Vin Diesel in ‘Fast 9’ – Universal It might be hard to fathom, but The Fast and the Furious made its pop culture debut way back in 2001. And to rev fans up about the release of the penultimate film in the franchise that has grossed billions of dollars, Universal is shifting into reverse. The …
Linda Ronstadt’s “very glad” about her hit song’s ‘The Last of Us’ boost, but won’t see any money from it
Liane/Hentscher/HBO After the HBO series The Last of Us used Linda Ronstadt‘s 1970 hit “Long, Long Time” in its third episode Sunday night, streams of the track jumped by 4,900%. While Ronstadt hasn’t seen the episode, she’s happy about the renewed interest in the song — even though she won’t make any money from it. That’s because, as Billboard notes, “Long, Long …
On Disney+ Wednesday: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
One of the biggest hits of 2022, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, is now streaming on Disney+. The movie recently earned five Academy Award nominations, including a Best Actress honor for Angela Bassett, who became Marvel Studio’s first actor to be nominated. The cast and co-writer/director Ryan Coogler had to grapple with the loss of Chadwick …
NBC’s ‘The Blacklist’ to end with season 10
NBC/Will Hart James Spader‘s antihero Raymond Reddington is finally facing a challenge even he won’t escape: NBC has announced The Blacklist will end with the upcoming 10th season. The series has Spader playing the U.S. Naval Intelligence officer-turned criminal-turned FBI informant who helps the Feds hunt down the world’s worst criminals in exchange for his …
Studio backs embattled star Ezra Miller; James Gunn calls ‘The Flash’ one of the “greatest superhero movies” ever
Miller from an April 2022 arrest/Hawaii County Police Department While James Gunn and Peter Safran made headlines with their reveal on Tuesday of their big- and small-screen plans for the DC Universe, one comment wasn’t as widely covered: Warner Bros. Discovery’s support of embattled actor Ezra Miller. The fate of his forthcoming movie The Flash …
Gisele Bündchen reacts to Tom Brady’s retirement announcement
Theo Wargo/WireImage/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady are not be together anymore, but the model has nothing but love for her ex-husband. Bündchen, 42, shared well wishes for Brady and for his future in the comment section of his Instagram video announcing his retirement Wednesday. “Wishing you only wonderful things in …
Academy CEO says Andrea Riseborough’s best actress nomination will not be rescinded
Momentum Pictures The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences CEO says that To Leslie star Andrea Riseborough‘s best actress Oscar nomination will not be rescinded after many questioned the way she earned the recognition. In a statement from Academy CEO Bill Kramer addressing the controversy and the film’s grassroots campaigning tactics, Kramer said, “The …
In Brief: ‘Dr. Phil’ ending; ‘You People’ scores for Netflix, and more
Variety reports Dr. Phil McGraw will be ending his long-running daytime talk show after 21 seasons. The 72-year-old TV psychologist — who got his start as a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the late 1990s, before launching his own series in the fall of 2002 — made the decision to stop producing …
Tom Brady announces retirement — again
Cooper Neill/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tom Brady announced his retirement — again — in a video on Twitter on Wednesday morning. “I know the process was a pretty big deal last time so when I woke up this morning I figured I’d just press record and let you guys know first,” the 45-year-old quarterback …
‘The Bachelor’s’ Katherine dishes on Tahzjuan’s “chaotic” arrival
ABC/Craig Sjodin (NOTE LANGUAGE) Following Monday’s episode of The Bachelor, Katherine “Kat” Izzo, whose “Bad B**** Energy” earned her the Zach Shallcross‘ first group date rose, stopped by Becca Kufrin and Michelle Young‘s Bachelor Happy Hour podcast to discuss season 23 alum Tahzjuan Hawkins‘ “chaotic” attempt to join the competition, among other things. The 26-year-old registered nurse from Tampa, Florida says she was mostly put off …
