Courtesy Apple TV+ Apple TV+ just announced it is bringing back Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman‘s motorcycle adventure series Long Way Up for 10 episodes. Emmy winner McGregor noted, “On a rather tricky, sandy bit of Long Way Up, Charley and I started to daydream about another trip to keep our minds off the scary …
Netflix drops trailer to ‘Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef’
Netflix Netflix has announced that the anticipated rematch between former Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champs Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will stream live on Netflix from HyperX Arena Las Vegas, located at Luxor Hotel and Casino, on Sept. 2. The dramatic narration on a brand-new trailer plays over the visual of a glistening glizzy. “To be the …
‘SNL’ alumna Rachel Dratch spoofs Australian Olympic breakdancer on ‘The Tonight Show’
NBCUniversal On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Monday night, Fallon’s former Saturday Night Live co-star Rachel Dratch made a surprise appearance as Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn. Fallon started by recapping breakdancing’s first entry as an Olympic sport in Paris and naturally mentioned what became one of the big stories of the Games: …
‘It’ never ‘Ends’: Rumored tangles between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni reportedly ensnare Lana Del Rey
Sony Pictures The rumored tension on the set between producer and star Blake Lively and her co-star and director Justin Baldoni on the film It Ends with Us has apparently ensnared Lana Del Rey. While Lively and Baldoni haven’t commented publicly on the growing number of headlines that they butted heads making the adaptation of …
In Brief: James Wan tackling ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’, and more
Filmmaker James Wan, best known as the co-creator of the Saw and The Conjuring movies, is attached to helm a spin on the classic Creature from the Black Lagoon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wan’s take is described as “a grounded, modernized retelling that will lean into visceral horror, while still paying respect to the …
Viral Olympic breakdancer Raygun defends her performance
Australia’s Rachael Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes in the breaking competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug. 9, 2024. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — When breaking, or breakdancing, made its debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the sport quickly had its breakout star, b-girl Raygun, a 36-year-old Australian college professor. Raygun, whose birth …
Grant Ellis named new ‘Bachelor’
Ricky Middlesworth/Disney Grant Ellis is the newest Bachelor looking for love. The day trader and former pro basketball player from New Jersey was announced as the new Bachelor on Monday night. “As the Bachelor, Ellis is eager to embark on a journey filled with romance, adventure, and genuine connections,” a press release from ABC Entertainment …
Scoreboard Roundup – 8/12/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUECleveland Guardians 9, Chicago Cubs 8 AMERICAN LEAGUEToronto Blue Jays 4, LA Angels 2Houston Astros 6, Tampa Bay Rays 1Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 3Chicago White Sox 12, NY Yankees 2 NATIONAL LEAGUEArizona …
Maya Rudolph talks SNL, her role as Kamala Harris
Will Heath/NBC With every presidential election cycle comes Saturday Night Live’s infamous political impressions. Past cycles have thrown stars like Alec Baldwin into the spotlight as Donald Trump, Jim Carrey as Joe Biden and Maya Rudolph as his vice president, Kamala Harris. That’s why Rudolph’s name began trending on social media when Biden announced he would drop out …
New ‘Wicked’ trailer shows Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero
Universal Studios He’s the biggest heartthrob in the land of Oz and now he’s got his own trailer to prove it. Jonathan Bailey stars as Fiyero in the official Wicked movie. In a brand new teaser shared on Instagram, we see Prince Fiyero making waves at Shiz University, where he seems to have caught the eye of Glinda, played by Ariana Grande, among …