‘SNL’ gives us Melissa McCarthy as host for her 6th time, takes us to ‘Cousin Planet’
McCarthy as host? A bit low energy this time. Jost as Hegseth? Bombastic.
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The box office titan boards the ‘Batman’ and ‘Exorcist’ franchises. PLUS: Netflix wins the Warner Bros. bidding war, trailers for ‘How to Make a Killing’ and ‘Ready or Not 2,’ and what’s going on with Spider League?
While I can’t wait to see ‘Project Hail Mary,’ the ‘Moana’ cash grab is as creatively bankrupt as we feared. PLUS: New trailers for ‘Avatar,’ ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ and ‘Hunger Games,’ and you need to watch ‘Death by Lightning.’
Hey, you kids using the computer? PLUS: New trailers for ‘Monarch,’ ‘Mario’ and ‘Devil Wears Prada,’ The Rock declares game over for ‘Jumanji,’ and I finally saw ‘KPop Demon Hunters.’
A new third movie is in the works, reuniting Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. PLUS: Jon Stewart renews ‘Daily Show’ deal, a Miss Piggy movie is in the works, and why does Seth Meyers hate Spider League?
Eleven. Vecna. Wavy hands. PLUS: Popculturology celebrates its third anniversary, Sheridan bails on Paramount, and new drama behind Adam Driver’s ‘Star Wars’ movie.
I guess it was more important to make Jared Leto’s ‘Tron’ movie. PLUS: Warner Bros. Discovery puts itself up for sale, Netflix wins ‘Catan,’ and ‘ParaNorman’ returns in a new short.
What if Disney had made the sequel ‘Tron: Legacy’ fans wanted? PLUS: Tim Robinson’s ‘The Chair Company’ premieres, trailers for ‘Running Man’ and ‘Wonder Man,’ and Disney’s live-action ‘Tangled’ remake is back on.
Forty seasons and two movies? PLUS: I caught up with ‘One Battle After Another,’ new trailers for ‘Zootopia 2’ and ‘Frankenstein,’ and a ‘Social Reckoning’ is coming.
The first trailer for the new ‘Star Wars’ movie puts in a minimal amount of effort. PLUS: Trailers for ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ Villeneuve’s Bond to be a ‘fresh face,’ and ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ shifts release date.
Will this lead to a Muppet revival? PLUS: The first trailer for Tim Robinson’s ‘The Chair Company,’ ‘SNL’ announces hosts, and Paul Rudd and Jack Black remake ‘Anaconda.’
I’m psyched to see what the ‘ITYSL’ co-creator has in store for HBO. PLUS: A fantastic new trailer for ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ The Rock eyes Oscar glory, and why is MrBeast in a ‘Tron: Ares’ promo?
Superman and Lex Luthor will return in August 2027. PLUS: ‘The Paper’ premieres, the first ‘Wuthering Heights’ trailer is hella horny, and it wasn’t Heidi Gardner’s choice to leave ‘SNL’?
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