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A group of pro-Palestine actors, writers, directors and crew is taking their fight to SAG-AFTRA.

Mark Ruffalo, Cynthia Nixon, Common, Susan Sarandon and Rosie O’Donnell are among the more than 700 movie and TV professionals to sign an open letter from SAG-AFTRA & Sister Guild Members for Ceasefire, calling for an end to the “industry’s McCarthyist repression of members who acknowledge Palestinian suffering.”

Other signatories include Ramy Youssef, Riz Ahmed, Busy Philipps, Griffin Dunne, Kendrick Sampson, Indya Moore, Haaz Sleiman, Sara Ramirez, Tavi Gevinson, Bobbi Menuez, Atsuko Okatsuka, Leo Sheng, Poppy Liu, Isis King, E.R. Fightmaster, Angelica Ross, Lexi Underwood, Zoe Chao, Dylan Adler, Jordan Hull, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Jacob Tobia, Josh Thomas and more. Read it in full below.

Following Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack on Israel and the Israeli government’s subsequent attacks on Gaza, SAG-AFTRA previously shared a statement in support of the Jewish people.

The open letter acknowledged that...

Paramount has tapped comedian Al Madrigal to host its annual talent scouting event, the “CBS Showcase,” for an audience of industry professionals. This year’s event will focus on standup comedy. featuring Showcase alumni Jared Goldstein, Morgan Jay, Peter S. Kim, Brett Maline, Rashida “Sheedz” Olayiwola, Gregory Santos, Tien Tran and Mo Welch.

The standup comedy format reps a shift for the CBS Showcase from previous years. This year’s event, set to be held Feb. 1, will benefit charitable organizations chosen by the program’s participants, including The Trevor Project, Feeding America, Parkinson’s Foundation Inc., Poverty Alleviation Chicago: Letters to Santa, Shriners Hospital for Children, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Downtown Women’s Center and Glsen. After the show, there will be a performance from musical guest Fightmaster, the solo project of nonbinary actor and writer E.R. Fightmaster.

2024 Showcase performers E.R. Fightmaster, Morgan Jay, Peter S. Kim, Tien Tran,...

We'll be old and gray before Grey's Anatomy ends!

Grey's Anatomy continues to make records and hold its own as a cultural juggernaut in the television landscape as it comes off 19 seasons on the air.

And while there has been a revolving door cast over the past nearly two decades, including the titular main character, Meredith Grey herself, it shows no signs of slowing down.

One of the most exciting aspects of Grey's Anatomy Season 19 is how the series found a way to reinvent itself.

It served as a reboot within the series, and the show pulled it off remarkably well with a fresh batch of interns who have already made their mark and feel like the next generation of this series.

No one could've anticipated that a new version of Og "M.A.G.I.C" conveniently, also "M.A.G.Yk" could bring back the familiar vibes of Grey's Anatomy's heyday,...

Dylan Mulvaney is celebrating one year of transitioning by reflecting on what it was like to come out as trans at age four and shares an encouraging message to trans youth.

The 26-year-old TikTok star, who accepted the Groundbreaker Award at last month’s Queerties, recalled discovering her gender identity growing up in a “very conservative family.”

“I came out to my mom at [age] 4. I told her, ‘I’m a girl.’ We were very, very religious so she was like, ‘God doesn’t make mistakes.’ But I didn’t know that I could transition. I didn’t know that there were options or resources,” Mulvaney said on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.

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“The first true nonbinary person that I grew close to was E.R. Fightmaster, who plays a really beloved character on...

For the fifth anniversary of her acclaimed sophomore LP Historian, Lucy Dacus has released a new video for the album’s cathartic opener, “Night Shift.” The clip comes ahead of a special red vinyl reissue of Historian, which will be out May 26th via Matador.

Starring Dacus and Yellowjackets star Jasmin Savoy Brown, the video was directed by Jane Schoenbrun (We’re All Going to The World’s Fair) and was filmed with a number of Dacus’ friends, including Liza Anne and E.R. Fightmaster. With symbolic references to The Wizard of Oz, it captures the uplifting spirit of strength and self-acceptance for which the tune has become so loved.

When the video reaches the song’s booming climax and Dacus’ croon repeats the refrain, “In five years I hope the songs feel like covers/ Dedicated to new lovers” over visuals of Dacus and Brown finding each other in the crowd, it’s...

Five years after the release of her sophomore album Historian, musician Lucy Dacus shares the music video for the album’s emotionally-charged single “Night Shift” directed by Jane Schoenbrun. The filmmaker (and former Filmmaker contributor) behind We’re All Going to the World’s Fair and the forthcoming A24 project I Saw the TV Glow depicts a romance-fueled The Wizard of Oz theme party. Dacus stars in the music video alongside actors E.R. Fightmaster, Eva Victor and Jasmin Savoy Brown of Yellowjackets and the latest Scream reboots, fellow musicians Phoebe Bridgers (Dacus’s boygenius bandmate and co-star of TV Glow), Hop Along‘s Frances Quinlan, […]

The post Watch: The Jane Schoenbrun-Directed Music Video for Lucy Dacus’s “Night Shift” first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Five years after the release of her sophomore album Historian, musician Lucy Dacus shares the music video for the album’s emotionally-charged single “Night Shift” directed by Jane Schoenbrun. The filmmaker (and former Filmmaker contributor) behind We’re All Going to the World’s Fair and the forthcoming A24 project I Saw the TV Glow depicts a romance-fueled The Wizard of Oz theme party. Dacus stars in the music video alongside actors E.R. Fightmaster, Eva Victor and Jasmin Savoy Brown of Yellowjackets and the latest Scream reboots, fellow musicians Phoebe Bridgers (Dacus’s boygenius bandmate and co-star of TV Glow), Hop Along‘s Frances Quinlan, […]

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It’s a mini “Grey’s Anatomy” reunion.

Eric Dane attended the 2022 Global Down Syndrome Foundation Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show in Denver, Colorado where he was honoured with the Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award.

The evening was filled with surprises as he met up with his “Grey’s Anatomy” co-star Caterina Scorsone on the red carpet. The two were all smiles as they reunited at the event.

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Caterina Scorsone and Eric Dane Photo: Thomas Cooper/Getty Images for Global Down Syndrome Foundation

Dane dressed sharply in a coal suit while Scorsone opted for a polka-dotted beige gown and black heels. Scorsone had also previously been awarded the Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award years prior.

The two alumni weren’t the only members of the “Grey’s Anatomy” family to attend the event.

Niko Terho, Alexis Floyd,...

A confrontation with Bailey (Chandra Wilson) helps Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) make up her mind about David’s (Peter Gallagher) job offer in Minnesota in Grey’s Anatomy Season 18, Episode 15, April 7’s “Put It to the Test.” [Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Grey’s Anatomy Season 18, Episode 15, “Put It to the Test.’”] Meanwhile, Grey Sloan’s residency program is on the line, after the medical accreditation council discovered complaints of residents’ long hours at the hospital. As the episode starts, Bailey is getting the attendings ready to be interviewed by the two representatives from the council coming to the hospital that day to start their investigation. Lilane Lathan/ABC Bailey wants Richard (James Pickens Jr.) to be the first interviewee, but he has other plans for the day: He’s getting his physician assessment. And his assessors? None other than David and Kai (E.R. Fightmaster), whom Richard believes to be impartial judges. The assessment goes well until David ...

We need a cold pack, because things are heating up on Grey's Anatomy. The March 17 episode of the Shonda Rhimes-created medical drama featured major updates for two couples: Dr. Meredith Grey and Dr. Nick Marsh and Dr. Amelia Shepherd and Dr. Kai Bartley. The new episode proved that things could be getting serious for the season 18 couples, as Nick (Scott Speedman) told Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) he was "falling in love" with her and Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) and Kai (E.R. Fightmaster) had a steamy night in Minnesota together. However, Grey's Anatomy is known for its epic love stories. So, we can't help but wonder how these pairings compare to ones of seasons past. Can Nick and Meredith...

It’s do-or-die time in Grey’s Anatomy Season 18, Episode 11—March 10’s “Legacy”—as Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), Amelia (Caterina Scorsone), and Kai (E.R. Fightmaster) scrub in to perform their experimental cell therapy on their guinea-pig Parkinson’s patient, David (Peter Gallagher), the bankroller of the whole research project. [Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Grey’s Anatomy Season 18, Episode 11, “Legacy.”] But that team has helping hands in the Or: Koracick (Greg Germann) has flown to Seattle to scrub in on the operation. And after Koracick notices that the residents at the hospital have been feeling sidelined ever since Levi’s big screw-up, he inspires Meredith to convince David to open the gallery for the operation so that the rest of the Grey Sloan staff can observe. It is, after all, a teaching hospital, as Mer tells David. Lilane Lathan/ABC The operation goes well, despite a hitch that almost takes Amelia out of the Or: Owen (Kevin McKidd...

In typical Grey's Anatomy fashion, things really hit the fan on the ABC show's latest midseason finale. Thankfully, series star Caterina Scorsone is breaking it all down on E! News' Daily Pop. The actress joined host Morgan Stewart and guest emcee Loni Love on Monday, Dec. 20, weighing in on everything from the episode's cliffhanger to that kiss between her character Dr. Amelia Shepherd and Dr. Kai Bartley, Grey's first-ever non-binary doctor, played by E.R. Fightmaster.  The entire season seemed to be leading up to the romantic moment, and once it finally happened, Scorsone was thrilled to see fans' enthusiastic responses.  "I mean,...

E.R. Fightmaster said booking their role on Grey’s Anatomy as the series’ first nonbinary doctor felt “like a match made in heaven.”

“Booking Grey’s out of the self tape was really, really nice,” they told Deadline. “You send so many of these auditions into the void…and I got the phone call the next day. It was just one of those things that worked out.”

The Shrill and Work in Progress actor made their Grey’s Anatomy debut as Dr. Kai Bartley in “Some Kind of Tomorrow.” A neuroscientist at the The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, Fightmaster’s Dr. Bartley joins Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. Chemistry goes beyond the research as Amelia and Kai begin to learn more about each other, sparking potential for a romantic relationship.

While Kai Bartley is the latest queer doctor to...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not watched “Bottle Up and Explode!,” the fifth episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 18.

When E.R. Fightmaster landed the role of Dr. Kai Bartley on “Grey’s Anatomy,” the show’s first non-binary doctor in its 18-season run, they knew one person in particular would be excited.

“I used to watch some of the episodes with my mom, [who] religiously watches the show,” Fightmaster, who is also non-binary, tells Variety. “And it’s funny, because I have done other things, but when I told my mom about this, this is the first time she actually freaked out. Which, of course, made me feel very good. My relationship with show is through my mother and I think hearing her freak out was was the first time that I allowed myself to really think, ‘Oh, yeah, this is an institution.’”

Fightmaster’s Kai joined the series via...

If you’ve been a fan of a couple of the new characters introduced in Grey’s Anatomy Season 18, it sounds like you’re not the only one. Almost a week after announcing that E.R. Fightmaster, who plays the series’ first non-binary doctor, Dr. Kai Bartley, will be recurring, it’s been revealed that Lynn Chen is sticking around, too. She, too, will recur this season on the ABC medical drama as Dr. Michelle Lin, the head of plastic surgery, Variety reports. According to her character description, she “teaches by doing, and relies on the residents’ abilities to keep up with her.” That’s exactly what she told Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) and Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) when she initially turned down their job offer in the Season 18 premiere. Formerly an assistant chief of plastics, she’d come in for an interview with Bailey, Dr. Maggie Pierce (Kelly McCreary), and Dr.

Lynn Chen is the latest “Grey’s Anatomy” guest actor to get bumped up to recurring status, for the role of Dr. Michelle Lin.

Viewers of the ABC medical drama have already been introduced to Dr. Lin this season, as the exacting new head of plastic surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. With surgeons at Grey Sloan quitting because of burnout from the pandemic, and the hospital’s younger doctors having fallen behind because of how Covid affected the surgery schedule, Dr. Lin nearly didn’t take the job when it was offered to her. But then program director Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.), fired up by her critique, vowed to get the students’ skills up to speed. “Lin teaches by doing, and relies on the residents’ abilities to keep up with her,” reads ABC’s official description of the character.

In addition to recurring on “Shameless” and guest starring on...

Shrill alum E.R. Fightmaster has joined the cast of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy as the series’ first nonbinary doctor.

They will recur as Dr. Kai Bartley. Fightmaster first made their Grey’s Anatomy debut as Dr. Bartely in the series’ most recent installment “Hotter Than Hell,” which welcomed Kate Walsh’s Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery back to the scene. They are part of the Parkinson’s research team in Minnesota.

“They are dedicated to their craft and extremely talented at what they do. Confident as hell and able to make even the most detailed and mundane science seem exciting and cool, Kai and Amelia bond over their shared love of medicine and the brain,” the official ABC description reads.

While Fightmaster will portray the series’ first nonbinary medical expert, they join a number of Lgtbq+ cast members including Jake Borelli, who portrays Dr. Levi Schmitt, and Sara Ramirez, who made their...

Shrill this season closed out the story of Annie Easton celebrating her imperfect road to self-acceptance and teasing new paths for the ambitious journalist and her loved ones. The Hulu original comedy’s series finale is the subject of Deadline’s latest It Starts on the Page, which spotlights award-season scripts.

Created by showrunners Aidy Bryant, Lindy West and Ali Rushfield, Shrill series takes inspiration from West’s Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman. Over the course of its three-season run, the show centered on Aidy’s Annie as she navigates romance, her career and self-love.

In the last chapter, things seems to be looking up for both Annie and best friend Fran (Lolly Adefope). The two buddies, who have been together since their college days, get more settled in their relationships and find more stability and courage in their professional lives. However, when Annie oversteps her boundaries with boyfriend...

CBS announced on Thursday the 21 performers participating in the 2019 CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase. It will begin its run of six shows starting Jan. 15 at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles.

Beginning 14 years ago, the showcase was created to spotlight diverse talent, and it has developed into a hybrid comedy show with live performances and original writing. The showcase is attended by executives, showrunners, and casting directors from CBS and other networks as well as talent agents and managers from across the entertainment industry.

To date, 397 actors have appeared in the showcase, with alumni including Kate McKinnon of “Saturday Night Live” fame and Eugene Codero from “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Participants of the 2018 showcase have landed roles on “Criminal Minds,” “NCIS,” “Hawaii Five-o,” “Jane the Virgin,” and more.

Stephen Guarino (“I’m Dying Up Here”) returns to direct, Sheila Carrasco (“Jane the Virgin”) serves as head writer and Tess Paras (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) serves as assistant director.

CBS has announced the 21 participants for the 2019 CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase. The performers will be seen in six shows beginning January 15 at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles.

The CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase is attended by executives, showrunners and casting directors from CBS and other networks as well as talent agents and managers from across the entertainment industry. Participants of the 2018 showcase have landed roles on Criminal Minds, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Life in Pieces, Hawaii 5-0, American Vandal, Charmed and Jane the Virgin, among others.

Stephen Guarino (I’m Dying Up Here) will return to direct the 2019 showcase with Sheila Carrasco (Jane the Virgin) serving as head writer, Tess Paras (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) serving as assistant director and 11 former showcase alumni making up the showcase’s first writers’ room.

Here are the 2019 participants, along with where they’re from, where they’ve trained and/or credits, and...