Update, 11:13 a.m., with new video & livestream Actress Scarlett Johansson made a direct plea to the new president today at the Women’s March in Washington D.C. Speaking before hundreds of thousands gathered in the Capital, Johansson was pointed in her support of Planned Parenthood.
“President Trump, I did not vote…
The Rio Olympics may have been heading into the final stretch on Friday, but Usain Bolt certainly wasn't slacking, even if the Ryan Lochte scandal seemed to be heading toward the inevitable next round of apologies. The world's fastest man scored his ninth gold medal yesterday as he helped the Jamaican team take first…
“I'm Lena Dunham, and according to Donald Trump my body is probably like a 2,” Dunham said, introding herself at the DNC, where she appeared with America Ferrera.
“I’m America Ferrera and, according to Donald Trump, I’m probably a rapist,” Ferrera chimed in, though she is not from Mexico.
“We know what you're all…
America Ferrera had the crowd erupting in cheers when she joked during a show reunion at ATX about "Hulu picking [Ugly Betty] back up for a two-hour special."
To the crowd’s disappointment, Ferrera admitted it was a gag, but she did end up urging the crowd to start a Twitter campaign to make that joke a reality. After…
Art versus Commerce –the age old question in television–was the topic of a spirited conversation during the opening session of the Producers Guild of America’s annual Produced By Conference today on the Sony lot.
The all-female panel of young producers agreed that story is everything and that passion is the key to…
Macro, the multiplatform media company founded by former WME partner Charles D. King, has set up its first digital series: the dramatic comedy Gente-Fied, which will feature an all-Latino cast and counts America Ferrera among its executive producers. Macro is financing seven episodes of the bilingual web series, which…
It only occurred to me in retrospect, but when I signed on to play Amy in Justin Spitzer'sSuperstore, it was the first part I'd ever been offered that hadn't been written as Latina. I never think of myself as a Latino person; I'm simply a person. And as an actor, I feel capable of inhabiting all kinds of roles and…
“It comes down to real characters,” said Superstore actress and producer America Ferrera about the diversity that’s being presented on TV today. It’s often said, if you want to take a look at what’s going on in the U.S., turn on the television. As such, networks and streaming media services are embracing more…
“It didn’t occur to me until deep into shooting that this is a diverse cast,” Ben Feldman said of NBC’s new Superstoreduring a Q&A session at TCA.
“I noted it right off the bat,” fellow cast member America Ferrera said, in marked contrast. “When you’re a person of color you notice these things.”
Having read the…
There's a new big box coming to the small screen, but it might not have everything you need. Debuting at 10 PM November 30 with a special two-episode preview right after The Voice, NBC’s Superstore provides the return to primetime of America Ferrera. And while the Ugly Betty and How to Train Your Dragon star usually…
NBC has set January premiere dates for new comedy seriesTelenovela, which is reverting to its original name after being titled Hot & Bothered for the past few months, and Superstore. Once again the network will use its top reality series The Voice to get sampling for the two newbies.
Ahead of Telenovela and Superstore…
