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EXCLUSIVE: The Many Saints Of Newark star Alessandro Nivola is set to join Sony Pictures’ Marvel movie Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor Johnson in the titular role. It’s unknown who Nivola will be playing other then it being the villain in the film. He joins a cast that already includes Ariana DeBose, Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger

EXCLUSIVE: Jasmine Mathews (The Tomorrow War, The Rookie), Sonja Sohn (Star Trek: Discovery, The Wire), John Magaro (Call Jane, The Many Saints of Newark) and Shein Mompremier (Black Lightning) have joined the cast of Sony Pictures and AFFIRM Films’ untitled biopic of legendary two-time world heavyweight champion George Foreman, from director George Tillman Jr. (The Hate U Give, Notorious).

(CNN)"The Sopranos" went off the air in 2007, but people are still debating the ending.Which is one of the reasons why people were happy to see Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano on the drama, recreate the show's opening credits sequence in a Super Bowl ad.The actress is seen in the commercial for the first all-electric Chevy Silverado driving the path the late James Gandolfini did as her character's father, Tony Soprano, in the series.Gandolfini died of a heart attack in 2013. He was 51. Sigler told People magazine Gandolfini's "presence was very much felt throughout it all, of course, because anything we ever do having to do with Sopranos, he is there.""And just the thought of that opening sequence with him, it's so iconic," she said.

A 'bright' teenager tragically died after a phobia of needles caused her to decline vital blood tests that could have led to a leukaemia diagnosis.

HBO executive has seemingly dashed hopes for future The Sopranos spin-offs.Last year, series creator David Chase was reported to have been in conversations about a new Sopranos-related series for HBO Max. Those reports emerged after Chase signed a five-year, first-look deal with the streaming platform in October.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO and HBO Max’s chief content officer, Casey Bloys, has now said that Chase isn’t interested in returning to the franchise – explaining that a recent Super Bowl commercial which recreated the opening credits wasn’t a tease.Asked if he’d been shown anything about a Sopranos prequel series, Bloys said: “You’re asking the question as if there is one in existence.

gotten whacked by show creator David Chase, one HBO executive said.HBO and HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys spoke to Deadline about the future of the “Sopranos” universe, which is sure to bum out fans from the Garden State all the way down to Boca Raton.“I don’t think David has any interest in doing anything more with ‘The Sopranos.’ ‘The Sopranos’ is a terrific and classic show. I don’t think there’s any reason to open that back up,” Bloys said.“I really don’t know what he’s thinking but one thing I can say is I just don’t think anything with ‘The Sopranos’ family is on the cards.”For months fans hoped that Chase — who inked a five-year production deal with HBO’s parent company WarnerMedia in October — was signing on to expand on the show as a follow-up to the luke-warm received “Many Saints of Newark.” The prequel film starred Alessandro Nivola as “Dickie” Moltisanti, Jon Bernthal as “Johnny Boy” Soprano and James Gandolfini’s son Michael as a high school-aged Tony Soprano.

After The Many Saints of Newark, the feature film set in The Sopranos world from David Chase, there was much talk of revisiting Tony’s mob ties.

Seymour Wishman, who was president of distributor First Run Features for nearly four decades and produced the documentary feature Sex & Justice, has died. He was 79.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Rosario Dawson have broken up, according to a recent report. A source close to Booker confirmed to People magazine that the two are no longer together but remain good friends.

Eddie Vedder has made another jab at Mötley Crüe following bassist Nikki Sixx’s swipe that Pearl Jam are “one of the most boring bands in history”.Vedder and Sixx’s back-and-forth began when the Pearl Jam frontman dismissed the hair metal group as “vacuous” in a recent interview.Sixx then responded on Twitter, calling the diss “kind of a compliment” before dropping his own insult Pearl Jam’s way. The Seattle band went on to respond on Twitter two days later (February 7), writing “We [love] our bored fans” alongside a video of an animated crowd at one of their shows.We ❤️ our bored fans.

Didn’t We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston” (Abrams Press), out Tuesday.Feeling pressure to conform to her strict religious upbringing and the norms of the time, Whitney hid her sexuality from the public till her tragic death, which happened 10 years ago this week. “Because her music didn’t fit squarely in the boxes expected of a Black girl making music in the ’80s, she was seen as not Black enough. She was ridiculed.

Cory Finley’s feature adaptation of National Book Award winner Landscape With Invisible Hand has added Clifton Collins Jr. (Nightmare Alley, Jockey), Michael Gandolfini (The Many Saints of Newark), Josh Hamilton (Eighth Grade) and Brooklynn Mackenzie (Truth Be Told).

Angelique Jackson Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Josh Hamilton & Brooklynn MacKinzie have joined the cast of Cory Finley’s “Landscape With Invisible Hand.”The quartet join previously announced stars Asante Blackk, Tiffany Haddish and Kylie Rogers in the film adaptation from MGM, Plan B Entertainment & Annapurna Pictures.Based on National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson’s novel of the same name, “Landscape With Invisible Hand” is described as a “heightened comedy set in a deeply stratified, alien future.”Production on the film begins the week, marking writer-director Finley’s third movie, following the critically-acclaimed “Thoroughbreds” and “Bad Education.” Plan B’s Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner are producing the project with Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle.

Sasha Urban editorKathryn Kates, a veteran film, television and theater actor known for her roles on “Seinfeld,” “Orange is the New Black” and “Many Saints of Newark,” died Saturday, according to an Instagram post from her talent agency. She was 73.“Our mighty @officialkathrynkates has passed away,” Headline Talent Agency wrote on Instagram.

Kathryn Kates, an actress who appeared on "Seinfeld," "The Many Saints of Newark," "Law & Order: SVU," and more, has died. She was 73. A representative for Kates confirmed her death on Tuesday.The actress passed away on Saturday "after a hard fought battle with lung cancer," representative Erica Bines of Headline Talent Agency said to People.

Orange Is The New Black and Seinfeld, has died at the age of 73 following a battle with cancer.The actor passed away on Saturday (January 22), with her death confirmed by her representatives at Headline Talent Agency.In an Instagram post announcing the news, they wrote: “Our mighty @officialkathrynkates has passed away. She will always be remembered and adored in our hearts as the powerful force of nature she was.“She loved this craft and had enough patience to fill 10 ships.

  Kathryn grew up in New York, but began her career in Los Angeles as one of the founding members of The Colony Theater. She produced all of the company's plays in the first six years from 1975 to 1981 alongside Barbara Beckley.While she only landed a few small on-screen roles during the 80s, that all changed in the following decade.The actress went on to appear in some of the most popular shows at that time, including Matlock and Thunder Alley.Kathryn starred in legendary NBC sitcom Seinfeld, where she played the ‘counter woman’ from whom George (Jason Alexander) is trying to procure a marble rye in memorable scenes. She also landed more small roles in hits like Disney show Lizzie McGuire, Caroline in the City, and Judging Amy.Many will remember Kathryn from her notable recent work, which includes edgy Netflix show Orange Is the New Black. In the dramedy about a privileged New Yorker who ends up in a women’s prison, Kathryn plays the mother of Larry (American Pie’s Jason Biggs), who is the protagonist Piper Chapman’s (Taylor Schilling) ex-fiancé.Kathryn also had a memorable role as Mrs.Saperstein in Shades of Blue, a series fronted by Jennifer Lopez, which follows a New York police officer and single mother working in the F.B.I.'s anti-corruption task force.In the show, Mrs.Saperstein is the mother of Detective David Saperstein, who is played by Santino Fontana.The actress went on to star as Judge Marlene Simons in five episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit between 2017 and 2020.She also played Amelia Diamond in an episode of legal drama The Good Fight entitled The Gang Discovers Who Killed Jeffrey Epstein. Last year, Kathryn appeared in David Chase’s The Many Saints of Newark, where she played Angie DeCarlo.The

Kathryn Kates, a veteran character actress who appeared in such TV series as Orange Is the New Black, Seinfeld and Law & Order: SVU and The Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark, has died. She was 73.

A unique organ at a Galloway episcopal church is back being heard at its best – thanks to a new parishioner.

(CNN)The pandemic has claimed another eagerly awaited tour.The Fugees have announced they are canceling their 25th anniversary tour.Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel announced the cancellation on social media, writing "We anticipate and understand disappointment but our anniversary tour will not be able to happen.""The continued Covid pandemic has made touring conditions difficult, and we want to make sure we keep our fans and ourselves healthy and safe," the statement read. "An idea sparked to honor and celebrate this 25th anniversary of 'The Score' but we see now it may not currently be our time for revisiting this past work."Their tour was originally announced in September and kicked off with a small pop-up show held in New York City.The rest of the tour was supposed to commence in November at United Center in Chicago, with planned stops in Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, Paris, London and more before it was postponed until 2022.Now it's canceled all together."We're grateful for the special night we did get to share with some of you in New York, with that rare live moment.

podcast about standing up for herself, her children, and her people. The actress, author, and producer described questioning her personal preferences, the perception of Black media, popping up to her children’s school to make sure administrators would know her “presence,” would be felt, embracing her natural hair, and how the pressures to assimilate impacted her early childhood and acting career.