Author: Malvika Padin

Actress Carol Sutton has died following COVID-19 complications. She was 76. Known for her appearances on shows such as Lovecraft Country, Steel Magnolias, Queen Sugar, Treme and Runaway Jury, Sutton began her career in stage productions like 4000 Miles, A Raisin in the Sun, The Last Madam, and Native Tongues. Born in New Orleans in 1933, Sutton began her career with the city’s Dashiki Project Theatre – which aimed to present an accurate portrayal of the black experience for the Black community – in the late 1960s. While she continued her  New Orleans theater, she also acted in films including…

Oscar Isaac is attached to portray the central role of Solid Snake as the Metal Gear Solid film adaptation from Sony gains momentum. Deadline reported that Oscar Isaac, who had his breakthrough role in dramatic comedy film  Inside Llewyn Davis, is attached to the movie adaptation of the popular video game. The Jordan Vogt-Roberts film, which is currently under development under Sony Pictures, is based on the Metal Gear Solid video game created by Hideo Kojima. The game was first launched in 1998 on PlayStation. It follows Snake, who is a soldier that infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to neutralize a…

Elliot Page, formerly known as Ellen Page, has come out as transgender and non-binary. In a heartfelt social media post, Elliot Page, the Juno and The Umbrella Academy actor had the following to say: Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot. I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life. I feel overwhelming gratitude for the incredible people who have supported me along this journey. I can’t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally…

Amazon Fire TV streaming devices, Fire TV Edition smart TVs, and Fire tablets will have HBO Max starting Tuesday, November 17, WarnerMedia has announced. HBO Max will now be able to bring high-quality entertainment to millions of Amazon device customers as it becomes compatible with the entire Fire TV line-up, including the all-new Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite. The popular streaming service, which offers 10,000 hours of curated premium content from brands including HBO, Warner Bros., DC, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, and much more, is already widely available via most providers and device platforms. Amazon…

Conchata Ferrell, three-time Emmy nominee best known for her role as Berta on Two and a Half Men, has died. She was 77. An established stage and TV actress, Conchata Ferrell gained fame for her portrayal of no-nonsense housekeeper Berta on the hit CBS comedy Two and a Half Men starring Charlie Sheen, which won her two Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy nominations in 2005 and 2007. Her other notable TV series include Good Times, ER, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, BJ and the Bear, and Grace and Frankie and she also landed an Emmy nomination in 1992 for her role as Susan…

Teenage Bounty Hunters has been cancelled by Netflix after one season. Teenage Bounty Hunters cracked the Nielsen Streaming Rankings Top 10 for the week of August 17-23 soon after it’s debut, but Deadline has reported that the show will not be picked for a second season, the news coming two months after it debuted on the streaming platform. Created by Kathleen Jordan, who also wrote and co-executive produced,  the story Teenage Bounty Hunters revolved around a pair of sixteen-year-old fraternal twins Sterling (Maddie Phillips) and Blair (Anjelica Bette Fellini), who team up with experienced bounty hunter Bowser Jenkins (Kadeem Hardison)…

The Lion King 2, following up 2019’s live-action film is set to be directed by Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins. Following last year’s blockbuster, the Walt Disney Studios film will be directed by Jenkins who won the Oscar for scripting the Best Picture winner Moonlight and was nominated for adapting If Beale Street Could Talk. Jeff Nathanson who scripted the first film will be back for this installment as well. The film will continue to use the photo-realistic technology that director Jon Favreau used in the 2019 film and 2016’s The Jungle Book. It is expected that The Lion King 2 is not looking to directly…

Joey King teams up with Netflix on an adaption of Scott Westerfeld’s dystopian-fantasy novel Uglies. Following their successful partnership on the romantic comedy The Kissing Booth, King has been signed on by the streaming service to star and exec produce with McG (Charlie’s Angels) set to direct. The international best-seller is set in a world in which a compulsory operation at sixteen wipes out physical differences and makes everyone pretty by conforming to an ideal standard of beauty. Joey King, who is known for her role in The Kissing Booth and its recent sequel, has had a very productive year coming off…

The Suicide Squad TV spinoff, known as Peacemaker, has been ordered by HBO Max. Marking the latest major DC Comics original to make its way to HBO Max, Peacemaker, which is set to star John Cena, will be delving into the origins of Cena’s character from the film. The titular character, created by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette first appearing in the Fightin’ 5 series, is someone who believes in peace at any cost. If a few people have to die along the way, that’s no problem. Delving into the first incarnation of Peacemaker, the TV series, which is scheduled…

Harley Quinn has been renewed for season three, moving to HBO Max alongside a range of DC titles. The DC Universe is officially moving from scripted content, with all scripted originals and library titles to be housed on the WarnerMedia-backed HBO Max service going forward. Among the shows moving to HBO Max is animated series Harley Quinn, which has now been renewed for a third season. From showrunners Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker, and starring Big Bang Theory-fame Kaley Cuoco, the third season will be available on the streaming service, along with the already streaming previous seasons. The series, which…