The long and short of it is that, like it or lump it, awards season has begun. Unofficially, perhaps, but begun it has. The good news is that this now means there are a whole lot of good flicks in our collective future. The bad news is that this is pretty much all we’re going to be hearing about for the next half a year or so.
From surprise wins to talk about diversity to peanut butter jelly sandwiches, this year’s Emmy Awards served up a handful of memorable moments. Although the ceremony hit an all-time low of 11.3 million viewers, it still didn’t take away from the fact that the Emmys, if done right, are an awards show that can actually be fun to watch.
The newly minted Emmy-winning Netflix comedy Master of None has landed Academy Award-nominated actress Angela Bassett for season two. Bassett, along with series co-creator, Aziz Ansari, dreamed up an ideal role for her to test her comedy skills.
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Chloe Grace Moretz has dropped out of Universal Pictures’ upcoming live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid as well as all her future projects. The actress isn’t taking a long hiatus from acting, but she is stepping back to reevaluate her choices. (/Film)
The Undateable duo of creator/executive producer Adam Sztykiel and executive producer Bill Lawrence are back at NBC with another comedy project, Spaced Out. In a highly competitive situation with multiple networks bidding, NBC has landed the workplace comedy with a pilot production commitment. (Deadline)
Karyn Kusama, director of the thriller The Invitation, has been tapped to direct the 20th Century Fox horror Breed. Based on a novel by Chase Novak, Breed follows the general creepy-kid template set by Rosemary’s Baby and The Omen to tell the story of a wealthy Manhattan couple whose trip to an experimental Eastern European fertility clinic is successful—but at a cost. (The A.V. Club)
NBC has won a competitive round of bidding for the rights to a TV series adaptation of Ben H. Winters sci-fi mystery novel The Last Policeman. The network has given a pilot commitment to the adaptation, which Neal Moritz will produce. (Sci-Fi Addicts)
Boardwalk Empire alum Michael Zegen has been cast opposite Rachel Brosnahan in Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Amazon drama pilot The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. (Deadline)
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