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Back in 1984, Spinal Tap turned comedy up to 11. Rock-mock-doc This Is Spinal Tap is still hailed as one of the all-time-greats, spoofing heavy metal excess and dumb-as-rocks rockstar antics under the tutelage of legendary director Rob Reiner. It was a classic debut – and while the ‘difficult second album’ is tricky to overcome, it’s fair to say that all involved haven’t rushed into a follow-up. No, over 40 years later, the gang is returning – along with Reiner in the director’s chair – for Spinal Tap II, ready to let the world in on what the band have been up to for the last four decades.

While details of the sequel remain tightly under wraps, Reiner let slip to Empire some nuggets of what’s become of Spinal Tap’s members – Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) – in the meantime. “Nigel has been...

Though they play diametrically opposed cousins in the recently released film “A Real Pain,” Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg may be more like-minded in their sensibilities than people might think. Taking part in a live chat for Vanity Fair’s “Little Gold Men” podcast at Scad Savannah Film Festival, Culkin discussed his appreciation for Eisenberg’s directing style and how it made stepping behind the lens a more approachable possibility for him.

“Somebody asked recently if it made me feel like I want to direct, which I don’t. I don’t have that thing in me, but I get why the question is asked. We’re about the same age, we’ve been acting for a very long time. This made me look at it and the way he did it and go, ‘Well, Ok, I don’t want to, but if I did, I would want to do...

Update, with additional casting: Producers have confirmed that Michael McKean will join the cast of Broadway’s upcoming revival of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross revival, joining the previously announced Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr and McKean’s old Better Call Saul cast mate Bob Odenkirk.

McKean’s casting in the role of George Aaronow was announced exclusively by Deadline in September.

Also new to the cast are Donald Webber Jr. as John Williamson, Howard W. Overshown (The Lehman Trilogy) as Baylen and John Pirruccello, making his Broadway debut, as James Lingk.

The production is set to open on Broadway in the spring of 2025. The complete cast, exact dates, full design team, and Broadway theatre will be announced at a later date. Jeffrey Richards and Rebecca Gold are the lead producers.

Exclusive, Previous Sept. 9: Michael McKean will join the previously announced Bob Odenkirk,...

That major twist in The Diplomat Season 2 finale doesn’t mean Grace Penn is a “bad guy.” At least not according to the TV show’s creator. The U.S. vice president, played by guest star Allison Janney, would have viewers thinking they too “would have made the same decision in that situation.”

[Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from The Diplomat Season 2.]

Grace’s role in the attack on ‘The Diplomat’

Kate Wyler (Keri Russell), the U.S. ambassador to the U.K., finally got answers in The Diplomat Season 2. After the attack on a British ship in the series premiere that suddenly had her across the pond in a new job, she learned that Grace had been involved. Not just involved, but—gasp—she ordered the hit.

Grace explained herself in the finale. Her reasoning? Dominoes would’ve fallen leading to something even bigger. If the British people hadn’t come together in the wake of the national tragedy,...

Exclusive: After landing his first Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his work in the fourth and final season of HBO’s Succession, Alan Ruck has joined the all-star cast that has assembled to support Marc Maron in In Memoriam, the forthcoming comedy from Thelma producer Invention Studios.

His role is being kept under wraps, as has been the case with all supporting castings thus far.

Written and directed by Rob Burnett (The Fundamentals of Caring), this is the story of a veteran Hollywood actor (Maron) who becomes obsessed with securing a spot in the Academy Awards’ “In Memoriam” montage after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis. This leads to a heartfelt exploration of ego, humility, and legacy.

Also part of the stacked cast, as previously announced, are Talia Ryder, Lily Gladstone, Sharon Stone, Judy Greer, Justin Long and Michael McKean. Invention Studios’ Nicholas Weinstock and Divya D’Souza are producing alongside Maron,...

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With jaw-dropping revelations and a major cliffhanger finale, anticipation for The Diplomat Season 3 is at an all-time high.

Following the shocking death of President Rayburn (Michael McKean), Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) has stepped into the role of the nation's leader.

However, Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) is acutely aware that Penn orchestrated the attack on the British warship, raising a critical question: what will she do with this dangerous information, especially now that Penn wields immense power?

As several loose ends remain unresolved and numerous questions linger, here’s everything we know so far about The Diplomat Season 3.

Has Netflix renewed The Diplomat for Season 3?

Netflix wasted no time renewing The Diplomat for a third season, announcing the early renewal on October 10, 2024, just weeks before the second season’s premiere on October 31.

“Season 3 flips the chessboard,...

[This story contains major spoilers from the season two finale of Netflix’s The Diplomat.]

There’s a new president at the end of season two of The Diplomat and Kate (Keri Russell) and Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell) have just made a “very powerful enemy,” as the actors themselves tell The Hollywood Reporter.

In the closing seconds of the season two finale of the Netflix political thriller, Kate and viewers learn, as Hal relays to her over the phone, that President Rayburn (Michael McKean) got so upset when Hal told him that his vice president, Grace Penn (Allison Janney), was behind the attack on the British warship that kicked off the series that the president died.

As the vice president’s staff swarms onto the back lawn at the ambassador’s residence to protect the new commander-in-chief, the camera closes in on Penn.

Speaking to THR, both Russell and Sewell indicate that their characters are likely still so shocked that they...

Spoiler Alert: This story contains major spoilers about the Season 2 finale of “The Diplomat.”

“The Diplomat” stars Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell already knew how Season 2 was going to end when they arrived for the table read of the sixth and final episode.

“The rest of the cast didn’t know,” Sewell tells me over Zoom from his Los Angeles-area home. “The scripts they were given were redacted. The very end of Episode 6 was blacked out, and only at the read through did they get the actual scripts.”

The last minutes of the episode find Hal (Sewell) frantically trying to get to Kate on the phone after he is seen speaking to President Rayburn (Michael McKean). Kate is on the lawn telling Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) she wants her job, when deputy chief of mission Stuart Hayford (Ato Essandoh) hands her the phone. Hal tells Kate that he...

Note: The following story contains spoilers from “The Diplomat” Season 2 finale.

Just as Keri Russell’s Kate Wyler was ready to sound the alarms bells for British corruption, the politician plotting in “The Diplomat” Season 2 took a sharp turn.

The Netflix series finds Kate and her team collecting incriminating evidence against British Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear) to prove that he was behind the attack on British aircraft carrier, the Hms Courageous. But their investigation takes a turn when Trowbridge’s former adviser, Margaret Roylin (Celia Imrie), tells Kate that Trowbridge was not involved in the attack, and that she hired Russian mercenary Roman Lenkov to stage an attack that would create outrage, not harm. As we know, it didn’t go to plan and resulted in the death of 40 Royal Navy personnel.

As Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) — whom Kate is supposedly meant to replace in the...

This Is Spinal Tap might just be the funniest mockumentary ever made, but no one said it was going to be easy. In fact, Michael McKean told People, “It was such a struggle to get it done.”

Part of the problem, McKean says, is that the comedy was breaking new ground. “There weren’t a lot of features like it at the time,” he noted. “What we had was 20 hours of film, and we got it down to 85 minutes. It was a long, long chore.”

Before it got to its final running time, there were several iterations as the film was whittled down from its initial 20 hours. A four-hour workprint has leaked online from time to time, revealing what amounts to the original times two and then some. Deciding what to remove must have been painful, especially for comic actors like Billy Crystal and Bruno Kirby whose best work ended up on the cutting-room floor.

Star Trek has some great horror episodes and this year on Halloween we've looked at some of the best, some of the more scary, and some that are just hard to sit through. This time, we're looking at more episodes that are hard to sit through, but for a different reason.

Horror, like all things in entertainment, is subjective. What may frighten you doesn't frighten others and vice versa. So some of the more haunting episodes may not do it for you and these are three that just didn't do it for me.

They may scare you but I found these three rather dull in that regard.

Voyager: The Thaw (2x23)

Star Trek: Voyager's "quintessential" horror episode in the eyes of many is The Thaw, the 23rd episode of season two. It sees Harry Kim and B'lanna Torres get stuck in a virtual reality world filled with computer programs that want to kill them.

The Diplomat season 2 is officially done filming, according to star Nana Mensah. And, there's even more good news!

Mensah told TV Line that filming wrapped in the UK. She also shared that season 2 should be released on Netflix later this year. It's not the first time that we've heard the new season is going to premiere this year, so that's a great sign for fans who are eagerly awaiting the premiere of season 2 of the Netflix original series starring Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, and David Gyasi.

Mensah also told TV Line that season 2 is “even better, more dynamic, more everything. The tensions have mounted in a way that is really propulsive and exciting.”

So, we don't know when production on The Diplomat season 2 actually wrapped, but it was still in production as late as this spring.

Assuming the plan really is to roll out season 2 later this year, we could...

The Diplomat. Keri Russell as Kate Wyler in episode 104 of The Diplomat. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023

Keri Russell takes on the perfect post-The Americans acting job in Netflix’s slick new political thriller The Diplomat, which also stars Rufus Sewell as her on-screen husband, Hal Wyler. The marriage between Hal and Kate (Russell) is just one of many pivotal relationships in this talk-heavy drama that keeps you hooked and guessing from start to finish.

The Diplomat season 1 recap

Though The Diplomat is primarily a show about talking and strategizing, similar to The West Wing in many ways, it’s also entirely engrossing, and all of the performances are top-notch. Russell plays a career diplomat who must juggle a new high-profile job amid an international crisis while potentially being groomed for an even more notable position.

The following slideshow features recaps for all eight episodes of The Diplomat season 1. Bookmark this page and follow along!

Golden Globe Award-winning actress Keri Russell stars in a new Netflix series called The Diplomat. It’s definitely worth checking out if you enjoyed watching The Night Agent and The Recruit.

Created by Homeland writer and executive producer Debora Cahn, The Diplomat follows a career diplomat named Kate Wyler who finds herself struggling to balance her new role and marriage after landing the high-profile position of US Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Of course, there are many other talented actors in the series besides Russell, such as Rufus Sewell, Ali Ahn, David Gyasi, Ato Essandoh, Rory Kinnear, Miguel Sandoval, Nana Mensah, Michael McKean, etc. If you want to know who’s who in the political drama, continue reading because we shared a cast and characters guide below.

Netflix The Diplomat cast and character guide The Diplomat. Keri Russell as Kate Wyler in episode 103 of The Diplomat. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix...

To the aggravation of her enemies, Kate Wyler's staying put in her role as the U.S. Ambassador! The Diplomat season 3 was officially renewed by Netflix on Oct. 10, three weeks ahead of the highly anticipated release of the political thriller's second season. There's much more political drama yet to unfold for Kate, especially after season 2's shocking ending.

As season 3 continues production, viewers will be eager to learn anything and everything they can about the new episodes, including where filming is taking place, how many episode there will be, and what could happen next in the series. We're sharing everything to know so far about The Diplomat season 3 as updates are revealed by Netflix.

More Keri Russell is always a good thing. The Diplomat Season 3 is officially a go.

Season 2 premieres October 31! pic.twitter.com/0oDtQCPev7

— Netflix (@netflix) October 10, 2024The Diplomat season 3 now filming

On the same day as the season 3 renewal,...

Warning: Major spoilers ahead from The Diplomat season 2 finale from this point forward. Proceed with caution if you have finished all six episodes!

Well, it's official: The Diplomat season 2 delivered the most shocking cliffhanger of the year. The second season of the Emmy-nominated Netflix original political thriller premiered on Oct. 31 and continued following the high-stakes career of U.S. ambassador Kate Wyler as she carefully maneuvers through a series of stressful situations.

The Diplomat season 2 picks up in the midst of the season 1 cliffhanger, which involved a car bomb going off in London and nearly killing Kate's husband Hal and her deputy chief of mission Stuart. The attack killed Merritt Grove and one of Kate's embassy officer's Ronnie. Much of the season delves into the truth about the attack and its possible connection to last season's carrier attack.

Across the second season's six episodes (here's why season 2 has fewer episodes...

“The Diplomat” Season 2 is here and ready plunge us into the world of international scheming and political espionage once again.

Picking up after the major cliffhanger in the Season 1 finale, “The Diplomat” Season 2 sees Keri Russell’s Ambassador Kate Wyler reckon with her newfound suspicion of the British Pm while awaiting word on her husband’s well-being. Season 2 will also introduce Allison Janney as Vice President Grace Penn.

But things pick up immediately where Season 1 left off, so if you need a refresher on how we got here, keep reading to get the full breakdown of what you need to remember from Season 1 of the Netflix thriller series before watching Season 2.

Kate is appointed as U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. in the wake of a terrorist attack

When audiences first meet Kate in Season 1, she is looking forward to embarking on her new post as ambassador to Afghanistan...

The Diplomat season 2 finale is a game-changing episode for the series! I truly can’t believe everything that happened in this episode, and now, I can’t wait to see what creator Debora Cahn and the team have planned in The Diplomat season 3.

The Diplomat season 2 episode 6, “Dreadnought,” begins with Kate and Hal Wyler (Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell) discussing the big revelation at the end of episode 5. Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) and the Americans are actually responsible for the attack on the Hms Courageous and for killing the Scottish independence movement.

Hal also reveals that the President doesn’t know what Grace did. Hal tries to slow down Kate. She wants to blow this up and make it a big deal, but Hal doesn’t want her to.

Kate tells Stuart that he wants to be Vice President

Kate comes to the revelation that she needs to make sure that she,...

Warning: This article contains major spoilers from The Diplomat season 2 finale.

Throughout its short but mighty six-episode run, The Diplomat season 2 takes us on a wild ride that doesn't let up once. Until the very last second, we're on the edge of our seats as Kate navigates a series of seemingly impossible situations, weaving in and out of metaphorical minefields.

The new season picks up in the aftermath of the attack in the season 1 finale, which left Hal's life on the line, as well as Stuart's and Ronnie's. It's an emotionally wrought place to begin the season, especially with the consequent series of revelations that completely flip the script on Kate.

By the end of season 2, our jaws are left permanently on the ground, and there's no way to overhype the cliffhanger that completely eclipses that of the previous season. Between Allison Janney, an unexpected ending, and a wide-open door...

The U.S. has an aging male president who’s expected to pass the torch to his younger female vice president. But something happens that disrupts these plans, and the White House scrambles to find a solution that will allow them to build on their commander-in-chief’s legacy.

That’s the political landscape in the fictional Washington of Netflix’s The Diplomat, as viewers learn early in the first season of the political series starring Keri Russell that the show’s vice president, Grace Penn (played by Allison Janney in the show’s second season, dropping Thursday), has a scandal that, White House aides say, will force her to resign. The aides are also secretly vetting Russell’s career diplomat, Kate Wyler, newly installed as the American ambassador to the U.K., as Penn’s replacement.

Despite distinctly different circumstances around The Diplomat‘s succession drama, viewers could have been...

“The Diplomat” Season 2 is the bastard lovechild of “The West Wing,” Armando Iannucci’s British political satires and his American “Veep.” Whip-smart, psychologically insightful and sexy without sleaze, the series created by Debora Cahn is only getting better as it speeds into its second lap on Netflix this Halloween. The streamer has already greenlit a third season, signaling an awareness of the show’s quality and that audiences are tuning in.

Season 1 left the idealistic Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) hanging by a thread or, actually, a lit fuse. Her rickety marriage to master gamesman and former Ambassador Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell) was unraveling. Then, a London car bomb sent Hal to hospital in critical condition in a stunning series cliffhanger. Does her husband survive?

That final shocker raised the interpersonal stakes and exploded diplomatic relations between the US, Britain and Russia, the...

Michael Keaton, Paul Feig and David Letterman are among the Hollywood figures paying tribute to Teri Garr after she died on Tuesday at 79.

The Oscar-nominated actress was known for films like Tootsie and Young Frankenstein, among many others, before her career was derailed by multiple sclerosis, which she revealed she was diagnosed during an appearance on Larry King’s CNN show in October 2002. She appeared onscreen for the last time in 2011.

Garr died at home in Los Angeles, surrounded by family and friends,” her publicist, Heidi Schaffer, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Mel Brooks, who gave Garr her breakthrough role alongside Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein, paid tribute to the actress. “So very sorry to hear about Teri Garr’s passing,” he wrote on X. “She was so talented and so funny. Her humor and lively spirit made the Young Frankenstein set a pleasure to work on. Her ‘German’ accent had us all in stitches!

David Letterman is calling Teri Garr, who died Tuesday, one of his “all time favorite guests,” while Garr’s Mr. Mom costar Michael Keaton laments “a day I feared and knew was coming.” And Richard Dreyfuss, who costarred with Garr in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, remembers her as “vibrant, playful and so funny.”

The late, great Teri Garr, who brightened everything from sitcoms, variety shows, talk shows, some of the funniest movies ever made and even the occasional drama is being remembered by co-stars and colleagues today for the light she was.

“I adored Teri,” tweeted Dreyfuss. “She was vibrant, playful and so funny. Her essence created an ease in every scene we did together.

Exclusive: Justin Long (Barbarian) and Michael McKean (Better Call Saul) have closed deals to join In Memoriam, the forthcoming Marc Maron comedy from Thelma producer Invention Studios.

Roles for the pair are under wraps. As previously announced, pic’s cast also includes Talia Ryder, Lily Gladstone, Sharon Stone, and Judy Greer.

Written and directed by Emmy winner Rob Burnett (The Fundamentals of Caring), In Memoriam follows a veteran Hollywood actor (Maron) who, after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, becomes obsessed with securing a spot in the Academy Awards’ “In Memoriam” montage. This leads to a heartfelt exploration of ego, humility, and legacy.

Invention Studios’ Nicholas Weinstock and Divya D’Souza will produce alongside Maron, as well as Burnett and David Martin from Avalon. Production commenced in Los Angeles earlier this month.

Recently, Long has appeared in Kevin Smith’s teen comedy The 4:30 Movie and 20th Century Studios’ hit horror film Barbarian,...

Adam Sandler is best known for his slapstick comedies that do little to satisfy critics, but has, nonetheless, turned it into a brand. The actor has also surprised fans with small detours into dramatic territory with films like Spaceman, Uncut Gems, and Punch-Drunk Love. However, he has managed to balance his brand of comedies.

One of his earliest roles as an SNL alum was the comedy Airheads. Starring along with Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi, Sandler was the main draw due to his time on SNL. He reportedly used this clout to make sure the director cast Fraser, though he was a relative unknown at the time and was only known for Encino Man.

Adam Sandler Threatened To Walk Away From Airheads If The Director Did Not Cast Brendan Fraser Adam Sandler in Airheads | Credits: 20th Century Fox

A year before Adam Sandler had his big film breakthrough with Billy Maddison,...

“I’m Chevy Chase, and you’re not” was a cute catchphrase to launch Weekend Update on an unsuspecting nation, but it also turned out to be prophetic. While the fake news desk made stars of comedians like Dennis Miller and Norm Macdonald, it has also been anchored by performers who, for lack of a better term, are no Chevy Chase. And so, no one would blame you if you can’t remember a single joke from these five obscure Weekend Update anchors.

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Charles Rocket was the main Weekend Update anchor for Season Six, but halfway through, the show introduced Matthius as his co-anchor. Why?

“We need a woman out there!” Matthius guessed with a shrug during a Vulture interview. “It wasn’t like I insisted.”

While the gig didn’t make Matthius a star, she was an eye-witness to Eddie Murphy taking over the show. “I have...

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The Lincoln Lawyer is a thrilling legal ride with an unlikely protagonist. The Netflix series is based on Michael Connelly‘s books and has also been adapted into a film starring Matthew McConaughey. The series follows an idealistic lawyer Mickey Haller as he works from the back of his Lincoln car taking on big and small cases in Los Angeles. The Lincoln Lawyer stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in the lead role with Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson, Angelica Maria, and Christopher Gorham starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the complex legal cases, thrilling courtroom drama, and compelling characters in The Lincoln Lawyer here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Goliath is a legal thriller drama series created by David E. Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro. The...

Keri Russell vs. Allison Janney? Yes, please.

On Tuesday, Netflix dropped the trailer for Season 2 of “The Diplomat,” which offers a first look at Janney’s new character, Vice President Grace Penn. Season 2 of the Netflix political thriller picks up after the explosive (literally) Season 1 cliff-hanger when a car bomb detonated in the middle of London. The trailer reveals that Kate and her husband, Hal (Rufus Sewell), survived the blast — and the latter is, per Netflix, “very much involved” as Kate soon learns that the attack came from inside the British government.

Here is the official logline: “As Kate chases the truth, her only real ally is her almost-ex-husband Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell), very much alive, and very much involved. She faces a fraught marriage, a complex dynamic with British Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi), and a threatening visit from Vice President Grace Penn (Janney).” Janney’s VP arrives...

International relations are getting a little thornier on “The Diplomat” this season…

The Season 2 trailer teases a visit from the Vice President (Allison Janney) just as U.S. Ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) is contemplating a run for President. Of course, add in a domestic terrorist attack and Kate doesn’t know who to trust anymore.

The official synopsis for “The Diplomat” Season 2 reads: “A deadly explosion in the heart of London shatters U.S. Ambassador Kate Wyler’s world (Russell). Struggling to rebuild the lives that broke and the team that split apart, Kate’s worst fears unfold: The attack that brought her to the U.K. didn’t come from a rival nation, it came from inside the British government. As Kate chases the truth, her only real ally is her almost-ex-husband Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell), very much alive, and very much involved. She faces a fraught marriage,...

Nearly 30 years since its series finale, and a quarter century since it last saw the light of day, HBO’s Dream On is at last available to stream.

All six seasons of the beloved sitcom have quietly surfaced on the ad-supported Roku Channel, which is accessible via the Roku app and TheRokuChannel.com — free of charge.

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To the joy of comedy fans, and the horror of families who were just looking for a nice cartoon about jazz-playing felines, the 2005 documentary The Aristocrats delved into the history of the notoriously filthy joke about a family pitching a vulgar stage show to a talent agent. While we all know the punchline — “The Aristocrats!” — it’s the uniquely grotesque nuances of each comedian’s version that makes the movie so interesting.

The Aristocrats featured interviews with some of the biggest names in comedy — from Chris Rock, to Sarah Silverman, to George Carlin. Also Carrot Top. But the most memorable version of the joke was probably the one told by the late Gilbert Gottfried. Note: The clip is not safe for work, unless you work in the talent agency from the joke.

One celebrity you won’t see in the movie is Chevy Chase, which is odd because Chase is...

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Twilight of the Gods is an adult animated fantasy action-adventure series created by Zack Snyder, Jay Oliva, and Eric Carrasco. Based on Norse mythology, the Netflix series revolves around Sigrid and Leif, an iron-willed warrior and a mortal king who survive the wrath of Thor but in the process lose everything. Then they go on a bloody quest for revenge against the most powerful god known to man. Twilight of the Gods’ voice cast includes Sylvia Hoeks, Stuart Martin, Pilou Asbæk, John Noble, Paterson Joseph, Rahul Kohli, Jamie Clayton, and Peter Stormare. So, if you loved the wrathful gods, a quest for revenge, and compelling characters in Twilight of the Gods here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Kaos is a British mythological dark comedy-drama series created by Charlie Covell. Based on Greek and Roman mythology,...

Barbarian director Zach Cregger is set to team up with Sony for a remake of the 1985 classic mystery comedy Clue.

Here’s an interesting story that has emerged this morning regarding Zach Cregger, the director who bought us 2022’s Barbarian, a wild horror that became one of that year’s most talked-about films. The success of Barbarian was enough to earn Cregger a handsome deal with New Line Cinema for whom he will be directing his follow-up film, Weapons.

According to reporting at the time, Cregger’s budget for Weapons is 'double the size of Barbarian's, while he has reportedly scored a string of other concessions such as “a guaranteed greenlight, a guaranteed theatrical release, a controlling interest in a backend pot and Cregger receiving final cut pending a threshold being met during test screenings.’

Given that it’s been dubbed as the Magnolia of horror films, we’re...

Even fictional bands are banning the Trump campaign from using their music.

After Isaac Hayes’ estate successfully barred Trump from using “Hold On, I’m Coming,” the cinematic heavy metal act Spinal Tap have preemptively demanded that the campaign not play their song “Sex Farm.”

Harry Shearer, who portrays Spinal Tap bassist Derek Smalls, declared the song off-limits in a hilarious tweet: “Not a band to be outdone, Spinal Tap is demanding that the Trump campaign refrain from playing ‘Sex Farm’ at their rallies.”

“Sex Farm” is an ’80s hard rock pastiche with lyrics that parody the objectification of women that was centric to that decade’s rock/metal culture. While it’s obviously not a song any political campaign would actually play, the joke is that it’s a pretty apt depiction of Donald Trump’s history of sexual misconduct and misogyny: “Sex farm woman / I’m gonna mow...

When we say that Netflix has something for everyone, we really do mean it as you can find shows from horror and fantasy genres to niche genres like psychological thriller and serial killer shows. Today we are going to dive into Netflix’s vast library of content to pick out the best courtroom dramas for the fans of the genre. So, here are the 7 best legal drama shows you can find on Netflix right now.

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The Lincoln Lawyer is a legal drama series created by David E. Kelley. Based on the books of Michael Connelly, the Netflix series follows the story of Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller as he takes on high-profile cases while working from the back of his Lincoln Navigator. The Lincoln Lawyer stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in the lead role with Becki Newton, Neve Campbell, Lana Parrilla, Angus Sampson, Jazz Raycole, Christopher Gorham,...

After being in the business for almost 60 years, it appears Rob Reiner shows no sign of slowing down. Last year saw him debut his first ever documentary (at least his first real documentary), “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life,” and he’s currently finishing up production in New Orleans on a “This Is Spinal Tap” sequel. In a recent interview with Deadline, Reiner discussed his shock over the documentary’s Emmy nominations, as well as the status of the follow-up to his feature directorial debut and cult classic.

“It’s a total surprise,” Reiner said of receiving Emmy nominations for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, as well as his direction of the film. “Especially because I’ve never made a real documentary. The only one I made was a fake one — ‘Spinal Tap.’ It’s so funny to get recognized in this way.”

For Reiner, making a film that celebrates one...

Director Rob Reiner has offered an update on the long-awaited sequel to the iconic 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, revealing that he expects the film to be released in spring or summer of next year.

Reiner has returned as director of the actual sequel, Spinal Tap II, and as the fictional director Marty Dibergi within the movie. The sequel also features the three core members of Spinal Tap played once again by Christopher Guest (as Nigel Tufnel), Michael McKean (as David St. Hubbins), and Harry Shearer (as Derek Smalls), as well as the return of secondary characters portrayed by Fran Drescher and Paul Shaffer, among others.

In a new interview with Deadline, Reiner gave the latest update on the sequel, saying that filming is currently wrapping up in New Orleans.

“It’s going good,” revealed Reiner. “Our first screening for our family and friends will be probably in August, and...

Director Rob Reiner has offered an update on the long-awaited sequel to the iconic 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, revealing that he expects the film to be released in spring or summer of next year.

Reiner has returned as director of the actual sequel, Spinal Tap II, and as the fictional director Marty Dibergi within the movie. The sequel also features the three core members of Spinal Tap played once again by Christopher Guest (as Nigel Tufnel), Michael McKean (as David St. Hubbins), and Harry Shearer (as Derek Smalls), as well as the return of secondary characters portrayed by Fran Drescher and Paul Shaffer, among others.

In a new interview with Deadline, Reiner gave the latest update on the sequel, saying that filming is currently wrapping up in New Orleans.

“It’s going good,” revealed Reiner. “Our first screening for our family and friends will be probably in August, and...

One of Rob Reiner’s greatest filmmaking credits is the classic mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. But he became the maker of an actual documentary – not a faux one – with Albert Brooks: Defending My Life. This morning (while working on the sequel to Spinal Tap in New Orleans) he learned he’s become an Emmy nominee for the HBO film about his lifelong buddy, Brooks.

“It’s a total surprise,” he said of the Emmy recognition for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and for his direction of the film. “Especially because I’ve never made a real documentary. The only one I made was a fake one – Spinal Tap. It’s so funny to get recognized in this way.”

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Rob Reiner speaks at the HBO Documentary Films screening of ‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life’ at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Prime Video is the only streaming service that could compare to the giant that is Netflix in terms of viewership figures and the library of content. Just like Netflix, Prime Video has something for everyone and when it comes to comedy shows, they have multiple award-winning ones. So, sit back, relax, and scroll through our list of the 10 best comedy shows on Prime Video right now to choose the best one for you.

Catastrophe Credit – Channel 4

Catastrophe is a British comedy-drama series created by and starring Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney. The Channel 4 series follows the story of Rob, an American advertising executive who meets Sharon, an Irish primary school teacher on a business trip to London. After spending a week together, Rob goes back home but soon returns because Sharon is pregnant with his baby. Catastrophe also stars Ashley Jensen, Mark Bonnar, Carrie Fisher, Frances Tomelty, Gary Lilburn,...

Add Beck Bennett to the list of Saturday Night Live stars populating superhero movies. James Gunn recently announced that Bennett would appear in his new Superman film as Steve Lombard, a loudmouthed sportswriter who lives to torment Clark Kent.

Bennett is just the latest SNL star to find his way into the Marvel and DC cinematic universes, too. Here are other SNL vets who suited up for super action…

1 Robert Downey Jr.

The undisputed king of this list, Downey spent a tortured year as an SNL cast member when he was only 21. “I learned so much in that year about what I wasn’t,” he told the Off-Camera Show’s Sam Jones. “I was not somebody who was going to do impressions. I was somebody who was very ill-suited for rapid-fire sketch comedy.”

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Downey rebounded from his SNL failures (and other ‘80s and ‘90s misadventures) before becoming the...

Earlier this week, on July 1st, America’s hat celebrated Canada Day, which is basically just like America’s Independence Day, except if they ever make a disaster movie called Canada Day, it will probably end with the army politely asking the invading aliens if they wouldn’t mind leaving whenever it suits them best. No rush.

To mark the occasion, Simpsons voice actor and Spinal Tap bassist Harry Shearer took to social media to remind us all of the time that the fictitious heavy metal band played three massive concerts, in three Canadian cities, all in one day: July 1, 1992. He noted in the comments that they didn’t even lose a single drummer on the hurried tour.

To celebrate Canada’s 125th birthday, a massive all-concert event was planned, featuring three outdoor stages spread all across the country. Dubbed “The Great Canadian Party” the whole thing was televised on Canada’s MTV equivalent MuchMusic,...

“Elsbeth” brought back Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni after she originated the character in both “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight.” The CBS spin-off show follows the titular Elsbeth, an unconventional attorney who works with the NYPD to catch criminals.

But “Elsbeth” doesn’t just return Preston to one of her most treasured roles, it could also return Jesse Tyler Ferguson to the Emmys. Ferguson has a healthy Emmys history behind him (more on that later) but he has been absent at the TV awards for some time now. His guest role in “Elsbeth” could change that, however. Ferguson plays Skip Mason, an Andy Cohen-like producer behind a reality TV show titled “Lavish Ladies.” Ferguson clearly has a ball every time he’s on-screen and, as a result, we have a ball watching him, too, as noted by critics.

M.N. Miller (Geek Vibes Nation) clarified: “The first...

Netflix’s The Diplomat Season 2: Everything We Know So Far(Photo Credit –IMDb)

Netflix’s political thriller The Diplomat, which premiered on April 20, 2023, was an instant success with Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell playing the role of American diplomats. The series debuted at #1 on Netflix Top 10 and is all set to bring the next chapter after a cliffhanger ending.

As the show’s first season concluded with British Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear) as the mastermind behind the bombing, the shocking twist sets the stage for an intense storyline in the next season. The first season received strong reviews and Russell’s performance was highly praised. The fans are now eagerly awaiting The Diplomat Season 2.

The Diplomat Season 2 Release Date

In June 2023, the filming for the next season of The Diplomat began in London. However, it was delayed by the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. While the production resumed...

Trying is one of the most heartfelt and brilliant comedy series about parenting ever made. Created by Andy Wolton, the Apple TV+ original series stars Rafe Spall and Esther Smith as Jason and Nikki, an adorable couple in their mid-thirties who have been having difficulties getting pregnant. So, they decide to adopt which turns out to be more troubling than they originally thought. The series shows us one of the most beautiful love stories with the help of a brilliant cast who really turn on the charm and bring love with every word they say on screen. So, if you love the relationship of Nikki and Jason and their desire to be good parents in Trying here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Breeders (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – FX Productions

Breeder is a British dark comedy-drama series created by Chris Addison, Martin Freeman, and Simon Blackwell.

Ben Stiller, James Woods, John Ales and more Hollywood notables have taken to social media to pay tribute to Dabney Coleman, who died at 92.

The legendary comic actor known for his roles in 9 to 5, Tootsie and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, died Thursday at his Santa Monica home, his daughter, singer Quincy Coleman, told The Hollywood Reporter.

“My father crafted his time here on Earth with a curious mind, a generous heart and a soul on fire with passion, desire and humor that tickled the funny bone of humanity,” she said in a statement. “As he lived, he moved through this final act of his life with elegance, excellence and mastery.”

Following the news of his death, fellow actor Stiller took to X (formerly Twitter) to write, “The great Dabney Coleman literally created, or defined, really – in a uniquely singular way — an archetype as a character actor. He was so good...

Very few directors have ever had the kind of run Rob Reiner did as a director between 1984 and 1992. Think about it. This is Spinal Tap, The Sure Thing, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Misery and A Few Good Men. Surely, that run alone would be enough to solidify him as one of the greatest Hollywood directors of all time? Those movies are so good it almost doesn’t matter how much money-losing crap he puts out now…and there is a lot of it… and North isn’t even the worst of it! So how did this man go from making a few great movies that defined and elevated our pop culture on so many different levels to suddenly pumping out nothing but heartless, soulless political flicks (did anyone see Lbj?) and rom-coms that are neither romantic nor comedic?

So, how did this jack of...

Sony Pictures Television and TriStar Pictures have made a deal with Hasbro Entertainment for the film and TV rights for Clue, which could mean that we could get a new movie based on the beloved board game.

“Sony is the perfect partner to adapt a property as culturally impactful and mystery-defining as ‘Clue,’” said Hasbro Heads of Film and TV Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano. “Nicole Brown, Katherine Pope, and their teams are tremendous creative collaborators and ideal partners to help us figure out after 75 years if it was Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the candlestick.“

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Clue was previously adapted in 1985, featuring an ensemble cast that included Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, and Colleen Camp. Surprisingly, this has been the only Clue movie, but it’s not for lack of trying.

Sony is the latest player that would like to make an accusation. The studio has won the rights to develop a reimagining of the Hasbro board game “Clue,” and the studio intends to bring the murder mystery game to the screen for both film and television.

Hollywood has been trying to remake “Clue,” first adapted in Jonathan Lynn’s cult classic screwball comedy “Clue” from 1985, for years. Most recently, a project was set up at 20th Century Studios, and it had Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman circling to star along with “The Muppets Movie” filmmaker James Bobin directing. In 2022, Oren Uziel (“The Lost City”) stepped up to rewrite the original draft of the script from Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (“Deadpool”), but it too went nowhere.

No cast or creative talent is attached at this stage of development. Sony is the only studio developing anything based on “Clue” at this time,...

Clockwise left to right: Get Out (Universal Pictures), This Is Spinal Tap (MGM Home Entertainment), That Thing You Do! (20th Century Studios), Lady Bird (A24)Graphic: The A.V. Club

It’s always neat when someone you’ve admired shows off a hidden talent that makes you see them in a different light.