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Victory for Spotlight: Equity’s Landmark Claim Against Casting Directory Thrown Out By UK High Court; Union Considering Appeal

Handing down a landmark judgement today, Judge Catherine Howells dismissed Equity’s claim that Spotlight should be classed as an “employment agency” and should therefore only be able to charge fees that would “be no more than a reasonable estimate of the cost of production.”

Variety

‘Age of Innocence’ Netflix Series Casts Camila Morrone, Kristine Froseth, Ben Radcliffe, Margo Martindale

Camila Morrone (Daisy Jones & the Six, Something Very Bad is Going to Happen), Kristine Froseth (The Buccaneers, Oh, Canada), Ben Radcliffe (Masters of the Air, Anatomy of a Scandal) and Margo Martindale (The Americans, Justified) are all set for major roles in the streaming adaptation of the Edith Wharton novel of the same name.

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Kenya Barris & Kim Kardashian-Produced Hulu Pilot ‘Group Chat’ Sets 4 Leads Joining La La Anthony

The Hulu pilot Group Chat has cast its four leads to join the previously announced La La Anthony: Yaya DaCosta (The Lincoln Lawyer, Chicago Med), Melanie Liburd (This Is Us, The Idol), Rebecca Rittenhouse (Maggie, His and Hers) and Stephanie Suganami (Power Book II: Ghost, Dr. Odyssey).

The Hollywood Reporter