A new “Star Wars” series is in the works at Disney Plus, Variety has learned from sources. The series hails from Leslye Headland, the co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the critically-acclaimed Netflix series “Russian Doll.” Details of the exact plot of the series are being kept under wraps, but sources say it will be a female-centric series that […]
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Netflix added a net 15.77 million paid streaming customers in the first quarter of 2020 — blowing away prior estimates thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and setting a record for quarterly gains. The streamer said it had 182.9 million paid subscribers globally as of the end of Q1, up 22.8% from a year earlier. Netflix had previously told […]
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will allow movie theaters in his state to reopen starting April 27, but exhibition insiders stress that it would be nearly impossible for most major chains to start business back up by next week. Movie theater circuits believe that it reopening won’t just be like flicking a switch. AMC Theaters, Regal Cinemas, Cinemark […]
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The cast of Friends is joining the All In Challenge. The six stars are offering six tickets to the taping of their forthcoming HBO Max reunion special as well as a cup of coffee at “Central Perk” as part of the Warner Bros. Studio Tour. “Hey, it’s us…your FRIENDS. And We Are All In! Some of you may […]
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Hours after President Donald Trump announced Monday night he would be temporarily suspending all immigration, “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt questioned on-air what that meant for her and others like her, given her au pair is foreign-born. Earhardt, recently divorced and a now operating as a single mom, reflected on how the immigration ban […]
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AT&T will offer WarnerMedia’s HBO Max free or via promotion to “tens of millions” of its U.S. wireless, video and internet customers The news follows the announcement earlier Tuesday that the streaming service will launch on May 27. The new service, which features 10,000 hours of original shows, library titles and the full existing HBO offering, will retail for $15 a month. […]
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When “American Idol” returns with new episodes next Sunday, it will adapt to these coronavirus quarantine times by taking place for the first time in the homes of the show’s contestants, musicians, judges, mentors and host. After two weeks of airing clip specials — giving producers enough time to rethink and readjust “Idol” to our new stay-at-home […]
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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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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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