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Disney Officially Announces The Book of Boba Fett From Jon Favreau and Robert Rodriguez
Following its surprise reveal at the end of The Mandalorian’s season 2 finale, Disney and Lucasfilm have formally announced production on The Book of Boba Fett, a new Star Wars spinoff series starring Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen. Appearing on Good Morning America on Monday morning, Jon Favreau confirmed that The Book of Boba Fett is separate from The Mandalorian season 3. Favreau will serve as an executive producer on the new series alongside Dave Filoni and Robert Rodriguez, who directed Chapter 14 of The Manalorian and reintroduced Boba Fett to the Star Wars universe. Production on The Book of Boba Fett is set to begin early next year ahead of a planned December 2021 release on Disney+. Favreau said that once they wrap filming on Boba Fett, his team will begin working on the third s...
Anya Taylor-Joy on What’s She’s Streaming, Breaking Netflix, and Why She Loves Weirder Characters
Our Annual Report continues today with the announcement of Anya Taylor-Joy as our TV Performance of the Year. Stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles in the days and weeks to come about the best music, film, and TV of the year. If you’ve missed any part of our Annual Report, you can check out all the coverage here. Chess and Anya Taylor-Joy have had quite the year, thanks to The Queen’s Gambit. One month after its October 23rd debut on Netflix, Scott Frank and Allan Scott’s adaptation of Walter Tevis’ 1983 novel became the most-watched scripted miniseries in Netflix history. Not surprisingly, interest in chess skyrocketed with “How to play chess” peaking in Google searches and chess boards being wrapped everywhere throughout this holiday season. At the center of it all, ...
SNL Releases Sequel to Middle-Aged Mutant Ninja Turtles: Watch
Earlier this year, Saturday Night Live aired an animated short imagining the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in their middle ages. Now, just in time for Christmas, SNL has gifted us a sequel. Watch it below. The second installment once again finds Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael faced with the stark reality of being middle-aged, out-of-shape turtles whose day jobs are now in cubicles working customer support. They wear New Balances, ride the Peloton, and one of them is diabetic — but doesn’t know it. Michelangelo suffers from impotency, Donatello is disappointed to learn his daughter is choosing not to come home for Christmas, and Raphael is still coming to to terms with Donald Trump’s election loss. Middle-Aged Mutant Ninja Turtles was conceived and written by Kyle M...
The Accent Police Were Vigilant in 2020
Our Annual Report continues today with a look back on the year’s curious run of accents in film and television. Stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles in the days and weeks to come about the best music, film, and TV of the year. If you’ve missed any part of our Annual Report, you can check out all the coverage here. Watching John Patrick Shanley’s new movie Wild Mountain Thyme is, in many ways, a picturesque experience. It’s set in the Irish countryside, and stars Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan, two very attractive people. But as I watched a very odd man played by Dornan buzz around his romantic feelings for a very charming woman played by Blunt, something began to nag at me. Somewhere in the distance, outside the movie itself, I heard sirens. I could tell that the Accent...
SNL’s Colin Jost Was Forced to Read a Joke About His Own Wife Scarlett Johansson’s Poor Casting Decisions
As has become tradition for Saturday Night Live’s Christmas show, Weekend Update co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che carve out a segment to read jokes they’ve written for each other without seeing them beforehand. It typically manifests in some hilariously cringe moments, like when Jost is forced to read jokes that make him look like a racist asshole. For tonight’s episode, however, Che actually got Jost to roast his own wife. In recent years, Scarlett Johansson has twice faced criticism for taking on roles she had no business playing. In 2017, she starred in an adaptation of the Japanese manga Ghost in the Shell. The following year, she was cast to play a transgender man in a film called Rub and Tug, but ultimately dropped out of the project amidst backlash...
Jim Carrey Says He’s Done Playing Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live
Jim Carrey is done playing President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live. The veteran comedian announced his departure in a tweet posted on Saturday ahead of the show’s Christmas episode. “Though my term was only meant to be 6 weeks,I was thrilled to be elected as your SNL President…comedy’s highest call of duty,” Carey wrote. “I would love to go forward knowing that Biden was the victor because I nailed that shit. But I am just one in a long line of proud, fighting SNL Bidens!” Carrey’s tenure as Biden was met with mixed reaction from fans and critics alike. In a recent piece for Consequence of Sound questioning whether SNL should consider replacing Carrey, contributor Jesse Hassenger argued that SNL isn’t “a format that works particularly well for Carrey, a stranger and less pred...
What’s Next for Star Wars? The Mandalorian Season 2 Finale, Explained
Disney+ just aired the season finale of The Mandalorian’s second season, and what a finale it was. A big old dust-em-up with all manner of returning characters, some big, surprising (and not-so-surprising) cameos from old friends, and the bittersweet resolution of Din’s (Pedro Pascal) budding fatherdom with “the little green guy.” For all its revelations, though, Chapter 16, “The Rescue,” directed by Peyton Reed, highlights the light and dark sides of the show’s sophomore season: it’s got a clear sense of the sandbox it’s playing in, but can’t keep itself from using the same toys over and over again. Read on to learn more. As always, it goes without saying that there are some major, major spoilers ahead. You must be cautious. What’s the Plan for Getting Grogu Back? <img aria-d...
Which MTV Reality Show Would You Be Cast On?
Do you think you have what it takes to be a reality TV star? MTV has produced some of the most iconic reality shows for nearly three decades! The question is, which of these memorable series is the best fit for you? STREAM: Your Favorite Reality Shows On CBS All Access Do you have the social savviness to cut it on The Real World? Do you have the competitive desire to thrive on the RW and Road Rules spin-off series, The Challenge? Are you looking for love? Trying to figure it out? Ready for another round? Answer all of the personality questions below to find which reality show you should be cast on. And don’t forget you can watch all these reality series—and more—with a CBS All Access subscription. Let’s get started… You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online...
These Are MTV’s Hottest Relationships (And Hookups) From 2020
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Mike And Lauren Reveal Their ‘Baby Situation’ In This Jersey Shore Sneak Peek
Mike and Lauren will be welcoming a mini Sitch Mike in a few months: The future parents unveiled the life-changing news on Instagram right before Thanksgiving, with the message “Baby Sorrentino May 2021” written in flour accompanied with cute holiday cookie cutters. Shortly after the bundle-of-joy announcement, they disclosed “gym tan we’re having a baby boy” — blue Christmas tree included. “It’s official I’m Big Daddy Sitch,” the proud papa-to-be declares in the supersized look at upcoming Family Vacation episodes below. So how did the lovebirds — who began dating in college — reveal the news to their Jersey Shore castmates? A hint: They used Deena’s earlier pregnancy reveal as inspiration. And there were lots o...
‘I’m Really Liking This Chemistry’: Will Lolo’s Spark With Nam Ignite On The Challenge?
Double Agents rookie Nam has been described as “hot” (by Wes), “a physical specimen” (Jay) and “built like a statue” (Kam). But what does his partner, fellow newbie Lolo Jones, think of the Ultimate Beastmaster competitor? “My teammate’s kind of growing on me. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve seen him come out of the shower a few times, but I’m really liking this chemistry we have,” the Olympian stated during this week’s Challenge episode. “He’s so good-looking.” And even though it’s early on Season 36, Nam claimed he liked Lolo as well. “I wouldn’t say I’m looking for love, but you never know,” he said privately in an interview. “Let’s say I win ...
Teen Mom OG Is Going To Show What Life Is Like In Today’s ‘New Normal’
It’s about to be a brand-new year featuring the original teen moms. Amber, Catelynn, Cheyenne, Maci and Mackenzie will continue to share their most personal struggles and achievements when Teen Mom OG returns to MTV on January 26. From changing relationships to big moves, the women are showcasing what it’s been like to be a mom in this current “new normal.” Find out more of what you can expect to see from the five women below — and stay with MTV News as we approach the upcoming premiere of Teen Mom OG on Tuesday, January 26. For more Teen Mom OG, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube and use #TeenMomOG to join the conversation. * Amber contemplates moving onto Gary’s property after her relationship with her daughter Leah becomes strained. * Cat...
