ artists, including, among others, Andy Bell …

Deadline Hollywood reports: After tapping Kat Coiro as director, Marvel Studios looks to have found its star to take over the title role in its She-Hulk series. Sources tell Deadline that Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany is the choice to play the title character in Marvel’s She-Hulk series for Disney Plus. The last major character to be co-created by Stan …

Deadline reports: Jim Carrey is set to play Joe Biden in the upcoming season of Saturday Night Live as the NBC show adds three new featured players and will have a limited studio audience when it returns. Lorne Michaels, speaking in an interview with Vulture, said, “Maya Rudolph is coming back, and Alec [Baldwin] will be back. And Jim Carrey …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: South Park has set a one-night, hour-long “Pandemic Special” that will tackle the numerous issues of 2020 as only the long-running cartoon can, Comedy Central announced Tuesday. The usual 30-minute show has done several multiple-part series in the past, but never an episode running longer than a half-hour in the show’s 23-year history (not counting the …

Playbill reports: Dr. Anthony Fauci recently joined actor Jennifer Garner for a conversation on facing the coronavirus pandemic, current and future best safety practices, long-term ramifications, and more. During the Instagram Live interview (below), the Emmy nominee asked when we might be able to attend live performances as we did prior to the mass shutdowns. Dr. Fauci’s answer, while optimistic …

Billboard Magazine reports: Godmother of Soul Patti LaBelle will step up to the mic against Empress of Soul Gladys Knight for the next Verzuz battle Sunday, (Sept. 13). “The Master Class we’ve ALL been waiting for! @MsGladysKnight vs. @MsPattiLaBelle,” VerzuzTV announced on social media Tuesday (Sept. 8). “Leave ya church clothes on all Sunday and pull up to the affair …

Billboard Magazine reports: Madame X is adding auto-biopic screenplay writer to her long list of titles, as the pop icon shared details about the movie telling her life story during an Instagram Live Thursday night (Sept. 10). Oscar-winning Juno writer Diablo Cody has been accompanying Madonna in her quarantine hobby for the past few months. Although the pair have yet …

Deadline Hollywood reports: John Fogerty says that Donald Trump’s use of his song Fortunate Son at campaign rallies is “confounding, to say the least,” given that the lyrics to the song were inspired by rich people who were able to avoid the draft during the Vietnam war. When the song was played at Trump’s rally in Michigan on Thursday, a …

Page Six reports: A news site didn’t break copyright laws when it published a paparazzi shot it did not own showing actor Jon Hamm‘s pants bulge, a judge ruled Thursday — because of all the fuss surrounding the “Mad Men” star’s member. HuffPost used the viral image showing Hamm strolling down the street on two legs — with an apparent …

Deadline reports: New York’s Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, considered the largest participatory event in the country with 50,000 costumed revelers typically marching up Sixth Avenue, has been canceled due to concerns over COVID-19, parade organizers said today. The locally televised parade was to have featured Pose actor Billy Porter as grand marshal, with a theme of “Big Love.” An official …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: Disney’s big-budget remake of Mulan, already the subject of a pro-democracy boycott, has come under additional fire for filming scenes in China’s Xinjiang Province, where Beijing is accused of perpetrating human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims on a massive scale. Following Mulan’s release on Disney+ on Friday, some viewers began noticing a “special thanks” in the …

Billboard Magazine reports: With Folklore’s sixth week at No. 1, Taylor Swift’s cumulative weeks at No. 1, across all of her seven chart-topping albums, now rises to 46. That ties Whitney Houston for the most weeks atop the chart by a woman in history. Houston landed four No. 1 albums: her self-titled debut (14 weeks at No. 1 in 1986), …

Deadline reports: British citizens missing the movie-going can experience films like they’re English royalty, almost. The Sandringham Estate, which has been the private home of her royal majesty Queen Elizabeth and monarchs before her, has opened up to host drive-in movie events. Starting Sept. 25, the royal house will open up for a handful of drive-in showings of titles including …

Playbill reports: A night full of sharp tongues, party games, and secrets awaits these boys. Check out the first trailer for the Netflix adaptation of The Boys in the Band, starring the cast of the 2018 Tony-winning revival. As previously announced, the film debuts September 30 on the streaming service. The cast includes Jim Parsons as Michael, Zachary Quinto as …

Billboard Magazine reports: With their brand new music video for their track “It’s Alright, It’s OK,” pop singer Bright Light Bright Light and indie star Caveboy shifted the focus away from themselves. Instead, the entirety of the new clip focuses on New York drag performer and activist Glow Job, as she puts her makeup on while social distancing in her …