A-ha! The CW has broken out its magnifying glass and found an actress to star in its Nancy Drew series. Newcomer Kennedy McMann will play the iconic title role, according to our sister site Deadline. “Set in the summer after her high school graduation, 18-year-old Nancy Drew thought she’d be leaving her hometown for college,” […]
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Grantchester season 4 spoilers: ‘Make him the lead’ Fans delighted by Leonard's new role
Grantchester season four is back on ITV and fans have been thoroughly enjoying the new series. Last week saw Grantchester residents finally say goodbye to their beloved vicar Sidney Chambers (James Norton). He left the show last week, and it was a sad moment with fans were begging for him to return. However, this week […]
Brexit The Uncivil War: Viewers SWITCH OFF as Benedict Cumberbatch takes lead role
Channel 4 aired a two hour comedy drama yesterday evening which looked into the Vote Leave campaign for Brexit. Created by James Graham, the instalment provided a behind the scenes exploration of the 2016 referendum on whether or not the UK should leave the European Union. However, by the first ad break, those watching at home […]
‘They knew I was a bit unhappy’: ‘The Walking Dead’ star says he was frustrated and bored with his role on the show
Gene Page/AMC Warning: There are major spoilers ahead for “The Walking Dead” season nine, episode eight, “Evolution.” Tom Payne said he missed the call from AMC’s “The Walking Dead” showrunner Angela Kang when she was about to tell him his character, Jesus, was getting killed off the show.See the rest of the story at Business […]
A group with a major role in World War I has gone overlooked on the 100th anniversary of the war’s end
Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP PARIS (AP) — Buried in French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech on the sacrifice of “young men” in World War I Sunday was a reference to the “three million widows” the fallen soldiers left behind. The role women played in the war was only mentioned in passing as dozens of world […]
A top Sinaloa cartel leader has plead guilty in Chicago, and he could play a big role in ‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s trial
REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar CHICAGO (AP) — A former top lieutenant to Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and likely witness at the Mexican drug lord’s New York trial has pleaded guilty to trafficking conspiracy in Chicago, saying in a plea agreement unsealed Friday that he will cooperate with prosecutors in hopes of a reduced sentence and protection from […]
Why UX Designers Should Consider the Role of Sound Design
Opinion: Science shows the sound of TV streaming or a chip reader blaring can be as distressing as nails on a chalkboard. https://media.wired.com/photos/5be6171b156bb24b70f7c4ea/master/pass/Op-Ed-Gear-UX%20Designers-Sound-152084905-w.jpg
Jack Dorsey on Twitter’s Role in Free Speech and Filter Bubbles
The Twitter CEO talks with WIRED Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Thompson about how the social media service is different today than 12 years ago. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bc64f3f91b99b2d21c6f8ba/master/pass/amy-lombard-WIRED_MG_9760.jpg
Deepika Padukone: BIG news for xXx and Padmaavat star as she signs up for THIS huge role
The star, best known to Western audiences as the female lead in xXx: Return of Xander Cage, hit headlines over the last year for her work in the hugely controversial Padmaavat. Now, she’s got another high-profile job on the horizon; as the star and a producer on a film about an acid attack survivor. She’ll […]
Scrapping episodes, Emma Stone’s hatred of her elf role, and Jonah Hill’s questionable Icelandic accent: Cary Joji Fukunaga takes us inside the making of his Netflix series ‘Maniac’
Michele K. Short/Netflix “Maniac” director Cary Joji Fukunaga told Business Insider about the challenges of making his trippy new show for Netflix. He also explained why Emma Stone hated playing the elf character, and why he and Stone almost went to Netflix to see if the screening giant would not release all the show’s episodes […]