TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images(CARMEL, CA) — Children’s author Beverly Cleary, whose books about Henry Huggins, Beezus and Ramona are beloved by kids worldwide, has died. She was 104. Her first book, Henry Huggins, was published in 1950 and set a new standard for the realistic depiction of children — especially middle-class children — in …
Don Cheadle to narrate ‘The Wonder Years’ reboot
Marvel Studios/Chuck Zlotnick(LOS ANGELES) — Just as Daniel Stern did for the original show, the reboot of The Wonder Years will feature a famous voice as its narrator: Don Cheadle. Deadline reports Cheadle will voice the adult version of the character Dean Williams in the show — that’s the new name for the character Fred Savage played as …
Bob Odenkirk explains why he’s no stranger to reinventing himself at age 58
Universal(LOS ANGELES) — Actor Bob Odenkirk has worn many hats throughout his career and, for the first time in his life, he’s playing the action hero in his new movie Nobody, out in theaters now. The 58-year-old actor stars as Hutch Mansell — a loving dad whose life is turned upside down when he and his family become the victims of …
Chris Hemsworth’s stunt double beats the God of Thunder in a test-of-strength arcade game
Jun Sato/WireImage(DARLING, AUSTRALIA) — While nobody would doubt Chris Hemsworth is incredibly built — he’s Thor, after all — but wait until you get a look at the guy who takes Thor’s hits on set: his lookalike stunt double, Bobby Holland Hanton. Hemsworth posted an Instagram video of pair taking turns at a “test your strength” arcade game, in which you take …
Positive COVID-19 test cuffs ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’
Virginia Sherwood/NBC(NEW YORK) — Shooting on the New York City-based Law & Order: Organized Crime has been suspended after a member of the production tested positive for COVID-19. Deadline reports the segment of the production affected was Zone A, meaning the cast of the NBC show and those with direct contact to them. Such “zone” designations have allowed …
Danny Pudi talks hosting new ‘DuckTales’ podcast, ‘This Duckburg Life’
COPYRIGHT ©2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc.(NEW YORK) — DuckTales aired its series finale on Disney XD earlier this month, but thankfully this isn’t the last we’ve heard from the denizens of Duckburg. A new kids-and-family podcast called This Duckburg Life, hosted by Danny Pudi as Huey Duck, debuts on March 29. “For Huey as a character, this is exactly what he …
Eric Andre says he had a “whole plan in place” if he got busted on his hidden-camera comedy Bad Trip
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Professional prankster and comedian Eric Andre found the perfect team for his new Netflix hidden-camera comedy, Bad Trip. Andre, who enlisted good friend Lil Rel and comedian Tiffany Haddish to help him pull pranks on unsuspecting bystanders, tells ABC Audio that there were definitely challenges in using their familiar faces. Thankfully, he explains, they “had a whole plan in place.” “Rel wore …
Larry McMurtry, writer of ‘Lonesome Dove’ and Oscar winner for ‘Brokeback Mountain’, dead at 84
Leslie Nestor Miranda/FilmMagic(TEXAS) — Larry McMurtry, who wrote the Pulitzer-winning Western novel Lonesome Dove and adapted Anne Proulx’s groundbreaking same-sex cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain for the big screen, has died. The Hollywood Reporter notes the prolific author was 84. Lonesome Dove became a miniseries that earned 18 Emmy nominations and six wins back in 1989; the production also scored two Golden Globes and …
“Hunky” at 90? Check out William Shatner in ‘Senior Moment’, out today
Screen Media Films(NEW YORK) — Having just celebrated his 90th birthday this week, William Shatner is also welcoming his latest film into theaters and on demand. Senior Moment is a romantic comedy that has the former starship Enterprise captain playing a retired NASA pilot and ladies man, whose beloved classic Porsche — and need for speed — gets him …
Weekend Watchlist: What’s new on streaming
Godzilla vs. Kong – Warner Bros. Pictures/HBO Max(LOS ANGELES) — Ready, Set, Binge! Here are some of the new titles available to stream this weekend: NetflixNailed It! (Season 5) — Watch as a group of home bakers try to their hand at re-creating some beautifully crafted treats for a $10,000. Bad Trip — Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery & Tiffany Haddish star in …