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| 'Wonder Man' canceled after one season; star reacts | Disney+ and Marvel have canceled their superhero comedy, Wonder Man, after one season. The show's star Yahya Abdul-Mateen was recently Emmy-nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. He took to Instagram Friday to address the news that the series wouldn't be returning for a second season as expected. "Word just dropped that Wonder Man won't be coming back for Season 2. (And if you don't knowww, now ya knoww!) That's life, right? Everything will shake out. I wanted to say thank you to everybody who WATCHED the show, ENJOYED the show, and SHARED that they enjoyed the show in some way or other," he wrote. "The show worked. And that's my favorite thing about it. |
| Gracie Abrams' 'Daughter from Hell' tops U.S. album chart | Singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams' Daughter from Hell is the No. 1 album in the United States this week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Olivia Rodrigo's You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, followed by Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at No. 3, Ella Langley's Dandelion at No. 4 and Noah Kahan's The Great Divide at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Drake's Iceman at No. 6, Future's The Real Me at No. 7, Michael Jackson's Thriller at No. 8, BTS Arirang at No. 9 and Wallen's One Thing at a Time at No. 10. |
| Famous birthdays for August 1: John Carroll Lynch, Adam Duritz | Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include: -- Explorer William Clark in 1770 -- Writer/lawyer Francis Scott Key in 1779 -- Writer Herman Melville in 1819 -- Activist Mary Harris "Mother" Jones in 1837 -- Businessman Charles Clinton Spaulding in 1874 -- Photojournalist Gerda Taro in 1910 -- Henrietta Lacks, cancer patients whose cells became the subject of medial research, in 1920 -- Actor Geoffrey Holder in 1930 -- Musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott in 1931 (age 95) -- Actor Dom DeLuise in 1933 -- Fashion designer Yves St. |
| Callum McGowan: Vikram comes to terms with new reality in 'Librarians' | TNT's family fantasy series, The Librarians: The Next Chapter, returns for a second season of magical adventures Sunday. The series follows an eclectic group of scholars charged with protecting mythological artifacts, while working out of a castle in Belgrade. Callum McGowan plays leader Vikram, a librarian from 1847, who is transported to modern day. Helping him save the world from supernatural forces each week are Lysa (Olivia Morris), Connor (Bluey Robinson) and Charlie (Jessica Green.) This season, Christian Kane and Dominic Monaghan also will play recurring roles. |
| Ewan Mitchell: Aemond is the hero of his own story on 'Dragon' | Ewan Mitchell says his character Aemond doesn't think of himself as the villain of the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, even though he tried to kill his older brother so he could be crowned king instead. "It's exciting, challenging as an actor. I never like to judge the character. I want to give him his day in court, so to speak," Mitchell, 29, told reporters in a recent Zoom round-table interview. "Every character is a hero of their own story and Aemond wholeheartedly believes that he is the hero of his story. He's going to win the war and he's going to do it for the people that he loves at what cost or what cost to his humanity. |