Actor, producer, and now weatherman. Brad Pitt, 56, did the weather from his house for the latest episode of John Krasinski’s Some Good News show. ‘We should do a check on the weather. Brad, how’s it looking out there?’ John, 40, asked after reporting on uplifting world news. Brad sticks his head outside of his […]
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Chris Cuomo isn’t the only CNN anchor with a nasty case of COVID-19. On Sunday, “CNN Newsroom” host Brooke Baldwin published a “coronavirus diary” detailing her own “relentless, scary and lonely” battle with the respiratory illness, which “took a full two-week beating” on her body. “I thought ‘Do I show everyone these photos of me taken at […]
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John Oliver once again devoted most of Last Week Tonight to the novel coronavirus, this time taking on conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh and Fox News Channel for spreading inaccuracies about the disease. Oliver showed a clip of Limbaugh downplaying the coronavirus threat. “All of this panic is just not warranted,” Limbaugh says in the clip, equating […]
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday that his state is ready to implement the first phase of the Trump Administration’s plan to gradually end the coronavirus lockdown, and that movie theaters and restaurants will be allowed to reopen starting on April 27. “Subject to the specific social distancing and sanitation mandates, theaters, private social clubs […]
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Warner Bros. is shifting a number of its release dates — including Matt Reeves’ The Batman — due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader, had been set to hit the big screen June 25, 2021. It will now ride into theaters Oct. 1, 2021. Like numerous […]
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Taylor Swift’s “Lover Fest” will be something to love in 2021. The singer’s reps announced Friday that the remaining shows she had scheduled for this summer, including a handful of dates on the east and west coast in the United States, are being pushed back to next year. “I’m so sad I won’t be able […]
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San Diego Comic-Con has been canceled as the coronavirus pandemic continues to reshape how the world views large public gatherings. The annual entertainment and comic book convention was scheduled to take place from July 23-26 in San Diego, California. It will next occur July 22-25, 2021. This is the first time in the event’s 50-year history […]
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Following their collaboration on Sundance doc Rebuilding Paradise, National Geographic Documentary Films is teaming with director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer on a film about world-renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés. The untitled documentary will focus on Andrés’ work with his nonprofit, World Central Kitchen, which helps communities reeling from disaster by providing healthy food […]
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Brian Dennehy, the winner of two Tonys in a career that also spanned films including “Tommy Boy,” “First Blood” and “Cocoon,” and television roles including “Dynasty” and “Death of a Salesman,” died on Wednesday night in New Haven, Conn. He was 81. “It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away […]
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Chris Cuomo’s wife Cristina Greeven Cuomo has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The CNN anchor, who is still recovering from the virus, made the revelation of his wife’s diagnosis Wednesday on his show Cuomo Prime Time whilst speaking to his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “Cristina now has COVID, she is now positive and it just […]
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Fox is set to deliver long-gestating reality series Labor of Love, about the road to motherhood, fronted by Sex and The City star Kristin Davis. The network will launch the eight-part series, which is produced by Howard Owens and Ben Silverman’s Propagate Content and Project Runway’s Full Picture, at 9 p.m. May 21. It comes nearly three years after Deadline revealed that the show was […]
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It’s official: next week’s 18th episode of Empire’s sixth season, airing on April 21, will be the hip-hop family drama’s finale for the foreseeable feature, and quite possibly a series finale. In separate statements, Empire creators/executive producers Lee Daniels and Danny Strong addressed the abrupt ending of their show due to the coronavirus pandemic while holding out hope that they could film […]
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American Idol is moving ahead with its live shows, with contestants, judges and host Ryan Seacrest all filming from their homes. The live rounds will begin April 26 on ABC with the top 20 contestants. Seacrest will host from his home in Los Angeles, and judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan and in-house mentor […]
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While there are no numbers being made available, Universal said Monday morning that Trolls World Tour scored the biggest digital debut of all time over Easter weekend. The studio decided to break theatrical windows and make the DreamWorks Animation title available to rent on premium VOD for 48 hours for $19.99 after virtually all theaters closed across […]
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The Walking Dead villain-turned-antihero Negan won’t be swinging his barbed-wired baseball bat at zombies anytime soon, but the man behind Lucille will be back in front of viewers in no time at all. AMC has announced the launch of Friday Night In With the Morgans, a new weekly half-hour video-chat-based series hosted by Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan […]
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Less than two months after stepping down as CEO, Bob Iger has reasserted control at Disney as the company navigates the impact caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a New York Times report published Sunday. In an email to Times reporter Ben Smith, Iger explained, “a crisis of this magnitude, and its impact on Disney, […]
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Los Angeles prosecutors on Friday filed a new charge against Harvey Weinstein, stemming from an alleged assault at a Beverly Hills hotel room in 2010. Weinstein is already awaiting extradition to Los Angeles to face four other charges, stemming from two incidents in hotels in February 2013. The former producer is serving a 23-year sentence for […]
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The cast of Friends will be there for HBO Max … at some point. The WarnerMedia-backed streaming service said Friday that the highly anticipated unscripted Friends reunion special will not be available when the platform launches at a date to be determined in May. Given that the industrywide production shutdown is remaining in place for the foreseeable future, the six original […]
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MGM has nabbed rights to Ridley Scott’s true crime drama about the murder of fashion icon Guccio Gucci’s grandson Maurizio Gucci, Variety has confirmed. Lady Gaga is in early negotiations to star in the project, which MGM will release on Thanksgiving 2021. The film will be produced by Scott and Giannina Scott via their Scott Free Productions banner. The […]
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Saturday Night Live is returning to NBC — sorta. The late night sketch comedy will be back with a special remote episode set to air April 11 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. The series, which suspended production amid the novel coronavirus crisis, will produce new material remotely while continuing to practice social distancing. Right now, […]
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By virtue of its name, Modern Family was always going to have an expiration date. The snarkier and the snootier might scoff that the date came and went years ago. But a historic swath of viewers rode happily with the show into the sunset, which officially came Wednesday night after 11 seasons and 250 episodes. Of course, those lingering […]
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Stephen Colbert will be a guest on TBS’ Conan on Tuesday night — and Conan O’Brien will also be a guest on CBS’ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The two late-night hosts will appear on one another’s shows, sharing a video chat they conducted earlier in the day. Both O’Brien and Colbert are hosting their programs from […]
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Entertainers from around the world will come together for a global televised special in support of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Lady Gaga said during a World Health Organization call Monday. The singer said the special would take place April 18 and proceeds would go toward funding protective equipment for health-care professionals. “We are all so […]
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Quibi is either launching at exactly the wrong time or exactly the right time. The entire model of the shortform programming streamer founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman was built around providing viewers with “quick bites” — the name, pronounced “Qui-Bee,” therefore really ought to be “Qui-Bye” — of drama, comedy, unscripted content and […]
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The spring TV calendar has been mightily disrupted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that brought just about all film and TV production to a grinding halt last month. As stay at home orders have continued to delay filming beyond a few weeks, we’ve started to see the ripple effects reaching previously scheduled air dates as […]
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