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HBO releases new pics, says 'Game of Thrones' prequel 'House of the Dragon' debuts August 21
(L-R) Toussaint, Best -- HBO/Ollie UptonWinter isn't coming, but dragons are. HBO tweeted that August 21 will be the debut date for its anticipated HBO Max Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon...
Mar 30, 2022
Co-host Wanda Sykes says Will Smith shouldn't have been allowed to collect his Academy Award
ABCWanda Sykes says she was "traumatized" by Will Smith's physical and verbal attack on Chris Rock at last Sunday's Academy Awards. While shooting an upcoming appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, S...
Mar 30, 2022
Jared Leto talks 'Morbius' and Sinister Six rumors on 'The Tonight Show'
NBC/Todd OwyoungJared Leto stars in Sony Pictures' Spider-Man-adjacent action film Morbius, opening April 1, and during an appearance on Tuesday's The Tonight Show, he talked about playing t...
Mar 30, 2022
Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Brooks to star in Broadway play, 'The Piano Lesson'
ABCThe late August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, The Piano Lesson will return to Broadway in September and award-winning actors Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks ar...
Mar 30, 2022
Bruce Willis "stepping away" from his career following aphasia diagnosis
Jim Spellman/WireImageOn her Instagram, Rumer Willis revealed that her father, Bruce Willis is "stepping away" from the limelight, following the diagnosis of a condition that can rob someone of their ...
Mar 30, 2022
Elliot Page's 'Umbrella Academy' character to come out as transgender in season 3
ABCThey say art often imitates life, and that's the case when it comes to Elliot Page and his Umbrella Academy character. Elliot, who came out as transgender in December 2020, starred as Vanya Hargree...
Mar 30, 2022
"Miss You Pal": John Stamos shares video message from Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins
Rich Fury/Getty Images(NOTE LANGUAGE) Like millions of Foo Fighters fans, John Stamos is mourning the loss of drummer Taylor Hawkins, who was found dead in a Bogota, Colombia, hotel room last Friday n...
Mar 30, 2022
Slap survey: 63% say they'll tune into the Oscars next year just because of Will Smith incident
ABCIt has been shown that Will Smith's slapping Chris Rock goosed the ratings of last Sunday night's Oscars by some 600,000 viewers, so the results of a new survey about the show may not com...
Mar 30, 2022
"Shocked and stunned" and "still triggered" Amy Schumer unpacks Oscars slap
ABCOne of Sunday night's Oscars hosts, Amy Schumer, has broken her silence about the so-called "slap heard 'round the world." "Still triggered and traumatized," she said on Instagram. "I love my frien...
Mar 30, 2022
In Brief: 'It' prequel series coming to HBO Max, and more
HBO Max is developing a prequel to the Stephen King novel It, according to The Ankler. The series, tentatively titled Welcome to Derry, will be set in the 1960s in the time leading up to the events of...
Mar 30, 2022