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| 'Absolute Batman,' 'Joker: Laugh Riot,' 'Krypto' series in the works | DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation are developing three new animated series inspired by the worlds of DC comic books. The studios announced at Annecy International Animation Festival that the shows Absolute Batman, Joker: Laugh Riot and Krypto are now in the works. Absolute Batman, the hit 2024 comic series from writer Scott Snyder and artist Nick Dragotta, reimagines Batman as a Bruce Wayne who grew up working class. Snyder will serve as showrunner and executive producer on the adaptation, with Dragotta as producer. Meanwhile, Joker: Laugh Riot will become DC Studios' first-ever anime series. |
| Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook reunite for 25th 'Office' anniversary | Martin Freeman and Mackenzie Crook, stars of the original British version of The Office, are reuniting for a 25th anniversary special celebrating the influential mockumentary series. on July 8 The show was created in 2001 by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starred Gervais as David Brent, regional manager for a paper company, who is desperate to be loved and often makes his staff uncomfortable with his inappropriate humor. Freeman played mild-mannered Tim, who tries to get his boring work done, despite the distractions of his workplace, while Crook played Garreth, his humorless, by-the-books desk-mate. |
| Asa Butterfield, Jonny Lee Miller star in Beatles drama 'Hamburg Days' | Hugo alum Asa Butterfield and Elementary actor Jonny Lee Miller have signed on to star in Hamburg Days, a BBC drama about The Beatles in 1960s Germany. Butterfield will play the British rock 'n' roll band's manager Brian Epstein, while Miller will play Jim McCartney, father of Paul (Ellis Murphy). Louis McCartney, who earned a Tony nomination for his role in Broadway's Stranger Things: The First Shadow, will play Ringo Starr and Christine Tremarco will play as John Lennon's guardian Aunt Mimi. They join previously announced cast members Rhys Mannion (John Lennon) and Harvey Brett (George Harrison). "Hamburg Days is set in the early 1960s in the smoke-filled clubs of Hamburg's St. |
| Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Wee Man attend 'Jackass' premiere | Johnny Knoxville and his stunt-loving co-stars attended the Jackass: Best and Last premiere at the Paramount Pictures Studio in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Walking the red carpet were Steve-O, Ehren McGhehey, Jason Acuna aka Wee Man and Jeff Tremaine. The franchise started off in 2000 as an MTV reality show, then spawned several blockbuster movies. "Johnny Knoxville and the gang return for one final fling at the big screen. Featuring all-new stunts and stupidity along with the greatest hits and biggest laughs from the past, Jackass: Best and Last is a joyously raucous celebration of all the mischievous camaraderie that you've come to love and expect from these idiots over the past 25 years," a synopsis said. |
| Lionel Richie cuts show short after on-stage dizzy spell | Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lionel Richie cut his show short Wednesday after falling ill on stage. Richie, 77, said he felt dizzy and sat down before announcing he would be taking a break during a stop on his Sing a Song All Night Long Tour featuring Earth, Wind & Fire in St. Paul, Minn. Saxophonist Dino Soldo later told the crowd Richie didn't feel well and would not be returning. The news was reported by Deadline, TMZ and People.com. Richie has not publicly commented on the incident and his current condition is not immediately known. He has more than two dozen dates booked on the tour through August. Richie is also a judge on the singing competition show, American Idol. |