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Stephen Colbert revealed why he tends to play “poorly informed” characters, including his Strangers With Candy character Charles “Chuck” Noblet, while celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Comedy Central series’ cancellation during the New York Comedy Festival on Saturday. During a Q&A at the event, the cast was asked what their characters say about their…
Whew. Dan Trachtenberg is the hero of the hour as his new movie, Predator: Badlands, has ended the drought at the domestic box office and kicked off November in high style. The movie opened well ahead of expectations to top the domestic box office chart with a franchise-best $40 million (prerelease tracking had it opening…
Writer and director Igor Bezinović (A Brief Excursion) grew up in Rijeka, Croatia. Formerly known as Fiume, which is still its Italian name, the city was the site of an experiment at a time of nascent fascism that many non-locals may not be aware of. But amid the rise of right-wing politicians around the globe…
It’s a big day for the women of Huntrix. EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the singing voices behind the heroes of KPop Demon Hunters, have earned several 2026 Grammy nominations, just the latest affirmation of the film and its music‘s global takeover. “There have [been] a lot of different emotions. Obviously, there is pure…
Matt & Abby, popular social media influencers and podcast hosts, have signed with Currents Management for representation. The couple, Matt and Abby Howard, are looking to expand their brand partnerships, launch new business ventures and grow as voices in the relationships and parenthood media content spaces. The Howards, high school sweethearts turned Arizona-based social media…
Ted Lasso and Shrinking writer and actor Brett Goldstein is getting into a new line of work — the world’s oldest profession — in his next series. Goldstein will star in, write and serve as co-showrunner on Escorted, a comedy that has landed a straight-to-series order at Prime Video. Brian Gallivan, who works with Goldstein…
The original film version of The Running Man traveled a far bumpier road than its new counterpart. Based on Stephen King‘s 1982 novel, director Paul Michael Glaser’s initial dystopian movie starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as a police officer who is framed for murder and competes for his freedom on a game show where professional killers hunt…
Kristen Wiig received the Icon Award at the annual WIF Honors gala on Thursday night, where the comedy legend got honest about some fears holding her back in her career. Wiig’s Palm Royale co-star Kaia Gerber was on hand to present the honor, as the Saturday Night Live alum admitted to the crowd inside the…
The carriage dispute between YouTube TV and Disney appears set to continue. In a note sent to employees Friday, Disney Entertainment co-chairs Dana Walden and Alan Bergman and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said there is no deal yet in place between the two providers. ABC, ESPN and other Disney outlets have not been on YouTube…
Hollywood has long portrayed L.A. as a city enamored with driving. Think of Steve Martin hopping in the car to go to his next-door neighbor’s house in 1991’s L.A. Story or Kevin Connolly getting mocked for pounding the pavement in the 2015 Entourage film. But behind the scenes, some workers in the entertainment business make…
