Weekend Watchlist: What’s new in theaters, on streaming
Ready, set, binge! Here’s a look at some of the new movies and TV shows coming to theaters and streaming services this weekend:
Netflix Jay Kelly: George Clooney stars in the latest Noah Baumbach film that also features Adam Sandler.
Peacock Christmas in Rockefeller Center: The annual tree lighting ceremony aired live from New York City and is now available to stream at home.
Bravo Vanderpump Rules: Meet the post-Scandoval brand-new cast of the reality series with the season 12 premiere.
Prime Video Oh. What. Fun.: This new Christmas movie features an all-star ensemble cast including Michelle Pfeiffer, Felicity Jones and Chloë Grace Moretz.
Movie theaters Five Nights at Freddy’s 2: Watch the animatronics go wild once more in the sequel film starring JoshHutcherson.
Merrily We Roll Along: The filmed version of the Tony-winning Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical comes to cinemas.
That’s all for this week’s Weekend Watchlist – happy streaming!
Former First Lady Michelle Obama appears on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC)
Michelle Obama has shared that she and her husband, former President Barack Obama, had plans to see their longtime friends Rob Reiner and Michele Singer the night of their untimely deaths.
The couple were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on Sunday, sources told ABC News.
The former first lady opened up about the pair during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, taking a moment to pay her respects to the late filmmaker and his wife.
“We’ve known them for many, many years. And we were supposed to be seeing them that night, last night, and we got the news,” she said. “And let me just say this, unlike some people, Rob and Michele Reiner are some of the most decent, courageous people you ever want to know.”
She added, “They are not deranged or crazed.”
The former first lady’s comments came hours after President Donald Trump received backlash for his harsh remarks on social media about Rob Reiner’s death, which he claimed was “reportedly due to the anger he caused by others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction … known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.”
The president called Rob Reiner “a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star.”
Trump’s remarks have drawn criticism from politicians on both sides of the aisle, including New York Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican, who called the post “wrong”; fellow Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who called the post “inappropriate”; and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who wrote in a social media post that the president “knows no shame.”
In stark contrast to Trump’s remarks, Michelle Obama told Kimmel on Monday that Rob Reiner and his wife have always been “passionate people in a time when there’s not a lot of courage going on.”
“They were the kind of people who were ready to put their actions behind what they cared about. And they cared about their family. And they cared about this country. And they cared about fairness and equity. And that is the truth. I do know them,” she said.
Rob Reiner and Singer’s 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, is accused of killing his parents and was taken into custody Sunday evening. He is currently being held without bail and has not yet been formally charged. The case against him is expected to be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration on Tuesday, according to police.
ABC News has reached out to the Reiner family for comment.
The ABC News special The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy will air Tuesday on ABC at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT, and stream on Disney+ and Hulu.
Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser in the 1999 film ‘The Mummy’ from Universal Studios. (Getty Images)
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reportedly coming back to The Mummy franchise.
ABC Audio has learned that the stars of one of Universal Pictures’ most-beloved action-adventure franchises are in talks to return for another film in The Mummy universe.
Fraser and Weisz would presumably reprise their roles of Rick O’Connell and Evelyn Carnahan from the films of the late ’90s and early 2000s in this new sequel.
The filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who are known as Radio Silence, will direct the fourth film in the franchise. They are known for the 2019 film Ready or Not. The duo also revived the Scream franchise in 2022. The pair will direct a script written by David Coggeshall, Deadline reports.
Universal Pictures had no comment when reached by ABC Audio.
Fraser starred in the original 1999 film, which co-starred Weisz. The movie told the story of a treasure hunter who awakens a cursed Egyptian priest who has supernatural powers. Fraser returned for its two sequels, The Mummy Returns and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, while Weisz only appeared in the former.
