Hannah Dodd didn’t mean to audition for Bridgerton. Then again, she didn’t mean not to. It was the spring of 2022 and Dodd was responding to a casting call. She had “no idea” what the project was — the title and character name were kept tightly under wraps — only …
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At one point in the new Apple TV+ miniseries The Big Cigar, Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton (André Holland) attends a party and recalls the time he and film producer Bert Schneider (Alessandro Nivola) tried to write a movie about his life, which would have starred comedian Richard …
Read More »Jake Gyllenhaal, Bowen Yang Serenade Sabrina Carpenter With 'Board Shorts Summer' in 'SNL' Teaser
Leading up to Sabrina Carpenter‘s Saturday Night Live debut this weekend, and host Jake Gyllenhaal‘s return, the pair teamed up with Bowen Yang to tease the upcoming season finale. In the video, in seeming reference to her sun-kissed hit song “Espresso,” Yang exclaims: “Sabrina, your song is stuck in my …
Read More »Kevin Spacey Says #MeToo Movement 'Swung' Far in 'Unfairness' in Rare Interview Amid Allegations
In a rare interview, Kevin Spacey spoke to Chris Cuomo on NewsNation Thursday to defend himself against the latest accusations against him. “I’m trying to show that I’ve listened. I’ve learned. I’ve got the memo,” Spacey insisted during his first live television appearance in years. “I feel very strongly that …
Read More »We Have Reached Peak Ryan Reynolds, Movie Star and 21st Century Celebrity
Withering exasperation is not an emotion one usually expects to encounter at great length in a family film. But what else could John Krasinski have been seeking when he secured Ryan Reynolds to star as a sad clown in his mawkish new live-action fairy tale, IF? Reynolds plays Cal, a …
Read More »John Mayer Remembers Bob Saget in Heartfelt Birthday Post: 'I Just Miss You'
John Mayer just misses his friend Bob Saget. On Friday, on what would’ve been the late comedian‘s 68th birthday, Mayer shared a sweet post remembering Saget. “I miss you the most when I’m exhausted and I just want to talk to my friend,” Mayer wrote, captioning a selfie of the …
Read More »Dabney Coleman, '9 to 5' Actor, Dead at 92
Dabney Coleman, the Emmy-winning actor known for roles in 9 to 5, Boardwalk Empire, and Tootsie, died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica. He was 92. “My father crafted his time here on Earth with a curious mind, a generous heart, and a soul on fire with passion, desire …
Read More »'Print It Black' Documentary Looks at How Uvalde Newspaper Covered School Mass Shooting
A new documentary, Print It Black, will look at how Uvalde Leader-News journalists covered the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in 2022. A trailer for the film, which premieres on ABC News Live and Hulu at 8 p.m. ET on May 24, shows the stress and devastation the staff …
Read More »'Megalopolis': Francis Ford Coppola's Decades-Long Dream Project Is Truly Epic
Some 45 years ago, the Cannes Film Festival invited Francis Ford Coppola to bring his latest project to the French Riviera for a special “work-in-progress” screening. The movie’s production had already achieved a mythic status as an example of Murphy’s Law made manifest, from last-minute actor replacements to monsoons to …
Read More »'Shōgun': Two More Seasons (Potentially) in the Works
Limited no more? Shōgun, FX’s remake of the 1980 miniseries and one of the best television shows of 2024 so far, will potentially return for two more seasons. The show — like its TV predecessor, also based on the James Clavell novel — was originally supposed to be a limited …
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