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| Famous birthdays for Aug. 22: Dua Lipa, Howie Dorough | Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include: -- Pope Leo XII in 1760 -- Musician Claude Debussy in 1862 -- Writer Dorothy Parker in 1893 -- Heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley in 1920 -- Writer Ray Bradbury in 1920 -- Actor Honor Blackman in 1925 -- Fashion designer Marc Bohan in 1926 -- U.S. Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf in 1934 -- Writer E. |
| Julia Sweeney feels 'closer to Pat' thanks to 'We Are Pat' documentary | Julia Sweeney said participating in the documentary We Are Pat, now streaming on Peacock, made her feel closer to the character she created on Saturday Night Live. Rowan Haber's documentary explores the LGBTQ community's reaction to her character. "It's Pat" was a recurring SNL sketch in which Sweeney played a character whose gender others could not determine. Haber's documentary features interviews with gay, trans and nonbinary people discussing Pat's impact in the '90s and later. In a recent Zoom interview with UPI, Sweeney said learning more about contemporary gender discussions only deepened her love of Pat. Pat was referred to as androgynous in the sketches from 1990 - 1993. |
| HBO orders 'People v. Gorilla Grodd,' new DC series in Superman world | HBO is developing The People v. Gorilla Grodd, a new series set in the world of the DC Comics character Superman. The network announced Friday that it has ordered the eight-episode, half-hour comedy from DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television. Superman actor Skyler Gisondo will reprise his role as Jimmy Olsen, a photographer at the Daily Planet who is a friend and colleague of Clark Kent, aka Superman, and Lois Lane, played by David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan in the 2025 film directed by James Gunn. The series also stars Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd, Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant and Wendell Pierce as Perry White. |
| Edward Bluemel is Hercule Poirot in first look at BritBox series | BritBox is gearing up for the release of the new series Hercule. The streaming service shared first-look photos for the show Friday featuring Killing Eve and My Lady Jane actor Edward Bluemel. Hercule is six-part drama starring Bluemel as a younger version of the Agatha Christie character Hercule Poirot, a famed detective. The series "will center around three of Christie's early stories, while also introducing Hercule Poirot to future friends and allies and one particular nemesis," an official synopsis reads. Other cast members include Henry Ashton, James D'Arcy, Calvin Demba, Phil Dunning, Jack Gleeson, Tamsin Greig, James Nesbitt, Guy Remmers, Rebecca Rittenhouse and Mawaan Rizwan. Production is underway in Liverpool. |
| Netflix releases Mexican film about capture of 'El Chapo' | Netflix on Friday released La captura, a Mexican film based on the operation that led to the 2016 arrest of Joaqun "El Chapo" Guzmn, told from the perspective of the two federal police officers who found him as he attempted to escape. The thriller, released internationally as Facing El Chapo, was directed by Chava Cartas and stars Alfonso Herrera and No Hernndez, Netflix said. Herrera and Hernndez play Arturo Carmona and Hctor Rosales, two officers patrolling Los Mochis in the state of Sinaloa when they intercept a vehicle reported stolen and discover that one of its occupants is Guzmn, then the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. |