Gal Gadot has accepted that her star-studded cover video of John Lennon‘s “Imagine,” released at the start of the pandemic, may not have been the best idea. In the cover story for InStyle‘s February issue, the Wonder Woman actress reflected on her choice to create the clip, which featured Natalie …
Read More »Beloved TV Icon Betty White Dead on the Cusp of 100th Birthday
A few weeks shy of her 100th birthday, Betty White, the beloved actress and comedian whose career in Hollywood spanned nearly eight decades and included stints on hit shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Golden Girls, has died. She was 99. White died at her home in California …
Read More »Alexander Skarsgård Embraces the Masculine Urge for Vengeance in 'The Northman' Trailer
The masculine urge for vengeance hits its zenith in the new trailer for filmmaker Robert Eggers’ upcoming Viking epic, The Northman, set to arrive April 22, 2022. The film tells the story of a Viking prince, Amleth, who watches his uncle murder his father and usurp the throne (if that …
Read More »Netflix Series Shows the Dark Side of 1970s New York in the Hunt for the Times Square Killer
Netflix’s true-crime series Crime Scene will return in December with an investigation into the Times Square Killer, also known as the Torso Killer, Richard Cottingham. The season begins with a gruesome discovery at a Times Square motel in 1979, which was set aflame to hide a much worse crime. Oscar-nominated …
Read More »Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Cast in Upcoming 'Wicked' Film
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will play Glinda and Elphaba in director Jon M. Chu’s forthcoming film adaptation of Wicked. The director, who recently helmed In the Heights, revealed the news on social media. “Get ready for a match up like you’ve never seen!!!” Chu teased on Twitter along with …
Read More »Mahershala Ali Faces a New Version of Himself in 'Swan Song' Trailer
Mahershala Ali discovers he’s dying and enters an unusual treatment to spare his family from grief in a new trailer for Swan Song. The film arrives on Dec. 17 via AppleTV+. In the trailer set in the near future, Cam (Ali) and his wife (Naomie Harris) are happily reflecting on …
Read More »'Succession' Recap: Meet the Press
A review of this week’s Succession, “The Disruption,” coming up just as soon as we get less question-y questions… Early in “The Disruption,” Kendall is in a stretch limo on the way to a black-tie fundraiser for the Committee for the Protection and Welfare of Journalists. He invites Naomi Pierce, …
Read More »New Moral Panic Alert: The Kids Want to Dress Up as 'Squid Game' for Halloween
Three elementary schools in New York are banning Squid Game costumes for Halloween and warned parents in a letter that students have been emulating elements of the hit Netflix show during recess, Syracuse.com reports. Last Friday, a letter went out to the parents of children at three schools in the …
Read More »'Dune: Part Two' Is Coming
Dune director Denis Villeneuve has been given the go-ahead from Legendary and Warner Bros. to continue to unravel the sci-fi world of the book-to-film adaptation with Dune: Part Two. The film is set for a tentative October 2023 theatrical release with Timotheé Chalamet returning as Paul Atreides and Zendaya appearing …
Read More »Netflix CEO 'Screwed Up,' But Still Stands by Dave Chappelle's 'The Closer'
Netflix has been under fire for Dave Chappelle‘s The Closer, which detractors have lambasted for transphobic material. The company’s handling of the debacle has also been met with criticism, which the organization’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos addressed in a new interview with Variety. In a memo to staff leaked last week, …
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