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Wendy Williams is returning to television screens and she just has one question: How you doing?
In a social media announcement on Tuesday, it was revealed that the new season of The Wendy Williams Show will begin Monday, October 4.
The promotional clip, which was posted to the talk show’s Instagram account, promises “all new Hot Topics” and was captioned, “THE WAIT IS OVER! Season 13 starts MONDAY. You don’t wanna miss it!”
The exciting news comes after the show’s premiere was postponed due to Williams’ numerous health issues, which included testing positive for COVID-19 and reportedly being checked into a mental health facility, according to the The New York Post. However, last week, sources shared that Wendy was ready to get back into the swing of things.
“Wendy is on the mend, and doing well,” the insider said. “There was a meeting this week, and [execs] assured staff the show will return on October 4., and Wendy is ready to get back to work.”
ABC has tapped former BachelorJesse Palmer to host the show’s upcoming 26th season, the network announced on Tuesday.
The 42-year-old former football pro starred on The Bachelor‘s fifth season. His final rose went to Jessica Bowlin, but the couple split shortly after the show aired in 2004.
“For more than 20 years, The Bachelor has brought the world dozens of unforgettable love stories, including at one time, my own,” Palmer said in a statement. “Falling in love is one of life’s greatest gifts, and I am humbled by the opportunity to return to the show as host this season to offer the newest Bachelor advice gained from firsthand experience and I am grateful to play a small part in his journey.”
Following his Bachelor stint, Palmer went on to host the ABC reality dating show, The Proposal and Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship. He currently hosts ABC’s The Ultimate Surfer and is a football analyst for ESPN.
With the 12 season of the spy spoof currently underway on FXX, the network has announced that it is renewing its animated hit Archer for a 13th season.
Nick Grad, President, Original Programming, FX said in a release that the eight-episode new season will be available in 2022 and, like the current season, will premiere on FXX and be available to stream the next day on FX on Hulu.
“Archer remains one of FX’s signature series and we are happy to extend its legacy with another globetrotting season,” the executive said.
“Like Sterling Archer himself, [creator] Adam Reed and [producers] Matt Thompson, Casey Willis and the entire team…are endlessly creative and always find a way to surpass themselves,” Grad said, adding, “Our thanks to them and the incredible voice cast who keep this fan favorite spy comedy as fresh and exciting as ever.”
One of the members of that voice cast, Lucky Yates, who plays the mad scientist Dr. Algernop Krieger, credits Reed with the show’s surprising longevity. “I owe that all to Adam Reed,” he tells ABC Audio.
“I mean, like he comes out fully formed with ideas, he really does, like before he puts it down in the paper, that guy has got it all figured out.”
Yates adds, “It’s really amazing. And he will follow different paths along the road if those paths present himself, and he thinks it’s a fun way to go. But it really is all Adam.”
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British royalty mixed with Hollywood royalty Tuesday night in London on the red carpet of the world premiere of the latest James Bond movie, No Time to Die.
Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, joined William’s father, Prince Charles, and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, for a night out at the premiere.
The royal foursome walked the red carpet at London’s Royal Albert Hall, where they watched a special screening of the movie, the 25th in the James Bond series and the last that will see Daniel Craig starring as Bond.
The royals were joined at the screening by health care workers and members of the Armed Forces, who were invited in appreciation for their service during the pandemic.
Before watching the film, William, Kate, Charles and Camilla met with the stars of the movie — including Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux and Lashana Lynch — as well as the movie’s screenwriters and members of the crew, according to Clarence House.
The night out was a rare joint appearance for William, Kate, Charles and Camilla. The last time the two couples attended an engagement together was February 2020, when they visited a veterans’ rehabilitation center together in Northern England.
The royals, though, are no strangers to the Bond movie franchise.
In 2015, William, president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and Kate were joined by William’s brother, Prince Harry, at the premiere of Craig’s penultimate Bond adventure, Spectre.
In a clever teaser, HBO has revealed that Curb Your Enthusiasm is returning for its 11th season on Oct. 24.
The snippet starts with what looks like the earth from space, as the opening of Strauss‘ “Also Sprach Zarathustra” — commonly known as the 2001: A Space Odyssey theme — begins.
“The world has changed…” a title card reads.
However, as the “sun” rises against the globe, it’s revealed it’s actually the famously bald head of series star and Seinfeld co-creator Larry David.
“…He hasn’t,” the screen then reads, as the orchestral song transitions to the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme.
The Emmy-winning series will kick off Season 11 at 10:40 p.m. Eastern time on 10/24, before transitioning to 10:30 p.m. on subsequent Sundays.
As previously reported, the upcoming season was shot under strict COVID protocols in part to satisfy out and proud germophobe David.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, executive producer Jeff Schaffer previously explained, “We started writing Curb before COVID, and then when COVID happened we had to change some things.”
He explained, “We…made the decision to set the new season in a post-COVID world.”
Schaffer added, “COVID is in the rearview mirror, but it happened. And Larry [the character] has opinions on all of it.” He also commented, “I can’t tell you which characters got COVID, but I can definitely tell you that we do examine peoples’ behavior during the COVID era.”
Issa Rae is sharing rare details about her personal life in the September issue of Self magazine.
Rae, who recently tied the knot to longtime boyfriend Louis Diame over the summer, says married life is treating her well.
“I’m extremely happy,” she shares.
While Rae is clearly enjoying being a wife, the Insecure creator and star — who admits she’s definitely a “workaholic” — says she’s not yet ready to add mother to her priority list.
“I like my life, I like this selfishness, and I know that I have a window,” she explains. “Women, Black women especially — unless you’re Viola Davis or Angela Bassett — you have a window when people are going to want to continue to see you and see what you can do. Then there are so many limitations placed upon you, and that does keep me up.”
She continues, “I want to do as much as I can while I still can. I know it’s not the proper mentality to think that kids will slow you down, but I do feel that way.”
In addition to family life, Rae is also focusing on the fifth and final season of her hit HBO series Insecure. Rae says after an amazing run, she’s ready for the next chapter in her career.
“I’m definitely ready to let it go,” she said about the show ending. “I knew that I wanted to end it after five seasons. And I feel like I’m really proud of this season that we’re shooting now. It’s so much fun, and it’s made me appreciate the show in a different way.”
The fifth and final season of Insecure premieres Sunday, October 24 at 10 p.m. ET. As previously reported, Rae is expected to return, along with Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Natasha Rothwell, Amanda Seales and Courtney Taylor.
Netflix has released the official trailer to their highly-anticipated Black Western, The Harder They Fall.
The star-studded film, which includes Idris Elba, Jonathan Majors, Lakeith Stanfield, Regina King, Zazie Beetz and Delroy Lindo, follows Majors as outlaw Nat Love, a man set on revenge after he learns that the man who killed his parents is being released from prison. Nat then reunites with his old gang to track down his enemy. As previously reported, The Harder They Fall will be the directorial debut of singer-songwriter Jeymes Samuel. It will also be produced by rapper Jay-Z, who will write and produce original music for the film with Samuel. The Harder They Fall hits select theaters October 22 and on Netflix November 3.
In other news, 2 Dope Queens‘ star Phoebe Robinson has landed her first-ever solo stand-up special, Phoebe Robinson: Sorry Harriet Tubman. Premiering on HBO Max on Thursday, October 14, the new special will feature Robinson’s unique brand of comedic commentary as she discusses therapy, interracial dating, reparations, hanging out with Michelle Obama, and more. The first trailer to the special is now available.
Finally, Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren, the powerhouse behind the Tina musical, and Olivier Award-winning actress Sheila Atim, have joined the cast of The Woman King, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. As previously noted, the film is inspired by real events that took place in the powerful African state of Dahomey in the 18th and 19th centuries. It centers on Nanisca, the general of an all-female military unit called the Amazons, and her daughter, Nawi, and their fight against the French and neighboring tribes who work to enslave their people. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the film also stars Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, and John Boyega.
After serving time over her involvement in the Varsity Blues college cheating scandal, ABC Audio has confirmed Lori Loughlin is returning to TV, on the series When Hope Calls.
The show is a spin-off of the Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart, on which Loughlin starred for six seasons before being abruptly written off when the network cut ties with her over the scandal.
For When Hope Calls‘ second season, Loughlin will reprise her role in the period drama as Abigail Stanton, a widow and cafe-owner who becomes a small-town mayor in 1910 Canada.
The show, formerly on Hallmark Channel, will air on the GAC Family network — formerly known as Great American Country. The two-part premiere titled When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas debuts Saturday, December 18.
Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli pleaded guilty in May of 2020 to playing a role in the college admissions cheating scheme by paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as crew recruits, when neither child participated in the sport.
Both were sentenced to prison on conspiracy charges.
Loughlin pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, and was released from prison at the end of December of this year after serving two months behind bars.
If you have a bunch of money burning a hole in your pocket, or if you’d just like to take a gander at some amazing Hollywood props, check out auction house PropStore‘s collection hitting the block on Tuesday, November 9th.
Up for grabs will be one-of-a-kind items from movie history, like the Hoverboard Michael J. Fox rode in 1989’s Back to the Future 2, Harrison Ford‘s screen-worn shirt as Deckard in the 1981 sci-fi classic Blade Runner, and Tom Hanks‘ only friend, the volleyball he named Wilson, in the Oscar nominated 2000 movie Castaway.
Bids will be taken both in person and online from November 9-11.
Even if you don’t have the scratch to bid, however, you can “walk” through the virtual gallery, and examine each prop, and peruse information about each one.
Here are some of the items up for grabs, along with how much they’re expected to sell for — but given the rarity of the items, it’s expected many in the upcoming collection will fetch more.
Industrial Light and Magic’s Light-up ILM X-wing Filming Miniature from STAR WARS: EP VI – RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) — $276,000 – $414,000
Stormtrooper Helmet from STAR WARS: EP VI – RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) – $138,000 – $207,000
Light-up R2-M80/KR2-M80/R2-F1P Remote Control Droid from ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016) and SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018) — $138,000 – $207,000
Original Screen-matched Large-scale Eagle Transporter Filming Miniature from SPACE: 1999 – $110,400 – $165,600
Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) Autographed Lenticular Mattel Hoverboard from BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II – $82,800 – $110,400
Full-size T-800 Endoskeleton from TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991) – $82,800 – $110,400
James Bond’s (Sean Connery) Screen-matched Suit from YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) – $69,000 – $96,600
Batman’s (Val Kilmer) Sonar Batsuit Display from BATMAN FOREVER (1995) – $55,200 – $82,800
Rick Deckard’s (Harrison Ford) Screen-matched Shirt from BLADE RUNNER (1982) – $55,200 – $96,600
In a rare new interview, Cameron Diaz opened up about her love of husband Benji Madden and whether or not she confuses him with his twin brother, Joel Madden.
“They’re not the same, they’re so different,” the 49-year-old actress laughed when appearing on the Anna Faris Is Unqualified podcast on Monday. “Even though they’re twins, they’re very, very different obviously.”
Diaz then revealed the thoughts that went through her head when she first met the Good Charlotte rocker, hinting that she knew then and there that Benji was the one.
The Charlie’s Angels star said she met her future husband through her now sister-in-law Nicole Richie, who is married to Joel.
“I met [Benji] through my now sister-in-law and brother-in-law, I met them first and then they didn’t set us up but we were in the same room because of them,” said Diaz. “And then we found each other.”
The actress-turned-wine-mogul continued, “I was like, ‘How come I didn’t see him before?'”
Diaz hinted that Benji landed on her radar even before their fateful first interaction, adding that she clocked him when he was heading in her direction.
“I saw him walking towards me and I was like, ‘Huh, he’s hot, I haven’t seen him before,'” she laughed. “But then when I saw him, like who he was, that’s what made me really be like, ‘Oh you, you’re special, you’re the guy, you’re the hidden gem in my life.'”
Diaz and Madden wed in 2015 and, in December 2019, welcomed a daughter, named Raddix.
