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Actors’ Equity has reached a new agreement with the Michigan regional theater founded in 1991 by actor Jeff Daniels that recently saw the resignation of its longtime artistic director Guy Sanville following harassment and bullying accusations. The union says the agreement with the Purple Rose Theatre Company of…

If you’re looking for the best Americana drama nowadays, head over to the Pennsylvania rust belt. After HBO’s 15-Emmy nominated detective series Mare of Easttown, we now have Showtime’s American Rust based on Philipp Meyer's novel starring 2x Emmy winner Jeff Daniels debuting on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 10PM ET/PT. After…

Jeff Daniels, star of Showtime’s upcoming drama American Rust, said his career in television would not have been as prolific if it weren’t for his late God of Carnage co-star James Gandolfini and HBO’s The Sopranos. “Jim Gandolfini made it happen,” the Emmy-winning actor said about his transition from stage and film…

UPDATED with full trailer, 8:30 AM: “If you’d rather I left you out of this going forward, I get it — no hard feelings.” Here is the first full trailer for Showtime’s drama series American Rust, starring Jeff Daniels as a “ticked off and kinda jumpy” police chief. Watch it above. Based on Philipp Meyer's debut novel Am…

Apple is producing 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room, a new documentary special that tells the story of 9/11 through the eyes of the Presidency by gaining unprecedented access to the key decision makers who responded for the nation. Narrated by Jeff Daniels, the doc recounts the 12 hours after the strike on that…

With the Golden Globes ceremony going virtual, the dress code was far from formal for several nominees who opted for a rather casual look. Social media was abuzz Sunday night over the Hawaiian shirt sported by Bill Murray, nominated for his role in On the Rocks, who completed the tropical vibe with a martini in his…

"We always thought of it as one movie — it was just going to be a three-and-a-half-hour movie," director Billy Ray admits of Showtime's limited series The Comey Rule. "To be honest the structure that we stole was …Jaws," he added of the political drama based on fired FBI boss James Comey’s memoir A Higher Loyalty. "I…

EXCLUSIVE: Many in Hollywood found ways to express their displeasure for President Donald Trump’s four-year track record, from fundraising to social media rants. Then there is the tandem of bestselling author Don Winslow and his agent Shane Salerno, latter a screenwriter who co-wrote James Cameron’s upcoming Avatar…

Author Don Winslow has issued another partisan video against President Donald Trump, this time focusing on voters in the state of Michigan. This time, he’s enlisted actor Jeff Daniels, who recently appeared as FBI Director James Comey in Showtime’s The Comey Rule. Dumb and Dumber star Daniels narrates the video…

After playing ex-FBI chief James Comey opposite Brendan Gleeson’s Donald Trump in the two part The Comey Rule that brought huge ratings for Showtime, Jeff Daniels squared time to write “Trumpty Dumpty Blues,” a song he wrote and performs about the polarizing U.S. president. If you thought the miniseries was critical…

Showtime airs the battle between ex-FBI director James Comey and President Donald Trump and the investigation into Russian election meddling depicted in The Comey Rule on Sunday and Monday. This after ViacomCBS changed a shocking decision to relegate the $40 million star-studded series to January. Here, Billy Ray…

"I imagine we will be on his radar and I think it is likely the IRS will start auditing my taxes, but that's just a guess," The Comey Rule director Billy Ray said  today on how Donald Trump will react to the upcoming Showtime event series. "I think at the very least, I'm in for a mean nickname on Twitter," the Captain…