Nicole Kidman Leads Healing Ritual In ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Teaser (TV News Roundup)

Jonathan Levine directs all eight episodes of the series and serves as executive producer alongside Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Jodi Matterson, Kidman, Per Saari, Moriarty, Kelley, John Henry Butterworth, Molly Allen, Samantha Strauss and McCarthy. The show takes place right after the fan-favorite monsters Mike and Sulley discover that children’s laughter generates 10 times more energy […]

‘The Bachelor’: ABC Not Rushing to Name Chris Harrison’s Permanent Replacement (EXCLUSIVE)

As the face of “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette,” “Bachelor in Paradise” and all of the other spinoffs within the ABC juggernaut, Harrison has hosted more than 50 seasons altogether, dating back to 2002. Insiders explain that the search for a permanent replacement host is not top of mind among ABC brass — at least for […]

‘Infinite’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Reincarnation Thriller Will Leave You With Déjà Vu

One good thing that can be said about Mark Wahlberg-starring, straight-to-streaming reincarnation derby “Infinite,” in which a special group of humans are fortunate/cursed enough to recall their past lives: It’s the first film from Antoine Fuqua since “Bait” to clock in under two hours. Derivative as they come, this “The Matrix”-meets-“The Old Guard” wannabe mind-blower […]

‘Queen Bees’ Review: A Lightweight but Likable Comedy Propelled by an All-Star Team of Old Pros

But any way you look at it, director Michael Lembeck’s indie offering is bound to please nearly anyone in its target demographic who isn’t easily offended by unmistakable indications that, as the old saying goes, although there’s snow on the roof, fire can still burn in the hearth. Ellen Burstyn heads the unusually strong cast […]

Riz Ahmed, Pillars Fund, USC Annenberg & Ford Foundation Unveil the Blueprint for Muslim Inclusion (EXCLUSIVE)

Now the actor, musician and producer is taking his fight one step further, by launching a multi-layered initiative for Muslim representation in media, in partnership with the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, the Ford Foundation and Pillars Fund. Looking back on that presentation, as well as his 2017 address to Parliament in his native England, Ahmed […]

Leos Carax’s ‘Annette,’ Starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, Snapped Up by MUBI for UK and Ireland

Cannes 2021 opener “Annette,” directed by Leos Carax and starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard, has been snapped up by MUBI, the theatrical distributor and global “curated film” streaming service. The film is set in Los Angeles, with Driver playing a stand-up comedian and Cotillard a famous opera singer. …Read the full story

Stephen King’s ‘Christine’ Getting Big-Screen Reboot With Bryan Fuller Directing for Sony Pictures and Blumhouse

“Hannibal” and “Star Trek: Discovery” creator Bryan Fuller is attached to make his feature directing debut with an adaptation of the Stephen King novel “Christine,” which Fuller is developing with Sony Pictures. King’s novel is set in the late 1970s, about a 17-year-old named Arnie who fixes up a 1958 Plymouth Fury that, naturally, is […]

Stephen King’s ‘Christine’ Getting Big-Screen Reboot With Bryan Fuller Directing for Sony Pictures and Blumhouse

“Hannibal” and “Star Trek: Discovery” creator Bryan Fuller is attached to make his feature directing debut with an adaptation of the Stephen King novel “Christine,” which Fuller is developing with Sony Pictures. King’s novel is set in the late 1970s, about a 17-year-old named Arnie who fixes up a 1958 Plymouth Fury that, naturally, is […]

Kevin Hart’s ‘Die Hart’ Renewed for Season 2 at Roku, After Ex-Quibi Show Shattered Records

Roku announced that it has ordered Season 2 of “Die Hart,” which naturally will be titled “Die Harter,” as an exclusive for the free, ad-supported Roku Channel. Actually, “Die Hart” had already been picked up for a second season by Quibi last September, but that came about a month before the richly funded Jeffrey Katzenberg-led […]

Kevin Hart’s ‘Die Hart’ Renewed for Season 2 at Roku, After Ex-Quibi Show Shattered Records

Roku announced that it has ordered Season 2 of “Die Hart,” which naturally will be titled “Die Harter,” as an exclusive for the free, ad-supported Roku Channel. Actually, “Die Hart” had already been picked up for a second season by Quibi last September, but that came about a month before the richly funded Jeffrey Katzenberg-led […]

‘Loki’ Star Owen Wilson on Joining the MCU, Explaining Time Travel and Loving His Grey Hair

He plays Mobius, an agent within a sprawling entity know as the Time Variance Authority, an inter-dimensional bureaucracy tasked with the awesome — and formidable — responsibility of maintaining a single, sacred timeline and pruning away all “variants” that could lead to the multiverse. But my sense of it, I guess, was a little bit […]

‘Loki’ Star Owen Wilson on Joining the MCU, Explaining Time Travel and Loving His Grey Hair

He plays Mobius, an agent within a sprawling entity know as the Time Variance Authority, an inter-dimensional bureaucracy tasked with the awesome — and formidable — responsibility of maintaining a single, sacred timeline and pruning away all “variants” that could lead to the multiverse. But my sense of it, I guess, was a little bit […]

‘I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson’ Season 2 To Premiere In July (TV News Roundup)

And, in a move that excited fans of the original beloved 26-episode anime series, it also revealed that “Cowboy Bebop” soundtrack composer Yoko Kanno would be returning to score the live-action series. The children’s animated series follows America’s favorite beagle and his feathered friend Woodstock, with each episode consisting of three, seven-minute stories. The true […]

‘I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson’ Season 2 To Premiere In July (TV News Roundup)

And, in a move that excited fans of the original beloved 26-episode anime series, it also revealed that “Cowboy Bebop” soundtrack composer Yoko Kanno would be returning to score the live-action series. The children’s animated series follows America’s favorite beagle and his feathered friend Woodstock, with each episode consisting of three, seven-minute stories. The true […]

Junking ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ Illustrates the Limits to Netflix’s Superpowers

Avengers Campus, a sprawling extension of the superhero brand, opened its three-acre spread at Disney’s California Adventure Park in Anaheim. Of course, Avengers and Harry Potter aren’t merely the centerpieces of hit movies. Just one day after debuting atop Nielsen’s weekly count of the top streaming original titles, new series “Jupiter’s Legacy” got its plug […]

Junking ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ Illustrates the Limits to Netflix’s Superpowers

Avengers Campus, a sprawling extension of the superhero brand, opened its three-acre spread at Disney’s California Adventure Park in Anaheim. Of course, Avengers and Harry Potter aren’t merely the centerpieces of hit movies. Just one day after debuting atop Nielsen’s weekly count of the top streaming original titles, new series “Jupiter’s Legacy” got its plug […]