Month: March 2022

The fourth season of the hit western drama Yellowstone will premiere on NBC Universal’s Peacock on March 28.

Yellowstone stars Kevin Costner stars as John Dutton, head of the Dutton family, defending its ranch against land developers, and conflict with an Indigenous tribe’s reservation, and others seeking to control it. Seasons 1-3 are already available to stream on Peacock.

Taylor Sheridan and John Linson created the series, which also stars Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, and Kelsey Asbille.  The series set a new ratings record of 9.3 million total viewers live on the same day of its Season 4 finale in January on Paramount Network.  The series has been renewed for a fifth season.

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Lindsay Lohan is teaming up with streaming service Netflix to star in two new films. The two films will come after the release of Lohan’s new romantic comedy for Netflix, Falling for Christmas.  Falling for Christmas will follow Lohan as a spoiled hotel heiress who gets into a skiing accident and started to suffer from amnesia. Lohan’s character will find herself in the care of a handsome lodge owner and his daughter leading up to Christmas.

Netflix said on Twitter about the deal:  “The world first fell in love with Lindsay Lohan when she played a set of twins — and Netflix is once again giving the world twice the Lindsay to love through a creative partnership that will see her star in two new films!” 

Christina Rogers, director independent film at Netflix said in a statement:  “We’re so happy with our collaboration with Lindsay to date, and we’re thrilled to continue our partnership with her. We look forward to brining more of her films to our members around the world.” 

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The new ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ trailer has been released. The “Harry Potter” spinoff sequel stars Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, and Mads Mikkelsen, who takes over the villainous role of Grindelwald from Johnny Depp.  The supporting cast is rounded out by Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Katherine Waterson, Jessica Williams, and Callum Turner.

“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ begins as Dumbledore gets news about Grindelwald’s impending war. “The world as we know it is coming undone,” Dumbledore says to Newt. “If we’re to defeat him, you’ll have to trust me.

The third film in the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ trilogy was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming officially began in September 2020 after a months-long delay, wrapping up in February 2021. In the previous two movies, Johnny Depp played the role of Gellert Grindewald. In November 2020, Johnny announced that he would not be returning to the role, saying that he had been “asked to resign by Warner Bros. from my role as Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts, and I have respected and agreed to that request.” Shortly after, Mads Mikkelsen was announced as the new Grindelwald.

Take a look at the trailer – here.

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Actress Amanda Bynes, 35, has filed a petition to end her nearly decade-long conservatorship. The conservatorship had been established to give her parents full control of her personal and financial affairs.

Bynes was first placed under her parents’ temporary conservatorship in 2013 after starting a small fire in a neighbor’s driveway in Ventura County’s Thousand Oaks, and being hospitalized for a 72-hour mental health evaluation hold. The incident followed a year of erratic behavior by Bynes, who was charged at the time for driving under the influence and reckless endangerment (those charges were later dropped.).  After that temporary conservatorship lapsed, Amanda’s mother, Lynn Bynes, secured another one in 2014.  Bynes later shared that she had been diagnosed with bipolar and manic depressive disorders, but was doing well with medication and the help of a psychiatrist and psychologist. Tamar Arminak, an attorney for Bynes’ parents, said they support their daughter’s desire to take back control of her life and finances.

The former Nickelodeon star filed her request with California’s Ventura County Superior Court. Bynes’ attorney, David A. Esquibias, said in a statement: “Amanda wishes to terminate her conservatorship. She believes her condition is improved and protection of the court is no longer necessary.”

A hearing for Bynes’ request is scheduled for March 22.

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Daniel Radcliffe dons a Hawaiian shirt to portray musician “Weird Al” Yankovic in Weird: The Weird Al Yankovic Story. Radcliffe also rocks curly hair, glasses and is playing a piano accordion in the first photos released from the set of the film.

Yankovic said on Instagram alongside the photo of Radcliffe: “It never fails — we’re trying to shoot a movie here, and this cosplayer weirdo tries to crash our set. Ugh! I mean, I love my fans, but… boundaries, people! Don’t worry, we had security throw him out.”

Set to premiere on The Roku Channel, the biopic will explore the life and career of Yankovic, who is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time. Yankovic produced and co-wrote the script with Eric Appel, who also serves as director and executive producer.

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Hulu has released the first teaser trailer for the limited series Under the Banner of Heaven, starring Andrew Garfield Garfield portrays a police detective who is investigating a double murder in a rural community.  The series also stars Sam Worthington, Wyatt Russell and Rory Culkin.

Under the Banner of Heaven is based on the best-selling, true-crime book by Jon Krakauer. Dustin Lance Black wrote the screen adaptation, with David Mackenzie directing, and Ron Howard and Brian Grazer producing.

A synopsis of the series reads: “A devout detective’s faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into [Latter-Day Saints] fundamentalism and their distrust in the government. Andrew Garfield will star as Pyre, an LDS elder who is committed to his Church and family but begins to question some of the Church’s teachings through his contact with a suspected murderer. Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Brenda, a young faithful Mormon who is the victim of a brutal murder.”

Take a look at the teaser for Under the Banner of Heaven – here.

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