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Actress Geraldine Viswanathan has joined the cast of ‘Thunderbolts’, replacing Ayo Edebiri in an undisclosed role after the Emmy-winning ‘The Bear’ star dropped out of the project due to scheduling. Geraldine Viswanathan joins a massive ensemble cast of actors playing some of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s best known anti-heroes, including Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, Olga Kurylenko and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, reports…

Rod Holcomb, an Emmy-winning ER director who also worked on episodes of `Lost,` `China Beach,` `Wolf,` and `The Six Million Dollar Man,` has died, according to Hollywood reporter. He was 80. Holcomb passed away on January 24 in Los Angeles following a protracted illness, the Directors Guild of America said on Friday. Holcomb said, "Dad was an inspiration to me. He always stayed humble and never lost his desire to mentor young people who were making their way into the industry." "Our gentle giant and kind friend passed…

Norman Lear, the visionary television producer who revolutionized American prime-time comedy, passed away at the age of 101, leaving behind an enduring legacy that reshaped the television landscape. Lear's family confirmed his death, marking the end of a remarkable career spanning over six decades. FILE - Norman Lear appears during the "American Masters: Norman Lear" panel at the PBS Summer TCA Tour on Aug. 1, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Lear, producer of TV's "All in the Family" and and an influential liberal…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freePolice are investigating the disappearance of an Emmy award-winning Irish filmmaker and photographer, who was last seen in New York more than a week ago.Ross McDonnell, 44, was last seen on a beach in Queens on 4 November, according to a missing person's notice. The New York Police Department said he was spotted leaving his home on Taaffe Place in Brooklyn around 8.30pm (local…

Image via Marvel Studios With the debut of Marvel’s Secret Invasion, a match made in thespian heaven seems to be waiting in the wings of the MCU. That is because the show introduced us to the Oscar-winning Olivia Coleman, with her role as the MI6 agent Sonya Falsworth. Since the superhero-filled universe is already the home of the Emmy-winning Julia Louis-Dreyfus, with her Black Panther: Wakanda Forever character Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, we can’t wait for the inevitable showdown between the two…

Emmy award-winning director of `American Idol: The Search for a Superstar` and the original video for `Bohemian Rhapsody,` Bruce Gowers passed away aged 82 on January 15 in his Santa Monica home after suffering from an acute respiratory infection. His family members confirmed the news of his demise to Variety, a US-based news outlet. Also Read: `Bohemian Rhapsody` screenwriter sues biopic`s producers over profit claims According to Variety, over the span of eight seasons from 2002 to 2011, Gowers directed 234…

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael to host Golden Globes as its returns to NBC (pic credit- IMDb) Emmy-winning comedian Jerrod Carmichael has signed up to host the 80th Golden Globe Awards as it returns to NBC next month. NBC, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and telecast producer Dick Clark Prods. were set to announce Carmichael on Thursday, Variety reports. “We’re so excited to have Jerrod Carmichael host the historic 80th Golden Globe Awards,” HFPA president Helen Hoehne said in a statement. “His comedic talents…

Emmy-winning writer Gene Perret, known for his contribution as a member of the writing staff at `The Carol Burnett Show,` passed away at 85 on Friday due to liver failure at his home in Westlake Village. His family confirmed the news of his demise to Deadline. According to Deadline, midway through the 1950s, while working as an electrical engineer for General Electric in Philadelphia, Perret started writing comedy as a hobby. Following several one-liners he contributed to local comedian White, he was introduced to…

TV writer Hank Saroyan, also a well-known animation director and producer, who won an Emmy for `Muppet Babies,` passed away at the age of 75 on September 23 from complications of multiple myeloma cancer. According to Variety, Henry Saroyan, William Saroyan`s brother, and Dorothy Saroyan welcomed him into the world in Alameda, California. Hank Saroyan, who earned a veterinary degree from UC Berkeley, started his career as a stunt writer for the "Anniversary Game," which was televised from KGO/ABC in San Francisco. Before…

Emmy-winning actor Pat Carroll, who voiced Ursula in The Little Mermaid, has died. She was 95. Carroll’s death was confirmed by her daughter Kerry Karsian, a casting agent, who said Carroll died at her home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Saturday (30 July).Her other daughter Tara Karsian wrote on Instagram that they want fans to “honour her by having a raucous laugh at absolutely anything today (and every day forward) because – besides her brilliant talent and love – she leaves my sister Kerry and I with the greatest gift…