Kelsey Grammer doesn’t have any plans for any of the Cheers characters to pop up in the new Frasier sitcom. However, the actor who plays Dr. Frasier Crane does think that Diane Chambers, played by Shelley Long, deserves some closure. “I would like to see Diane come back,” Grammer said on The Kelly Clarkson Show. […]
UPDATED, 6:02 PM: The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said tonight that it won’t file felony domestic violence charges against former Los Angeles Dodgers star Julio Urías. The case, however, has been referred to the City Attorney’s Office for consideration of a possible misdemeanor prosecution. The pitcher, who became a free agent after his […]
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of Marvel’s Echo, which debuts with all five episodes today on Disney+ & Hulu. Turns out those predictions and wishful thinking that Marvel finally had lost the plot were a little premature. Launching today on the increasingly integrated Disney+ and Hulu after an anemic year for the Kevin Fiege-run […]
Barry Keoghan and his Saltburn co-star Jacob Elordi got really close during the filming of the Emerald Fennell production. The two stars were seen very flirtatious during the L.A. premiere of the film and Keoghan confirmed that it’s all very real and not just for cameras. “I’m really flirtin’, ”Keoghan said in an interview with GQ. […]
IATSE President Matthew Loeb did not mince words today when asked if his local unions were willing to strike if this spring’s contract negotiations with the AMPTP did not go well. “Nothing’s off the table, and we’re not going to give up our strength and our ability because they sapped us,” said Loeb to cheers […]
Judge Judy Sheindlin endorsed former UN ambassador Nikki Haley for president, saying that she is “principled, measured and has that illusive quality of real common sense.” Sheindlin, who appears on Amazon Freevee’s Judy Justice, backed former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his 2020 presidential bid. In a statement, Haley called Sheindlin a “no-nonsense lady […]
Protesters briefly interrupted a Fox News town hall with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who in campaigning in Iowa in the final days before that state’s caucuses. As protesters chanted “no oil money” and were escorted out of the Des Moines venue, DeSantis said, “You live and you learn with these people, right?” Once they were […]
Carrie Coon, star of HBO’s period drama The Gilded Age, which was just renewed for a third season, has joined the cast of another HBO drama headed into Season 3, Mike White’s anthology The White Lotus. Coon is the latest major name in the cast for the upcoming Thailand-set new installment, joining Leslie Bibb, Jason […]
Lionsgate announced on Tuesday that its new Guy Ritchie film The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare is set to open in wide release on April 19. Set to contend with the pic in its opening weekend at the box office is Radio Silence’s untitled monster thriller for Universal. A starry action comedy inspired by true events, […]
Most of Hollywood might be in need of a breather from talking about the consequences of AI after the topic dominated most industry conversations for the better part of last year, but SAG-AFTRA is still looking for ways to keep its members protected as the tech advances. The guild announced Tuesday that it had inked […]
Warner Bros has pulled Bong Joon-ho’s anticipated sci-fi pic Mickey 17 from its release calendar, bumping up Adam Wingard’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire from April 12th to March 29th, 2024, when it will debut in IMAX. We’re told that the Mickey 17 move was due to shifts in production amidst last year’s strikes, […]
EXCLUSIVE: After recurring in the fifth season of FX’s acclaimed crime drama anthology Fargo, Lukas Gage has been tapped to star opposite Naomi Scott in Paramount’s sequel to Smile, the 2022 horror thriller from Parker Finn, which went on to outsized success in theaters following a pivot in release strategy. Details as to the plot […]
Telly, the new-look smart TV that came out of stealth beta last year, has added an interactive voice assistant powered by ChatGPT and other AI technology. The start-up made the announcement at CES in Las Vegas, where it has been touting its 55-inch, dual screen models as more potent vehicles for advertisers and more comprehensive […]
Adan Canto, who starred in shows like Designated Survivor and The Cleaning Lady, died after a private battle with appendiceal cancer. Following news of his death, his co-stars are remembering the late actor and paying tribute to his memory. Kiefer Sutherland shared a post on Instagram to honor Canto and shared that he was “heartbroken” […]
In a hidden corner of Los Angeles, a small group of people toil in obscurity, tending to broken pegs, stuck valves, clogged tubing and damaged keys – all to restore musical instruments to perfect working order for the city’s public-school students. These dedicated professionals are used to going about their work without any public recognition, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Great American Media, the faith and family-focused company that launched in 2021 under Bill Abbott, is the latest to get hit with layoffs. Deadline has learned that roughly 13 people were cut from top jobs on Monday, including Loren Schwartz, Chief Marketing Officer; Jamie Kramer, EVP Digital & Strategic Growth; Max Pinigin, Chief Financial Officer; […]
Pedro Pascal made quite the fashion statement Sunday by showing up to the Golden Globes wearing an arm sling that matched his black ensemble. Turns out the star of The Last of Us broke his wing in a fall, “which can happen to anybody,” he told the AP. But Pascal’s injury is not expected to […]
Brian McConnachie, who was one of the chief contributors to the groundbreaking National Lampoon magazine, a writer on Saturday Night Live and SCTV and also an actor in seven Woody Allen films has died, according to a statement from The American Bystander, which McConnachie founded in 1981. He was 81. McConnachie became a writer at […]
The Michigan Wolverines secured their first national title in 26 years on Monday, and 25M people tuned in to see them defeat the Washington Huskies. The National Championship game was telecast across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN Deportes. The main channel secured a hefty majority of the audience with 24.28M viewers, according to Nielsen data. […]
Broadway box office was back on earth last week following the previous week’s unusual double-holiday surge, when both Christmas and New Year’s Eve fell within the same theatrical window. For the week ending January 7, Broadway’s 26 productions grossed a total $29,681,396, a 35% drop from the previous week‘s $45,413,789. Attendance was down about 14% […]
Original The Good Doctor cast member Chuku Modu is once again a series regular on the ABC medical drama, playing Dr. Jared Kalu. Modu, who originally returned midway through last season as a recurring, has been promoted to regular for the upcoming seventh season, now in production. Modu’s surgical resident Dr. Jared Kalu was a […]
For all his controversies, audiences are still tuning in to Dave Chappelle. The comedian’s latest Netflix special The Dreamer was No. 2 on the English-language TV charts from January 1 to 7, its first full week on the streamer. During that window, it managed 10.2M views, which is pretty substantial for a one-hour comedy special. […]
