The massive sprawl of Game of Thrones could be both blessing and curse. The HBO fantasy epic had a seemingly bottomless and varied well of colorful characters and places from which to draw stories, and to keep the audience from growing tired of any one corner of its fictional world. …
Read More »'Beast': Idris Elba Battles the 'Cujo' of Lions
“It’s the law of the jungle,” one character says fairly early on in Beast — “early” as in after we’ve established that a lion decides to become a four-legged vigilante once some poachers slaughter his pride, but before this one-cat army sets his sights on our hero and his family. …
Read More »Alec Baldwin Was Worried Trump Supporters Might Attack Him After 'Rust' Shooting
Alec Baldwin said he worried Donald Trump supporters might attack him after the former president’s comments on the fatal shooting on the set of his film Rust last October. In a new interview with CNN, Baldwin recounted the fallout from the incident, during which he inadvertently discharged a loaded prop …
Read More »Nathan Fielder to Get a Second Shot at Human Connection With Season Two of 'The Rehearsal'
Nathan Fielder will get another chance to manufacture some human connection — and keep putting himself through the emotional ringer — now that The Rehearsal has been renewed for a second season. HBO announced the news Friday, Aug. 19, ahead of the final episode of the show’s celebrated first season. …
Read More »36 Years Later, 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Is Getting a Spinoff
No need to take attendance: several generations of film lovers will likely tune into this one. Thirty-six years after its release, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is getting a spinoff, Variety reports. The new film, titled Sam and Victor’s Day Off, will be released by Paramount Pictures and is being led …
Read More »Every Single Thing You Need to Know Going Into 'House of the Dragon'
House of the Dragon, the first of several planned spin-offs to HBO’s monumental hit Game of Thrones, premieres August 21st, more than three years after the original show ended. If you’re wondering how the series fits into the world of the Seven Kingdoms (and just how many strange, barely pronounceable …
Read More »Trina from 'Victorious' and Jenny from 'Gossip Girl' Were Almost Cast as Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana was never just an “Ordinary Girl.” Sixteen years after Miley Cyrus took on the role of Miley Ray Stewart and her alter ego Hannah Montana, the casting director for the beloved Disney Channel show revealed the two other actresses who were in the final running for the iconic …
Read More »Jonah Hill Will Skip Film Promo to Avoid Anxiety Attacks: The 'Work Will Speak for Itself'
Jonah Hill is stepping away from public events and media appearances promoting his upcoming films to prioritize his mental health. On Wednesday, the actor shared an open letter about his yearslong battle with anxiety attacks, and why he’s choosing to skip press tours and public events promoting his new projects. …
Read More »FBI Records Shed New Light on Why Brad Pitt Wasn't Charged in Alleged Jet Assault
Dramatic new details about the mid-air meltdown that ended Brad Pitt‘s marriage to Angelina Jolie – but did not lead to criminal charges – are coming to light in newly surfaced FBI investigative records obtained Tuesday by Rolling Stone. The records include an interview summary in which Jolie purportedly told …
Read More »'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law': The MCU Takes on the Sitcom
Among the running gags of Disney+’s new Marvel series She-Hulk: Attorney At Law is that its title character — a.k.a. Jennifer Walters, cousin to Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk, who becomes big and green after their blood accidentally intermingles in a car accident — hates her own nickname. “It’s so dumb!” she …
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