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  • Tuesday, May. 9, 2017
HBO sets movie about "Fantasy Island" star Herve Villechaize 
In this April 10, 2016 file photo, actor Peter Dinklage attends the season six premiere of "Game Of Thrones" in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

HBO says it's green-lighted a movie about Herve Villechaize (ER-vay Vill-SHEZZ). He's the late actor who played Mr. Tattoo on TV's "Fantasy Island."

HBO said Tuesday that "My Dinner with Herve" will star Peter Dinklage of "Game of Thrones" as Villechaize.

"Fifty Shades of Grey" star Jamie Dornan will play a journalist who comes into the actor's life.

Villechaize's shout of "The plane, the plane!" greeted arriving guests in the 1977-83 series "Fantasy Island,"

He played bad guy Nick Nack in 1974's James Bond film, "The Man with the Golden Gun."

The HBO film's writer and director is Sacha Gervasi, who interviewed Villechaize shortly before he died.

The 3-foot-11 (1.2 meter) Villechaize endured health problems and died in 1993 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 50.

  • Tuesday, May. 9, 2017
Steve McQueen to direct authorized Tupac Shakur documentary 
In this combination photo, filmmaker Steve McQueen, left, appears at The London Critics Circle Awards, in London, on Feb. 2, 2014 and rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 1996. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, left, and Frank Wiese/AP, File)
By Lindsey Bahr, Film Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Academy Award-winner Steve McQueen is set to direct a documentary about Tupac Shakur. Shakur Estate trustee Tom Whalley and Amaru Entertainment said Tuesday that the film is fully sanctioned by the late hip-hop artist's estate.

McQueen is best known for directing "12 Years a Slave," which won the best picture Oscar in 2014 and earned him a best director nomination.

The director said in a statement that he looks forward to working with Shakur's family to bring his unvarnished story to life. Shakur's aunt and late mother's sister Gloria Cox will serve as an executive producer.

"Few, if any shined brighter than Tupac Shakur," said McQueen, who hinted there was some overlap between himself and Shakur during his time at NYU film school in 1993.

Whalley hopes that the documentary will help take Shakur's legacy beyond "the refraction of the headlines, the controversy, and the tragic way his life ended." Shakur died in a still- More

  • Tuesday, May. 9, 2017
ABC announces revival of "American Idol" next season 
In this Thursday, April 7, 2016, file photo, Katherine McPhee, from left, Casey James, Carly Smithson, Jessica Sanchez, Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard and Amber Holcomb perform at the "American Idol" farewell season finale at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. ABC said Tuesday, May 9, 2017, it will revive "American Idol" after it has spent only one year off the air. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
By David Bauder, Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

ABC announced a deal Tuesday to revive "American Idol," only a year after the powerhouse music competition aired its 15th and last season on Fox.

The show that dominated television in the 2000s and minted stars like Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson will be back sometime during the next TV season. That season starts in September, but the return of "Idol" will likely come later. Fox generally premiered each new season in January.

ABC, which agreed with producers FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment on the reboot, released few details, including whether longtime host Ryan Seacrest will return.

"American Idol" was television's No. 1 series for nine years, peaking with 30 million viewers an episode in 2006. By its last season the average audience had dipped to 11 million and skewed older, and NBC's "The Voice" surpassed it in popularity. Still, in today's television world, an audience of 11 million would More

  • Tuesday, May. 9, 2017
NBC announces its 1st new sitcom for 2017-'18 TV season
In this Jan. 3, 2017, file photo, Glenn Howerton attends the season 12 premiere of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

NBC is giving the nod to a new sitcom starring Glenn Howerton of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

NBC said Monday it has ordered the series, titled "A.P. Bio," for next season.

It's the first new 2017-18 comedy announced by the network.

Howerton plays a philosophy scholar who settles for a job teaching Advanced Placement biology to high school students, but starts scheming.

The cast includes Patton Oswalt, with "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels among the executive producers.

NBC previously announced two drama pickups: "Rise" starring Josh Radner as a dedicated teacher, and military intelligence drama "For God & Country" with Anne Heche.

NBC and other networks will present their lineups for the fall season next week to advertisers in New York.

  • Tuesday, May. 9, 2017
Issa Rae says goodbye to anonymity after "Insecure" success 
In this May 7, 2017 file photo, actress Issa Rae arrives at the MTV Movie and TV Awards in Los Angeles. Rae is creator, writer and star of HBO's "Insecure," returning for a second season on July 23. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
By Mike Cidoni Lennox, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Issa Rae is just starting to feel the side effects of having a hit show.

The creator, writer and star of HBO's "Insecure" is getting more and more opportunities — and she's also getting recognized on the streets of her suburban Los Angeles neighborhood.

"The true test for me was Inglewood. I live in Inglewood, and I walk in Inglewood all the time. I do a morning walk, and nobody recognized me," Rae said Sunday as she arrived at the MTV Movie & TV Awards. "Then just a couple weeks ago I did my routine walk and I had three cars turn around and stop... One almost tried to follow me home. So I was like, oh, I can't do this anymore in my own neighborhood."

The 32-year-old star is seizing the opportunities that have come with such success, though, with at least two film projects in the works: one as writer, another as actress.

"I'm taking it all in stride," Rae said. "The show, 'Insecure,' occupies like eight or nine months out More

  • Monday, May. 8, 2017
Sinclair to buy Tribune Media, expanding its local TV reach 
In this Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, file photo, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s headquarters stands in Hunt Valley, Md. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)
By Joseph Pisani
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, already the nation's largest local TV station operator, wants to be even bigger.

The company announced Monday that it will pay about $3.9 billion for Tribune Media and its 42 stations, which includes KTLA in Los Angeles, WGN in Chicago and WPIX in New York. Chicago-based Tribune also owns stakes in the Food Network and job-search website CareerBuilder.

Sinclair has 173 stations, including KUTV in Salt Lake City, KOMO in Seattle and WKRC in Cincinnati. The Tribune deal, plus other pending acquisitions, will give it a total of 233 stations, putting distance between it and rival Nexstar Media Group, which has 170.

Sinclair said it may have to sell some stations to comply with Federal Communications Commission rules, although the FCC has recently loosened rules related to media ownership. Sinclair is also in the process of buying Bonten Media Group, which owns 14 stations, for $240 million.

In all, More

  • Monday, May. 8, 2017
MTV Awards salute 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'Stranger Things'
Emma Watson poses in the press room with the award for best actor in a movie for "Beauty and the Beast" at the MTV Movie and TV Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
By Sandy Cohen & Frazier Moore, Entertainment Writers
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Film hit "Beauty and the Beast" and Netflix newcomer "Stranger Things" were the night's big winners with two trophies apiece as MTV partied with its Movie & TV Awards show.

For this, the 26th edition of what was formerly known as the MTV Movie Awards, TV was added to the mix. "Stranger Things" was decreed the Show of the Year, and its cast member, Millie Bobby Brown, was named Best Actor in a Show.

"Beauty and the Beast" was the Movie of the Year, with its star, Emma Watson, the Best Actor in a Movie.

But the awards had another trick up its sleeve, introducing a policy of breaking down gender barriers, as men and women competed jointly in the acting categories.

The policy was put into practice at the top of the show by presenter Asia Kate Dillion, who proudly noted she has been able to break down gender barriers as "the first openly non-binary actor to play an openly non-binary actor on a major TV show," Showtime's drama More

  • Saturday, May. 6, 2017
ABC, CBS, NBC also refuse to air Trump ad
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy Turnbull join veterans for a dinner aboard the USS Intrepid, a decommissioned aircraft carrier docked in the Hudson River in New York, Thursday, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
By David Bauder, Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

ABC, CBS and NBC have joined CNN in refusing to air an advertisement that lists President Donald Trump's accomplishments during his administration's first 100 days while blaming the "fake news" media for not reporting on them.

A "fake news" graphic superimposed over the faces of news anchors was cited by CNN, ABC and NBC for not airing the ad. The networks contend that makes it inaccurate, and ABC said it represents a personal attack. CBS would not comment Friday on its reasons for the rejection.

The journalists whose faces are seen in the commercial are Andrea Mitchell of NBC, Wolf Blitzer of CNN, Rachel Maddow of MSNBC, Scott Pelley of CBS and George Stephanopoulos of ABC.

"Apparently, the mainstream media are champions of the First Amendment only when it serves their own political views," said Lara Trump, a daughter-in-law of the president who serves as a consultant to the Trump campaign. Already up and running for 2020, the More

  • Friday, May. 5, 2017
Diane Keaton to receive AFI Life Achievement Award 
In this Oct. 10, 2015 file photo, Diane Keaton arrives at the 13th Annual Gala in the Garden at the Hammer Museum, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Diane Keaton will receive the American Film Institute's highest honor next month.

AFI announced Friday that Keaton will accept its 45th Life Achievement Award during a gala tribute in Los Angeles on June 8.

The starry dinner ceremony will air as a special on TNT later in June.

The 71-year-old Keaton won an Academy Award for playing the title character in "Annie Hall" and has three other lead actress Oscar nominations.

Previous recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award include George Lucas, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Mel Brooks and Jane Fonda.

  • Thursday, May. 4, 2017
Queen Latifah stars in movie about Flint water crisis 
In this April 6, 2017, file photo, Queen Latifah speaks during the Women in the World Summit at Lincoln Center. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
By Rob Gillies
TORONTO (AP) -- 

Queen Latifah is hoping that her role in a movie about the Flint water crisis will bring more attention to what she calls one of the great American tragedies of this century.

Latifah said Thursday during filming in Toronto that American officials including Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder acted for too long like the water crisis did not exist and that someone should be in jail for it.

Flint's water was tainted with lead for at least 18 months, starting in spring 2014. While under the control of state-appointed financial managers, the city of nearly 100,000 tapped the Flint River as its water source while a new pipeline was being built to Lake Huron. But the river water wasn't treated to reduce corrosion, allowing lead from old pipes and other fixtures to leach into the drinking water.

"There were a bunch of people who knew about it and then didn't do anything," Latifah said between takes.

The movie follows the story of women from More

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