The SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes have put a major crimp in the major networks’ fall schedule plans, with ABC and CBS leaning on reality shows — and the latter also calling up content like Yellowstone from its sister streaming network Paramount+ — to fill the gaps. But NBC has other plans, according to Deadline. The …
Five things to know about the US Women’s National Team ahead of the Women’s World Cup
Brad Smith/USSF/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Women’s National Team is getting ready to defend its title at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia, which kicks off Thursday. Ahead of their opener on Friday, here are five facts about the powerhouse team that’s looking to bring home a record …
‘Oppenheimer’ cast on Christopher Nolan’s epic, unconventional atomic bomb biopic
Universal Pictures The countdown for Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb biopic, Oppenheimer, is quickly winding down, as the film releases in theaters and IMAX screens everywhere on Friday, July 21. In anticipation of its release, the main cast spoke to ABC Audio ahead of the SAG-AFTRA strike about the three-hour epic. Cillian Murphy is no stranger to working with Nolan …
Scoreboard roundup — 7/19/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Pittsburgh 7, Cleveland 5 Baltimore 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 Texas 5, Tampa Bay 1 St. Louis 6, Miami 4 Houston 4, Colorado 1 Oakland 6, Boston Red Sox 5 Milwaukee 5, Philadelphia 3 L.A. Angels 7, New York Yankees 3 …
Terminator creator James Cameron “tried to warn you” about the dangers of AI
ABC News Putting their faith in the hands of a sentient computer system didn’t go so well for humans in the world of James Cameron‘s Terminator movies: Skynet came to see all mankind as a threat and tried to exterminate it by setting off a nuclear exchange. In real life, with the rise of ChatGPT …
Upcoming ‘Pickleball Paddle Battle’ reality show looking for players
Getty Images In case you’ve been living under a rock over the past year and hadn’t heard, pickleball is taking the world by storm — and if you needed more proof, there’s a new reality show in the works. Ace Rodrigues, CEO and founder of the Pickleball Kingdom franchise, promises Pickleball Paddle Battle will “deliver an immersive, captivating viewer experience guaranteed …
‘The Mandalorian’ costume designer Shawna Trpcic on Emmy nominations, dressing Lizzo and Jack Black
Lucasfilm Costume designer Shawna Trpcic recently scored her third Emmy nomination for a Star Wars small-screen project, Disney+’s third season of The Mandalorian. This is her third nomination, following noms for the first season and The Book of Boba Fett. She tells ABC Audio she wasn’t even aware it was Emmy nomination week the first time around. “I didn’t even know that was …
‘Will & Grace’ celebrates 25th anniversary with nostalgic new exhibit
ABC News/Arielle S. Chester It’s been 25 years since we were introduced to one of television’s favorite onscreen friendships with Will & Grace. To celebrate — and kick off the Paley Pride celebration — The Paley Center for Media in New York City launched a new exhibit celebrating BFFs Will Truman and Grace Adler and …
New Jennifer Lopez Madame Tussauds wax figure celebrates her Super Bowl look
Courtesy Madame Tussauds Jennifer Lopez is getting waxed…again. On July 21, a new wax figure of J.Lo will be unveiled at Madame Tussauds New York. This one is dressed in the gold-studded, black leather motorcycle vest, over-the-knee boots, gold gloves and pink skirt she wore as one of her looks during her 2020 Super Bowl halftime show with Shakira. …
Kenneth Branagh back on the case in star-studded trailer to ‘A Haunting in Venice’
20th Century Studios After tackling Agatha Christie‘s classics Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile on the big screen, actor and director Kenneth Branagh is back as legendary investigator Hercule Poirot in the trailer to A Haunting in Venice. Like the previous hits, Venice has an impressive cast, including Oscar winner Michelle …