Sharon Stone is mourning the death of her younger brother Patrick, who died Sunday at 57.
“We did lose my brother Patrick Joseph Stone to a heart attack yesterday,” the Basic Instinct actress, 64, confirmed in a tearful video posted to Instagram on Monday.
“Like any family, we thank you for your love and support in this time of immeasurable grief and we appreciate all of your condolences,” she continued.
Stone then addressed the “tremendous amount of loss” her family has experienced over the last few years, noting that Patrick was the father of her nephew River, who died in August 2021 at just 11 months old.
“We do greatly understand that the losses are ours here on Earth, and I thank you very much for the love and support that you’re showing us, and we just ask you to continue to be kind,” she concluded. “Thank you.”
Stone also shared a photo of her and Patrick together in a separate Instagram post.
Fellow celebrities took to the comments section to send their condolences to Stone and her family.
“Dearest Sharon, I’m so sorry for your loss. I do understand very well what you’re going through. With love,” actor John Travolta wrote.
Singer Gloria Estefan commented, “Sending love and prayers to accompany you and your family throughout this incredibly difficult time of grief & loss.”
On Friday, Marvel Studios’ next big movie goes small — subatomic, actually. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania primarily takes place in the Quantum Realm, the mysterious region far smaller than most have ventured to and has only been glimpsed in the previous movies.
Turns out — according to the film, that is — there’s a whole world in there and a very big threat to our world in the form of Loki veteran Jonathan Majors‘ Kang the Conquerer.
Ant-Man trilogy director Peyton Reed and company, however, needed to build a world for Kang to conquer first, and that took some brainstorming, he explained.
“We looked at everything from electron microscope photography to things like Heavy Metal magazine in the ’70s and ’80s,” Reed explained at a recent press event.
“And we wanted to bring in all these elements, like there’s a little sword and sorcery element, and then there’s a real, like, you know, Moebius element to it,” the filmmaker continued.
“We just wanted to assemble a team of artists and say, ‘We’re creating the Quantum Realm,’ you know? None of the other Marvel movies have really dealt with it, and we want to create this very vivid world that has its own internal history and internal logic and, you know: Who are the creatures there, and who are the people there, and how do you travel? What are the laws of physics? All these things needed to be figured out.”
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania stars returning series actors Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer, as well as Marvel Cinematic Universe newcomer Kathryn Newton as Cassie, the daughter of Rudd’s size-shrinking hero, Scott Lang.
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Game on: Ted Lasso is returning to Apple TV+ on March 15.
Following the show’s historic back-to-back Emmy wins, the streamer on Tuesday dropped a teaser to the forthcoming third season.
AFC Richmond’s personalities are shown each making up cheery yellow signs with the word “Believe” written on it — except for, as one might predict, Emmy winner Brett Goldstein‘s Roy Kent, who, with a grunt, scrawls the word in a teensy font.
Jason Sudeikis‘ ever-cheery manager then enters the locker room with Brendan Hunt‘s Coach Beard and smiles, seeing each of the players have taped their respective signs to their lockers.
“Well, if seeing is believing, I believe we’ve been seen,” Ted tells Beard.
Ted Lasso‘s Wednesday debut predicts a mid-week drop for each new episode, a first for the streaming service.
Apple TV+ teases, “In the 12-episode third season…the newly-promoted AFC Richmond faces ridicule as media predictions widely peg them as last in the Premier League and Nate (Nick Mohammed)…has gone to work for Rupert (Anthony Head) at West Ham United. In the wake of Nate’s contentious departure from Richmond, Roy Kent steps up as assistant coach…”
The streamer continues, “Meanwhile, while Ted deals with pressures at work, he continues to wrestle with his own personal issues back home, Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) is focused on defeating Rupert and Keeley (Juno Temple) navigates being the boss of her own PR agency.”
The tease concludes, “Things seem to be falling apart both on and off the pitch, but Team Lasso is set to give it their best shot anyway.”
Jordan directing ‘Creed III’ — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc./Ser Baffo
(NOTE LANGUAGE) Michael B. Jordan‘s played a few roles throughout his career, but his favorite was Oscar Grant in Fruitvale Station. In a feature interview with Rolling Stone, he recalled the reaction from French audiences when he and director Ryan Coogler brought the independent film to France.
“Motherf***ers standing up for 10 minutes. I didn’t know what the f*** was going on,” he recalls. “I never thought a n**** from North Jersey’d be able to have that impact.”
According to Michael, Oscar “is what Adonis [in the Creed series] is the most current iteration of.”
“He is Black in the world. He has to work through the aftereffects of what Killmonger was fighting for, and how Oscar wasn’t seen or respected,” he explains. “Adonis is trying to start a family, and dealing with childhood trauma, not knowing how to talk and not knowing how to express himself. Not knowing why he feels less, why doesn’t he feel worthy.”
Ironically, Michael faces similar struggles, working hard to “feel like I deserved the blessings that I have.” The actor admits he’s scared he’ll never feel like he’s accomplished enough.
“I don’t know if I want to be in a constant state of building. But I don’t see myself slowing down,” Michael says. “Even when I say I want to slow down — I do, in theory, [it] sounds good. But then, I’m so curious … I don’t want to leave any stone unturned. I want to squeeze every f***ing drop out of this.”
When asked if he’ll ever make time for a relationship, he says, “Of course I think about it, but I definitely want to try to be responsible with that, knowing how I wanted to be as present as possible. It’s gonna happen when it’s supposed to happen.”
Arrested Development‘s stint on Netflix is coming to an end. The Emmy-winning sitcom, which was canceled by Fox in 2006 after three acclaimed seasons, was revived by the streamer in 2011. Netflix aired two additional seasons of the show and was the streaming home of the original run. However, March 14 will be the last day the show will be available to stream…
I love you, you love me…but will audiences love a new-look Barney? Entertainment Weekly reports that everyone’s favorite purple dinosaur is being relaunched later this year by Mattel. Plans are in the works for an animated series, as well as TV, film and YouTube content, music and, of course, merchandise. There’ll even be accessories and apparel for adults, featuring the original Barney…
Lionsgate and Miramax announced director Guy Ritchie‘s star-packed action comedy Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre will be released on March 3. Jason Statham plays a super spy bent on stopping Hugh Grant‘s billionaire arms broker from selling a piece of deadly weapons tech, as Statham’s fellow secret agents — played by Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, and Bugzy Malone — recruit a Hollywood star, played by Josh Hartnett, as cover for the important mission…
The sleeper action hit Plane, starring co-producer Gerard Butler, is getting a water-bound sequel. Variety reports that Ship will star Plane‘s Mike Colter, reprising his role as accused murderer Louis Gaspare, who fought alongside Butler’s downed pilot Brodie Torrance in the original. Ship production gets underway later this year. Plane debuted in the top slot on on-demand streaming service Vudu’s chart for the week of February 6th through February 12th…
The Banshees of Inisherin producer James Flynn has died, weeks after being nominated for a Best Picture Oscar for the award-winning drama. The Hollywood Reporter notes Flynn, who also shepherded shows like Vikings and The Tudors, and films including P.S. I Love You and Disenchanted, passed at 57 from a brief, undisclosed illness…
This week on The Bachelor, Zach‘s romantic journey took him and the ladies to the Bahamas, where he discovered at least one contestant may not have been there for the right reason.
A group date saw 12 of the women joining Zach for a fun day at the beach, but fun in the sun turned to anger and frustration when Anastasia, seemed to be hogging all the attention, even pulling him away at one point to spend some time alone with him.
Kylee‘s attempt to steal Zach back was met with resistance from Anastasia, leading to a confrontation between the two when Anastasia tried to spin Kylee’s plea not make her have to “fight” Anastasia as a threat of a physical altercation with her.
During a conversation with Zach at the after party, Kylee suggested that, based on a conversations she’d had with one of the other ladies, Anastasia was in the competition to attract Instagram followers, instead of a relationship. Ariel ended up with the date rose and, despite her efforts to convince Zach that her intentions were good, Anastasia was sent packing.
Following the rose ceremony, Davia and Genevie were also sent home.
Elsewhere during a one-on-one date, Brooklyn opened up to Zach about a six-year relationship in which she was the victim of domestic abuse. In a confessional, the 25-year-old Oklahoma native revealed that at one point, she was awakened by police after being knocked out. She eventually gathered the courage to end the relationship and has never looked back. Zach was “blown away” by her courage and offered her the date rose, which she accepted.
Another one-on-one rose went to Katherine — or “Kat” as she prefers to be called.
Here are the 11 women remaining after Monday night’s episode:
Aly, 26, a healthcare strategist from Atlanta, Ga.
Ariel, 28, a marketing executive from New York City, N.Y.
Brooklyn, 25, a rodeo racer from Stillwater, Okla.
Charity, 26, a child and family therapist from Columbus, Ga.
Gabriella “Gabi,” 25, an account executive from Pittsford, Vt.
Greer, 24, a medical sales rep from Houston, Texas. — First Impression Rose
Jessica “Jess,” 23, an e-commerce coordinator from Winter Springs, Fla.
Kaitlyn “Kaity,” 27, an ER nurse from Austin, Texas.
Katherine, 26, a registered nurse from Tampa, Fla.
Kylee, 25, a postpartum nurse from Charlotte, N.C.
Mercedes, 24, a nonprofit owner from Bloomfield, Iowa
The Bachelor returns Monday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
If you are affected by abuse and needing support, or know someone who is, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). You can also chat online at thehotline.org or online.rainn.org, respectively.
Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul veteran Bob Odenkirktook to Twitter to tout a literary collaboration with his two adult children.
Odenkirk explains in the brief video that his children, 24-year-old Nate and 22-year-old Erin, collaborated with him on a book of poems called Zilot & Other Important Rhymes. The Emmy-winning writer called the book “the best thing I did with my time on earth,” adding Erin created the book’s illustrations.
The Nobody star, already a New York Times bestselling author thanks to the 2012 screenplay collection called Hollywood Said No!, as well as his 2022 memoir, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, explained in the brief message that Zilot & Other Important Rhymes will debut in October from Little, Brown and Company.
The publisher says the October 10 release is culled from a homemade book the trio wrote called Olde Time Rhymes that the family revisited almost two decades later while they were under COVID quarantine.
“From the titular made-up word for an indoor fort, an adorable dog with a penchant for the zoomies, and a father teaching his kids how umbrellas work, the subjects of these works, complemented by Erin’s whimsical and detailed linework, come alive on these pages,” Little, Brown writes. “Featuring over seventy poems, Zilot & Other Important Rhymes will delight readers young and old—including fans of Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, and, of course, Bob himself.”
The day before Valentine’s Day has been immortalized by Parks and Rec as Galentine’s Day. And most appropriately on this day, that show’s alumna, Amy Poehler, has announced she’s hitting the road with bestie and fellow Saturday Night Live vet Tina Fey.
The Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: Restless Leg Tour will let fans “see the duo celebrate their thirty years of friendship with an evening of jokes, iconic stories and conversational entertainment,” according to Live Nation.
The tour kicks off on Friday, April 28, at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., and makes stops in Chicago and Boston before wrapping up on June 10 at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Presales for Tina and Amy’s Restless Leg Tour begin Wednesday, February 15, at 10 a.m. local time, including an artist presale with code RESTLESS at ticketmaster.com, ahead of general sales starting Friday, February 17, at 10 a.m. local time.
Via a short Instagram announcement, with Tina in New York City and Amy in Los Angeles, Mean Girls vet Fey quipped, “It’s gonna be an evening of comedy, conversation, improv, maybe a little slow-dancing between us. We don’t know yet. But it’s gonna be awesome.”
Poehler said to fans, “We can’t wait to see you,” adding to Fey, “I can’t wait to see you in person, buddy!”
In a press release, the pair joked, “If this tour goes right, we can finally end this friendship!”
With Super Bowl LVII in the record books, USA Today has posted its annual post-game analysis of this year’s Super Bowl commercials.
The dog food company The Farmer’s Dog’s ad ranked as tops based on the votes of Ad Meter analysts, who pored through all 51 commercials that ran during this year’s big game.
The spot, dubbed “Forever,” followed a little girl’s journey with her beloved dog, from his puppy days when she was a kid, through the pooch’s senior years, when the little girl is now a mother.
In second place was the NFL’s “Run with it” commercial, which saw sideline analyst Erin Andrews literally going the extra mile for an interview with Mexico’s nation flag football team captain Diana Flores, who dips and dodges with Andrews in tow.
Speaking of head-fakes, ranking third was another sentimental pet spot, Amazon’s “Saving Sawyer” offering. The ad showed a family bonding with their dog during lockdown, and how the dog doesn’t adjust well at all to life getting back to “normal.” When the family is shown ordering a crate, and later driving with it in the car, dog lovers think the worst for the pooch — that is, until they introduce their dog to a furry friend to keep her company.
Real-life husband and wife Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez helped Dunkin’ nab the fourth spot: “Drive Thru” has the real-life Dunkin’ fan Affleck working there, to J.Lo’s shock.
Rounding out the top five, according to the Ad Meter poll, was PopCorner’s Breaking Good ad, which reunited Breaking Bad Emmy winners Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul in character, pushing chips instead of meth.
Actress Leslie Grace is opening up about when she found out about Warner Bros.’ decision last year to shelve Batgirl, the film that would have had her starring as the titular hero and her alter ego, Barbara Gordon.
“I found out like the rest of you,” she tellsVariety in her first at-length discussion of the situation. “And then my phone just started blowing up,” she adds.
Previously, her co-star Brendan Fraser, who played the villain Firefly, explained he was similarly shocked. “I thought I was getting punked, but it checked out,” he said, explaining he had to read the news for himself. “Then came hysterical laughter like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me?’…”
Warner Bros. Discovery said at the time that the film, which was initially bound for HBO Max, would be written off for tax reasons.
“That part really stung,” Fraser expressed.
Recently, DC Films co-chair Peter Safran — whose tenure with James Gunn hadn’t started when Batgirl was shelved — defended the “bold and courageous” decision. He commented to the trade, “I saw the movie, and there are a lot of incredibly talented people in front of and behind the camera on that film. But that film was not releasable … That film was not releasable.”
Grace said she took meetings with Warner Bros. execs after the decision, explaining, “They weren’t really specific on anything creative in terms of what they felt about the film and how it would’ve hurt DC creatively. But I’m a human being, and people have perceptions and people read things. And when words are expressed very lightly about work that people really dedicated a lot of time to — not just myself but the whole crew — I can understand how it could be frustrating.”
(A previous version of this story erroneously attributed some of Brendan Fraser’s comments to Leslie Grace. The text above has been updated to correct the error.)
