Steve Granitz/FilmMagic At the Bad Boys: Ride or Die premiere in Los Angeles Thursday, Will Smith hit the red carpet with his own apparent ride or die, Jada Pinkett Smith. Part of a global campaign of premieres to promote the movie — with stops in in Madrid, Spain; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Berlin, Germany — …
In Brief: Jeremy Renner books first post-accident movie role in ‘Knives Out’ threequel, and more
The all-star cast of Rian Johnson‘s upcoming Knives Out movie, Wake Up Dead Man, is growing daily. Deadline reports Mayor of Kingstown and Avengers star Jeremy Renner has joined the cast, marking his first feature film project since his near-fatal snow plow accident in 2023. Renner joins recently announced cast members Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, …
Granddaughter of Negro League baseball great ‘stunned’ by stats merger with MLB
Josh Gibson of East is out at home in the fourth inning of the 12th annual East-West All Star Negro baseball game at Comiskey Park. Gibson was put out by Ted Radcliffe of the West. The West won, 7 to 4. — Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — From the 1920s to the ’50s, Negro League …
Scoreboard roundup — 5/30/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUEOakland 5, Tampa Bay 6Detroit 5, Boston 0NY Yankees TBA, Los Angeles Angels TBASeattle 0, Houston 4Kansas City 6, Minnesota 7 NATIONAL LEAGUEArizona 2, NY Mets 3Milwaukee 6, Chi Cubs 4Washington 3, Atlanta 1 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONDallas Mavericks 124, …
‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ explores legendary puppeteer’s life and career
Disney+ Ron Howard wants to take you inside the mind of Jim Henson with the new documentary Jim Henson Idea Man. It’s out Friday on Disney+ and looks at the life of the Muppets creator, from his early days making experimental films to the origins of the Muppets, Sesame Street and more. Howard tells ABC Audio that although …
Max renews ‘Hacks’ for a fourth season
Max Max’s comedy series Hacks will take another bow for its fourth season. The series, starring Emmy-winning leading lady Jean Smart as stand-up comedian Deborah Vance, had its third season premiere on May 2, and its finale is Thursday. The seventh and the penultimate episodes of the nine-episode season scored new daily highs for the …
Ryan Reynolds makes good on ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ popcorn bucket boast
Reynolds and Jackman on set – Marvel Studios Ryan Reynolds hinted to fans in February that he will be kicking things up a notch with Deadpool vs. Wolverine promotions after Dune 2‘s some-say-inappropriate popcorn bucket from AMC Theatres. “Wait till you see the Deadpool popcorn bucket,” he boasted after that movie’s conveyance was spoofed. Well, …
Ahead of season 3 debut, ‘The Bear’ making its cable debut with FX marathon
FX/Matt Dinerstein Before its entire 10-episode third season drops on Hulu on June 27, the Emmy-winning The Bear is making its cable debut via a marathon on FX. The show’s eight-chapter first season, previously only available on Hulu, will come to the cable network as part of a four-night event beginning Sunday. Two shows a …
Audra McDonald to star in Broadway revival of ‘Gypsy’
Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Gypsy is coming back to Broadway, this time with six-time Tony Award-winning star Audra McDonald attached, according to the Majestic Theatre and social media accounts. The show made its debut on Broadway in 1959 and has been revived multiple times, most recently on London’s West End in 2015. The …
Comedian Matt Rife cancels two shows for “medical emergency”
Netflix/Mathieu Bitton Stand-up comedian and social media superstar Matt Rife suddenly canceled a pair of shows in Indiana on Wednesday for what he called a “last minute medical emergency.” The shows at the Indiana University Auditorium in Bloomington had already been postponed from February, a fact that wasn’t lost on an apologetic Rife. “I’m so f******* …