The Tracking Board’s Daily Debrief (02.24.17)

Fake Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot: Do Voters Even Watch These Movies? (HUMOR)

It’s that time of year, folks! Days before the Academy Awards, we talked to actual Oscar voters to hear how poorly they’ve done their jobs. This year was no exception.

No Matter How Well he Does, is Jimmy Kimmel Ultimately Doomed to Fail at the Oscars?

The Oscars might be the apex of hosting gigs for personalities, because it’s the biggest audience and the most publicity and the greatest prestige, and so everyone wants to do it, but almost every time, they are doomed to fail, because that’s how all this works. Neil Turitz examines past hosts to address his predictions for Jimmy Kimmel this Sunday.

Vikings Director Ciaran Donnelly Options Sulome Anderson’s Memoir
The Hostage’s Daughter (EXCLUSIVE)

Author Sulome Anderson is the daughter of American journalist Terry Anderson, one of history’s most famous hostages. The Associated Press reporter was kidnapped in 1985 by Shiite Hezbollah militants and held until 1991. This is his story, as told through her eyes.

More News From Around The Web

• Connie Britton, fresh off her departure from CMT’s Nashville, has nabbed a leading role in Nicole Holofcener’s latest film, The Land of Steady Habits. She joins Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, and Thomas Mann in Netflix’s ensemble comedic drama that adapts the Ted Thompson novel. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Two days after landing a pair of comedy specials from Louis C.K., Netflix has inked Tracy Morgan for a new stand-up special. Staying Alive, shot at New Jersey’s landmark Count Basie Theatre, launches globally May 16. (Deadline)

• The Sackett Sisters, Tina Fey’s comedy pilot at NBC, has cast Bradley Whitford in a lead role. Whitford joins previously announced star, Busy Philipps. (Variety)

• Jim Parsons and Claire Danes are attached to star in the family drama A Kid Like Jake, based on the celebrated Lincoln Center play about a couple trying to raise a 4-year-old-son who prefers to dress up as a princess instead of G.I. Joe. (Variety)

• To celebrate the “Twin Peaks Day,” Showtime has dropped key art for the return of the David Lynch cult series. One poster shows the series’ iconic image of Laura Palmer’s homecoming queen photo, while the other is Cooper. (Deadline)

• Oscar Jaenada has boarded Terry Gilliam’s long-delayed pic The Man Who Killed Don Quixote while Rizzoli & Isles regular Jordan Bridges has been cast in STX’s crime thriller Den Of Thieves. (Deadline)