NBC/Dana EdelsonThe White House Correspondents’ Association has tapped Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” co-anchor Colin Jost to emcee the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The annual event will be held on Saturday, April 27, in Washington, D.C. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell, the president of the organization, said in a statement, “Colin Jost knows how to…… Read More…
The Motion Picture Academy will finally be giving casting directors their moments to shine at the Oscars. Beginning with the 98th Academy Awards in 2026, there will be a competitive Academy Award presented for Achievement in Casting. In a statement, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said, “Casting directors play an essential…… Read More…
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesMark Ruffalo was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, with his 13 Going on 30 co-star Jennifer Garner paying tribute to her longtime pal with a hilarious and heartfelt speech. Ruffalo, who scored his fourth Oscar nomination last month for his work in Poor Things, attended the…… Read More…
Warner Bros.It’s time to “Dance the Night” at the Hollywood Bowl. Barbie The Movie: In Concert is coming to the iconic venue on July 27, Variety reports. The event will feature a live-to-film music experience from the Barbie Land Sinfonietta, which is a special presentation from orchestrator Macy Schmidt’s all-women, majority women-of-color orchestra. The immersive experience is dubbing itself…… Read More…
Photo: Riker Bros. – Courtesy Prime VideoPrime Video announced on Thursday that former Brat Packer Anthony Michael Hall has joined the cast of the third season of its hard-hitting crime series Reacher. Also joining Alan Ritchson and his co-star Maria Sten for season 3 will be Lodge 49 veteran Sonya Cassidy, the streamer revealed. Hall,…… Read More…
L-R: Danai, Riggs, Lincoln – Steve Granitz/FilmMagicAndrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira stepped out in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening for the premiere of their forthcoming spinoff series, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, and some of the flagship series’ original co-stars were there to cheer them on. Steven Yeun, who played Glenn Rhee on…… Read More…
Prime VideoPrime Video announced that it’s getting into the kitchen with celebrity chef and philanthropist José Andrés, who’s bringing some celebrity friends in on the fun. Announced Thursday, a new half-hour special, Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés, is set to premiere on the streaming service — and on its sister streamer Amazon Freevee —…… Read More…
Getty Images/Sutiporn SomnamThe insurance company GEICO is doing something a little different to advertise: It has turned documentary cameras on the life of its spokes-gecko. Legend of the Lizard: The Full Never-Before-Seen Story of the GEICO Gecko is a 14-minute look into the early days of the lovable green character, introducing us to everyone from…… Read More…
Thinkstock Images/Getty ImagesJust two days after the death of a crew member on Marvel’s Wonder Man TV show, a GoFundMe for the family of Juan Carlos “Spike” Osorio has raised more than $150,000 and counting. Osorio, 41, died Tuesday after an apparent fall from a catwalk at Radford Studios in Studio City, California. His friend…… Read More…
Paramount+Paramount+ released the trailer to Knuckles, the live-action/animated spinoff series from the “cinematic world of Sonic the Hedgehog” on Thursday. As on the big screen, Idris Elba voices the titular animated Echidna bruiser, who takes on Adam Pally’s hapless human Wade as his protégé and trains him in the ways of the warrior. It’s not…… Read More…