John Cleese Says ‘Fawlty Towers’ Reboot Won’t Be On The BBC & Won’t Be An “Anti-Woke Nightmare”

Telling her story. Actress Jena Malone revealed that she was sexually assaulted while filming the fourth and final Hunger Games installment, Mockingjay — Part 2.

Just days ago, Jean Smart surprisingly revealed she had undergone a heart procedure. Days later, she won a SAG Award for her role in the HBO MAX comedy series "Hacks." Her co-stars offered insight into the 71-year-old's recovery, as she was not in attendance to accept her award. "We just love her and we're sending all our love to her and she's doing fantastic," actress Rose Abdoo told People magazine of Smart.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Jean Smart is “doing well” following a recent heart procedure. The “Hacks” star announced on Feb. 23 that she had undergone an unspecified procedure. Production on Season 3 of the HBO Max series has paused while she is on the mend. “She’s doing well,” co-star Hannah Einbinder told Variety on the red carpet at the SAG Awards. “She’s recovering. We just visited her.” Co-star Poppy Liu added, “She requested a lot of photos from all of us. We will be FaceTiming with her.”

Charna Flam John Leguizamo will receive the Miami Film Festival‘s Impact Award on March 11. Leguizamo’s new MSNBC series, “Leguizamo Does America,” will screen ahead of the award presentation.

Amanda Abbington has revealed she believes “nepotism” helped land her role in hit BBC drama Sherlock.

Jean Smart opened up about a surgical procedure she recently underwent.

Jean Smart revealed this week that she’s recovering from a heart procedure.  "February is American Heart Month – a time when the nation spotlights heart health, so it feels important to share with all of you that I am recovering from a recent successful heart procedure," the "Hacks" star wrote on Instagram. "I am fortunate to have excellent care and support from family and friends while I continue to recuperate." The actress added, "Please listen to your body and talk to your doctor – I’m very glad I did!" In a joint statement HBO Max and Universal Television said, "We are so happy that our beloved Jean Smart’s heart procedure was successful and she’s on the mend. HBO Max and UTV send their well wishes." "Hacks" has paused season three production for some of its departments as Smart continues her recovery.

Jean Smart has revealed she's on the mend following «a recent, successful heart procedure.»In honor of February being American Heart Month, the 71-year-old Emmy Award-winning actress took to Instagram on Thursday and revealed now was the time to share the health update.«February is American Heart Month — a time when the nation spotlights heart health, so it feels important to share with all of you that I am recovering from a recent, successful heart procedure,» she captioned her post. «I am fortunate to have excellent professional care and support from family and friends while I continue to recuperate.

Melissa Joan Hart and Ryan Reynolds are the celebrity couple that could have been. During the latest episode of the  podcast, the 46-year-old actress opened up about the time she spent with Blake Lively's husband during their teenage years on the set of movie, which was released in 1996.On-screen, Reynolds played Hart's love interest, Seth, and the actress admitted to having eyes for him while he starred on fellow Nickelodeon show,, alongside Chris William Martin, a.k.a.

Melissa Joan Hart is opening up about the time in her life where she and Ryan Reynolds could’ve been an item.

Jennifer Garner was ready for the  crew! ET's Will Marfuggi spoke to Jane Lynch, one of the OGs of the Starz series, at the show's season 3 premiere Wednesday, about having Garner join the cast.«I think she was really, really happy to be a part of it,» Lynch said of Garner signing on to the revival. «I think she probably saw the show and wanted to be in a comedy ensemble, and James Marsden too — they were both so game, and it would feel like we had been working with them the whole time.»Lynch said Garner fully embraced the silliness of the show's long-standing crew, which includes the  alum, Megan Mullally, Adam Scott and more.«When I said she's game, she was game for anything, and you have to be,» she added. «So, she didn't hold back and do the star thing like, 'Oh, I don't do those things.' She was like, 'Yeah, bring it.'»Created by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd,  follows a ragtag team of Hollywood wannabes who moonlight as caterers.

Fawlty Towers.Cleese, who played hotel owner Basil Fawlty in the original sitcom, is set to write and star in the revival alongside his daughter Camilla Cleese. It’s set to be executive produced by Rob Reiner (This Is Spinal Tap).The new series, which will focus on the relationship between Basil and his daughter as they manage a hotel together, will “explore how Cleese’s over-the-top, cynical and misanthropic Basil Fawlty navigates the modern world”.Cleese responded to the divisive reaction on Twitter on Monday (February 20), writing: “I must apologise.

John Malkovich has said the disappearance of his friend and fellow actor Julian Sands is “a very sad event”.The pair became close while working on the film Killing Fields in 1983 and later appeared together in 2014 US drama series Crossbones. Malkovich is a godfather to one of Sands’ sons with his first wife journalist Sarah Sands. Authorities have vowed to “bring closure” to the Sands family, after more than five weeks of searching in southern California.The actor was first reported missing on January 13 in the Mount Baldy region of the San Gabriel mountains after failing to return from a hike.

Chaka Khan says she wouldn’t be alive right now without Joni Mitchell.

Kelsey Grammer is stepping back into the shoes of Frasier Crane in Paramount+'s upcoming revival. While original cast members haven't been confirmed to appear in the update, Grammer revealed the new series will honor one of them — the late John Mahoney, who portrayed Frasier's dad, Martin Crane.Thereboot, which began filming in Los Angeles earlier this month, follows Frasier (Grammer) in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston, Massachusetts, with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill.

amended counterclaim on Thursday, and a Fox spokesperson said that Dominion “cherry-picked quotes stripped of key context” for their original filing.“There will be a lot of noise and confusion generated by Dominion and their opportunistic private equity owners,” Fox News said in a statement. “But the core of this case remains about freedom of the press and freedom of speech, which are fundamental rights afforded by the Constitution and protected by New York Times v.

Basil Fawlty actor, 83, announced earlier this month that he would be working to bring the beloved, yet controversial, series back. However, the criticisms and complaints the announcement garnered has seemingly pushed John to release a statement. This morning, barely two weeks after revealing he was starting work on the revival with his daughter, Camilla, 39, John made a surprising announcement post on Twitter.

"Live long and prosper." "Star Trek" fans can bask in nostalgia, as the cast of the iconic science fiction series has reunited. After more than two decades, "Star Trek: Nemesis" actors, including Gates McFadden, LeVar Burton, Jonathan Frakes and Patrick Stewart, revealed the decision to reprise their famous roles and what it was like working together on the spacecraft again on "Star Trek: Picard." Stewart, who’s known for his role as Jean Luc Picard in the "Star Trek" franchise, gave fans a preview of what they can expect in the current series. "Well, a lot of it is based on disappointment, frustration.

Joanna Lumley, the BAFTA-winning British actress, has said that women would lose out if award ceremonies switched to gender-neutral prizes.

David Harbour is ready to suit back up as the Red Guardian — however long that may take — for Marvel's new team-up! The actor spoke with ET's Ash Crossan this week about his new Netflix family film, and also opened up about reprising his role as Alexei Shostakov aka Red Guardian aka Russia's answer to Captain America — if you add 20 years and a few pounds.While we know from co-star Sebastian Stan that the project is still in the early stages, the team-up will bring together a cast of misfits from across the MCU — including Stan's Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost and Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster. «I really like what they've pitched me so far, even though I haven't seen the full script,» Harbour shared. «I really love the relationship that I have with Florence's character, and I really like the idea that [Alexei is] going to be with the anti-Captain America in Wyatt Russell.»Pugh played the younger sister in 'smakeshift family of four Russian assassins — which also included Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow and Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff — and made her post-snap return to the Marvel world in the 2021 series.«I feel like there's a lot of fun to be had,» Harbour added of the impending team-up. «I'm really excited about it.