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Michael Shannon has a new television role lined up!

The 45-year-old The Shape of Water actor will portray the late businessman Dr. Jerry Buss in HBO’s upcoming drama series about the “professional and personal lives” of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s, Variety reports.

Jerry was the majority owner of the Lakers, winning 10 league championships. His character “redefines American sports, celebrity, and wealth by transforming the Lakers into a dynasty but his house of cards threatens to collapse on him—and the people he loves most.”

The “Untitled Showtime Lakers Project” is based on Jeff Pearlman‘s book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.”

Adam McKay will executive produce and direct the pilot.

If you missed it, find out which actor will be playing former Lakers player Jerry West alongside Michael Shannon.

Audra McDonald is slamming an audience member who took a photo during her nude scene at the Broadway play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.

The six-time Tony-winning actress is starring in the show alongside Michael Shannon and the play opens with an intimate scene between the two actors.

“To whoever it was in the audience that took a flash photo during our nude scene today: Not cool. Not cool at all,” Audra tweeted.

Taking photos, videos, or audio recordings at Broadway performances is strictly prohibited. The audience member reportedly was not caught in the act, according to Deadline.

Daniel Craig, Chris Evans and Jamie Lee Curtis star in the upcoming Knives Out, and you can watch the trailer right here!

The movie hits theaters on November 27.

Ana De Armas, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, LaKeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Noah Segan, Edi Patterson, Riki Lindhome, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer also star in the film.

Here’s a plot summary for the murder mystery: when renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan’s untimely death.

Watch the Knives Out trailer inside…

Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon and Nicholas Hoult are teaming up in the new movie The Current War, and you can watch the trailer right here!

The upcoming movie is based on the story of Thomas Edison (Cumberbatch), George Westinghouse (Shannon) and Nikola Tesla (Hoult).

The film follows Edison, whose plans of bringing electricity to Manhattan are upended when Westinghouse and Tesla announce they have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America, sparking one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in U.S. history.

The movie was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and also stars Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen and Tuppence Middleton.

The movie hits select theaters on October 4, and opens everywhere on October 11.

Watch the trailer for The Current War inside…

Broadway actors are known for being supportive of each other and feuds in the community are rare, so James Corden decided to try and start some at the 2019 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 9) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

The host asked actors to stand up and air out their grievances with each other live on television.

After the first two “feuds” ended in the actors making up immediately, Audra McDonald stood up to say she saw Laura Linney in the audience at her play last night, giving her the finger.

Instead of apologizing for it, Laura just said, “Yeah, that was me,” with a hilarious deadpan. The two stars then jokingly got into a physical fight in the front row. See some funny GIFs below!

Also pictured inside: Audra and her Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune co-star Michael Shannon and partner Kate Arrington on the red carpet earlier in the night.

FYI: Audra is wearing a Halston dress and Tamara Mellon shoes. Michael and Kate are wearing Dolce&Gabbana.

10+ pictures inside of Audra McDonald and Laura Linney at the Tonys… More Here! »

Michael Shannon happily poses alongside his co-star Audra McDonald while attending the opening night after party for their play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune held at Brasserie 8.5 restaurant on Wednesday (May 29) in New York City.

The 44-year-old actor and the 48-year-old actress take the lead in new Broadway production of Terrence McNally‘s play, directed by Obie Award winner Arin Arbus, who were both in attendance at the event.

Audra was also accompanied by her husband Will Swenson who stepped out to show his support.

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune tells the story of a lonely waitress and a short order cook whose first date turns into a one-night stand – and maybe more.

Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon are set to star in a new Broadway production of the Terrence McNally play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.

The limited engagement will begin performances in May 2019 at a Shubert theater to be announced and the run will last 16 weeks.

The play, to be directed by Arin Arbus, is a “portrait of a lonely waitress and a short order cook whose first date turns into a one-night stand – and maybe more.”

Audra is a six-time Tony Award winner and a Broadway legend. Michael most recently starred on Broadway in A Long Day’s Journey into Night.