Egyptian officials pushed back on Netflix’s new docuseries that casts a Black woman in the role of Queen Cleopatra In light of Netflix’s new docuseries “Queen Cleopatra” casting a Black woman in the title role, Egyptian officials are pushing back, calling it “a blatant historical fallacy.” But “The Daily Show” guest host Dulcé Sloan isn’t buying it. … Read more
Peacock is taking a satirical approach to the true crime genre in its latest offering, Based on a True Story. The series — from executive producer and writer Craig Rosenberg and Aggregate Films executive producers Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan — is set to premiere in June, the streamer announced on Tuesday. Peacock also released several first-look images. More from Deadline ‘Sex … Read more
Filming on Season 2 of “House of the Dragon” will continue in the U.K. despite the U.S. writers’ strike. A source close to production tells Variety that scripts on the hit show have been done for some time, and that filming on the second season won’t be affected. More from Variety CBS Postpones Next Week’s Fall Schedule … Read more
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” the conclusion to Marvel’s trilogy about an intergalactic crew of misfits, looks to kick off summer moviegoing season with a bang. The superhero adventure is hoping to bring in $120 million in its opening weekend, falling in between the starts of 2014’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” ($94 million) and … Read more
Netflix Christian Convery in ‘Sweet Tooth’ Talk about bittersweet: Netflix has renewed Sweet Tooth for a third and final season. The fantasy series, which follows human-animal hybrids Gus (Christian Convery) and Jepperd (Nonso Anozie) as they adventure through a postapocalyptic world, will return for a final send-off in 2024, the streaming service announced Wednesday. Its next installment has … Read more
Warner Bros. has dropped the first official trailer for the highly anticipated sci-fi epic sequel “Dune: Part 2.” In 2021’s “Dune,” Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) ventured to Arrakis, the universe’s most dangerous and sandiest planet, to ensure his family and people’s future as evil forces exploded in conflict. The Denis Villeneuve drama, based on Frank … Read more
The movie was uploaded in two posts from a now-suspended Twitter account called “vids that go hard,” according to Forbes The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which has made more than $1 billion at the box office, has also been viewed by 9 million people — via an illegal upload to Twitter. A now-suspended account called “vids that … Read more
The WGA Writers Strike has officially begun, which will result in writers stopping all work as they picket the studios. This halt means that many scripted projects will inevitably go dark, resulting in a Hollywood shutdown not seen since COVID, and not felt since the last WGA strike took place 15 years ago. Variety will keep readers updated … Read more
“Fboy Island” is officially moving to The CW. The network has ordered a third season of the reality dating series as well as a new spinoff, “Fgirl Island.” The news comes after the series was canceled by HBO Max after the release of Season 2, along with several other original unscripted shows. More from Variety … Read more
Margot Robbie has a history of sharing her feet on film in roles ranging from Wolf of Wall Street to Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, The Suicide Squad and now Barbie. When the first trailer for Barbie dropped, fans all rallied around one perfect shot of the actress’ foot in the famous Mattel pose created so the doll could rock heels at any time … Read more