USA Network Pulls ‘Shooter’ Debut Off Summer Schedule After Baton Rouge Shootings
USA Network, Paramount TV and Universal Cable Productions have decided to move the premiere of Shooter to the fall. No word on exactly when that premiere will be, but the launch of the Ryan Phillippe-starring show based on the 2007 Mark Wahlberg movie could come even after the presidential election. (DH)
Ron Meyer Re-Ups NBCUniversal Contract For Five Years
Ron Meyer has extended his contract as one of the longest-serving executives in Hollywood history. Meyer has signed a new deal to remain vice chairman of NBCUniversal for an additional five years. (THR)
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Will Be 7 Episodes, Is Coming In Summer 2017
HBO has confirmed that the show’s upcoming season will be shortened from the typical ten-episode length. (VUL)
Participant, Walden Joining Julia Roberts’ Drama ‘Wonder’
Participant Media and Walden Media have joined TIK Films and Lionsgate’s drama Wonder, starring Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. (VAR)
Taye Diggs Joins ‘Empire’ Season 3 In Major Barack Obama-Infused Role
The Private Practice vet will first appear in the Fox drama’s Sept. 21 Season 3 premiere as Angelo Dubois, a city councilman hailing from a respected and affluent New York family. (TVL)
Roman Polanski & Olivier Assayas To Adapt The Novel ‘Based On A True Story’
The novel tells the story of a writer who struggles with the release of their latest novel, and an admirer who tries to influence the writer’s work. (IW)
Denzel Washington’s ‘Fences’ Gets December Release
Paramount has given an awards-season December release to Denzel Washington’s Fences with a limited opening in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 16 and a wide release on Dec. 25. (VAR)
This Is Where Hollywood Goes When It Needs Science
The organization is a program of the National Academy of Sciences and has been around since 2008. Its purpose and results are expansive—it has consulted on more than 1,300 projects. (FCC)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Girl On The Train’
The second trailer for The Girl on the Train gives viewers a closer look at Emily Blunt’s depressed alcoholic Rachel Watson. (EW)