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The Odyssey will have a shorter runtime, Nolan told The Associated Press, but we still don't know exactly how long it is. via: Deadline Despite using more than 2 million feet of film to bring Homer’s The Odyssey to the big screen, writer/director Christopher Nolan is keeping the cinematic experience under three hours. The 2x Oscar winner recently revealed that his upcoming film, which films July 17 in Imax, has a “shorter” runtime than his 2023 epic Oppenheimer, which clocked

Janet Jackson isn’t even mentioned in Michael, the hit biopic about her brother Michael Jackson, but she will be front and center at the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala next week, as her 1989 album, Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, is inducted. Erykah Badu has been added as a performer to the already announced lineup. The ceremony will be held Friday, May 8, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. via: Variety For the event, taking place on May 8 at Los Ang

New York City Center today announced programing for the 2026 –2027 Season—the largest in the institution’s history. Inviting audiences of all ages and backgrounds to see the world’s best, City Center remains committed to making the performing arts accessible, inspiring, and essential. via: Playbill This year's series will present revivals of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Hallelujah, Baby!; and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Tony winner Sam Pinkleton (The Rocky Horror Show; Oh,

Paramount+ has dropped the first official trailer for RuPaul‘s Drag Race All Stars season 11, and revealed the starry slate of guest judges that will be featured on the upcoming season. via: Deadline RuPaul Charles leads the judging panel with fan-favorite panelists Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, and Ts Madison. Joining the panel for Season 11 as guest stars are Renée Rapp, Christina Ricci, Cooper Koch, and Kate Hudson. Other guest judges who will be featured

It was originally announced back in 2022 that friendly ghost Casper would be returning to the screen with a live action series at Peacock, but the series is now set up over at Disney+. via: Deadline Zero, meet Casper. In a very competitive situation involving a five-way bidding war, Disney+ has landed a new series take on Casper the Friendly Ghost. The live-action project comes from Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston, executive producers of another Disney+ supernatural series,

It should come as no surprise that with the success of one particular series (that being Heated Rivalry), a sea of projects are soon to follow in order to capitalize on what would be considered a "popular trend." via: Variety Canal+ Distribution is bringing the Viu Originals Boys’ Love catalog to the U.S., with Thai titles including “The Rebound,” “4 Minutes,” “Shadow” and “Close Friend” having already attracted interest from major American streaming platforms. Boys’ Love, al

A revival of “Evita,” starring Rachel Zegler as the Argentinian first lady Eva Perón, is transferring to Broadway in the spring of 2027. via: Deadline The announcement confirms recent speculation fueled by various clues and social media hints. The new production of the Tim Rice-Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will play a Shubert theater to be announced. Evita on Broadway will be produced by Jamie Lloyd for The Jamie Lloyd Company and Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Mus

We are eagerly awaiting the release of the cast list for the upcoming reboot of Marvel’s X-Men, and while we wait, rumors continue to swirl about who could play these fan-favorite characters. via: CBM We're still waiting for an official cast announcement for Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot (SDCC seems likely), but there have been a lot of rumors doing the rounds over the past few months. Casting is now believed to be underway, however, and we're now hearing that a name first men

Mother has arrived! via: Bossip Just in time for Pride and Black Music Month, RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 standout Sapphira Cristál has released her highly anticipated debut album, The Cristál Ball, and BOSSIP’s got exclusive deets on this diva’s dazzling fusion of opera, pop, house, disco, and drag. “It was actually supposed to drop the week after the finale last year,” Sapphira told BOSSIP. “And I was just not in a place where I was happy with the sound. And I said, you kn

Mortal Kombat 2 has got some positive early reactions from fans and critics, calling it a vast improvement on the original movie. The sequel to the 2021 adaptation transports the action to a new tournament where the champions of Earthrealm are forced to battle it out once again. via: CBM The first Mortal Kombat movie didn't exactly set the box office on fire when it arrived in 2021, but it performed well enough - especially as one of the first major Covid-era releases with a

Chris Brown is speaking out amid backlash over his upcoming tour with Usher. via: Bossip On Sunday, April 26, the controversial performer spoke out amid backlash over his upcoming tour with Usher. While the singer has no shortage of fans who don’t care about his indiscretions, critics aren’t happy with those supporting Brown due to his long history of abuse and other arrests. “The funniest and the weirdest s*** ever to me is the fact that poeple have the option to come to my

Actress and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum Kenya Moore recently caused a stir in Atlanta after footage surfaced online showing her hair salon equipment being unloaded onto the street. This even led her former “RHOA” co-star, Brit Eady, to react online. Now, while on vacation with her daughter, the former Miss USA is responding. via: Bossip Kenya Moore‘s hair spa is gone with the wind, and the former Real Housewives of Atlanta player is explaining why to #TeamTwirl. But ami

Stephen A. Smith is expanding on his criticism of Megan Thee Stallion following her public breakup with Klay Thompson, questioning not just the situation itself, but why it was shared so openly. via: Page Six “I’m having this episode on YouTube because I’m asking why is she telling his business?” the sports analyst said on his “Straight Shooter” podcast Monday. “I’m not saying whatever she felt was wrong. I don’t know what happened in their relationship. Don’t want to know “A

While critics are panning the film, and Stans are praising the "Michael" biopic, rumors are swirling of some behind-the-scenes drama. Word on the street is that Antoine Fuqua quit the movie half way through production after he got so fed up with the family harassing him on set that he had to hide inside a van to escape them. Producer Graham King allegedly had to step in to film the rest of it. They also had to cut out 1/3 of the movie after they already shot it due to legal c

Lionsgate’s Adam Fogelson says John Wick: Chapter 5 is moving forward, but it will arrive after two franchise spinoffs. via: Bleeding Cool John Wick has proven time and again that he’s not easily taken out, and although “John Wick: Chapter 4” seemed to bring the saga to a close—with Wick appearing to die and a gravestone shown to seal the moment—his actual death was never explicitly shown. Now, there are ongoing discussions about the possibility of a fifth instalment, despite

Barry Keoghan is opening up about his breakup with Sabrina Carpenter. via: Us Weekly “I feel in a safe space to say this, but I have been avoiding stuff. I came off Instagram and social profiles. I’ve stopped going to events. I’ve stopped just socializing,” Keoghan, 33, shared on the Tuesday, April 28, episode of “Friends Keep Secrets” podcast. “It’s because there was a narrative out there that was never really sort of even spoken on — a narrative that’s not true — and I neve

The official numbers for Daredevil Born Again season 2 have been released, and they are not good. via: CBM Streaming platforms rarely, if ever, reveal official viewership numbers for movies and TV shows. However, many third-party companies attempt to estimate those figures, including Luminate, which measures projects by minutes watched or views by film, TV series or episodes. How these companies collate this data isn't always made abundantly clear, though they typically aggre

Directed by Ivy Meeropol and in select theaters May 22, Ask E. Jean chronicles the journalist's storied career and her experience suing Donald Trump for sexual misconduct twice — and winning via: Rolling Stone When E. Jean Carroll first came to New York, she didn’t realize how much the city would change her life. “I got one taste of New York, and I thought, ‘Wow,'” the journalist says in the first trailer for the new documentary Ask E. Jean. “I was as happy a being as ever ex

Ariana Grande is doing it all. via: Rolling Stone Ariana Grande has announced her eighth studio album, Petal, which will arrive July 31. Grande executive produced and co-wrote the album with Ilya, the Swedish writer/producer who has been a frequent collaborator since 2018’s Sweetener. In a statement, Grande described the album as “something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging,” without disclosing further details. The

Maury Povich sat down with Ricki Lake and weighed in on why he and other talk show hosts were terrified when her talk show debuted in 1993. via: EW "You scared the s--- out of the rest of us," Povich told her on Monday's edition of On Par With Maury Povich. "When Ricki came on, you have to understand, the '90s were the golden age of daytime talk shows. I mean, there were 20 of us on the air, and most of us were in our 40s and 50s and maybe even older. And here comes this 23-y