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| Famous birthdays for Feb. 5: Charlotte Rampling, Jos Mara Olazbal | Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include: -- Automaker Andre Citroen in 1878 -- U.S. statesman Adlai E. Stevenson in 1900 -- Actor John Carradine in 1906 -- Writer William Burroughs in 1914 -- Comedian/actor Red Buttons in 1919 -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Hank Aaron in 1934 -- Hockey commentator Don Cherry in 1934 (age 92) -- Writer Jane Bryant Quinn in 1939 (age 87) -- Artist H.R. Giger in 1940 -- TV writer/producer Stephen J. |
| Cole Sprouse, Kiernan Shipka to star in 'Goodbye Girl' | Amazon MGM Studios announced casting for the film Goodbye Girl on Wednesday. Cole Sprouse and Kiernan Shipka will star. Filming begins in New Orleans this week. Gulfstream Pictures produces with Amazon MGM Studios. Shipka plays Jess, a professional heartbreaker. Sprouse plays a groom-to-be, whom the bride hired Jess to dump before the wedding. In true rom-com fashion, Jess falls for the groom herself. Danielle Hoover and David Monahan wrote the script, from a story by Hoover, Monahan and Jessica Elbaum. Oran Zegman directs. There was a 1977 movie called The Goodbye Girl, written by Neil Simon and directed by Herbert Ross. It is about a single mother (Marsha Mason) living in a theater actor's (Richard Dreyfuss) sublet. |
| A24, Glen Powell developing 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' series | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is due for a television adaptation executive produced by Glen Powell, multiple media outlets report. The series, which is being developed by A24, will be directed by JT Mollner, known for his work on The Long Walk, per The Hollywood Reporter. "I've said publicly that I'm not interested in remaking perfect films, and the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a perfect film.... When the opportunity for a long form exploration into this world arose, I saw it as a fresh way in, as well as a way to honor the existing folklore," Moller told The Hollywood Reporter. "I can't imagine better partners for this approach than A24. This truly is an honor. |
| Premio Lo Nuestro expands Noche de Estrellas with live stream | The Noche De Estrellas will include 90 minutes of coverage for the first time ahead of the 38th Premio Lo Nuestro Feb. 19. The event will broadcast on Unimas and Vix beginning at 6 p.m. EST, while Premio Lo Nuestro begins at 7:30 p.m. EST, and will air on Univision, Unimas, Galavision and Vix. Chiqui Delgado, Raul de Molina, Jomari Goyso, Jess Judith and Jorge Bernal will helm the magenta carpet show, while Karina Banda will be reporting from a nearby hotel. A five-and-a-half-hour live stream hosted by Jess Judith, Jomari Goyso, Marko, Monse Medina and Wendy Guevara will begin at 5:30 p.m. EST. Thalia, Nadia Ferreira and Clarissa Molina are slated to host the awards show, a press release previously said. |
| Ted Danson's 'Man on the Inside' renewed for Season 3 | Mike Schur's A Man on the Inside, starring Ted Danson, is returning for Season 3. The series follows Danson's Charles Nieuwendyk, a retired widower who becomes a private investigator after answering a newspaper ad. "I'm so excited to see where Charles Nieuwendyk goes next," Danson said in an interview with Netflix's Tudum. In Season 1, Charles investigated a missing jewelry case in a retirement community. In Season 2, Charles set out to solve a new case as an undercover college professor. "We we did in Season 2 is try to level (Charles) up," Schur previously said. "Make the case bigger and more dramatic, make the stakes higher and make his detective work both better and also in some ways worse. |