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| The Grinch, Merry Minions join Universal Studios holiday events | Universal Studios Hollywood announced holiday additions to the theme park on Thursday. Holidays at Universal Studios begins Nov. 21 and runs through Jan. 3. The Grinch will try to steal Christmas at Universal Plaza with a 65-foot tree. The tree will be lit and snow will fall several times per night. Cindy-Lou will read the Dr. Seuss book How the Grinch Stole Christmas live and The Fah-Who 4 As will perform music. The Grinch and dog Max will also be available for photos. Illumination's Minion Land will transform into Merry Minions. The Minions will wear holiday attire for photo opps and decorate the section of the park for holidays. |
| 'Ordinary' singer Alex Warren to host Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | "Ordinary" singer Alex Warren has been announced to host the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. The Grammy-nominated music artist will host the ceremony Nov. 14 at Television City studio in Los Angeles, CBS announced in a press release Thursday. The show will air at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Nickelodeon, and also stream on Paramount+. Taylor Swift leads this year's nominees with six nominations, including Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Song for "The Fate of Ophelia." Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter follow with five nominations each. |
| 'The Altruists' trailer: Julia Garner stars in FTX crypto series | Netflix is giving a glimpse of the new series The Altruists. The streaming service shared a trailer for the show Thursday featuring Julia Garner (Ozark) and Anthony Boyle (House of Guinness). The Altruists casts Garner and Boyle as Caroline Ellison and Sam Bankman-Fried, two real-life people at the center of the FTX cryptocurrency fraud scandal. The trailer shows a 20-something Caroline and Sam form a romance as they bond over their desire to "save the world" and build a cryptocurrency business "that earns to give." In real life, the pair ended up accused of stealing billions of dollars, with Caroline sentenced to 24 months in prison and Sam to 25 years behind bars. |
| Owen Wilson eyes U.S. Open comeback in 'Stick' Season 2 trailer | Apple TV is gearing up for the release of Stick Season 2. The streaming service shared a trailer for the season Thursday featuring Owen Wilson as former professional golfer Pryce Cahill. Stick is a sports comedy series following Pryce as he takes Santi (Peter Dager), "a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom," under his wing. In Season 2, Pryce continues to mentor and encourage Santi while also exploring "what might still be possible" for himself. "Urged on by his former rival Clark Ross (Timothy Olyphant), Pryce does something nobody expects: he bets on himself, launching an improbably comeback in hopes of becoming the oldest golfer ever to win a major," an official synopsis reads. |
| 'Bridgerton' spinoff about young Violet, Edmund in the works | Netflix has a new Bridgerton spinoff in the works. The streaming service announced Thursday that it is developing a limited series about the romance between a young Violet and Edmund Bridgerton, the parents of the eight Bridgerton siblings. Netflix shared the news in the style of a letter from Lady Whistledown, the author of the show's gossip newsletter. "The love match that started it all shall soon be yours to see, dear reader. This author shall be share to inform you of any updates. Until then..." the post reads. Ruth Gemmell plays an older Violet in the original Bridgerton, which opens with her already a mother of eight and Edmund (Rupert Evans) having died many years earlier. |