In brief: Paul Mescal to host ‘SNL’ in Dec., and more
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 …
The U.S. postal service announced it will honor the late Betty White with her own stamp, coming out in 2025. The comedic actress, who died Dec. 31, 2021 at the age of 99, entertained TV audiences for seven decades on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls, among others and was also an animal advocate. Dale Stephanos created the digital illustration based on a 2010 photograph by Kwaku Alston. Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp …
Netflix‘s livestream of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight attracted 60 million households, peaking at 65 million concurrent streams according to the streaming service. The co-main event fight featuring Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano was seen in nearly 50 million homes. The bouts, held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, resulted in victories for Paul and Taylor …
20th Century Studios has released the first trailer and poster for the new espionage thriller The Amateur.Rami Malek stars as a decoder for the CIA whose wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, according to the official synopsis. When his supervisors refuse to take action, he takes matters into his own hands, leading to a dangerous trek across the globe to track down those responsible. The Amateur, also starring Laurence Fishburne, Rachel Brosnahan and Jon Bernthal, opens April 11. 20th Century Studios is a division of Disney, the parent company of ABC News …
The legal drama Reasonable Doubt has been renewed for a third season on Hulu. The series, from executive producers Raamla Mohamed, Kerry Washington and Larry Wilmore, follows high-powered Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Jacqueline “Jax” Stewart — played by Emayatzy Corinealdi — as she deals with past traumas, a failing marriage, motherhood and a murder case, all while trying to keep her life together, per the streaming service …
Netflix has dropped the trailer for season 9 of Queer Eye, set in Las Vegas. This time out, the Fab Five — now joined by Jeremiah Brent, who’ll serve as an interior design expert on the show following the departure of Bobby Berk — will meet a fresh group of individuals ready for life-changing experiences, from a former showgirl struggling to regain her confidence to a dedicated librarian in need of a change. Queer Eye vets Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown and Jonathan Van Ness return for the upcoming season, premiering Dec. 11 …
It Ends with Us star Brandon Sklenar has been tapped to star in the forthcoming film The Olympian, according to Deadline. The film will follow the true-life journey of blue-collar California rower Brad Alan Lewis — played by Sklenar — who, after being cut from the Ivy League-dominated Olympic camp, fought his way back onto the team, where he shared a contentious relationship with the Olympic team coach before winning the U.S. its first gold medal in rowing in 50 years …
On this week’s episode of The Golden Bachelorette, the men impressed Joan Vassos during a competitive game of kickball and she was serenaded by Wayne Newton during a one-on-one date with one of her suitors.
But amid the amazing moments she had, Vassos was faced with some difficult news back home and had her late husband, John, on her mind. She also got a surprise visit from someone from her past.
This week’s episode consisted of two romantic one-on-one dates and one competitive group date. The catch was, if the men didn’t get a rose at the end of the one-on-one dates, they would be going home.
The first one-on-one date went to Pascal, 69, the posh French salon owner from Chicago, Illinois. For their date, they jetted off to Las Vegas and enjoyed a performance by Wayne Newton. The duo ended their date with a ride on the high roller ferris wheel where they kissed and Vassos gave Pascal a rose, which he accepted with a resounding, “Oui oui!”
For the group date, Chock, Gil, Dan, Charles L., CK, Greg, Gary, Guy, Kim, Jordan, Mark A., and Keith battled for Vassos’ heart on the football field. Former professional football players Eric Dickerson and Andre Reed helped the men brush up on their kicking skills for a game of kickball.
At the end of the date, the group date rose went to Gil, whose story about his adopted daughter touched Vassos.
The second one-on-one date was with Jonathan. While the two were horseback riding, Vassos spotted a hawk in the sky, which she said was a sign that she connected to her late husband, John. She suddenly became overwhelmed with emotion by the thought of John and her sick mother at home.
Vassos later got a surprise visit from Gerry Turner. The two previously met on Turner’s season of The Golden Bachelor, but Vassos’ time with Turner was cut short when she left the mansion early to be there for her daughter at home.
She opened up to Turner on how her late husband had been on her mind a lot lately and how hard it was being away from family, but Turner told her to “take a breath” and to not put so much pressure on herself.
At the rose ceremony, Vassos said a heartbreaking goodbye to three men.
Here are the men that remain:
Jonathan, 61, a shipping consultant from Oakland, Iowa Pascal, 69, a salon owner from Chicago, Illinois Gil, 60, an educator from Mission Viejo, California Guy, 66, an ER doctor from Reno, Nevada Dan, 64, a private investor from Naples, Florida Gary, 65, a retired finance executive from Palm Desert, California Jordan, 61, a sales manager from Chicago, Illinois Chock, 60, an insurance executive from Wichita, Kansas Charles L., 66, a retired financial analyst from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Keith, 62, a girl dad from San Jose, California Mark, 67, an army veteran from Leesville, Louisiana
Smile 2 opened with an estimated $23 million to top the domestic box office this weekend. The psychological thriller, starring Naomi Scott, did equally well overseas, where it grabbed an estimated $23 million, for a global tally of $46 million.
The Wild Robot took second place, delivering an estimated $10.1 million at the North American box office in its third week of release, for a total of $101.7 million. Overseas, the animated adventure earned an estimated $23 million, for a worldwide tally of $193 million.
Terrifier 3 scared up an estimated $9.3 million, bringing its domestic total to $36.2 million after four weeks. The horror flick added an estimated $3 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $44.8 million.
Fourth place went to Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, collecting an estimated $5 million at the North American box office after seven weeks. Its domestic tally now stands at $284 million. Globally, the sequel has earned $434.5 million to date.
Rounding out the top five was the Florence Pugh/Andrew Garfield-led romantic drama We Live in Time, which added an estimated $4.1 million in its first week of wide release. It’s domestic total currently stands at $4.5 million and $4.8 million worldwide.
