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| Ben Stiller, Ariana Grande face off in 'Focker-in-Law' trailer | Ben Stiller reprises his role of Greg Focker from Meet the Parents in the first trailer for the franchise's third sequel, Focker-in-Law. The 3-minute preview, which has already gotten about 2 million views since it was posted on YouTube Wednesday, shows Greg suspiciously testing Olivia (Ariana Grande), the girlfriend of his son Henry (Skyler Grisondo). The clip suggests Greg is treating Olivia in a similar way that his father-in-law Jack (Robert De Niro) treated him 25 years earlier. It's also worth noting that Jack seems to love Olivia and welcomes her to the family. |
| LL Cool J, Scott Caan to star in 'NCIS: New York' on CBS | CBS has announced it ordered NCIS: New York, starring LL Cool J and Scott Caan, for the 2026-27 television season. LL Cool J will reprise his role of Senior Special Agent Sam Hanna in the new show. He originated the role on NCIS in 2009, then played him in NCIS: Los Angeles from 2009 to 2023. Ocean's Eleven and Hawaii Five-0 alum Caan will play Sam's partner, described by the network only as a "roguish special agent," on NCIS: New York. CBS previously renewed NCIS, NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney for next season. The franchise is a U.S. military police procedural created by Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill. A spin-off called NCIS: Tony & Ziva aired last year on Paramount+ |
| Kate Hudson, Brenda Song, Macaulay Culkin attend 'Running Point' premiere | Cast members Kate Hudson, Ray Romano and Brenda Song attended the Season 2 premiere for their basketball comedy, Running Point, in Los Angeles Wednesday. Also walking the blue carpet were co-stars Chet Hanks, Drew Tarver and Scott MacArthur, Netflix show's creators Mindy Kaling and Ike Barinholtz and Song's partner Macaulay Culkin. Hudson plays Isla Gordon, who takes over as president of the LA Waves basketball team, a family business, when her brother Cam (Justin Theroux) enters rehab. The second season kicks off on the streaming service on April 23. |
| Harold Perrineau's 'From' renewed for a 5th and final season | MGM+ has announced it renewed Lost icon Harold Perrineau's sci-fi horror series, From, for a fifth and final season. Season 4 is set to premiere Sunday. Season 5 is expected to debut in 2027. Starring Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, Hannah Cheramy and Simon Webster, the show was created by John Griffin and is executive produced by Griffin, show-runner Jeff Pinkner and director Jack Bender. "We are wildly excited to announce that we've officially begun work on Season 5," Pinkner, Griffin and Bender said in a joint statement Wednesday. "Which means we will get the chance to see our story to its conclusion. Which means questions will be answered. Answers will be questioned. |
| Mel Brooks celebrates 'Spaceballs' sequel at CinemaCon | Beloved filmmaker Mel Brooks celebrated the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios sequel to his comedy classic, Spaceballs, with a video message to fans at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. "Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money is not going to be the title of this movie. Why not? Because after all of these years, I found the money. There it is, " Brooks quipped in the clip, pointing to a bag of cash labeled "Spaceballs: The Money." "It was in my basement But, everywhere I go, people say: 'Mel, Mel! Where's the new Spaceballs? When are you going to make the new Spaceballs? When are you going to make the new one?' Well, we did it and the title is Spaceballs: The New One. It's just like the old one, but it's newer," he added. |