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| 'Project Hail Mary' tops North American box office for 2nd weekend | Ryan Gosling's sci-fi adventure, Project Hail Mary, is the No. 1 movie in North America for a second weekend, earning an additional $54.5 million in receipts this Friday through Sunday, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced. Coming in at No. 2 with $12.2 million is Hoppers, followed by They Will Kill You at No. 3 with $5 million, Dhurandhar The Revenge at $4.75 million and Reminders of Him at No. 5 with $4.7 million. Rounding out the top tier are Ready or Not 2: Here I Come at No. 6 with $4 million, Scream 7 at No. 7 with $2.6 million, GOAT at No. 8 with $2.2 million, Undertone at No. 9 with $1.7 million and Forbidden Fruits at No. 10 with $1.2 million. |
| Famous birthdays for March 29: Brendan Gleeson, Perry Farrell | Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include: -- John Tyler, 10th president of the United States, in 1790 -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Cy Young in 1867 -- First lady Lou Hoover in 1874 -- Rep. Frances P. |
| Netflix shares first look at Michael Fassbender as Joe Kennedy Sr. | Netflix has shared on social media a first look at X-Men and Black Bag alum Michael Fassbender as Joe Kennedy Sr. in the streaming service's upcoming series set in the 1930s. "The new drama series, now in production, explores the lives, loves, rivalries and tragedies that shaped the most iconic dynasty in modern history," Netflix said in a statement. The series will be based on the book, JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956, written by Fredrik Logevall. Sam Shaw is show-runner. Casting for Joe's wife Rose and their nine children, which included Teddy, John and Robert, has not been announced yet. Interest in the family remains high. FX and Hulu just wrapped the nine-episode Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. |
| No Season 2 for 'Talamasca' on AMC | There will be no Season 2 for Talamasca: The Secret Order on AMC. The drama about a shadowy group that investigates the actions of supernatural beings was the third series in the Anne Rice Immortal Universe franchise airing on the cable TV network, along with Interview with the Vampire and The Mayfair Witches. "While we are not proceeding with another season of Talamasca: The Secret Order, we are proud of the series and grateful for the efforts of everyone involved, AMC said in a statement Friday. "The Talamasca has a storied place within the Anne Rice Immortal Universe, and we expect to see at least some of these characters, and the organization itself, in future expressions of the franchise," the network added. |
| 'Back to the Future,' 'Top Gun' actor James Tolkan dead at 94 | Back to the Future and Top Gun actor James Tolkan has died in upstate New York at the age of 94. The Michigan native and U.S. Navy veteran's Thursday death was confirmed Friday by a family representative. His acting career began in 1960 with an episode of The Naked City and spanned until 2015 when he appeared in Bone Tomahawk. Tolkan's other credits include Woody Allen's Love & Death, Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy, and Sydney Lumet's Serpico, Prince of the City and Family Business. He also appeared in WarGames and the original Amityville Horror. |