–Kerry Washington, Sarah Paulson, Jennifer Lopez, Julianna Margulies, Regina King, Constance Zimmer, and Kirsten Dunst share the spotlight on cover of The Hollywood Reporter for their annual actress roundtable. I’m not sure about the “diva” cutline but I can’t wait to carve out some time to watch that video! For now, these highlightswill have to do.
-Speaking of great covers, your pretend boyfriend Oscar Isaac is on the cover of the new Rolling Stone.
-The Good Wife spinoff at CBS’s streaming service is a go. I…what…huh?
-This is an excellent, exhaustive piece by Vulture on the economics of Peak TV. “Kevin Costner was offered $500K per episode to do a series for one of the big three streaming networks… He passed.”
–Kate Beckinsale and Michael Sheen lovingly recreated their teen daughter’s birth on her 17th birthday, which doesn’t sound embarrassing at all.
-Shocking report: Blake Lively is not good at jokes.
-Allow Mariah Carey to demonstrate what to do when you have nothing nice to say. Also, “I need a key light and you’re not giving me one” is my new favourite phase.
–Zac Efron says he used to Google himself every morning. Sure, Zac. “Used to.”
-The Office’s Jenna Fischer was reportedly replaced on a show because she had “bad chemistry”with Matthew LeBlanc. Who has bad chemistry with Pam?!
-This is a great read on how Blac Chyna beat the Kardashiansat their own game. It had me hooked as soon as I read “The Lannisters of Calabasas.”
-More trailers for fall TV have landed, this time from Fox and ABC. On ABC, Convictionand Speechlessintrigue me, while I’m here for Adam Pally and Leighton Meester in Fox’s Making History.
-The first trailer from Mariah Carey’s upcoming docu-series Mariah’s Worldjust landed and I’m already hooked. “I have a rule which states that I will not be seen in fluorescent lighting without sunglasses. I know it’s very 90s.” Bless. Also, she appeared at the upfronts in a sequin bathing suit and was carried out on a chaise by two shirtless men.
-Meanwhile, it was a rough weekend for female characters in pop culture. On the heels of Agent Carter’s cancellation and Sleepy Hollow’s dumb renewal without Nicole Beharie, CBS passed on a Nancy Drew reboot because it “tested too female,” and a female villain in Iron Man 3 was reportedly axed due to concerns over toy sales.
-On the plus side, a Harley Quinn spinoff movie is in the works. Guys, we have to support the crap out of this one. Even when Margot Robbie tries to convince us she’s only 25.
–This article is excellent (and depressing): “An Oscar Winner Bullied Me So Badly That I Quit the Film Industry.” The sleuths in the comments section have pegged the movie as Election, with the horrible director being Alexander Payne and the gross assistant director George Parra, who used to date Catherine Zeta-Jones.
-Meanwhile, Juliette Binoche has a few choice words for Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese, who she says she confronted over their lack of female leads.
–Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie might be back on. Hmmmm…
-Good news: Sinead O’Connorhas been found after being reported missing this morning.
–Ryan Gosling tried to trip up Stephen Colbert with a really tough Lord of the Rings question (supplied by his mom). It worked.
–Amy Schumer and Anna Wintour are reportedly going to swap lives on TV. I only want to see one side of that, but I want it REALLY bad.
-If you’re going to fall on any late night talk show during your musical performance, make it Jimmy Fallon’s. He’ll immediately lie down with you and make it better.
–Jimmy Kimmel filled in as a cohost with Kelly Ripa this morning, and he made it all kinds of awkward, asking “where’s Michael?” and “what happened?”
–Brett Ratner just redefined white privilege by penning this pissy articleabout the Hotel de Cap in Cannes (aka – the nicest hotel I’ve ever been to in my life). No one carried your bags? You were “ashamed” that your neighbors were makeup artists and publicists? Aw, muffin.
-Pants, flats and selfies: Everyone is breaking the rules this year in Cannes.
