Paramount/Gale Adler Kelsey Grammer recently teased some “OG” cast members popping up in the upcoming Paramount+ revival of his 1990s sitcom Frasier, but he’s disappointed that his former Cheers co-star, Kirstie Alley, who died in December from stage 4 colon cancer, won’t be one of them. Alley never appeared in Frasier‘s original run, but played …
In Brief: CBS renews nine shows; HBO cancels ‘South Side’, and more
Court is back in session. Just days after Warner Bros. announced the cancellation of Judge Mathis after 24 seasons, Variety reports Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has tapped Judge Greg Mathis to host a new first-run one-hour show for fall 2023. Mathis Court with Judge Mathis has been given a “firm go” by Allen Media …
‘Cocaine Bear’ star O’Shea Jackson Jr. shares how a retweet landed him the gig
Universal In just a few days, one of the most hyped and anticipated movies of the year, for some, hits theaters – Cocaine Bear! The film was something star O’Shea Jackson Jr. was excited about — in fact he tells ABC Audio it was his fervor after seeing a tweet about the movie that got him the job. “It …
Liam Neeson on why he never played James Bond, and why he’s not “Taken” with superhero movies
ABC/Randy Holmes (NOTE LANGUAGE) In a new Rolling Stone interview, Liam Neeson spilled some tea about his career, and about one near miss in the form of a certain secret agent with a license to kill. Neeson explains that while he wasn’t expressly “offered” the role by the James Bond-producing Broccoli family back in the …
“Kang gotta Kang”: Jonathan Majors “plays hard” as Marvel Studios’ ‘Ant-Man’ threequel baddie
Marvel Studios While critics were lukewarm at Marvel Studios’ 31st film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, most agreed that a highlight was Jonathan Majors‘ performance as Kang the Conqueror. At a recent press event, Majors explained how he prepared to play the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest antagonist — which he first did as a variant …
Brian Cox calls “gifted” ‘Succession’ co-star Jeremy Strong’s Method acting “f***ing annoying”
HBO (NOTE LANGUAGE) Succession Emmy winner Brian Cox certainly thinks Jeremy Strong, one of the scheming siblings on the HBO show, is “gifted” but says how he gets there is “f***ing annoying.” In a feature in Town & Country, Cox was asked about comments he made last year to the New Yorker, in which he …
Michael B. Jordan talks ‘Creed III’, his future in directing and more
Good Morning America Michael B. Jordan is sharing more on why Creed III is an extremely personal project for him. The actor returns as Adonis Creed in the upcoming film, facing off against his next opponent in the ring, his former childhood friend Damian, played by Jonathan Majors. While appearing on Good Morning America Tuesday, …
20th Century Studios release trailer of Keira Knightley’s fact-based thriller ‘Boston Strangler’
20th Century Studios On Tuesday, 20th Century Studios released a trailer of two-time Oscar nominee Keira Knightley on the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in history, in the Hulu-bound film Boston Strangler. Knightley plays Record-American newspaper reporter Loretta McLaughlin, the first journalist to connect a string of brutal murders that terrorized …
In social media post, Will Smith almost asks his Oscar what it thinks of him
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic On Monday evening, Will Smith posted to Instagram a reaction video to a social media user’s challenge and used it to reference his infamous Oscars night outburst. In the video, Will is shown reacting with interest to a young woman who claimed an “unhinged exercise” will “change your life.” She explains, “Did you know …
The stars of ‘Emily’ on the unlikely romance, hope of Brontë’s story
Bleecker Street Not much is known about the life of Wuthering Heights author Emily Brontë, but the new romantic drama Emily, out now in select theaters, aims to imagine the life she might have led. Sex Education‘s Emma Mackey stars as the titular writer, and she tells ABC Audio the film’s central romance, while unlikely, …