Getty Images Stephen King‘s It universe is coming back to the small screen in a prequel series for HBO Max. The cable network noted that Andy Muschietti — the director behind a pair of blockbuster recent It movies — will shepherd the show tentatively titled Welcome to Derry along with his sister Barbara, who co-produced …
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years for rape conviction in Los Angeles
Etienne Laurent-Pool/Getty Images Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was handed another legal defeat on Thursday, when he was sentenced to 16 years in prison for a rape in Los Angeles that reportedly took place in 2013. The sentence will be served consecutively to a 23-year prison sentence he is currently serving in New York for …
‘The White Lotus’ boosts popularity of Aperol Spritz
Courtesy HBO As reported, the second season of HBO’s buzzy, Emmy-winning show The White Lotus has booted tourism to Sicily, but it has also apparently spritzed sales for a spirits company. According to Business Insider, sales of Aperol, the main ingredient in the orange-colored bevvy quaffed by most of its characters, the Aperol Spritz, have …
Girl Power: Amazon’s Prime Video drops trailer to bestseller adaptation ‘The Power’
On Thursday, Prime Video dropped the trailer to its series The Power, based on English author Naomi Alderman‘s award-winning novel. The streaming service teases, “Suddenly, and without warning, teenage girls develop the power to electrocute people at will. The series features a cast of remarkable characters from London to Seattle, Nigeria to Eastern Europe, as …
Paris Hilton reveals name of baby boy…and future baby girl
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic After welcoming a baby boy with husband Carter Reum, Paris Hilton is revealing his name. “My beautiful baby boy’s name is Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum,” the former reality star revealed in an Instagram post of her reading an excerpt from her upcoming memoir, Paris, on Wednesday. “And Carter and I are so proud to …
‘Mean Girls’ want that green: Cast reunion reportedly in jeopardy after “disrespectful” salary offer
Photo by CBS via Getty Images The Plastics want that cash. The main cast members of Mean Girls were supposed to return for a Paramount+-bound adaptation of the Broadway musical version of the hit, but Page Six reports the reunion has hit a snag over money. While Tina Fey, the writer-co-star of the 2004 classic …
‘DWTS’ star Emma Slater files for divorce from Sasha Farber after four years of marriage
ABC Dancing with the Stars‘ Emma Slater and Saha Farber are ending their four-year marriage. Slater filed for divorce from Farber on Tuesday, citing “irreconcilable differences,” according to court documents obtained by Us magazine. The outlet reported the DWTS pros had separated back in August, though a source stated at the time that Emma and …
In Brief: Whoopi heads to ‘The Conners’, and more
Whoopi Goldberg will guest-star in an upcoming episode of The Conners, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actress and The View co-host will reportedly play Ms. Glen, the intimidating music teacher of Ames McNamara‘s character Mark, who also has a complicated history with another member of the Conner family. An airdate for her appearance hasn’t …
‘Schitt’s Creek’ alum Eugene Levy ventures out of his comfort zone for Apple TV+’s ‘The Reluctant Traveler’
Apple TV+ Eugene Levy doesn’t like to travel — at all. So of course his new show on Apple TV+, The Reluctant Traveler, premiering Friday, has him traveling all around the world, having once in a lifetime experiences. So what is it that makes Levy, 76, such a homebody? He tells ABC Audio, “When you’re away and you’re …
Amazon’s Prime Video announced Dave Bautista, Ken Jeong and more will return for ‘My Spy’ sequel
Prime Video Prime Video announced Wednesday that My Spy, the hit action comedy that starred Dave Bautista as a tough-as-nails CIA agent who finds himself a very unlikely bodyguard of a young smart-aleck (Chloe Coleman), is getting a sequel. My Spy: The Eternal City will reunite Dune‘s Bautista and Coleman’s Sophie. Now a high schooler, …