Month: March 2024

Dennis Quaid is set to star in the new Paramount+ series, Happy Face. A press release revealed that Quaid, 69, will play the real-life serial killer known as “Happy Face”- because of the smiley faces he drew on evidence where he bragged about his crimes. The series will begin production in the spring.

Quaid joins the previously announced Annaleigh Ashford in the cast of Happy Face; Ashford will portray Happy Face’s daughter, Melissa Moore. The series is inspired by the true story of Moore, which was previously explored in her autobiography ‘Shattered Silence’.

In the series, Happy Face (Quaid) is an incarcerated serial killer who is also Melissa’s (Ashford) once-beloved father. After decades of no contact, he finally finds a way to force himself back into his daughter’s life. An official synopsis reads: “in a race against the clock, Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed. Throughout, she discovers the impact her father had on his victims’ families and must face a reckoning of her own identity.” 

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Jon Hamm has joined the cast of Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming Paramount+ series “Landman,” appearing in a recurring guest star role. Hamm joins previously announced series lead Billy Bob Thornton as well as cast members Ali Larter, Michelle Randolph, Jacob Lofland, Kayla Wallace, James Jordan, Mark Collie, Paulina Chávez, and Demi Moore. Hamm will portray Monty Miller, described as “a titan of the Texas oil industry who has a long personal and professional relationship with Tommy Norris (Thornton).”

Landman is based on the podcast “Boomtow,” with the official description for the series stating it is “set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas” and described as “an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.” The series recently kicked off production in and around Fort Worth, Texas, with co-creators Sheridan and Christian Wallace also serving as executive producers.

Hamm starred as Don Draper in his Emmy-winning role in the AMC drama “Mad Men” for seven seasons, also earning two Golden Globes and numerous other accolades for the role.  Hamm recently starred in Season 5 of the FX anthology series “Fargo,” the Amazon series “Good Omens,” and the third season of Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show.”

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Taylor Swift shared on Good Morning America that she will be teasing four surprise, acoustic songs that will be included exclusively in the Disney+ version of her ‘Eras Tour’ concert film. The 34-year-old singer announced Monday on ‘GMA” that she will be giving sneak peeks of the surprise songs, one day at a time, beginning Tuesday on the ABC morning program.

Swift’s announcement was posted to GMA‘s socials with the caption: “It’s TAYLOR WEEK on @GMA! @taylorswift13 is giving a sneak peek at 4 acoustic songs that will be on the @disneyplus version of ‘Taylor Swift | The Era’s Tour (Taylor’s Version)’ throughout the week. Stay tuned for the first one tomorrow!”

The video clip shows the superstar telling fans the surprise news while dressed in the sparkly, multicolored leotard she wears during the opening numbers of her three-hour show. Swift shared: “Tune in every day this week to get an exclusive look into the acoustic songs from the Eras Tour, my version. Don’t miss the film when it drops on Disney+ this Thursday [March 14] at 6 p.m. Pacific.”

Swift’s ‘The Era’s Tour’ concert film premiered in AMC theaters in October 2023 and became the top-grossing concert film in history with more than $92.8 million after just one weekend. In December, Swift made an expanded cut of the project available to rent on-demand, featuring performances of “Wildest Dreams,” “The Archer” and “Long Live.” The Disney+ edition will include the four new acoustic songs and will feature footage of Swift performing her Folklore single “Cardigan” for the first time. A trailer of the Disney+ version of the film revealed that one of the new songs will be ‘Maroon.’

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The 96TH ACADEMY AWARDS ceremony was held at the Dolby Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and airing live on ABC.

‘Oppenheimer’ was awarded the Best Picture Oscar, while its stars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. won Best Actor and Supporting Actor awards and Christopher Nolan awarded Best Director for the film. Oppenheimer also won the trophies for Best Director, Best Score, Editing and Cinematography.

Emma Stone won her second Oscar for Best Actress for Poor Things, which also was awarded the Oscar for Best Hair & Makeup, Costume Design and Production Design.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph won the Best Supporting Actress statuette for her role in the The Holdovers, while Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell won the Oscar for Best Song for “What Was I Made For” from the film, Barbie.

For the full list of winners, head here: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024.

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Vanessa Hudgens and husband Cole Tucker are expecting their first baby together, three months after they were married. This will be the first child for both Hudgens and Tucker.

Hudgens, 34, revealed her pregnancy as she walked the 96th Academy Awards red carpet while showing off her baby bump in a floor-length black turtleneck dress accessorized with Chopard jewelry, including a white gold necklace with a 10.06-carat pear-shaped yellow diamond and 29.88-carats of diamonds, along with matching diamond earrings and diamond rings from the Haute Joaillerie Collection.

Hudgens exchanged vows with Tucker, a professional baseball player, on Dec. 2, 2023 in Tulum, Mexico in a secret wedding. The pregnancy news comes after Hudgens denied pregnancy rumors in October, after photos from her bachelorette trip to Aspen which showed her wearing baggy clothing — sparked baby speculation.

The couple met via a meditation Zoom hosted by Joe Jonas amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the actress was first spotted holding hands with the baseball player in November 2020. They made their relationship Instagram official the following February.

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