Paramount+/Michael Yarish On Thanksgiving Day, Paramount+ drops the first two episodes of the next chapter in the long-running crime drama series Criminal Minds with Criminal Minds: Evolution. The 10-episode series has the added freedom of being on a streaming platform. Joe Mantegna reprises as FBI profiler David Rossi, who joins other returning cast members, including …
Kevin Bacon says he didn’t need to see a script to say yes to ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’
ABC/Randy Holmes While 1978’s Star Wars Holiday Special infamously didn’t involve the saga’s creator, George Lucas — who once wished he could smash every copy with a hammer — the same can’t be said for Friday’s Disney+ release, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. Guardians franchise writer-director James Gunn‘s project perfectly fits into Marvel Cinematic Universe canon. The film has Chris Pratt‘s Peter Quill/Star-Lord in …
After Wednesday’s finale, ‘Andor’ executive producer Tony Gilroy teases what’s in store for season 2
Lucasfilm/Disney+ On Wednesday, the longest Star Wars TV series to date, Andor, wraps up on Disney+. The show, which shows the early days of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‘s Cassian Andor and his journey to the Rebellion, was co-produced by Diego Luna and executive produced by Tony Gilroy, the man credited with turning around the messy production on Rogue, and turning the film …
Dropping today on Peacock, ‘Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin’
Peacock/Julia Terjung Adam Devine returns as Pitch Perfect scene stealer Bumper Allen in the new Peacock spin-off series Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, which debuts Wednesday. The series sees Bumper re-teaming with Flula Borg‘s Piëter Krämer when one of Bumper’s songs goes big in Germany. Devine calls it “crazy” the “love” people still have for …
At media event, Wendy Williams looks well, says she’s looking for love
Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images How is Wendy Williams doin’? Apparently well. The former talk show host, who completed another stint in rehab last month, appeared Monday night at a Q&A held at the annual “Circle of Sisters” event staged by her former radio station in New York City. In a video posted by …
‘Shang-Chi’ lead Simu Liu claps back after Quentin Tarantino shades Marvel movies again
Marvel Studios (NOTE LANGUAGE) Another stop on his promotional tour for his new book Cinema Speculation, another jab at Marvel movies from writer-director Quentin Tarantino. But this time, one of the studio’s stars has clapped back: Simu Liu. Tarantino recently sat down with comedian Tom Segura on his Two Bears, One Cave podcast and shaded …
World Cup live updates: German players cover mouths in protest before game
Stuart Franklin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After years of controversy around its location, the 2022 World Cup is underway in Qatar. There have been allegations of payoffs to FIFA members to earn the bid, criticism of Qatar’s laws against women and LGBTQ individuals, the deaths of migrants used to build the sparkling new stadiums and …
Ice Cube says he lost $9 million movie role for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Ice Cube says he lost out on a $9 million movie role for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. While appearing on the November 2nd episode of the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, the actor and rapper said candidly, “I turned down a movie because I didn’t want to get the m************ …
In Brief: Nicole Kidman tapped for AFI Lifetime Achievment Award, and more
Everything Everywhere All at Once topped the list of nominees at the Independent Spirit Awards announced on Tuesday, with eight, followed by Tár with seven, and Aftersun with five. Noticeably missing from the list was The Whale, as well as its star and presumed Oscar Best Actor front-runner Brendan Fraser. The winners are chosen by …
Here’s your first peek at ‘The Bachelor’ season 27 with Zach Shallcross
ABC/Craig Sjodin ABC debuted the first trailer for 27th season of The Bachelor during Tuesday’s Bachelor in Paradise finale, and there’s no shortage of laughter, tears and heartbreak. “Do I deserve this? I don’t know. But I’m pretty damn happy,” Zach Shallcross, a contestant from the most recent season of The Bachelorette, which starred Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia, says at one point. However, his mood quickly …