Ever since a real, live bullet discharged from the gun that Alec Baldwin was rehearsing with on the set of the film “Rust” in 2021, killing the cinematographer and wounding the director, one question has vexed everyone involved: How did live ammunition end up on a film set, where — all agree — it absolutely … Read more
Meet TV’s most unlikely star: Ronald Gladden, a regular Joe who never had Hollywood ambitions. Gladden, 30, isn’t an actor, but he’s been catapulted into the spotlight since the premiere of the Freevee hit “Jury Duty.” The mockumentary-type comedy built a steady social media buzz since its April premiere — and recently earned several Emmy … Read more
James Marsden plays an obnoxious version of himself in “Jury Duty,” the new Amazon Freevee prank-comedy series that combines “The Office” and “The Truman Show” with a dash of “The Rehearsal” thrown in for good measure. “Jury Duty” follows a fake court case, complete with bumbling lawyers and oddball members of the jury, with one … Read more
This was not the standing ovation the filmmakers wanted. Jury members for the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Dramatic Competition walked out of the premiere of “Magazine Dreams” Friday after the festival failed to provide subtitles for deaf and hearing-impaired audiences — including judge Marlee Matlin, reports Variety. Several of the judges — including Jeremy Harris, Eliza … Read more
A TikToker is sharing his “get out of jail free” hack to getting out of jury duty. Hunter Kaimi, who goes by @hunterkaimi on the platform, griped in a video posted Monday that he was trying to get excused from jury duty. “Why would I want to do jury duty? It’s f – – king … Read more