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Tom Selleck Joins Elizabeth Banks’ Apple TV Comedy as Guest Star
television4 hours ago

Tom Selleck Joins Elizabeth Banks’ Apple TV Comedy as Guest Star

Tom Selleck has joined Apple TV+'s upcoming comedy led by Elizabeth Banks; his exact role is being kept under wraps. The ensemble includes Ted Danson, Rob Delaney, Katey Sagal and more, with Hamish Linklater, Michelle Buteau and Simu Liu in recurring roles. The series, created by Liz Heldens and Matt Ward, is produced by 20th Television with Banks' Brownstone Productions; Jonathan Krisel will direct the pilot and serve as an executive producer.

Spider-Man Holds Ground as One Night Only Seeks Weekend Breakout
box-office18 days ago

Spider-Man Holds Ground as One Night Only Seeks Weekend Breakout

Spider-Man: Brand New Day remains the weekend box office king, with Thursday previews pushing its domestic total to about $510.8M and an estimated second-weekend haul around $144M after a $29M Thursday; One Night Only opens with about $1.35M in previews (including $750k on Thursday) and is targeting a $10M+ debut, though critics give it 47%; Super Troopers 3 launches in theaters with an expected low single-digit opening around $350k in previews as summer winds down.

Gareth Edwards Exits Directing Next Jurassic World, Franchise Seeks New Vision
film18 days ago

Gareth Edwards Exits Directing Next Jurassic World, Franchise Seeks New Vision

Deadline reports Gareth Edwards will not return to direct the next Jurassic World installment due to creative differences, with Universal and Amblin launching a search for a new director while Edwards shifts to other projects. Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali are expected to return, and David Koepp wrote the latest draft. The franchise relaunched in 2025 with Jurassic World Rebirth, which grossed about $872 million worldwide.

Moana Opens to $95M Worldwide as Kung Fu Soccer Breaks China Box Office
box-office1 month ago

Moana Opens to $95M Worldwide as Kung Fu Soccer Breaks China Box Office

Disney’s live‑action Moana launches with a $95.1 million global debut (about $43.1M domestic and $52M international), topping the worldwide box office. Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Soccer follows with around $73.6–74M in its China opening, securing a strong second place overall. Toy Story 5 and Minions & Monsters also post solid numbers, while Evil Dead Burn and other titles fill out the top ranks. The China market remains a key driver for new releases, and Moana’s international performance keeps it among the year’s top global performers.

Emmy Nominations 2026 Unveiled in Live Update Ahead of September Ceremony
entertainment1 month ago

Emmy Nominations 2026 Unveiled in Live Update Ahead of September Ceremony

Deadline is rolling out the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for the 78th edition, with early reveals in Outstanding Variety Series and Outstanding Reality Competition Program on NBC’s Today and the rest to be announced live as the list is finalized. The ceremony will be hosted by Mariska Hargitay at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 14, 2026, shifting from the usual Sunday slot due to an NFL game; the first announced nominees include The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Last Week Tonight, The Late Show, SNL for Variety; Dancing With the Stars, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Survivor, Top Chef, and The Traitors for Reality, with more categories (Drama, Comedy, Limited/Anthology, Lead/Supporting acting) to be revealed throughout the day.

Abrams Praises Cruise Starrer Digger as a Mind-Blowing Ride
entertainment2 months ago

Abrams Praises Cruise Starrer Digger as a Mind-Blowing Ride

J.J. Abrams says he’s seen a taste of Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Tom Cruise–starrer Digger and expects Cruise to blow audiences away; the film casts Cruise as an oil magnate whose company triggers an ecological disaster and possibly nuclear war, with John Goodman as president and Riz Ahmed, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Jesse Plemons in supporting roles. A trailer debuts July 13 ahead of the film’s October 2 release.

JD Vance to Guest on The View as FCC Probes Equal-Time Rules
politics2 months ago

JD Vance to Guest on The View as FCC Probes Equal-Time Rules

Vice President JD Vance will make his first in-studio appearance on The View next week to promote his new book Communion while the show is under an FCC equal-time rule probe. ABC has pushed back on the investigation as a potential First Amendment chill, with the White House and co-host Joy Behar among critics. Vance’s appearance will be in-studio to discuss headlines and his book, marking him as the third sitting vice president to appear on The View after Biden and Harris.

Hugh Laurie Fires Back at Viral House Critique With Witty Variations on a Theme
entertainment2 months ago

Hugh Laurie Fires Back at Viral House Critique With Witty Variations on a Theme

Hugh Laurie offered a playful comeback to Janet Murray’s viral critique that House repeats the same narrative, joking about episodes where the diagnosis is right or wrong and riffing on bracket placement, while Murray laughed off the clash and hinted she may write a novel. The exchange is presented as light-hearted banter between the actor and the critic, with Deadline framing it as a cheeky moment for fans of the long-running series.

Scary Movie Revival Eyes $70M Global Debut as Masters of the Universe Opens Worldwide at $50M
box-office2 months ago

Scary Movie Revival Eyes $70M Global Debut as Masters of the Universe Opens Worldwide at $50M

Deadline previews the weekend box office: Miramax/Wayans’ Scary Movie revival is forecast to bow around $40M domestic and about $70M globally, signaling a positive sign for comedy; Amazon MGM’s Masters of the Universe reboot should open around $30M domestically and $50M globally, with some IMAX play; Fathom’s The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act opens in about 2,221 theaters with a $15–$18M U.S. debut; and A24’s Backrooms is expected to fall 55–60% in its second weekend to roughly $32–$37M domestic.

Stargate Reboot Bites the Dust Amid Amazon-MGM Shake-Up
television2 months ago

Stargate Reboot Bites the Dust Amid Amazon-MGM Shake-Up

Deadline confirms that Martin Gero's Stargate reboot ordered by Prime Video in 2025 will not move forward at Amazon MGM Studios due to leadership changes and a shift in the streamer’s programming strategy; with a 20-week writers room completed and UK pre-production underway, the project was canceled outright rather than retooled, as Gero focuses on other projects under his deal while MGM may revisit the IP with a different showrunner in the future.

Perry Ketamine Case Ends with Assistant's 3.5-Year Sentence
entertainment2 months ago

Perry Ketamine Case Ends with Assistant's 3.5-Year Sentence

Matthew Perry’s live-in assistant Ken Iwamasa was sentenced to nearly 3.5 years in federal prison and fined $10,000 for injecting the Friends star with three ketamine doses that contributed to his October 2023 death; the judge said his conduct was reckless but found no proof of malicious intent, noting Iwamasa’s close relationship with Perry as well as being the last person Perry spoke to. This marks the final sentencing in the case linked to Perry’s death, which also saw Ketamine Queen Jasveen Sangha receive a 15-year prison term in 2025 along with other doctors and a treatment-center director.