- Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is set to star in Ric Roman Waugh’s upcoming prison thriller Shot Caller. Coster-Waldau will play a gangster who is forced to commit a major crime shortly after his release from prison. Waugh went undercover as a volunteer parole agent to research prison gangs while he was writing the film’s script. For more on the project, click here.
- Betty White will receive a Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Daytime Emmys. “I can’t be coy,” she said of the news. “I was thrilled.” “This is probably the only award in the world she hasn’t won,” said David Michaels, senior vice president of the Daytime Emmy Awards. To read more on the honor and on White’s career, click here.
- Julianne Moore was positive about the future of independent film at this year’s CinemaCon “It’s highly highly personal — that’s why people support it,” Moore said at a panel called “The Independent Game: Based on a True Story.” She also credited Hollywood’s awards season for giving indies a boost. ““Working in the indie space has helped my career longevity,” she said. “All of my successes — including my Oscar — sprung from these teeny tiny movies.” For more from the CinemaCon panel, click here.
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