The impeachment probe against President Joe Biden is “probably nearing the conclusion,” said Republican Rep. Don Bacon. The congressman said that lawyers for the committees investigating Biden “say, at this point, there’s not a specific crime that has been committed.”
Watch: While he defends the House investigation into Pres. Biden, Rep. @DonJBacon (R-Neb.) says the bar for impeachment has not yet been reached.
"The lawyers in the committee I've talked to say there's not a specific crime. And you need that for high crime or misdemeanor." pic.twitter.
Watch: While he defends the House investigation into Pres. Biden, Rep. @DonJBacon (R-Neb.) says the bar for impeachment has not yet been reached.
"The lawyers in the committee I've talked to say there's not a specific crime. And you need that for high crime or misdemeanor." pic.twitter.
- 3/31/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
On the Wednesday episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the host and guest Kevin Bacon swapped some tales from their early careers.
Clarkson revealed that she didn’t even know the person she was living with when she first moved to Los Angeles.
“I actually moved out to L.A. with some random person I did not know,” she told Bacon. “Yeah, she just needed a roommate. I was like, ‘I’ll do it,’ and I moved from Texas to L.A. with a random stranger.”
The arrangement did not last long. Not because of a personality crisis, but because the apartment was consumed in a fire.
“It burned down, so yeah,” Clarkson said. “Then, I slept in my car for a few days and then tried out for a show called ‘American Idol,’ so it all worked out.”
In case you don’t remember, Clarkson was the season one...
Clarkson revealed that she didn’t even know the person she was living with when she first moved to Los Angeles.
“I actually moved out to L.A. with some random person I did not know,” she told Bacon. “Yeah, she just needed a roommate. I was like, ‘I’ll do it,’ and I moved from Texas to L.A. with a random stranger.”
The arrangement did not last long. Not because of a personality crisis, but because the apartment was consumed in a fire.
“It burned down, so yeah,” Clarkson said. “Then, I slept in my car for a few days and then tried out for a show called ‘American Idol,’ so it all worked out.”
In case you don’t remember, Clarkson was the season one...
- 12/28/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
(Clockwise from bottom left:) The Nightmare Before Christmas (screenshot), Miracle On 34th Street (screenshot), Home Alone (screenshot), The Muppet Christmas Carol (screenshot)Graphic: The A.V. Club
Hearts need warming this time of year, and there’s no better streaming source for heartwarming, family-friendly entertainment than Disney+. In terms of holiday films merry and bright,...
Hearts need warming this time of year, and there’s no better streaming source for heartwarming, family-friendly entertainment than Disney+. In terms of holiday films merry and bright,...
- 12/16/2023
- by The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Exclusive: Richard Bacon’s Yes Yes Media has headed on a senior hiring spree, bringing in former The X Factor showrunner Mark Sidaway and Hidden Light production boss Lydia Arding.
The indie launched six months ago, backed by an eclectic mix including Chernobyl producer Sister, Friends star Courtney Cox, French production house Satisfaction and the lead singer of Snow Patrol. It aims to create TV shows and podcasts and plans to develop proprietary hardware and software to allow viewers to interact with formats on multiple devices.
Sidaway becomes Head of Entertainment and Arding takes on the Director of Production post. Working closely with Bacon, Sidaway will build out the company’s entertainment department, while Arding will oversee all financial and operational activity for the business and drive strategy across the production slate.
Sidaway is a storied unscripted vet who most recently showran The Coronation Concert and the BBC’s Platinum...
The indie launched six months ago, backed by an eclectic mix including Chernobyl producer Sister, Friends star Courtney Cox, French production house Satisfaction and the lead singer of Snow Patrol. It aims to create TV shows and podcasts and plans to develop proprietary hardware and software to allow viewers to interact with formats on multiple devices.
Sidaway becomes Head of Entertainment and Arding takes on the Director of Production post. Working closely with Bacon, Sidaway will build out the company’s entertainment department, while Arding will oversee all financial and operational activity for the business and drive strategy across the production slate.
Sidaway is a storied unscripted vet who most recently showran The Coronation Concert and the BBC’s Platinum...
- 12/14/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
As House Republicans make public their intent to move forward with an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, they’re struggling to convince the public — and even themselves — that they’ll be able to obtain the evidence of the high crimes and misdemeanors necessary to impeach a president.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson published an op-ed in USA Today explaining his reasoning for formalizing the investigation into Biden, which has so far skirted the usual requirement of a floor vote to officially open an impeachment inquiry.
Johnson wrote that...
On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson published an op-ed in USA Today explaining his reasoning for formalizing the investigation into Biden, which has so far skirted the usual requirement of a floor vote to officially open an impeachment inquiry.
Johnson wrote that...
- 12/12/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
We knew Eddie Murphy was coming back for a new "Beverly Hills Cop" movie, but between the strike and a million think pieces on the decline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we all kinda lost track of where this fourth Axel Foley adventure stood.
Finally, thanks to Empire, we not only get proof-of-life of "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley" in the form of a still from the movie, but we also get a little info on what's going down in this legacy sequel from legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
Here's the rundown: Netflix will distribute this sequel (not Paramount) sometime in 2024, and it will be bringing back not just Murphy in the lead role, but also some familiar faces from the previous films, including Judge Reinhold, Paul Reiser, and Bronson Pinchot.
In his chat with Empire, Bruckheimer was over the moon about Murphy's work, saying that every time he stepped on...
Finally, thanks to Empire, we not only get proof-of-life of "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley" in the form of a still from the movie, but we also get a little info on what's going down in this legacy sequel from legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
Here's the rundown: Netflix will distribute this sequel (not Paramount) sometime in 2024, and it will be bringing back not just Murphy in the lead role, but also some familiar faces from the previous films, including Judge Reinhold, Paul Reiser, and Bronson Pinchot.
In his chat with Empire, Bruckheimer was over the moon about Murphy's work, saying that every time he stepped on...
- 11/21/2023
- by Eric Vespe
- Slash Film
Jump back! Kevin Bacon is celebrating the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike in style, with the iconic actor posting a clip of himself reprising his iconic Footloose dance to X.
Strike over! @sagaftra pic.twitter.com/BshR7GIwGZ
— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) November 10, 2023
The 65-year-old actor, who looks amazingly slender and fit for a man his age, went all out for the clip, blasting the Kenny Loggins theme song while still showing off the dance moves he had forty years ago. Well, let me correct that – he showed off the dance moves one of his doubles had forty years ago, with the actor famously doubled by four people, including Peter Tramm, in the iconic warehouse dance. In the intervening years, Bacon picked up some fantastic moves of his own. In this era of reboots, were they to do a Footloose sequel, he could probably still play Ren, his iconic character...
Strike over! @sagaftra pic.twitter.com/BshR7GIwGZ
— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) November 10, 2023
The 65-year-old actor, who looks amazingly slender and fit for a man his age, went all out for the clip, blasting the Kenny Loggins theme song while still showing off the dance moves he had forty years ago. Well, let me correct that – he showed off the dance moves one of his doubles had forty years ago, with the actor famously doubled by four people, including Peter Tramm, in the iconic warehouse dance. In the intervening years, Bacon picked up some fantastic moves of his own. In this era of reboots, were they to do a Footloose sequel, he could probably still play Ren, his iconic character...
- 11/11/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
There is much celebrating in Hollywood today, as the long SAG-AFTRA strike against the AMPTP has finally been tentatively settled, with a new studio contract awaiting ratification.
The news is so welcome that it prompted one movie star to kick up his heels in a callback to one of his most famous roles.
Kevin Bacon, now 65-years-old, donned his cowboy boots and headed to the barn to recreate his iconic dance routine from Footloose for social media.
The clip, which was uploaded to Instagram today, was simply captioned, “Strike over!”
The official Paramount Movies account also celebrated, posting a gif of Bacon dancing in the original 1984 film.
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The news is so welcome that it prompted one movie star to kick up his heels in a callback to one of his most famous roles.
Kevin Bacon, now 65-years-old, donned his cowboy boots and headed to the barn to recreate his iconic dance routine from Footloose for social media.
The clip, which was uploaded to Instagram today, was simply captioned, “Strike over!”
The official Paramount Movies account also celebrated, posting a gif of Bacon dancing in the original 1984 film.
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- 11/10/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Kevin Bacon is showing his excitement for the 118-day actors strike ending with some memorable dance moves.
On Thursday, the actor shared a video of him in what appears to be an empty barn, re-creating his iconic dance from the 1984 film Footloose as Moving Pictures’ song “Never” plays in the background. The clip was joined with the caption “Strike over! @sagaftra.”
The scene he references is when his character, angst-ridden Ren McCormack, punch-dances around an abandoned warehouse in the Oscar-nominated movie.
Strike over! @sagaftra pic.twitter.com/BshR7GIwGZ
— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) November 10, 2023
Bacon follows in the footsteps of several other stars, including Mandy Moore, Alec Baldwin, Octavia Spencer and Noah Schnapp, who took to social media to celebrate after it was announced that SAG-AFTRA had officially reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with studios and streamers. The deal came after weeks of renewed negotiations between the...
On Thursday, the actor shared a video of him in what appears to be an empty barn, re-creating his iconic dance from the 1984 film Footloose as Moving Pictures’ song “Never” plays in the background. The clip was joined with the caption “Strike over! @sagaftra.”
The scene he references is when his character, angst-ridden Ren McCormack, punch-dances around an abandoned warehouse in the Oscar-nominated movie.
Strike over! @sagaftra pic.twitter.com/BshR7GIwGZ
— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) November 10, 2023
Bacon follows in the footsteps of several other stars, including Mandy Moore, Alec Baldwin, Octavia Spencer and Noah Schnapp, who took to social media to celebrate after it was announced that SAG-AFTRA had officially reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with studios and streamers. The deal came after weeks of renewed negotiations between the...
- 11/10/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Just about everybody in Hollywood is celebrating the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike after 119 days, but not everyone can do it with the same suave style as Kevin Bacon.
The “Footloose” star posted a video on Thursday afternoon celebrating the end of the strike and performing his signature smooth dance moves in his unfinished barn. “Is this how I find out the strike is over?,” wrote one TikTok user on his video. Bacon has become popular on Tiktok for his videos of the goats on his farm in Connecticut.
Strike over! @sagaftra pic.twitter.com/BshR7GIwGZ
— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) November 10, 2023
Bacon’s sentiments were shared by just about everyone in the entertainment industry who is eager to get back to work, with actors like Noah Schnapp and Albert Brooks among the many celebrating SAG-AFTRA’s tentative deal.
Bacon recently told the Podcrushed podcast that he hadn’t even realized...
The “Footloose” star posted a video on Thursday afternoon celebrating the end of the strike and performing his signature smooth dance moves in his unfinished barn. “Is this how I find out the strike is over?,” wrote one TikTok user on his video. Bacon has become popular on Tiktok for his videos of the goats on his farm in Connecticut.
Strike over! @sagaftra pic.twitter.com/BshR7GIwGZ
— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) November 10, 2023
Bacon’s sentiments were shared by just about everyone in the entertainment industry who is eager to get back to work, with actors like Noah Schnapp and Albert Brooks among the many celebrating SAG-AFTRA’s tentative deal.
Bacon recently told the Podcrushed podcast that he hadn’t even realized...
- 11/10/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Clockwise from top left: Batman Returns (Warner Bros.), A Good Person (MGM/United Artists), Evil Dead Rise (Warner Bros.)Image: The A.V. Club
It’s almost Thanksgiving, which means streaming services are starting to add holiday-themed movies—or just movies set on or around Christmas—to their libraries. Prime Video...
It’s almost Thanksgiving, which means streaming services are starting to add holiday-themed movies—or just movies set on or around Christmas—to their libraries. Prime Video...
- 10/30/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
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- 10/27/2023
- Look to the Stars
The tension in the room could be cut with a knife, as the much-anticipated trailer for “Leave The World Behind” just dropped, revealing an intense drama that promises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Helmed by the gifted Sam Esmail, known for his direction of the critically acclaimed “Mr. Robot,” this upcoming thriller features the powerhouse duo of Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali.
Diving into the trailer, we are met with the serenity of an idyllic vacation on Long Island, which soon takes a daunting twist. Roberts, portraying Amanda, and Ethan Hawke, stepping into the role of Clay, seem to have planned a peaceful family retreat.
However, when Ali’s character G.H., accompanied by Myha’la’s Ruth, interrupts their tranquility with news of a harrowing cyberattack, the atmosphere transforms from calm to chaos in mere moments. Notably, the dynamic between Roberts and Ali stands out,...
Diving into the trailer, we are met with the serenity of an idyllic vacation on Long Island, which soon takes a daunting twist. Roberts, portraying Amanda, and Ethan Hawke, stepping into the role of Clay, seem to have planned a peaceful family retreat.
However, when Ali’s character G.H., accompanied by Myha’la’s Ruth, interrupts their tranquility with news of a harrowing cyberattack, the atmosphere transforms from calm to chaos in mere moments. Notably, the dynamic between Roberts and Ali stands out,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Hrvoje Milakovic
- Fiction Horizon
With the futures of their families at stake if not the future of the world, Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali aren’t sure who to trust in the trailer for “Leave the World Behind,” the new Netflix original film from “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail.
“Everything I know I have told you,” Ali says in the trailer for the film, an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Rumaan Alam written and directed by Esmail.
“I don’t believe you,” a foreboding Roberts responds in the clip, which you can watch above.
As a massive cyber attack puts everyone in danger, Kevin Bacon stands his ground on his porch, donning a Dallas Cowboys cap with a shotgun fully at the ready.
“I will protect my family,” says Bacon, in a sinister supporting role. “What you do is your business.”
Meanwhile, a massive ocean freighter heads straight for the beach,...
“Everything I know I have told you,” Ali says in the trailer for the film, an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Rumaan Alam written and directed by Esmail.
“I don’t believe you,” a foreboding Roberts responds in the clip, which you can watch above.
As a massive cyber attack puts everyone in danger, Kevin Bacon stands his ground on his porch, donning a Dallas Cowboys cap with a shotgun fully at the ready.
“I will protect my family,” says Bacon, in a sinister supporting role. “What you do is your business.”
Meanwhile, a massive ocean freighter heads straight for the beach,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade was caught on a hot mic calling a congressman a “dumbass” for voting for Kevin McCarthy during Tuesday’s Speaker vote, and Seth Meyers got a pretty big kick out of that on Wednesday night, pointing out some irony.
As part of his “Closer Look” segment, Meyers once again roasted Republicans for not being able to decide on a House Speaker, calling up footage of GOP politicians publicly shaming their own party. But then, he pulled up a clip of Kilmeade — or rather, Kilmeade’s voice — shaming Rep. Don Bacon specifically.
The footage is of the live vote in the House but, as Bacon is called on to give his vote, Kilmeade is clearly heard saying “dumbass” after the congressman doesn’t say Jim Jordan’s name.
“Do you know how bad things are for you when Brian Kilmeade is calling you a dumbass?” Meyers mocked with a laugh.
As part of his “Closer Look” segment, Meyers once again roasted Republicans for not being able to decide on a House Speaker, calling up footage of GOP politicians publicly shaming their own party. But then, he pulled up a clip of Kilmeade — or rather, Kilmeade’s voice — shaming Rep. Don Bacon specifically.
The footage is of the live vote in the House but, as Bacon is called on to give his vote, Kilmeade is clearly heard saying “dumbass” after the congressman doesn’t say Jim Jordan’s name.
“Do you know how bad things are for you when Brian Kilmeade is calling you a dumbass?” Meyers mocked with a laugh.
- 10/19/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks reported receiving death threats after voting against Rep. Jim Jordan in his second failed ballot to secure the House Speakership on Wednesday.
“I have received credible death threats and a barrage of threatening calls.” Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) wrote in a statement. “The proper authorities have been notified and my office is cooperating fully. One thing I cannot stomach, or support is a bully.”
“Someone who threatens another with bodily harm or tries to suppress differing opinions
undermines opportunity for unity and regard for freedom of speech,” she added.
“I have received credible death threats and a barrage of threatening calls.” Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) wrote in a statement. “The proper authorities have been notified and my office is cooperating fully. One thing I cannot stomach, or support is a bully.”
“Someone who threatens another with bodily harm or tries to suppress differing opinions
undermines opportunity for unity and regard for freedom of speech,” she added.
- 10/19/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Jim Jordan is on track to lose a second ballot to secure the House speakership, with 22 Republicans voting against him on Wednesday — two more than the 20 who voted against him on Tuesday. Jordan can only afford to lose four caucus members if he wants to win the gavel.
House Republicans appear wholly incapable of bringing forth a resolution to the leadership crisis that has brought Congress to a standstill since the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy earlier this month. The House only has 30 days left to resolve the budgetary...
House Republicans appear wholly incapable of bringing forth a resolution to the leadership crisis that has brought Congress to a standstill since the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy earlier this month. The House only has 30 days left to resolve the budgetary...
- 10/18/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
From October 5 to October 8, non-profit organization Pride and Less Prejudice (Plp) will hold its third annual #BannedTogether virtual auction to raise $15,000 to send 1,200 LGBTQ-inclusive books to elementary schools across the U.S.
This year’s auction features items and experiences donated by a star-studded group including actor Neil Patrick Harris, fashion designer Christian Siriano, performer Frankie James Grande, singer Hayley Kiyoko, actor Daniel Radcliffe, tennis legend Billie Jean King, actress Sally Field, drag queens Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme, singer Melissa Etheridge, actor Chris Colfer, actress Lily Tomlin and writer Jane Wagner, comedian Ilana Glazer, drag queen Brooke Lynn Hytes, drag queen Latrice Royale, actress Elvira, Broadway icon Idina Menzel, singer Lance Bass, Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon, actor Alan Cumming, television personality Tim Gunn, actress Nicole Maines, actor Harvey Guillén, actress Kat Barrell, singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright, actress Lisa Ann Walter, advocate Desmond is Amazing, actor Leo Sheng,...
This year’s auction features items and experiences donated by a star-studded group including actor Neil Patrick Harris, fashion designer Christian Siriano, performer Frankie James Grande, singer Hayley Kiyoko, actor Daniel Radcliffe, tennis legend Billie Jean King, actress Sally Field, drag queens Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme, singer Melissa Etheridge, actor Chris Colfer, actress Lily Tomlin and writer Jane Wagner, comedian Ilana Glazer, drag queen Brooke Lynn Hytes, drag queen Latrice Royale, actress Elvira, Broadway icon Idina Menzel, singer Lance Bass, Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon, actor Alan Cumming, television personality Tim Gunn, actress Nicole Maines, actor Harvey Guillén, actress Kat Barrell, singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright, actress Lisa Ann Walter, advocate Desmond is Amazing, actor Leo Sheng,...
- 10/6/2023
- Look to the Stars
The Australian actress supports a number of charities, has been a goodwill ambassador for Unicef since 1994, and has been quoted as saying, “I find trying to solve problems and save lives is far more important than my film career.”
Nicole wore a pink wristband at the British première of the movie ‘The Interpreter’ as a tribute to her mother Janelle’s battle with breast cancer.
“I’ve been put in a position where I’ve been given a lot. I think it’s my duty to give something back,” she has said.
Charities & foundations supported
Nicole Kidman has supported the following charities:
21st Century LeadersArtists for Peace and JusticeBreast Cancer CareCinema For PeaceElton John AIDS FoundationEveryone MattersFARAGlobal Green PlanJeans for GenesKids Wish NetworkLegacy of Hope FoundationMayor's Fund to Advance New York CityMusicians on CallRed CrossSixDegrees.orgStarlight Children's FoundationThe McGrath FoundationUNICEFUNIFEMWhatever It TakesWomen's Cancer Research Fund Read more about Nicole Kidman's charity work and events.
Nicole wore a pink wristband at the British première of the movie ‘The Interpreter’ as a tribute to her mother Janelle’s battle with breast cancer.
“I’ve been put in a position where I’ve been given a lot. I think it’s my duty to give something back,” she has said.
Charities & foundations supported
Nicole Kidman has supported the following charities:
21st Century LeadersArtists for Peace and JusticeBreast Cancer CareCinema For PeaceElton John AIDS FoundationEveryone MattersFARAGlobal Green PlanJeans for GenesKids Wish NetworkLegacy of Hope FoundationMayor's Fund to Advance New York CityMusicians on CallRed CrossSixDegrees.orgStarlight Children's FoundationThe McGrath FoundationUNICEFUNIFEMWhatever It TakesWomen's Cancer Research Fund Read more about Nicole Kidman's charity work and events.
- 10/6/2023
- Look to the Stars
Thanks to a new teaser trailer, we finally have our first real look at Peter Dinklage’s portrayal of The Toxic Avenger in Macon Blair’s upcoming reboot of the cult classic. Check out the updated take on the superhero black comedy below.
Dinklage portrays the titular janitor-turned-superhero, here known as Winston Gooze, while a nearly unrecognizable Elijah Wood plays a black-toothed villain named Fritz Garbinger. Kevin Bacon co-stars as Fritz’s brother Bob, a “corporate overlord” that Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore) has compared to Lex Luthor. Rounding out the cast are Taylour Paige as JJ Doherty and Jacob Tremblay as Gooze’s stepson, Wade.
The teaser opens with news clips about The Toxic Avenger himself, who is described as a “freaky folk hero.” After some eyewitness interviews, there’s breaking news coverage of an extremist organization called the “Nasty Lads” taking hostages at a lunch counter.
Dinklage portrays the titular janitor-turned-superhero, here known as Winston Gooze, while a nearly unrecognizable Elijah Wood plays a black-toothed villain named Fritz Garbinger. Kevin Bacon co-stars as Fritz’s brother Bob, a “corporate overlord” that Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore) has compared to Lex Luthor. Rounding out the cast are Taylour Paige as JJ Doherty and Jacob Tremblay as Gooze’s stepson, Wade.
The teaser opens with news clips about The Toxic Avenger himself, who is described as a “freaky folk hero.” After some eyewitness interviews, there’s breaking news coverage of an extremist organization called the “Nasty Lads” taking hostages at a lunch counter.
- 9/29/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Film News
Kevin Bacon may have taken a paddle to the ass in Animal House and an arrow through the throat in Friday the 13th but he gained his first true fame with 1984’s Footloose. From there, with movies like Flatliners, A Few Good Men and, perhaps most importantly, JFK, it seemed like Kevin Bacon had worked with just about every major name in Hollywood. Thus, the greatest movie challenge of all time was born: Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
But, as he explained on a recent episode of Podcrushed (via Entertainment Weekly), Kevin Bacon initially thought the Six Degrees game was making fun of him. “I thought that, and this is my own acting insecurity — impostor syndrome — I thought that the joke of it was that the great actors could be connected to a loser actor like me…They were saying, ‘Look, can you believe he can be connected by Meryl Streep?...
But, as he explained on a recent episode of Podcrushed (via Entertainment Weekly), Kevin Bacon initially thought the Six Degrees game was making fun of him. “I thought that, and this is my own acting insecurity — impostor syndrome — I thought that the joke of it was that the great actors could be connected to a loser actor like me…They were saying, ‘Look, can you believe he can be connected by Meryl Streep?...
- 9/28/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Kevin Bacon is someone who has had such a great career packed with roles that you can connect many actors to him in six degrees or less. And that’s even without any kind of lengthy franchises tied to his name. However, one film is forever synonymous with him and that’s 1984’s Footloose. The 80s icon has a number of interesting projects coming up, including appearing in the Toxic Avenger remake which stars Peter Dinklage, and Ti West’s sequel to X and Pearl, MaXXXine.
It seems, though, that no matter how many movies he’s in, he just can’t escape Footloose. The actor has playfully joked about the countless times Kenny Loggins’ theme song was played at a wedding or party he’s attending, complete with people looking to him for some dancing. Variety reports that Bacon initially rejected the recognition for his high school drama as an up-and-coming star.
It seems, though, that no matter how many movies he’s in, he just can’t escape Footloose. The actor has playfully joked about the countless times Kenny Loggins’ theme song was played at a wedding or party he’s attending, complete with people looking to him for some dancing. Variety reports that Bacon initially rejected the recognition for his high school drama as an up-and-coming star.
- 9/28/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
TikTok has been filled with fans romantically spinning their pets to Taylor Swift’s “August” in recent weeks. Now, Penn Badgley and Kevin Bacon have gotten in on the action, sharing their own version of the “August” TikTok trend.
In the clip, posted by Badgley, the You actor runs through a hallway where he finds Bacon and the pair dramatically twirl around (the face Bacon makes is A+ acting material). The TikTok was likely recorded at the same time Bacon appeared on Badgley’s podcast Podcrushed in an episode that debuted earlier this week.
In the clip, posted by Badgley, the You actor runs through a hallway where he finds Bacon and the pair dramatically twirl around (the face Bacon makes is A+ acting material). The TikTok was likely recorded at the same time Bacon appeared on Badgley’s podcast Podcrushed in an episode that debuted earlier this week.
- 9/28/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Kevin Bacon is opening up about Footloose, the movie that launched his career, and how he struggled with fame following the film’s success.
During a recent episode of Podcrushed, the actor told hosts Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari that he saw himself as more of a serious actor and didn’t want to only be known for his dancing role as Ren McCormack in the 1984 film.
“When I became a pop star, the last thing I wanted to be was a pop star,” he said. “I had already moved into, you know, ‘I want to be Dustin Hoffman or Meryl [Streep] or John Cazale or [Robert] De Niro. I want to work with [Martin] Scorsese. I want to do Chekhov.’ You know what I mean?”
Bacon continued, “I was so into what my idea of a serious actor was, and all of a sudden I was given this thing [tt0087277 autoFootloose...
During a recent episode of Podcrushed, the actor told hosts Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari that he saw himself as more of a serious actor and didn’t want to only be known for his dancing role as Ren McCormack in the 1984 film.
“When I became a pop star, the last thing I wanted to be was a pop star,” he said. “I had already moved into, you know, ‘I want to be Dustin Hoffman or Meryl [Streep] or John Cazale or [Robert] De Niro. I want to work with [Martin] Scorsese. I want to do Chekhov.’ You know what I mean?”
Bacon continued, “I was so into what my idea of a serious actor was, and all of a sudden I was given this thing [tt0087277 autoFootloose...
- 9/28/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kevin Bacon’s star-making role in 1984’s “Footloose” put him on a path that clashed with his original aspirations as a performer, the actor recently said on the “Podcrushed” podcast (via Insider). Bacon had no idea he was auditioning for a “dance movie” when he tested for the role of Ren McCormack.
“When I did the dance movie, I was not a dancer. I wasn’t trained as a dancer,” Bacon said. “If I’m being honest, I didn’t even really understand that it was a dance movie. I thought it was just a movie, and then, where they would indicate that there was dancing, I would just get up.”
Bacon continued, “They said something about a choreographer and I said, ‘You don’t really need a choreographer. I’ll just get up and dance. It’s not a big deal. Just play the record for me and I’ll jump around.
“When I did the dance movie, I was not a dancer. I wasn’t trained as a dancer,” Bacon said. “If I’m being honest, I didn’t even really understand that it was a dance movie. I thought it was just a movie, and then, where they would indicate that there was dancing, I would just get up.”
Bacon continued, “They said something about a choreographer and I said, ‘You don’t really need a choreographer. I’ll just get up and dance. It’s not a big deal. Just play the record for me and I’ll jump around.
- 9/27/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Writer/Director Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore) introduces a very different Toxie in his Troma remake, The Toxic Avenger. Here, it’s the downtrodden Winston Gooze (Peter Dinklage) who’s dunked into the toxic sludge that transforms him into a monstrous crusader against an evil corporation headed by greedy CEO Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon). Blair packs the contemporary update with reverent nods to the original but with a new approach that makes it accessible to those unfamiliar with the Troma classic.
Bloody Disgusting spoke with Macon Blair after The Toxic Avenger premiere at Fantastic Fest, where he shared what inspired his remake and the casting behind the new Toxie.
Like many, Blair connected with the 1984 film not just for its cartoonish violence but also for its relatable DIY filmmaking.
“It’s not like I’ve gone my whole life like ‘One day I will make The Toxic Avenger,...
Bloody Disgusting spoke with Macon Blair after The Toxic Avenger premiere at Fantastic Fest, where he shared what inspired his remake and the casting behind the new Toxie.
Like many, Blair connected with the 1984 film not just for its cartoonish violence but also for its relatable DIY filmmaking.
“It’s not like I’ve gone my whole life like ‘One day I will make The Toxic Avenger,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
[Editor's Note: This article was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being discussed here wouldn't exist.]
Opening with an abortive hero’s narration, a flurry of neon, and defenestration via harpoon, writer/director Macon Blair’s re-imagination of Lloyd Kaufman’s legendary shoestring superhero spoof is an energetic good time that nevertheless proves why Mainstream and Tromaville are worlds apart.
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) radiates put-upon single dad energy as Winston Gooze, a nobody janitor who struggles to keep his moody teenaged stepson (Jacob Tremblay) happy when he’s not mopping up toxic waste for Bth – an irresponsible corporate behemoth with its tentacles in everything from private insurance to banking to “proprietary, cutting edge, bio-boosters” for the health/beauty conscious consumer. When he’s diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, Winston crashes a benefit for Bth overlord Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon) in a bid to beg him for the means to beat his disease. But Garbinger’s smiling callousness leads to Winston being left for dead...
Opening with an abortive hero’s narration, a flurry of neon, and defenestration via harpoon, writer/director Macon Blair’s re-imagination of Lloyd Kaufman’s legendary shoestring superhero spoof is an energetic good time that nevertheless proves why Mainstream and Tromaville are worlds apart.
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) radiates put-upon single dad energy as Winston Gooze, a nobody janitor who struggles to keep his moody teenaged stepson (Jacob Tremblay) happy when he’s not mopping up toxic waste for Bth – an irresponsible corporate behemoth with its tentacles in everything from private insurance to banking to “proprietary, cutting edge, bio-boosters” for the health/beauty conscious consumer. When he’s diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, Winston crashes a benefit for Bth overlord Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon) in a bid to beg him for the means to beat his disease. But Garbinger’s smiling callousness leads to Winston being left for dead...
- 9/22/2023
- by Rocco T. Thompson
- DailyDead
Lloyd Kaufman’s 1984 horror-comedy “The Toxic Avenger” is, in its own trashy way, a classic. Classic enough to spawn its own mini-franchise, at least, as well as prop up the fortunes of Kaufman’s company, Troma Entertainment, for multiple decades. And you don’t mess with the classics, which is why it’s just as well that writer-director Macon Blair throws it all out but the toxic waste in his new reboot.
Compared to Kaufman’s proud juvenilia, the point of view in this rebooted “Toxic Avenger” is downright mature. Peter Dinklage stars as Winston, a janitor at a sinister corporation called BT Healthstyle in the town of St. Roma’s Village and a single stepfather to sensitive preteen Wade (Jacob Tremblay). Wade’s mother died of cancer a few years earlier, and Winston dutifully cares for her son while getting little emotionally in return. He’s broke, meek, and lonely,...
Compared to Kaufman’s proud juvenilia, the point of view in this rebooted “Toxic Avenger” is downright mature. Peter Dinklage stars as Winston, a janitor at a sinister corporation called BT Healthstyle in the town of St. Roma’s Village and a single stepfather to sensitive preteen Wade (Jacob Tremblay). Wade’s mother died of cancer a few years earlier, and Winston dutifully cares for her son while getting little emotionally in return. He’s broke, meek, and lonely,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Katie Rife
- Indiewire
Production on MaXXXine, the sequel to director Ti West‘s films Pearl (watch it Here) and X (watch that one at This Link), is said to have wrapped back in May – around the time that production company and distributor A24 unveiled a first look image from the movie that shows franchise star Mia Goth alongside singer Halsey. (That image can be seen at the bottom of this article.) We’ve been anxiously waiting for any further updates on MaXXXine, and while we still don’t know when this movie is going to make its way out into the world, the folks at the horror magazine Scream have learned that the film is described as being “a good old whodunit slasher”.
That seems like a more fitting description that what Goth described it as, which is “a superhero movie“. She said that because, “Maxine, as a character, has come a long way.
That seems like a more fitting description that what Goth described it as, which is “a superhero movie“. She said that because, “Maxine, as a character, has come a long way.
- 9/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Kevin Bacon has a lot of admiration for Taylor Swift.
Appearing on SiriusXM’s “Pop Culture Spotlight” with Jessica Shaw, the actor revealed he would love to perform with the pop superstar.
Read More: Watch Taylor Swift Dance and Cheer On Selena Gomez After 2023 MTV VMAs Win
Talking about getting to perform recently with Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden, Bacon was asked which artist would be next on his “No F**king Way” list, which he explained is a step above even a bucket list.
“Nfw list,” Bacon said, “Taylor. That’s obviously the right answer.”
Asked if he got to see her Eras Tour show in New York, Bacon admitted, “I’ve never seen her. No, I haven’t seen her. I really need to.”
The actor continued, “I really do admire her though. I think she’s a great songwriter and I think that what she’s...
Appearing on SiriusXM’s “Pop Culture Spotlight” with Jessica Shaw, the actor revealed he would love to perform with the pop superstar.
Read More: Watch Taylor Swift Dance and Cheer On Selena Gomez After 2023 MTV VMAs Win
Talking about getting to perform recently with Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden, Bacon was asked which artist would be next on his “No F**king Way” list, which he explained is a step above even a bucket list.
“Nfw list,” Bacon said, “Taylor. That’s obviously the right answer.”
Asked if he got to see her Eras Tour show in New York, Bacon admitted, “I’ve never seen her. No, I haven’t seen her. I really need to.”
The actor continued, “I really do admire her though. I think she’s a great songwriter and I think that what she’s...
- 9/15/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
The House is back in session, and Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s first order of business was to announce that he will direct a House committee to open “a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.” Notably, the decision allows McCarthy and Republicans to skirt a full vote in the House on weather or not to proceed with an impeachment investigation.
In a televised statement delivered Tuesday at the Capitol, McCarthy cited allegations of “abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption,” against Biden that warranted “further investigation by the House of Representatives.
In a televised statement delivered Tuesday at the Capitol, McCarthy cited allegations of “abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption,” against Biden that warranted “further investigation by the House of Representatives.
- 9/12/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
One of the latest thrillers to hit the ever-changing digital carousel over on Netflix is a new take on an old classic called "River Wild." Currently one of the most viewed releases on the streamer, the adventure film sends viewers hurtling down treacherous whitewater rapids in a fairly straightforward story of survivalist horror. Inspired by director Curtis Hanson's "The River Wild" starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon, this most recent version mostly jettisons the character dynamics of the original 1994 film in favor of the slightly more campy teens-in-peril trope.
Unless you consider "Deliverance" to be horror adjacent (and there are plenty of reasons why that's justifiable), there is a serious drought in the number of genre films offering up high stake thrills taking place on a whitewater rafting trip gone horribly awry. "River Wild" may not necessarily live up to the original, but it does offer up another chance...
Unless you consider "Deliverance" to be horror adjacent (and there are plenty of reasons why that's justifiable), there is a serious drought in the number of genre films offering up high stake thrills taking place on a whitewater rafting trip gone horribly awry. "River Wild" may not necessarily live up to the original, but it does offer up another chance...
- 8/18/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
It’s Day 5 of the SAG-AFTRA strike and Day 78 of the WGA strike.
Writers and actors on strike simultaneously for the first time in more than 60 years fanned out across Manhattan on Tuesday morning with renewed demands for better pay, more job security and limits on the use of artificial intelligence in film and television.
The Writers Guild of America and the SAG-AFTRA ran picket lines at four locations near the offices of NBCUniversal, Paramount, Amazon, HBO, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery. WGA marchers said they welcomed SAG-AFTRA members joining them on strike as of Friday, after months of backing the Writers Guild in its dispute with the major film and television production companies.
“It does feel different,” writer, comedian and WGA East member Josh Gondelman said outside NBCUniversal headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. “It’s really heartening to have this infusion of energy and the same righteous anger out on the lines that we had.
Writers and actors on strike simultaneously for the first time in more than 60 years fanned out across Manhattan on Tuesday morning with renewed demands for better pay, more job security and limits on the use of artificial intelligence in film and television.
The Writers Guild of America and the SAG-AFTRA ran picket lines at four locations near the offices of NBCUniversal, Paramount, Amazon, HBO, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery. WGA marchers said they welcomed SAG-AFTRA members joining them on strike as of Friday, after months of backing the Writers Guild in its dispute with the major film and television production companies.
“It does feel different,” writer, comedian and WGA East member Josh Gondelman said outside NBCUniversal headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. “It’s really heartening to have this infusion of energy and the same righteous anger out on the lines that we had.
- 7/18/2023
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
For the first-ever franchise in A24 history, Ti West recently wrapped production on his third film in his X and Pearl universe trilogy, the sky-highly anticipated MaXXXine.
With a stacked cast boasting the likes of Elizabeth Debicki, Halsey, Kevin Bacon, Lily Collins, Michelle Monaghan, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bobby Cannavale and, of course, the mega return of Mia Goth to reprise her role as Maxine Minx, the film will follow the titular character as she chases showbiz life in Los Angeles circa 1985, where production also took place last month. (No word on an official release date yet.) Keeping plot details under lock and key, very little is known about the upcoming film, therefore, so much can be speculated about it.
Here are 10 possibilities, theories, and things we’d love to see in the upcoming MaXXXine. After all, we deserve nice things. We have cosmopolitan taste.
1) An Homage to Kevin Bacon’s...
With a stacked cast boasting the likes of Elizabeth Debicki, Halsey, Kevin Bacon, Lily Collins, Michelle Monaghan, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bobby Cannavale and, of course, the mega return of Mia Goth to reprise her role as Maxine Minx, the film will follow the titular character as she chases showbiz life in Los Angeles circa 1985, where production also took place last month. (No word on an official release date yet.) Keeping plot details under lock and key, very little is known about the upcoming film, therefore, so much can be speculated about it.
Here are 10 possibilities, theories, and things we’d love to see in the upcoming MaXXXine. After all, we deserve nice things. We have cosmopolitan taste.
1) An Homage to Kevin Bacon’s...
- 6/7/2023
- by Julieann Stipidis
- bloody-disgusting.com
In the first episode of “Wednesday,” Jenna Ortega’s title character plays a cello cover of The Rolling Stones’ goth anthem “Paint It Black.” Pulling off such a scene required licensing the song, orchestrating a new arrangement of it, and teaching Ortega how to play it — all while the traditional scoring process was taking place. It’s a fusion of old and new that helped make the show a cultural phenomenon when it debuted on Netflix in November 2022. And while the production team might have made it look easy, it required intense coordination between multiple departments.
That type of collaboration was a recurring theme to be celebrated at IndieWire’s Consider This Event on Saturday June 3. IndieWire hosted nearly 200 TV Academy, guild members, and other industry in attendance for a packed event at NeueHouse Hollywood that included a welcome reception, buffet lunch, items raffled by Rabbit Hole whiskey, Stanley cupware,...
That type of collaboration was a recurring theme to be celebrated at IndieWire’s Consider This Event on Saturday June 3. IndieWire hosted nearly 200 TV Academy, guild members, and other industry in attendance for a packed event at NeueHouse Hollywood that included a welcome reception, buffet lunch, items raffled by Rabbit Hole whiskey, Stanley cupware,...
- 6/4/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
The following post contains spoilers for "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special."
If James Gunn called you and asked you to be a major plot point in a project he was doing, your answer would be yes. How could it not be? Gunn makes great -- and, more importantly, fun — movies. Case in point: "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special," which was released on Disney+ just in time for the 2022 holidays. In the special presentation, the Guardians have taken over their new home base, Knowhere. Christmas is on the way, and the gang is looking for a good present for Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord (Chris Pratt). The guy has had a rough time of it since he lost his love Gamora (Zoe Saldaña) and found out that another version of her from an earlier timeline doesn't feel the same way about him.
Kraglin (Sean Gunn) mentions Peter's childhood hero,...
If James Gunn called you and asked you to be a major plot point in a project he was doing, your answer would be yes. How could it not be? Gunn makes great -- and, more importantly, fun — movies. Case in point: "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special," which was released on Disney+ just in time for the 2022 holidays. In the special presentation, the Guardians have taken over their new home base, Knowhere. Christmas is on the way, and the gang is looking for a good present for Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord (Chris Pratt). The guy has had a rough time of it since he lost his love Gamora (Zoe Saldaña) and found out that another version of her from an earlier timeline doesn't feel the same way about him.
Kraglin (Sean Gunn) mentions Peter's childhood hero,...
- 5/27/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Paul McCartney disappeared from public view in the waning days of The Beatles. The bassist, once called an idiot by a musician who covered one of his songs, had long since proven his songwriting chops, but he felt lost as his band disintegrated. Yet the band was still technically together when Paul threw one of his worst tantrums as a Beatle in front of two journalists sent to find him.
Paul McCartney | Mondadori Portfolio by Getty Images Paul McCartney’s worst tantrum as a Beatle saw him punch a photographer and chase 2 journalists with his car
The release of Abbey Road in the early fall of 1969 happened just after John Lennon announced his intention to leave The Beatles. Paul fought to keep the band together throughout 1969, to no avail. The band officially called it quits in early 1970.
With no Beatles music to make and no prospects for the future at the time,...
Paul McCartney | Mondadori Portfolio by Getty Images Paul McCartney’s worst tantrum as a Beatle saw him punch a photographer and chase 2 journalists with his car
The release of Abbey Road in the early fall of 1969 happened just after John Lennon announced his intention to leave The Beatles. Paul fought to keep the band together throughout 1969, to no avail. The band officially called it quits in early 1970.
With no Beatles music to make and no prospects for the future at the time,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Charlize Theron has joined a growing list of stars denouncing new anti-drag and anti-lgbtq+ laws. The star made her views crystal clear during an appearance on the May 7 telethon "Drag Isn't Dangerous: A Digital Fundraiser," which was also attended by Idina Menzel, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Jesse Eisenberg, and Sarah Hyland.
"There are so many things that are hurting and, really, killing our kids - and we all know what I'm talking about right now - and it ain't no drag queen," Theron said. "Because if you've ever seen a drag queen lip-sync for her life, it only makes you happier, it only makes you love more, it makes you a better person."
In previous weeks, Hayley Kiyoko, Lizzo, Kevin Bacon, and Kyra Sedgwick have all also spoken out to support drag queens and the queer community in the wake of new anti-drag and anti-lgbtq+ laws. At her Tennessee concert...
"There are so many things that are hurting and, really, killing our kids - and we all know what I'm talking about right now - and it ain't no drag queen," Theron said. "Because if you've ever seen a drag queen lip-sync for her life, it only makes you happier, it only makes you love more, it makes you a better person."
In previous weeks, Hayley Kiyoko, Lizzo, Kevin Bacon, and Kyra Sedgwick have all also spoken out to support drag queens and the queer community in the wake of new anti-drag and anti-lgbtq+ laws. At her Tennessee concert...
- 5/12/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
When former HBO executive Kary Antholis convinced veteran British producer Jane Featherstone to board a project about the Chernobyl disaster, the prospect of such an undertaking was far from a “slam dunk.”
“It had to be pushed over the line,” says Featherstone, “and that was with everybody supporting it.” But in the end, the historical drama from “The Last of Us” showrunner Craig Mazin was, as the producer puts it, a “lucky, lucky call” — and one that richly paid off.
The 2019 HBO and Sky miniseries about the 1986 nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine starring Jared Harris and Emily Watson won multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Awards, and put Featherstone’s new venture, Sister Pictures, on the map.
Few in Britain were surprised when, later that year, the production company expanded into a global studio simply titled Sister. Featherstone, who spent the previous 16 years with the Kudos production banner, partnered with Shine Group...
“It had to be pushed over the line,” says Featherstone, “and that was with everybody supporting it.” But in the end, the historical drama from “The Last of Us” showrunner Craig Mazin was, as the producer puts it, a “lucky, lucky call” — and one that richly paid off.
The 2019 HBO and Sky miniseries about the 1986 nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine starring Jared Harris and Emily Watson won multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Awards, and put Featherstone’s new venture, Sister Pictures, on the map.
Few in Britain were surprised when, later that year, the production company expanded into a global studio simply titled Sister. Featherstone, who spent the previous 16 years with the Kudos production banner, partnered with Shine Group...
- 4/14/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Last week, we learned that Kevin Bacon (Tremors), Elizabeth Debicki (Tenet), singer Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Bobby Cannavale (Netflix’s The Watcher), Lily Collins (Emily in Paris), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), and singer Halsey are joining Mia Goth in the cast of MaXXXine, the sequel to director Ti West‘s films Pearl (watch it Here) and X (watch that one at This Link). Now production / distribution company A24 has announced that MaXXXine has started filming!
Day 1 #MaXXXine pic.twitter.com/VEkl4gIjLc
— A24 (@A24) April 11, 2023
MaXXXine is being written and directed by West. Goth will be reprising the role of X survivor Maxine Minx, a burlesque performer and adult film actress with the goal of being a star. The film will follow Maxine, after the events of X, as the sole survivor who continues her journey towards fame, setting out to make it as an actress in 1980s Los Angeles.
Day 1 #MaXXXine pic.twitter.com/VEkl4gIjLc
— A24 (@A24) April 11, 2023
MaXXXine is being written and directed by West. Goth will be reprising the role of X survivor Maxine Minx, a burlesque performer and adult film actress with the goal of being a star. The film will follow Maxine, after the events of X, as the sole survivor who continues her journey towards fame, setting out to make it as an actress in 1980s Los Angeles.
- 4/11/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Elizabeth Debicki is to star in 'MaXXXine'.The 32-year-old actress is among a host of stars who will join Mia Goth in the third movie of Ti West's 'X' horror series.Lily Collins, Halsey, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon are all attached to feature in the flick – which will start shooting in Los Angeles this month.West is once again writing and directing the movie and is producing alongside Goth, Jacob Jaffke, Kevin Turen and Harrison Kreiss.According to sources, the new film will deal with the dangerous world of underground filmmaking.Character details are being kept secret but it is known that Esposito is playing an agent for adult film and Z-list actors while Debicki will portray a movie director.Monaghan and Cannavale are LAPD detectives while Bacon is playing a private investigator.The previous movies in the 'X' franchise are critically...
- 4/6/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Fox’s The Masked Singer Season 9 continues with Warner Bros. Movie Night in episode 8. Two new masks take the stage and compete against Doll, the singer fans saw perform in episode 7. Mantis is one of the new masks, and fans feel they’re very familiar with the famous face beneath the bug helmet. So, who is Mantis in The Masked Singer Season 9? Here’s what everyone’s saying.
It’s Movie Night in episode 8, and 2 new singers take the stage Mantis in ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 9 | Fox via Getty Images
The Masked Singer Season 9 Episode 8 features Dandelion, Doll, and Mantis hitting the stage for Warner Bros. Movie Night. The preview for the episode shows the audience wearing 3D glasses while watching a Matrix-themed display on stage. “It’s movie night!” Nick Cannon yells while surrounded by audience members chowing down on popcorn.
The preview then shows Mantis and Dandelion...
It’s Movie Night in episode 8, and 2 new singers take the stage Mantis in ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 9 | Fox via Getty Images
The Masked Singer Season 9 Episode 8 features Dandelion, Doll, and Mantis hitting the stage for Warner Bros. Movie Night. The preview for the episode shows the audience wearing 3D glasses while watching a Matrix-themed display on stage. “It’s movie night!” Nick Cannon yells while surrounded by audience members chowing down on popcorn.
The preview then shows Mantis and Dandelion...
- 4/5/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
If you’re a horror fan, chances are your highlights of the last 12 months have been Ti West’s slasher duo logy X and Pearl — both starring Mia Goth in standout turns as predator and prey, causing havoc on a rural farm. And the director and star aren’t done yet. They’re capping off their turns-out-to-be-a-trilogy with MaXXXine, a final instalment that continues the tale of Goth’s young X protagonist, as she heads to ‘80s Hollywood and gets caught up in more violent delights. With shooting taking place this month, A24 has just confirmed the MaXXXine cast, and it features some excellent names, as revealed in the video before.
Yes, Giancarlo Esposito! Michelle Monaghan! Bobby Cannavale! Elizabeth Debicki! Moses Sumney! Lily Collins! Halsey! The Solid Gold dancers! and last, but far from least, Kevin Bacon!
Bacon in particular is an intriguing addition given he made his name first in the 1980s.
Yes, Giancarlo Esposito! Michelle Monaghan! Bobby Cannavale! Elizabeth Debicki! Moses Sumney! Lily Collins! Halsey! The Solid Gold dancers! and last, but far from least, Kevin Bacon!
Bacon in particular is an intriguing addition given he made his name first in the 1980s.
- 4/5/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
A couple weeks ago, it was just a rumor. Now it has been confirmed: Kevin Bacon (Tremors) and singer Halsey are joining Mia Goth in MaXXXine, the sequel to director Ti West‘s films Pearl (watch it Here) and X (watch that one at This Link). The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Elizabeth Debicki (Tenet), singer Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Bobby Cannavale (Netflix’s The Watcher), Lily Collins (Emily in Paris), and Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) have also signed on to star in the film.
MaXXXine is being written and directed by West. Goth will be reprising the role of X survivor Maxine Minx, a burlesque performer and adult film actress with the goal of being a star. The film will follow Maxine, after the events of X, as the sole survivor who continues her journey towards fame, setting out to make it as an actress in 1980s Los Angeles.
MaXXXine is being written and directed by West. Goth will be reprising the role of X survivor Maxine Minx, a burlesque performer and adult film actress with the goal of being a star. The film will follow Maxine, after the events of X, as the sole survivor who continues her journey towards fame, setting out to make it as an actress in 1980s Los Angeles.
- 4/5/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
MaXXXine — the third film in the X horror series — has set the cast that will join franchise star Mia Goth in the Ti West feature.
Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Halsey, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon are set for the feature that will start shooting in this month in Los Angeles.
MaXXXine will take place after the events of X, and follow Goth’s Maxine as the sole survivor of the farmhouse massacre who continues her journey towards fame as she sets out to make it as an actress in 1980s Los Angeles.
According to sources, it will deal with the dangerous world of underground filmmaking. Characters details are being kept secret, but what is known does point the way. Esposito plays an agent for adult film and Z-list movie actors while Debicki is a film director. Monaghan and Canavale are LAPD detectives while Bacon is a private detective.
Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Halsey, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon are set for the feature that will start shooting in this month in Los Angeles.
MaXXXine will take place after the events of X, and follow Goth’s Maxine as the sole survivor of the farmhouse massacre who continues her journey towards fame as she sets out to make it as an actress in 1980s Los Angeles.
According to sources, it will deal with the dangerous world of underground filmmaking. Characters details are being kept secret, but what is known does point the way. Esposito plays an agent for adult film and Z-list movie actors while Debicki is a film director. Monaghan and Canavale are LAPD detectives while Bacon is a private detective.
- 4/5/2023
- by Mia Galuppo and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ti West has locked in an all-star cast for his Mia Goth-led A24 horror pic MaXXXine, with Elizabeth Debicki (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3.), Moses Sumney (The Idol), Michelle Monaghan (Nanny), Bobby Cannavale (The Watcher), Lily Collins (Emily in Paris), Halsey (Americana), Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul) and Kevin Bacon (City on a Hill) closing deals for roles.
MaXXXine is the third title in A24‘s first major horror franchise, on the heels of West’s films X and Pearl, both of which were released to much acclaim last year. The ’70s-set X had Goth pulling double duty as Maxine, who sees her pornography-shooting friends violently murdered in Texas, and one of their elderly assailants, Pearl. The latter film, set in 1918, meanwhile, served up an origin story for the latter villain character.
MaXXXine reverses the franchise’s trajectory through time to pick with Maxine after the violent events of X,...
MaXXXine is the third title in A24‘s first major horror franchise, on the heels of West’s films X and Pearl, both of which were released to much acclaim last year. The ’70s-set X had Goth pulling double duty as Maxine, who sees her pornography-shooting friends violently murdered in Texas, and one of their elderly assailants, Pearl. The latter film, set in 1918, meanwhile, served up an origin story for the latter villain character.
MaXXXine reverses the franchise’s trajectory through time to pick with Maxine after the violent events of X,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sister, the media group and production company co-founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider, has taken a significant stake in newly launched TV and tech entertainment company Yes Yes Media, founded by British broadcaster and format developer Richard Bacon.
As well as creating new unscripted formats, Yes Yes Media is developing proprietary hardware and software to enable viewers to interact with these formats across multiple devices. To lead this development, Yes Yes Media has hired California-based tech entrepreneurs Geoff Abbott and Reed Seerman.
The size of the stake and other terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
“We’re now truly in the TikTok era, but traditional television entertainment hasn’t fully tapped into that in a way that feels native,” said Bacon, best known in the U.K. for hosting a number of TV and radio shows. “I see all screens as television now. At Yes Yes...
As well as creating new unscripted formats, Yes Yes Media is developing proprietary hardware and software to enable viewers to interact with these formats across multiple devices. To lead this development, Yes Yes Media has hired California-based tech entrepreneurs Geoff Abbott and Reed Seerman.
The size of the stake and other terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
“We’re now truly in the TikTok era, but traditional television entertainment hasn’t fully tapped into that in a way that feels native,” said Bacon, best known in the U.K. for hosting a number of TV and radio shows. “I see all screens as television now. At Yes Yes...
- 4/4/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Friends star Courteney Cox and UK producer Sister are investing in a new production venture from British TV producer Richard Bacon.
Bacon has launched Yes Yes Media, which will have bases in London and LA and focus on non-scripted and has a host of high-profile investors. Joining Cox and Sister in backing the venture are Snow Patrol star Johnny McDaid, 17-time Grammy nominee Savan Kotecha and French production house Satisfaction.
Sister, the producer behind Chernobyl and Giri/Haji, has taken a “significant stake” in the business. Yes Yes will tap into Sister’s investments in television, film, podcasting, publishing and live events to secure work.
Satisfaction will also have a “significant” stake in the business and has signed an agreement with Bacon to co-develop formats for local and global buyers.
Bacon, known for presenting British kids TV magazine show Blue Peter, also plans to develop proprietary hardware and software to...
Bacon has launched Yes Yes Media, which will have bases in London and LA and focus on non-scripted and has a host of high-profile investors. Joining Cox and Sister in backing the venture are Snow Patrol star Johnny McDaid, 17-time Grammy nominee Savan Kotecha and French production house Satisfaction.
Sister, the producer behind Chernobyl and Giri/Haji, has taken a “significant stake” in the business. Yes Yes will tap into Sister’s investments in television, film, podcasting, publishing and live events to secure work.
Satisfaction will also have a “significant” stake in the business and has signed an agreement with Bacon to co-develop formats for local and global buyers.
Bacon, known for presenting British kids TV magazine show Blue Peter, also plans to develop proprietary hardware and software to...
- 4/4/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Sister, the media group co-founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider, has unveiled a creative partnership with and taken a significant stake in new TV and tech entertainment company Yes Yes Media.
Yes Yes, an unscripted entertainment venture, is founded by broadcaster and format developer Richard Bacon, who has presented “The Big Breakfast” and “Top of the Pops” and created formats “The Hustler,” hosted by Craig Ferguson (ABC), “This Is My House” (BBC1) and “I Literally Just Told You,” hosted by Jimmy Carr (Channel 4).
The deal allows Yes Yes to leverage access to the Sister’s global network of creative companies and investments spanning television and film, podcasting, publishing and live events.
As well as creating new unscripted formats, Yes Yes Media is developing proprietary hardware and software to enable viewers to interact with these formats across multiple devices. To lead this development, Yes Yes has hired...
Yes Yes, an unscripted entertainment venture, is founded by broadcaster and format developer Richard Bacon, who has presented “The Big Breakfast” and “Top of the Pops” and created formats “The Hustler,” hosted by Craig Ferguson (ABC), “This Is My House” (BBC1) and “I Literally Just Told You,” hosted by Jimmy Carr (Channel 4).
The deal allows Yes Yes to leverage access to the Sister’s global network of creative companies and investments spanning television and film, podcasting, publishing and live events.
As well as creating new unscripted formats, Yes Yes Media is developing proprietary hardware and software to enable viewers to interact with these formats across multiple devices. To lead this development, Yes Yes has hired...
- 4/4/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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