| News Short | News Headline |
| Tom Cavanagh: 'You're Killing Me' cop is 'slight fish out of water' | Ed, Eli Stone and Arrow-verse alum Tom Cavanagh says Jack, the small-town police detective he plays in You're Killing Me, isn't initially thrilled to have two amateur sleuths crash his high-profile murder investigation. The show wrapped up its first season on Acorn TV Monday. It follows Brooke Shields' mystery writer Allie as she teams up with 20-something-year-old, true-crime pod-caster Andi (Amalia Williamson) to figure out who killed another author during a book convention in a small New England town. Cavanagh, 62, plays Jack, a transplant from the Boston police department, who is officially in charge of the case, but keeps crossing paths with Allie and Andi. "I like that dynamic of a slight fish out of water. Everyone knows each other. |
| Stuart, Denise reunite in 'Stuart Fails to Save the Universe' trailer | HBO Max is giving a glimpse of the new series Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. The streaming service shared a trailer for the show Tuesday featuring Kevin Sussman as his Big Bang Theory character, Stuart Bloom. Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is a Big Bang Theory spinoff following comic book store owner Stuart as he attempts to restore reality after accidentally causing a multiverse armageddeon. Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie also return in their Big Bang Theory roles of Denise, Bert and Berry. The trailer shows love interests Stuart and Denise reunite in the apocalyptic universe and team up to try and make things right. |
| 'Blair Witch Project' remake to open in theaters in 2027 | Lionsgate has announced a 2027 release date for its Blair Witch Project remake. The studio shared a video Tuesday featuring footage of a misty forest. The Blair Witch stick figure and the numbers "9," "24" and "27" are spelled out using sticks and hang from the trees. Variety confirmed the new Blair Witch will open in theaters Sept. 24, 2027. Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson previously described the film as a "new vision" that will "reintroduce this horror classic for a new generation." The original Blair Witch Project opened in 1999 and was a seminal film of the found footage genre. Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Snchez, the movie follows three students (Heather Donahue, Michael C. |
| 'The Drama': Zendaya, Robert Pattinson film to start streaming July 31 | Zendaya and Robert Pattinson film The Drama is coming to HBO Max in July. The romantic dark comedy will start streaming on the service July 31, HBO announced in a press release Tuesday. The Drama hails from Kristoffer Borgli, the Norwegian filmmaker known for Sick of Myself and Dream Scenario. Zendaya and Pattinson play Emma and Charlie, a seemingly happy engaged couple whose wedding is thrown off the rails by an unexpected revelation. Alaina Haim, Mamoudou Athie and Hailey Benton Gates also star. The Drama opened in theaters in April. |
| Jake Johnson learns to play pickleball in 'The Dink' trailer | Apple TV is gearing up for the release of the new film The Dink. The streaming service shared a trailer for the movie Tuesday featuring New Girl actor Jake Johnson. The Dink is a sports comedy following Dusty Boyd (Johnson), a former tennis pro sidelined by an injury. Now an instructor at his father's (Ed Harris) country club, Dusty is instructed by his doctor (Ben Stiller) to play the much-maligned pickleball for his recovery. The star-studded cast also includes Mary Steenburgen, Patton Oswalt, Chloe Fineman, Chris Parnell, Aaron Chen and real-life tennis pro Andy Roddick. Dusty "not only tries pickleball, but, thanks in part to his enchanting new partner, Candace (Steenburgen), he finds himself actually enjoying it. |