Amy Seimetz

New Initiative Shines Light on Rising Female Directors
New Initiative Shines Light on Rising Female Directors
New Initiative Shines Light on Rising Female Directors
The controversy surrounding Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot seemed like it might have a silver lining; isn’t Hollywood’s diversity problem improving if we’re arguing about a major summer blockbuster starring four women? Sadly, the answer is no. But on the heels of a new study that proves Hollywood has made excruciatingly little progress on the diversity front, a group of anonymous female film executives have formed The Alice Initiative, which puts the spotlight on up-and-coming female directors to encourage and support gender diversity behind-the-scenes.
‘Alien: Covenant’ Adds Billy Crudup, Jussie Smollett, More
‘Alien: Covenant’ Adds Billy Crudup, Jussie Smollett, More
‘Alien: Covenant’ Adds Billy Crudup, Jussie Smollett, More
The cast of Ridley Scott’s new Alien prequel just keeps growing — and getting more interesting, but for as much as we like the actors signing on for Alien: Covenant, it’s going to be kind of a bummer watching them get slaughtered by Xenomorphs and also, presumably, Michael Fassbender. The latest batch of actors to join the cast of Scott’s prequel includes Spotlight’s Billy Crudup, Empire’s Jussie Smollett, indie favorite Amy Seimetz and more.