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| Minnie Driver to star in new heist series 'The Day' | The Serpent Queen and Emily in Paris actress Minnie Driver has signed on to star in a new Paramount+ heist thriller, The Day. "New job. Clever scripts, sharp characters. I think you will like it," Driver wrote on Instagram Monday, alongside a screenshot of a media story announcing her casting in the project. Also included in the ensemble are Luca Pasqualino from Skins and Louisa Harland from Derry Girls. The eight-part,perspective-shifting drama -- based on the Belgian series, De Dag -- is now in production. |
| FOX orders Season 2 of 'Memory of a Killer' | FOX has ordered Season 2 of its Patrick Dempsey-Michael Imperioli drama Memory of a Killer. "Angelo and Dutch will ride again. Season one finale tonite. Then on to Season Two. See you there," Imperioli wrote on Instagram Monday. The crime drama is based on Jef Geeraerts' Belgian novel, De Zaak Alzheimerby. Aaron Zelman and Glenn Kessler will continue as show-runners in Season 2. "Memory of a Killer has become a true standout with visceral performances from Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperioli," Michael Thorn, president of Fox Television Network, said in a statement to Deadline.com Monday. |
| Byron Allen to take over Stephen Colbert's time slot | The talk show Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen is moving to CBS' 11:35 p.m. week-night time slot starting Friday, May 22. Two episodes of the half-hour program will replace Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which the network recently canceled. Two episodes of the game show Funny You Should Ask, produced by Allen and hosted by Jon Kelley, will air in the hour-long slot following Allen's show. "I created and launched Comics Unleashed 20 years ago so my fellow comedians could have a platform to do what we all love -- make people laugh," Allen, founder/chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group, said in a statement Monday. |
| Glen Powell's 'Comeback King' set for release Feb. 5 | Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters and The Running Man star Glen Powell's The Comeback King movie is set for theatrical release on Feb. 5. The Universal Pictures comedy is about a country western artist whose career is faltering. It will co-star Cristin Milioti and Madelyn Cline. Powell wrote the screenplay with and is producing alongside Judd Apatow. The actor has also recently starred in the TV comedy Chad Powers and the film How to Make a Killing. His voice may also be heard in the animated The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. |
| Mark Consuelos mourns the death of his dad Saul | Mark Consuelos announced the death of his dad Saul on Monday's edition of Live! with Kelly & Mark. The show, which Consuelos hosts with Kelly Ripa, his wife of 30 years, had been on hiatus for two weeks. When it returned Monday, the actor and TV personality said his dad had been sick for a long time and died on March 23. Consuelos called Saul a "fascinating man" and Ripa said she will miss him every day for the rest of her life. "As I know you will. As our children will," Ripa added. "He was the greatest person I have ever known." Consuelos noted that Saul was a Mexican immigrant and U.S. Navy veteran with a voracious thirst for learning. "He loved this country so much," Consuelos said. "He raised three pretty good kids. |