U.K. Concert Horror; R.I.P. Roger Moore; Zack Snyder's Tragedy; Fox News Falls to No. 3

What's news: Authorities have identified a suspect in the grisly bombing of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester last night that killed at least 22. Plus: Roger Moore, longtime James Bond star, dies at 89 and Zack Snyder steps away from Justice League after a family tragedy. — Matthew Belloni, Erik Hayden and Jennifer Konerman [The Hollywood Reporter - Today In Entertainment]( May 23, 2017 What's news: Authorities have identified a suspect in the grisly bombing of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester last night that killed at least 22. Plus: Roger Moore, longtime James Bond star, dies at 89 and Zack Snyder steps away from Justice League after a family tragedy. — Matthew Belloni, Erik Hayden and Jennifer Konerman [AP: Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Manchester attack](: "The suicide attack at an Ariana Grande show left 22 people dead as young concertgoers fled, some still wearing the American pop star's trademark kitten ears and holding pink balloons. Teenage screams filled the Manchester Arena just after the explosion Monday night, and members of the audience tumbled over guardrails and each other to escape. Fifty-nine people were injured in what British Prime Minister Theresa May called 'a callous terrorist attack.'" [The Guardian: 23-year-old suspect arrested:]("Greater Manchester police, who believe they know the identity of the bomber, detained a 23-year-old man in the south of the city in connection with the attack, which killed 22 people, including an eight-year-old girl. Armed police also raided a flat on the Whalley Range/Chorlton area in an operation linked to the attack. and carried out a controlled explosion after a raid in nearby Fallowfield." [Ariana Grande's statement:]( "broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words." From the singer's management: "We mourn the lives of children and loved ones taken by this cowardly act. We are thankful for the selfless service tonight of Manchester's first responders who rushed towards danger to help save lives. We ask all of you to hold the victims, their families, and all those affected in your hearts and prayers." [Cannes plans moment of silence.](Organizers: "This is yet another attack on culture, youth and joyfulness, on our freedom, generosity and tolerance, all things that the festival and those who make it possible – the artists, professionals and spectators – hold dear. The Festival de Cannes invites all festivalgoers to show their solidarity with the victims." Fox News Drops to No. 3 There hasn't been a horse race like this in cable news in quite some time, if ever, Michael O'Connell writes as the latest figures arrive: A week of humbling headlines for the embattled Trump administration proved to be ratings paydirt for CNN and MSNBC, each of which scored significant victories in different dayparts. Simultaneously, Fox News Channel posted its first five-day streak at No. 3 in primetime since 2000. Primetime Averages for May 15-19: 1. MSNBC: 611,000 adults 25-54; 2.44 million viewers 2. CNN: 589,000 adults 25-54; 1.65 million viewers 3. FNC: 497,000 adults 25-54; 2.41 million viewers [Rachel Maddow remains the biggest story in cable news](. Her nightly dominance now a safe bet, the anchor's MSNBC show topped the week among adults 25-54 with an average 760,000 viewers in the key news demo. The Rachel Maddow Show is driving MSNBC to a record streak. Last week marked its second consecutive one atop the demo in primetime, and the first ever with a win among total viewers. ↱[Michael Wolff at Roger Ailes funeral:]( On the day Ailes died, Rupert Murdoch had been advised that a condolence call to Ailes’ wife would not be well received. ↲ Elsewhere in TV... ► CBS extends Leslie Moonves' contract to 2021. The CEO's previous contract had him relinquishing his title in mid-2019. His [new contract]( stipulates that his salary will remain at its current level (he received $69.6M in 2016), and that he will be eligible to receive bonuses and other long-term incentives. ► A&E plans Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath special. Merchants of Fear, set to premiere May 29, will [invite]( special guests to talk about their own experiences investigating the Church and how it has responded to their work. ► NBC sets premiere for Megyn Kelly's Sunday show. Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly, [debuting]( June 4 at 7 p.m, will be her first full-length appearance on the network. The first hour of her show will face CBS News' formidable 60 Minutes. ↱ [How The Bachelorette is tackling race](: Rachel Lindsay has been clear from the start that her journey to finding love would be colorblind, and that's exactly how the show approached the topic when it launched last night. ↲ [^ABC's Dirty Dancing, reviewed](. Abigail Breslin makes for an authentically nervous, tentative Baby, but otherwise ABC's "unconvincingly musical remake has no reason to exist," writes critic Daniel Fienberg. ► Lifetime casts its Robert Durst. Daniel Gillies [will play]( the real estate heir and suspected killer in the upcoming movie, The Lost Wife of Robert Durst, with Katharine McPhee set to play Durst's first wife, Kathie, who disappeared in 1982. ► Weinstein TV lands Oliver Stone's prison drama. Guantanamo focuses on the detainees held in one of the world's most controversial prisons. Stone [will helm]( all season one episodes, marking his TV directorial debut. ► R.I.P., Marsh McCall. An original writer on Late Night With Conan O'Brien who went on to work on sitcoms including Just Shoot Me!, Last Man Standing and Fuller House, has died at 52. [Full obit](. Monica Lewinsky pens op-ed on being Fox News target. She writes in the NYT and singles out Roger Ailes (and Matt Drudge) for exploiting her relationship with President Bill Clinton so "mercilessly." [The essay.]( 'Baywatch' Reboot Panned Baywatch, the latest TV reboot, is finally about to hit theaters this weekend after months of marketing and muscle shirts. Critic Frank Scheck wasn't too impressed. His[review:]( "Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron possess impressive muscles, but the performers have never done as much heavy lifting as they do here. And to their credit, they succeed to some degree. Johnson employs his big toothy grin, effortless charm and surprising comic gifts to make the film almost watchable. And Efron — who has come to rely on his obnoxious frat-boy shtick far too often — takes off his shirt…a lot." He adds: "A big-screen reboot so lifeless and mechanical that even its end-credits out-takes are not amusing, Baywatch proves much less than the sum of its undeniably attractive body parts." + Currently at 7 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. [The Guardian:]( "doesn’t have the wit or stamina to stay afloat." [USA Today:]( "even the cleverest jokes get so many callbacks, they’re beating a dead seahorse." Elsewhere in film... ► Zack Snyder steps down from Justice League. The filmmaker's daughter died in March, prompting him to take a break from work and hire Joss Whedon to finish the Warner Bros. pic. "I’ve decided to take a step back from the movie to be with my family, be with my kids, who really need me," [he tells]( Borys Kit. Borys writes: Snyder’s daughter Autumn Snyder died by suicide in March at age 20. Her death has been kept private, with only a small inner circle aware of what happened, even as the movie was put on a two-week break for the Snyders to deal with the immediate effects of the tragedy. ► Rihanna, Lupita Nyong'o project in the works at Netflix. The two stars are [in talks]( for a movie from director Ava DuVernay, with Insecure creator Issa Rae in talks to write. The idea was birthed from a tweet by a Twitter user who wrote: "Rihanna looks like she scams rich white men and lupita is the computer smart best friend that helps plan the scans [sic]." ► Jordan Peele's next film gets release date. The Get Out director's next film, an untitled social thriller from Universal, has now been put on the schedule shortly after Peele inked a two year first-look deal with the studio. The date: [March 15, 2019.]( [^Universal plans its classic monster cinematic universe.]( Assembled in the first-look photo of the Dark Universe stars are Johnny Depp (The Invisible Man), Javier Bardem (Frankenstein’s Monster), Tom Cruise (Nick Morton), Russell Crowe (Dr. Jekyll) and sofia Boutella (The Mummy). ► Brad Pitt's Netflix drama War Machine gets mixed reviews. In THR, Todd McCarthy [writes]( in his generally positive take that "it takes a while, but this machine finally works." Others weren't as kind. [The Guardian](: "plays for laughs and misses the mark." ► Sony plans Angry Birds sequel. Columbia Pictures and Rovio Entertainment said that a sequel to last year's animated film will hit theaters on [Sept. 20, 2019](, a release date coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the original mobile gaming app. ► John Cusack, Christina Ricci to star in cyber thriller. The duo [will join]( Brendan Fletcher in Distorted from writer Arne Olsen and director Rob W. King from Minds Eye Entertainment. Production will begin shortly in British Columbia. In THR, Esq: Gloves off in Hollywood nudity lawsuit. In court papers, London Fields producer Christopher Hanley got highly personal with Amber Heard, the actress who stars in his not-yet-released film. The producer addresses Heard's relationship with Johnny Depp, suggesting that the actor [contributed to the film's strife.]( Roger Moore, R.I.P. Roger Moore, the handsome Londoner who portrayed James Bond in more films than anyone else and did so with cartoonish, cheeky charm, died today in Switzerland. He was 89. [Full obit.]( What else we're reading... — "The search for David Lynch." Richard Brody on Twin Peaks: "Lynch appears to lack confidence in the bold simplicity of his imagination, and he becomes the man who does too much." [[The New Yorker](] — "At Cannes, the glam and the grim mix uneasily." Rachel Donadio writes: "At times the films take a back seat as festivalgoers check their phones for the latest news and ponder their industry’s future." [[The New York Times](] — "Why remix The Birth of a Nation?" Kriston Capps notes: "A live multi-media performance by the musician DJ Spooky considers the 1915 silent film’s legacy as a pioneering document in alternative facts." [[The Atlantic](] — "Who's afraid of color-blind casting? Alexis Soloski writes: "The decision of Edward Albee’s estate to deny production rights over the casting choice of a black actor has reignited a debate over theater’s relationship with race." [[The Guardian](] — "Cyberattacks once again roil Hollywood." A triple-byline hacking update: "There’s little the major studios can do to change that situation in the near term by bringing more of the business in-house." [[The Los Angeles Times](] What else we're seeing... + New The Last Jedi mag covers, photos by Annie Leibovitz. [[Vanity Fair](] + James Corden tries to solve Perry/Swift's "Bad Blood" [[Late Late Show](] + Kimmel compared Trump's trip abroad to Eyes Wide Shut. [[Jimmy Kimmel Live!](] Today's Birthdays: Ryan Coogler, 31, Maxwell, 44, H. Jon Benjamin, 51, Melissa McBride, 52, Karen Duffy, 55, Drew Carey, 59, Joan Collins, 84. Follow The News Is this e-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( ©2017 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Preferences]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Use]( May 23, 2017