Concerns about Russell Brand’s alleged behavior during his time working on several reality shows in the mid-2000s were not “adequately addressed,” according to a new internal investigation for the entertainment company Banijay, via Variety. The investigation looked into Brand’s time working on shows like Big Brother’s Big Mouth, Kings of …
Read More »LGBTQ+ Contestants Say 'American Idol' Failed Them: 'I Saw the Worst of It'
ZACHARY TRAVIS DIDN’T KNOW what American Idol was when he auditioned in 2005, because he had spent most of the past decade in a youth correctional facility. Inmates there weren’t allowed to watch television, he says, except on the day of the September 11 attacks. But Travis —who was first …
Read More »Anthony Bourdain's Bloody Chef Graphic Novels 'Get Jiro' Receive Series Treatment at Adult Swim
The Bear meets The Purge in Get Jiro!, the new animated series from Adult Swim adapted from the best-selling graphic novels written by the late chef and television star Anthony Bourdain and his co-author Joel Rose. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the half-hour series will follow Jiro, a sushi chef …
Read More »Miles Teller to Star in 'An Officer and a Gentleman' Remake
Miles Teller is set to star in an updated version of the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, Deadline reported on Friday. Richard Gere starred in the original version of the movie, playing a young naval officer set to begin his training. The film ended up earning six Academy …
Read More »How Andrew McCarthy Made Peace With the Brat Pack — Then Made a Movie About It
May 1985 was a good moment to be a hot, young actor. You had filmmakers like John Hughes presenting the teen experience in a way that resonated with teen audiences. You had studios who were suddenly happy to make films that catered to this lucrative, 14-to-24 demographic, so work was …
Read More »Jon Stewart on Breakdown of His Apple TV Show: 'Our Aims Don't Align in Any Way'
Jon Stewart weighed in on the abrupt end of his Apple TV series The Problem With Jon Stewart this week, further detailing the disagreements he and Apple had on the content he wanted to produce for the platform. “They didn’t censor me, it wasn’t free speech,” Stewart told Puck journalist …
Read More »Lindsay Hubbard Says She Would Film Another Season of 'Summer House' With Ex Carl Radke
It’s been a long 10 months for Summer House’s Lindsay Hubbard as she’s watched one of the most tumultuous times of her life play out onscreen for the world to see. Last August, fans learned that Hubbard’s former fiancé, her fellow cast member and longtime best friend Carl Radke, broke …
Read More »Is 'The Boys' Secretly the Best Show on TV?
B ehind a heavy steel door, inside the Los Angeles headquarters of the sixth-largest company in the world, television’s most terrifying villain is wincing and shifting in his chair. His ass hurts. During a trip to Mexico last week, Antony Starr, the New Zealand-born actor who plays Homelander on Prime’s …
Read More »'House of the Dragon' Renewed for Third Season
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A third season of House of the Dragon is coming! Just a few days before HBO debuts the Game of Thrones prequel’s second season on June 16, HBO …
Read More »Live-Action 'Moana' Finds Star in Catherine Laga'aia: 'Honored' to 'Represent Young Girls Who Look Like Me'
Disney‘s live-action remake of Moana has finally found its star. Catherine Laga‘aia will take on the titular role, starring opposite Dwayne Johnson, who will reprise his character as the demigod Maui. The original musical film released in 2016, and has become a beloved narrative in Disney’s arsenal of animated stories. …
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