Ashton Kutcher is opening up about returning for the That ’70s Show reboot.
Kutcher, who played Michael Kelso in the original series, headed back to the basement for the reboot That ’90s Show, and he told Entertainment Tonight that the whole experience was “insane.”
“We shot it,” the actor, 44, revealed. “It’s funny and it’s weird. It was super nostalgic and really odd. Going back into the basement — just going back into the set was weird. And then being around everyone, it’s just bizarre.”
“It’s just — it’s insane,” he added. “The fact that that happened is insane.”
That ’70s Show ran for eight seasons from 1998 until 2006. Alongside Kutcher, the series also starred his now wife Mila Kunis, Wilmer Valderrama, Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Debra Jo Rupp, Kurtwood Smith, and Tommy Chong, all of whom are set to return for the new show.
A release date for That ’90s Show, which will air on Netflix, has not yet been announced.
Fans have been burning to see Rege-Jean Page‘s the Duke of Hastings, back on their screens since season one of Bridgerton ended. However, it doesn’t seem he’ll be making a return anytime soon.
While appearing on Monday’s Good Morning America, host Michael Strahan asked Page, “What do you say to all those fans, they’re still waiting and clamoring for you to come back?”
“I mean, I’ll take the compliment that’s built in there,” the 34-year-old actor replied. “I’m so glad that they had a good time and they want more. Shonda [Rhimes] and I are still super proud of how we stuck that landing.”
He added, “Much like we were talking about playing villains, Simon started from a very dark place. He was emotionally broken and the fact that we had this beautiful redemption arc is what feels so good about him. He is now married, he has kids, he’s emotionally available, he’s communicating. They lived happily ever after, we’re not gonna touch that.”
Bridgerton became a phenom when it hit Netflix in December 2020. The first season focused on the love story between Page’s character and Phoebe Dynevor‘s Daphne Bridgerton. Each season of the series, which is based on Julia Quinn‘s collection of novels of the same name, will, like the books, focus on a different member of the Bridgerton clan’s love story.
Season two, which centered around Jonathan Bailey‘s Anthony Bridgerton, the eldest son of the family, premiered in March 2022. Season three is in the works and will focus on the family’s third son, Colin, played by Luke Newton.
Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings are finalizing deals to continue to share Jeopardy! hosting duties for the long-running ABC game show’s upcoming 39th season, according to Deadline. Bialik and Jennings had been filling in as guest hosts following the abrupt exit of Mike Richards as host in August after one day of recordings. Bialik and Jennings were subsequently named full-time hosts for the remainder of season 38…
The Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverteaser-trailer received 172 million hits in its first 24 hours, making it one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s top trailer debuts for a superhero movie, a source close to Marvel tells Variety. That’s nearly doubles the 88 million views nabbed by the original Black Panther teaser in 2017. Wakanda Forever lands behind the teasers for Spider-Man: No Way Home and Thor: Love and Thunder, which received 355.5 million and 209 million views, respectively, in the same time frame. Four Avengers trailers also pulled in bigger numbers: the Avengers: Endgame‘s teaser and final trailers with 268 million and 289 million, respectively, and Avengers: Infinity War‘s teaser and final trailer with 230 million and 179 million, respectively. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will hit theaters on Nov. 11…
David Warner, the British actor best known for playing villains in films like Time After Time, Time Bandits, TRON and Titanic, died Sunday at Denville Hall, a nursing home in London for those in the entertainment industry, his family told the BBC. He was 80. Star Trek fans know also Warner for portraying three different species in the franchise: the human Federation representative St. John Talbot in 1989’s Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, the peaceful Klingon Chancellor Gorkon in 1981’s Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and the Cardassian officer Gul Madred in 1992’s Star Trek: The Next Generation…
The Wild ‘n Out host, 41, and Bre Tiesi, 31, have welcomed their first child together.
Tiesi announced she had an “natural unmedicated home birth” on Instagram on Monday, sharing a carousel of photos from the joyous moment.
“I did it. An all natural unmedicated home birth. This was the most humbling / limit pushing yet awakening and completely empowering experience,” she wrote. “I can’t thank my team enough for delivering my son safely. This experience has changed me forever and I couldn’t of asked for a more amazing and supportive partner. Daddy showed the f up for us.. I couldn’t of done it without you. I can’t believe he’s here.”
Shortly after the Instagram announcement, the model shared a “very emotional labor and delivery vlog” detailing her birthing experience, including sweet moments of the parents with their newborn. Tiesi said she chronicled her journey in hopes that “it helps anyone considering an unmedicated home birth.”
During the 11-minute-long video, the name of Cannon and Tiesi’s adorable little boy was revealed as Legendary Love.
Legendary is Tiesi’s first child. Cannon has seven other children with four women: 11-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan with Mariah Carey; Golden, 5, and Powerful Queen, 1, with Brittany Bell; one-year-old twins, Zion and Zillion with Abby De La Rosa; and Zen, who died in December at five months old, with Alyssa Scott.
Following an emotional group date, Rachel and Gabby changed the rules on Monday’s episode of The Bachelorette — with unexpectedly disappointing results.
But first, Rachel and Zach were treated to a one-on-one date fit for a Hollywood power couple, courtesy of TV host Karamo Brown, that saw them walking the red carpet to a big-screen peek at each other’s lives, set to the music of composer Matt White. The two felt an instant connection with each other that lead Rachel to offer the California tech executive the date rose, which he eagerly accepted.
Then Erich joined Gabby for a one-on-one that quickly turned into a two-on-one when another celebrity — at least to Bachelor Nation — Gabby’s grandpa John showed up to join them for a sound healing ceremony, followed by something a little more up grandpa’s alley, specifically a bowling alley. Erich passed the grandpa test, and won Gabby over during their intimate dinner, after which, he accepted her date rose.
Later, the remaining 19 men embarked on the largest group date in Bachelorette history, where both ladies got a chance to picture their futures with the men — literally — through the lens of legendary photographer Franco Lacosta.
The group then headed to SoFi Stadium for a romantic evening that took a devastating turn for Gabby when she learned that three of the men — Tyler, Jacob and Hayden — felt more of a connection with Rachel, the latter explaining that he was turned off by her “rough around the edges” and “goofy” personality. Rachel’s date rose went to Aven, while Gabby didn’t give out a rose.
That led the Bachelorettes to change the rules, deciding to “move forward on two separate journeys.” Gabby and Rachel each had their own set of roses, which they took turns offering to the men each of them wanted to continue dating. Accepting the rose was a commitment to date that Bachelorette solely for the remainder of the competition.
The idea did not end well, particularly for Rachel, who had Alec, James and Tremayne turn down her rose. Despite being placed back in line with a chance to be offered Gabby’s rose, they were sent home, along with Jacob.
But hold the phone…
In a confessional that played during the closing credits, James “Meatball” expressed regret over turning down Rachel’s rose, then begged her for another chance. Will she reconsider? We’ll have to wait until next week to find out.
Here are the remaining 17 men, following Monday’s rose ceremony:
Rachel:
Aven, 28, a sales executive from San Diego, California
Ethan, 27, an advertising executive from New York, New York
Hayden, 29, a leisure executive from Tampa, Florida
Jordan H., 35, a software developer from Tampa, Florida
Logan, 26, a videographer from San Diego, California
Tino, 28, a general contractor from Playa Del Rey, California
Tyler, 25, a small business owner from Wildwood, New Jersey
Zach, 25, a tech executive from Anaheim Hills, California
Gabby:
Erich, 29, a real estate analyst from Bedminster, New Jersey
Jason, 30, an investment banker from Santa Monica, California
Johnny, 25, a realtor from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Kirk, 29, a college football coach from Lubbock, Texas
Mario, 31, a personal trainer from Naperville, Illinois
Michael, 32, a pharmaceutical salesman from Long Beach, California
Nate, 33, an electrical engineer from Chicago, Illinois
Quincey, 25, a life coach from Miami, Florida
Spencer, 27, an army officer from Chicago, Illinois
The Bachelorette returns Monday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Speaking to ABC Audio, the two said it was a no-brainer for them to be part of the beloved series. “It’s very smartly done,” noted Bleu, who plays himself this season. Earles, who will play camp commander Dewey Wood, added, “It’s the most animated show on television.”
Both actors also heaped praise on the show’s “incredibly talented and hardworking” young cast for teaching them some valuable lessons.
“I learned to … find it in myself the organic love of performance,” said Bleu, who admits to being “such a perfectionist.” He said the young actors helped him step away from that mentality.
“They just grab a guitar [and] start singing. They’re just dancing. That love of performance as a form of expression is such a great reminder of what it can do,” the Broadway star said. Bleu added the young cast helped him perform “in a way that that I don’t think I’ve actually ever done before,” which “did a number on me.”
“They’re very free. They’re very uninhibited,” Earles agreed. “It almost inspires you to throw your inhibitions out the window.” Earles also shouted out one star in particular.
“One actor that consistently just blew my mind no matter what they were doing in a scene was Sofia Wylie,” the Hannah Montana alum said as Bleu nodded along. “She’s our youngest cast member, and she would make these choices that made my head explode … and I would be moved to tears at her performance.”
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series season 3 premieres Wednesday, July 27, on Disney+.
Lupita Nyong’o opened up about the grief she experienced while making Black Panther: Wakanda Forever without the king himself, Chadwick Boseman.
The Oscar winner told The Hollywood Reporter that the Marvel sequel pays tribute to Boseman, who died after a battle with colon cancer in August 2020.
“For us as a cast, having lost our king, Chadwick Boseman, that was a lot to process, and in many ways, we’re still processing it. When you lose someone, I don’t know when you stop missing them,” Nyong’o said. “We felt it so much, making this film without him.”
That was not the only challenge in making the film. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic brought along its own set of hardships, Nyong’o said, but noted that the cast and crew all came together to make it work.
“To make this film against all odds is a powerful statement unto itself, and I am very proud that we did it,” Nyong’o said. “It was very therapeutic. It restored a sense of hope for me in making it, and I think we’ve expanded the world of Wakanda in ways that will blow people’s minds.”
Speaking of which – when the official teaser trailer for the film dropped at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, fans were left with a huge question. Who is the person donning the Black Panther suit? Nyong’o remained tight-lipped on the subject.
“Don’t you just love a good secret,” she said.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever releases in theaters on November 11.
Marvel is owned by Disney, the parent company of ABC News.
The late night show Full Frontal with Samantha Beehas been canceled at TBS after seven seasons.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Emmy-winning series won’t be coming back after wrapping its last episode on June 23.
“Bee made television history in the late night space, paving the way for female voices in what has traditionally been, and continues to be a male dominated landscape,” Bee’s reps said in a statement obtained by THR. “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee consistently broke barriers with Sam and her team boldly using political satire to entertain, inform and empower viewers, while embracing critically underrepresented stories, particularly about women.”
Full Frontal is the latest casualty on the TNets – TBS, TNT and TruTV – following the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery.
Paul Sorvino, known for his role as mobster Paulie Cicero in Goodfellas, as well as for being the father of actress Mira Sorvino, has died at age 83.
Sorvino’s publicist Roger Neal confirmed the news and released a statement from Sorvino’s wife, Dee Dee Sorvino, who was by his side when he passed.
“Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage,” Dee Dee says in the statement.
Mira Sorvino added in a statement on Twitter, “My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over. He was the most wonderful father. I love him so much. I’m sending you love in the stars Dad as you ascend.”
Sorvino had dealt with health challenges over the years and passed from natural causes. In addition to Dee Dee and Mira, he is survived by his children Amanda and Michael and five grandchildren.
The first trailer for the movie Till was released Monday on what would have been Emmett Till’s 81st birthday.
The biopic, from director Chinonye Chukwu, follows the story of Mamie Till-Mobley, who fought for justice after her 14-year-old son was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 following false accusations from a white woman.
“The lynching of my son has shown me that what happens to any of us, anywhere in the world, had better be the business of us all,” Mamie, played by Danielle Deadwyler, says in the trailer.
The film also stars Jalyn Hall as Emmett and Whoopi Goldberg as Emmett’s grandmother, Alma Carthan.
Till will make its world premiere at the 60th New York Film Festival, which takes place September 30 to October 16. It premieres in select theaters on October 14 and opens everywhere on October 28.
