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“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” kicked off to $15.5 million on opening day. Paramount and Skydance’s big-budget tentpole, which is the 7th installment in the Tom Cruise-led action franchise, is projected to collect at least $60 million between Friday and Sunday.
Elton John could soon become an EGOT, or someone who has won and Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. His “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium” special has been nominated for an Outstanding Variety Special Emmy. If he wins, he will be the 19th person ever to achieve EGOT status.
NBA superstar LeBron James isn’t retiring, announcing at the ESPY Awards that he will return to the Lakers this upcoming season. LeBron told the audience “The day I can’t give the game everything on the floor is the day I’ll be done. Lucky for you guys, that day is not today.”
A documentary on Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski crash trial is on its way. Just 3 months after a jury found retired optometrist Terry Sanderson 100% at fault in the collision case, a documentary about the trial is coming to Warner Bros. Discovery UK and Ireland. The 2-part special, will debut sometime later this year.
Fox has finally unveiled its fall schedule and as expected, it’s full of unscripted series and animated shows. And the fact that it is leaning entirely on reality shows and animated series, as well as wrestling, isn’t a surprise given the fact that the writers strike has disrupted production, and actors are set to strike too.
“Barry” star Anthony Carrigan has been cast as good-guy hero ‘Metamorpho’ in DC Studios’ “Superman: Legacy”. He joins an ensemble that includes Isabela Merced as ‘Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as ‘Mister Terrific’ and Nathan Fillion as ‘Guy Gardner’. James Gunn’s DC reboot stars David Corenswet as the ‘Man of Steel’, and Rachel Brosnahan as ‘Lois Lane’. The movie’s targeted release date is July 2025.
Zayn Malik admits that One Direction were “sick of each other” by the time he left the group. He shocked fans in 2015 when he announced he was quitting the group, and in his first interview in 6 years, he now says he saw the breakup of the group coming, and “selfishly wanted to be the first person to go and make my own record.” He’ll release the solo single ‘Love Like This’ on July 21.
Garth Brooks will headline the first-ever Country Kickoff to the 2023 NCAA football season. Lainey Wilson and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will also perform at the event, set for Saturday, Sept. 2 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
Hollywood actors are on strike now. It’s the first time actors and writers have been on strike together since 1960. Union president Fran Drescher says it’s “disgusting” the way studios plead poverty while giving millions to CEOs.
Disney CEO Bob Iger says there’s going to be less Marvel and “Star Wars” content. Quote, ” You pull back not just to focus, but also as part of our cost containment initiative . . . Spending less on what we make.”
It’s hard to believe we’ve been subjected to a quarter century of “Big Brother”, but here we are: A 25th anniversary special will air on CBS on Wednesday, July 26th. It’ll include highlights and behind-the-scenes clips from the first 24 seasons, and a sneak peek at the upcoming, 25th.
Billie Eilish says her song “What Was I Made For?” from the “Barbie” soundtrack got her and Finneas out of a writing slump. She says director Greta Gerwig pulled it out of her.
Carly Pearce will be singing the National Anthem at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville. It’s a three-day event from August 4th through the 6th. Carly will do the Anthem prior to Sunday’s race.
Shakira and Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler enjoyed a low-key dinner in London at Novikov Restaurant & Bar. They arrived separately around 10 p.m. and went their separate ways at 1:30 a.m. — with Butler’s security escorting the Latin superstar to her car. Sources who saw the pair inside the eatery say they enjoyed sushi and cocktails and were “looking cozy.”
Deadline reports that the iconic Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, California, turned 100. The sign was originally constructed as “Hollywoodland” in hopes of luring real estate investors to the area in 1923.
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