Last we heard, Andy Muschietti had been on board a feature film adaptation of Stephen King‘s short story “The Jaunt,” but it looks like those plans have changed over the years. Deadline reports that Dave Erickson, the co-creator of AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead,” is now turning “The Jaunt” into a TV series as part of an overall deal with MRC Television. “We’ve long admired Dave’s visionary creative work and are thrilled to welcome him to MRC,” Elise Henderson, President of MRC Television, said in a statement shared by Deadline. “A true master of his craft, he’s the ideal partner…
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Breaking News The 2021 NBA All-Star Game is in Atlanta — so it’s only fitting organizers booked the woman behind “Midnight Train to Georgia” to sing the national anthem! The NBA announced the legendary Gladys Knight will do the honors of singing the Star-Spangled Banner at the State Farm Arena on March 7, as part of a tribute to HBCUs [historically black colleges and universities]. In fact, the NBA notes Knight graduated from Shaw University in North Carolina — one of the oldest HBCUs in the country. Knight has experience singing the anthem at high-profile events — remember when she…
The third new Spider-Man movie between Sony and Disney’s Marvel starring Tom Holland will be titled Spider-Man: No Way Home as revealed today on Tom Holland’s Instagram. See below. Pic’s anticipated release is Dec. 17. In recent days Holland has teased the title for fans, and dropped a first look image from the production with him, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon. If you remember, there was a huge public spat back in 2019 between Disney and Sony over doing a third film. Sony ultimately agreed to the terms that Disney proposed for its participation in a third Spider-Man movie, whereby Disney/Marvel would co-finance 25% of a…
After making an appearance in HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” premiere last year, H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu is set to make a return to the screen in Gordon Hemingway & the Realm of Cthulhu, an upcoming Netflix movie that has Spike Lee among its producers. Variety reports that Stefon Bristol (See You Yesterday) is on board to direct the feature. Gordon Hemingway & the Realm of Cthulhu is “set in East Africa in 1928 and centers on Gordon Hemingway, a roguish Black American gunslinger, who teams up with the elite warrior Princess Zenebe of Ethiopia to rescue the country’s kidnapped regent from an…
I live in a town with a vibrant typewriter history. In addition to owning my own Woodstock typewriter — something I’d been hunting down for a long time — as well as a gorgeous Royal typewriter, I love thinking about the fact one of the bigwigs for a local typewriter company lived in my house. Nerdy? Indeed. Looking at vintage typewriters is something I enjoy doing, and I absolutely adore any sort of typewriter flair. Stickers, mugs, prints — let me drool, please. Book Fetish Newsletter Sign up to Book Fetish to receive emails about rad bookish items that will…
Oh Boy Records, the independent, family-run record label started by John Prine and his longtime manager Al Bunetta, is getting a new documentary. The film celebrates the label’s 40th anniversary, and includes archival footage of John Prine as well as interviews with Todd Snider, Prine’s wife and Oh Boy president Fiona Whelan Prine, members of the Oh Boy staff, and more. Check out the trailer below.In addition to the film (which will be released on the label’s YouTube page), Oh Boy will celebrate its four decades with special releases (such as new music from Tré Burt and a special edition…
Breaking News George Clooney is so disgusted by the former Ohio State University sports doctor who allegedly committed rape at least 47 times … he’s producing a docuseries about the scandal. Here’s the backstory … scumbag Richard Strauss was a doctor who was employed by the OSU athletics dept. from 1978 to 1998 and allegedly committed more than 1,400 sexual assaults in those 2 decades. In fact, OSU commissioned an independent investigation to look into the allegations in 2018 — which concluded Strauss committed at least 47 rapes and 1,429 sexual assaults on mostly male victims. A large number of…
Play video content ABC ‘Jeopardy!’ was short on guest hosts after Ken Jennings’ stint expired — so a chief showrunner had to lace up himself and get on the field … which turned out to be a beaut of a decision. Executive producer Mike Richards stepped in Monday to serve as host of the quiz program — kicking off the broadcast by introducing himself and explaining to viewers at home why there wasn’t a more well-known face on their TV sets … like a celeb, or a ‘Jeopardy!’ alum. Long story short … the team behind the scenes had a…
Despite it being New York Fashion Week when we speak, Kaia Gerber has all the time in the world. “It’s crazy to hear that it’s even fashion week right now,” she says, when I point out that digital shows and presentations are already going live. Pre-pandemic, she would normally be hopping from plane to hotel to show, and back again, but instead, the nineteen-year-old model is at home with her family in California. The daughter of industry veteran and ’90s supermodel Cindy Crawford, Gerber is now a super in her own right. Starting her career a mere four years ago,…
NECA is working on a brand new line of Universal Monsters action figures based on the original classics, with Frankenstein’s monster and The Mummy thus far previewed. Tonight brings a tease of the third figure, The Wolf Man! NECA tweeted out a sneak-peek preview of the upcoming figure tonight, showing off some of the accessories that will come with him. They include Larry’s cane and a bear trap. The figure will be based on the 1941 film, wherein Larry Talbot was played by Lon Chaney Jr. Here’s your first look… “Even a man who is pure in heart and says…
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Elijah McClain was dealt with in a severely uncalled-for manner by Aurora, CO cops and paramedics — so says an independent panel investigating the 23-year-old Black man’s death … and now his family wants the officers criminally charged. Elijah’s father, Lawayne Mosley, and the family’s attorney, Mari Newman, joined us Tuesday on “TMZ Live” to discuss the findings of a commission gathered by the Aurora City Council. Newman says the commission determined cops did everything wrong during the 2019 incident … starting with having no legal reason to stop and frisk Elijah, not to mention…
Play video content BACKGRID Travis Scott’s whipped up another frenzy over the launch of one of his new projects … this time it went down in front of a newsstand. The rapper surprised fans Tuesday by announcing a pop-up shop in WeHo to promote his new “i-D Magazine.” As you can see … it drew a HUGE crowd clamoring to see him, and maybe get an autograph. Eventually, Travis had to be escorted from his excited fans by security to his getaway ride … but not before hyping them up one more time. Waiting for your permission to load the…
At the moment, it looks like Star Wars is done and over with Daisy Ridley’s Rey, and the franchise is looking to branch out into a Skywalker-free future. As new pathways will open with Rogue Squadron’s big upcoming movie, and even The High Republic era of storytelling filling in past gaps in the history of the Jedi, there seems to be less of a need to stay put in a galaxy so vast and far, far away. But who knows what’ll come up in the future?
There is such joy in the opening of Queen Sugar Season 5 Episode 2 that it’s almost painful to watch, knowing what is headed their way. Remember our real-life “Mid-March 2020,” when we all thought that if we stood home for a couple of weeks, things would be back to normal? That seems like a lifetime ago. But for now, Darla and Ralph Angel are swooning over their “small but stylish” wedding plans and a honeymoon in New York City. It all sounds wonderful, and it’s an event I desperately want to see, which is why it’s so difficult to know the…
Exclusive Details No bikini? No deal. Two world-class beach volleyball pros from Germany say they will boycott an upcoming tournament in Qatar over a policy that prohibits women from wearing skimpy bikinis on the court. The women behind the boycott are 32-year-old Karla Borger and 33-year-old Julia Sude — two respected veterans in the sport who compete for the German national team. The two were set to play in an FIVB World Tour event in Qatar in March — where the weather is expected to be a searing 85 degrees — but they’re bailing over the uniform policy for women…