Stripping Down Lena Dunham’s Emmy Chances, Spotlight: Bad Teacher’s Hilary Winston, Tribeca Spotlight: Jim Sturgess and Isabel Lucas on Electric Slide

SSN ORIGINALS

 

Stripping Down Lena Dunham's Emmy Chances

Of Dunham’s seven honors, she has parlayed precisely zero of them into victories. Ray Richmond ponders why that is. (SSN)

Spotlight: Bad Teacher Showrunner Hilary Winston Divulges How She Chooses Projects

Winston spoke to SSN about the secret to longevity in Hollywood, features versus TV, and the perks of having a staff of writers to work with. (SSN)

Tribeca Spotlight: Jim Sturgess and Isabel Lucas on Electric Slide

SSN sat down with Sturgess and Lucas to talk about what drew them to the project, how they went about creating their characters, and what movies they pulled from for inspiration. (SSN)

Spotlight: Black Box Creator Amy Holden Jones

Jones spoke to SSN about the show, her own personal connection to it, and why she doesn’t miss working in feature films. (SSN)

Film Development Report for 4/24/2014

New attachments and new projects, including I'm In Love With the DJ and Geostorm. (SSN)

TODAY'S HEADLINES

 

Bryan Singer Speaks Out About Abuse Claims

The X-Men: Days of Future Past director says he won't participate in any media events for the upcoming film. (THR)

FCC Chairman Stands Behind Net Neutrality Proposals

Tom Wheeler said that his proposals “would establish that behavior harmful to consumers or competition by limiting the openness of the Internet will not be permitted.” (VAR)

Warner Bros. Adds Cast to Pan

Amanda Seyfried joins Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, and Rooney Mara in the live-action Peter Pan feature from director Joe Wright. (DH)

Should the Next Season of Parks and Rec Be Its Last?

It's always been delightful and hilarious, but the little comedy that could has never been a particular ratings success. (VUL)