posted Monday afternoon. Colbert previously tested positive for the coronavirus less than a month ago, according to a tweet from April 21.
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screwing long term customers over.One thing Netflix is now mulling over is an ad-supported, cheaper version of the service. But in the cold open of Wednesday’s “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert apparently thought that didn’t go far enough.
So it is that the show kicked off with a fake ad promising “seamless” integration of product placement in various Netflix productions that, of course, aren’t so seamless.But a very extremely horny Kool-Aid man leering at sex scenes during Bridgerton was pretty fun.As always, the gag began with news clips explaining the situation. Then came the fake ad.“Here at Netflix, we’re always looking for ways to stay afloat.
And since our top minds couldn’t figure out how to stop people from sharing passwords,” the ad begins, “We’ll now be seamlessly integrating products into our content.”At this point we see Eleven from “Stranger Things” using ESP on a Coke can.“Introducing: Netflix Lite. Enjoy your favorite shows, like ‘Squid Game,'” the ad continued, as we see footage of the hit show with the Pillsbury Doughboy inserted into the show.“Or ‘Love Is Blind,’ where contestants propose without seeing each other,” the ad said as it’s revealed that the McDonald’s character Grimace is a contestant.
posted Monday afternoon. Colbert previously tested positive for the coronavirus less than a month ago, according to a tweet from April 21.
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violence and bloodshed at the hands of Russia, Ukraine got a bit of rock-fueled relief thanks to U2’s Bono and The Edge, who were invited by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a surprise concert in Kyiv. “Zelenskyy invited us to perform in Kyiv as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people, and so that’s what we’ve come to do,” the musicians wrote on U2’s Twitter page. Bono and The Edge performed an acoustic show with just a guitar and some mics in a subway station in the Ukrainian capital that has been converted into a makeshift bomb shelter.
. David, who’s our art director and who plays Clyde was a punk DJ in Malibu in the ‘80s, and so we had like lengthy conversations about what that song should be.
Sofia Vergara and Paulina Davila shared some photos together. The Colombian actresses and now costars shared a set of photos on social media, showing off their friendship while looking stylish and beautiful.Sofia Vergara transforms into Colombian cartel queenpin Griselda Blanco for Netflix’s upcoming limited seriesFirst look at Sofia Vergara in her new Netflix seriesA post shared by Paulina Davila (@paulinada_)“Catchup and fries,” Davila captioned it, sharing a post with two photos, a selfie taken by Vergara that shows them up close, and another photo that shows off their outfits.
Even “Nancy Drew” actress Kennedy McMann can’t avoid the wrath of office equipment.In a sneak peek at the gag reel for the Season 3 DVD and Blu-ray release, which is out May 10, McCann battles the machine in a frustrating moment we can all relate to.Season 3 of The CW show picks up a week after the Season 2 finale that saw Nancy’s mystical relative Temperance Hudson return to Horseshoe Bay with a dark agenda. Nancy’s hopes of leaving her hometown for college will be derailed by this mysterious nemesis, and her fate will become entwined with that of her greatest foe yet, per a logline.The third season sees the teen detective investigating a series of grisly murders that seem to be sending a message to Nancy herself.
Rita Ora has joined the voice cast of “Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight” at Netflix.The pop singer will voice the Wandering Blade character, described as a “tough English bear knight that joins Po on his globe trotting adventure.”James Hong will return to the franchise, once again voicing Mr. Ping, Po’s adoptive, over-protective father who is always filled with pride for his boy.“Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight” stars Jack Black as the voice of Po.
Stephen Colbert made punching bags of several members of the GOP during Thursday night’s “Late Show” monologue, including Pennsylvania candidate for senate, Dr. Mehmet Oz.“Dr. Oz is running for senate in Pennsylvania, despite the fact that until the moment he announced, he’d been living in and filming his show in New Jersey,” Colbert begain.“New Jersey!” the “Late Show” host continued, with emphasis on the state’s name.
Netflix has released a first-look photo of Randall Park and Melissa Fumero on the set of Blockbuster, its upcoming single-camera video store comedy series from Universal Television. See the photo below.
Netflix is giving fans a first look at the new season of Umbrella Academy!
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLong-running indie duo Beach House — who released the sprawling 18-song double album, ‘Once Twice Melody,’ just a few weeks ago — are making their film-scoring debut with Netflix’s “Along for the Ride,” which is described in the announcement as “a sweet summer film based on the popular YA book by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen.” The film arrives on Netflix on Friday.Written and directed by Sofia Alvarez (who wrote the screenplay for both “To All the Boys I’ve Love Before” and its sequel), “Along for the Ride” tells the story of Auden (Emma Pasarow), who’s decided to spend her last summer before college in picturesque Colby Beach, according to the synopsis. While other teens party in the sun, loner Auden spends her time roaming the streets after everyone else is asleep.
Jeff Daniels will star in the upcoming Netflix limited series, “A Man in Full.”The series follows Daniels as Charlie Croker, a polarizing and robust Atlanta real estate mogul who faces sudden bankruptcy. His political and business interests collide as Charlie attempts to defend his empire at all costs.“A Man in Full” is based on the New York Times bestselling novel by the late Tom Wolfe. David E.
Two-time Emmy winner Jeff Daniels has been tapped as the lead of A Man in Full, a six-episode limited series based on Tom Wolfe’s 1998 novel, from David E. Kelley and Regina King. Kelley serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner, with King directing three episodes and exec producing as part of her first-look deal with Netflix via her Royal Ties production company.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterJeff Daniels is set to play the lead role in the upcoming Netflix drama series “A Man in Full,” Variety has learned.The series is based on the Tom Wolfe novel of the same name. Variety exclusively reported the show had received a straight-to-series order at the streamer in November 2021. The show hails from David E. Kelley with Regina King onboard to direct and executive produce.In the series, Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker (Daniels) faces sudden bankruptcy.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterMarvel Studios productions “The Marvels” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” are swapping release dates, Disney announced Friday.“The Marvels,” the sequel to 2019’s “Captain Marvel,” was originally due to open on Feb.
As studios meet in Las Vegas to present footage of there upcoming slates to exhibitors, Netflix is showcasing there own slate of future feature films as it has unveiled its upcoming summer slate of original movies. Some of the films receiving new release dates include the Vampire thriller Day Shift starring Jamie Foxx, which is set to bow on August 12, the Kevin Hart-Mark Wahlberg comedy Me Time, bowing on Aug. 26 and the Dakota Johnson drama Persuasion, bowing July 15. The streamer also confirmed dates of some highly-anticipated films that had previously been announced like the Adam Sandler sports pic Hustle, which bows on June 8, the Chris Hemsworth-Miles Teller Thriller Spiderhead, which bows on June 17 and most recently the The Russo Brothers next film The Gray Man, starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, which will premiere on July 22.