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. …
Florence Pugh on needing a summer vacation: “I hate how much of my life I’ve missed”
ABC Florence Pugh needed a summer vacation. In an interview with British Vogue, Pugh — who in recent years starred in Marvel’s Black Widow and Hawkeye; Oppenheimer; Dune: Part Two; Marvel’s Thunderbolts; and the forthcoming drama We Live in Time with Andrew Garfield — confessed she needed a break. “It was the first time ever in my career when I’ve …
Emily Blunt reflects on ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, ‘A Quiet Place’
Good Morning America Emily Blunt is looking back on some of the biggest roles of her career. The actress, who was nominated earlier this year for her first Academy Award for her performance in the 2023 blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer, sat down with Good Morning America to chat about the beloved The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and the …
Saoirse Ronan stars in trailer for Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’
Apple Saoirse Ronan stars in the trailer for Steve McQueen‘s upcoming historical drama, Blitz. Set in England during World War II, the trailer follows 9-year-old George, played by Elliott Heffernan, who embarks on a journey to return home to his mother, Rita, played by Ronan. Rita searches tirelessly for her missing son, who finds himself …
‘The Penguin’ takes a deep dive into the classic Batman villain
Macall Polay/HBO It’s time to delve deeper into the psyche of The Batman villain The Penguin. The new series The Penguin debuts Thursday on HBO. It takes place in the universe of Robert Pattinson‘s The Batman, and show creator Lauren LeFranc tells ABC Audio that its themes go way beyond the criminal in the comic books. …
In brief: ‘Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval’ trailer, ‘SNL’ vets reunite for ‘Platonic’ and more
So what’s Ellen DeGeneres been up to lately? “I decided to take up gardening. I got chickens. Oh yeah, I got kicked out of show business,” the comedian jokes in the new trailer for what’s being billed as her final stand-up special, Ellen DeGeneres: For You Approval, coming to Netflix Sept. 24. “The ‘be kind’ girl wasn’t …
Pennsylvania declares girls’ flag football as sanctioned high school sport
In this Sept. 19, 2023 file photo, a flag football game is shown at Wilson in Long Beach, Calif. (Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Pennsylvania officially recognized flag football as a sanctioned girls’ high school sport in an announcement made by Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (PIAA), on Wednesday. …
‘Golden Bachelorette’ recap: Joan Vassos meets suitors, begins journey of finding love
Disney/Gilles Mingasson Joan Vassos‘ season of The Golden Bachelorette kicked off on Wednesday night in a special way. The 61-year-old school administrator, mother and grandmother, who is the first ever Golden Bachelorette, met her suitors vying for her heart and bonded with them over shared interests, experiences and a love for pickleball. Prior to meeting …
Scoreboard roundup — 9/18/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEOakland Athletics 5, Chicago Cubs 3San Francisco Giants 5, Baltimore Orioles 3San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 0 AMERICAN LEAGUELA Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 3Cleveland Guardians 5, Minnesota Twins 4Boston Red Sox 2, Tampa Bay Rays 1Detroit Tigers 4, …
Mel Gibson reportedly scouting locations in Malta for his ‘Passion of the Christ’ follow-up, ‘The Resurrection’
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Mel Gibson is apparently scouting locations for The Resurrection, the follow-up to his 2004 blockbuster The Passion of the Christ. This piece of news came from the Italian-language publication ItalPress, which reported the actor, producer and director has met with Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and checked out locations on the island he governs, …