‘The Pitt’ Renewed for Season 3
HBO‘s “The Pitt” has been renewed for a third season. HBO CEO Casey Bloys made the announcement Wednesday, Jan. 7, during “The Pitt” Season 2 premiere at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles.…
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‘The Masked Singer’ Season 14 Premiere Reveals Identity of Googly Eyes: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume
SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 14, Episode 1 of “The Masked Singer,” “Premiere,” which aired Jan. 7 on Fox. “The Masked Singer” returned on Wednesday with a big swing: Big Papi,…
‘Stranger Things’ Star Jennifer Marshall Says She Was Surprised Not to Be Asked Back for Season 5, Notes It Came After Cancer Diagnosis
“Stranger Things” actress Jennifer Marshall, who played Max’s mother Susan Hargrove in Seasons 2 and 4 of the hit Netflix series, has posted via social media about not appearing in the…
Connor Storrie and Janelle James Announce Actor Awards Nominations in Los Angeles, Helen Mirren Is Honored at Golden Eve and More Celeb Photos From January 2026
The new year began with Oscar hopefuls landing at the Palm Springs International Film Festival gala, where Timotheé Chalamet, Michael B. Jordan, Adam Sandler and “Hamnet” were among the…
Disney+ Prepares to Embrace Microcontent in 2026
After testing the interest of sports fans in short-form content, Disney aims to bring brief bursts to a broader audience. The company aims to bring so-called “microcontent” to Disney+ in…
‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Connor Storrie Confesses He Dressed as a Twerking Miley Cyrus for Halloween When He Was 13: ‘It Was a Big Cultural Moment at the Time’
Now that Miley Cyrus has said she would love to do music for the second season of “Heated Rivalry,” one of the show’s stars, Connor Storrie, has a confession to make. Storrie, who plays…
Married Directors Were Scammed Out of $20,000. Their Bloody Revenge Comedy ‘Hacked’ Fantasizes How to Torture the Thief
Inspiration can come from the most unlikely of places. For husband and wife filmmakers Shane Brady and Emily Zercher, it happened while they were on hold with the FBI. While buying a house…
‘Tangled’ Live-Action Movie Casts Teagan Croft as Rapunzel, Milo Manheim as Flynn Rider
Disney’s live-action “Tangled” movie is taking shape with Teagan Croft (“Titans,” “True Spirit”) and Milo Manheim (“Zombies,” “Dancing with the Stars”) landing the coveted lead roles of…
Bruno Mars Announces New Album ‘The Romantic,’ His First in Nearly a Decade
Bruno Mars has announced that his new album, “The Romantic,” is set to release on February 27, with new music dropping this Friday. The singer teed up the album announce earlier this week…
Bill Maher’s ‘Real Time’ Renewed Through 2028 at HBO
“Real Time With Bill Maher” has been renewed for two additional seasons, extending the political talk series through 2028 on HBO. As previously announced, Maher will return on air on Jan.…
MusiCares Details $15 Million Distributed for Los Angeles Fire Relief
MusiCares, the Recording Academy’s charity-focused partner organization, has directed over $15 million in relief over the past year to those affected by the wildfires that spread through…
Robyn Announces New Album ‘Sexistential,’ Releases Title Track and ‘Talk to Me’
Robyn has announced her long-awaited ninth album “Sexistential,” releasing on March 27 via Young. The Swedish pop singer, who previously teased the project with the release of first single…
Fox Launches Creator Studios Venture to Develop Next-Generation Talent and Content
Fox is leaning into the creator economy, launching a digital division to court creators and develop next-generation content for multiple platforms. Fox Creator Studios will launch with an…
Spread of ‘Misinformation and Disinformation’ Complicates the Recovery From L.A. Wildfires, Jacob Soboroff Says in New Book
Jacob Soboroff will never forget the feeling he had as he rushed out of the NBC News’ Los Angeles bureau on the afternoon of Jan. 7, 2025, as word began to spread of a devastating fire in…
Resonator Awards to Honor Chaka Khan, St. Vincent, Haim, Amy Allen and Others During Grammy Week at Chaplin Studios
The Resonator Awards will return in late January in what is being billed as a “kick-off” to Grammy week, with Chaka Khan, St. Vincent and Haim among the figures being honored in a program…
Indian National Cine Academy Launches as Institution to Unite Country’s Diverse Film Industries (EXCLUSIVE)
A new national cinematic institution aimed at unifying India’s diverse film industries across languages and regions was officially unveiled in Mumbai on Wednesday. The Indian National Cine…
Lai Yuqing, ‘Whisperings of the Moon’ Director, Dies at 23
Lai Yuqing, the writer-director of the queer love story “Whisperings of the Moon,” has died in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. She was 23. Nimbus Films and Inwave Films, which backed “Whisperings of…
Asian Streamer Viu Launches Vertical Video Platform for Microdramas
Asian streaming giant Viu has expanded its content offerings with the debut of Viu Shorts, a new vertical video section featuring bite-sized dramas in multiple Asian languages. The…
Annecy-Backed AniMela 2026 to Spotlight Animation, Gaming and Immersive Tech in Mumbai
AniMela, the international festival dedicated to animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality, will return to Mumbai’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). The…
‘A Minecraft Movie,’ ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy’ Lead U.K., Ireland Box Office to $1.45 Billion in 2025, Best Post-Pandemic Result Yet
The U.K. and Ireland theatrical market generated £1.07 billion ($1.45 billion) in 2025, marking a 1% increase over 2024 and representing the strongest box office performance since the…
Sarah Jessica Parker on More ‘Sex and the City,’ ‘Hocus Pocus 3’ and Calls ‘The Family Stone’ Sequel a ‘Bittersweet Quandary’ Following Diane Keaton’s Death
Sarah Jessica Parker isn’t saying no to anymore “Sex and the City,” but it doesn’t sound like she’ll be reprising Carrie Bradshaw anytime soon. SJP told me Tuesday at the Golden Eve gala…
Trump Mocks George and Amal Clooney For Becoming French Citizens: ‘Two of the Worst Political Prognosticators of All Time’
Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday afternoon to poke fun at George Clooney and his family for becoming French citizens. He also made sure to loop in some of his favorite…
Spike Lee Shares Tribute to Isiah Whitlock Jr.: ‘My Dear Beloved Brother’
Spike Lee has paid tribute to his longtime collaborator Isiah Whitlock Jr., who died on Tuesday in New York at age 71. Lee shared a photo of himself with Whitlock on Instagram on Tuesday,…
Media Stocks 2025: Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Soared Over 170% Amid Bidding War
This year, David Ellison managed to do for Warner Bros. Discovery what WBD CEO David Zaslav had struggled to do for more than three years: push up the market value of the company that…