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In Brief: Kevin Spacey’s ‘Control’ gets release date, and more
Netflix has released the first images from its series adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe‘s Fall of the House of Usher, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The supernatural limited series follows Roderick — the ruthless CEO [Read More…]

Hawaii native Jason Momoa “devastated and heartbroken” by Maui wildfires
Fiona Goodall/Getty Images for Universal Pictures Hawaii native Jason Momoa has offered his reaction to the devastating wildfires in Maui. “We are devastated and heartbroken for our friends and ‘ohana on Maui who [have] been impacted by [Read More…]

SAG-AFTRA says Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz and ‘Ferrari’ cast can attend Venice Film Festival — but will they?
ABC News SAG-AFTRA has reportedly cleared Penelope Cruz, Adam Driver, Patrick Dempsey and the rest of the cast to promote their upcoming Michael Mann biopic Ferrari when it premieres at the Venice Film Festival, according [Read More…]

Johnny Hardwick, voice of Dale in ‘King of the Hill’, dead at 64
Hardwick (back row, right) with ‘King’ cast in 2005 – Ray Mickshaw/WireImage Johnny Hardwick, the actor best known for voicing conspiracy theory-loving country boy Dale Gribble on King of the Hill, has died, 20th Television [Read More…]

This is the way (in): Pedro Pascal tried visiting art show in his honor, but it was closed
Getty Images for Disney An art gallery in Margate, England, is currently displaying an exhibition called “ADHD Hyper Fixation and why it looks like I love Pedro Pascal,” a tribute to the star of The [Read More…]

Jerky Boys fans react to ‘Twisted Metal’ Easter egg
Stephanie Beatriz and Mackey in ‘Twisted Metal’/Peacock Society has collapsed in the post-apocalyptic world of Peacock’s video game adaptation Twisted Metal, so who can blame Anthony Mackie‘s John Doe for needing some laughs between fending [Read More…]

Tommy Egan declares “Game over” in ‘Power Book IV: Force’ new trailer
Starz Tommy Egan’s quest to become Chicago’s kingpin drug dealer continues in the new season of the hit Starz show Power Book IV: Force. The network released the official trailer Thursday, August 10, which sees Egan, played by Joseph [Read More…]

Adam Sandler keeps it in the family with ‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ trailer
Netflix On Thursday, August 10, Netflix dropped the trailer to Adam Sandler‘s upcoming family comedy You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. Like the traditional right of passage — and truth told, many [Read More…]

Game on! Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney return in season 2 trailer of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’
FX After securing an Emmy nomination for its inaugural season, FX’s Welcome to Wrexham is headed back onto the pitch for another round. The show, centering on Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney‘s purchase of beloved [Read More…]

Amid Hollywood strikes, 75th Emmy Awards bumped to January
NATAS/Fox With the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes crippling Hollywood, the Television Academy and Fox jointly announced on Thursday, August 10, that the 75th Annual Emmy Awards have been bumped from September 18 to January [Read More…]

‘Big Brother’ Houseguest Luke Valentine kicked off for using racial slur
Sonja Flemming/CBS Big Brother‘s latest season took a dramatic twist as houseguest Luke Valentine was swiftly removed from the show for using a racial slur during a conversation with fellow cast members. “Luke violated the [Read More…]

In Brief: HBO skewering superhero movies with ‘The Franchise’, and more
HBO has greenlit The Franchise, a half-hour comedy from Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of American Beauty, and Veep and Avenue 5 creator Armando Iannucci that pokes fun at superhero movies. Himesh Patel and Aya Cash star in the series about “the crew of an unloved franchise movie [Read More…]

‘Rust’ trial set for December; Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed pleads not guilty
Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a film set south of Santa Fe in 2021, according to the Santa Fe New [Read More…]

‘Only Murders in the Building’ co-creator John Hoffman staying “hopeful” amid writers strike
Patrick Harbron/Hulu Not the happiest of anniversaries — the Hollywood writers strike hit 100 days Wednesday, with no end in sight. Talks briefly resumed on Friday, August 4 and then broke off almost as quickly [Read More…]

Fox celebrates Wednesday night’s 250th episode of ‘Masterchef’ with season 14 green light
Fox Fox’s Gordon Ramsay-fronted reality series MasterChef unveils its 250th episode August 9, and to celebrate, the network has given the green light to a 14th season. The show, which is officially recognized by the [Read More…]

Olympic athlete Casey Patterson gives Jamie Foxx’s pickleball spin a shout-out
ABC Jamie Foxx is proving he’s still got moves as he recovers from that undisclosed medical emergency that led to his hospitalization in April. Olympic volleyball veteran turned pickleball player Casey Patterson posted to Instagram [Read More…]

Artist Nathan W. Pyle on taking his viral comic ‘Strange Planet’ to streaming on Apple TV+
Apple TV+ Even if you’re not familiar with the web comic series Strange Planet, there’s still a good chance friends of yours have DM’ed you the comics that became a New York Times bestselling book. [Read More…]

Mel Gibson shows a young Winston the ropes in trailer to Peacock’s ‘John Wick’ prequel spinoff ‘The Continental’
Peacock/Starz On Wednesday, August 9, Peacock released the first full trailer to The Continental: From the World of John Wick, the prequel series spinoff. As reported, in the 1970s-set series, Colin Woodell plays the younger [Read More…]

‘Jeopardy!’ champ James Holzhauer seemingly shades producers for recently-announced strike plans
Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty Images Although he doesn’t come out and say it, Jeopardy! champion James Holzhauer is seemingly pointing out the hypocrisy from the show’s executive producer’s plans to shoot its 40th season amid [Read More…]

Octavia Spencer says pal Sandra Bullock lost her “soulmate” in Bryan Randall
Bullock and Spencer in 2013 – Steve Granitz/WireImage Octavia Spencer says her friend and fellow Oscar winner Sandra Bullock lost her “soulmate” with the death of her romantic partner Bryan Randall to ALS. On her [Read More…]