Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Dead to Me, the Netflix series from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, has been renewed for a second season. 2 Broke Girls and One Big Happy writer Liz Feldman’s dark comedy, starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, has the actresses playing polar opposites who become unlikely friends after meeting at a grief support group. James Marsden, Ed Asner, and Brandon Scott also star in the …
ABC eyeing Kimmel’s hit ‘Live in Front of a Studio Audience’ special as a franchise
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Get ready to see new spins on more classic sitcoms. On the heels of its successful Live in Front of a Studio Audience, Jimmy Kimmel’s live staging of Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons last month, ABC is eyeing it as an event franchise. “It is something that we looked at as a franchise if it worked, …
Beyoncé’s Nala debuts in the new ‘Disney’s The Lion King’ trailer
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — A new trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King made its debut on Monday, and features Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s take on Nala, the film’s beloved lioness. The sneak peek opens with Nala telling Simba — voiced by Donald Glover — that he has to take his place as king. “We need you, come home,” she pleads, as Simba is …
‘The Bachelorette’ recap: Luke P. and Luke S. square off, and Hannah must pick the winner
ABC/Robert Clark(LOS ANGELES) — On Monday’s episode of The Bachelorette, it was time for the 15 remaining men to leave the mansion and head to Newport, Rhode Island, where Hannah B. was awaiting their arrival. But there was trouble in store, as Luke S. and “psychopath” Luke P. locked horns. The first date card went to Jed, who met up with Hannah in …
“Standing Ovation” – Oprah Winfrey praises young actor Jharrel Jerome in Ava DuVernay’s ‘When They See Us’
Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Oprah Winfrey was one of the many celebrities who had plenty of praise for filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s Netflix series on the Central Park Five, When They See Us. In an Instagram post Sunday, Winfrey posted a image of Jharrel Jerome, the young actor who plays a young Korey Wise, one of …
Kevin Spacey could face sex assault trial in October
Kevin Spacey and attorney Alan Jackson; Nicole Harnishfeger-Pool/Getty Images(NANTUCKET) — Despite urging from his attorney for a speedier trial, Kevin Spacey will have his day in court over a sexual assault charge no earlier than October. The trial stems from the accusations of a then-18-year-old busboy, who accused the Oscar winner of plying him with …
From ‘Endgame’ to card game: Joe and Anthony Russo deal ‘Magic: The Gathering’ adaptation for Netflix
L-R Anthony Russo, Joe Russo/ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed four Marvel blockbusters, including the most recent, Avengers: Endgame, are adapting the popular card-based adventure game Magic: The Gathering into an animated series for Netflix. ABC Radio has learned that the pair will produce the project along with Hasbro and Wizards of …
Is James Holzhauer’s winning streak in ‘Jeopardy!’?
Jeopardy! Productions(LOS ANGELES) — (SPOILER ALERT) Footage that’s making the rounds online seems to show that the record-breaking run by James Holzhauer, the current Jeopardy! champ, ends tonight. Following 32 straight wins, Holzhauer apparently was dethroned by librarian Emma Boettcher when the pair both correctly answered the Final Jeopardy question. Professional gambler Holzhauer was one game …
Tony Soprano’s NJ house is on sale for $3.4 million
Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage(NEW JERSEY) — The North Caldwell, New Jersey property that Tony Soprano called home on the HBO series The Sopranos from 1999-2007 is up for sale, with an asking price of $3.4 million, according to The New York Times. The 5,600-square-foot house, set on a 1.5-acre lot, has undergone a few cosmetic changes …
‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ reigns at the box office with $49 million debut
Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — Warner Brothers’ Godzilla: King of the Monsters roared it’s way to the top of the box office this weekend, just not as mightily as expected. The third installment in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, following 2014’s Godzilla and 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, delivered an estimated $49 million, slightly below the $50-$55 million the studio had predicted, and well below Godzilla‘s …