Nothing motivates a room full of actors like a hard deadline and a captive audience.

Emmys Producers Warn Aging Stars Deadline For 'In Memoriam' Segment Midnight

Producers of the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards told Television Academy members that the deadline to appear in this year's 'In Memoriam' segment was midnight PST. Producer Jesse Collins urged aging and ailing members in their 80s and 90s to die before the cutoff or risk waiting a full year for the montage, which is set to Dolly Parton's 'I Will Always Love You.' He noted availability depends on how many heavy hitters the Academy loses, warned casting agents and mid-level producers not to risk missing out, and issued a follow-up statement asking for one more beloved actor's death to fix the montage's timing.

Source: Emmys Producers Warn Aging Stars Deadline For 'In Memoriam' Segment Midnight — The Onion

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