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| Al Pacino to receive Life Achievement Award from SAG-AFTRA Actor Awards | SAG-AFTRA announced Thursday that it will honor Al Pacino with the 2026 Life Achievement Award. Awards will be presented at The Actor Awards on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. EDT. Pacino has previously won Actor awards for his roles in You Don't Know Jack and Angels in America, for which he also won Emmys. The awards will be held at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles and stream on Netflix live. "I wondered and wandered most of my life but have always felt at home with a script and my fellow actors," Pacino said in a statement. "It's the work and the actors along the way that have been among the greatest joys of my life. |
| Martin Clunes, Fionn Whitehead to co-star in S2 of 'Cemetery Road' | Doc Martin actor Martin Clunes and Dunkirk alum Fionn Whitehead are set to co-star in Season 2 of Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson's mystery drama, Down Cemetery Road. Whitehead and Thompson previously starred in the 2017 film, The Children Act. The cast of Down Cemetery Road Season 2 will also include Paterson Joseph, Aasiya Shah, Dimitri Leonidas, Paul Chahidi, Liz White, Amanda Abbington, Jeff Rawle, Ashley McGuire, Amber Grappy and Yali Topol Margalith. The series is based on Mick Herron's Oxford books and Morwenna Banks is the lead writer and executive producer. "Season 2 reunites Zo Boehm (Thompson) and Sarah Trafford (Wilson) chasing down another twisted mystery," the streaming service said. |
| Samuel L. Jackson's 'Frisco King' to premiere on Dec. 18 | Pulp Fiction and Marvel Cinematic Universe legend Samuel L. Jackson's new crime drama series, Frisco King, is set to premiere on Paramount+ Dec. 18. Written and produced by Taylor Sheridan, the show co-stars Asa Germann, Kai Caster, Lilah Pate and Savanna Gann, with a special appearance by Sylvester Stallone. The series follows "seasoned New Orleans gangster Lee Washington (Jackson) as he lands in Frisco, Texas, and discovers a hustler's playground hidden beneath the polished surface of American suburbia," the streaming service said in a press release Thursday. "Recruiting an ambitious protg, a loyal driver, and a growing network of eccentric partners, Lee transforms small hustles into big business. |
| Linda Cardellini: 'Crystal Lake' mom isn't JUST a maniac | Emmy-winning actress Linda Cardellini, who is known primarily for her comedic work, says she jumped at the chance to play mass murderer Pamela Voorhees in the Friday the 13th prequel, Crystal Lake, because she never gets hired for characters like that. Set in rural 1970s New Jersey, the eight-episode series premieres Thursday on Peacock. It follows Pamela, a summer camp cook as she grieves over the apparent drowning death of her bullied young son Jason (Callum Vinson), then kills not just those she holds responsible, but anyone else she perceives as a threat. "Her reaction to the drowning IS the franchise, right?" Cardellini, 51, said during a recent roundtable interview with reporters at New York Comic Con. |
| 'Ramayana: Rise of a Legend' trailer brings Hindu epic to life | Sony Pictures is giving a glimpse of the new film Ramayana: Rise of a Legend. The studio shared a trailer for the movie Thursday featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash. Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is an Indian film that brings to life the Hindu epic of Ramayana, a Sanskrit poem by Valmiki. The Hindi-language movie follows Prince Rama (Kapoor), the young heir to the kingdom of Ayodhya, as he takes on the villainous warrior king Ravana (Yash). Rise of a Legend features special effects by visual artists who worked on Dune, The Odyssey and Interstellar, and a score from composers Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman. Other cast members include Ravi Dubey, Sai Pallavi and Sunny Deol. Ramayana: Rise of a Legend opens in theaters and IMAX on Nov. 5. |