Discovery Reports 275 Million European Viewers and ‘Record Engagement’ in First Nine Days of Tokyo Olympics

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorJoe Morella, a former Variety reporter who became a biographer of numerous Hollywood stars, died Aug. 13 of Covid-related illness in San Diego, Calif.

Latest DIY project! Joy-Anna Duggar is flexing her renovation skills as she and her husband, Austin Forsyth, started to fix up an RV.

Crystal Maze reboot hosted by Richard Ayoade has reportedly been axed by Channel 4.Ayoade was first announced as a host of the reboot back in 2017, with an order for 20 hour-long episodes.According to The Mirror, a source close to the TV series said: “The Crystal Maze is being ditched. Execs have no plans to make a new series.“It is an iconic show, but no series is guaranteed to run indefinitely.

Team Naomi. Naomi Osaka‘s Cincinnati Enquirer moment led her agent, Stuart Duguid, to call a reporter a “bully” and accuse him of trying to “intimidate” the professional tennis player with his questions and “appalling behavior.”

In her first press conference since she withdrew from the French Open and Wimbledon, the world’s No. 2 Womens’ tennis player Naomi Osaka teared up before stepping away from the podium.

Kelly Clarkson, 39, is looking to officially part ways from her married name amidst her divorce from Brandon Blackstock, 44. The “Piece by Piece” singer — who filed for divorce from Brandon in June 2020 — asked a judge to legally restore her last name in new legal court documents obtained by The Blast. Along with the name change, Kelly also reportedly asked in the docs for default judgment, which would effectively finalize the divorce from her soon-to-be ex-husband.

Angelique Jackson Ever since “Nine Days” filmmaker Edson Oda won the Sundance Film Festival’s Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in January 2020, the prize has been a great boost of confidence whenever a little imposter syndrome syndrome kicks in.“I keep it on another table so I can see it,” Edson tells Variety over Zoom, pointing at the trophy, which is just off camera.

another first for the soccer finals.In an interview with CBC Sports earlier this week, Quinn expressed their pride in getting to be a role model for young people. “Athletics is the most exciting part of my life and it brings me the most joy,” Quinn, who goes by one name, said. “If I can allow kids to play the sports they love, that’s my legacy and that’s what I’m here for.” Quinn played for Canada in the Rio Games in 2016, where the team won bronze.

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What is a soul? Where do souls come from? And is life even worth living if everything feels hopeless? These are questions that are tackled in “Nine Days,” the debut feature from filmmaker Edson Oda. And helping answer those questions are the two leads, Zazie Beetz and Winston Duke, who joined The Playlist Podcast to talk about the new film, plus their Marvel histories.

She is the first American woman to win the 800m since the 1968 Mexico City Games. #TokyoOlympicspic.twitter.com/WmJq2dYulrPrior to earning bronze in this 800-meter final, the 24-year-old Rogers earned a second-place finish in the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

Sony Picture Classics and Neon fared well in their small releases this week with Nine Days and Ailey respectively, running across 6 total locations in New York, Los Angeles and Irvine – both notching heavy per screen averages with the former leading to its wider release next week.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorOf his many accomplishments, Benedict Wong can be credited with making librarians cool. As the character of Wong in “Doctor Strange” and other Marvel movies, he perfectly embodies the smart, sly Master of the Mystic Arts.

Science fiction drama Nine Days from Sony Pictures Classics opens in four theaters in a specialty market buoyed by recent releases like Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain and Pig. New York’s arthouse scene, outpaced by LA of late, is perking up, distributors say (Ailey numbers were super there) and moviegoers are rewarding unique films and strong stories.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn “Nine Days,” out this Friday in theaters, Winston Duke plays Will, a man who spends his lonely days and nights monitoring the lives of humans on a wall of vintage TV sets inside his home.Living in a remote desert, Will watches the lives of souls he has chosen to live on Earth, and when one dies, he has to find a new candidate to fill that vacancy.At the center of the film, director Edson Oda builds Will’s eyes into the world through 30 televisions.

NBC’s clutch on primetime remains steady with the coverage of the 2020 Olympics, but the network took its first, though minor, hit in viewers Monday night.