Michael Douglas to play Benjamin Franklin in limited series for Apple TV+

Oscar-winner Michael Douglas is playing an American icon: Founding father Benjamin Franklin.The Kominsky Method star will bring the story of the legendary figure to life for a limited series produced by ITV Studios America and Apple Studios.The project is based on Pulitzer-winner Stacy Schiff's book A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the... Read More.

Peacock revving up Anthony Mackie’s ‘Twisted Metal’ series

Twisted Metal, Anthony Mackie's action-comedy show based on the hit Sony PlayStation game series of the same name, will unspool on the streaming service Peacock. As previously reported, the project is being executive-produced by Deadpool and Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, and written by co-executive producer and Cobra Kai writer Michael Jonathan Smith.The games... Read More.

In Brief: Spielberg reloading ‘Bullitt’, and more

Variety reports that Steven Spielberg is developing an original feature film based on Frank Bullitt, the fictitious San Francisco cop first played by Steve McQueen in the 1968 thriller Bullitt. The original was based on the 1963 novel Mute Witness, which followed Bullitt’s investigation into the death of... Read More.

2022 SAG Awards: Complete winners list

The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were presented Sunday night at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Here are the winners:Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureCODAOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Will Smith, King... Read More.