Studio Ghibli Animation legend Hayao Miyazaki‘s acclaimed, upcoming film The Boy and the Heron has attracted an equally acclaimed cast for its English language version. The movie centers on a 12-year-old boy Mahito Maki (Luca Padovan) who is sent by his father (Christian Bale) to live in the country with his aunt after his mother …
Timothée Chalamet “leveling up” his life and career with a little help from his friends
GQ/Cass Bird Timothée Chalamet graces the cover of GQ for a third time, and he talks about “leveling up” in his career and his life. He also leans into those who’ve been inspiring him, including his Dune: Part Two co-stars Austin Butler and Zendaya. Oh, and some guy named Tom Cruise. “It started on Zoom,” …
Disney+ unwraps trailer to second season of ‘The Santa Clauses’
Disney+ On Tuesday, Disney+ dropped the trailer to the second season of The Santa Clauses. Once again, Tim Allen plays Scott Calvin aka the Man with the Bag, and this time around, he’s getting his family into the Santa business, priming his son Cal (Austin Kane) as his successor. However, like most best-laid Christmas plans, …
Apple TV+ teases ‘Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas’
Courtesy Apple On Tuesday, Apple revealed a first-look photo from its upcoming holiday special Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas. The Ted Lasso Emmy winner dons a gold gown, smiling broadly with a mic in hand, in front of a fully dressed Christmas tree. The special will debut November 22 on the streaming service. Apple notes …
Kevin Spacey gets standing ovation for Shakespeare performance at cancel culture speech
Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey made a surprise appearance during an Oxford University lecture about cancel culture and was rewarded for his performance of a passionate, five-minute speech from William Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens. Author Douglas Murray headlined the lecture, speaking of the importance of free speech and …
Millie Bobby Brown on saying goodbye to ‘Stranger Things’, and looking forward to marriage to Jake Bongiovi
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Millie Bobby Brown is ready to say farewell to Stranger Things. The actress, who first gained recognition on the hit Netflix show in 2016, will end her time on the series with her castmates on the show’s forthcoming fifth and final season. “I’m ready to say, ‘Thank you, and goodbye,’” Brown, one of …
Netflix teases final season of ‘The Crown’, and more
Netflix on Monday released the first-look images for Part 1 of The Crown‘s sixth and final season, which will follow the blossoming romantic relationship between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed — played respectively by Elizabeth Debicki and Salim Daw — leading up to their untimely deaths. Prince William — portrayed by Rufus Kampa — “returns …
Jada Pinkett Smith says Will Smith’s Oscar’s slap re-affirmed their marriage
ABC Jada Pinkett Smith revealed that her husband Will Smith‘s infamous Oscars slap at the 2022 ceremony, when he walked onstage and smacked Chris Rock across the face re-affirmed their marriage after years of separation. “When I was sitting at the Oscars, it clicked in. I was like, ‘Oh snap, you hit Chris?’” Jada recalled during an in-person conversation …
Scoreboard roundup — 10/16/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Texas 5, Houston 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Philadelphia 5, Arizona 3 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Phoenix 117, Portland 106 Cleveland 120, Maccabi Ra’anana 89 Indiana 116, Atlanta 112 Philadelphia 127, Brooklyn 119 Houston 99, San Antonio 89 …
US Women’s Soccer champ Julie Ertz opens up about retirement, motherhood, love of the game
Trevor Ruszkowski/USSF/Getty Images for USSF (NEW YORK) — This year, U.S. Women’s Soccer star and Olympian Julie Ertz announced her retirement from the sport after over a decade of professional play. Ertz, 31, who was on the 2015 and 2019 championship Women’s World Cup team, said she was taking time to focus on her family, …