Disney+ In a first-of-its-kind event, the October 1 National Football League game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons will be adapted in real-time as a fully animated contest taking place in the Toy Story universe. Billed as Toy Story Funday Football, The NFL’s Next Gen Stats Player tracking data will enable a virtual recreation …
In Brief: Spielberg donates again to struggling strikers, and more
Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw just made another substantial contribution to actors and writers who are struggling financially in the wake of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. ABC Audio confirmed on Monday, September 11, that the couple has donated $1.5 million so far, with the money split between the Entertainment Community Fund and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. As …
‘The Talk’, ‘Jennifer Hudson Show’ and ‘Sherri’ all set to resume amid WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes
Sonja Flemming/CBS CBS’ The Talk and two syndicated chat shows, The Jennifer Hudson Show and Sherri, hosted by Sherri Shepherd, are returning to the studio for season premieres in the coming weeks amid labor actions by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Talk, a signatory to the Writers Guild’s minimum basic agreement, went dark when the writers …
Scoreboard roundup — 9/11/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE San Francisco 5, Cleveland 4 (10) Baltimore 11, St. Louis 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees at Boston (Postponed) Kansas City at Chi White Sox (Postponed) LA Angels 8 Seattle 5 Texas 10, Toronto 4 Oakland 4, Houston 0 Tampa …
‘The Little Mermaid’ makes a splash on Disney+
Disney+ The live-action retelling of the animated Disney classic The Little Mermaid has broken a record for Disney+. According to the streamer, the movie has become one of the most viewed premieres in Disney+’s history since it became available to subscribers on September 6. The musical film, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as …
Fox readies 35th season of ‘The Simpsons’ with extended premiere preview
Fox On Monday, September 11, Fox dropped an extended preview of the 35th season premiere of The Simpsons, which debuts October 1 at 8 p.m. The episode, titled “Homer’s Crossing,” has Homer becoming a school crossing guard and taking things a little too far. In addition, this season Marge experiences a series of nightmares about …
Amid Hollywood strikes, Ken Jennings to start ‘Jeopardy!”s 40th season Monday night
Jeopardy! Productions With his co-host Mayim Bialik still sitting out her hosting duties because of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, Ken Jennings will be behind the Jeopardy! podium once again for the season 40 debut Monday, September 11. The show will return with the Jeopardy! Second Chance competition, in which 27 former contestants will get …
Rachel McAdams to make her Broadway debut in ‘Mary Jane’
Amanda Edwards/Getty Images Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams will make her Broadway debut in Mary Jane, a play from Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog. The Doctor Strange and The Notebook alumna will take the stage at New York City’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre when previews start on April 2, 2024. McAdams will play the title …
Game on! Hours before ‘Monday Night Football’ kickoff, Disney and cable giant Charter settle contract impasse
Getty Images Millions of cable viewers will apparently be able to watch Monday Night Football this evening, after Charter Communications and ABC News’ parent company Disney settled a nasty contract dispute. The disagreement left some 15 million or so Spectrum subscribers cut off from Disney-owned cable stations, including ABC and ESPN, which airs MNF. Disney …
Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ sails away with streaming booty
Netflix/Casey Crafford Netflix’s manga adaptation One Piece has scored some streaming treasure. The live-action version of Eiichiro Oda‘s pirate saga — Japan’s highest-selling manga series in history — dropped on August 31 at #1 on the streaming service’s English language TV chart. In just four days, One Piece racked up 140.1 million hours of viewing …