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Sports betting platform FanDuel will adjust its 2024 Super Bowl ad featuring Carl Weathers, who died at age 76 on Thursday. FanDuel is one of two sports betting sites planning to run an ad during the game. Prices for a spot run $6.5 million to $7 million and are sold out, according to reports…

A movie star and international pop sensation. A key cast member of a hit TV show. And a Saturday Night Live cast member. Which would you have bet would steal the promo spotlight? If you chose “C” for Heidi Gardner of SNL, you’d be correct. Host Ayo Edebiri and musical guest Jennifer Lopez…

EXCLUSIVE, updated with Biković’s statement: HBO has parted ways with actor Miloš Biković who will no longer be part of The White Lotus‘ upcoming third season set at a Thailand hotel, sources tell Deadline. The series does not reveal character details but Biković is believed to have been cast in the…

EXCLUSIVE: Angela "Angie" Beyincé, the award-winning songwriter and actress who’s co-written hits for Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child, has been promoted to a series regular for the seventh and current season of Tyler Perry’s BET drama-comedy series, Sistas.Beyincé portrays Pam, the nosy, sassy hair salon…

Disney Entertainment TV’s Head of Casting Sharon Klein will receive The Hoyt Bowers Award at the 39th Annual Artios Awards. The award is for excellence in casting and honors the recipient's body of work and outstanding contribution to the casting profession. It will be presented during the ceremony…

Look for a blast-from-the-past to return next week to Port Charles. William Lipton is checking back into General Hospital — but only for a brief visit. He will reprise his role as Cameron Webber, who was last seen on the sudser in early 2023 when the character took off for college. Cameron is…

It’s the end of an era on NBC’s Law & Order as Sam Waterston is gearing up to say goodbye. Waterston’s final appearance as District Attorney Jack McCoy, whom he played across more than 400 episodes, will air on February 22. As Waterston exits, the cast will be joined by Tony Goldwyn (Oppenheimer, Scan…

Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave), Paul Rudd (Only Murders in the Building) and Kate Mara (Class of ’09) have been set to star in Friendship, a new comedy from Fifth Season and BoulderLight Pictures. Pic centers on Craig Waterman (Robinson), who enjoys his life. He likes New Balance shoes…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has assembled the cast around Ted Danson in the upcoming Mike Schur/Ted Danson comedy series, which now has a name, A Classic Spy. Joining Danson in the project are Mary Elizabeth Ellis (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Stephanie Beatriz (Twisted Metal, Encanto), Lilah Richcreek Estra…

EXCLUSIVE: Nnamdi Asomugha (Sylvie’s Love) has been tapped as a lead opposite star and executive producer Jessica Chastain in The Savant, Apple TV+’s new, eight-episode limited series from writer/executive producer/showrunner Melissa James Gibson, Fifth Season and Anonymous Content. The Savant is…

EXCLUSIVE: Naveen Andrews has joined the cast of Paramount+’s Australian drama series Last King of the Cross. He will play lead antagonist Ray Kinnock in the second season of the show, which tells the story of Sydney nightclub kingpin John Ibrahim (Lincoln Younes) and his brother Sam (Claude…

If you’re scoring at home, it’s goons 2, chair 1, Anthony Anderson 0. The Blackish actor today shared via Instagram a photo of himself lying on a gurney. The 53-year-old actor flashed a peace sign as he shared what went down in Cape Town, South Africa, on the set of his upcoming new movie, G20.…