Tom Cruise and NASA are teaming up for a movie project which will be filmed aboard the International Space Station, as Variety reports. NASA confirmed the news on Tuesday. “NASA is excited to work with @TomCruise on a film aboard the @Space_Station,” NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter. “We …
Read More »Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg Give Graduates Advice on John Krasinski's 'Some Good News'
In the wake of COVID-19, young people of all ages are missing out on a major rite of passage: graduation. In order to fill the void, John Krasinski held a ceremony on Some Good News Sunday featuring some pretty heavy-hitting speakers: Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Malala Yousafzai and Jon Stewart. …
Read More »'Love, Victor' Sets New Coming Out Story in the 'Love, Simon' Universe: Watch the Trailer
Hulu has released the first look at its upcoming 10-episode series Love, Victor, a queer dramedy set in the world of the successful 2018 coming-out film Love, Simon. The show premieres June 19th on the streaming platform. The series’ eponymous Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School who is slowly …
Read More »Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mini Livestock Visit 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called intoJimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night, bringing along his cherished pets: a miniature horse named Whiskey and a miniature donkey named Lulu. Schwarzenegger was feeding the animals when he first appeared on video chat with Kimmel, who naturally had to ask a few questions …
Read More »Seth Meyers Slams Trump's Desire for COVID-19 Miracle Cure
On Wednesday’s Late Night, Seth Meyers traced a clear throughline from the way President Donald Trump and his administration ignored repeated warnings about a dangerous pandemic to their recent promotion of unproven drugs to treat the coronavirus. Meyers opened his recurring segment, “A Closer Look,” by delving into Trump’s repeated …
Read More »Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Decries COVID-19 Political Games on 'Daily Show'
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer reiterated her appeal for more help fighting the coronavirus pandemic in her state and dismissed the political games she’s had to play with the Trump administration on The Daily Social Distancing Show Wednesday. Whitmer notably called into the show wearing a shirt that read “That Woman …
Read More »Idris Elba Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Idris Elba revealed that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. He broke the news via Twitter on Monday. “This morning I got some test results back for coronavirus and it came back positive — and it sucks,” he said in the clip, his wife Sabrina Dhowre behind him. Elba …
Read More »PBS Streaming Ken Burns' 'Baseball' for Free Amid Delayed MLB Season
With Major League Baseball, like all major sports, delaying its 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, PBS is allowing fans to share in America’s pastime by making Ken Burns’ 1994 documentary series Baseball available to stream for free. “This is a difficult time for all of us,” Burns said …
Read More »Why 'The Office' Promoted Andy Over Dwight After Steve Carell's Departure
My upcoming book, The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s (available March 24th), tells the entire saga of the groundbreaking workplace comedy, from its origin as an under-the-radar BBC show helmed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant to the beloved NBC incarnation that ran for …
Read More »Jedi Fight for Survival in New Trailer for Final Season of 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'
The acclaimed animated Star Wars series, The Clone Wars, unveiled a dramatic new trailer for its long-awaited final season, which is set to premiere February 21st on Disney+. The Clone Wars, which first debuted in 2008, is set in the years between Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode …
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