ABCThere has been a rallying cry in this country to pay our educators more, and Warner Bros. Television has apparently listened — even though the Abbott Elementary cast only pretends to be teachers on ABC. Deadline is reporting the cast of the show created by producer and co-star Quinta Brunson has gotten “major salary increases” for the fast-approaching…… read more »
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesSebastian Stan won’t stand for any Marvel hate.The actor, who made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Bucky Barnes in 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger, teased his next movie in the long-running film series and shut down those who want to “pick on” the franchise in a new interview with Variety, published Thursday.”It’s…… read more »
ABC — NBC/Kevork DjansezianAmazon’s Prime Video platform has signed Jamie Lee Curtis and Nicole Kidman to two seasons of an adaptation of bestselling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell’s beloved Kay Scarpetta book series.Ariana DeBose has also been added to the cast, along with The Irishman’s Bobby Cannavale and Simon Baker.As reported back in February, Curtis and her Comet Pictures company had been…… read more »
Plemons – VALERIE MACON / AFPAs part of its Geeked Week festivities, Netflix has teased the star-studded seventh installment of its out-there sci-fi anthology Black Mirror. Paul Giamatti and Jesse Plemons will be featured, as will Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae and Emma Corrin, the latter of whom played the heavy in the blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine.Also appearing will…… read more »
Coppola and Adam Driver on set – LionsgateFrancis Ford Coppola’s star-studded, mostly self-funded, pet project Megalopolis can’t seem to avoid controversy regarding its reviews.While he has said he didn’t know how possibly AI-generated fake reviews ended up on a now-deleted trailer for his movie, this latest hiccup literally has his name on it. Megalopolis now appears…… read more »
ABCFlorence Pugh needed a summer vacation. In an interview with British Vogue, Pugh — who in recent years starred in Marvel’s Black Widow and Hawkeye; Oppenheimer; Dune: Part Two; Marvel’s Thunderbolts; and the forthcoming drama We Live in Time with Andrew Garfield — confessed she needed a break.”It was the first time ever in my career when I’ve actually asked for…… read more »
Good Morning AmericaEmily Blunt is looking back on some of the biggest roles of her career.The actress, who was nominated earlier this year for her first Academy Award for her performance in the 2023 blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer, sat down with Good Morning America to chat about the beloved The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and the scary A…… read more »
AppleSaoirse Ronan stars in the trailer for Steve McQueen’s upcoming historical drama, Blitz.Set in England during World War II, the trailer follows 9-year-old George, played by Elliott Heffernan, who embarks on a journey to return home to his mother, Rita, played by Ronan. Rita searches tirelessly for her missing son, who finds himself in great…… read more »
Macall Polay/HBOIt’s time to delve deeper into the psyche of The Batman villain The Penguin. The new series The Penguin debuts Thursday on HBO.It takes place in the universe of Robert Pattinson’s The Batman, and show creator Lauren LeFranc tells ABC Audio that its themes go way beyond the criminal in the comic books.She says, “There’s…… read more »
So what’s Ellen DeGeneres been up to lately? “I decided to take up gardening. I got chickens. Oh yeah, I got kicked out of show business,” the comedian jokes in the new trailer for what’s being billed as her final stand-up special, Ellen DeGeneres: For You Approval, coming to Netflix Sept. 24. “The ‘be kind’ girl wasn’t…… read more »
