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In an Instagram post that didn’t ignore the blowback from the institution’s display, Yves Delhommeau, managing director of Paris’ Grevin Museum, showed footage of one of the artists making changes to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson‘s highly criticized wax statue.

“We got a big surprise when we put him under the lights. His skin tone seemed too pale,” Delhommeau insisted in French, which was subtitled in English. “And we suddenly realized we might have got it wrong.”

He explained a lot of hard work went into the waxwork but said they came up short. “Painting on wax is very complicated. And we know Dwayne Johnson looks very different from one photo to the next,” Delhommeau said.

As an artist toiled with a paintbrush and palette behind him, the museum’s director vowed “we’re going to work on this amazing waxwork so it better represents him.”

He ended the video message saying, “Long live Dwayne Johnson, who’s going to stop and have a drink with us in Paris real soon,” in reference to Johnson’s response to the panned display.

Johnson previously explained his team was reaching out to the institution and said when the statue is improved, he looks forward to raising a glass to toast his waxy avatar.

As reported, many of the superstar’s 370 million social media fans took time to throw shade on the statue, which clearly was the wrong shade for the Black and Samoan star.

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The second season of Marvel Studios’ Loki not only explores the literal inner workings of the temporal bureaucracy known as the Time Variance Authority, but it also sends viewers — as well as Tom Hiddleston‘s fan favorite God of Mischief and his pal Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson) — through time and space.

Oh, and into a McDonald’s in Broxton, Oklahoma, in 1982. 

Back from the first season is costume designer Christine Wada. ABC Audio wanted to know if she ever thought working for Marvel would have her making the period-accurate Mickey D’s uniforms spotted in a scene where Sophia Di Martino‘s Loki variant Sylvie gets a job at the Golden Arches.

“No,” Wade answered flatly but added a laugh.

She called the task “really fun,” noting McDonald’s consulted with the show’s creative team to get the details just right.

“Our uniforms right on the cusp of when they phased out to a new one, which is really kind of perfect for our show . . .” she said, calling Loki a “costume designer’s dream come true.” 

Literally building the world of the TVA and beyond was production designer Kasra Farahani and his team. 

Much of season 2 takes place deep inside the bureaucratic bowels of the TVA.

Farahani explained, “If those spaces were inspired by the mid-Sixties, these spaces . . . were definitely inspired by more Cold War tech and architecture and the bunkers from the mid-fifties. So it’s like sort of ten years earlier or so.”

He stressed real sets and practical props over computer magic wherever possible, calling it “a joy to be able to find new corners of the TVA to world build in and to develop.” 

The fourth episode of Loki’s second season debuts Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.

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Reality TV matriarch Kris Jenner has offered candid insight into her past infidelity during her marriage to late attorney Robert Kardashian, Sr.

The revelation came during the Wednesday, October 25 episode of The Kardashians when her daughter, Khloé Kardashian, asked her about her unfaithfulness. Kris, who was married to Robert for 12 years, attributed her actions to her youthful naivety.

She acknowledged that her early 20s played a significant role in her decision, stating, “I think being really young and dumb is something that plays into it because you don’t really understand the consequences of your actions.”

When pressed for a specific reason, Kris admitted she’s still uncertain. She characterized Robert as a “great husband and dad” and expressed deep remorse, labeling her actions as her “life’s biggest regret.”

Despite their divorce, Kris and Robert remained close until his passing in 2003.

The conversation was shaped by watching Khloé navigate co-parenting with Tristan Thompson, a relationship that ended publicly after his infidelity scandals.

In her own life, Kris sees her past actions as integral to her journey, believing that everything happens for a reason and her daughters with ex Caitlyn Jenner might not have come into her life without those experiences.

“You know, I’m not proud of the way that I behaved during that time, but you know what?” she told Khloé. “Everything happens for a reason. I really do live my life by thinking God has a plan. And without that whole thing happening, there never would’ve been Kendall and Kylie.”

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Michelle Williams‘ narration of Britney Spears‘ memoir, The Woman in Me, in the audiobook edition has left fans clamoring for more after hearing her impersonation of Justin Timberlake. 

After the book’s release on October 24, listeners swiftly commended the Oscar winner for her captivating performance, with a particular passage about and encounter Britney witnessed between Justin and Ginuwine going viral on social media.

In the snippet, Britney recounted her time in New York City with the ‘NSYNC member when they encountered R&B artist.

“One day, J and I were in New York, going to parts of town I had never been to before. Walking our way was a guy with a huge, blinged-out medallion. He was flanked by two giant security guards. J got all excited and said so loud, ‘Oh yeah, fo’ shiz, fo’ shiz. Ginuwine, what’s up, my homie?’”

Williams’ impersonation of Timberlake in this snippet circulated on social media, leaving fans eager to hear the rest of the memoir, with one person noting, “If someone can confirm that the rest of the book is this funny, please let me know, and I’ll buy it ASAP.”

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It was a Dunphy family reunion as Sofia Vergara shared pics with her Modern Family co-stars Julie Bowen and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, along with Ferguson’s husband Justin Mikita, visiting her at home.

“Afternoon with some of my favorite people in the world! I luv u @jessetyler @justinmikita @itsjuliebowen,” she captioned the October 24 post of herself with the quartet on her patio.

Vergara also shared a carousel of photos of the gang admiring her cavernous closet and vast shoe collection, along with the caption, “Cone [sic] back soooon!!!!! I missed uuu.”

“For once, I enjoyed being back in the closet!” Ferguson joked in the comments section.

Another snap showed a mirror selfie of four of them.

Modern Family, which ran for 11 seasons on ABC, starred Bowen and Ferguson as siblings Claire and Mitch, while Vergara played their stepmom Gloria. Three years after the show ended its run in 2020, the entire cast still remains close.

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David E. Kelley is in talks to co-write a TV adaptation of Rufi Thorpe’s upcoming book, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, with Nicole Kidman and Elle and Dakota Fanning’s production companies attached to executive produce the potential series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The plot follows Margo Millet, the daughter of a Hooters waitress and former pro wrestler who has an affair with her junior college English professor and gets pregnant. Struggling to make ends meet, she turns to OnlyFans and becomes a runaway success, thanks to her father, who imparts wisdom he learned in the wrestling ring…

Veteran stand-up comedian Wanda Sykes will embark on her Please & Thank You comedy tour in 2024 — her first major tour in six years. The first 29 dates of the tour will begin on March 1 in Concord, New Hampshire, and wrap up June 15 in Kansas City, Missouri, with more dates to be added into the fall. Sykes hasn’t done a full-blown tour since the COVID-19 pandemic, but did appear occasionally in clubs and venues post-2020 to hone material for her Emmy-nominated Netflix special, I’m an Entertainer, which debuted in May. Ticket info, as well as the full list of dates can be found at WandaSykes.com…

Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph has joined the ensemble cast of the new feature comedy The Fabulous Four, joining Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler and Megan Mullally, according to Deadline. Ralph replaces Sissy Spacek, who was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. The Fabulous Four follows “three life-long friends — played by Sarandon, Mullally and Ralph — who travel to Key West, Florida to be bridesmaids in a surprise wedding of their college girlfriend Marilyn — portrayed by Midler,” per the outlet. The trip will “change all their lives in ways they never expected”…

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Netflix has released the official trailer for its Bradley Cooper-directed, Steven Spielberg-produced film Maestro, based on the life and lifelong love of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein, capturing glimpses of the composer throughout his life.

Cooper plays the maestro himself in this biopic based on the lifelong relationship between Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein, played by Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan.

Being in the circle of the “first great American composer” comes with a price, however, as his sister, portrayed by Sarah Silverman, warns Felicia in the clip. That price, she learns, is having to compete with others for his love and attention.

“I love people so much, it’s hard for me to be alone,” Cooper reveals in a recreation of one of Bernstein’s interviews. “And music, it keeps me glued to life.”

Maestro — also starring Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Josh Hamilton, Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton and Miriam Shor — opens in select theaters in November, before debuting December 20 on Netflix.

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The beloved British sci-fi series Doctor Who is about to turn 60 years old, and Disney+ is helping to celebrate with a series of specials.

On Wednesday, the streaming service dropped an action-packed trailer to promote the trio of special episodes: The Star Beast debuts November 25; Wild Blue Yonder on December 2; and The Giggle on December 9.

All three specials will reunite David Tennant‘s Fourteenth Doctor with Catherine Tate‘s Donna Temple-Noble “as they come face-to-face with their most terrifying villain yet: the Toymaker,” played by Neil Patrick Harris in his Doctor Who debut.

New cast members include Yasmin Finney as Rose Temple-Noble; Miriam Margolyes as the voice of the Meep; and Ruth Madeley as Shirley Anne Bingham. They join returning characters Sylvia Noble (Jacqueline King), Shaun Temple (Karl Collins) and Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave).

Additionally, the streaming service announces Ncuti Gatwa will take control of the TARDIS as the Fifteenth Doctor. A new season of Doctor Who will stream globally in 2024 on Disney+ and on the BBC in the U.K. and Ireland.

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At 80 years young, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese just saw his latest acclaimed epic, Killers of the Flower Moon, premiere in theaters — and he’s not slowing down.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Scorsese was asked if he’d ever consider calling it a career, as another Oscar winner, Quentin Tarantino, says he’s going to do after his 10th film, The Movie Critic.

Tarantino won a screenwriting Oscar for 1994’s crime classic Pulp Fiction, but not a Best Director statue, like Scorsese’s long overdue accolade for 2009’s The Departed.

When asked if Scorsese was “built different” for not considering hanging it up, the filmmaker replied, “I am.”

He also added of Tarantino, “He’s a writer. It’s a different thing … I get attracted to stories through other people. All different means, different ways. And so I think it’s a different process.”

That said, Scorsese noted, “I respect writers and I wish I could. I wish I could just be in a room and create these novels, not films, novels.”

And another reason he won’t retire? “I’m curious about everything still,” Scorsese maintains. “That’s one of the things. If I’m curious about something I think I’ll find a way. If I hold out and hold up, I’ll find a way to try to make something of it on film, but I have to be curious about the subject. My curiosity is still there.”

He added of the writer/director, “I couldn’t speak for Quentin Tarantino or others who are able to create this work in their world.”

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Apple TV+ has announced its programming lineup for the holidays, which kicks off in a big way on November 22. That’s when a live-action/animated special based on the classic The Velveteen Rabbit debuts, along with a musical special from Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham, festive episodes of The Snoopy Show and Frog and Toad, and a sing-along version of Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell‘s acclaimed Christmas musical Spirited.

And because for millions of people it’s not the holidays without seeing the Charlie Brown seasonal classics, Apple TV+ will provide subscription-free windows to let viewers revisit the beloved Peanuts specials A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, as well as A Charlie Brown Christmas.

The former will be watchable for free Saturday, November 18, through Sunday, November 19; A Charlie Brown Christmas will be available Saturday, December 16, through Sunday, December 17.

It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, had its free window already; it is currently streaming on the platform for subscribers.

As previously reported, the Ted Lasso Emmy winner — along with special guests — will top-line Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas on Wednesday, November 22.

That day will also see the debuts of a special Making of ‘Spirited’ documentary and the debut of the aforementioned Velveteen Rabbit adaptation.

Friday, December 1, will mark the debut of the Frog and Toad Christmas Special; Shape Island: The Winter Blues; The Snoopy Show: Happiness is Holiday Traditions; and the sing-along version of Spirited.

Check out more info at the streaming service’s official website.

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