76th Emmys: ‘The Traitors’ wins Outstanding Reality Competition Program
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The Traitors won the Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition Program at Sunday night’s 76th Emmy Awards.
The Traitors host Alan Cumming took to the stage, wearing a multi tartan kilt to accept the honor, where he thanked the show’s passionate fans and the television academy.
“Thank you to the academy. We are so grateful because we are a new show, and you guys, you know when you like something, you tend to stick to it, which is good quality, but we appreciate it all the more,” Cumming said.
With this win, The Traitors earned Peacock’s first-ever top program win at the Emmys.
Cumming also thanked Peacock for their kindness and support. “It’s so great to be part of a new streaming service. We love them,” Cumming said.
Gladiator II star Paul Mescal has been announced as the guest host for the Dec. 7 episode of Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Shaboozey. The announcement was made during the NBC late night sketch comedy show’s Nov. 16 episode featuring Charli XCX as host and musical guest. Gladiator II — also starring Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington — opens in theaters Nov. 21 …
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The third film in the growing Terrifier slasher series is now in theaters.
The franchise that centers on masked killer Art the Clown had humble beginnings: its 2018 original was made for $34,000, but went on to earn 10 times that.
Director Damien Leone tells ABC Audio he hoped to raise $50,000 for a sequel, and fans on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo ponied up a quarter of a million dollars instead. The 2022 film was a smash, making nearly $16 million.
“Every time I make something new with this character, the fan base grows just a little more,” Leone tells ABC Audio. “And we were always surprised with just how much it has grown.”
“This time,” Leone adds with a laugh, “Art the Clown ruins Christmas.”
The lifelong horror fan explains he has always loved the “Christmas-horror subgenre,” adding, “To me, there’s nothing creepier and cozier than a maniac dressed as Santa Claus trying to break into your house on Christmas and chop you up with an ax.”
Admitting the evil Santa Claus “trope has been done a million times,” the filmmaker adds, “now that I could put Art the Clown in a maniac Santa Claus getup, it makes the ‘maniac Santa Claus’ fresh, and it makes Art the Clown fresh.”
Leone notes, “I always say, as extreme as these movies are and as violent as they are, we always remind the audience, especially with this character, that this should be a fun experience. … It’s a fun roller-coaster ride that you shouldn’t take too seriously.”
Again starring David Howard Thornton as Art, Terrifier 3 also stars Lauren LaVera, Chris Jericho and The Lost Boys vet Jason Patric.
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