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Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham to reveal names of Emmy nominees
Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham are to announce the nominees for the 68th Emmy Awards on July 14, The Television Academy said Tuesday.
The pair will read the names from the Wolf Theatre at the academy's newly-opened Saban Media Center in Los Angeles.
"Television is enjoying the most spectacular run in its history with breakthrough creativity, emerging platforms and dynamic new opportunities for our industry's storytellers," Academy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Rosenblum said in a statement. "We are thrilled to have Anthony and Lauren on board to help kick off what promises to be an extraordinary Emmy season."
Anderson currently stars in ABC's hit series black-ish.
Graham will soon be seen in Netflix's continuation of her Gilmore Girls saga, a show that previously aired on The WB.
The 68th Emmy Awards ceremony, honoring excellence on the small screen, will be telecast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 18. Jimmy Kimmel will host the gala.
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"I am very into making up my own rules. Like, I don't want to play the game and succeed at it. I want to redefine it. That's the only way I can deal with it. Maybe that's naÏve."
--Amy Schumer, on her approach to Hollywood, in the July issue of Vogue
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Which star of stage and screen has joined the cast of NBC's 'Hairspray Live!'?
Eli Roth will direct Bruce Willis in 'Death Wish' remake
Eli Roth will direct Bruce Willis in a forthcoming Death Wish remake.
The 44-year-old director confirmed as much on Monday's episode of The Jason Ellis Show podcast after news outlets linked him to the project earlier in the day.
"I'm so excited about it. It's going to be really fun," Roth said. "Bruce Willis is one of my favorite actors. I love him so much. That guy is so good. There's so many iconic performances, from John McClane [in Die Hard to] Unbreakable."
"We want to make this his Unforgiven," he added. "This is his vehicle ... [Our meeting] just went great. We really clicked. It's such a movie star-movie, where it's very much about him, that both of us have to really trust each other."
Michael Winner directed the original Death Wish, which opened in 1974. The movie is based on the Brian Garfield novel of the same name and inspired four sequels, Death Wish II (1982), Death Wish 3 (1985), Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) and Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994).
The film series starred Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, a husband and father who turns vigilante after his wife is murdered and daughter sexually assaulted during a home invasion. Willis will succeed Bronson as Kersey.
Roth is known for directing the horror movie Hostel and last released Knock Knock with Keanu Reeves in October. He is also writing and executive producing Lake Mead with Emily Goldwyn.
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Which star of stage and screen has joined the cast of NBC's 'Hairspray Live!'?
Wicked icon Kristin Chenoweth announced via Twitter Tuesday that she has joined the cast of NBC's upcoming Hairspray Live! special.
"I clinched Miss Baltimore Crabs! SO excited to play Velma Von Tussle in @HairsprayLive this December! #HairsprayLive," she tweeted Tuesday, along with a photo of herself wearing a tiara and spritzing hairspray.
"Welcome Kristin. We love you!" producer Craig Zadan said in a separate Twitter post.
The live staging of the 1960s-set musical is to air Dec. 7. It will star newcomer Maddie Baillio and Harvey Fierstein, Jennifer Hudson, Martin Short and Derek Hough.