Derrick Bryson Taylor

New York

Reporter at The New York Times

@NYTimes Reporter. Former News Editor @PageSix /@NYPost. Former Entertainment Associate Editor @Essence.

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Articles

Kevin Costner Is Sued by 'Horizon' Actor Over Rape Scene

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Derrick Bryson Taylor

A stunt double said she was left with trauma by an unscripted scene that did not include an intimacy coordinator. Mr. Costner's lawyer said the claims were meritless. A stunt double who worked on the western "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2" sued its director, Kevin Costner, and producers on Tuesday for what she called forced participation in a "violent unscripted, unscheduled rape scene" without advance notice or an intimacy coordinator.
Harry, Hermione and Ron Are Cast for HBO's 'Harry Potter'

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Derrick Bryson Taylor

Accio Harry, Hermione and Ron!After years of intense speculation and tens of thousands of auditions, three young actors have been cast for HBO's upcoming television series about the boy wizard. The newcomers Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout will play Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Tuesday.
Fortnite’s Darth Vader Is A.I.-Powered. Voice Actors Are Rebelling. - The New York Times

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Derrick Bryson Taylor

The actors’ union that began striking against video game companies last summer has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite.
Jazz at Lincoln Center's New Season Highlights Ties to Africa

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Derrick Bryson Taylor

From July through June 2026, the new season will showcase works by John Coltrane, the South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and more. Jazz at Lincoln Center's 38th season will celebrate jazz, Africa and the African diaspora with programs that pay tribute to genre greats like John Coltrane and Miles Davis, while others will spotlight vocalists, pianists and other trumpeters. It will also include a tour of Africa by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Milestone Films Will Be Given Away to Maya Cade of the Black Film Archive

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Derrick Bryson Taylor

The distributor's owners, Amy Heller and Dennis Doros, made the unusual choice to give it away. Their successor is Maya Cade of the Black Film Archive. Milestone Films is a small but mighty distribution company dedicated to discovering works that have been lost to history, restoring them and reintroducing them to anyone willing to watch. It has been run out of the New Jersey home of Amy Heller and Dennis Doros for the last 25 years, but now both are preparing to retire.
Martin Scorsese Interviews Pope Francis in Upcoming Documentary ‘Aldeas’ - The New York Times

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Derrick Bryson Taylor

The project will highlight scripted short films from international communities along with snippets of a conversation between the director and the pontiff, who died last month.
They Must Actually Watch the Films

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Derrick Bryson Taylor

The new rule, announced this week by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was greeted with laughter and disbelief that it had not been required all along. It has not always been necessary to read the book in order to write a book report, as many a devious middle schooler familiar with CliffsNotes or A.I. can attest. And it turns out that Oscar voters have not always had to watch all the films they passed judgment on.
Seth Rogen's Trump Jokes Are Edited Out of Awards Broadcast

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Derrick Bryson Taylor

What could happen when a comedic actor known for being outspoken on politics presents an award at a science event attended by some of Silicon Valley's major players with connections to the Trump administration? That depends. Organizers of the 2025 Breakthrough Prize ceremony, sometimes called the "Oscars of Science," cut Seth Rogen's jokes about President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, from the broadcast it posted on YouTube.
Pop Songs, 'Hamilton' and Windows 95 Chime Join National Registry

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Derrick Bryson Taylor

The recordings, along with works by Tracy Chapman, Elton John and the rock band Chicago, are among the 25 selected for preservation by the Library of Congress. Hits by Celine Dion and Mary J. Blige. The song "Happy Trails" by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Tracy Chapman's debut album. The original cast album of the Broadway musical "Hamilton." The chimes Brian Eno wrote for Microsoft Windows in 1995.
At James Earl Jones Memorial, Denzel Washington and Whoopi Goldberg Share Stories

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Derrick Bryson Taylor

Denzel Washington called him his "northern star." Whoopi Goldberg said "getting to see him onstage was heaven." Some of the most notable names in show business gathered in Times Square on Monday afternoon for a starry, and sometimes emotional, send-off for James Earl Jones, who died last year at the age of 93. He was remembered for his thunderous voice and his enviable acting chops, as well as for being a gentle guiding presence in the lives of young actors.