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Amazon has unveiled the trailer for its comedy The People We Hate at the Wedding, starring Golden Globe nom Kristen Bell (The Good Place), Tony Award winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) and Academy Award winner Allison Janney (Lou). It is slated to launch globally on Prime Video on November 18. In…

Netflix has unveiled a trailer and first-look photos for its action-thriller Lou, starring Oscar winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya) and Emmy nominee Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country), which is slated for release on September 23rd. The film from cinematographer-turned-director Anna Foerster (Westworld) follows Lou…

Oscar and Emmy winner Allison Janney has been tapped to star alongside Kristen Wiig in Apple TV+ comedy series Mrs. American Pie, executive produced by Laura Dern. Based on Juliet McDaniel’s book, Mrs. American Pie hails from creator Abe Sylvia (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and director Tate Taylor (Breaking News in Yuba Co…

EXCLUSIVE: Allison Janney has rounded out the ensemble of New Regency's upcoming film True Love, an original sci-fi project written and directed by multi-hyphenate filmmaker Gareth Edwards. She joins previously announced cast members John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Danny McBride and Benedict Wong. Kiri Hart will…

Fans of CBS’ recently canceled comedy Mom aren’t the only ones who were hoping for a little more time with the show: Star Allison Janney told James Corden last night that she would have liked another season for a proper goodbye. "I wish we'd had at least another year for the writers to have that much time to ramp up…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Allison Janney, Schitt’s Creek Emmy winner Annie Murphy and Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner Ben Platt are circling The People We Hate at the Wedding. Emmy winner Claire Scanlon (Set It Up) is directing an adaptation of the Grant Ginder novel that is a character-driven wedding comedy that aspires…

UPDATED with additional cast reactions: Allison Janney celebrated her longtime involvement in CBS’ Mom on Thursday after the network said the day before that the sitcom will end after the current eighth season. “Getting to be part of MOM these past 8 years…showing the laughter, love and hope that can come with…

CBS' praised Mom — the network’s longest-running comedy series on the air — will end its run after the current eighth season. Mom‘s series finale has been set for May 6 in its Thursday 9 p.m. time period. This is the last season of Mom’s two-year pickup the Chuck Lorre-produced multi-camera comedy received in 2019…

OK, here is the breaking good news about Breaking News in Yuba County: With star Allison Janney as a kind of female “Mr. Cellophane” looking for her 15 minutes of fame, this superb actor is at the top of her game, creating a thoroughly three-dimensional tragicomic figure out of thin material. Now, here is the breaking…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Mom‘s season 8 premiere.  When Anna Faris surprisingly exited Mom back in September, viewers wondered how the show would explain Christy’s absence. However, with tonight’s season 8 premiere, Mom provided a clear, yet sudden answer. The first episode of season 8, “Sex…

Telling the sordid true story of a man still very much alive but at the worst time in his life was a big responsibility for Hugh Jackman, one he took on despite the enormous pressure to get the story of disgraced Long Island schools superintendent Frank Tassone right. That is exactly what Jackman did in the HBO movie B…

John Hawkes (The Sessions) and Oscar winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya) have come on board for roles in the real-life-inspired feature To Leslie with Andrea Riseborough (Birdman). Mister Smith has also boarded the project for international sales ahead of the Cannes virtual market. UTA Independent Film Group is repping…