Justice Smith made his first foray into voice acting with Phreaks, an Audible original series that dropped on August 4th. The 10-part scripted original also stars Golden Globe winner Christian Slater, Carrie Coon, Ben McKenzie, and up-and-coming actress Bree Klauser. For Smith, who previously appeared in films such as Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Detective Pikachu, his journey to the world of audio dramas wasn’t a straightforward one, as he tells Rolling Stone during his “The First Time” segment.
“I remember when I was a kid, the first audition...
“I remember when I was a kid, the first audition...
- 8/5/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix reveals a first look at Season 2 of “The Umbrella Academy,” and Showtime will host a virtual concert on June 21 benefitting the Equal Justice Initiative.
Casting
Nickelodeon has signed an overall deal with 13-year-old social media influencer and hip-hop artist Alaya “That Girl Lay Lay” High. Nickelodeon and High will work together to develop programming across multiple platforms, create music initiatives and build a consumer products business spanning across fashion, accessories and publishing. High has been rapping, singing, writing and producing since the age of five and has already impressed the likes of Nick Cannon and Le’Veon Bell. She became the youngest female rapper to sign a recording contract with Fresh Rebel Muzik/Empire at age 11 and released her debut album “Tha Cheat Code” in September 2018.
Dates
Amazon Prime Video announced that Jim Gaffigan‘s newest stand-up comedy special, “Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist,...
Casting
Nickelodeon has signed an overall deal with 13-year-old social media influencer and hip-hop artist Alaya “That Girl Lay Lay” High. Nickelodeon and High will work together to develop programming across multiple platforms, create music initiatives and build a consumer products business spanning across fashion, accessories and publishing. High has been rapping, singing, writing and producing since the age of five and has already impressed the likes of Nick Cannon and Le’Veon Bell. She became the youngest female rapper to sign a recording contract with Fresh Rebel Muzik/Empire at age 11 and released her debut album “Tha Cheat Code” in September 2018.
Dates
Amazon Prime Video announced that Jim Gaffigan‘s newest stand-up comedy special, “Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist,...
- 6/16/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ruderman Family Foundation has unveiled its latest “Seal of Authentic Representation” honors which recognizes films and television series which demonstrate a commitment toward full inclusiveness in popular culture. The disability rights organization is honoring This Is Us, See, Atypical, Spare Room and The Politician for authentically casting actors with disabilities.
This mark’s the Foundation’s fourth Seal of Authentic Representation award. This year, the honorees include This Is Us which cast Blake Stadnik, an actor with Stargardt disease (a form of macular degeneration), as Jack Damon in the NBC family drama. The character was born with retinopathy of prematurity. On See, Marilee Talkington and Bree Klauser both have legal blindness in a series set in a future where all humans have lost their sense of sight, until twins are born that have sight.
In Netflix’s Atypical three actors with autism are featured: Dominique Brown, Layla Weiner, and...
This mark’s the Foundation’s fourth Seal of Authentic Representation award. This year, the honorees include This Is Us which cast Blake Stadnik, an actor with Stargardt disease (a form of macular degeneration), as Jack Damon in the NBC family drama. The character was born with retinopathy of prematurity. On See, Marilee Talkington and Bree Klauser both have legal blindness in a series set in a future where all humans have lost their sense of sight, until twins are born that have sight.
In Netflix’s Atypical three actors with autism are featured: Dominique Brown, Layla Weiner, and...
- 6/10/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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