EXCLUSIVE: Indonesian helmer Joko Anwar (Impetigore) is preparing to make his English-language debut with Fritzchen, an adaptation of the classic short story by Charles Beaumont, which is in development at Village Roadshow.
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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeCBS and the producers behind the network’s new reality series “Beyond the Edge” were bracing for their celebrity cast to mutiny. They even had contingency plans in place, just in case their stars decided to give up in the face of grueling conditions.“I remember in the middle of production, saying on multiple occasions, ‘I can’t believe they’re still out there,’” says CBS alternative series senior VP Mitch Graham. “You never know in a new format, what you’re going to get.
We had an eight-episode order in place. My biggest concern was whether or not people would stick with it, and whether we could actually complete a series order.”Created and produced by Renegade, the company behind Discovery’s long-running smash “Naked and Afraid” (and years before that, “Blind Date”), “Beyond the Edge” features nine celebs roughing it on an island in Panama, teaming up and competing in challenges to earn money for their designated charities. Signing on for “Beyond the Edge” (which premieres March 16 at 9 p.m.
ET on CBS) were “American Idol” alum Lauren Alaina, Super Bowl MVP Ray Lewis, country artist Craig Morgan, NBA champion Metta World Peace, supermodel Paulina Porizkova, NFL legend Mike Singletary, actress Jodie Sweetin (“Full House”) and television personalities Colton Underwood (“The Bachelor”) and Eboni K. Williams (“The Real Housewives of New York City”). (An undisclosed additional contestant dropped out because of the show’s vaccination requirement.)“We wanted people that were really going to buy into this,” says executive producer Greg Goldman.
EXCLUSIVE: Indonesian helmer Joko Anwar (Impetigore) is preparing to make his English-language debut with Fritzchen, an adaptation of the classic short story by Charles Beaumont, which is in development at Village Roadshow.
Lady Gaga received a standing ovation from the audience at the Grammy Awards for her performance of “Do I Love You” from her joint album with Tony Bennett, Love for Sale. Among those in the Las Vegas crowd showing their support on Sunday (3 April) was fellow nominee Billie Eilish, who was captured screaming and cheering at Gaga’s star turn.
Lady Gaga did Tony Bennett proud, we’re sure.
Sasha Urban editorLady Gaga took the stage at the 64th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, performing “Love for Sale” and “Do I Love You” from her album “Love for Sale,” which she recorded with long-time friend and duet partner Tony Bennett.Bennett offered a videotaped introduction for his duet partner, offering a simple and sincere, “Hi everyone, please welcome Lady Gaga!” Gaga then brought the house down with a high-energy rendition of “Love for Sale,” with a big band arrangement of the Cole Porter standard. Gaga, glam in a mint strapless gown adorned with a large bow, then slowed things to belt out a jazzy piano-filled rendition of “Do I Love You.” The video screen in the background showed footage of Gaga and Bennett in the studio recording the record.
EXCLUSIVE: Arrow and The Hobbit actor Manu Bennett is joining Kiana Madeira (Trinkets), Ross Butler (13 Reasons Why) and Matthew Noszka (Star) in YA movie Perfect Addiction.
Zack Sharf Will Packer, who co-produced last Sunday’s 94th Academy Awards ceremony along with Shayla Cowan, spoke in depth Friday morning on “Good Morning America” about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. The incident occurred during the Oscars, after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head while presenting the documentary feature category. Packer said he thought it was a bit when the slap first happened, saying, “I thought it was part of something that Chris and Will were doing on their own.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAfter more than eight years, the weekday and weekend editions of PBS’ signature evening newscast are finally getting together.Washington’s WETA has long produced the venerable “PBS NewsHour,” the show once known as the “McNeil-Lehrer Report” and now anchored by Judy Woodruff, while New York’s WNET has since 2013 produced the Saturday and Sunday editions of the program. Starting April 2, all seven days will be under the auspices of WETA, with Geoff Bennett, a former NBC News and MSNBC correspondent and anchor who was named the program’s chief Washington correspondent in November, taking the reins of a re-titled half-hour “PBS News Weekend.”“I think we are going to build on ‘NewsHour’s’ traditional mix of news and interviews and in-depth features,” says Bennett, in an interview.
completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM, which co-owns the 007 movie franchise, two weeks ago, it instantly began splitting Bond into many pieces with its evil money-grubbing laser, effectively kicking off the death of a 60-year-old brand beloved by generations.You can smell the British flesh start to sizzle. Last week, Variety reported that Amazon Prime Video and producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.
Sheree Zampino has taken to social media to share a snap of her basking in her ex-husband Will Smith’s glory after the actor was awarded his first ever Oscar. Will, 53, and Sheree were married between the years of 1992 and 1995, and share 29 year old son Trey together.The I Am Legend actor went on to marry Jada Pinkett Smith two years after his divorce from Sheree. While the pair went their separate ways some time ago, Sheree, 54, still supports her ex-husband, and celebrated his Oscar win with him.
Will Smith‘s altercation with Chris Rock during last night’s (March 27) Oscars.Following a “joke” by Rock about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith which alluded to her baldness – the actress has spoken about suffering from alopecia – the King Richard actor went on stage and slapped the comedian. Once he returned to his seat, Smith twice shouted: “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.”Smith subsequently apologised to the Academy and his fellow nominees after being named Best Actor shortly after the incident, saying: “Art imitates life – I look like the crazy father, just like they said.
Will Smith on Sunday night after his win at the 94th annual Academy Awards, and following him abruptly taking the stage and slapping comedian Chris Rock. Shortly after the Oscars ended, 52-year-old Will and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, arrived at the Oscars after-party with their kids, Jaden and Willow Smith, and Will's son, Trey Smith, whom he shares with ex Sheree Zampino. Will proudly held his new Oscar up in the air, grinning for photographers, after taking home the trophy for his leading role in the biopic about Venus and Serena Williams' father, Richard Williams. For the after-party, 50-year-old Jada changed out of her green Jean Paul Gaultier gown and into a stunning champagne-colored strapless dress with a sheer blush cape.Will and Jada both declined to be interviewed or answer questions from reporters on the carpet.
Will Smith and Chris Rock's onstage altercation at the Oscars on Sunday was the biggest moment to come out of the 94th annual awards ceremony, and it drew a flurry of reactions from the stunned audience inside the Dolby Theatre to telecast viewers to celebrities, including standup comedians and Hollywood stars. Smith went onstage after Rock made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, when he referred to her as «G.I. Jane.» Pinkett Smith could be seen rolling her eyes in response to the joke.
Bindi Irwin’s baby is 1! The conservationist and her husband, Chandler Powell, celebrated their daughter Grace’s birthday on Thursday, March 24.
The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and CBS News’s Robert Costa landed one of the week’s bigger D.C. scoops with a report that Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, texted then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows urging him to contest the election results.
LOS ANGELES -- James Bond didn’t get an Oscar nomination this year, but that doesn’t mean that he won’t be part of the ceremony.It’s the 60th anniversary of the first 007 movie, after all, and the 50th anniversary of “The Godfather” and those landmarks will not go uncelebrated Sunday at the 94th Oscars.“We have some surprises around that. Wink, wink,” Will Packer, who is producing the show, said Thursday.It’s all part of the overriding theme of the year: “Movie lovers unite.”“Movies are the one thing that actually do unite so many of us as a global community,” Packer said.
Colton Underwood has axed the idea of a TV wedding. The 30-year-old star joined ET's Denny Directo on , and revealed why he and fiancé Jordan C. Brown won't be tying the knot on TV.«That's a hard no, no matter what the dollar amount is,» Underwood insisted.
Lisa Bonet was spotted out and about wearing her wedding ring for the first time since she and Jason Momoa opened up about their marriage issues. Lisa put her rock on display as she went out for a shopping trip in Santa Monica. She rocked a boho-chic look consisting of a Bob Marley T-shirt, striped parachute pants and a blue floral kimono. Her dreadlocks flowed long past her shoulders as she wore a suede sunhat and held a number of shopping bags.
The second week of Survivor season 42 managed to break Chicago Fire‘s demo-topping streak in the latest Wednesday primetime lineup. While not the top-rated program of the night, Fire was the most-watched.