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When Matt Reeves graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Tim Burton was about to film Batman’s big return to the big screen. Now The Batman writer-director and Class of 1988 alum will give the 2022 commencement address on May 13 at the campus-adjacent Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. SCA also said today…

Prentice Penny (Insecure, Uncorked) has signed on to direct an adaptation of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel New Kid for Universal Pictures, tapping Eli Wilson Pelton (Insecure, Bridgerton) to adapt the script. His production company A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment has also come aboard to develop…

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of tonight's Insecure series finale on HBO. "Thank you for everything," Yvonne Orji's Molly proclaims to Issa Rae's Issa in the series finale of Insecure on Sunday. After more than a spell of discord and distance between the treasured friends last year and throughout this…

Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny has struck a high-end, multi-year overall deal with Disney General Entertainment's Onyx Collective. It will see Penny and his A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment company develop and produce projects for all Disney platforms, including Hulu, which serves as the primary home to…

EXCLUSIVE: Marjan Kamali's novel The Stationery Shop, which tells the story of star-crossed lovers in 1953 Tehran, is getting a television adaptation at HBO. Prentice Penny's A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment has teamed up with writer and actress Mozhan Marnò and author Kamali for the small-screen…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Pollack is segueing out of management and joining long-time client Prentice Penny’s A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment as President and Partner. With Pollack transitioning into his new role, Penny has re-teamed with his former agent-turned-manager Theresa Kang-Lowe, bringing the well-respected…

EXCLUSIVE: As HBO’s Insecure heads into its fifth and final season, showrunner and executive producer Prentice Penny has lined up his latest project at HBO. The premium cabler has put in development a single-camera half-hour comedy from Penny and his A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment and Janine Nabers…

After four sometimes awkward and often acclaimed seasons on HBO, Insecure will come to its conclusion with the upcoming fifth season. “Prentice and I are so grateful that HBO believed in our show from the beginning and kept faith in us to see our vision through the end,” co-creator and star Issa Rae told Deadline…

EXCLUSIVE: Insecure EP Prentice Penny has reteamed with Netflix for his next directorial feature following the success of his debut film, Uncorked. Penny has partnered with Chernin Entertainment on an untitled holiday film, which is based on an original concept from himself, his wife Tasha Penny, and Insecure…

Editors Note: Earlier this week, Prentice Penny, showrunner of HBO's Insecure, wrote a guest column this week for Deadline reflecting on the recent string of high-profile comedy series pulling older episodes featuring blackface scenes. In it, he wrote about Hollywood’s “sliding scale” that made it possible for so many…

Editors Note: Prentice Penny is the showrunner, executive producer and frequent director of HBO's Insecure, which recently wrapped its fourth season. Following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd and protests against racism and police violence that swept the nation and the globe, shows like 30 Rock, The Office…

"We've always had this path to growth and I think, I know, specifically that Season 4 was heavier on the side of growth," says Insecure creator and star Issa Rae on the just completed latest cycle of the HBO dramedy. " “We wanted to showcase what was a priority for each of our characters this season, and watch that…