Mortimer Productions Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse has been a globally beloved figure for the past 100 years, but how did this little mouse become an icon? Find out in the new documentary Mickey: The Story of a Mouse, which debuts Friday on Disney+. Director Jeff Malmberg describes the ins and outs of the beloved character …
‘Queer Eye”s Antoni Porowski is engaged
Netflix/Ilana Panich-Linsman Wedding bells are in the future for Queer Eye‘s Antoni Porowski, who announced his engagement to boyfriend Kevin Harrington. Antoni shared the news with a low-key photo of the couple to Instagram Thursday, captioning it “I really hope the wedding photos are less blurry.” Kevin also posted to Instagram, “Officially together until we …
Tim Allen updates fans after “wonderful” hospital visit with recovering Jay Leno
CNBC/Nicole Weingart Jay Leno got a dose of laughter-as-medicine from his longtime pal Tim Allen as Jay recovers from burns he suffered in an accident last weekend. TMZ caught a smiling Allen as he left the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles on Thursday, where the Toy Story star gave an update about his friend …
Ellen Pompeo sends message to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ fans ahead of series departure
ABC/Mike Rosenthal Ellen Pompeo addressed her departure from Grey’s Anatomy in a social media post dedicated to the show’s fans. “I am eternally grateful and humbled by the love and support you have all shown me, Meredith GREY and the show for 19 seasons!” the actress, 53, wrote in an Instagram post Thursday. “Through it …
In Brief: Epix rebrands as MGM+, and more
(NOTE LANGUAGE) Insecure and White Lotus vet Natasha Rothwell is set to star in, write and serve as showrunner for Hulu’s upcoming comedy series How to Die Alone, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Rothwell will play Melissa, “a fat, black, neurotic woman who has never been in love. After a comical brush with death, she …
At long last — ‘Disenchanted’ arrives Friday on Disney+
Courtesy of Disney+ It’s the sequel Enchanted fans have waited 15 years for — Disenchanted, out Friday on Disney+, with star Amy Adams returning as Princess Giselle. Barry Josephson produced the first film and the sequel, and he tells ABC Audio what took so long. “Well, originally when the first movie happened, I think it took everybody by surprise how successful …
Beer sales banned at World Cup stadiums in Qatar, FIFA says
Image Source/Getty Images (LONDON) — The sale of beer and other alcoholic beverages at the 2022 World Cup stadiums in Qatar was banned on Friday, just two days before the international soccer tournament kicks off. Non-alcoholic beer will still be sold to fans at the eight stadiums during the 64 matches. The decision was confirmed …
Scoreboard roundup — 11/17/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New Jersey 109, Portland 107 Sacramento 130, San Antonio 112 LA Clippers 96, Detroit 91 NATIONAL HOCKY LEAGUE Boston 4, Philadelphia 1 Dallas 6, Florida 4 New Jersey 3, Toronto 2 (OT) Colorado 3, Carolina 2 (OT) Columbus 6, Montreal 4 …
Bradley Cooper reportedly in the driver’s seat as Bullitt for Steven Spielberg
Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images The classic 1968 action drama Bullitt is getting an update for director Steven Spielberg, and Deadline reports he’s put Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper in the driver’s seat. The trade reports Cooper will succeed the legendary stuntman-actor Steve McQueen in an all new adventure featuring McQueen’s hard-nosed, hard-driving San Francisco cop Frank …
Fan community survey reveals Marvel fans “overwhelmed” by so much content
Getty Images for Walt Disney Pictures With so much content out there to stream and stan, the platform Fandom asked 5,000 of its global community of some 300 million monthly users what they think about their favorite content, from Star Wars to The Sex Lives of College Girls. The findings were rather revealing and could …