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You may hate yourself in the morning, but if you are in the mood for a completely un-PC, morbidly amusing farce about the need for greed, the new comedy The Estate may be right up your alley. Quite frankly if you know the work of its writer/director Dean Craig, the British filmmaker best known for…

UPDATED at 8:11 AM with Gavin Polone statement from earlier 12:58 AM story: Anna Faris has claimed that the late director Ivan Reitman inappropriately touched her on the set of their 2006 rom-com My Super Ex Girlfriend. Speaking on her podcast Unqualified, the actress disclosed that Reitman “slapped…

Capstone Launches Toni Collette-Anna Faris Comedy For EFM Capstone is launching sales at the virtual EFM on Toni Collette, Anna Faris and Thomas Haden Church comedy The Estate, the story of two sisters who try to re-ingratiate themselves with their wealthy, estranged aunt when they discover she is ill. The film…

Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense), Anna Faris (The House Bunny) and Thomas Haden Church (Sideways) will lead the cast of The Estate, the latest comedy from writer-director Dean Craig (Death at a Funeral). The pic revolves around two sisters who learn their wealthy and estranged aunt is terminally ill. Seeing this as an…

Jennette McCurdy, who shared the iCarly spotlight with co-star Miranda Cosgrove, revealed why she’s called it quits for acting. In the February 24 episode of her fish out of water podcast, McCurdy spoke with Anna Faris about her experience as a child star and why she left the acting realm. McCurdy, who many know as iCa…

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…

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…

What happens after a star leaves a successful show? Some thrive, others stumble. Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva reported on Friday that Anna Faris was leaving CBS’s popular comedy Mom after 8 years. Click on the video above for details on her departure and a look at other shows and stars that have weathered abrupt…

In a major shakeup, CBS’ sitcom Mom is losing one of its two title characters. Anna Faris will not be returning to the series for its upcoming eighth season, leaving Allison Janney as the sole lead. The move is surprising. Both Faris and Janney are in the middle of two-year contracts they signed in spring 2019 after…

Anna Faris, who is currently appearing in CBS/Warner Bros series Mom, has signed for both lead roles in comedy feature Summer Madness, which the actress will also produce. James Mottern (Trucker) is directing the project. Shoot is planned for spring 2020. The Exchange is handles world sales and will introduce at…

EXCLUSIVE: Chuck Lorre’s praised CBS comedy Mom has received a two-season pickup by CBS. The renewal follows the studio Warner Bros. TV securing new deals with stars Anna Faris and Allison Janney. After lengthy negotiations., the two actresses have inked new two-year contracts with major salary increases to continue…

The Big Bang Theory is already set to end its run with its current 12th season. But could CBS lose both of Chuck Lorre’s long-running comedy series? The Lorre-executive produced Mom is in the midst of its sixth season, the last under stars Anna Faris and Allison Jamey's original contracts. I hear CBS would like to get…