George Maharis, best known for playing Buz Murdock on Route 66, died Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills, his longtime friend and caregiver Marc Bahan tells The Hollywood Reporter. He was 94. Maharis quit the CBS drama during its third season in 1962 after being hospitalized for a month with hepatitis, He missed several episodes and replaced by Glenn…… Read More…
Walt Disney PicturesDisney’s The Little Mermaid swam to the top of the domestic box office in its opening weekend, grabbing an estimated $95.5 million for the three-day weekend and $117.5 million over the four-day. That’s slightly below expectations, but good enough to capture the fifth-best Memorial Day Weekend of all time, if estimates hold up. Last year…… Read More…
Daniele Venturelli/Getty ImagesElizabeth Olsen has some advice for actors looking to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The actress, who portrays Wanda Maximoff and her alter ego Scarlet Witch in the franchise, says that only agreeing to one Marvel project initially can give actors more “creative control.” “Just give them one,” Olsen said on the Happy…… Read More…
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for The Drew Barrymore ShowMuch has been made of Drew Barrymore’s so-called “wild child” days, but the now grown-up actress and eponymous hit talk show host confessed to ABC Audio that she had a habit back then not many know about: bingo. “I used to play with all my friends when I was a teenager.…… Read More…
20th Century StudiosA new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic short story The Boogeyman opens in theaters Friday. In the movie, Air’s Chris Messina plays Will, a therapist father of two grieving the loss of his wife, only to have he and his two daughters haunted by a supernatural menace. The emotionally shut-down character is worlds away from the ranting, scene stealing…… Read More…
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what’s happened in the world of reality television this week. Vanderpump Rules (Bravo) — In an extended version of Wednesday’s reunion Part 1, Scheana Shay alleged that Tom Sandoval first made advances towards co-star Raquel Leviss during Coachella in April 2022 — four months earlier than previously stated. According…… Read More…
Macall Polay/HBOOne of the most critically acclaimed series of the past few years says goodbye Sunday night: The final episode of Succession will air on HBO. The show is TV’s reigning top drama champ at the Emmys, nominated for 48 of the shiny gold statues during its run. Arian Moayed picked up one of those…… Read More…
Dan Anderson/LionsgateMuch of comedian Sebastian Maniscalco’s stand-up centers around culture clashes with his Italian immigrant father, and the comic and actor’s wealthy in-laws. That made for good grist for his new movie opening Friday, About My Father. Sebastian plays a guy about to pop the question to his girlfriend, who insists his eccentric Italian immigrant dad…… Read More…
Lionsgate is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Quentin Tarantino’s action-crime film Kill Bill later this year with a remastered 4K edition, according to Variety. There’s no word yet on any extras and added footage the rerelease may or may not include. Kill Bill starred Uma Thurman as a former assassin who swears revenge on her ex-teammates — played by Lucy Liu, Michael…… Read More…
Walt Disney PicturesThe live action remake of The Little Mermaid is expected to easily swim to the top of the box office in its debut this weekend. The film stars Halle Bailey in the lead role, and when her casting was announced there was some grumbling from anonymous corners of the internet about an African-American woman getting the role.…… Read More…