Courtesy of Sesame Workshop(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Oscar winner Sally Field and the acclaimed TV show Sesame Street will be among the recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. The recipients are being honored for their “lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts,” with the primary criterion being “excellence.” In a statement, Kennedy Center …
“Circle of Life!” Billy Eichner on going from bartending at Broadway’s ‘The Lion King’ to starring in Disney’s rebooted version
L-R: Rogen, Oliver, Eichner/Disney(NEW YORK) — When Billy Eichner was a struggling actor in 2002, bartending at the Broadway production of The Lion King, he never thought he’d be starring in the new CGI version of the Disney favorite — let alone singing on the same track as Beyoncé. “Circle of Life!” he marveled, quoting …
School’s back in session for ‘A.P. Bio’ on NBCUniversal’s streaming service
Vivian Zink/NBC(LOS ANGELES) — A.P. Bio, dropped by NBC back in May after two seasons, has been resurrected for NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The comedy, from executive producers Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers and showrunner Mike O’Brien, stars Glenn Howerton as a disgraced Harvard philosophy professor turned high school biology teacher. …
Disney eyes Javier Bardem to play King Triton in live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’
LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Javier Bardem, who won an Oscar for playing the relentless psychopathic killer Anton Chigurh in 2007’s No Country for Old Men, is lightening up quite a bit for his next role. The actor’s reportedly in talks to play King Triton in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, according to …
Apple TV banks on ‘The Banker’ starring Samuel L. Jackson, Nia Long and Anthony Mackie
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Apple TV has added a major addition to its growing slate. According to Deadline, the provider has acquired the rights to George Nolfi’s fact-based period drama The Banker for their upcoming streaming service Apple TV+. The film stars Marvel movie co-stars Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie, as well as Nicholas …
Sex assault charge dropped against actor Kevin Spacey
Nicole Harnishfeger-Pool/Getty Images(NANTUCKET) — Prosecutors in Nantucket, MA on Wednesday dropped a felony sexual assault charge against the actor Kevin Spacey. The decision from Cape and Islands D.A. Michael O’Keefe came after Spacey’s accuser declined to testify at a pre-trial hearing about evidence. Spacey had been accused of groping the young man at a Nantucket restaurant …
“It’s weird” seeing how the ‘Stranger Things’ kids have grown, says co-star David Harbour
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Millions of fans of Netflix’s Stranger Things have already binged the show’s entire third season, which debuted July 4. In fact, the streaming giant claimed just days after its anticipated debut that some 40.7 million accounts had tuned in to watch the continuing adventures of Mike, Jane, Dustin, Lucas and Will. Fans …
Watch Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson, James Corden and more rehearse some feline moves in ‘CATS’ first look
GILES KEYTE(LONDON) — Before we get the first trailer for CATS on Friday, a new behind-the-scenes glimpse of the making of the movie musical has been released. The “Look Inside” features the movie’s stars — including Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, and more — discussing what being a part of the …
‘Modern Family’ star Sarah Hyland is engaged
Photo by Araya Diaz/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Modern Family star Sarah Hyland is officially off the market — her boyfriend, Wells Adams, has popped the question, she announced on Tuesday. The 28-year-old actress posted a collection of photos on her Instagram page, along with the caption, “That can’t eat, can’t sleep, reach for the stars, over …
Ava DuVernay says the most important “recognition” she received from ‘When They See Us’ was from “the men we chronicled”
Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed Netflix limited series on the Central Park Five — now referred to as The Exonerated Five — When They See Us has scored a stunning 16 Emmy nominations. Even though the series is in major contention for key Emmys, including Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie …