David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images Maggie Smith, the venerable British actress whose career on stage, film and television spanned more than 60 years, has died. She was 89. Her sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, confirmed she had died in a statement to the Press Association. Having appeared in more than 50 films, Smith was …
In brief: Netflix officially greenlights Florence Pugh-led ‘East of Eden’ and more
Netflix has officially greenlit a series adaptation of author John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. As previously announced, Florence Pugh will lead the cast, which also includes Poor Things‘ Christopher Abbott, Challengers’ Mike Faist and Warrior‘s Hoon Lee. Zoe Kazan, the granddaughter of director Elia Kazan, who previously adapted the novel into a 1955 film that launched James Dean‘s …
Maisy Stella on playing a younger Aubrey Plaza in new coming-of-age film ‘My Old A**’
MARNI GROSSMAN © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC In Megan Park’s new coming-of-age film, My Old A**, 18-year-old Elliot comes face-to-face with her 39-year-old self. The fantastical, chance meeting comes after the teenager trips on mushrooms. Park told ABC Audio the story came from the idea of “wanting to talk to an older or younger version …
Scoreboard Roundup- 9/26/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Kansas City Royals 7, Washington Nationals 4Miami Marlins 8, Minnesota Twins 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit Tigers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3Chicago White Sox 7, L-A Angels 0Oakland Athletics 3, Texas Rangers 2Oakland Athletics 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE …
Prime Video releases creepy trailer to ‘Cross’, starring Aldis Hodge
Prime Video Prime Video has released the trailer to Cross, the new series starring Aldis Hodge as author James Patterson‘s brilliant detective Alex Cross. The trailer shows the criminal psychologist on the hunt for a vicious serial killer who wears a creepy realistic mask. “I don’t kill for fun,” the killer says. “You’re going to be part of …
Angelina Jolie becomes “one of the greatest artists who ever lived” in teaser to Netflix’s ‘Maria’
Netflix/Pablo Larraín In a teaser that only features two lines of dialogue, but more glowing critical quotes and film festival bona fides to already land the film in next year’s Oscar race, Netflix has revealed Angelina Jolie as opera great Maria Callas. In Maria, which was directed by Pablo Larraín, who helmed the movies Jackie and …
Keanu Reeves cameos in hard-hitting trailer to ‘John Wick’ spin-off ‘Ballerina’
Lionsgate Lionsgate has debuted the action-packed trailer to the John Wick spin-off Ballerina. Officially titled From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, the action movie stars Ana de Armas as a young woman with vengeance on her mind. The trailer opens with the Wick series’ Winston (Ian McShane) asking a bloodied little girl, “Do you like to dance? I …
HBO drops new trailer to second season of ‘The Last of Us’
HBO On Sept. 26 — or Outbreak Day, as fans of the post-apocalyptic game know it — HBO debuted the second-season trailer to its video game adaptation The Last of Us. One of its new cast additions, Catherine O’Hara, is featured prominently, apparently conducting a therapy session with one of the show’s main protagonists, Pedro Pascal‘s …
‘Shrinking’ back in session in season 2 trailer
Apple TV+ On Thursday, Apple TV+ dropped a trailer to the second season of its Emmy-nominated dramedy Shrinking, which returns on Oct. 16. The sneak peek of the sophomore season shows recent widower Jimmy (Jason Segel) trying to reconnect with his daughter, Alice (Lukita Maxwell). “I think that Alice is worried about me,” he confides in …
Tempers flare in exclusive look at 1st scene from ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ season 21
ABC Grey’s Anatomy season 21 is finally here, and Good Morning America gave fans an exclusive preview of the new season Thursday morning. The dramatic opening scene of the season’s first episode, which airs Thursday night on ABC, will leave fans waiting anxiously for the plot to unfold. The new season picks up in the aftermath of the …