‘Legally Blonde’ prequel series ‘Elle’ announced

‘Legally Blonde’ prequel series ‘Elle’ announced

Slaven Vlasic – Getty Images for AmazonA prequel series about Elle Woods’ life is coming.Prime Video announced during its upfront presentation Tuesday that it has ordered a Legally Blonde prequel series, titled Elle, from Reese Witherspoon’s media company, Hello Sunshine.According to the streamer, the series follows Woods during her high school years “as we learn…Read More…

Joan Vassos announced as first Golden Bachelorette

Joan Vassos announced as first Golden Bachelorette

Disney/Ramona RosalesJoan Vassos will search for love on the debut season of The Golden Bachelorette.Vassos, a 61-year-old widowed grandmother from Maryland, was announced as the franchise’s first Golden Bachelorette during the Disney Upfront 2024 presentation on Tuesday.The Golden Bachelorette, which was announced in February, will air Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET this fall on ABC.Gerry…Read More…

Andrew McCarthy’s Brat Pack documentary ‘Brats’ to debut on Hulu

Andrew McCarthy’s Brat Pack documentary ‘Brats’ to debut on Hulu

HuluABC News Studios and independent film studio NEON announced on Monday that Andrew McCarthy’s anticipated documentary Brats will debut on Thursday, June 13, on Hulu.The streaming premiere will come after the movie makes its debut earlier that month as part of the Tribeca Festival in New York City.According to its producers, Brats “looks at the…Read More…

HBO teases photo of Jessica Lange in ‘The Great Lillian Hall’

HBO teases photo of Jessica Lange in ‘The Great Lillian Hall’

HBO/Tina RowdenHBO has released photos of two-time Oscar winner Jessica Lange in the title role of its upcoming original film The Great Lillian Hall. In the film, Lange plays another legendary actress — from the silent era.The network teases, “As beloved Broadway star Lillian Hall pours her heart, soul, and time into preparing for her next…Read More…

Prime Video’s upfronts: ‘Road House 2’, Nicolas Cage in live-action ‘Spider-Verse’ spinoff and more

Prime Video’s upfronts: ‘Road House 2’, Nicolas Cage in live-action ‘Spider-Verse’ spinoff and more

ABC/Randy HolmesPrime Video had its inaugural upfront presentation on Tuesday, and the streamer had a lot to announce. Here are some of the major headlines:NoirLifelong comic fan and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse voice cast member Nicolas Cage is taking his fan-favorite, monochromatic character from that Oscar-winning film into real life. Noir will have him playing “an aging and down on his…Read More…

‘The Boys’ gets a fifth season renewal

‘The Boys’ gets a fifth season renewal

Prime VideoThe fourth season of The Boys doesn’t drop on Prime Video until June 13, but the streamer announced the skewed superhero show is coming back for a fifth. Based on The New York Times bestselling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the series’ cast includes Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty and Jack Quaid.This season, Jeffrey…Read More…

Francis Ford Coppola drops epic teaser trailer to ‘Megalopolis’

Francis Ford Coppola drops epic teaser trailer to ‘Megalopolis’

ABCLegendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has posted an epic teaser trailer to his highly anticipated, mostly self-funded film Megalopolis, ahead of its world premiere at the Cannes International Film Festival on Thursday, May 16.A calamity has befallen a New York-like city called New Rome; meteor-like streaks careen into the metropolis from space.”When does an empire…Read More…