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Late-night TV hosts and celebrities are reacting to news of the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and the entire franchise, effective May 2026.

Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, reshared Colbert’s on-air announcement about the cancellation in an Instagram Story, voicing his support for Colbert while criticizing Late Show host network CBS.

In an Instagram Story, Jimmy Fallon said he was “shocked” by the show cancellation announcement and praised his fellow late-night TV host.

“I’m just as shocked as everyone. Stephen is one of the sharpest, funniest hosts to ever do it,” Fallon wrote. “I really thought I’d ride this out with him for years to come. I’m sad that my family and friends will need a new show to watch every night at 11:30. But honestly, he’s really been a gentleman and a true friend over the years - going back to The Colbert Report, and I’m sure whatever he does next will be just as brilliant.”

Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen didn’t share a post but reshared a headshot of Colbert on his Instagram Story.

Severance star Adam Scott commented on The Late Show Reel featuring the cancellation news, writing, “Love you, Stephen this is absolute b*******, and I for one am looking forward to the next 10 months of shows.”

Journalist Katie Couric also commented, saying, “I am so upset about this. I need more information. We love you @stephenathome.”

Director and producer Judd Apatow chimed in, commending Colbert for his work over the years.

“My admiration and appreciation for you is bottomless,” Apatow wrote. “Excited to see what other brilliance you put into the world.”

Snow White star Rachel Zegler also commented, saying, “I am extremely sad. I adore you, Stephen.”

CBS announced Thursday that the network was canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, with the longtime franchise ending in May 2026 after more than 30 years on air. The Late Show began in 1993 with host David Letterman at the helm. Colbert succeeded Letterman in 2015 when the latter retired.

"This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night," George Cheeks, CBS’ president and co-chief executive of CBS parent company Paramount, said in a statement announcing the decision. "It is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount."

Paramount has been working to finalize a deal to sell Paramount to Skydance Media, which needs approval from the Trump administration to go through.

President Donald Trump celebrated news of the cancellation of The Late Show, writing in a social media post, "I absolutely love that Colbert’ got fired."

"His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert," Trump continued. “Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show.”

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Kate Beckinsale has shared a tribute to her late mother, Judy Loe.

The actress mourned the death of her mom in a post shared to Instagram on Thursday. Loe died on Tuesday, July 15, at age 78. The British actress was known for her roles in TV shows such as General Hospital, Inspector Morse, Casualty and Holby City.

In her tribute post, Beckinsale wrote she did not want to post this news, but that she did because she registered her mother's death certificate and she knew it would soon become public record.

"She died the night of July 15th in my arms after immeasurable suffering. I have not picked all the best photos, nor the best videos, because I cannot bear to go through my camera roll yet," Beckinsale wrote. "I deeply apologise to any of her friends who are finding out this way or through the press, but I cannot go through her phone. I am paralysed."

Beckinsale wrote that her mother was the compass of her life, the love of her life and her dearest friend.

"The vastness and huge heart of this tiny woman has touched so many people who love her dearly. She has been brave in so many ways, forgiving sometimes too much, believing in the ultimate good in people and the world is so dim without her that it is nearly impossible to bear," Beckinsale wrote.

The actress ended her message by telling her late mother how much she loves her.

"Mama, I love you so much. This has been my greatest fear since finding my father dead at five and I am here. Oh my Mama.. I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. I am so sorry," Beckinsale wrote.

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A film adaptation of John Proctor is the Villain is on the way.

Tina Fey and Marc Platt are producing a movie based on the hit Broadway play John Proctor is the Villain. Sadie Sink, who earned a Tony-nomination for her role in the stage production, will executive produce the film.

The news was confirmed in a post shared by the official John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway Instagram account on Friday. The account posted a screenshot of The Hollywood Reporter's article about the film news.

"greenlit," the official John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway account captioned the post.

ABC Audio has reached out to Fey and Platt's reps for comment.

According to THR, Universal has picked up the film rights to the play in a competitive situation. The play's scribe, Kimberly Belflower, is adapting her work for the big screen.

John Proctor is the Villain follows a group of high school girls who are studying The Crucible in 2018 rural Georgia. They start a feminism club and attempt to make sense of the greater #MeToo movement as they think about their own relationships with men in their small community.

"Five young women running on pop music, optimism, and fury, are about to shed light on some of the darkest secrets in their one-stoplight town," the play's description on its official website reads.

John Proctor is the Villain runs on Broadway through Aug. 31.

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Ready, set, binge! Here's a look at some of the new movies and TV shows coming to theaters and streaming services this weekend:

Prime Video
The Summer I Turned Pretty: Belly must choose between Jeremiah and Conrad in the third and final season.

Paramount+
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The third season of the sci-fi series premieres with two episodes.

Netflix
Untamed: Eric Bana is a special agent for the National Parks Service in the limited series.

HBO, HBO Max
Billy Joel: And So It Goes: The documentary follows the life of the musician. 

Movie theaters
Eddington: Pedro Pascal and Joaquin Phoenix star in Ari Aster's film set during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I Know What You Did Last Summer: The horror film follows five friends who cause a deadly car accident.

That’s all for this week’s Weekend Watchlist – happy streaming!

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The trailer for season 2 of Platonic has arrived. Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne star in the trailer for the upcoming 10-episode season of the Apple TV+ series. Season 2 finds best friends Will and Sylvia trying to be each other's rock as they're hit with new midlife hurdles. The new season premieres on Aug. 6 ...

The live-action Lilo & Stitch has become the first film to hit $1 billion at the global box office this year. Disney CEO Bob Iger shared a post celebrating the achievement to his Instagram. "Lilo and Stitch hits $1B in global box office! Thank you movie goers from around the world!" Iger captioned his post ...

Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut, Eleanor the Great, has a release date. The film, which stars June Squibb, will release in theaters nationwide on Sept. 26. It follows a woman who tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend ...

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A bunch of new reality shows are headed to Netflix.

The streaming service has released its upcoming slate of new reality programming. Here's a look at some of the new unscripted shows coming soon.

Netflix is set to release a first-of-its kind dating series hosted by Nick Viall and his wife, Natalie Joy. The new dating experiment show, called Age of Attraction, asks the question, "Is love ageless?"

Age is just a number on the show, which centers on singles from the ages of 22 to 59 searching for their soulmate. Viall and Joy have an age-gap relationship themselves. At ages 44 and 26, the married pair have 18 years between them and share a child. They will help guide singles of all ages through the process of navigating an age-gap relationship.

Another dating series centered around reality TV personality Harry Jowsey is also on the way. Netflix has announced the upcoming show Let's Marry Harry. The series centers around Jowsey finding his one perfect match by handing his dating life over to those who know him best. From a curated pool of potential matches, he will attempt to find true love and eventually marriage.

Simon Cowell is the star of his own docuseries in the upcoming series Simon Cowell: The Next Act. In the six-episode show, which premieres in December 2025, Cowell sets out to create the next boy band sensation.

Additionally, Netflix is going to adapt its series Physical: 100 for a U.S. audience. The competition series will be called Physical 100: USA. Similarly to the original Korean show, this version finds athletes, bodybuilders and military professionals facing off against each other in grueling challenges to test their strength and endurance and discover who among them has the most complete physique.

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After more than three decades on air, CBS announced on Thursday that its famed Late Show franchise is coming to a close.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will officially come to an end in May 2026, according to the network, which said the decision to end the show was a financial one.

"This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night," George Cheeks, the president of CBS and co-chief executive of Paramount, CBS's parent company, wrote in a press release. "It is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount."

The Late Show began in 1993 with then-host David Letterman. When Letterman left the show in 2015, he was replaced by Colbert, who has hosted for the last decade.

"We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire 'THE LATE SHOW' franchise at that time," Cheeks said in the release, adding, "He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television."

Colbert addressed the decision during his Thursday show, saying of the news, "I just found out last night."

The late-night host's announcement was met with boos from the audience. "Yeah, I share your feelings," Colbert said, going on to thank the network and the show's more than 200-person crew for their longstanding commitment to the program.

"And I'm grateful to the audience, you, who have joined us every night, in here, out there and all around the world," he added.

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Johnny Cage is back for more.

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the official trailer for Mortal Kombat II.

The trailer, which debuted on Thursday, shows off what fans can expect from the next film installment based on the popular video game franchise. This time around, fan-favorite champions are pitted up against each other and joined by Johnny Cage himself.

Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage in the film, which follows "the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders," according to an official synopsis.

"I'm not some champion. I don't have Transformer arms or shoot lightning bolts. This s***'s got nothing to do with me," Johnny says in the trailer. "I'm an actor."

Simon McQuoid returns to the franchise to direct the sequel to his 2021 film. Jeremy Slater wrote the screenplay based on the video game created by Ed Boon and John Tobias.

Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan and Damon Herriman also star in the film.

Mortal Kombat II arrives in movie theaters and IMAX screens on Oct. 24.

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Invincible has earned an early season 5 renewal.

Prime Video has renewed the adult animated superhero series for a fifth season before its fourth season has even been released.

The announcement was made in a video shared to the official Invincible social accounts on Thursday.

"Season 5, Mark... this is GOOD NEWS," the official Invincible account captioned the renewal announcement post.

Not only is season 5 confirmed, the cast has already finished recording their voices for it, according to the announcement video.

Additionally, Prime Video announced that Matthew Rhys will join the show's voice cast in the upcoming season 4. Rhys appears in the renewal announcement video, alongside other cast members Walton Goggins, Steven Yeun, Gillian Jacobs, Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, J.K. Simmons and more.

Goggins starts off the video during a session in the voice-over booth, where he celebrates the season 5 renewal.

"Season f****** 5, you know what that's called? A success," Goggins said in the video.

Invincible is based on the comic book by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley.

Season 4 of Invincible is set to debut in 2026.

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The official trailer for Tron: Ares has arrived.

Disney released the trailer for the third film in the Tron film series on Thursday. The trailer shows off the highly sophisticated artificial intelligence program called Ares.

Jared Leto stars as Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world in what is humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings. Ares enters the world we know and sets out on a dangerous mission.

"Since time began, man has gazed at the stars and he has wondered, 'Am I alone?'" Evan Peters' Julian Dillinger says in the trailer. "So much talk of A.I. in big tech today. Virtual worlds, what are they going to look like, when will we get there? Well folks, we're not going there. They are coming here."

Peters' Julian then introduces Ares as "the ultimate soldier" who has super strength, lighting fast speed, extreme intelligence and the ability to regenerate if struck down.

The trailer also features a brief look at Jeff Bridges' Kevin Flynn, who appeared in the first two films in the series.

"A malfunctioning program who wants to live. Why is that?" Bridges says to Ares in the trailer.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales director Joachim Rønning helmed the film, which has music by Nine Inch Nails.

The Grammy-winning rock band consisting of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross composed the score and put together the Tron: Ares Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which releases on Sept. 19. The soundtrack's first single, "As Alive As You Need Me To Be," features in the trailer and is available as of Thursday.

Greta Lee, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan and Gillian Anderson also star.

Tron: Ares comes to theaters on Oct. 10.

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