Gotham/GC Images While there may be some original songs included, the upcoming Lady Gaga/Joaquin Phoenix movie sequel Joker: Folie à Deux will mostly be a jukebox musical, Variety reports. Jukebox musicals shoehorn already existing, popular songs into the plot line: Examples include Mamma Mia!, Moulin Rouge!, Movin’ Out, & Juliet, American Idiot, Jagged Little Pill and Once Upon …
Kevin Bacon responds to student campaign, will return to ‘Footloose’ high school for prom
Disney/Randy Holmes The students of Utah’s Payson High School are getting ready to cut loose: Footloose star Kevin Bacon has made their dreams come true and will return to the very school in which he shot the 1984 film. Payson High students lobbied the 65-year-old actor to return to the school for its final prom …
Alamo Drafthouse planning epic 9-movie ‘Star Wars’ marathon
Lucasfilm As that nerd from IT probably has already told you twice, the Star Wars movies are headed back into the theater. But the Alamo Drafthouse New Mission in San Francisco has announced plans for an “epic” screening of all nine of the so-called “Saga” films, with the Star Wars The Skywalker Saga May the …
Gwyneth Paltrow flies an F-U to Bill Clinton for falling asleep on ‘Emma’ at the White House
ABC On the latest installment of First We Feast’s Hot Ones, an admittedly ill-prepared Gwyneth Paltrow ran the “Wings of Death” gauntlet, and she dropped an F-bomb — but not from the hot sauce. Paltrow was already iffy at the very first hot sauce selection, explaining she only agreed to do the show because her son, Moses Martin, is obsessed …
The stars of Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ on adapting a science fiction classic
L-R: González, Hong – Netflix/Ed Miller Netflix’s epic science fiction series 3 Body Problem is now streaming. An adaptation of Liu Cixin‘s book, the show broadly centers on a group of scientists and a detective teaming up to unravel our first contact with alien life. The show flows back and forth from 1960s China to …
Kate Middleton says she was diagnosed with cancer, is undergoing chemotherapy
Getty Images/Danny Martindale Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, was diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she said in a video message released on Friday, two months after she underwent “major” abdominal surgery. The type of cancer has not been disclosed. She started chemotherapy in late February, and the announcement comes as her father-in-law, …
Reality Roundup: Annemarie Wiley exits ‘RHOBH’, Christine Quinn’s husband arrested
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what happened in the world of reality television this week: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo)Annemarie Wiley will not appear on the next season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The reality star confirmed she was not asked to return to …
“There is so much to celebrate”: Emma Heming Willis on 15th wedding anniversary to Bruce Willis
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Film at Lincoln Center Emma Heming Willis is celebrating her 15th wedding anniversary with Bruce Willis. On Thursday, Heming Willis shared a sweet photo of Willis giving her a kiss on the cheek and wrote about their crystal anniversary. “Today, I can make a choice. I can wallow in sorrow or …
In Brief: Pete Davidson announces ‘Bupkis’ won’t return on Peacock, and more
Pete Davidson has revealed that his semi-autobiographical Peacock comedy Bupkis will not return for a second season. “I’ve always seen Bupkis as a window into my life, since it is so personal and about my struggles and family,” Davidson said in a statement obtained by Variety on Thursday. “After nearly a decade of my personal …
HBO releases dueling ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 trailers
Theo Whitman/HBO Are you Team Alicent or Team Rhaenyra? HBO’s House of the Dragon is asking fans to pick a side in the two new trailers it debuted to promote season 2 of the Game of Thrones prequel series on Thursday. One trailer focuses on Queen Alicent’s team green: those who make their home at …