The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to 842 new members of the film industry to join them. The invitees include familiar names and also recognize the Academy’s push for better inclusion. Half of the invited members for 2019 are women and 29% of them are people of color.
Rock musician Rick Springfield canceled his show in the Dominican Republic. After rising safety concerns in the Dominican Republic, where at least 10 American citizens have died while in the country in the last year, the event was cancelled. Although statistics show that Americans are more likely to be killed in the US than in the Dominican, many people are still alarmed.
A show based on singer Neil Diamond and his career is headed to Broadway, with a score by the iconic singer-songwriter and a book by “Bohemian Rhapsody” writer Anthony McCarten.
Just weeks after saying goodbye to “Game of Thrones” and her character, Cersei Lannister, Lena Headey has been cast in a dramedy pilot for Showtime called “Rita.”
Thanks to viewers, “One Day at a Time” is coming back – this after Netflix did not renew the show in March after three seasons. Pop TV announced that the series will continue on with a new 13-episode fourth season premiering in 2020.
