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| Harlan Coben's 'Myron Bolitar' adds Benoist, Neuwirth, 8 more | Netflix announced 10 more cast members for the series Myron Bolitar on Thursday. The series is based on Harlan Coben's books. Melissa Benoist, Bebe Neuwirth, Griffin Dunne, Isaiah Hill, Ra'Mya Latiah Aikens, Amanda Warren, Quincy Isaiah, Charlie Tahan, Sandrine Holt and Jamie Hector have joined the cast. Colin Woodell and KJ Apa were cast first, and five more including Jabari Banks, Chloe Fineman and Ben McKenzie were added on Monday. Woodell plays Myron, an injured NBA hopeful who becomes a sports agent. Benoist will play Valerie Simpson, a tennis player making a comeback after a breakdown on the court, as a recurring guest star. Neuwirth and Dunne will recur as Myron's parents, Ellen and Alan. Hill recurs as freshman baller Jayden Elder. |
| Will Forte, Lana Condor represent Wile E. 'Coyote vs. Acme' in trailer | Ketchup Entertainment released the final trailer for Coyote vs. Acme on Thursday. The film opens Aug. 28 in theaters. Wile E. Coyote hires a lawyer (Will Forte) to sue ACME, the corporation who makes all the products that backfire in his pursuit of the Road Runner. Lana Condor plays his paralegal in a live-action world where humans and animated characters interact. John Cena plays ACME's defense attorney, with Foghorn Leghorn as their CEO. Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny and more Looney Tunes cameo in the trailer. Eric Bauza and Candi Milo voice many speaking animated characters. Dave Green directed from a script by Samy Burch, with story by Burch, James Gunn and Jeremy Slater. Originally produced by Warner Bros. |
| Kevin Sussman says nothing could prepare him for 'Stuart' | Kevin Sussman says actually working in a comic book store prepared him to star in The Big Bang Theory, but not its sci-fi spin-off, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, which premieres Thursday on HBO Max. "In The Big Bang Theory, it was very helpful because in that, unlike this, in a lot of it, I was in the background. And, so, that's the hardest thing to do when you have little to do in a scene, but you're there on stage, so I always just did what I did at the comic-book store: took inventory," Sussman, 55, told reporters in a recent virtual press conference. "I had the clipboard. I was really looking at: 'OK, what edition number is this?' And, so, that was helpful, but not really as much for the spin-off," he explained. |
| Sunny Sandler takes the stage in 'Don't Say Good Luck' trailer | Netflix is giving a glimpse of the new film Don't Say Good Luck. The streaming service shared a trailer for the movie Thursday featuring Sunny Sandler, an actress and the younger daughter of actor Adam Sandler and his wife, actress Jackie Sandler. Don't Say Good Luck is a teen comedy-drama starring Sunny Sandler, 17, as Sophie, a teenager navigating family drama as she lands the lead role in her high school musical. Melanie Lynskey, Max Greenfield, Stephanie Beatriz, Bebe Neuwirth and Steve Buscemi also star in the film, produced by Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison Productions. Don't Say Good Luck is directed by Julia Hart. "Sunny Sandler was the first and only person we thought of to play Sophie," Hart told Netflix's Tudum. |
| 'Resident Evil' trailer shows Zach Cregger's take on horror franchise | Sony Pictures is gearing up for the release of the new film Resident Evil. The studio shared a trailer for the movie Thursday featuring Euphoria and Dash & Lily actor Austin Abrams. Resident Evil is a new reboot of the film series based on the Capcom horror video game franchise. Barbarian and Weapons director Zach Cregger directs the feature. Abrams, who previously collaborated with Cregger on Weapons, plays Bryan, a medical courier "who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos," an official synopsis reads. The trailer shows Bryan get waylaid after accepting a delivery job to Raccoon City. Zach Cherry, Kali Reis and Paul Walter Hauser also star. |