Month: October 2021

Longtime ‘NCIS’ star Mark Harmon is leaving the series after 18 seasons. The 70-year-old Harmon appeared as Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in his final episode of the police procedural series on Monday, which showed Gibbs deciding to remain in Alaska indefinitely after solving a case. Gibbs told his partner, Special Agent Timothy McGee (Sean Murray): “I’m not going back, Tim. I’m not going back home.”

Harmon will continue to serve as an executive producer on NCIS; showrunner Steven D. Binder said in a statement: “As an executive producer and dear friend, Mark continues to be an integral part of the fabric of the show. Our north star has always been staying true to our characters, and that truth has always guided the stories we tell and where those characters go. So regarding the future of Gibbs, as long-time fans of the show may have noticed over the years… never count Leroy Jethro Gibbs out.”

NCIS is in its 19th season on CBS. The series co-stars Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Katrina Law, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, David McCallum and Rocky Carroll.

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Netflix has ordered “That ’90s Show,” a spinoff of the hit Fox sitcom “That ’70s Show.” Netflix has ordered 10 episodes of the show, and Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp — who played parents Red and Kitty Forman in the original series– are set to return in “That ’90s Show.” According to a show synopsis, it’s 1995 and Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, is visiting her grandparents for the summer where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place, WI, kids.

Original series creators Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner and their daughter Lindsey Turner are onboard as writers and executive producers, with “That 70’s Show” alum Gregg Mettler also writing in addition to serving as executive producer and showrunner. Smith and Rupp will executive produce in addition to starring.

“That ’70s Show” debuted on Fox in 1998, running for eight seasons and 200 episodes. The show starred Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis, Danny Masterson, Ashton Kutcher, and Wilmer Valderrama.

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41-year-old actress Christina Ricci married hair stylist Mark Hampton at a wedding in Los Angeles over the weekend. Ricci shared the news on Instagram alongside a photo of herself and Hampton standing in front of a display of flowers along with the caption: “Mr. and Mrs.”  Hampton posted the same photo on his own account, writing,”#justmarried.”  Ricci later shared another photo of herself and Hampton, writing, “Also Mr. and Mrs.”

The marriage comes just two months after Ricci announced she is expecting her second child, her first with Hampton. Back in August, she wrote on social media, alongside a picture of a sonogram: “Life keeps getting better @markhamptonhair” Ricci shares her 7-year-old son, Freddie, with her ex-husband, James Heerdegen. Ricci filed for divorce from Heerdegen in July 2020, amid allegations of physical and emotional abuse.

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Daniel Craig’s final appearance as secret agent James Bond in the latest Bond film ‘No Time to Die’ was the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $56 million in receipts.

Coming in at No. 2 is Venom: Let There Be Carnage with $32 million, followed by The Addams Family 2 at No. 3 with $10 million, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings at No. 4 with $4.2 million and The Many Saints of Newark at No. 5 with $1.5 million.

Rounding out the top tier are Free Guy at No. 6 with $1.3 million, Lamb at No. 7 with $1 million, Dear Evan Hansen at No. 8 with $1 million, Candyman at No. 9 with $700,000 and Unknown Title at No. 10 with $387,000.

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Actor Timothée Chalamet offered a glimpse of himself portraying Willy Wonka in the upcoming fantasy movie, Wonka. Chalamet captioned a photo of himself on Instagram wearing a top hat and velvet coat: “The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last …WONKA.” He also shared a photo of his walking stick, which had a tiny wrapped gift at the top.

Paddington writer/director Paul King is directing Chalamet in the film, from a screenplay King wrote with Simon Farnaby, who also plays a role in the film. The movie will co-star Rowan Atkinson, Mathew Baynton, Jim Carter, Olivia Colman, Tom Davis, Rich Fulcher, Sally Hawkins, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Paterson Joseph, Keegan-Michael Key, Calah Lane, Matt Lucas, Colin O’Brien, Natasha Rothwell, Rakhee Thakrar and Ellie White.

Wonka is a prequel to ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’ Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp played enigmatic candy titan Willy Wonka in 1971 and 2005 film adaptations of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book.

Wonka is currently set to hit theaters on March 17, 2023.

First Look! Timothee Chalamet Is Willy Wonka in New ‘Wonka’ Teaser


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