May 2, 2024

Hugh Laurie Is Blackbeard In “Crossbones”?

"House" star Hugh Laurie looks to be returning to television as he's entered negotiations to star as Blackbeard for NBC’s new pirate drama "Crossbones". "Luther" creator Neil Cross is serving as show runner on the series which is set in the Bahamas in 1715. Laurie's Edward Teach is the fearsome English pirate who rules over island town New … [Read more...]

Warners Plans A Hugh Hefner Biopic

Warner Bros. Pictures and producer Jerry Weintraub have taken over "Playboy", a biopic about the magazine's founder Hugh Hefner reports Deadline. The project, originally set up at Universal and Imagine Entertainment, details how Hefner evolved from a puritanical upbringing to become the godfather of the sexual revolution and used the brand to … [Read more...]