L-R: Abova, Manganiello, writer Matt Owens, co-star Jeff Ward – Netflix During Netflix’s live Geeked Week send-off event in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday night, host — and out and proud geek — Joe Manganiello announced he has stepped up his nerd cred even more. The Magic Mike star will be joining the cast of One Piece, Netflix’s …
A Very Royal Scandal stars on their no-nonsense historical drama
Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images The bombshell Prince Andrew interview about Jeffrey Epstein that caused Andrew to step back from his royal duties is the subject of the limited series A Very Royal Scandal, which started streaming Thursday on Prime Video. Michael Sheen plays the prince, opposite Ruth Wilson as Emily Maitlis, the former BBC Newsnight …
In brief: ‘Industry’ gets a fourth season at HBO and more
Starz has revealed the premiere date for its new dark comedy Sweatpea, along with the official trailer. The six-part series stars Yellowjackets‘ Ella Purnell as Rhiannon, “a quiet wallflower who develops a vengeful and intoxicatingly liberating taste for murder.” Almost invisible to people at first, Rhiannon’s “killer secret” turns everything around and she becomes “a …
Halle Berry on her return to the horror genre and caring for her onscreen sons in thriller ‘Never Let Go’
Lionsgate/Liane Hentscher Halle Berry hasn’t been seen in a horror film since 2003’s Gothika, but that changes on Friday with the release of the thriller Never Let Go. In the film, she plays the mother of two young boys who’s trying to keep them safe in their remote home after an unseen evil takes over …
Scoreboard Roundup- 9/19/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Baltimore Orioles 5, San Francisco Giants 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland Guardians 3, Minnesota Twins 2Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 0Seattle Mariners 3, N-Y Yankees 2Tampa Bay Rays 2, Boston Red Sox 0Houston Astros 3, L-A Angels 1 NATIONAL …
Warner Bros. TV paying its teachers more: ‘Abbott Elementary’ gang reportedly getting “major” raises
ABC There has been a rallying cry in this country to pay our educators more, and Warner Bros. Television has apparently listened — even though the Abbott Elementary cast only pretends to be teachers on ABC. Deadline is reporting the cast of the show created by producer and co-star Quinta Brunson has gotten “major salary increases” for …
Sebastian Stan defends Marvel films, teases ‘Thunderbolts*’ movie
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Sebastian Stan won’t stand for any Marvel hate. The actor, who made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Bucky Barnes in 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger, teased his next movie in the long-running film series and shut down those who want to “pick on” the franchise in a new interview …
Amazon signs up Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis for two seasons of ‘Scarpetta’
ABC — NBC/Kevork Djansezian Amazon’s Prime Video platform has signed Jamie Lee Curtis and Nicole Kidman to two seasons of an adaptation of bestselling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell‘s beloved Kay Scarpetta book series. Ariana DeBose has also been added to the cast, along with The Irishman‘s Bobby Cannavale and Simon Baker. As reported back in February, Curtis and her Comet Pictures …
Paul Giamatti, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross and more in store for ‘Black Mirror’ season 7
Plemons – VALERIE MACON / AFP As part of its Geeked Week festivities, Netflix has teased the star-studded seventh installment of its out-there sci-fi anthology Black Mirror. Paul Giamatti and Jesse Plemons will be featured, as will Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae and Emma Corrin, the latter of whom played the heavy in the blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine. …
Francis Ford Coppola apparently gives his own ‘Megalopolis’ a 5-star review
Coppola and Adam Driver on set – Lionsgate Francis Ford Coppola‘s star-studded, mostly self-funded, pet project Megalopolis can’t seem to avoid controversy regarding its reviews. While he has said he didn’t know how possibly AI-generated fake reviews ended up on a now-deleted trailer for his movie, this latest hiccup literally has his name on it. …