Kevin Zegers, Milla Jovovich added to ‘Heated Rivalry’ season 2
Kevin Zegers headshot (Courtesy of Kevin Zegers); Milla Jovovich headshot (Photo credit: An Le)
Heated Rivalry continues to add to its lineup for season 2.
Kevin Zegers, Paul Gross and Milla Jovovich are the latest actors to join the cast of the Crave/HBO Max hockey romance series. Zegers will play Coach Brandon Wiebe, the rookie coach of Ilya Rozanov’s new Ottawa hockey team. Jovovich will play Dr. Galina Molchalina, Ilya’s Russian therapist.
Gross takes on the role of Commissioner Roger Crowell, head of the hockey league.
Season 2 stars Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander, two hockey rivals who enter into a yearslong love affair. The show was created by Jacob Tierney and based on the Game Changers book series by Rachel Reid.
Returning cast members also include François Arnaud and Robbie G.K., who play Scott Hunter and Kip Grady; Sophie Nélisse, who plays Rose Landry; and Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, who plays Svetlana Vetrova.
Previously announced new additions to the cast include Justice Smith as Harris Drover, Charlie Gillespie as Troy Barrett, Daniel Diemer as Ryan Price, Shaheen Jafargholi as Fabian Salah and Edvin Ryding as Luca Haas.
Season 2 is set to premiere in spring of 2027 on HBO Max in the U.S.
Director Matt Reeves attends ‘The Batman’ special screening at BFI IMAX Waterloo on Feb. 23, 2022, in London, England. (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Warner Bros.)
It may be a little while longer before Battinson is back on the big screen.
The Batman Part II has paused production. ABC Audio has learned this is due to director Matt Reeves temporarily stepping away from the production for personal reasons. DC Studios shared a statement with more information as to why.
“Production on The Batman Part II has been temporarily paused while Matt Reeves focuses on a family matter,” the statement reads. “Matt has the full support of DC Studios and we look forward to continuing the journey soon.”
The Batman Part II is currently set to open in theaters on Feb. 18, 2028. It has been delayed multiple times. The film was first scheduled to open on Oct. 2, 2026, before it was delayed to Oct. 1, 2027. There is no word on if this pause in production will cause another change in release date.
Robert Pattinson once again stars as the caped crusader in this sequel to The Batman, which was released in 2022.
The cast of The Batman Part II also includes franchise newcomers and A-listers Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan, whose roles have yet to be announced. Charles Dance, Brian Tyree Henry and Sebastian Koch also star in the movie.
Greta Gerwig attends the “Jay Kelly” Headline Gala at the 69th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 10, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for BFI)
Greta Gerwig is sharing some insight into her upcoming Chronicles of Narnia adaptation, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew.
In a new cover story with Empire, the writer/director explains why she cast Meryl Streep to voice Aslan, the mythical lion and creator of the Narnia world.
“I wanted someone who was profound but not pretentious, who had gravitas but not morose self-seriousness. Someone who could communicate depth and pathos as well as joy and delight,” Gerwig tells Empire.
She adds, “I wanted someone who was older than 70, so there was a wisdom of experience, but who also had the capacity of fresh wonder, like a child. And also to be one of the greatest actors to ever do it. That list is not a long one.”
Gerwig also tells the mag that she wanted her adaptation to have the feel of a rock opera, inspired by the feeling she got listening to music by David Bowie, Paul McCartney and others.
“Narnia is literally a world made out of music,” she says. “It is a world sung to life by Aslan, and rock ’n’ roll to me felt like a world made out of music.”
Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew hits theaters Feb. 12, 2027, and Netflix on April 2, 2027. In addition to Streep, it stars newcomers David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell alongside Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and Daniel Craig.
A view of the Emmy statue is seen during the 77th Primetime Emmys Press Preview at Peacock Theater on Sept. 11, 2025, in LA. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Nomination day is here for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The nominations were announced Wednesday by Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas from The Bear and Jeff Hiller from Somebody Somewhere.
The 2026 Emmys will be held at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 14. The ceremony will air on NBC and stream live on Peacock.
Mariska Hargitay will host the 78th Emmys ceremony, becoming the first woman to host the awards show in 15 years.
The Pitt leads this year’s drama categories with 25 nominations. Hacks has set the record for the most nominations in a single year in the comedy categories with 24. The previous record was held jointly by TheStudio in 2025 and The Bear in 2024. Those shows each have 23 nominations this year, respectively.
Here’s a look at some of this year’s Emmy nominations:
Outstanding drama series The Diplomat The Gilded Age A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Paradise The Pitt Pluribus Slow Horses Your Friends & Neighbors
Outstanding lead actor in a drama series Sterling K. Brown, Paradise Gary Oldman, Slow Horses Mark Ruffalo, Task Rufus Sewell, The Diplomat Noah Wyle, The Pitt
Outstanding lead actress in a drama series Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age Chase Infiniti, The Testaments Keri Russell, The Diplomat Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus Zendaya, Euphoria
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series Patrick Ball, The Pitt Billy Crudup, The Morning Show Shawn Hatosy, The Pitt Gerran Howell, The Pitt Jack Lowden, Slow Horses Tom Pelphrey, Task Carlos-Manuel Vesga, Pluribus
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series Taylor Dearden, The Pitt Fiona Dourif, The Pitt Allison Janney, The Diplomat Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt Sepideh Moafi, The Pitt Julianne Nicholson, Paradise Karoline Wydra, Pluribus
Outstanding comedy series Abbott Elementary The Bear Hacks Margo’s Got Money Troubles Nobody Wants This Only Murders in the Building Shrinking Widow’s Bay
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wonder Man Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay Steve Carell, Rooster Jason Segel, Shrinking Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Ayo Edebiri, The Bear Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons Paul W. Downs, Hacks Harrison Ford, Shrinking Nick Offerman, Margo’s Got Money Troubles Stephen Root, Widow’s Bay Michael Urie, Shrinking Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series Dale Dickey, Widow’s Bay Hannah Einbinder, Hacks Janelle James, Abbott Elementary Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles Megan Stalter, Hacks Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Limited or anthology series The Beast in Me All Her Fault Beef DTF St. Louis Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
Outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie Oscar Isaac, Beef Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit Riz Ahmed, Bait
Outstanding lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie Carey Mulligan, Beef Claire Danes, The Beast in Me Sally Field, Remarkably Bright Creatures Sarah Pidgeon, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Sarah Snook, All Her Fault
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie Jason Bateman, DTF St. Louis Richard Gadd, Half Man David Harbour, DTF St. Louis Richard Jenkins, DTF St. Louis Charles Melton, Beef Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis Youn Yuh-jung, Beef Constance Zimmerman, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette
