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Below, get a first look at Richard Gere who joins the cast for the movie's sequel!

Featuring exclusive coverage of 'Hall of Fame Friday Night' and six live hours of programming on Saturday, NFL Network is the only place to get complete coverage of the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend.

Leading into the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend, NFL Network will televise two, one-hour long features on a pair of Canton's latest enshrinees.

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE is coming to the stage and has found its leading players. According to the Daily Mail, Tom Bateman will star as William Shakespeare opposite Lucy Briggs-Owen as Viola de Lesseps in the upcoming West End adaptation by Lee Hall.

The Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has set release dates for the next two Steven Spielberg-directed films, both DreamWorks projects.

According to Deadline, Jake Gyllenhaal is in talks to lead the upcoming drama DEMOLITION. Jean-Marc Vallée's, director of the DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, will helm the film, written by Bryan Sipe.

Jessica Chastain has been offered the lead role in the second season of the HBO hit drama TRUE DETECTIVE.

The Actors Training Center (ATC) will present the Los Angeles Film Intensive Workshop with Casting Director Deborah Dion for 3rd graders through adults, June 8th through June 15th at The Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Ave. Deborah Dion has worked with acclaimed directors Tim Burton ('Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 'Alice in Wonderland'), PJ Hogan ('Peter Pan,' 'Unconditional Love'), Lasse Hallstrom ('Cider House Rules,' 'Chocolat,' 'The Shipping News,' 'An Unfinished Life'), John Madden ('Shakespeare in Love'), and M. Night Shyamalan ('The Last Airbender,' 'The Happening,' 'Lady in the Water').

Jessica Chastain will take on the role of screen legend Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik's upcoming biopic, BLONDE.

CBS Sports broadcaster Verne Lundquist will receive the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting from WFUV Radio (

Jay Mohr, The former Saturday Night Live cast member, impersonator and big screen star who played unforgettable roles in Jerry Maguire, The Groomsmen, Pay It Forward and Even Money, will exercise his comedic chops at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, March 30, at 8 p.m. In his decade-long career, Mohr's dead-on impressions of Christopher Walken, Dick Vitale, John Madden, Russell Brand, Al Pacino and Sean Penn have made him a household name. Bissell House (Main St., Ridgefield) is offering a free glass of wine or draught beer the night of the show when tickets/stubs are presented. This event is partially underwritten by The Manhattan Club and Urgent Care of Connecticut and is part of the Clark Construction Comedy Series with media sponsor i95.1fm The Home of Rock 'n' Roll.

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE is coming to the stage and has found its leading players. According to the Daily Mail, Tom Bateman will star as William Shakespeare opposite Lucy Briggs-Owen as Viola de Lesseps in the upcoming West End adaptation by Lee Hall.

TACT/The Actors Company Theatre (Scott Alan Evans, Cynthia Harris and Jenn Thompson, Co-Artistic Directors), the critically-acclaimed company 'dedicated to presenting neglected or rarely produced plays of literary merit,' and named 'Company of the Year' by Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal, is pleased to announce the cast and creative team for Beyond Therapy, the hilarious comedy by Christopher Durang, the modern master of the outrageous and absurd (and recipient of the 2013 'Best Play' Tony Award for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike). The spring production of the company's 21st Season directed by TACT Co-Artistic Director Scott Alan Evans will begin performances at Theatre Row'sBeckett Theatre (410 West 42nd Street - between 9th & 10th Avenues) on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Opening night is set for Tuesday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. Performances will continue through April 19, 2014.

Fox Searchlight Pictures President of Production Claudia Lewis and Participant Media Executive Vice President of Production Jonathan King announced today that production on The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2 has begun in India.

As New York and New Jersey play host to Super Bowl XLVIII, Museum of the Moving Image and EA SPORTS look back on 25 years of the groundbreaking video game franchise Madden NFL in a new exhibition that opens tomorrow. On view and available for play are five editions of the game ranging from the original John Madden Football (1988) on Apple II to the latest Madden NFL 25 (2013) on Xbox One. Those who can't attend in-person can visit a special website for an inside look at the exhibit.

Annaleigh Ashford will be kicking off her KINKY BOOTS and slinking into the bedroom. Deadline reports that the Broadway star has nabbed a regular role on Showtime's MASTERS OF SEX season 2.

On the next episode of Showtime's MASTERS OF SEX titled 'Fallout', a former study participant reveals she's pregnant and wants to know the identity of the father.

Today, Showtime announced the renewals of its Emmy and Golden GlobeAward-winning series HOMELAND and the critically-acclaimed drama MASTERS OF SEX for their fourth and second seasons respectively. Both series are set to return in 2014 with 12 one-hour episodes. HOMELAND airs on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by MASTERS OF SEX at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. The announcement was made today by David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.

HBO Films presents in association with SAF Films West MUHAMMAD ALI'S GREATEST FIGHT, starring Academy Award(R) winner Christopher Plummer ('Beginners'), Academy Award(R) nominee Frank Langella ('Frost/Nixon') and Benjamin Walker ('Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'); directed by Academy Award(R) nominee Stephen Frears ('The Queen') from a script by Shawn Slovo ('A World Apart'); and executive produced by Emmy(R) winner Frank Doelger (HBO's 'Game of Thrones' and 'The Gathering Storm'), Emmy(R) winner Tracey Scoffield (HBO's 'The Gathering Storm'), Jonathan Cameron and Stephen Frears.

Comedian, actor and impressionist Frank Caliendo will bring his unique comedy styling to The Orleans Showroom November 15 and 16.