YouTube Fined $170M; TIFF Preview; Scarlett Defends Woody; Representation Rising; New THR Cover

What's news: Scarlett Johansson on Disney, directing and Woody Allen, Toronto Film Festival preview, representation on the rise in film and TV, YouTube hit with record $170 million fine. Plus: Margaret Atwood's The Testament is being adapted by Hulu, and Apple cancels its first project. --Alex Weprin [The Hollywood Reporter]( [The Hollywood Reporter]( Today In Entertainment SEPTEMBER 04, 2019 What's news: Scarlett Johansson on Disney, directing and Woody Allen, Toronto Film Festival preview, representation on the rise in film and TV, YouTube hit with record $170 million fine. Plus: Margaret Atwood's The Testament is being adapted by Hulu, and Apple cancels its first project. --Alex Weprin What's news: Scarlett Johansson on Disney, directing and Woody Allen, Toronto Film Festival preview, representation on the rise in film and TV, YouTube hit with record $170 million fine. Plus: Margaret Atwood's The Testament is being adapted by Hulu, and Apple cancels its first project. --Alex Weprin The Season of Scarlett Johansson [On the cover](: With Noah Baumbach’s "Marriage Story" and Taika Waititi’s "Jojo Rabbit," her Avengers spinoff "Black Widow" and the mantle of the world’s highest-grossing actress, Scarlett Johansson is having a career year. The actress speaks to Rebecca Keegan about how she really feels about Disney and her plans to direct. +On Disney's somewhat surprising support for the Fox Searchlight film Jojo Rabbit: "It's harder and harder to try to find a home for something that's more off-color or subversive and push the limit. I thought, 'There's no way Disney would bring [Jojo Rabbit] out. ... This doesn't belong to that [Disney] family.'... "Ultimately when Jojo Rabbit went over [to Disney], it didn't make any difference, which was cool. Because I was worried that maybe it would." +Johansson is supporting Elizabeth Warren for president, and says she is eager to help. "I'll be there however I'm needed," Johansson says. "If I can help with voter engagement, whether it's doing some sort of PSA campaign or actively trying to involve people in the process of registering and voting. I really believe if people actually did vote, our government would look the way it's supposed to, but people just don't vote. It baffles me." +On Woody Allen, Johansson diverges from many of her peers: "I love Woody," she says. "I believe him, and I would work with him anytime." +On her desire to direct: "Before, I was more focused on my acting career," she says. "Now, I'd happily take the time to develop something to direct. I've actively looked for a long time and just haven't found the right fit." [The cover story](. ►Representation on the rise. A pair of new studies suggest that representation in mainstream film and TV projects is improving... although there is still plenty of work that needs to be done. A new study by San Diego State's Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film [found that]( female representation on TV is inching toward parity, with women now representing 45 percent of characters. Meanwhile, [a separate study](from USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that "the percentage of black and Asian speaking characters in 2018's 100 highest-grossing movies both hit 12-year highs of 16.9 and 8.2 percent, respectively. Overall, non-white characters represented 36.3 percent of speaking characters, up from 29.3 percent the year before." The Season of Scarlett Johansson [On the cover](: With Noah Baumbach’s "Marriage Story" and Taika Waititi’s "Jojo Rabbit," her Avengers spinoff "Black Widow" and the mantle of the world’s highest-grossing actress, Scarlett Johansson is having a career year. The actress speaks to Rebecca Keegan about how she really feels about Disney and her plans to direct. +On Disney's somewhat surprising support for the Fox Searchlight film Jojo Rabbit: "It's harder and harder to try to find a home for something that's more off-color or subversive and push the limit. I thought, 'There's no way Disney would bring [Jojo Rabbit] out. ... This doesn't belong to that [Disney] family.'... "Ultimately when Jojo Rabbit went over [to Disney], it didn't make any difference, which was cool. Because I was worried that maybe it would." +Johansson is supporting Elizabeth Warren for president, and says she is eager to help. "I'll be there however I'm needed," Johansson says. "If I can help with voter engagement, whether it's doing some sort of PSA campaign or actively trying to involve people in the process of registering and voting. I really believe if people actually did vote, our government would look the way it's supposed to, but people just don't vote. It baffles me." +On Woody Allen, Johansson diverges from many of her peers: "I love Woody," she says. "I believe him, and I would work with him anytime." +On her desire to direct: "Before, I was more focused on my acting career," she says. "Now, I'd happily take the time to develop something to direct. I've actively looked for a long time and just haven't found the right fit." [The cover story](. ►Representation on the rise. A pair of new studies suggest that representation in mainstream film and TV projects is improving... although there is still plenty of work that needs to be done. A new study by San Diego State's Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film [found that]( female representation on TV is inching toward parity, with women now representing 45 percent of characters. Meanwhile, [a separate study](from USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that "the percentage of black and Asian speaking characters in 2018's 100 highest-grossing movies both hit 12-year highs of 16.9 and 8.2 percent, respectively. Overall, non-white characters represented 36.3 percent of speaking characters, up from 29.3 percent the year before." [Toronto Film Festival Preview] Toronto Film Festival Preview With the Toronto Film Festival set to kick off tomorrow, co-heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente speak to Etan Vlessing about how they divide their duties, programming in the #MeToo era and why the festival is embracing the streaming age: "We're platform agnostic." On why Toronto has been eager to work with projects from streaming services: "We follow the talent. A film like Jojo Rabbit, or a great film like [Soderbergh's Netflix title] The Laundromat, are two examples of directors — one from a traditional distributor and the other from a streaming service — where we're interested in the film and the filmmakers," Bailey says. "We're aware that the theatrical experience needs to be maintained. But we don't discriminate in terms of seeking films from one kind of source or another." While the Venice Film Festival found itself embroiled in controversy over the lack of women directors represented in its lineup, Toronto is hoping to lead by example. "Having a programming team that's half women makes a difference. We have different conversations about the films we see," Bailey says. "This isn't something we need to force." [The full interview](. +The Toronto hot list: 10 titles that could make for ripe acquisition targets at TIFF. [The list](. ►Annapurna Pictures won't be a buyer at Toronto. Megan Ellison's studio escaped a bankruptcy scare and restructured its debt late last month, and is now figuring out its path forward, Tatiana Siegel reports. "There are no new mandates yet, but Megan Ellison is open to taking some of Annapurna's future titles straight to streaming rather than giving them a traditional theatrical release, a strategy she has largely resisted in the past... "Our intention is the same as always — to make great content across film, games, TV and theater," says Annapurna chief content officer Sue Naegle. [The story](. ►Just in: YouTube to pay $170 million over children's privacy violations. The FTC and New York Attorney General's office announced the record fine this morning, alleging that "the YouTube video sharing service illegally collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent." YouTube will pay $136 million to the FTC, and $34 million to New York. [The story](. +YouTube's hate speech crackdown: YouTube says it has removed more than 17,000 channels and 100,000 videos for hate speech, representing a spike in takedowns since its new hate speech policy went into effect in June. [More](. In other news... --Viacom and CBS Corp. [have set up]( an Integration Management Office to ensure the merged ViacomCBS can hit the ground running once the recombination closes. --The Emmy Awards will [continue to originate]( from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles thanks to a multi-year deal between the TV Academy and AEG. --During a break on Sebastian Gorka's Salem Radio Network show, Fox News host Jeannine Pirro [confirmed that]( she was suspended by the channel in March. --Following critically lauded, hot-ticket runs in both London and New York, The Lehman Trilogy [will return]( to play Broadway in the spring, with the original cast of Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles all reprising their roles. --Netflix has [applied for a license](to continue servicing its 1.5 million subscribers in Turkey under new, more restrictive online broadcasting rules. --Brittany Vincent reviews the game [Gears of War 5](. ^Apple scraps its first series. The tech giant hasn't even officially launched its programming effort Apple TV+, but it already has its first casualty. The company has decided to scrap the drama Bastards, an eight-episode dark drama starring Richard Gere that was picked up straight-to-series last year. Lesley Goldberg reports that Apple originally won a rich biding war for the series. [The story](. +Hulu and MGM are adapting Margaret Atwood's novel The Testaments for the screen, Time's Lucy Feldman [reports](. It isn't clear yet whether the novel, which is set in the world of The Handmaid's Tale, will be folded into the Hulu series, or be developed as its own project. Pickups and renewals: The Netflix comedy Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin has [been renewed]( for a supersized seventh and final season... Netflix has [picked up](a children's animated series called Centaurworld, from first-time showrunner Megan Nicole Dong... Amazon [has added]( 10 comedy specials from Australian performers to its growing library of stand-up performances... Ryan Murphy [is developing]( a Chorus Line miniseries and an Andy Warhol documentary project for Netflix, with a number of other titles on his slate... Casting roundup, part one: Billy Crystal will [direct and co-star]( with Tiffany Haddish in comedy Here Today... Priyanka Chopra [will lead]( an adaptation of the Man Booker-winning novel The White Tiger for Netflix... Martha Plimpton has [signed on]( to star in HBO Max's Generation, the pilot exec produced by Lena Dunham... Venice and Telluride in photos... From Venice, here's THR's photo portfolio, including exclusive shots featuring Brad Pitt, Spike Lee, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and more. [The gallery](. From Telluride, photos of Adam Sandler, Willem Dafoe, Laura Dern and others that attended the festival. [The gallery](. +Venice reviews: Deborah Young reviews [The Painted Bird](... Deborah Young reviews [About Endlessness (Om Det Oandliga)](.... David Rooney reviews [Guest of Honour](... Boyd van Hoeij reviews [The Long Walk (Bor Mi Vanh Chark)](... ►No Safe Spaces In MPAA dispute. What warrants a PG-13 rating? The filmmakers behind the documentary No Safe Spaces are asking the MPAA to "reconsider" the rating for the film, saying it could discourage parents from bringing their kids to the movie, which is about “how First Amendment rights are being eroded in America.” At issue, a scene in which "Firsty," a cartoon embodiment of the First Amendment, gets shot and riddled wih bullet holes. [More](. ►The co-writer of the Crazy Rich Asians sequel is exiting amid a pay disparity dispute, Rebecca Sun reports. Adele Lim declined to provide specific figures, but sources say that Warner Bros.' starting offers were $800,000 to $1 million for [co-writer Peter] Chiarelli and $110,000-plus for Lim. [More](. Elsewhere in film... --Here's the first f[ull-length trailer]( for Taika Waititi's Nazi Germany satire Jojo Rabbit. --The Hong Kong summer box office was [largely unaffected]( by the protests there. --Olivia Wilde [talks to THR](about her film Booksmart's box office battle. --Here's [the trailer](for the Zach Galifianakis' Between Two Ferns movie, which will be a Netflix original. --Jojo Rabbit, Eddie Murphy’s Dolemite is My Name, and reunion screenings of Natural Born Killers and Jennifer’s Body are [among the films](that will hit Hollywood as part of the 2019 edition of Beyond Fest. --British "immersive cinema" banner [taking Casino Royale](production to China Toronto Film Festival Preview With the Toronto Film Festival set to kick off tomorrow, co-heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente speak to Etan Vlessing about how they divide their duties, programming in the #MeToo era and why the festival is embracing the streaming age: "We're platform agnostic." On why Toronto has been eager to work with projects from streaming services: "We follow the talent. A film like Jojo Rabbit, or a great film like [Soderbergh's Netflix title] The Laundromat, are two examples of directors — one from a traditional distributor and the other from a streaming service — where we're interested in the film and the filmmakers," Bailey says. "We're aware that the theatrical experience needs to be maintained. But we don't discriminate in terms of seeking films from one kind of source or another." While the Venice Film Festival found itself embroiled in controversy over the lack of women directors represented in its lineup, Toronto is hoping to lead by example. "Having a programming team that's half women makes a difference. We have different conversations about the films we see," Bailey says. "This isn't something we need to force." [The full interview](. +The Toronto hot list: 10 titles that could make for ripe acquisition targets at TIFF. [The list](. ►Annapurna Pictures won't be a buyer at Toronto. Megan Ellison's studio escaped a bankruptcy scare and restructured its debt late last month, and is now figuring out its path forward, Tatiana Siegel reports. "There are no new mandates yet, but Megan Ellison is open to taking some of Annapurna's future titles straight to streaming rather than giving them a traditional theatrical release, a strategy she has largely resisted in the past... "Our intention is the same as always — to make great content across film, games, TV and theater," says Annapurna chief content officer Sue Naegle. [The story](. ►Just in: YouTube to pay $170 million over children's privacy violations. The FTC and New York Attorney General's office announced the record fine this morning, alleging that "the YouTube video sharing service illegally collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent." YouTube will pay $136 million to the FTC, and $34 million to New York. [The story](. +YouTube's hate speech crackdown: YouTube says it has removed more than 17,000 channels and 100,000 videos for hate speech, representing a spike in takedowns since its new hate speech policy went into effect in June. [More](. In other news... --Viacom and CBS Corp. [have set up]( an Integration Management Office to ensure the merged ViacomCBS can hit the ground running once the recombination closes. --The Emmy Awards will [continue to originate]( from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles thanks to a multi-year deal between the TV Academy and AEG. --During a break on Sebastian Gorka's Salem Radio Network show, Fox News host Jeannine Pirro [confirmed that]( she was suspended by the channel in March. --Following critically lauded, hot-ticket runs in both London and New York, The Lehman Trilogy [will return]( to play Broadway in the spring, with the original cast of Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles all reprising their roles. --Netflix has [applied for a license](to continue servicing its 1.5 million subscribers in Turkey under new, more restrictive online broadcasting rules. --Brittany Vincent reviews the game [Gears of War 5](. ^Apple scraps its first series. The tech giant hasn't even officially launched its programming effort Apple TV+, but it already has its first casualty. The company has decided to scrap the drama Bastards, an eight-episode dark drama starring Richard Gere that was picked up straight-to-series last year. Lesley Goldberg reports that Apple originally won a rich biding war for the series. [The story](. +Hulu and MGM are adapting Margaret Atwood's novel The Testaments for the screen, Time's Lucy Feldman [reports](. It isn't clear yet whether the novel, which is set in the world of The Handmaid's Tale, will be folded into the Hulu series, or be developed as its own project. Pickups and renewals: The Netflix comedy Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin has [been renewed]( for a supersized seventh and final season... Netflix has [picked up](a children's animated series called Centaurworld, from first-time showrunner Megan Nicole Dong... Amazon [has added]( 10 comedy specials from Australian performers to its growing library of stand-up performances... Ryan Murphy [is developing]( a Chorus Line miniseries and an Andy Warhol documentary project for Netflix, with a number of other titles on his slate... Casting roundup, part one: Billy Crystal will [direct and co-star]( with Tiffany Haddish in comedy Here Today... Priyanka Chopra [will lead]( an adaptation of the Man Booker-winning novel The White Tiger for Netflix... Martha Plimpton has [signed on]( to star in HBO Max's Generation, the pilot exec produced by Lena Dunham... Venice and Telluride in photos... From Venice, here's THR's photo portfolio, including exclusive shots featuring Brad Pitt, Spike Lee, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and more. [The gallery](. From Telluride, photos of Adam Sandler, Willem Dafoe, Laura Dern and others that attended the festival. [The gallery](. +Venice reviews: Deborah Young reviews [The Painted Bird](... Deborah Young reviews [About Endlessness (Om Det Oandliga)](.... David Rooney reviews [Guest of Honour](... Boyd van Hoeij reviews [The Long Walk (Bor Mi Vanh Chark)](... ►No Safe Spaces In MPAA dispute. What warrants a PG-13 rating? The filmmakers behind the documentary No Safe Spaces are asking the MPAA to "reconsider" the rating for the film, saying it could discourage parents from bringing their kids to the movie, which is about “how First Amendment rights are being eroded in America.” At issue, a scene in which "Firsty," a cartoon embodiment of the First Amendment, gets shot and riddled wih bullet holes. [More](. ►The co-writer of the Crazy Rich Asians sequel is exiting amid a pay disparity dispute, Rebecca Sun reports. Adele Lim declined to provide specific figures, but sources say that Warner Bros.' starting offers were $800,000 to $1 million for [co-writer Peter] Chiarelli and $110,000-plus for Lim. [More](. Elsewhere in film... --Here's the first f[ull-length trailer]( for Taika Waititi's Nazi Germany satire Jojo Rabbit. --The Hong Kong summer box office was [largely unaffected]( by the protests there. --Olivia Wilde [talks to THR](about her film Booksmart's box office battle. --Here's [the trailer](for the Zach Galifianakis' Between Two Ferns movie, which will be a Netflix original. --Jojo Rabbit, Eddie Murphy’s Dolemite is My Name, and reunion screenings of Natural Born Killers and Jennifer’s Body are [among the films](that will hit Hollywood as part of the 2019 edition of Beyond Fest. --British "immersive cinema" banner [taking Casino Royale](production to China ['It Chapter Two' Review] 'It Chapter Two' Review ►John DeFore reviews the Stephen King adaptation sequel. "Why isn't It a prestige miniseries for some cable or streaming company? Andy Muschietti's two-part film clearly yearns for that format, not only in its patience-testing length — nearly three hours just for Chapter Two, with the director teasing reporters about the prospect of a 6.5-hour supercut — but in an episodic structure that frustrates those who expect certain kinds of dynamics in drama and suspense." [The review](. +What the other critics are saying: The first batch of reviews praise Bill Hader's performance in the sequel, though they mostly agree that the film lacks the scariest moments featured in the 2017 movie. [More](. Barack and Michelle Obama are in a trademark dispute over the name of their Netflix production company, Higher Ground Productions, Eriq Gardner writes. "On Aug. 20, Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions made a move to save its name. That day, the company went to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and demanded cancellation of someone else's earlier trademark registration for 'Higher Ground Enterprises.'" [The story](. +Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against Forever 21 and claims at least $10 million in damages after the fashion retailer allegedly hired a look-alike model for a social media campaign. According to the complaint filed in California federal court, Forever 21 initially contacted Grande's representatives in anticipation of her latest album — thank u, next — for the purpose of an endorsement deal. [The story](. +In other legal news: Brian Karem, a correspondent for Playboy magazine and a regular contributor to CNN, has had his White House [press pass restored]( by a federal judge... Cuba Gooding Jr.'s trial on groping charges [has been postponed]( until Oct. 10. Prosecutors said Tuesday they're still waiting for evidence in the Oscar-winning Jerry Maguire star's case. Jury selection had been set to start this week. ^Kenny Ortega on High School Musical and his jump to Netflix. Mia Galuppo speaks to the man behind two of Disney's most popular franchises: The Descendants and High School Musical. Ortega signed an overall deal with Netflix in April, with the feature Auntie Claus and TV series Julie and the Phantoms already in the works for the streaming service. [The interview](. ►Whoopi Goldberg and Debra Messing spar over Trump fundraiser. On Friday Messing responded to a tweet from THR about a Trump fundraiser being held in Beverly Hills, calling for the list of attendees to be released. On The View, Goldberg took exception to that request, saying "the last time people did this" it did not end well. "People ended up killing themselves. This is not a good idea." [More](. ►John Stankey's new role. WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey will take on the additional roles of president and COO of AT&T, effective Oct. 1. The promotion solidifies Stankey as successor-in-waiting for AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson. The company also named AT&T executive Jeff McElfresh CEO of AT&T Communications, effective Oct. 1. McElfresh replaces John Donovan, who recently announced his retirement. [More](. +Revolving door: Piya Sinha-Roy [is joining]( The Hollywood Reporter as senior film editor, shepherding movie news and analysis and contributing to awards season coverage on all platforms... Damien Marin has [been named]( president of worldwide distribution and acquisitions at Spyglass Media Group... Cameron Mitchell, the CAA agent who [was fired]( in 2017 following a sexual assault allegation, has resurfaced as CEO of boutique film production firm NYLA Media Group... Former Call of Duty esports coach Brice Faccento [has launched]( an esports-focused talent agency... Casting roundup, part two: Emily Blunt and Jon Hamm are [teaming up]( for John Patrick Shanley's lyrical Irish romance Wild Mountain Thyme... Ken Jeong, Nikki Glaser, Caroline Rhea and Adam Carolla [are joining]( Comedy Central's roast of Alec {NAME}... Katheryn Winnick and Juan Pablo Raba are [set to join]( the action thriller The Minuteman... Christoph Waltz and Liam Hemsworth [will star]( in a thriller series for Quibi... What else we're reading... --"Praise be! The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, is here" [[NY Times](] --"Michael B. Jordan is redefining what it means to be a movie star" [[Time](] --"Donald Trump’s beloved Gorilla Channel isn’t real—Except that it is" [[Vanity Fair](] --"The gospel according to Marianne Williamson [[NY Times Magazine](] --"HarperCollins announces deal to publish Jeffrey Epstein book by Miami Herald’s Julie Brown" [[Miami Herald](] Today's birthdays: Beyoncé, 38, Damon Wayans, 59, Dr. Drew Pinsky, 61, Kyle Mooney, 35, Mark Ronson, 44, Whitney Cummings, 37. 'It Chapter Two' Review ►John DeFore reviews the Stephen King adaptation sequel. "Why isn't It a prestige miniseries for some cable or streaming company? Andy Muschietti's two-part film clearly yearns for that format, not only in its patience-testing length — nearly three hours just for Chapter Two, with the director teasing reporters about the prospect of a 6.5-hour supercut — but in an episodic structure that frustrates those who expect certain kinds of dynamics in drama and suspense." [The review](. +What the other critics are saying: The first batch of reviews praise Bill Hader's performance in the sequel, though they mostly agree that the film lacks the scariest moments featured in the 2017 movie. [More](. Barack and Michelle Obama are in a trademark dispute over the name of their Netflix production company, Higher Ground Productions, Eriq Gardner writes. "On Aug. 20, Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions made a move to save its name. That day, the company went to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and demanded cancellation of someone else's earlier trademark registration for 'Higher Ground Enterprises.'" [The story](. +Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against Forever 21 and claims at least $10 million in damages after the fashion retailer allegedly hired a look-alike model for a social media campaign. According to the complaint filed in California federal court, Forever 21 initially contacted Grande's representatives in anticipation of her latest album — thank u, next — for the purpose of an endorsement deal. [The story](. +In other legal news: Brian Karem, a correspondent for Playboy magazine and a regular contributor to CNN, has had his White House [press pass restored]( by a federal judge... Cuba Gooding Jr.'s trial on groping charges [has been postponed]( until Oct. 10. Prosecutors said Tuesday they're still waiting for evidence in the Oscar-winning Jerry Maguire star's case. Jury selection had been set to start this week. ^Kenny Ortega on High School Musical and his jump to Netflix. Mia Galuppo speaks to the man behind two of Disney's most popular franchises: The Descendants and High School Musical. Ortega signed an overall deal with Netflix in April, with the feature Auntie Claus and TV series Julie and the Phantoms already in the works for the streaming service. [The interview](. ►Whoopi Goldberg and Debra Messing spar over Trump fundraiser. On Friday Messing responded to a tweet from THR about a Trump fundraiser being held in Beverly Hills, calling for the list of attendees to be released. On The View, Goldberg took exception to that request, saying "the last time people did this" it did not end well. "People ended up killing themselves. This is not a good idea." [More](. ►John Stankey's new role. WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey will take on the additional roles of president and COO of AT&T, effective Oct. 1. The promotion solidifies Stankey as successor-in-waiting for AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson. The company also named AT&T executive Jeff McElfresh CEO of AT&T Communications, effective Oct. 1. McElfresh replaces John Donovan, who recently announced his retirement. [More](. +Revolving door: Piya Sinha-Roy [is joining]( The Hollywood Reporter as senior film editor, shepherding movie news and analysis and contributing to awards season coverage on all platforms... Damien Marin has [been named]( president of worldwide distribution and acquisitions at Spyglass Media Group... Cameron Mitchell, the CAA agent who [was fired]( in 2017 following a sexual assault allegation, has resurfaced as CEO of boutique film production firm NYLA Media Group... Former Call of Duty esports coach Brice Faccento [has launched]( an esports-focused talent agency... Casting roundup, part two: Emily Blunt and Jon Hamm are [teaming up]( for John Patrick Shanley's lyrical Irish romance Wild Mountain Thyme... Ken Jeong, Nikki Glaser, Caroline Rhea and Adam Carolla [are joining]( Comedy Central's roast of Alec {NAME}... Katheryn Winnick and Juan Pablo Raba are [set to join]( the action thriller The Minuteman... Christoph Waltz and Liam Hemsworth [will star]( in a thriller series for Quibi... What else we're reading... --"Praise be! The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, is here" [[NY Times](] --"Michael B. Jordan is redefining what it means to be a movie star" [[Time](] --"Donald Trump’s beloved Gorilla Channel isn’t real—Except that it is" [[Vanity Fair](] --"The gospel according to Marianne Williamson [[NY Times Magazine](] --"HarperCollins announces deal to publish Jeffrey Epstein book by Miami Herald’s Julie Brown" [[Miami Herald](] Today's birthdays: Beyoncé, 38, Damon Wayans, 59, Dr. Drew Pinsky, 61, Kyle Mooney, 35, Mark Ronson, 44, Whitney Cummings, 37. [Image] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( Is this e-mail not displaying correctly? 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