Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons have been tapped to star in Bugonia, the latest movie from Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s based on the 2003 South Korean sci-fi comedy, Save the Green Planet. Stone has previously worked with Lanthimos on The Favourite and Poor Things. She and Plemons both …
Simone Biles wins Core Hydration Classic with top score ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics
Simone Biles celebrates after taking first place in the floor routine during the 2024 Core Hydration Classic at XL Center on May 18, 2024 in Hartford, Conn. — Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images (HARTFORD, Conn.) — Simone Biles kicked off her season with a remarkable performance ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. On Saturday, the Olympic-winning gymnast …
Scoreboard roundup — 5/19/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEBoston 11, St. Louis 3Houston 9, Milwaukee 4Arizona 6 Detroit 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 5, Minnesota 2Baltimore 6, Seattle 3Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 2NY Yankees 7, Chi White Sox 2Kansas City 8, Oakland 4LA Angels 4, Texas 1 NATIONAL LEAGUEPhiladelphia …
‘IF’ tops the box office with a less-than-friendly $35 million debut
Paramount Pictures John Krazinski‘s live-action CGI fantasy comedy IF topped the domestic box office with an estimated $35 million opening weekend — slightly below the $40 million it was expected to take in. The film — starring Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming, and featuring the voices of Steve Carell, Matt Damon, Maya Rudolph, Bradley Cooper and George Clooney …
Star golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested prior to start of PGA Championship’s 2nd round: Report
ESPN (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 golfer in the world, was arrested Friday morning for allegedly driving past a police roadblock at the Valhalla Golf Club, according to ESPN. The arrest came about an hour after a deadly accident near the golf course. Around 5 a.m., a man was fatally struck by …
Dabney Coleman, ‘9 to 5’ and ‘Tootsie’ star, dead at 92
CBS via Getty Images Dabney Coleman, best known for his role as the sexist boss of Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin‘s characters in the 1980 hit 9 to 5, has died. His daughter Quincy Coleman said in a statement to ABC News that he died Thursday, May 16, at age 92, at his home …
Laura Dern, Margaret Qualley to star in series adaptation of ‘Forever, Interrupted’
Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images, Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Laura Dern and Margaret Qualley are joining forces to star in a limited series adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel Forever, Interrupted. Both actresses will executive produce the project, which comes from A24 and will stream on Netflix, Deadline reports. Forever, Interrupted follows Elsie, played by …
‘Young Sheldon’ goes out with a big bang: series finale hits four-year audience high
Robert Voets/2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. It’s no theory – Young Sheldon went out with a big bang. The Big Bang Theory spin-off show finished its seven-season run on Thursday with a two-episode finale that reached 8.95 million viewers, according to live and same-day Nielsen data. Not only does this make Young Sheldon’s series finale …
Chris Pratt mourns the death of his stunt double Tony McFarr
Jason Merritt/Getty Images Chris Pratt took to Instagram to mourn the death of his longtime stunt double Tony McFarr in a Story shared on Friday. McFarr, a professional stuntman best known for doubling Pratt in both the Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World franchises, died in Florida on May 13 at age 47, according …
Francis Ford Coppola slams studio system at ‘Megalopolis’ press conference
Lionel Hahn/Getty Images One day after premiering his passion project Megalopolis at the Cannes Film Festival, director Francis Ford Coppola gave his thoughts on the state of the current studio system. During a press conference on Friday, May 17, Coppola said he feels like the studio system may not be around for much longer. “I …