LOS ANGELES (AP) — Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime soon. The studios announced that they had suspended contract negotiations, saying the gap between the two sides was too great to make continuing worth it, despite an …
In brief: ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ finds a new home, and more
Deadline reports Star Trek: Prodigy has found a new home at Netflix after being canceled at Paramount+ after one season as a cost-cutting measure back in June. Season 1 of the animated series, previously available on Paramount+, will debut on Netflix later this year. The second season, currently in production, will debut on Netflix in …
Taylor Swift announces early ‘The Eras Tour’ film release as she steps out for world premiere
Taylor Swift Productions Taylor Swift announced on Instagram Wednesday night that Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie would be released one day early on Thursday, Oct. 12. Swift wrote in her caption, “Due to unprecedented demand we’re opening up early access showings of The Eras Tour Concert Film on THURSDAY in America and Canada!!” After the announcement, the 12-time …
‘Dancing with the Stars’ to celebrate 100 years of Disney with special themed night
Disney/Eric McCandless Dancing with the Stars will celebrate 100 years of The Walt Disney Company with a themed night filled with performances inspired by several Disney movies. Coined Disney100 Night, the event airs Tuesday, October 17, the day after the official centennial milestone, with a live simulcast on both ABC and Disney+. It will drop on …
Pete Davidson is back at ‘Saturday Night Live’ in season 49 premiere promo
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC Former Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson returns to Studio 8H in the new promo for this weekend’s season 49 premiere. In the clip, Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman find Davidson wandering around the studio floor, eating a bag of potato chips. Yang asks Davidson, who exited the SNL cast in May 2022, what he’s doing in the studio. “My apartment’s under construction, so …
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ goes through massive shake-up, looks to be reborn with new creative team
Michael Stewart/Getty Images Fans of Matt Murdock will have to wait a bit longer to find out what he’s been up to. The upcoming Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again is going through a massive shake-up. The original version of the show is officially dead and looking to, well, be reborn, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Marvel plans to …
Fundraiser for Olympian Mary Lou Retton exceeds goal as she’s “fighting for her life” in ICU
Eric Mccandless/The Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images A fundraising effort for Mary Lou Retton, the American gymnast who became a sports icon when she won Olympic gold in 1984, has reached its goal as she continues to battle a very rare form of pneumonia, according to her daughter. Retton, 55, has been hospitalized …
Jada Pinkett Smith opens up on Oscars slap + separation from Will Smith in new book, ‘Worthy’
Arturo Holmes/FilmMagic For nearly two years, Jada Pinkett Smith has held her silence about the infamous Oscars slap of March 2022, when her husband Will Smith walked onstage and smacked Chris Rock across the face in front of the entire world. Now, in newly published excerpts of her memoir Worthy, she opens up about the viral moment, writing in the book that she didn’t …
In brief: ‘Spiderwick Chronicles’ saved by Roku, ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ trailer, and more
The Spiderwick Chronicles, originally developed and produced for Disney+ but scrapped before it ever made it to air, has found a new home on Roku. The fantasy adventure, adapted from Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black‘s book series of the same name, “follows the coming-of-age story of the Grace Family, as they move from New York to …
Michael Strahan guest judges ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Motown night
Disney/Eric McCandless Michael Strahan graced the judges’ table on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars Tuesday night. The Good Morning America co-anchor joined judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough as a guest judge for DWTS Motown night. “Motown is incredible music. Motown is a vibe. Motown is perfect for tonight, because along with great …