The Walk of Fame Selection Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has made its 2016 selections. Here's the newest batch of folks who are to receive stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame…
MOTION PICTURES: Steve Carell, Bradley Cooper, Ashley Judd, Michael Keaton, Kurt Russell, Quentin Tarantino, and Toshiro Mifune (posthumous)
TELEVISION: Barbara Bain, Kathy Bates, Roma Downey, David Duchovny, Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Debra Messing, Tracy Morgan, Gary Sinise, and William S. Paley (posthumous)
RECORDING: Shirley Caesar, LL Cool J, Cyndi Lauper, Adam Levine, Bruno Mars, Joseph B. "Joe" Smith, Itzhak Perlman, "Mama" Cass Elliot (posthumous)
RADIO: Ralph Lawler
LIVE THEATRE/LIVE PERFORMANCE: Angélica María, Harvey Fierstein, and Kevin Hart
Now, you may recall that last year's list included the credited creator of Batman, Bob Kane. When that honor was announced, there was some talk on the Internet that some of us might just show up for that dedication ceremony with signs that said things like, "WHAT ABOUT BILL FINGER?" I wrote about it here and again here. And you may wonder what happened to that?
So far, nothing. When you're voted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the installation and unveiling take place on a date that you and the committee agree upon and that date can be up to two years after the voting. In the case of the posthumous selections like Kane, it's agreed-upon with the family and for whatever reason, the Bob Kane family has yet to set the date.
If the honoree is alive, the date may have something to do with the person's availability. More likely though, the scheduling coincides with the opening of something promotable. I'm going to guess that the Time-Warner folks used their clout to get a star for Kane, are paying the installation fee, and want the ceremony to occur when the forthcoming Batman V Superman movie is released in March of next year.
Still, if you want to protest, I wouldn't wait 'til then to paint my sign because it could happen sooner and could be announced with just a week or so notice. The next star unveiling is July 1. It's for Paul Rudd, who was voted in at the same time as Kane.
By the way: You can attend it or any of these ceremonies. You don't need a ticket or anything. You just show up and try to get a good spot in the crowd. More info can be found on this page, which is where they announce — sometimes, not too far in advance — when the events will take place. Depending on who shows up to lend their star power to the unveiling, they can be kinda fun. Quentin Tarantino will probably have a line of guys with automatic weapons come out and mow down the spectators.