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Jamie Lee Curtis Boycotts MTV Movie and TV Awards

Jamie Lee Curtis has decided to step down from her role as a presenter at the MTV Movie and TV Awards to show her support for the Hollywood writers strike.

The ‘Halloween’ star had been due to take to the stage to present one of the gongs at the annual bash, which takes place at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on Sunday, but she’s now decided not to go because she “won’t cross a picket line” amid the Writers Guild of America walk–out which kicked off on Tuesday.

Jamie posted a picture of herself in a previous red carpet outfit on Instagram and declared she won’t be getting dressed up to go to the awards show, writing: “I’m not gonna be able to go and present because the @wgawest needs and deserves my support and I won’t cross their picket line.”

It comes after the awards show’s host Drew Barrymore also announced she was pulling out of the show because of the strike.

In a statement issued to Variety, she said: “I have listened to the writers, and in order to truly respect them, I will pivot from hosting the MTV Movie and TV Awards live in solidarity with the strike. “Everything we celebrate and honour about movies and television is born out of their creation. And until a solution is reached, I am choosing to wait but I’ll be watching from home and hope you will join me.”

The show will go ahead as planned, but will no longer be broadcast live and will reportedly be without an audience.

Bruce Gillmer, executive producer of the MTV Movie and TV Awards, said in a statement: “As we carefully navigate how best to deliver the fan first awards’ show we envisioned that our team has worked so hard to create, we’re pivoting away from a live event that still enables us to produce a memorable night full of exclusive sneak peaks, irreverent categories our audience has come to expect, and countless moments that will both surprise and delight as we honour the best of film and TV over the past year.”

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Jamie Joins Prime Video ‘Kay Scarpetta’ Adaption

Following her own announcement on Instagram, People is confirming that Jamie Lee Curtis will be co-starring in the upcoming Prime Video adaption of Patricia Cormwell’s Kay Scarpetta novels.

Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis have landed a new show based on the bestselling Kay Scarpetta novels by author Patricia Cornwell.

Kidman, 55, will star as crime-solving medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta, and Curtis, 64, will portray her whimsical sister Dorothy for the Amazon series, per Deadline.

Both actresses will serve as executive producers with Kidman under Blossom Films and Curtis via her Comet Pictures company. The outlet added that the series is also said to be under Curtis’ first-look deal with Blumhouse Television, and was even sparked amid Curtis’ friendship with Cornwell.

It’s expected to get two-season order with eight episodes each.

When reached by PEOPLE, Amazon declined to comment on the news at this time. But Cornwell appeared to confirm the casting news on Instagram with a photo of Kidman and Curtis in front of some of her most popular titles.

“Scarpetta friends, we’ve waited 33 years for this…,” she wrote, in part.

Variety has reported that Liz Sarnoff of Barry and Lost is also on board as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Per Saari will also be an executive producer with Kidman under Blossom Films. Jason Blum, Chris McCumber and Jeremy Gold are reportedly executive producers under Blumhouse.

In the 26 Scarpetta books that Cornwell has written since 1990, the title character, a beautiful, tough-as-nails forensic examiner, has a messy love life and a penchant for opera and Italian cooking. Before relocating to Massachusetts, she was the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia.

Comet Pictures and Blumhouse Television acquired the rights to the Scarpetta book series two years ago. At the time, Curtis was named an executive producer but it wasn’t certain whether she would also star in the series, according to Deadline.

“Patricia Cornwell is a bonafide literary trailblazer, and collaborating with her to bring her beloved character Kay Scarpetta to life through the power of television and to introduce her to an entirely new audience is exciting,” Curtis said at the time, per the outlet. “The confluence of Blumhouse and Comet bringing to life a dark, fun and layered work world and family life, spearheaded by the smart and sexy indomitable Kay Scarpetta is going to be a thrilling ride.”

The new announcement comes just after Curtis scored her first Academy Award nod for Everything All At Once in the best supporting actress category. Aside from that she’s executive producing another Prime Video series, titled The Sticky.





Jamie Receives Academy Awards Nomination

Exciting news! Jamie Lee Curtis has received her first–ever Academy Awards nomination today, as she picked up a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in last year’s break–out hit Everything Everywhere All At Once!





Official Trailer & Synopsis for ‘Halloween Ends’

The first trailer and plot synopsis for the upcoming Halloween Ends have officially been released!

SYNOPSIS: Four years after the events of last year’s Halloween Kills, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is living with her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) and is finishing writing her memoir. Michael Myers hasn’t been seen since. Laurie, after allowing the specter of Michael to determine and drive her reality for decades, has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man, Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell), is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.





Official Trailer & Poster for ‘Halloween Kills’ Revealed

Universal Studios has released the full-length trailer and theatrical poster for Halloween Kills! Check them out below.

 

Halloween Kills poster