The teaser trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate was released last week, giving fans their first glimpse of Linda Hamilton back in action as Sarah Connor for the first time since Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991. There have been three disappointing sequels since then and it’s understandable if some are …
Read More »Watch Stephen Colbert, James Corden Celebrate 'Game of Thrones' Finale
Stephen Colbert and James Corden marked the end of Game of Thrones on their respective late-night programs Monday. Colbert opened The Late Show with an “extended” version of Brienne of Tarth’s controversial final scene, in which she plays up Jaime Lannister’s exploits in the Book of Brothers, despite the way …
Read More »Watch Kamala Harris Pitch Teacher Pay Raises on 'Full Frontal'
Samantha Bee spoke with California Senator and 2020 presidential hopeful Kamala Harris about her plan to improve pay among public school teachers on Full Frontal Wednesday. As Harris noted, teachers make, on average, 11 percent less than similarly college educated professionals, and the meager wages are causing people to leave …
Read More »Paul McCartney Remembers Doris Day: 'She Was a True Star'
Paul McCartney remembered his longtime friend and fellow animal lover, Doris Day. The legendary singer and actress died Monday at age 97 after contracting pneumonia. “She was a true star in more ways than one,” he wrote on his website. One of those ways was as a lifelong animal welfare …
Read More »The College Admissions Scandal Is Getting a TV Adaptation
Annapurna Television has optioned the rights to adapt the college admissions scandal story, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The limited series project will be adapted from the forthcoming book Accepted, written by Wall Street Journal reporters Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz. The book will detail the case that the FBI has dubbed …
Read More »Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew of 'Star Wars' Dead at 74
Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew, who originated the role of the beloved Chewbacca, died on Tuesday, his family said. He was 74. He died at his North Texas home surrounded by family, according to the statement. His cause of death was not announced. The actor starred in the original trilogy …
Read More »'Avengers: Endgame' Breaks All Box Office Records With $1.2 Billion Opening
As expected, Avengers: Endgame shattered every opening week record in box office history as the Marvel epic opened with $1.2 billion worldwide and $350 million domestic, both new records. Endgame crushed the record established one year earlier by its predecessor Avengers: Infinity War, which opened with $250 million domestically – …
Read More »Kit Harington Plays “'Game of Thrones' or Ikea?” on 'Fallon'
Jimmy Fallon enlisted Kit Harington to help out in a lively game of “Game of Thrones or Ikea?” on The Tonight Show on Thursday. Audience members were given photos of GoT characters and presented with four possible names – one was their actual name, and the other were names of the Swedish …
Read More »Emilia Clarke Suffered Two Brain Aneurysms During 'Game of Thrones' Tenure
Emilia Clarke revealed, in harrowing detail, that she suffered two brain aneurysms over the course of the first few seasons of Game of Thrones in a new essay for The New Yorker. The first aneurysm occurred not long after Season One of Game of Thrones wrapped, while the second happened …
Read More »Netflix Adapting Novel 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' Into New Series
Netflix is adapting One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez’s acclaimed 1967 novel, into an original Spanish-language series. The late author’s sons Rodrigo Garcia and Gonzalo Garcia Barcha will executive produce the show, which will be filmed primarily in the writer’s native Colombia. In a statement about the project, …
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