Brewer’s Song Sung Blue Celebrates Tribute Devotion

 

Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue follows the true story of Mike and Claire Sarina (Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson), Milwaukee musicians who form the Neil Diamond tribute act Lightning & Thunder. The film revels in Karaoke Culture as their Midwest circuit gigs lead to a breakthrough—opening for Pearl Jam, with Eddie...

Welcome To Derry Episode 2 Drops Early

 

HBO will drop Episode 2 of It: Welcome To Derry nearly three days early for Halloween, streaming on HBO Max Friday, Oct. 31, at 12:00am PT/3:00am ET, before its HBO premiere Sunday, Nov. 2, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The early release is a one-off; the eight-episode season resumes Sunday rollouts...

It: Welcome to Derry premiere upends safety

 

HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry opens with a jolt: after an initial death, the premiere introduces a young Losers Club only to seemingly murder several members in a chaotic movie-theater climax. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Andy Muschietti says the aim was to signal that nothing is sacred, subvert familiarity,...

Taylor Sheridan Signs NBCUniversal Deal for 2029

 

Paramount will lose its most prolific TV creator, Taylor Sheridan, who signed a five-year film, TV and streaming deal with NBCUniversal starting Jan. 1, 2029, after his Paramount pact ends in 2028. Producing partner David Glasser and 101 Studios will follow with a first-look deal beginning in early 2026. The...

Jon Stewart Seeks to Stay at Daily Show

 

Jon Stewart says he wants to keep hosting The Daily Show, telling David Remnick at the New Yorker Festival that “we’re working on staying,” even as his contract is up in December. Stewart, who returned to the show in early 2024, joked that Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is his...

Perry-Trudeau debut, Furtado retires, Lockhart dies

 

Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepped out in Paris, celebrating her 41st at Le Crazy Horse and confirming rumors as they left hand in hand. Grammy winner Nelly Furtado announced she’s stepping away from performing after 25 years, marking the anniversary of Whoa, Nelly!. DHS removed...

Audrey Eckert Wins Miss USA Under New Ownership

 

Audrey Eckert of Nebraska was crowned Miss USA on Friday as the scandal-hit pageant returned under new ownership in Reno, Nevada. The 22-year-old digital safety advocate topped 50 contenders, with New Jersey’s Ivy Harrington and Oregon’s Chantéa McIntyre named first and second runners-up. Eckert fell to her knees amid gold...

Camila Mendes Engaged to Co-Star Rudy Mancuso

 

Camila Mendes is engaged to her Música co-star Rudy Mancuso, People reports. The Riverdale alum, 31, said yes on Friday, then debuted a sparkling diamond ring at Glen Powell’s birthday party at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. An insider says Mendes believed she was headed to producing partner Rachel...

June Lockhart, Star of Lassie, Dies at 100

 

June Lockhart, the gentle presence who anchored Lassie and later roamed the cosmos in Lost in Space, died Thursday at her Santa Monica home. She was 100, her spokesman Harlan Boll said. Replacing Cloris Leachman on Lassie in 1958, she spent six years as Ruth Martin before joining Lost in...

Stranger Things 5 Finale Faces Creative Rift

 

With a December theatrical-plus-Netflix release looming, Stranger Things 5 faces reported behind-the-scenes friction. Multiple insiders cite creative clashes between the Duffer Brothers, who wanted a darker, more tragic finale, and Netflix executives pushing for something more fan-satisfying and rewatchable. Online chatter surged after Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard briefly...