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| Meghan Trainor plays Madonna in new 'Drunk History' | Comedy Central announced the return of Drunk History on Tuesday. New episodes will stream on Comedy Central's YouTube channel beginning Sept. 15. Meghan Trainor, husband Daryl Sabara, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Patton Oswalt, Colin Hanks, Mae Whitman and more celebrities were announced for the new season. Trainor will play Madonna in a segment about the first MTV Video Music Awards. Other subjects include FDR Labor Secretary Frances Perkins and the world's largest ball of twine. In Drunk History, comedians describe historical events after several drinks. Celebrities re-enact their descriptions and lip-sync to their audio tracks. The show won an Emmy for its costumes. |
| Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman teases 'Pandora's Box' in 'Artificial' | Neon released a teaser for Artificial on Tuesday. The film opens Dec. 25. Andrew Garfield plays Sam Altman in a story of the creation of ChatGPT by OpenAI. The teaser shows Altman arriving at the office through a long path that includes a room stocked with guns behind glass. In a voiceover, Altman predicts the impact of artificial intelligence. "We opened Pandora's Box together," he says. "The future's inevitable. Countries will fall. Industries are gonna collapse and we get to be the ones to shepherd people into this new world." Artificial is directed by Luca Guadagnino who directed Garfield in After the Hunt. Simon Rich wrote the screenplay. |
| 'Star Wars' returns to theaters in IMAX for 50th anniversary | IMAX, Disney and Lucasfilm announced Tuesday that Star Wars will be re-released next year for its 50th anniversary. It will be the first time the film is presented in IMAX. The 1977 film was re-released in 1997 for its 20th anniversary in a Special Edition with new digital effects and changes made by creator George Lucas. The film and its two sequels were box office hits again. IMAX confirmed IMAX 70mm prints, the format touted by Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer and The Odyssey, as well as Ryan Coogler for Sinners. The new Star Wars film will also be released in IMAX 70mm. Star Wars Starfighter stars Ryan Gosling, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre and more. It opens May 28. |
| 'South Park' spoofs Lake Ontario name change in season premiere | South Park announced its forthcoming satire Tuesday. The Season 29 premiere will air Sept. 16 at 10 p.m. EDT on Comedy Central. The announcement and accompanying image show the animated town of South Park renamed to South America. President Trump signed an executive order in August renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. "Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to South America," creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said in a statement. "We especially want to thank our parent company Paramount -- a Skydance Capitulation. |
| Jimmy Smits joins final season of 'Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon' | The West Wing, Law & Order and NYPD Blue icon Jimmy Smits has joined the fourth and final season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. "While crossing the ravaged badlands of Spain, Daryl (Norman Reedus) and Carol (Melissa McBride) grasp onto hope -- and each other -- as uncertainty about their future grows," a press release from AMC said Tuesday. Smits plays Captain Alejandro Perkins, a "former U.S. Navy officer and medical doctor who found a unique way to thrive during the apocalypse," the network said. The zombie-apocalypse drama is expected to return in 2027. |