HBO Production just got underway on the second season of the hit Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, but HBO announced Monday that four new faces will be seen in Westeros. ABC Audio has confirmed Simon Russell Beale will play Ser Simon Strong, the great-uncle to Matthew Needham‘s Lord Larys Strong as seen …
From ‘Succession’ to Bond: Emmy winner Brian Cox joins reality series ‘007’s Road to a Million’
Prime Video With his Emmy-winning role in Succession at an end, Brian Cox isn’t slowing down. Amazon’s Prime Video announced on Monday that he will be starring in the big-budget, James Bond-inspired reality adventure series 007’s Road to a Million. Cox will play The Controller, “the enigmatic character who controls the fate of the contestants …
Arnold Schwarzenegger headed back to the big screen with ‘Breakout’
Netflix His first foray into television, Netflix’s FUBAR, is set to debut on May 25, but Arnold Schwarzenegger will also be back on the big screen. Deadline reports the action icon will star in Breakout, a movie from the director of the upcoming Expendables 4, Scott Waugh. Arnold appeared in the first three Expendables movies. …
Richard Lewis announces Parkinson’s diagnosis
L-R: Larry David, Richard Lewis — HBO/John P. Johnson (NOTE LANGUAGE) Comedian and actor Richard Lewis took to Twitter to give fans an update about what he’s been up to and dropped a bombshell: He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease two years ago. Lewis explained that he’s had a “rocky” past few years. Three and …
Contestants, fellow judges mourn the death of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ personality Len Goodman
Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images Shortly after the news broke that longtime Dancing with the Stars judge Len Goodman had died on Saturday of bone cancer, tributes began hitting social media for the 78-year-old. DWTS judge Bruno Tonioli: “Heart broken my dear friend and partner for 19 years the one and only ballroom legend #lengoodman …
Simone Biles, Jonathan Owens tie the knot
Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens are married. On Saturday, the Olympic gold medalist tied the knot with Owens, a safety with the NFL’s Houston Texans, in a courthouse ceremony, according to a tweet posted by Biles that included photos. The champion gymnast also changed her name on Twitter to Simone Biles Owens. …
Zendaya joins Labrinth at Coachella 2023 for surprise performance
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Coachella Zendaya gave fans the surprise of a lifetime at Coachella over the weekend, joining Labrinth on-stage. On Saturday, the Euphoria star surprised festival-goers when she joined the British musician during his set. Together the two performed “I’m Tired” and “All for Us,” both songs that were featured on the HBO …
Matthew Perry to remove Keanu Reeves comments from memoir: “It was just stupid”
ABC News Matthew Perry is vowing to remove the controversial mentions of Keanu Reeves from future editions of his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. In the November 2022 memoir, Perry seemed to shade Reeves. Perry issued a swift apology at the time and now he’s putting action behind it. “I said a …
In Brief: “Dame Edna” dies, and more
Barry Humphries, the Australian satirist best known for his onstage and TV drag persona Dame Edna Everage, and for his character Sir Les Patterson, died on Saturday at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, where he had earlier been admitted due to ongoing complications from hip surgery, according to ABC Australia. Humphries created the Dame Edna character …
Len Goodman, long-serving ‘Dancing with the Stars’ judge, dies at 78
ABC/Christopher Willard Len Goodman, the long-serving head judge of Dancing with the Stars, has died at 78, his manager told ABC News. “Len died on Saturday evening surrounded by his family in a hospice in Kent. He had bone cancer. He kept his sense of humor throughout his illness and was a ‘true gentleman,’” his manager …