Michael Kovac/Getty Images for STARZ “History’s hottest affair” comes to life in the new limited series Mary & George, which premieres its first episode Friday on Starz. The show follows Mary and George Villiers, played by Julianne Moore and heartthrob Nicholas Galitzine, as they manipulate King James I into falling for the latter to boost …
In Brief: ‘Legally Blonde’ TV series in the works, and more
Reese Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine production company, along with Amazon MGM Studios, are developing a Legally Blonde spinoff series based on the popular film in which she starred, according to Deadline. Legally Blonde, released in 2001, followed sorority queen Elle Woods — played by Witherspoon — who’s dumped by her boyfriend (Matthew Davis) and …
Take a peek behind the scenes of that infamous Prince Andrew interview in Netflix’s ‘Scoop’
Netflix/Peter Mountain It was one of the biggest “gets” in news in the past five years when the BBC show Newsnight scored a sit-down interview with Prince Andrew to talk about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. How that interview happened is the premise behind the new Netflix movie Scoop, out Friday. The Man in …
Agents of the Dark Side rise in trailer to animated ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Empire’
Lucasfilm On Thursday, Lucasfilm dropped the trailer to Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, a six-chapter collection of animated shorts that will drop on Disney+ on May 4, Star Wars Day. The flip-side of the streaming service’s Tales of the Jedi, the trailer shows the rise in power of Morgan Elsbeth, played in live-action and voiced here …
Ariana Greenblatt, veteran of Marvel, ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Barbie’ universes, to get CinemaCon’s Rising Star Award
Greenblatt (center) with America Ferrera and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’ – Warner Bros. Pictures What does it take to be a rising star in Hollywood? Well, appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars and the biggest hit of 2023, Barbie, within five years apparently helps. Sixteen-year-old Ariana Greenblatt — who played young Gamora in …
Coeur d’Alene police find evidence of ‘racial slur’ as they probe harassment of Utah women’s basketball team
Steph Chambers/Getty Images (COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho) — Video and audio evidence collected by investigators “corroborates” reports that members of the Utah women’s basketball team were harassed and subjected to racial slurs during an incident on March 21, 2024, police in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, confirmed Wednesday. “We’ve identified an audio recording where the use of a …
Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove star in trailer to Netflix’s ‘Mother of the Bride’
Netflix On Thursday, Netflix dropped the trailer to Mother of the Bride, the romantic comedy starring Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove and Benjamin Bratt. Shields plays Lana, whose daughter Emma (Cosgrove) surprises her with her plans to get married and the fact that she’s set a date in Thailand. The surprises keep coming when Lana finds …
Maggie Gyllenhaal reveals Christian Bale as Frankenstein’s monster, Jessie Buckley as ‘The Bride’
Warber Bros./Niko Tavernise On her Instagram Thursday, actress, writer and director Maggie Gyllenhaal teased images of two of the stars of her upcoming Frankenstein-based film The Bride, Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley. “Meet The Bride & Frank,” captioned the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of The Lost Daughter. Buckley, one of the Oscar-nominated stars of that film, …
Conan O’Brien returning to ‘The Tonight Show’ — as a guest — next week
Conaco/Max In his first appearance on the show since his messy — and litigious — 2010 ouster as host, Conan O’Brien will be returning to The Tonight Show on Tuesday, April 9. O’Brien was tapped to replace Jay Leno when the latter stepped down in 2009, only to be replaced by Leno after less than a …
Anna Paquin talks “difficult” 2 years as she walks red carpet with a cane
Theo Wargo/Getty Images Anna Paquin walked a New York City red carpet with the help of a cane on Wednesday night. The Piano actress was promoting her new film — her husband and former True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer‘s directorial effort, A Bit of Light — when the 41-year-old revealed to People that she’s had a rough go of it …