Today's Must Read: LA Times has a very insightful piece on Ellen Degeneres's arc in showbiz, how she won and then lost a generation of viewers
• THR ICYMI Oscar has restored the theatrical release requirement for eligibility along with a few very minor changes in other categories. Good move
• Collider Bong Joon Ho is finally starting his next film after his biggest sucess Parasite. Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo, Naomi Ackie, and Robert Pattinson will star
After the jump Saturday Night Live departures, Simu Liu's memoir, Daredevil's renewal, Depp vs Heard, and more...
• Vanity Fair Tom Cruise left Cannes with a surprise Palme d'Or
• Vulture talks to director Olivier Assayas about remaking his own film Irma Vep into a series
• The Guardian talks to Simu Liu about his new memoir and his "origin story"
• Salon Daredevil will get a fourth season on Disney+, the only Marvel Netflix show to make the transfer
• Playbill Sutton Foster wins the Drama League's "career achievement" prize
• Jezebel Thoughtful piece on the Depp vs Heard trial and especially its social media and 'public opinion' fallout
• Daily Beast ...in related news, how DC Films can't seem to escape a casting curse with their superhero choices
• The Guardian on the history of Angelyne. The famous for being famous blonde is not happy about Emmy Rossum's new drama about her
• LA Times Saturday Night Live says goodbye to four of his longtime players: McKinnon, Bryant, Davidson, and Mooney
• The Root Kenan Thompson clarifies that Samuel L Jackson is not banned from SNL despite the rumors
Exit Video
Aidy Bryant says farewell to Saturday Night Live with a final "Trend Forecasters" with Bowen Yang. So fun!