'Joe vs Carole' Trailer Sees Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell Battling It Out

Kate McKinnon is joining the cast!

McKinnon’s role and the film’s plot are being kept secret, though Gerwig is expected to put a new spin on the classic Mattel toy character given her previous work on “Lady Bird” and “Little Women.” McKinnon will star alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, who will play Barbie and Ken. McKinnon and Robbie previously starred together in the Fox News drama “Bombshell,” playing fictionalized Fox News staffers who try to navigate life at the cable news network while founder Roger Ailes is accused of sexual harassment.

EXCLUSIVE: The A-list ensemble for Warner Bros. Barbie movie continues to grow as sources tell Deadline that Kate McKinnon is set to join the cast of the new film centered on the iconic doll line starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. America Ferrara and Simu Liu are also on board with Greta Gerwig directing. Robbie is on board to play Barbie with Gosling set to play Ken. It is unknown who McKinnon will be playing.

Carole Baskin. In a jailhouse interview with ABC News, the star, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, spoke out against his longtime rival. «I am in prison and she can't leave me alone,» Maldonado-Passage told Juju Chang, referencing his 21-year sentence for the 2017 murder-for-hire plot to kill Baskin. "… Carole, go find another reason to live other than Joe Exotic.

Peacock has released a brand new trailer for their highly anticipated new series, Joe Vs. Carole!

Wilson Chapman editorPeacock has unveiled the official trailer for its new miniseries “Joe vs. Carole,” starring John Cameron Mitchell and Kate McKinnon.Based on the Robert Moor-hosted Wondery podcast “Joe Exotic,” “Joe vs. Carole” focuses on the bitter rivalry between big cat zookeeper Joe Exotic (Mitchell) and animal sanctuary CEO Carole Baskin (McKinnon), which was immortalized in the first season of the popular Netflix docuseries “Tiger King.” In addition to Mitchell and McKinnon, the miniseries also stars Kyle MacLachlan, Brian Van Holt, Sam Keeley, Nat Wolf, Marlo Kelly, William Fichtner, Dean Winters and David Wenham.The trailer depicts McKinnon and Mitchell in character, as Baskin and her husband (MacLachlan) set out to take down Exotic for his abuse of his animals and breeding of big cats for profit.

Given that Joe Exotic was resentenced to 21 years in prison last Friday for the failed murder-for-hire plot targeting animal rights activist Carole Baskin, according to the New York Times, the timing of a new “Joe Vs. Carole” trailer is pretty perfectly timed.

Vivienne Chow Leading Hollywood screenwriters Bruce McKenna and John Fusco have been tapped by U.S-based Inspire Studios to write two Asian-themed war features. One will go into production this year, the other in 2023, Variety has learned.McKenna, who co-wrote and co-produced the Emmy-winning mini-series “The Pacific,” and wrote part of “Band of Brothers,” is attached to the company’s debut release, Filipino-Hollywood feature “Angel Warrior” as scriptwriter.

Sasha Urban editorYou’re never too old to believe in magic.That’s the guiding philosophy behind writer-director Kate Tsang’s “Marvelous and the Black Hole,” which tells the story of a young delinquent who forms an unlikely friendship with an older magician. FilmRise has given Variety exclusive access to the trailer for the film (above), which opens in select theaters on April 22.The coming-of-age comedy tells the story of Sammy (Miya Cech), a Chinese American teenager who keeps acting out in the wake of family trouble.

Tiger King star Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, has been resentenced to spend 21 years in prison.The former zookeeper, who ran the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Oklahoma for 20 years until 2018, has been campaigning for his jail sentence to be reduced ever since the smash hit documentary Tiger King was released on Netflix in 2020. Joe Exotic, 58, was originally imprisoned for 22 years after he was convicted for attempting to hire two different men to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin.

star — whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage — has been resentenced to 21 years in prison by a federal judge in Oklahoma for his 2017 murder-for-hire case involving Carole Baskin, according to court documents obtained by ET.The judge made the decision on Friday, after a federal appeals court ruled last year that improper sentencing guidelines were used. The new resentencing takes one year off from his original 22-year sentence.Upon expiration of Exotic's sentence, he will serve three years of supervised release and must pay a special assessment fee of $1,225.00, consisting of $100.00 per felony count and $25.00 per misdemeanor count. Due immediately, the document states.Prosecutors said Exotic attempted to hire two people, including an undercover FBI agent, to kill Baskin after she criticized his treatment of animals, per Associated Press.

Laura Ingraham impersonated Kate McKinnon’s “Saturday Night Live” impression of the Fox News personality.

Laura Ingraham relished in the attention from the opener of Saturday Night Live this past weekend, when Kate McKinnon did a biting impression of her.

Kate McKinnon’s spot-on Laura Ingraham impression was part of the Jan. 22 episode of Saturday Night Live, and Laura made sure to let Kate know that she caught wind of it. During the Jan. 24 episode of The Ingraham Angle on Fox News, Laura responded to Kate’s impression of her. Rather than just make a statement, though, Laura actually mocked Kate’s bit by recreating the comedian’s impression herself. The Fox News host imitated Kate’s tone and inflections, and threw some jabs at the Democrats.

Carole Baskin is sharing her thoughts on Joe vs. Carole.

antivaxx tennis pro Novak Djokovic, Ego Nwodim played Candace Owens, and James Austin Johnson once did his super spot-on Trump impression that doubled as a reference to the online game WORDLE. For those of you who haven’t yet played, WORLDE is the thing everyone will probably be obsessed with for another couple of weeks before we inevitably forget all about it.

As with almost every role she plays on Saturday Night Live, Kate McKinnon does a wicked version of Fox News’ Laura Ingraham.