Rachel McAdams is all smiles while walking the red carpet at CinemaCon!
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Ghost Adventures host Zak Bagans is staying in business with discovery+. The paranormal investigator, executive producer and filmmaker has signed a new three-year deal with the streaming platform. Under the pact, Bagans will star in and produce over 100 hours of supernatural and horror content for the discovery+ portfolio, including new seasons of the hit series Ghost Adventures, semi-scripted series The Haunted Museum, along with additional specials and untitled creative projects in the works.
Ghost Adventures debuted as a self-titled documentary, following Bagans and his team of paranormal investigators as they search for evidence of the afterlife. It was commissioned into a series for Travel Channel in 2008 and quickly rose as the network’s highest-rated show spawning a number of specials and miniseries. The series launched on discovery+ in January 2021 and has consistently trended as a top five franchise on the platform.
Bagans also recently teamed with filmmaker Eli Roth on semi-scripted series The Haunted Museum – a cinematic take on the tales of terror behind the most haunted artifacts on display in Bagans’ Las Vegas museum.
“We are thrilled to continue our incredible relationship with Zak to create more groundbreaking paranormal content in the years ahead,” said Matthew Butler, General Manager, Travel Channel & Paranormal Streaming Content. “Zak’s authentic voice, engaging style, vivid storytelling and creative vision are a true asset to our streaming portfolio, generating gripping content that pushes this genre to new heights. He is an icon of the brand. There is so much more to come, and we are eager to deliver it to our fright-loving viewers.”
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Rachel McAdams is all smiles while walking the red carpet at CinemaCon!
Rachel McAdams is looking back at her impressive career after being honored with the Vanguard Award at CinemaCon on Thursday.The Oscar-nominated actress was at the annual event, held at Caesars Palace Colosseum Theatre in Las Vegas, to promote her upcoming film , and received the trophy during the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards.Speaking with ET's Kevin Frazier, McAdams joked that the honor «is making me feel old!»«Do I have that much to celebrate? It's added up, and I didn't realize it,» McAdams said.This year marks the 20th anniversary of her mainstream Hollywood film debut in the comedy, and over the past two decades she's racked up an impressive collection of beloved roles and accolades. But it's also gone by fast for the celebrated star.«I mean, in some ways I feel like I've just started, so it's just funny to hear that,» she said of the milestone.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korean cinema technology firm CJ 4DPlex has struck a deal with Thailand’s Major Cineplex, to open a ScreenX Premium Large Format auditorium at Major’s multiplex at Siam Paragon in Bangkok.ScreenX is a multi-projection cinema with an immersive 270-degree field of view, created by using the side walls of the theater. Some 363 ScreenX auditoriums have been installed at cinemas in 38 countries.
EXCLUSIVE: After nearly two seasons heavily struck by the pandemic, RuPaul’s Drag Race concluded its fourteenth season with an in-person finale extravaganza held at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. Despite the return to the showy Drag Race pomp and circumstance, the Season 14 finale couldn’t quite match up to Season 13’s ratings.
BTS‘ RM has revealed that he has plans to release new solo music this year.The K-pop idol hosted a V Live livestream session on April 9, following the second night of the boyband’s ongoing residency in Las Vegas, during which he teased the arrival of new music from both himself as a soloist and BTS in the coming year.“About the new playlist [mixtape], I’m getting ready and I’m working on it,” RM said, in what seems to be a reference to a new solo album from the rapper. “I’m inviting really interesting and unexpected people to my album.”Later during the livestream, RM read out a comment left by a fan who asked if they will be dropping a “new song” this year. “You bet,” he briefly and cryptically responded, however, he did not specify whether this new song will be a solo or BTS endeavour.Later on during the live session, RM circled back to music and shared that he has been working on something new.
Elvis Presley‘s back catalogue.Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) and Authentic Brands Group (ABG), a global brand owner, marketing and entertainment company and owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises, have today (April 12) announced a deal over the late icon’s worldwide hits.Excluding the UK, it will cover the likes of classic hits such as ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’, ‘It’s Now Or Never’, ‘Memories’, ‘A Little Less Conversation’, ‘Don’t Be Cruel’, ‘Jailhouse Rock’, ‘Love Me Tender’, ‘Viva Las Vegas’, ‘Teddy Bar’, ‘Amazing Grace’, ‘All Shook Up’ and ‘Tears On My Pillow’.Marc Cimino, Chief Operating Officer at UMPG, said: “Elvis Presley has had an unprecedented and lasting global impact on music and pop culture. Jody Gerson and I, along with UMPG’s teams around the world, couldn’t be more excited and honoured to work with ABG in making sure that Elvis’ iconic legacy endures for generations to come.”“2022 is shaping up to be a banner year for Elvis, highlighted by the highly-anticipated theatrical release this June of Elvis directed by Baz Luhrmann, as well as the debut of Netflix’s upcoming animated action series Agent King,” said Marc Rosen, President, Entertainment at ABG.
Carrie Underwood is always up for a challenge. The Country music queen proved that on Monday during her high-flying performance at the 2022 CMT Music Awards.The 39-year-old singer wowed the crowd at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium when she performed her song, «Ghost Story» amid an acrobatic spectacle.Underwood spoke with ET's Rachel Smith backstage after the show, and reflected on what made her want to try and pull off such a different and exciting sort of number.«Well we we have these incredible aerialists and dancers in our show in Vegas,, and they were so inspiring,» Underwood said, referring to her Las Vegas residency show.
Carrie Underwood took her performance to new heights! The 39-year-old singer wowed the crowd at the 2022 CMT Awards on Monday, when she performed her song, “Ghost Story” amid an acrobatic spectacle.
Carrie Underwood gave one of the most impressive performances at the 2022 CMT Music Awards, though it didn’t happen live.
Carrie Underwood took her performance to new heights! The 39-year-old singer wowed the crowd at the 2022 CMT Awards on Monday, when she performed her song, «Ghost Story» amid an acrobatic spectacle.The pre-recorded performance was filmed at the Resorts World Theatre, home of Underwood's Las Vegas residency, while the singer herself was at the Nashville, Tennessee, ceremony.Underwood, CMT's most decorated artist of all time, sported a purple jumpsuit with a lengthy train as she belted out her latest single. She ended things on a high note, joining her dancers in an aerial performance as she delivered the last lines of her emotional song.The singer scored two nominations this year.
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. If you aren’t able to snag tickets to see BTS during their limited-run residency in Las Vegas next week, there are still plenty of ways to showcase your love for the K-pop group.The pop culture site Sideshow has just added new BTS collectibles to their lineup, which now includes hyper-realistic action figures of each of the seven members — RM, Jin, suga, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook – in addition to miniature statues inspired by the group’s famous door logo.
Luke and Caroline Bryan know how to keep the romance alive after 23 years — jokes! Caroline shared that since meeting in 1998, thejudge has not changed. «I tell everyone this Luke is the exact same way on stage as he is off,» she told ET's Rachel Smith during a tour of Luke Bryan's 32 Bridge restaurant in Nashville. «Truly he is the biggest nut job.
season 2, the HBO Max series premiered the first two episodes during PaleyFest LA 2022, where much of the cast and crew, including star Jean Smart, were in attendance and spoke to ET’s Denny Directo about what’s to come from the Emmy-winning series. “I think it’s going to be every bit as good as season one if not better, because second seasons are always scary,” Smart said. “Especially if you’re a big hit the first season, everybody’s going, ‘OK, just show me.'«And that they plan to do as season 2 picks up after legendary comedian Deborah Vance (Smart) performed her last Las Vegas show and heads out on the road with her young mentee and writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder) as the two continue workshopping her new standup act. In addition to Smart and Einbinder, the returning cast includes fellow Emmy acting nominees, Carl Clemons-Hopkins as Deborah’s COO Marcus and Jane Adams as Ava’s mother Nina, as well as co-creator and co-showrunner Paul W.
The ratings are in for the 2022 Grammy Awards!
Paramount+. That’s up, barely, from last year’s 8.8 million viewers.Sunday’s Grammycast featured big wins for Olivia Rodrigo, Sonic Silk and Jon Batiste — and an X-rated stunt from Lil Nas X that left little to the imagination, both for those in the audience at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and at home.
The 64th annual Grammy Awards brought together the buzziest talent in the music biz, including BTS, Doja Cat and Questlove, on Sunday for a star-studded live and in-person ceremony in Las Vegas. However, unlike other awards ceremonies that have seen ratings rebound this year, the Grammys matched 2021’s all-time lows.
Carrie Underwood hit the stage for the 2022 Grammys!
64th Annual GRAMMYs with an incredible performance! The duo, made up of Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars, got the star-studded audience moving and on their feet.The duo's hit track, «777,» more than did the trick Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Silk Sonic's already got reason to celebrate, after bringing home several GRAMMYs — they won Best R&B Performance for «Leave the Door Open,» tying with Jazmine Sullivan («Pick Up Your Feelings») and later won Song of the Year for the same track!Silk Sonic, which made their live debut at last year's GRAMMYs, is also nominated for Record of the Year.Silk Sonic took a night off from their sold-out residency to take the GRAMMYs stage.