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| CBS orders Season 2 of 'Yellowstone' spin-off 'Marshals' | CBS has ordered a second season of its Yellowstone spin-off Marshals, starring Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton. The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and Variety reported the news Thursday. The series, which premiered March 1, has been a ratings hit for CBS and its streaming sister Paramount+ The first episode of the Montana action-drama was the most-watched new scripted series premiere without a football lead-in since FBI debuted in 2018, the network said. The show also stars Yellowstone veterans Brecken Merrill, Gil Birmingham and Mo Brings Plenty as Tate, Thomas Rainwater and Mo. It follows Kayce as he starts a new career as a U.S. |
| Harry, Meghan-backed 'Cookie Queens' coming to theaters this summer | Roadside Attractions announced Thursday that it has acquired the rights to the documentary Cookie Queens. Roadside will release the film theatrically this Summer. Cookie Queens premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, where UPI praised its depiction of young Girl Scouts' business acumen and family struggles. Director Alysa Nahmias followed Scouts ages 5 to teenagers. Meghan and Harry, Duchess and Duke of Sussex are executive producers. Meghan said in a statement, "As a former Girl Scout myself, with my mom as my troop leader, I have a personal affinity for this film." The film received standing ovations at its Sundance screenings. |
| Frankie Muniz avoids his family in 'Malcolm in the Middle' trailer | Hulu released the official trailer for Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair, starring Frankie Muniz as the titular character who has been avoiding his family for years. Muniz, who played the role of Malcolm in the original 2000-2006 run of Malcolm in the Middle on FOX, explains in the trailer that his life has been going great ever since he cut off communication with the rest of his dysfunctional family. He is forced into a reunion for his parents' 40th anniversary thanks in part to the meddling of his teenage daughter, Leah (Keeley Karsten), and the urging of his girlfriend, Tristan (Kiana Madeira). |
| Hank Azaria celebrates 30th anniversary of 'The Birdcage' | Hank Azaria took to social media to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his beloved comedy, The Birdcage, which was directed by Mike Nichols and co-starred Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. In a video posted Wednesday, Azaria, 61, donned the sleeveless shirt with the words "straight looking" emblazoned across it that his scene-stealing character Agador wore in the 1996 movie. Speaking with Agador's distinct accident, Azaria explained that the character's voice was an impression of his maternal grandmother, Esther. "We called her Mama. Rest in peace, Mama. Rest in peace, Gene Hackman and Robin Williams and Mike Nichols. And my love to Nathan and Calista and Dan and everybody else in that movie," Azaria said. "30 years, my God! |
| Tommy Lee Jones, Betty Gilpin to star in 'The Lowdown' Season 2 | Oscar-winning Fugitive and Men in Black actor Tommy Lee Jones has signed on to co-star in The Lowdown Season 2. Betty Gilpin -- who recently appeared in American Primeval, Mrs. Davis and Death by Lightning -- has also joined the cast of the contemporary western from Sterlin Harjo, creator of Reservation Dogs. Current Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke leads the cast of the Hulu and FX drama. Production on the second season of The Lowdown is slated to begin this spring in Tulsa, Okla. The show follows "the gritty exploits of citizen journalist Lee Raybon (Hawke), a self-proclaimed Tulsa 'truthstorian' whose obsession with the truth is always getting him into trouble," a synopsis said. |