In brief: WWE superstar Drew McIntyre joins Henry Cavill in film ‘Highlander’ and more

WWE superstar Drew McIntyre is taking his talents to the big screen. Deadline reports that McIntyre has joined the cast of the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios film Highlander. He will play Angus MacLeod, the brother of Henry Cavill's character. The film is being directed by Chad Stahelski and also stars Russell Crowe, Marisa Abela, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, Max Zhang and Dave Bautista ...Luke Wilson has joined Will Ferrell's upcoming Netflix series. The currently-untitled show will be Ferrell's first-ever TV comedy, where he will star as a fictional golf legend. Wilson will play a fellow golf pro who has […]

September 29, 2025

‘One Battle After Another’ wins the box office with .4 million

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‘One Battle After Another’ wins the box office with $22.4 million

'One Battle After Another' main poster (Alon Amir)Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another topped the box office this weekend, taking in $22.4 million.The comedy action thriller, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is loosely based on Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel Vineland, about a former revolutionary living off the grid who is forced out of hiding when his enemy resurfaces.Coming at number two this week is the children's film Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie with $13.7 million. The week's only other new release to crack […]

September 29, 2025

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Bad Bunny announced as Super Bowl LX halftime performer

Bad Bunny performs during his 'Most Wanted' tour at Barclays Center on April 11, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)Bad Bunny is your Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show performer.The 2026 Super Bowl, the 60th of its kind, will be hosted at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, Levi's Stadium, located in Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 8."What I'm feeling goes beyond myself," the Puerto Rican superstar says in a statement. "It's for those who came before […]

September 29, 2025

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Nexstar, Sinclair announce end of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ preemption

Jimmy Kimmel appears on his show, 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Randy Holmes/Disney)Broadcast groups Nexstar and Sinclair have announced they are ending their preemptions of Jimmy Kimmel Live!The broadcast groups, which own a combined total of around 60 ABC affiliate stations, according to their websites, both announced Friday afternoon that the show will return to airwaves on the affiliate stations starting Friday evening.In a statement, Sinclair said, "Our objective throughout this process has been to ensure that programming remains accurate and engaging for the widest […]

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‘The Social Network’ sequel gets title ‘The Social Reckoning,’ 2026 release date

The actors Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield and Jesse Eisenberg attend a photocall to promote the film 'The Social Network' on October 5, 2010, in Berlin, Germany. (Anita Bugge/WireImage via Getty Images)The Social Network sequel is officially a go.Aaron Sorkin will write and direct the upcoming sequel film, which has the title The Social Reckoning, ABC Audio has learned. Additionally, Sony Pictures has set the theatrical release for the upcoming film as Oct. 9, 2026.The star-studded ensemble cast will consist of Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Bill […]

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Nate Bargatze responds to backlash on Emmys charity game

Host Nate Bargatze speaks during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater, Sept. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Emmys host Nate Bargatze is responding to critical reviews of a key part of his hosting performance earlier this month."A lot of the reviews did not like the Boys & Girls Clubs thing," Bargatze said on a recent episode of The Nateland Podcast.At the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, Bargatze explained he would start the show with a base $100,000 […]

September 26, 2025

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Weekend Watchlist: What’s new in theaters, on streaming

Ready, set, binge! Here's a look at some of the new movies and TV shows coming to theaters and streaming services this weekend:FX, HuluThe Lowdown: Ethan Hawke teams up with Kyle MacLachlan in the new series about a journalist's gritty exploits.Apple TV+Slow Horses: The fifth season of the spy thriller series stars Gary Oldman.NetflixHouse of Guinness: Olivia Rodrigo's boyfriend, Louis Partridge, stars in season 1 of the new show from the creator of Peaky Blinders. Wayward: A small-town cop is suspicious of a local school for troubled teens and its […]

September 26, 2025

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Gloria Estefan hopes ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ helps her ‘get in with a really young crowd’

Gloria Estefan, Laila Lockhart Kraner and Kristen Wiig attend the premiere of 'Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie' in LA, September, 2025. (Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage)Gloria Estefan stars in Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie, based on the hit Netflix kids show Gabby's Dollhouse, in theaters Friday. She plays Gabby's grandmother GiGi, who goes on a road trip with Gabby to "Cat Francisco," where her precious dollhouse falls into the hands of a cat lady named Vera, played by Kristen Wiig. Gloria tells ABC Audio she thinks the […]

September 26, 2025

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‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune”s Vanna White dishes on new host Ryan Seacrest, favorite celeb & more

Ryan Seacrest & Vanna White on 'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' (Disney)Celebrity Wheel of Fortune returns to ABC starting Sept. 26. This marks the first time that new Wheel of Fortune host Ryan Seacrest has done the celebrity version of the game. While co-host Vanna White has been there since the beginning, she says it's not up to her to show Seacrest the ropes."Honestly, the celebrities are the ones who are showing him the way, because they are full of energy and full of […]

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