Burger King Burger King has announced that to help promote the follow-up to the Oscar-winning Sony Animation movie Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, it’s giving its Whopper a Spidey makeover. From May 15 through June 21, the Spider-Verse Whopper will feature a red bun and black sesame seeds to match the super suit of Brooklyn’s own …
Sebastian Maniscalco’s opening pitch at Sunday’s Chicago Cubs game was a real bear
Lionsgate Comedian and actor Sebastian Maniscalco came to his hometown of Chicago to promote his new comedy About My Father, and while he was in town, he had the honor of throwing out the first pitch at Sunday’s Cubs game. While it was an honor, The Irishman co-star shared a laugh about it with ABC …
Striking writers “punch up” at Jenna Ortega over ‘Wednesday’ comments
Netflix (NOTE LANGUAGE) With writers out of work and on picket lines amid the writers strike, some comedy writers have plied their craft to poke fun at Jenna Ortega for her viral comments about the scripts to Netflix’s Wednesday. As reported back in March, Ortega was critical of some of the scripts for the hit …
Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. and more in Christopher Nolan’s tense new ‘Oppenheimer’ trailer
Universal The tense new trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s star-studded Oppenheimer just debuted, showing the United States in a race against time. “This is a national emergency,” frequent Nolan player Cillian Murphy says as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. “We’re in a race against the Nazis. And I know what it means …
In Brief: CBS cancels hit ‘S.W.A.T.’, and more
Variety reports CBS has canceled S.W.A.T. after seven seasons. The remake of the 1970s police drama starred Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, a S.W.A.T. sergeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Rochelle Aytes, Jay Harrington, Kenny Johnson, David Lim and Alex Russell. …
‘The Last of Us’ and ‘Scream VI’ big winners at 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards
MTV In a pre-taped show that felt similar to an event during the COVID days, the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards were handed out Sunday night. The big winners included The Last of Us, which nabbed three trophies, including Best TV Show, Pedro Pascal for Best Hero and Best Duo, along with Bella Ramsey. …
Teacher Appreciation Week is this week
Teaching is a profession that deserves more credit and respect than it gets. Dedicated teachers spend their time and own money to make sure their classrooms have what they need so our kids get the best education they can. This week (May 8th to May 12th) is Teacher Appreciation Week, so it’s time to show …
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ soars to #1 at the box office with $114 million debut
Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. opened the weekend with an estimated $114 million domestic gross — a few million below expectations, but still good enough to knock The Super Mario Bros. Movie down a notch. Globally, the film — starring Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan and Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket Racoon — pulled in $282 …
Scoreboard roundup — 5/7/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Atlanta 3, Baltimore 2 Philadelphia 6, Boston 1 Toronto 10, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 12, Detroit 6 Chi White Sox 17, Cincinnati 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 2, Minnesota 0 Kansas City 5, Oakland 1 Tampa Bay 8, NY Yankees …
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ opens to $114 million
There is nothing like the promise of a chapter closing to draw people to the movie theater, especially when tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This weekend, “ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” which says goodbye to this iteration of the space misfits and its driving creative voice, director James Gunn, earned $114 million in …