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Saturday Night Liveis expected to return to studio 8H this fall, albeit without an audience. Varietyreports thatLorne Michaelsis making plans to bring his cast and crew back together once again after the show’s 45th season ended with three “at home” episodes that were filmed remotely by the cast members themselves. Of course, plans are just that, and no final decisions have been made yet, given the ongoing severity of the pandemic....

Spoilers forSolo: A Star Wars Storyand otherStar Warsfilms follow below. When Disney purchased Lucasfilm back in 2012, we knewStar Warswould never be the same, but we didn’t quite knowhow.George LucaschoseKathleen Kennedyas his predecessor to oversee Lucasfilm, but now under the Disney banner, the production studio was part of a mega machine that answered to shareholders. Gone would be the days whenStar Warsmovies could come out in trilogy bursts and then go back into hibernation for a decade or so....

One of the more fascinating bits of trivia to come out ofStar Wars: The Force Awakenswas the revelation that everyone’s new favorite droid, BB-8, was actually voiced by two incredibly talented performers. The credits of the film previously revealed thatBill HaderandParks and RecreationstandoutBen Schwartzservedas “voice consultants” for BB-8, but we still weren’t exactly sure what that meant since BB-8 speaks in beeps and boops, not words. However, a new featurette from theStar Wars: The Force AwakensCollector’s Edition Blu-ray now finally reveals exactly how Schwartz and Hader made BB-8 come to life....

Steven Yeunmay have dropped out of Marvel’sThunderbolts, but that doesn’t mean he’s turning his back on the Marvel Cinematic Universe forever, ashe told Variety. The news came as a huge surprise after Yeun—best known for his performances onThe Walking DeadandInvincible,as well as his turn in the Oscar-nominatedMinari—had been cast as an unknown character,which had recently been heavily speculated to be Sentry. Now, Yeun has spoken during a red carpet interview for a new Louis Vuitton pop-up in West Hollywood, and confirmed that his departure from the film, which will be directed by Yeun’sBeefcollaborator,Jake Schreier, was down to a combination of scheduling conflicts and delays to the project caused by last year’s SAG-AFTRA strike....

Sometimes, when it comes to titles, something as generic as a character’s name fails to spark the imagination. But that’s not the case with the new Apple TV+ comedyTed Lasso, in part because it’s a rare thing, to see a TV show match so perfectly with its central figure. Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis), the cheery mustachio’ed American suddenly transplanted to England to coach a professional football (AKA soccer) team, is all about doing the best job possible and making people happy while he does it....

20th Century Fox has released a newThe Posttrailer.Steven Spielberg’s latest film follows the country’s first female newspaper publisher of The Washington Post, Kay Graham (Meryl Streep) and its hard-driving editor, Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) as they fight to publish the Pentagon Papers, which proved the government has systematically lied about the scope of the Vietnam War. It’s impossible not to get excited about the fact that this is a Spielberg film with a tremendous cast that also happens to be taking on timely issues....

From showrunnerSusannah Grantand inspired by real events, the eight-episode mini-seriesUnbelievableis a story of unspeakable trauma, and the strength and resilience that you’re able to discover within yourself, as a result. When 18-year-old Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever, giving a reserved but remarkable performance) reports that she’s been sexually assaulted by an intruder in her home in 2008, everyone from her former foster parents to her friends to the investigating detectives doubt the truth of her story....

Throughout its entire production,James Gunn’s upcomingSupermanfilm has been contrasted with the DC films made byZack Snyder, and the level of detail of these comparisons will only increase once the reboot film is finally released. But while even the relatively little known aboutSupermansuggests that, as expected, the Gunn film’s tone and visual style will differ sharply from Snyder’s, the reboot does seem to have even more in common with its predecessors than just the given similarities that naturally come from sharing the same source material....

SomeWorld of Warcraftfans have been a little wary of the Legendary picture from theWarcrafttrailers, but if you happened to catch directorDuncan Jonesand starRob Kazinskyat the PAX East panel today, you left feeling very solid about the upcoming movie. Both men were not only genuinely excited to talk about all aspects of the film, but also did some pretty hardcore nerding out at the festival (you can read more about what PAX ishere)....

Warner Bros. today unveiled the very first trailer forWonder Womanduring its Comic-Con 2016 panel. Directed byPatty Jenkins(Monster), the film starsGal Gadotand tells the origin story of the character we met inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Set in the midst of World War I, Diana Prince’s sheltered island paradise life is upended when an American pilot (Chris Pine) crash lands and tells of the conflict happening in the outside world, which spurs Diana into action....

The latest chapter in theJohn Wickfranchise separates itself from the rest of the series in some ways, but it never skips out on the action.Ballerinais as wall-to-wall explosive and excessive as its predecessors.Ana de Armasproves she can hold her own alongside the unbeatable Baba Yaga himself, as Eve, a trained assassin out for revenge against the group that killed her father. The film is a blast, and one of its greatest assets is that it maintains and even heightens the franchise’s embrace of slapstick comedy juxtaposed against gleefully brutal violence....

On the season finale of ABC’sClaim to Fame, hostsKevin andFrankie Jonassurprised the three finalists by bringing back the nine eliminated contestants. With $100,000 on the line, finalistsGabe Cannon,Jerrica"Monay"Brooks, andChrisOsmondwere scrambling to confirm the identity of each other’s celebrity relatives before the final two guess offs. With only one challenge left to reveal a final clue for each, they had to heavily rely on insight from their former competitors. Who they aligned with in the game came full circle and proved to help or hinder their game in the final moments....

Jenelle Evansseemingly has anew man in her life, according to fans. The formerTeen Momstar recentlywent through a separationfrom husbandDavid Easonand despite her claims thatshe is just friends with a new man, fans of the reality star think she is falling in love withAugust Keen.Keen was featured onTeen Mom: The Next Chapterafter she had decided to leave Eason. Evans was looking for alife outside of North Carolina on the showand began looking for a home in Florida near co-starBriana DeJesusbefore deciding to look at Las Vegas, Nevada, where Keen lives....