Social media giant, facebook Inc. is in talks with Hollywood studios about producing scripted, TV-quality shows, with an aim of launching original programming by late summer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Facebook has indicated it’s will to commit to budgets as high as $3 million per episode, in meetings with Hollywood talent agencies, […]
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When actor Omari Hardwick read the script for the Starz drama series “Power,” he initially wanted to pass on playing the lead character. Hardwick liked the show’s premise, but he was satisfied at the time with taking a backseat to any leading role. His wife, however, encouraged him to go for it. “I really had […]
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Before Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck donned Batman’s cape in a stream of Hollywood blockbusters, there was Adam West. West’s deadpan portrayal of the comic hero in a campy 1960’s TV series brought the Caped Crusader into the national consciousness with a “bang!” The Dark Knight had been a […]
Read MoreThe long-awaited “Big Bang Theory” spinoff will feature Sheldon Cooper as you’ve never seen him before — as a 9-year-old in a single-camera comedy, CNNEnt reports. CBS on Wednesday unveiled the first look at “Young Sheldon,” a series that follows the popular “Big Bang Theory” character as a train-loving genius growing up in east Texas […]
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“13 Reasons Why,” a hit Netflix show in which a teenager slits her wrists and leaves behind 13 tapes as clues to what made her do it, has alarmed US mental health experts who fear it glorifies suicide. While the show’s creators insist they are performing a public service, they tread a very fine line […]
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The fans’ favourite, Efe has won the grand finale of the Reality TV show, the Big Brother Nigeria, otherwise known as #BBNaija. He won with a massive 57 per cent of the vote. Bisola trailed with 18 per cent. He will go home with the N25m cash prize and a Kia Sorento SUV. Efe, the […]
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While TV star Jussie Smollett was in the recording studio working on his own music apart from “Empire,” set for release later this year, he couldn’t help but write a song about what’s going in the world, from injustice to President Donald Trump. That’s when he penned “F.U.W,” short for “(expletive) up world,” around President’s […]
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CBS has officially given a series order for “The Big Bang Theory” spinoff “Young Sheldon,” Variety has learned. The half-hour multicam, currently with an unspecified number of episodes ordered, will premiere in the 2017-18 season. Created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro, the series follows “The Big Bang Theory’s” Sheldon Cooper at age nine, living […]
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Kevin Hart and the bad bunny he plays in “The Secret Life of Pets” were both winners at the Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday night.. Hart was named favorite villain for voicing Snowball, who claimed the prize for “most wanted pet” at the fan-voted show in Los Angeles. Hart also shared the “BFF” award with […]
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Nollywood film “The Wedding Party” has shown Nigerian cinema at the top of its game, with its success at the box office taking it to new audiences across Africa and the world. The country may well be in recession but Nollywood, which churns out some 2,000 films a year and is the world’s second-biggest film […]
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