Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Netflix Sorry, Oscars: It’s a no from Kevin Hart. The stand-up icon and star of Netflix’s action comedy Lift was famously set to host the Academy Awards back in 2019, when old tweets and stand-up routines that were said to be homophobic resurfaced. After apologizing, the gig was reportedly offered to him again, but Hart …
‘Top Gun 3’ reportedly getting ready for takeoff
Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise reportedly feels the need — the need for 3: Deadline reports a third Top Gun movie is in the works. According to the trade, Top Gun: Maverick‘s Oscar-nominated co-writer Ehren Kruger will be back behind the keyboard, with the blockbuster’s director Joe Kosinski back to either direct or produce. Deadline says …
In Brief: ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ renewed for season 5, and more
Instant Family‘s Isabela Merced has been tapped for a role in season 2 of HBO’s The Last of Us, according to Variety. She’ll play Dina, “a free-wheeling spirit whose devotion to Ellie — played by Bella Ramsey — will be tested by the brutality of the world they inhabit,” per the outlet. Merced becomes the …
Jake Johnson’s new comedy, ‘Self Reliance,’ hilariously explores how getting ahead can be murder
Courtesy of Hulu The new Jake Johnson movie Self Reliance is a trip. It premieres on Hulu Friday and starts with Jake’s character, Tommy, being propositioned by Andy Samberg — playing himself — to get into a limo. Things get wildly weird from there. Johnson, who wrote and directed the movie, tells ABC Audio the movie is about “a guy [who] …
Some thinking Oscars host is in John Mulaney’s future following Governors Awards
ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images Following Jo Koy‘s widely panned turn as host of the Golden Globes Sunday, some are seeing a high-profile gig in John Mulaney‘s future after he reportedly killed it Tuesday as the host of the Motion Picture Academy’s 14th Governors Awards. The event wasn’t televised, but Mulaney delivered, according to video …
Robert Downey Jr. says some of his best acting “went a little bit unnoticed” because of the superhero genre
CBS/Trae Patton In a heartfelt, and often hilarious, conversation with his former high school classmate, Robert Downey Jr. sat opposite Rob Lowe in a new installment of Rob’s Literally podcast. In talking about his awards run with Oppenheimer, recent Golden Globe winner Downey explained how bad reviews for the bomb Dolittle, a movie he starred …
‘Abbott Elementary’ trailer teases supersized season 3 premiere
ABC/Gilles Mingasson School is almost back in session. A new trailer for the upcoming season 3 premiere of Abbott Elementary has arrived, and it shows off the first look at what is in store for our favorite gang of teachers this time around. “You guys missed a lot,” series creator and star Quinta Brunson says in character as second-grade teacher …
Lisa Marie Presley memoir finished by daughter Riley Keough releasing this year
John Sciulli/WireImage via Getty Images, FILE Lisa Marie Presley‘s memoir is set to be posthumously released later this year. Random House just announced that it collaborated with the late singer-songwriter’s daughter Riley Keough on the yet-to-be-titled book, debuting October 15. According to a press release, Presley’s “raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir will lift the veil on one …
‘The Good Doctor’ to end on ABC with upcoming 7th season
ABC/Jeff Weddell ABC’s well-performing medical drama The Good Doctor will end with its forthcoming seventh season, ABC Audio has confirmed. The show from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature centered on Freddie Highmore‘s autistic physician Dr. Shaun Murphy, and the “obstacles, triumphs and milestones his character, as well as his colleagues” faced at San Jose …
New trailer for final season of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’, same old “walking virus” Larry David
HBO/John P. Johnson HBO has dropped a new trailer to its final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, teasing “one final act” for Larry David. That’s, of course, “TV Larry,” the semi-autobiographical version of the Seinfeld co-creator David has played on the Emmy-winning show for 12 seasons. As Larry is shown tangling with everyone from ex-wife …