Malin Akerman News

According to Deadline, Malin Akerman has signed on to join the cast of Billions, an upcoming Wall Street drama written and produced by Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Ocean's Thirteen, RUNAWAY Jury, Runner Runner) and writer Andrew Ross Sorkin (Too Big to Fail).

Sundance Institute screens several films in the out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections, as well as hosting the Special Events section and welcoming participants for two panels, at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, running today, January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The Festival is the centerpiece of the year-round public programs for the Institute, which also hosts 24 residency labs and grants more than $2.5 million to independent artists each year.

Based on the most recent book by Kristof and WuDunn entitled A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity, the three-part series premieres as a special presentation of Independent Lens on three consecutive Monday nights, January 26, February 2, and February 9, 2015 at 10:00 PM ET

HBO will debut the Season Finale of its hit comedy series THE COMEBACK, starring Lisa Kudrow on Sunday, Dec. 28th.

Jennifer Lawrence, star of the Hunger Games movies and Academy Award winner, has been named the Most Beautiful Blonde for 2014 by LABlondes.com

Independent Lens, which just won the IDA's Best Curated Series Award this weekend, announced its 2015 Winter/Spring season lineup today.

Sundance Institute announced today the films selected to screen in the out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections, as well as the selections for a new Special Events section and participants for two panels, at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The Festival is the centerpiece of the year-round public programs for the Institute, which also hosts 24 residency labs and grants more than $2.5 million to independent artists each year.

From Broadway debuts to stage veterans, this season is swarming with big screen stars. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you the backstory on this year's film-to-stage transplants. Scroll down to learn more, and be sure to let us who you're most excited to see on the Great White Way, plus which actors you'd like to make the leap!

“B level” TV star Valerie Cherish was a pioneer of reality television. Now, it's ten years later – there's more TV than ever and she wants back in.

Adult Swim presents the return of Newsreaders, the irreverent television newsmagazine series from the creative team behind the Emmy-award winning Childrens Hospital. Premiering tonight, October 23rd at Midnight (ET/PT), season two features returning cast members Alison Becker, Beth Dover, Dannah Phirman, and Ray Wise, with new host Alan Tudyk.

The Pulitzer Prize winning play Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar makes its Broadway premiere tonight, October 23, starring Hari Dhillon (star of the acclaimed London's Bush Theatre production), Gretchen Mol ('Boardwalk Empire'), Karen Pittman (Domesticated) and Josh Radnor ('How I Met Your Mother'). Scroll down to learn more about the full cast and watch interviews with the company below!

Adult Swim announced today the return of Newsreaders, the irreverent television newsmagazine series from the creative team behind the Emmy®-award winning Childrens Hospital.

Elisabeth Moss and Rachel McAdams, who were reportedly in the running earlier this summer, also remain in the mix.

Oliver Platt (Broadway's Guys and Dolls), has signed on to the cast of the upcoming drama THE TICKET.

Entertainment Weekly, brought a whole roundup of casting news this week, featuring big name stars, indie films, and more.

Deadline has confirmed that Malin Akerman and Kellan Lutz are set to return for the new season of Lisa Kudrow's THE COMEBACK on HBO. The pair will reprise their roles of Juna and Chris, respectively. Production for the series' return is expected to begin shortly.