What to stream this weekend: 'The Bachelorette,' Idris Elba, The Weeknd, Sarah Snook and 'Jack Ryan'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from Lucinda Williams, the kickoff of the 20th season of the reality dating show โThe Bacheloretteโ starring a 27-year-old therapist from Georgia who was featured on the last season of โThe Bachelor,โ and Idris Elba is stuck on the worst flight ever in the new series โHijackโ for Apple TV+.
Rihanna, Martin Scorsese hype Paramount movies at CinemaCon
Paramount Pictures, still riding high on the success of โTop Gun: Maverickโsโ nearly $1.5 billion in worldwide ticket sales, brought a slew of stars from Rihanna to Martin Scorsese to CinemaCon for its presentation to theater owners Thursday.
Q&A: Clooney on 'Midnight Sky' and his twilight as an actor
โThe Midnight Sky,โ which Clooney directed and stars in, is an apocalyptic sci-fi drama with some striking solitude. Debuting Wednesday on Netflix, โThe Midnight Sky,โ based on Lily Brooks-Dalton's novel โGood Morning, Midnight," is Clooney's seventh film as director and his biggest scaled production yet. ___AP: You finished shooting โThe Midnight Skyโ in February, right before the pandemic began. AP: What drew you to โThe Midnight Skyโ? I know people who are older -- older than me, even -- who live with real regret.
Despite bleak 2020, celebrities make effort to brighten year
(AP Photo)LOS ANGELES โ Yes, 2020 may seem like a complete fail with all the constant bad news and tragic moments. Itโs been filled with gloom and doom(scrolling), but some celebrities and those inspired by them have tried to brighten a bleak year. He reassigned his 10 seamstresses in New York to produce thousands daily for health care workers on the frontlines. The singer and husband Emilio Estefan's restaurant Estefan Kitchen served up homemade meals for health care workers in Miami. The challenge coordinated offers by celebrities and athletes to raise funds to feed those in need during the pandemic.
Pop Culture in (ugh) 2020, from the bizarre to the sublime
on Aug. 31, 2020, actor Chadwick Boseman in character as T'Challa in "Black Panther" and 10-year old twins Lenny, left, and Bobby Homes paying tribute to Boseman at their home in in Mesa, Ariz. on Aug. 31, 2020. (Takiyah Dupas, Marvel Studios, Annalie Homes via AP)And now, for our annual look at the year in pop cultureโฆ. Truth is, people turned to culture of all kinds in 2020 โ highbrow and lowbrow โ to satisfy varied and sometimes conflicting needs: Distraction, inspiration, consolation, escapism, hope. A Broadway star serenaded health workers from his apartment window, and ballet dancers performed โSwan Lakeโ from their bathtubs. The world mourns an actor of immense talent who, like many of his characters, radiated a regal sense of dignity.
'The Office' Star Kate Flannery Reacts to John Krasinski's Sweet 'DWTS'
John Krasinski had his fingers crossed that Kate Flannery would take home the coveted mirrorball trophy. When ET caught up with Flannery and her pro partner, Pasha Pashkov, on Monday following Dance-Off Night on DWTS, we captured their sweet reaction to the special shout-out. Unfortunately, Monday night marked the end of Flannery's DWTS journey. (Exclusive) Embed Code RestartRELATED CONTENT:Kate Flannery Says THIS Character From 'The Office' Would 'Kill It' on 'DWTS' (Exclusive)'The Office' Star Kate Flannery's 'DWTS' Rehearsal Diaries Are Wildly Inspiring Comedy Gold! 'DWTS' Pros Pasha Pashkov and Daniella Karagach on Why They Initially Kept Their Casting a Secret (Exclusive)Carrie Ann Inaba Falls Out of Her Chair on 'DWTS': Kate Flannery, Pasha Pashkov and More React (Exclusive)
Why John Krasinski Didn't Tell Wife Emily Blunt He Was Doing His Own Stunts on 'Jack
John Krasinski really committed to the character on season two of Jack Ryan -- but didn't clue his wife in on just how far he'd go. "Oh yeah, [I'm a] stunt man," Krasinski shared, though quickly joked his stunt crew wouldn't agree with his new label. This season of Jack Ryan is bigger and better, according to Krasinski, and he stepped up to the plate. During ET's visit to the Jack Ryan set, Krasinski joked he "won't let" Blunt co-star on the series -- but he's always happy to have her support. Season two of Jack Ryan premieres Friday on Amazon Prime Video.
John Krasinski Shares Sweet Pic With Emily Blunt as They Wrap 'A Quiet Place 2'
John Krasinski found the perfect way to announce that production has wrapped on A Quiet Place: Part II. In September 2018, ET spoke with Krasinski while promoting Jack Ryan, where he admitted that he's "been tinkering" with a concept for a sequel to A Quiet Place. A Quiet Place: Part II arrives in theaters on March 20, 2020. RELATED CONTENT:John Krasinski Has Begun Filming the 'Quiet Place' Sequel -- See the First On-Set Pic! Bryan Tyree Henry Offers 'A Quiet Place' Sequel DetailsEmily Blunt Reveals She 'Knows Everything' About 'A Quiet Place' Sequel (Exclusive)
John Krasinski Has Begun Filming the 'Quiet Place' Sequel -- See the First On-Set Pic!
A Quiet Place Part II is officially underway! On Monday, John Krasinski, the films director and co-writer, tweeted out the first photo from the set of the highly-anticipated sequel. I'm right there, I'm just sort of thinking about it," he told ET in October at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. A Quiet Place II is set to scare its way into theaters on May 15, 2020. RELATED CONTENT:Bryan Tyree Henry Offers 'A Quiet Place' Sequel DetailsJohn Krasinski Teases 'A Quiet Place' Sequel: Find Out the Release DateEmily Blunt Reveals She 'Knows Everything' About 'A Quiet Place' Sequel (Exclusive)