Hannah Peters/Getty Images (PARIS) — Noah Lyles came up short in his quest for the 100-meter, 200-meter double at the Paris Olympics. He did get the bronze, but had been aiming to be the first American to win both in 40 years. Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo took the gold in 19.46 seconds, running away from American …
“They want you to fail”: Go behind the scenes of the first ‘SNL’ in trailer to ‘Saturday Night’
© 2024 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Every Saturday at 11:30 p.m., Saturday Night Live will be on — but 49 years ago, that was impossible to imagine. That’s the central thrust of the new trailer to Saturday Night, director Jason Reitman‘s look back at the evening of Oct. 11, 1975: The very first night …
Colin Jost limps away from Olympics surfing correspondent gig amid “growing list of ailments”
NBCUniversal After scraping his foot on a coral reef and getting a staph infection, then suffering a subsequent ear infection, SNL‘s “Weekend Update” co-anchor Colin Jost has apparently signed off as NBC’s “Olympic surfing correspondent.” While the funnyman told NBC’s Olympics anchor Mike Tirico he had a “growing list of ailments” in the South Pacific …
Blake Lively, Hugh Jackman star in Baz Luhrmann-directed ‘Vogue’ shoot
Baz Luhrmann/Vogue Blake Lively and Hugh Jackman are throwing it back nearly seven decades, appearing in a new Alfred Hitchcock-inspired photo shoot, a modern take on the famed director’s 1955 film To Catch a Thief. The shoot’s titled “The Heist of the Heart” for Vogue‘s September 2024 issue, which was photographed and directed by Baz …
In Brief: Donnie Wahlberg hints about the future of ‘Blue Bloods’, and more
Peacock has added Dakota Fanning and Abby Elliott to the cast of All Her Fault, the upcoming limited series executive produced by and starring Succession Emmy winner Sarah Snook, according to Deadline. Per the streaming service, the suburban thriller centers on Marissa Irvine — played by Snook — who “arrives at 14 Arthur Avenue, expecting to pick …
Ewan Mitchell unwraps that ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 finale
Ollie Upton/HBO No more dragons for a while. HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon concluded season 2 with its finale Sunday and the episode seemed to set up all-out war in season 3. Ewan Mitchell, who plays Aemond Targaryen, the acting king of Westeros and the guy with the biggest dragon, tells ABC Audio …
KJ Apa on learning to ride a motorcycle for his “soul project,” ‘One Fast Move’
Frank Masi/Prime Video KJ Apa fans, start your engines. His new film, One Fast Move, races onto Prime Video on Thursday. Apa plays Wes, a down-on-his-luck thrill seeker who reaches out to his estranged father for help becoming a professional motorcycle racer. The actor told ABC Audio he learned how to ride for the film, with some help …
Colin Farrell opens up about son James’ life with Angelman syndrome
Axelle/bauer-griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images Colin Farrell is opening up about his son James‘ Angelman syndrome diagnosis and what he’s doing to help others with intellectual disabilities. “I want the world to be kind to James,” Farrell told People of his eldest child, who is nonverbal. “I want the world to treat him with kindness and respect.” According …
Whoopi Goldberg joins cast of ‘Annie’ musical
MSG Entertainment Whoopi Goldberg is heading to the stage as part of the world-renowned musical Annie. Goldberg, a co-host on The View, will play the role of Miss Hannigan in the New York City performances of Annie, which will run at The Theater at Madison Square Garden for a limited engagement from Dec. 4, 2024, through Jan. 5, …
Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Presence’ drops haunting teaser
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images After haunting audiences at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, director Steven Soderbergh‘s movie Presence let its presence be known with a creepy teaser on Wednesday. The teaser doesn’t give away anything about the plot: It’s just a overhead shot of a suburban street, punctuated by a high-pitched whine. As the …