Fans of Molly Shannon didn’t have to wait long to see if she would bring back one of her beloved characters from her old SNL days.
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Jordan Moreau After 25 years, “Mission: Impossible” fans may finally find out whatever happened to William Donloe, the CIA analyst from the original movie who was supposed to be watching highly classified documents before Ethan Hunt drops from the ceiling and steals them in the now famous scene. On his Instagram account Wednesday, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” writer Christopher McQuarrie revealed that actor Rolf Saxon, who played William Donloe in the first “Mission: Impossible,” is returning in next year’s franchise finale, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two.” McQuarrie shared a photo of Saxon’s character, who is now sporting a beard after the events of the original “Mission: Impossible.” After Tom Cruise’s super spy Ethan Hunt suspended himself from a cable and dropped down from ceiling of the high-security CIA vault to steal the NOC list, Donloe was promptly fired and reassigned to a polar substation in Alaska.
A post shared by Christopher McQuarrie (@christophermcquarrie) Earlier on Wednesday, McQuarrie also announced that Inuit actor Lucy Tulugarjuk would be joining the cast. She’s dressed in a warm, heavy parka on what appears to be a snowy base — could the final “Mission: Impossible” return to its roots and connect back to the first film? “Ted Lasso” star and Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham will also be joining the “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two” cast, as McQuarrie similarly announced on his Instagram earlier this month. The movie is set to release in theaters on June 28, 2024, less than a year after “Part One” releases this summer on July 14, 2023. Saxon isn’t the only familiar face rejoining the “Mission: Impossible” franchise. The seventh and penultimate movie is bringing
Fans of Molly Shannon didn’t have to wait long to see if she would bring back one of her beloved characters from her old SNL days.
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Rome’s Cinecittà Studios are generating a profit for the first time in years amid a radical upgrade, overhaul, and expansion of the filming facilities where Hollywood productions are now flocking on a scale that is starting to be comparable with its glory days. Roland Emmerich last month started shooting his gladiator series “Those About to Die” starring Anthony Hopkins as Emperor Vespasian; Joe Wright is in the midst of production on TV series “M,” about Benito Mussolini’s rise to power; and in January cameras started rolling in the “City of Cinema” on Netflix’s period soap “The Decameron.” These are among the biggest international productions lured by the storied studios in recent years, also thanks to Italy’s 40% cash back tax rebate.
She might have swapped the Chanel boots for a Versace campaign, but Anne Hathaway has brought back one of our favourite looks on her – her The Devil Wears Prada fringe.The A-lister starred in The Devil Wears Prada way back in 2006, where she played Andy Sachs, the assistant to Meryl Streep’s formidable Miranda Priestly and fashion novice. During the movie’s iconic makeover montage (because what’s a 00s film without one) Andy is given a complete image overhaul, complete with a glossy new full fringe that was, of course, immaculately styled.
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Bailey Bass won’t be continuing in the role of Claudia for Season 2 of AMC’s “Interview With a Vampire,” the network announced late Friday. “Bailey Bass is a talented actor who did a remarkable job bringing the character of Claudia to life in Anne Rice’s ‘Interview With the Vampire.’ For a variety of reasons, Delainey Hayles will appear as Claudia in season two.
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Everyone’s wondered what The Safdie Brothers would do next after “Uncut Gems” in 2019. Well, around this time last year, news started to swirl that the Safdies would team up with Adam Sandler again on their next project.
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 7 premiere of The CW’s Riverdale.
Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company is bringing back its barnstorming stage adaptation of famed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s hand-drawn 1988 classic My Neighbour Totoro for a second season at London’s Barbican in November.
Sheryl Lee Ralph, veteran actress and now “Abbott Elementary” star, says a “famous TV judge” assaulted her.Ralph opened up about the alleged incident on Monday during an appearance on radio personality Angela Yee’s “The Way Up With Angela Yee” podcast. “I’m at a very public place,” Ralph said. “I was suited. I had my suit on.
Sheryl Lee Ralph is claiming that she was sexually assaulted by a «famous TV judge.» The Abbott Elementary actress recalled the alleged incident during an appearance on the podcast on Monday.«I'm at a very public place. I was suited. I had my suit on.
On Tuesday, McDonald's confirmed the news that the Chicken Big Mac will be available to buy again from next week. The burger saw overwhelming demand when it was first released last year, and was so popular amongst shoppers, it sold out in a matter of days.
On social media, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie just announced that Rolf Saxon, the actor who played unlucky CIA agent William Donloe in Brian De Palma’s 1996 masterpiece “Mission: Impossible” will be returning for the eighth film, “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part Two” (due out in the summer of 2024).If, for some reason, you don’t have an encyclopedic knowledge of the franchise, in the first movie Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team, then comprised of Luther (Ving Rhames), Krieger (Jean Reno) and Claire (Emmanuele Béart), stage an audacious break-in at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. This involves sneaking into the “black vault,” an ultra-secure CIA database overseen by William Donloe, an analyst at the agency.
Neil Patrick Harris is back!
Bauhaus members David J, Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins, will play a sting of US dates this May.Their West Coast tour begins with an appearance at Los Angeles’ Cruel World Festival, with further dates scheduled in Oakland, Salt Lake City, Portland, and Seattle.Love And Rockets were formed in 1984, following Bauhaus’ initial split in 1983. They released seven studio albums, with their 1989 single ‘So Alive’ reaching Number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.They broke up in 1999 and reformed briefly in 2007 for a few live shows, before splitting again in 2009.You can view full dates below and buy tickets here.All aboard! pic.twitter.com/VHIk2016jg— David J (@davidjhaskins) March 14, 2023In other news, last year Bauhaus announced their first tour in over 16 years.
Gucci Mane has teased the return of his old rap style from 2006 in a nostalgic Instagram post.The post promoted an upcoming song, saying “06 Gucci back who ready?”Mane recreated the album artwork of his 2005 debut studio album ‘Trap House’ before two five-second-long snippets of the song that will be reminiscent of his old sound.The snippets suggested the trap pioneer still feels like he’s in his prime: “I feel like it’s me in ‘07, ‘08, and even ‘09.”A post shared by Gucci Mane (@laflare1017)The other snippet referred to Gucci Mane boasting about being “hard to kill”, suggestively alluding to his claim of killing Pookie Loc in self-defence in 2005. He rapped: “Still hard to kill/ The last n***a tried/ Go ask him, he didn’t survive.”The untitled track would be Gucci Mane’s second single of the year after the Kodak Black-assisted ‘King Snipe’.Gucci Mane has recently been occupied with running his label, 1017 Records, and building up its roster. The label last year recently released Mane’s ‘SoIcyBoyz’ album series, with its sixth and final instalment being 80 tracks long.
As Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle confirm they’ve been in talks with King Charles’ office about whether they‘ll attend the Coronation, royal expert Tom Bower told us their strained relationship with the royal family is beyond saving. He claimed the “selfish” and “unintelligent” Harry doesn’t understand his actions mean there can be “no way back” for a family reconciliation.
The Simpsons is set to bring back a major season one character who almost ruined Homer and Marge’s marriage.Titled ‘Pin Girl’, the seventeenth episode of season 34 is set to air on Fox on Sunday, March 19.A synopsis for the episode reads: “A mysterious figure from Marge’s past returns to coach her for a bowling tournament.”On Twitter, The Simpsons co-showrunner Al Jean confirmed the mystery character to be Jacques, with voice actor Albert Brooks reprising the role.This will mark the first time Brooks has voiced Jacques in over 30 years, although he has previously performed as a number of other characters, including Homer’s former Bond-villain-esque boss Hank Scorpio.Fans were first introduced to Jacques, a French bowling instructor, in the season one, episode nine episode ‘Life On The Fast Lane’..@TheSimpsons Don’t nap on new episode Sunday. Pin Gal with the return of Jacques! pic.twitter.com/XpoxICBDyA— Al Jean (@AlJean) March 13, 2023The episode centres on Marge, who after becoming frustrated in her marriage, almost pursues an affair with Jacques.
Scary good news! Drew Barrymore channeled the M3GAN doll — and teamed up with Ghostface — to announce her gig as the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards host.