Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for CORE Gala(LOS ANGELES) — Conan O’Brien is making some moves within the WarnerMedia company. His nightly TBS chat show, Conan, will end in June of 2021, but the former Late Night and Tonight Show host will move to a weekly show format for HBO Max, which shares TBS’ parent company. Airing weeknights at 11 p.m., Conan debuted on TBS in 2010. The …
The cast of ‘Harry Potter’ reunites to celebrate franchise’s 19th anniversary
Matteo Chinellato/Corbis via Getty Images(LONDON) — Hard to believe it’s been 19 years since the world first met Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and the rest of the beloved cast of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when it premiered in theaters. The former child actors (sans Watson), who are mostly now in their 30s, gathered together over the weekend for a virtual reunion …
Michael Bay’s pandemic thriller ‘Songbird’ heading straight to premium video-on-demand
Courtesy of STXfilms(NEW YORK) — Songbird, Michael Bay’s pandemic thriller, will skip theaters and head straight to premium video-on-demand, according to Variety. Audiences can rent the film for $19.99 for a 48-hour period beginning December 11. Following its home entertainment run, The film will land on a yet-to-be-announced streaming service. Songbird stars KJ Apa as Nico, a delivery man with a …
Positive COVID-19 tests halt ‘Dear White People’ production
Creator Justin Simien, Ashley Blaine Featherson, on set/Beth Dubber/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — The Netflix comedy Dear White People has become the latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Deadline reports that production on the series, which has been filming its fourth and final season in Los Angeles, has paused for two weeks after several crew members tested positive for the virus. …
Richard Schiff hospitalized and wife Sheila Kelley “still fairly ill” after positive COVID-19 tests
ABC/Art Schreiber(NEW YORK) — Less than a week after Richard Schiff revealed he and his wife Sheila Kelley tested positive for COVID-19, he is giving fans an update. On Monday, The West Wing actor shared on Twitter, “Covid update. Thank you all for so much love and support. You’re making it so much easier for @thesheilakelley and me.” He added, “I am in the hospital on …
‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 29 recap: Johnny Weir and Skai Jackson sent home in heartbreaking double elimination
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — The stakes were the highest they’ve ever been on Monday night’s Dancing with the Stars as the competitors stared down the scariest hurdle that stood between them and the finals — a surprise double elimination. Unfortunately, despite bringing the judges to their feet, the audience voted to send Johnny Weir and Skai Jackson home. Monday night’s bottom three proved to be the most …
Veteran comedian Sinbad recovering from stroke
Daniel Knighton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Veteran stand-up comic Sinbad is recovering from a recent stroke, his family said in a statement to Variety. “It is out of sincere love that we share Sinbad, our beloved husband and father, is recovering from a recent stroke,” read statement. “Sinbad is a light source of love and joy for many generations. …
Kylie Bunbury and Katheryn Winnick tease the rollercoaster that is ‘Big Sky’
ABC (LOS ANGELES) — TV super producer David E. Kelley, the guy behind Big Little Lies, Ally McBeal, and a bunch of other hits, is back tonight with his latest show — ABC’s Big Sky — and stars Kylie Bunbury and Katheryn Winnick tell ABC Audio that viewers are in for a wild ride. “This show is a dark thriller about an ex cop, …
Bryce Dallas Howard confirms ‘Apollo 13’ homage in her new epsiode of ‘The Mandalorian’
Disney+(NEW YORK) — (SPOILER ALERT) “I woke up to such sweet messages and it means the world!!” said Bryce Dallas Howard, who thanked fans for “staying up late” and watching Friday’s new episode of The Mandalorian, which she directed — and during which she also included an homage to her father Ron Howard’s Oscar-winning 1995 film, Apollo 13. As the episode begins, the title …
Margot Robbie mixes things up as a producer and star of ‘Dreamland’
Paramount Pictures(NEW YORK) — Margot Robbie both stars in and produced the new Depression-era drama Dreamland, now available for digital download and via Video-On-Demand. She plays Allison, an injured robber on the run after a bank heist turns bloody, who’s discovered by a young man in a small town who must decide whether or not to turn her in …