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Danny Glover, Matt Dillon, Danny Pudi and Michelle Mylett joined the cast of American Dreamer, the Paul Dektor-directed dark comedy that has just gotten underway in Vancouver. The actors join Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine and Kim Quinn on the Ted Melfi scripted film. Dinklage, David Ginsberg, Quinn, Melfi and…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to the comedy The Argument directed by Robert Schwartzman (Dreamland, The Unicorn) and written by Zac Stanford (The Chumscrubber). The film is set to open in theaters and on demand September 4. In the film, Jack (Dan Fogler from the Fantastic Beasts…

EXCLUSIVE Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to the Sam Friedlander-helmed comedy Babysplitters, which will be released in theaters and on demand July 31. Danny Pudi (Mythic Quest, Community, Star Trek Beyond), Maiara Walsh (The Last Ship, Zombieland), Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains), Emily C. Chang (Th…

It isn't much of a surprise to find It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia co-creator Rob McElhenny on a TCA panel as EP and co-creator of a new workplace comedy Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet for AppleTV+ — but what was Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham doing on the stage? McElhenny was joined on today's large panel…

Today's raucous Vulture Festival LA panel featuring the team behind NBC's meta-comedy Community (2009-2015) was billed as a reunion but the event did not really answer the real "reunion" question — that is, whether the cast and creatives will ever reunite to make a Community movie. Show creator Dan Harmon and…

The second season of Disney Channel’s DuckTales doesn’t hatch for another month, but the cable net today renewed it for Season 3. Watch the announcement video above. The series follows the highflying adventures of Duckburg’s most famous trillionaire Scrooge McDuck (voiced by Doctor Who alum David Tennant); his…

Community alum Danny Pudi has landed the lead role in the Sam Friedlander’s upcoming romantic comedy Babysplitters. Pudi will star opposite Maiara Walsh (Zombieland, The Last Ship), Emily C. Chang (The Vampire Diaries) and Eddie Alfano (The Amityville Murders). Friedlander, who served as producer on The Resident and Ro…

EXCLUSIVE: YouTube Red has ordered a pilot for High & Tight, a baseball buddy comedy starring Sung Kang (Power, Fast Five) and Danny Pudi (Community, Powerless). Co-starring in the pilot, created and written by Chris Marrs (Arrested Development, Those Who Can't), are Virginia Williams (Fuller House) as well as Bruce…

A to Z creator Ben Queen has recruited series’ co-star Christina Kirk for his new comedy pilot, NBC’s Powerless, which is toplined by Vanessa Hudgens. Also cast as series regulars in the superhero-themed Warner Bros. TV pilot are Community alum Danny Pudi and Alan Tudyk (Suburgatory). Based on characters from DC Comics…

Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi and Joe Manganiello will lend their voices to Smurfs: The Lost Village, Sony Pictures Animation’s sequel set for March 2017. McBrayer (30 Rock) will play the sweet, awkward and honest-to-a-fault Clumsy, who’s forever trying his best and missing the mark; Pudi (Community) is book-smart and…

While Community left NBC for Yahoo, one of the cult comedy’s standouts, Danny Pudi, is coming back, making the leap from a supporting to a leading man with a starring tole in the network’s comedy pilot Strange Calls, from Kapital Entertainment, Hoodlum and 20th TV. Written by Blake McCormick based on…

The Lonely Island‘s new alternative comedy development venture, launched in January with a multi-year deal at Fox, has built its first development slate, which features a sci-fi comedy starring Community‘s Danny Pudi, a mocumentary hosted by comedian Neal Brennan and a hidden camera show with comedian Andre Hyland…