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In Brief: ABC building new ‘Extreme Makeover’ show, and more

In Brief: ABC building new ‘Extreme Makeover’ show, and more

ABC has greenlit a new iteration of the reality show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, the network announced on Tuesday. The Home Edit’s Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin will host the show, which, like the original series, will feature, “heartwarming stories inspired volunteers, and mind-blowing builds for deserving families who give back to their communities,” per…read more »

Keanu Reeves wants to reteam with Sandra Bullock for ‘Speed 3’

Keanu Reeves wants to reteam with Sandra Bullock for ‘Speed 3’

Reeves and Bullock in 2014 – Frazer Harrison/Getty Images1994’s Speed turned Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock into an unlikely action duo, and according to the John Wick series star, they need to get back on the bus.The pair, who haven’t shared the big screen since their 2006 romantic hit The Lake House, caught up on…read more »

Jeremy Renner is “coming out stronger” as ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ shooting draws to an end

Jeremy Renner is “coming out stronger” as ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ shooting draws to an end

Paramount+On his Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, Jeremy Renner posted a smiling photo taken behind the scenes of the third season of his acclaimed Paramount+ drama Mayor of Kingstown. “We’ve been here in Pittsburgh, Pa for the entire year so far,” Renner said. “Our end is near bestowing a new beginning for the fans.”The actor, who suffered a near-fatal snowplow accident…read more »

Robert Downey Jr. to make Broadway debut in this fall’s ‘McNeal’

Robert Downey Jr. to make Broadway debut in this fall’s ‘McNeal’

Good Morning AmericaFresh from his everything-winning run for Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr. is headed to Broadway. Downey will produce and make his Broadway debut in McNeal, a new drama from Pulitzer winner Ayad Akhtar that will be helmed by Lincoln Center Theater resident director Bartlett Sher, the Tony winner whose 2018 adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird became the…read more »

“More torture awaits”: ‘Wednesday”s sophomore season cast revealed

“More torture awaits”: ‘Wednesday”s sophomore season cast revealed

Netflix/Helen SloanIn a video posted Tuesday, May 7, of Thing delivering scripts to the players that were, Netflix revealed the cast for the second season of its global hit Wednesday, including an impressive list of guest stars and the characters some of them will play.These include Christopher Lloyd, who played Uncle Fester in the Addams…read more »

‘Big Bang’ couple headed to ‘Young Sheldon’ finale, and more

‘Big Bang’ couple headed to ‘Young Sheldon’ finale, and more

The season 7 premiere of ABC’s 9-1-1 drew the network’s biggest Nielsen live-plus 35-day demo rating in over a year, according to The Wrap. The March 14 premiere of the drama drew 13.47 million total viewers and a 3.46 rating among adults 18-49. Viewership for the 9-1-1 launch nearly tripled the initial live-plus-same-day viewership of…read more »

Julia Lester on her new feel-good teen comedy ‘Prom Dates’

Julia Lester on her new feel-good teen comedy ‘Prom Dates’

Disney/Brett RoedelBreak out the boutonnieres and corsages: the new teen comedy Prom Dates is now streaming on Hulu.Julia Lester stars as high school senior Hannah, who is freshly out of the closet and ready to find her perfect prom date the night before the big dance. This marks Lester’s first leading role in a film,…read more »