Jenna Bush Hager says a months-long family heartbreak over a missing pet left her drowning in mom guilt — and unexpectedly brought her closer to her daughter. At the top of an episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna, the 42-year-old opened up to co-host Hoda Kotb about something that’s been weighing heavily on her heart. “Today is a big day,” Jenna began. “This summer there were some beautiful things that happened ... Read more
After disappointing returns for ‘Christy,’ Sydney Sweeney defends creative choices, saying the goal is impact over earnings.QN
Sydney Sweeney is shrugging off the dismal box office start of “Christy,” a biographical drama in which she portrays the trailblazing boxer Christy Martin. The R-rated film was rejected with $1.3 million, ranking as one of the worst starts ever for a movie that was released in more than 2,000 North American theaters. “We don’t always just make art for numbers, we make it for impact,” Sweeney captioned a lengthy Instagram ... Read more
Exclusive: HBO plans a ‘V for Vendetta’ adaptation for television, bringing the revolutionary tale to the small screen.QN
A “V for Vendetta” TV series is currently in development at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively. According to sources, Pete Jackson is attached to write the series adaptation. James Gunn and Peter Safran of DC Studios will executive produce, as will Ben Stephenson via Poison Pen and Leanne Klein of Wall to Wall Media, which is part of Warner Bros. Television Studios UK. Warner Bros. Television will ... Read more
Behind the scenes of ‘Heated Rivalry,’ actors admit sexual tension ignited during auditions in moments fans never expected.QN
“Heated Rivalry” stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie recently spoke with Out Magazine about the intense chemistry that emerged during the audition process for the LGBTQ hockey romance series. “Hudson was the third actor that I read with,” recalled Storrie, who plays Ilya Rozanov, a Russian American player for the Boston Raiders. “The first two I was like, ‘OK, this is cool,’ and then Hudson came on. Jacob ... Read more
Timothée Chalamet delivers a singularly enervating performance in ‘Marty Supreme,’ where even ping-pong becomes mesmerizing.QN
Built like a two-by-four with acne scars, freckles and a pencil mustache, Marty Mauser is simultaneously blessed and cursed with absurd quantities of unearned self-confidence. The movies have rarely given us such an entitled underdog, and it’s both mesmerizing and maddening to watch this arrogant table-tennis prodigy ricochet from high to low for nearly two and a half hours. In the defining performance of his still-burgeoning ... Read more