Oscar-nominated art director and production designer Bill Creber died in Los Angeles March 7 of complications from pneumonia after a prolonged illness, Deadline has learned. He was 87. A Los Angeles native, William “Bill” Creber is best known for his work with the original Planet of the Apes franchise including the…

Speaking at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday, ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey talked about the importance of standing up to things that don’t match our values and beliefs. Dungey made the comments while accepting the Lucy Award for Excellence in Television, which came on…

Refresh for updates Roseanne Barr says the tweet that got her sitcom Roseanne canceled – the one likening former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett to a Planet of the Apes character – was not only not racist, but was a condemnation of anti-semitism. “Rod Serling wrote Planet of The Apes,” Barr tweeted tonight. “It was about…

Fox announced a slew of new and shifted release dates tonight, highlighted by 2016 slots for Gambit, the X-Men spinoff starring Channing Tatum (October 7), and vidgame adaptation Assassin’s Creed (December 21). Alongside a number of other moves is news that the untitled next Planet Of The Apes sequel has been pushed…

Veteran actor Booth Colman – a character actor who appeared on seemingly countless TV shows and in more than 50 films over five decades – has died at the age of 91. He died in his sleep on Dec. 15. An expert on Shakespeare who typically portrayed authority figures, Colman made frequent appearances on shows such as Guns…