Raymond Lee in “Quantum Leap” — NBC/Serguei Bachlakov NBC has dropped its schedule for the upcoming 2022-2023 season, and it kicks off on Thursday, September 8 with Sunday Night Football featuring the Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Rams. The next night will see the new season debut of the Capital One College Bowl, hosted by …
Brothers onscreen and off: ‘Rise’ stars talk humble beginnings of Greek basketball stars
(L-R): Ral Agada as Thanasis and Uche Agada as Giannis in Disney’s live-action RISE, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Disney Enterprises, Inc. © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. In the new film Rise, streaming exclusively on Disney+, brothers and newcomers Uche and Ral Agada play Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo in the true …
Jamie Foxx, Tom Brady get Cameron Diaz to “unretire” for Netflix film ‘Back In Action’
Toni Anne Barson/FilmMagic; NBC/Mary Ellen Matthews After reportedly retiring from Hollywood, Cameron Diaz is Back In Action, literally. Jamie Foxx tapped an expert on “unretiring,” NFL legend Tom Brady, to help him convince the actress to co-star in a Netflix action comedy called Back In Action. “Had to call in the GOAT to bring back …
Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick try ‘Footloose’ dance challenge
John Lamparski/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Kevin Bacon has officially joined in on the TikTok Footloose challenge. The actor, who played Ren McCormack in the 1984 classic, shared a video of himself trying the viral dance challenge with his wife, actress Kyra Sedgwick, on Tuesday. “I don’t remember this being part of the original #Footloose …
Report: NeNe Leakes negotiating settlement in racial discrimination lawsuit against Bravo
ABC/Paula Lobo After former Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes filed a racial discrimination suit against the Bravo network and the producers of the show in the spring, she is reportedly negotiating a settlement. This week, an Atlanta judge granted an extension until August 19 to settle the dispute, according to Page Six. Leakes, who appeared in 11 seasons of RHOA, …
Super’s friend: Actor Matt Lintz on playing Kamala Khan’s “man in the chair” in ‘Ms. Marvel’
L-R Lintz, Iman Vellani/Marvel Studios Being the bestie of a superhero was a long-running trope in the comics world before Jacob Batalon‘s character, Ned, referred to himself as being Peter Parker’s “man in the chair” in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Actor Matt Lintz plays just that — specifically, high-schooler Bruno Carrelli, the keeper of Kamala Khan’s secret identity — in Marvel Studios’ …
Producer Barbara Broccoli teases a “reinvention” of James Bond is two years away
Nicola Dove – © 2020 DANJAQ, LLC AND MGM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Don’t expect to see Daniel Craig‘s successor as James Bond for at least two years. That’s the word to Deadline from Barbara Broccoli, the longtime producer of the 007 films with her stepbrother and producing partner Michael G. Wilson. With speculation flying as …
Nick Cannon is turning “pain into purpose” with new foundation in honor of his late son, Zen
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Nick Cannon has formed a new pediatric cancer foundation in honor of his late son, Zen, who died of brain cancer in December. He hopes the organization will help lessen the pain for families with children suffering from cancer. “I’m a true believer in turning your pain into purpose,” The Masked Singer host told Entertainment Tonight. “To …
‘Jerry and Marge Go Large’s Larry Wilmore discusses the movie’s “inspirational” message
Jake Giles Netter/Paramount+ In the new Paramount plus film Jerry and Marge Go Large, a couple, played by Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening, beat the lottery by exploiting a loophole in the math and use the winnings to benefit their town. Larry Wilmore plays the couple’s accountant, and he tells ABC Audio the script fell into his lap when he …
Sean Penn meets with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy again
Ukranian Presidential Press Service Sean Penn has returned to Ukraine, where he was shooting a documentary when the Russian invasion began, and he’s apparently back to work there. The Oscar-winning actor reportedly met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, where the president reportedly thanked him “for the attention and support he has provided to …