Netflix Squid Game, the phenomenon that ranks as Netflix’s biggest show ever, will be back with season 2 on Dec. 26, Netflix has announced in a new teaser. In a video clearly timed for the Summer Olympics, a group of runners take their marks on a track and launch, but as their legs are shown …
Women’s gymnastics individual all-around updates: Simone Biles leads after vault rotation
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images (PARIS) — Simone Biles and Suni Lee are back on the mat Thursday for the artistic gymnastics women’s individual all-around final. The veteran Team USA stars, who helped add the team’s fourth Olympics gold medal on Tuesday, will compete in four rotations: vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. …
Jonathan Majors says he’s “heartbroken” his Marvel character Kang is being replaced by Downey’s Dr. Doom
Marvel Studios Jonathan Majors says he’s “heartbroken” his Marvel Studios future was Thanos-snapped — a decision cemented last weekend after it was announced that Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. was taking the role of baddie Dr. Doom. Majors was to reprise his Loki and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania character Kang in Avengers: The …
Carrie Underwood comes home: Country superstar is replacing Katy Perry as ‘American Idol’ judge
Randee St. Nicholas Carrie Underwood is your newest American Idol judge. The eight-time Grammy Award-winning singer — who won season 4 of the singing competition show in 2005 — was announced Thursday as Katy Perry’s replacement on “Idol.” Carrie will join returning judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie alongside host Ryan Seacrest when Idol returns …
‘Saturday Night,’ about the early days of ‘SNL’, gets a release date, and more
Jason Reitman‘s movie based on the true story of the chaotic 90 minutes leading up to the first episode of Saturday Night Live finally has an official title and release date, according to Variety. The film, simply called Saturday Night, will hit theaters on Oct. 11 — the same date as the NBC sketch comedy show’s actual first …
Could pool at Paris Olympics be a factor in slower swimming times?
Katie Ledecky of United States (L) leading the race during the Women’s 1500m Freestyle Finals on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 31, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Jari Pestelacci/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Three former world record holders, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, USA’s Katie Ledecky, …
‘SNL’s’ Colin Jost to host Pop Culture ‘Jeopardy!’
Dana Edelson/NBC Saturday Night Live Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost has been tapped to host Amazon Prime’s Pop Culture Jeopardy!, set to begin production in August. Similar to traditional Jeopardy!, the spin-off, billed as “the first Jeopardy! series created exclusively for a major streaming service,” will employ an answer-question format, but with a focus on …
Scoreboard roundup — 7/31/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEN.Y. Yankees 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5Minnesota Twins 8, N.Y. Mets 3Miami Marlins 6, Tampa Bay Rays 2St. Louis Cardinals 10, Texas Rangers 1Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4San Francisco Giants 1, Oakland Athletics 0Colorado Rockies 2, Los Angeles Angels 1 …
Pete Davidson reportedly checks into wellness center for mental health treatment
ABC Former Saturday Night Live star and stand-up comedian Pete Davidson has checked into a wellness facility for mental health treatment, a source tells People. The magazine reports the 30-year-old King of Staten Island star is taking some time off following a grueling stand-up and acting schedule to focus on his well-being. Davidson did so …
Netflix drops action-packed trailer to ‘Terminator: Zero’
Netflix Three billion human lives ended on Aug. 29, 1997, according to Linda Hamilton‘s Sarah Connor in 1991’s Terminator 2. But Aug. 29, 2024, the date known as Judgment Day, will bring the debut of Netflix’s anime series Terminator: Zero. Set to a remix of The Smashing Pumpkins‘ “Disarm,” an action-packed new trailer shows what could happen …