Month: May 2021

HBO is giving viewers a glimpse of the new Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, sharing first-look photos for the series One of the pictures shows Emma D’Arcy and Matt Smith in character as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Prince Daemon Targaryen. Another image features Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon, aka the Sea Snake. The third photo shows Olivia Cooke and Rhys Ifans in costume as Alicent Hightower and Otto Hightower.

House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood, which recounts the history of House Targaryen. The series is set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones. HBO is also developing three more Game of Thrones spinoffs, 9 Voyages, aka Sea Snake, 10,000 Ships and Flea Bottom.

Matt Smith Transforms Into A Targaryen With Platinum Blonde Hair In First ‘House Of The Dragon’ Pics

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Watch out, Daenerys. There are new Targaryens in our midst. Matt Smith rocks Targaryen blonde…

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ABC confirmed on Twitter that it has renewed the crime drama Big Sky for a second season. “There are more mysteries to solve out there under the #BigSky with Season 2!” the post reads. Big Sky premiered in November and is in the midst of its first season. ABC said the show was the fall’s number one new series in total viewers and among adults 18-49.

Big Sky is based on The Highway series of books by C.J. Box. The series, created by David E. Kelley, stars Kylie Bunbury and Ryan Phillippe as Cassie Dewell and Cody Hoyt, two private detectives who co-own their own agency. Katheryn Winnick co-stars as Jenny Hoyt, a former cop and Cody’s estranged wife. The show also features Valerie Mahaffey and Dedee Pfeiffer.

Executive producer Elwood Reid (The Chi, The Bridge) will replace Kelley as showrunner in Season 2. Kelley will remain as executive producer and will still be involved creatively.

‘Big Sky’ Renewed for Second Season on ABC With New Showrunner

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ABC has renewed its drama ‘Big Sky’ for a second season and tapped a new showrunner,…

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Conan O’Brien has announced that the final episode of his TBS late night show Conan, will air on June 24. The comedian said that over the next two months, Conan will feature special guests and look back at the past 11 years of the show

WarnerMedia confirmed in November that Conan would be ending in 2021 and that O’Brien will be going on to host a new, weekly variety series on HBO Max. O’Brien previously hosted Late Night with Conan O’Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien on NBC before he moved to TBS with Conan in 2010.

See Conan O’Brien Reveal the Date for Final Conan Episode

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During the Monday, May 3 episode of Conan, host Conan O’Brien confirmed that the talk show would…

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The Billboard Music Awards announced on Tuesday that Pink will perform and receive the Icon Award at the awards ceremony on May 23. Previous Icon Award recipients include Garth Brooks, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Prince, Stevie Wonder and Neil Diamond.

The Icon Award “recognizes outstanding artists who have achieved excellence on the Billboard charts and have made an indelible mark on music itself.”  Pink said in a statement: “As a little girl, I always dreamed about being a singer and sharing my love of music with the world. Years later, to receive the Billboard Music Awards Icon Award is hard to fathom! I feel so honored to join the ranks of music idols like Cher, Garth Brooks, Janet Jackson and Stevie Wonder. It’s a true ‘pinch me’ moment and I feel humbled and blessed.”  

The 2021 Billboard Music Awards will air live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on May 23 at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC. Jonas Brothers singer and The Voice coach Nick Jonas will host the show

Pink Will Receive ICON AWARD at the 2021 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS

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The ICON Award honoree has tallied 33 career entries on the Billboard Hot 100, including 15 top…

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday that capacity restrictions in New York City will be lifted on May 19, which will include Broadway theaters. Restaurants, museums, movie theaters, retail stores and more will also be having their capacity restrictions lifted in New York City on May 19.

Though Broadway will be allowed to reopen on May 19, it doesn’t mean shows will be taking place right away. Cuomo said: “Broadway for example has a schedule. They have to produce a play before they can sell the play, so there is a schedule for them. But from a capacity point of view, they can all reopen on May 19.”

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio previously said in March that Broadway was aiming to reopen by the fall. All Broadway performances were suspended in March 2020 and then canceled for the remainder of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York Capacity Restrictions to Lift May 19, Clearing Way for Broadway Reopening

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New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced that the state would be lifting all of its…

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Vogue confirmed on Monday that singer Billie Eilish, 19, and actor Timothée Chalamet, 25, will co-chair the 2021 Met Gala event in September, along with tennis star Naomi Osaka and poet Amanda Gorman, both 23. Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, fashion designer Tom Ford and Instagram head Adam Mosseri will serve as honorary chairs.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute announced in April that the Met Gala will return this year with a two-part exhibition on American fashion planned for September 2021 and May 2022.

Eilish, Chalamet, Osaka and Gorman will co-chair the Sept. 13 event, a smaller gala heralding the launch of the “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” exhibit on Sept. 18. The dress code for the event will be “American Independence.”

Billie Eilish to Celebrate ‘American Independence’ Theme as 2021 Met Gala Co-Host

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Billie Eilish will serve as one of the co-chairs of the 2021 Met Gala alongside actor…

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