Month: November 2023

Apple TV+ has shared a trailer for the new action comedy The Family Plan, starring Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan. Saïd Taghmaoui, Zoe Colletti, Maggie Q and Ciarán Hinds also star.

The Family Plan featuresWahlberg plays Dan Morgan, a former elite government assassin who lives a quiet suburban life as a devoted husband, father of three and successful car salesman. An official film synopsis reads: “When enemies from his past track him down, Dan packs his unsuspecting wife (Monaghan), angsty teen daughter, pro-gamer teen son and adorable 10-month-old baby into their minivan and takes off on an impromptu cross-country road trip to Las Vegas. Determined to protect his family — while treating them to the vacation of a lifetime — Dan must put his long-dormant skills into action, without revealing his true identity.”

In addition to starring, Wahlberg serves as producer along with Stephen Levinson, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger.

The Family Plan premieres Dec. 15 on Apple TV+. You can take a look at the trailer – here.

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Anthony Anderson will host the Fox game show We Are Family along with his mother, Doris Bowman, premiering on Jan. 3. The network announced the show in May, which was developed by Jamie Foxx and daughter Corinne. Anderson and Bowman replace Foxx and his daughter, who had previously been announced as hosts for “We Are Family.”.

Anderson said in a statement: “I jumped at the opportunity to host We Are Family and can’t wait for you to see all the celebrities, their relatives and the many surprises we have in store this season. And with my mama by my side, you never know what’s going to happen!” Anderson and Bowman — also known as “Mama Doris” — have worked together on several projects, including “To Tell the Truth,” as well as “Trippin’ with Anthony Anderson and Mama Doris.” According to Fox, the new show “will showcase non-famous relatives of celebrities performing amazing solo performances and duets with their hidden famous family member.”

The musical game show will feature duets between contestants and their famous family members. While the celebrity will be hidden, it’s up to the audience of 100 contestants to guess the celebrity, who are competing for up to $150,000 by guessing which celebrity the performer is related to.

Here’s the first look trailer of “We Are Family” – here.

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Paramount has released the first trailer for “Mean Girls,” adapted from the 2018 Tony-nominated musical based on the 2004 comedy of the same name. Reneé Rapp stars as the infamous Regina George, reprising her role on Broadway. Also joining the cast are Auli’i Cravalho, Angourie Rice, Christopher Briney, and Jaquel Spivey. Tina Fey, who wrote both the 2004 movie and the stage musical, returns as screenwriter and producer for this rendition.

Rice portrays Cady Heron, the new girl at school who is taken in by Janis and Damian (Cravalho and Spivey, respectively).  After Janis and Damian instruct Cady to infiltrate the school’s queen bees, known as the Plastics, Cady starts to fall for Regina’s boyfriend Aaron Samuels (played by Briney).

“Mean Girls” will premiere in theaters on Jan. 12, 2024. Watch the trailer for ‘Mean Girls’ – here.

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The Daytime Emmys have set a new airdate, after being postponed by the Hollywood writers’ strike. CBS posted on X: “And the #Emmy goes to…The 50th Annual @DaytimeEmmys Awards returns LIVE Friday, December 15 at 9/8c on CBS.”  The Daytime Emmys honor excellence in soap operas, talk, game, legal and culinary shows, and children’s programming that air before the evening primetime hours.

The Daytime Emmys were originally set for June 16; they were postponed in May because of the strike by the Writers Guild of America (which ended Sept. 26). The actors union also went on strike on July 14  before finally ending their labor dispute last week.

The 50th annual ceremony, hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner of “Entertainment Tonight,” will air live on Dec. 15 from the Westin Bonaventure Los Angeles, on CBS as well as livestreamed on Paramount +.  It will be the first major awards show since the writers and actors went on strike.

Adam Sharp, president and CEO of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, said in a statement: “We know the loyal fans of daytime television have waited patiently to properly honor and recognize all of the deserving nominees and we look forward to the celebration we have all been waiting for.”

Daytime dramas General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, and The Young and the Restless lead the field with 19, 14 and 11 Emmy nods apiece going into the competition. ‘All My Children’ soap legend Susan Lucci will be presented with the event’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Kevin Hart stars in the first trailer for Netflix‘s upcoming comedy-thriller Lift.

Lift centers on Cyrus Whitaker (Hart), the leader of an international heist team who gets enlisted to steal $500 million in gold from a mid-air passenger plane before the fortune ends up in the wrong hands. The film co-stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Jacob Batalon, Jean Reno and Sam Worthington.

Lift debuts on Netflix on Jan. 12; take a look at the trailer – here.

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