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| 'Peaky Blinders' sequel introduces Charlie Heaton as Tommy's son | Charlie Heaton has joined the cast of the Peaky Blinders sequel series. Netflix announced Friday that Heaton, an actor known for playing Jonathan Byers on Stranger Things, will star as Charles Shelby, the younger son of Peaky Blinders' Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy). Bell, meanwhile, was previously announced to portray Charles' older half-brother, Duke Shelby. "Charles is now embracing normality and hasn't seen his half-brother Duke in years. He's severed all ties to the Peaky Blinders gang, and the hedonistic Shelby lifestyle. But can you ever escape your own blood?" Netflix wrote on Instagram. The original Peaky Blinders was created by Steven Knight and had a six-season run from 2013 to 2022. |
| 'Vought Rising' first look shows Jensen Ackles in 'The Boys' prequel | Prime Video is giving a glimpse of the new series Vought Rising. The streaming service shared a first look teaser for the show Friday featuring Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash. Vought Rising is a prequel to The Boys, which concluded Wednesday after a five-season run on Prime Video. The show takes place in the 1950s and explores "the twisted origins of Vought International," according to a press release. Set in the same world as the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book series that inspired The Boys, Vought Rising centers on a younger Soldier Boy (Ackles) and Stormfront (Cash). Mason Dye, Will Hochman, KiKi Layne, Jorden Myrie, Nicolo Pasetti, Elizabeth Posey, Ricky Staffieri and Brian J. Smith also star. |
| Paul McCartney joins Stephen Colbert for 'Late Show' finale | Beatles icon Paul McCartney joined Late Show host Stephen Colbert for the late-night talk show's final episode Thursday. McCartney, 83, performed the Beatles' 1967 hit "Hello Goodbye" alongside fellow musicians Elvis Costello and Jon Batiste, Late Show band leader Louis Cato, and the show's staff. Colbert, Batiste, Costello and Cato also performed Costello's 1997 song "Jump Up." In a wide-ranging interview, McCartney spoke to Colbert about the Beatles' 1964 performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was filmed on the same stage as The Late Show. "We'd never been to America. We come here and people said, 'It's like the biggest show. |
| Olivia Rodrigo releases 'The Cure' single, music video | Olivia Rodrigo is back with new music. The singer and actress, 23, released a single and music video for "The Cure" on Friday. "The Cure" video casts Rodrigo as a nurse trying to find the cure to a broken heart. In the lyrics, she sings about a partner's love not being enough to overcome her own insecurities and self-doubts. "And my head is full of poison / And my heart is full of doubt / I got toxins in my bloodstream / You tried hard to suck 'em out / And it feels like medication / And it's good for me, I'm sure / But it don't matter how your love feels anymore / It will never be the cure," she sings. "this song means so much to me and I'm so so so happy that it's out in the world," Rodrigo wrote on Instagram. |
| Scott Adkins on crime caper 'Reckless': 'The more British the better' | As a martial artist, Scott Adkins has faced fighters like Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen, Marko Zaror and even John Wick himself in movies. In Reckless, on digital video-on-demand Friday, Adkins enters the British crime genre and faces Vinnie Jones. Adkins, 49, plays Devon, a gangster who goes down for a robbery. When he gets out of prison to even the score with his old crew, cirme boss Trent (Jones) sends more thugs to quiet Devon. In a recent Zoom interview with UPI, Adkins said he and screenwriter Stu Small emphasized the British elements of Reckless. Jones broke into movies with Guy Ritchie's gangster ensembles Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. |