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The new lead of the CW’s Batwoman will not be Kate Kane. The show has opted to go with a new character in the title role following the exit of star Ruby Rose, sources confirm to Deadline. The show was expected to go for a new identity of Batwoman, which is a far more elegant way of replacing a lead than straight-out…

Edward James Olmos has partnered with Tito Puente’s family to bring the story of the legendary musician to the world in a series of projects, including film, television and VR content. Known as the “King of Mambo,” Puente was a six-time Grammy winner, and received many other accolades before he died in 2000. Olmos is…

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Dugdale (In The Shadow Of The Moon) is set as a series regular opposite Alexandra Breckenridge in the upcoming second season of Netflix’s Virgin River romance drama series. Additionally, Grayson Gurnsey, who recurred in the first season, has been promoted to series regular for season 2 of the series…

Ryan Gosling is sinking his teeth into Universal’s growing monster universe titles. The two-time Oscar nominee is attached to star in a Wolfman remake which was written by Orange Is The New Black scribes Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo. The last werewolf pic at Universal, 2010’s The Wolfman, had Benicio del…

EXCLUSIVE: David Makes Man‘s Ade Chike Torbert is set for a major recurring role in the Starz/Lionsgate Power prequel, Power Book III: Raising Kanan. Created by Sascha Penn, who also serves as showrunner, Power Book III: Raising Kanan is a prequel that takes viewers back to the '90s and the early years of the…

Emmy Award and Golden Globe awards winner Alec Baldwin has signed on to produce and star in action/western feature Rust. The pic is based on a story by Baldwin and Crown Vic helmer Joel Souza, who will write the screenplay and direct. The plot follows infamous western outlaw Harland Rust (Baldwin), who has had a…

Sean Penn, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Munn, Blake Shelton, Gary Sinise and Reba McEntire are among the big names set for CMT Celebrates Our Heroes, a tribute special set to air June 3 on Paramount Network, TV Land and Pop TV. The two-hour virtual tribute will recognize heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic including those…

EXCLUSIVE: Even though production hasn’t started back up, packages are being gobbled up quickly, and here’s one that ought to sell fast. Jumanji: The Next Level‘s Awkwafina and Karen Gillan are attached to reteam in Shelly, an action-comedy script by Michael Doneger and Liz Storm that is out to the town today through…

EXCLUSIVE: While there is not a Man of Steel sequel in the works, we’re hearing that Henry Cavill is in talks to reprise his Superman role in the Warner Bros DC Universe. We hear Cavill could come back in a couple of different ways, though not in a stand-alone film. But there are plans to put him back in the big red…

EXCLUSIVE: The Good Place alum Manny Jacinto is set to star opposite Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy in Hulu's tentpole limited series Nine Perfect Strangers, based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty's latest book, from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories, Kidman's Blossom Films – all key…

EXCLUSIVE: Walton Goggins, you are go for narration. The Unicorn star is lending his voice to NASA & SpaceX: Journey to the Future, the two-hour documentary set to air next week on both Discovery and Science Channel. The Justified Emmy nominee will narrate the project that documents Wednesday’s NASA launch of SpaceX's…

Good Omens stars David Tennant and Michael Sheen have signed up for a BBC lockdown comedy in which they will play the cast of a furloughed West End theatre production during the coronavirus pandemic. From Infinity Hill and GCB Films, Staged follows the cast as they try to keep rehearsals on track during lockdown, with…