Come to the cottage: The ‘Heated Rivalry’ getaway can now be yours
Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams in ‘Heated Rivalry.’ (Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max)
Heated Rivalry fans, your invitation to come to the cottage has officially been extended.
Unfortunately, it’s not coming from Shane Hollander or Ilya Rozanov, but from Airbnb.
Still, Barlochan Cottage is yours for the taking, with weekend stays available starting in May.
Located on the shores of Ontario’s Lake Muskoka, the lusty getaway comes complete with loons, a private dock, your own gym and a state-of-the-art kitchen perfect for making tuna melts and smoothies, and perfectly chilling ginger ale.
It’s also just a short drive from the quaint town of Gravenhurst, Ontario — but why would you ever want to leave?
The first-time rental will open up for booking March 3, and at less than $200 a night, it’s likely to fill up fast. That’s $248.10 in Canadian dollars, a nod to the lovers’ jersey numbers, 24 and 81.
Consider it timely consolation for fans of the books following the news that the seventh book in the series, Unrivaled, won’t be coming on Sept. 29 as planned, as author Rachel Reid revealed on Instagram Tuesday.
Hudson Williams and Dylan O’Brien have found their next project. Deadline reports that the actors are set to star in Apparatus, which is described to be a darkly comedic thriller. The movie will be the feature directorial debut of actress Sofia Banzhaf. She wrote the film with Grayson Moore. It follows a rideshare driver who falls under the influence of an entrepreneur who offers him a future in his handheld massager business …
Tom Hanks is set to reunite with his A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood director. Variety reports that Hank will star in a baseball-centric dramatic comedy film that is an adaptation of the short story The Comebacker. Marielle Heller will direct and produce the movie, while Hanks will also produce. The outlet reports that Bad Bunny and Colman Domingo are also being eyed to star in the project …
Sean Hayes is gearing up to join The Morning Show. Deadline reports that the actor is set to join the upcoming fifth season of the Apple TV series starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. Hayes will play Wyatt, the older brother and manager of the character Brody Hartman, played by Boyd Holbrook …
Rei Ami, EJAE and Audrey Nuna perform ‘Golden’ during the 98th Annual Academy Awards held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Unlike past years, when multiple nominees for best original song were performed during the Oscars ceremony, Sunday night’s Academy Awards only featured two nominees: “I Lied to You” from Sinners and “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters, which took home the trophy.
Dressed in coordinating white outfits, the voices of HUNTR/X — EJAE, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna — sang “Golden” as a troupe of dancers waved golden flags behind them. The Oscar audience got in on the fun by waving lightbulb-shaped glow sticks in time to the music.
Of note, the Oscar for best original song was presented by past winner Lionel Richie; “Golden” is the first K-pop song to be nominated for, and to win, an Oscar. An emotional EJAE, who co-wrote “Golden,” accepted the trophy and pronounced herself “so proud” that “everyone is singing our song,” which she said was about resilience. When one of the song’s other co-writers attempted to thank someone, the group was played off the stage.
The “I Lied to You” performance recreated a specific scene in the film, in which the character Sammie sings in Club Juke and the music is so powerful that the entire history of Black music unspools around him. In addition to those who appeared in the film — Miles Caton, Alice Smith and Buddy Guy — the number incorporated many guest musicians and artists, including Raphael Saadiq, who co-wrote the song, plus Shaboozey, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Bobby Rush and ballerina Misty Copeland.
One unexpected performance at the show was Josh Groban’s appearance during host Conan O’Brien’s opening monologue. As O’Brien imagined winning an Oscar and being crowned king, Groban was on hand to sing a comically dramatic song celebrating O’Brien’s genius.
And a bonus performance came from Barbra Streisand, who sang a bit of “The Way We Were” after eulogizing her co-star Robert Redford, who died in September 2025.
Idris Elba in ‘Hijack’ season 2 (Courtesy of Apple TV)
More episodes of Hijack season 2 are now streaming on Apple TV, with Idris Elba returning as professional negotiator Sam Nelson. After surviving a plane hijacking in season 1, Sam ends the season 2 premiere with a plot twist no one saw coming: He is now the mastermind behind the takeover of a subway station in Berlin.
In order to portray this role reversal, Elba said he spoke with the creative team about why the series should return and how Sam had changed since the first season. “[We talked] about why are we coming back and what do we want to see and what would he have had to have gone through to get to the season,” he explained in a recent press conference. “Once we had gotten that, there was a lot of discussion around sort of physically what he might look like.”
To bring that to life, Elba said he explored trauma and its aftermath, especially how men process extreme experiences, adding he was mindful of the unexplored “residue effects” that were left over from season 1.
The result is a version of Sam who shows moments of vulnerability throughout the new season.
Though the stakes have flipped, Elba said his character remains compelling because of his humanity. “He isn’t built to be like the gun-twirling kung fu master guy,” he explained. “He’s sort of using a very cerebral approach, he is thinking on his toes and he has a lot of courage.”
Audiences, he said, “don’t mind seeing someone just rumble and bumble their way through, making sense as they go along.”
