One week ago, “Project Hail Mary” gave us a reason to hope. Taking a strong $80.5 million, Amazon’s wildly entertaining science-fiction film starring Ryan Gosling enjoyed the biggest non-sequel opening weekend since “Oppenheimer” way back in summer 2023. Rejoice! Here’s monetary proof that audiences are craving new stories and smart writing — not just more … Read more
Central Perk will be there for you, New York — but not in the exact way “Friends” superfans might remember. Inspired by the gang’s gathering place on the Warner Bros. megahit TV show (which ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004), a real-life replica of the beloved fake coffeehouse opens its doors in Times … Read more
Who didn’t feel nauseous on Friday when Netflix announced an industry-exploding deal to acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion? Search far and wide on the internet and you’ll have a hard time finding anyone who’s elated that one of the Big Five Hollywood studios has been snapped up by the boneheads responsible for “Red Notice” … Read more
Dean Cain claimed he was a victim of sexual harassment when he was Superman. During a new interview with Variety, the 58-year-old actor made a bombshell claim about his experience starring in the 1990s TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.” “I could have had the biggest sexual harassment lawsuit in Hollywood … Read more
In Apple’s excellent new show “The Studio,” Seth Rogen plays a fresh-faced Hollywood exec who comes to a startling and demoralizing conclusion. “I love movies,” his character Matt says. “But now I have this fear that my job is to ruin them.” Naive Matt dreams of creating artful and innovative films, which don’t make much … Read more
For Charles Barkley, learning the new fate of “Inside the NBA” was as if he was a player who found out he had been traded when it was reported in the media. On a Saturday night earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal broke the news that TNT had struck a deal to license the … Read more
Actor Matthew Lillard, 54, thought his career in Hollywood was over when “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” flopped at the box office. “I thought I’d be No. 1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years,” Lillard said in an interview with Business Insider. “And the reality was the exact opposite happened.” Critics ripped the … Read more
HelloFresh is bringing a new meaning to “friendsgiving.” The meal kit company is bringing an iconic sitcom’s Thanksgiving episode to life for the holiday while honoring the 30th anniversary of “Friends.” In a flashback to the beloved series’ Season 6 Episode 9, titled “The One Where Ross Got High,” the limited-edition meal kit will let … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of “ER,” has sued Warner Bros. Television over a dispute about an upcoming medical drama it says is a rebranded version of an unauthorized reboot. After Crichton’s estate, led by his widow, Sherri, could not reach an agreement with … Read more
“Ted Lasso” fans will surely get a kick out of this. Two weeks after “Ted Lasso” co-creator Bill Lawrence told The Post more episodes were possible in the not-so-distant future comes word the hit Apple TV+ show could be returning for a fourth season. Warner Bros. Television, the studio behind behind the streaming soccer comedy, … Read more
“Batgirl”? Whatever! Michael Keaton, who filmed scenes as Bruce Wayne — a k a Batman — in DC Studios’ $100 million “Batgirl,” did not lose much sleep over its dramatic shelving in 2022. “I didn’t care one way or another. Big, fun, nice check,” the actor told GQ. Michael Keaton said he got a “nice … Read more
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga put on a bloody show as they sing and dance through Arkham State Hospital in the latest trailer for “Joker: Folie à Deux.” The new sneak peek dropped on July 23 after a 24-hour livestream hosted by Warner Bros., and it showcases Joker’s “trial of the century” in the sequel … Read more
Todd Phillips’ upcoming sequel to his original “Joker” film, “Joker: Folie á Deux,” is reportedly centered on music. So, it makes perfect sense that musician and Oscar-winning actress Lady Gaga is playing Harley Quinn. However, it wasn’t casting director Francine Maisler’s initial idea to cast the “Bad Romance” singer opposite Joaquin Phoenix. Lady Gaga as … Read more
The sports-streaming service set to be launched by Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox will be called Venu Sports and is on track for launch this fall, Pete Distad, the venture’s CEO, said Thursday. Announced in February, the service will try to woo younger viewers who are not tuned in to cable TV with a bundled offering of … Read more
Obituaries for TNT’s NBA coverage might be premature. The NBA’s television deal with Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT and Disney’s ABC and ESPN expires after next season, and there has been a lot of speculation that TNT would lose out on the game of musical chairs in favor of new deals with Comcast’s NBC and Amazon. … Read more
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … not Henry Cavill! DC Studios CEO James Gunn dropped the first photo of the latest actor to play Clark Kent, David Corenswet. “Get Ready. Superman. 7.11.25,” the director wrote Monday in a caption on the social media platform Threads alongside the image of Corenswet, 30, decked out … Read more
It was not a friendly encounter. British actress Olivia Williams recently recalled a “harrowing” and “alarming” experience she allegedly had while appearing on the iconic TV show “Friends.” “Well, just as an example, I was taken to the studio in a shared car with a wonderful actress whose character, I think, was called ‘Old Woman,’ … Read more
David Gallagher, known for his role as Simon Camden in the hit WB show “7th Heaven,” shocked fans Saturday after debuting a bald head and beard while attending the cast reunion at the highly anticipated 90’s Con. Several fans attending the convention were shocked to see the primetime family TV cutie, known for his long … Read more
Will Forte went all Looney Tunes after finally watching his shelved movie “Coyote vs. Acme” — and said that “it’s incredible” in an open letter/rant he posted to his colleagues on the doomed flick. “I know a lot of you haven’t gotten a chance to see our movie,” he said on X, addressing the “Coyote … Read more
Visitors to Movie World amusement park in Australia were stuck on one of the tallest roller-coasters in the world after a loose scarf became entangled around the train wheel. Reaching speeds of up to 71mph, the DC Rivals HyperCoaster is the tallest, longest and fastest rollercoaster in the Southern Hemisphere. In a statement, Warner Bros … Read more