Month: August 2021

Kristen Stewart channels Princess Diana with aplomb in the first trailer for “Spencer,” an upcoming biographical drama about the beloved royal. The movie, directed by “Jackie” filmmaker Pablo Larrain, is set in 1991 and takes place over the Christmas holiday as Diana (born Diana Frances Spencer) grapples with the decision to end her marriage to Prince Charles. English actor Jack Farthing is starring alongside Stewart as the heir apparent to the British throne. First-look photos of Stewart as Diana have set the internet ablaze, but film fans had been eagerly waiting to hear the American actor’s take on Diana’s British accent. Yet it appears the companies behind “Spencer,” Neon and Topic Studios, want to keep people guessing since Stewart only utters two words in the minute-long...

ABC News President Kim Godwin told staffers on a conference call Thursday that she has requested an independent investigation into how the network handled allegations of sexual assault against the former executive producer of “Good Morning America.” The comments came a day after a lawsuit was filed that alleged the producer, Michael Corn, sexually assaulted a current ABC News staffer and a former staffer in separate incidents. Mr. Corn denied wrongdoing and called the allegations fabrications. In response to a request for comment Thursday on the call for an ABC probe, a lawyer for Mr. Corn referred to his previous statement. “We can’t have us investigating us. We need an independent person,” Ms. Godwin said, according to a recording of the conference call...

Shuri’s moving on up in the world.Image: Marvel Studios American Horror Story reveals its latest cryptic cast of characters. Lakeith Stanfield will help bring Victor LaValle’s Changeling to life. Game of Thrones’ Jacob Anderson joins AMC’s Interview With the Vampire. Plus, what’s coming on Riverdale and Chapelwaite. Spoilers, away! Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Deadline reports Letitia Wright has been hospitalized with “minor injuries” following “an incident with a stunt rig” on the set of Wakanda Forever. Stay tuned for updates. Relatedly, set photos from shortly before the incident see Danai Gurira and Wright, herself, outside of MIT. Behemoth A demon from hell roughs up a whistleblower for a “global chemical behemoth” in a new clip from Behemoth, courtesy of Bloody-Disg...

You’re not really a secret agent until you put on a funny hat and fake mustache while you’re trying to stop an evil conglomerate from filling a theater with poison gas. At least, that’s what I Expect You To Die 2 posits, and I think it’s about right. I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and The Liar is a sequel to one of the first hit virtual reality titles, which was released by Schell Games in 2016 for first-gen VR headsets. The series riffs on James Bond and other classic super spy franchises. Using motion controls and a headset, you play a field agent whose missions invariably turn into convoluted deathtraps, and you have to escape using whatever objects happen to be nearby. Behind its tongue-in-cheek tone and colorful retro stylings, it’s a master class in translating an often frustr...