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Demi Moore discusses ‘The Substance’ with ‘Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle’ co-stars

January 28, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Demi Moore‘s Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle co-stars are proud of her for her work in The Substance.

The actress, who is Oscar-nominated for her performance in the Coralie Fargeat [fahr-ZHAH]-directed film, had a virtual reunion with Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu for Vanity Fair, in which they discussed The Substance, their connection to the film’s themes and more.

The Substance follows Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-list celebrity past her prime. When she turns 50, she’s fired from her TV aerobics show, and is then offered a black market drug that promises to transform her into a much younger version of herself. Of course, it comes with unforeseen side effects.

Moore said that the script for The Substance came at a pivotal time for her.

“I felt like I didn’t belong and that perhaps my time was complete,” Moore said. “I wasn’t feeling meaningful work was coming, and I didn’t feel like I needed to work to work, my own success didn’t drive me. And I felt a grief at this idea that it was like, ‘Is this done?'”

Diaz, who said she was moved by the film, spoke about its complex layers — specifically the theme about the objectification of women.

She said of Moore’s performance, “In watching you give this performance, you don’t have to ask anybody’s permission.”

Liu echoed Diaz and told Moore, “You’ve always had it in you and in all of the work that you’ve done. There’s so much vulnerability in the strength that you are able to put on camera.”

“Thank you for making this movie,” Diaz added. “…[T]he layers are just being peeled back. It’s just a big onion and I’m excited to keep the conversation going wherever we can.”

In brief: Jeremy Allen White to star in ‘Enigma Variations’ for Netflix and more

January 28, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Jennifer Garner is set to star in The Five-Star Weekend for Peacock. The actress, who will also executive produce the series, will play a famous food influencer who experiences a devastating loss. In an effort to find herself again after the grief, she heads out for a weekend away in Nantucket with three friends she made at different stages of her life and a surprise fifth guest. The show will be based on The New York Times bestselling book of the same name …

Jeremy Allen White is cooking up something new at Netflix. Variety reports the actor will star in and executive produce a limited series based on the André Aciman novel Enigma Variations for the streamer. The story centers on Paul, who will be played by White, and his love life as a bisexual man. This will mark the second screen adaptation of one of Aciman’s novels, the first being the 2017 film Call Me By Your Name, which starred Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer …

Hulu has debuted the first-look photos at its upcoming original series Good American Family. The show, which stars Ellen Pompeo, is told from multiple points of view and follows a couple who adopted a girl with a rare form of dwarfism. The couple eventually comes to suspect the girl may not be who she says she is. The two-episode premiere of the show is set for March 19, with new episodes dropping every Wednesday. Good American Family also stars Mark Duplass, Imogen Reid, Dulé Hill, Christina Hendricks, Sarayu Blue and Jenny O’Hara …

Reese Witherspoon was jury foreman because of ‘Legally Blonde’: ‘I played a lawyer in a movie once’

January 28, 2025 by WDNY Radio

What, like it’s hard?

Reese Witherspoon famously played law student Elle Woods in the film Legally Blonde, and in a recent interview on The Graham Norton Show, she revealed members of a jury she was on thought she was a lawyer in real life.

“It was after Legally Blonde. It was probably like seven years after Legally Blonde, I got called for jury duty and it was in Beverly Hills,” Witherspoon said. “I thought, ‘Surely they’re not gonna pick me.’ They picked me for a long trial, y’all. It was probably two weeks. I was on the jury.”

Witherspoon shared she went in for jury duty every day for a solid two weeks. The actress said she got very invested in the case, which had to do with someone suing a dog owner after the dog bit her hand.

“We went every day and then we went to deliberation and so at the very end they say, ‘OK, well somebody in this group has to be the foreman’ and they all unanimously are like, ‘Her,’” Witherspoon said.

The actress shared her fellow jury members selected her to be foreman because “you went to law school.”

“I was like, ‘Y’all this is really upsetting. I definitely did not go to law school, I didn’t finish college,’” Witherspoon said. “I played a lawyer in a movie once but they fully made me the foreman and I started realizing people don’t know much about the law.”

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ to film on Italian island from Homer’s epic

January 27, 2025 by WDNY Radio

We have new details about Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming adaptation of Homer‘s epic, The Odyssey.

The film, which has a star-studded cast that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron and Jon Bernthal, will partly film in Sicily. Variety first reported the location news on Monday. The Italian island was, according to scholars, a location during Odysseus’ journey in the world-famous text.

Filming in Sicily will take place on the island Favignana, otherwise known as goat island, believed to be the location where Homer envisioned Odysseus landing with his crew.

Other announced locations for the shoot include the U.K. and Morocco.

The Odyssey, of course, tells the story of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, and his 10-year journey of returning home to his wife, Penelope, after the Trojan War.

Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell and more star in ‘The White Lotus’ official season 3 trailer

January 27, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The White Lotus season 3 has a new action-packed and highly ominous trailer.

The dramedy, which is returning for its third chapter of vacation misadventures, received an official trailer on Monday displaying the new Thai resort setting for the show.

The trailer for the HBO show stars Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan, Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Thai musician Lalisa Manobal, known as Lisa, and more.

“Our hotel is the best in the world, at the end of the week, you will be an entirely different person,” a host says, welcoming the new guests to the Thai resort and setting up an eerie foreshadow.

The trailer shows each party’s initial reactions to the resort, including Natasha Rothwell, who also starred in season 1 as a spa manager, arriving to the island looking to learn more about her trade; Bibb, Coon and Monaghan on an apparent girls trip; and Posey arriving with Jason Isaacs.

Midway through the trailer, the stakes are intensified as crime becomes an issue on the island and the resort must beef up security.

The new season will also star Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Tayme Thapthimthong and Aimee Lou Wood.

The series, which was recently renewed for a season 4, is created, written and directed by Mike White.

The White Lotus season 3, which consists of eight episodes, premieres Feb. 16 on HBO and streams on Max.

Alec Baldwin gets emotional about ‘Rust’ shooting in trailer for ‘The Baldwins’

January 27, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The trailer and premiere date for The Baldwins has arrived.

On Monday, TLC released the first trailer for the documentary series about Alec Baldwin, his wife, Hilaria, and their children. The new series will debut on the network on Feb. 23. New episodes will stream the next day on Max.

The show, which will follow the Baldwin family’s adventures in New York City, “blends the highs and lows of family life, with the challenges and humor that come while raising a large family in the public eye,” according to a press release.

One of those lows could be the involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec after a gun he was holding while filming the Western movie Rust discharged back in October 2021, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The topic is addressed in the new trailer.

“A son lost his mom in the most unthinkable tragedy. This is never something to forget, and we’re trying to parent through it,” Hilaria says, before an emotional Alec almost breaks into tears.

“Honestly, from the bottom of my soul, I don’t know where I’d be if I didn’t have you and these kids,” Alec then tells Hilaria.

The premiere episode finds the Baldwins celebrating their oldest son Rafael‘s ninth birthday. They travel to East Hampton for their yearly summer tradition, but while they celebrate, emotional complexities loom as Alec prepares to face trial.

“This series gives viewers a glimpse into our lives as a family — the good, bad, wild, and everything in between. We hope viewers will connect with our experiences and the love we share. Filming the show has been an amazing journey, and we’re proud to have TLC as a partner in telling our story,” Alec and Hilaria said in a press release.

Hugh Jackman opens ‘From New York, With Love’ concert series at Radio City Music Hall

January 27, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Hugh Jackman’s From New York, With Love concert series opened at Radio City Music Hall on Jan. 24.

The star celebrated the milestone with an Instagram post the following day, reflecting on the evening.

“What an incredible night it was,” Jackman wrote. “We opened our show at the @radiocitymusichall. It had all the feels. The love, the glitches, the sweat, the tears, the laughter and, and, and. The love emanating from the audience was enormous. We all felt it.”

Jackman’s new show features songs from some of his most iconic stage and screen roles, including The Boy From Oz, Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman and The Music Man, according to the show’s official website.

The actor also expressed his gratitude to the audience and his team, writing, “Thank you to the cast and crew for your tireless efforts and talent.” He also looked ahead, adding, “The icing is we get to keep the party going 23 more times.”

The evening included a surprise appearance by Jackman’s close friend and Deadpool & Wolverine co-star Ryan Reynolds.

Reynolds later praised Jackman on his Instagram Stories, writing, “THIS FELLA PUTS ON A SHOW. I HAD NO IDEA HE COULD SING AND DANCE. I KNEW HE COULD STAB AND GRUNT.”

Reynolds described the performance as “an immersive retrospective and jamboree of feeling, giggles, and joy,” and noted that Jackman’s tribute to his longtime friend Gus Worland and the Gotcha4Life charity left “not one dry eye in the house.”

Tickets for From New York, With Love are available now, with 23 additional performances scheduled.

The show is set to run through Oct. 4, 2025.

In brief: Sofia Carson, Noah Centineo named Screen Actors Guild Awards ambassadors and more

January 27, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Bradley Whitford is reuniting with Allison Janney at the White House. The former The West Wing costars will come together for another political drama series as Whitford joins the cast of The Diplomat for season 3. Whitford will play the First Gentleman to Janney’s president on the series, Deadline reports, though Netflix refused to comment on the casting news. Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell star in the show, which is currently in production on the new season …

It looks like Kaitlyn Dever will join the cast of the upcoming Godzilla x Kong sequel. Deadline reports that she’s in talks to be the human co-star among the titans in the upcoming chapter in Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise. Grant Sputore will direct the film, which was written by Dave Callaham, and is described to be a continuation of the franchise that centers Godzilla, Kong and the other titans …

Sofia Carson and Noah Centineo are the ambassadors for the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, the guild has announced. They were selected to be ambassadors for exemplifying “the utmost values of the profession” and for being “positive role models for the next generation of performers,” according to the guild. The 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards will take place on Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. ET, only on Netflix …

‘Flight Risk’ soars to the top of the box office

January 27, 2025 by WDNY Radio

A new film took off and landed at the top of the box office this weekend.

Flight Risk, the action thriller directed by Mel Gibson and starring Mark Wahlberg as a hitman sent to kill an accountant before he can testify against a mob boss, was #1 at the box office, with a total gross of $12 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

The film easily beat the second place finisher, Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King, which took in $8.7 million in its sixth week in theaters. Last week’s #1, the Keke Palmer comedy One of Them Days, slipped to #3, taking in $8 million. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 remained in fourth place, followed by Moana 2 in fifth place.

The new supernatural thriller Presence, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Lucy Liu and Chris Sullivan, debuted at #6 with $3.4 million.

Here are the top 10 films at the box office:

1. Flight Risk – $12 million
2. Mufasa: The Lion King – $.8.7 million
3. One of Them Days – $8 million
4. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – $5.5 million
5. Moana 2 – $4.3 million
6. Presence – $3.42 million
7. Wolf Man – $3.40 million
8. A Complete Unknown – $3.1 million
9. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera – $3 million
10. The Brutalist – $2.8 million

Colman Domingo says he’s ‘a little more measured’ following second Oscar nomination

January 24, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Colman Domingo earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in the A24 film Sing Sing. It’s his second straight nod in the Best Actor category after getting nominated for his role in Rustin last year.

“I hugged my husband and we continued to have coffee, and then all the calls came in…,” he told Extra’s Mona Kosar Abdi of his reaction to the Oscar nod, noting he even went on with his plan to go to the gym. “I really do believe that like people at the gym thought it was surprising to see me there. I was like, ‘No, no, I need to do something to ground me for the day.'”

“I’m a little more measured, instead of being shot out of a cannon,” he said. “I feel like I just want to take it in a different way and make sure I’m absolutely present for every moment to remember what the moon and the stars look like, to remember everyone’s sound, and read every single text… I don’t want to be overwhelmed by it. I want to be in it.”

Domingo portrays the role of Divine G in Sing Sing, a story that brings awareness to the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program in Sing Sing Correctional Facility. His character co-founded the program, which helps people in prison develop critical life skills through the arts.

“I wanted to make sure that everyone was cared for and to make sure with my producer team … we were doing it right and making sure that everyone felt seen and heard, valued, in the work we’d done,” Colman told ABC Audio of his role as producer.

Sing Sing is also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Song for “Like a Bird.”

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