Peacock Peacock has revealed that Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie will premiere on its platform on December 8. The announcement comes on Monday, October 9, which just so happens to be star Tony Shalhoub’s 70th birthday. First-look images from the film have also been released. They show off Shalhoub, alongside a cast that includes Caitlin McGee and James Purefoy, …
‘The Crown’ season 6 gets release dates: see teaser
Keith Bernstein/Netflix The sixth season of The Crown is coming soon. On Monday, Netflix announced that part 1 of the final season of the hit series will arrive November 16 and part 2 will be available to stream starting December 14. A teaser for the upcoming season features a look back at the different actresses who have …
First look at Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in new biopic about opera star
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Director Pablo Larraín has shared first-look photos of Angelina Jolie in costume as Maria Callas in his new biopic about the famed opera star, Maria. Known for his previous biopics Jackie and Spencer, this new project from Larraín will chronicle the “life of the legendary, iconic and controversial singer, often described as the original diva,” according to the film’s official description. Maria is now …
Halsey, Catherine O’Hara playing Sally in Hollywood Bowl’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ concert
Taylor Hill/Getty Images Pop singer Halsey and Schitt’s Creek star Catherine O’Hara will both take on the role of Sally in the Hollywood Bowl’s three-night concert production of The Nightmare Before Christmas. O’Hara, who voiced Sally in the original 1993 Tim Burton film, will play both Sally and Shock during the October 29 date. Halsey will sing the role of Sally on October …
Greta Gerwig fought to keep “I’m Just Ken” dance sequence in ‘Barbie’
Han Myung-Gu/WireImage via Getty Images It is hard to imagine Greta Gerwig’s Barbie without the “I’m Just Ken” dream ballet scene, but the writer-director has revealed that she had to fight to keep it in the film. During her Screen Talk at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday, October 8, Gerwig says she was asked during a big meeting …
Will Ferrell goes ‘Old School’ as guest DJ at USC frat party
Lia Toby/Getty Images for Warner Bros. University of Southern California graduate Will Ferrell returned to his alma mater this weekend, where he crashed a frat party and served as DJ for the college kids, à la his 2003 hit film, Old School. Videos of his DJ set were subsequently posted on TikTok, where Ferrell’s seen amping up the crowd …
‘Mean Girls’ Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert reunite
Jamie McCarthy/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images It seems a Mean Girls reunion is on the horizon. Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, and Lacey Chabert, known for their iconic roles as Cady Heron, Karen Smith, and Gretchen Wieners, came together for what appears to be a Pepsi commercial, as reported by TMZ. Notably missing was Rachel McAdams, …
In brief: James Caan’s final film, ‘Welcome to Flatch’ canceled and more
James Caan‘s final film, the action thriller Fast Charlie, will make its world premiere on October 7 at California’s Mill Valley Film Festival, according to Deadline. Caan plays Charlie Swift, a mob hitman with a problem: a thug he’s whacked is missing his head and Charlie will only be paid if the body can be identified. …
‘The Exorcist: Believer’ scares up box office-topping $27.2 million debut
Universal Pictures The Exorcist: Believer, a direct sequel to the 1973 classic and the sixth film in the franchise, topped the North American box office, delivering an estimated $27.2 million in its opening weekend. The film — starring country singer Jennifer Nettles, Fosse/Verdon‘s Norbert Leo Butz and Ellen Burstyn, who reprises her role as Chris MacNeil from the original — …
Scoreboard roundup — 10/8/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Texas 11, Baltimore 8 Minnesota 6, Houston 2 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Milwaukee 105, Chicago 102 Phoenix 130, Detroit 126 (OT) Boston 114, Philadelphia 106 Toronto 112, Sacramento 99 Memphis 127, Indiana 122 (OT) Utah 101, LA …