Ariana Grande is returning to “Saturday Night Live” on Dec. 20 for her third stint as host. She’ll be joined by musical guest Cher, who will take the Studio 8H stage for the first time since her “SNL” debut in 1987. The week before, on Dec. 13, Josh O’Connor will make his “SNL” hosting debut alongside Lily Allen, who makes her second appearance as musical guest. As previously announced, the Dec. 6 episode will be led by ... Read more
Kit Harington Admits It Felt Strange Kissing Sophie Turner After Playing Game of Thrones Siblings, Joking He Stood on an Apple Box to Match Her Height.QN
Kit Harington recently told E! News that kissing Sophie Turner during the filming of their new horror movie was “weird” after they spent nearly a decade playing siblings Jon Snow and Sansa Stark on all eight seasons of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” which concluded in 2019. Harington and Turner reunited to film “The Dreadful” last fall. Turner said on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” in August that it was “vile” having to kiss her ... Read more
Heat 2 May See Christian Bale Step Into Michael Mann’s Sequel, Raising Anticipation to Fever Pitch.QN
Christian Bale is being eyed for a role in Michael Mann‘s “Heat 2,” the long-awaited sequel to the filmmaker’s 1995 crime drama starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, according to a source with knowledge of the production. Bale previously starred in Mann’s “Public Enemies,” and, if deals close, the reunion could see the Oscar winner starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, who has also been eyed for a leading role. Related ... Read more
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Avoid Press at the Wicked: For Good New York Premiere, Leaving Fans and Media Buzzing.QN
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande won’t be doing interviews at Monday night’s New York City premiere of “Wicked: For Good.” Universal reps informed members of the media just hours before the carpet is set to open at Lincoln Center that “Cynthia is not feeling well and has lost her voice, therefore she and Ariana will not be doing interviews this evening.” Variety has learned that Grande decided to skip interviews in ... Read more
Between Witch Battles and Broomstick Flights, Ariana Grande Shines Brilliantly in Wicked: For Good’s Return to Oz.QN
The thrillifying follow-up to last year’s incomplete musical hit fixes flaws in the Broadway show’s second act, elevating Cynthia Erivo, while sharpening its critique of those who lead by deception. Oz has never felt more great and powerful than it does in “Wicked: For Good.” Where the first entry in director Jon M. Chu’s exuberant two-parter succeeded in wowing audiences last fall, its more familiar follow-up delivers ... Read more