• Warner Bros. sets tentative restart date for ‘Riverdale’, other Vancouver-based shows

    Warner Bros. sets tentative restart date for ‘Riverdale’, other Vancouver-based shows

    There’s good news for fans of “Riverdale,” “The Flash” and “Superman and Lois.” In an exclusive interview with Deadline, Warner Brothers has confirmed that they are tentatively looking at late August to resume filming these shows in Vancouver. Actors would need to arrive two weeks in advance of shooting, during which they would self-isolate as …
  • Billie Eilish to release new song, ‘My Future,’ next week

    Billie Eilish to release new song, ‘My Future,’ next week

    Billie Eilish took to social media today to announce her upcoming song, “my future,” set for a July 30 release. Details on the song are slim, but it follows the February release of “No Time To Die,” her song from the forthcoming James Bond film of the same title — which, like Eilish’s 2020 world …
  • ‘Dancing With the Stars’ eyes September start with COVID-19 protections in place

    ‘Dancing With the Stars’ eyes September start with COVID-19 protections in place

    EXCLUSIVE: “Dancing With the Stars” is looking to waltz into production in September as ABC and BBC Studios work through the health and safety protocols that will allow the competition format to light up the dance floor this year. The show, which is based on the BBC format “Strictly Come Dancing,” is entering its 29th …
  • McDonald’s will require all customers to wear masks starting next month

    McDonald’s will require all customers to wear masks starting next month

    McDonald’s on Friday announced that all customers will be required to wear face coverings when entering one of its fast-food restaurants. The change, which kicks in Aug. 1, is part of a number of new safety measures being implemented by the Golden Arches. The burger chain is also pausing dining room reopening for another 30 …
  • AMC lenders try to outdo Silver Lake on debt-restructuring offer

    AMC lenders try to outdo Silver Lake on debt-restructuring offer

    There’s a battle brewing behind the scenes at beleaguered movie theater chain AMC Entertainment. A group of lenders led by Apollo Global Management is trying to dissuade AMC from taking a debt-restructuring offer from Silver Lake Group, proposing a competing deal that would carry the cinema chain through the pandemic, The Wall Street Journal said. …
  • Verizon profits beat forecasts as lockdowns boost internet demand

    Verizon profits beat forecasts as lockdowns boost internet demand

    Verizon Communications topped Wall Street’s second-quarter financial estimates on strong demand for its phone and internet services by housebound customers. The telecom giant said Friday that coronavirus-induced stay-at-home orders prompted a shift to remote working and learning, helping it add 173,000 postpaid phone customers, well above analysts’ estimate of 61,200. But even as more customers …
  • Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani drop new quarantine love song, ‘Happy Anywhere’

    Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani drop new quarantine love song, ‘Happy Anywhere’

    There may be a global pandemic, but A-list couple Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are “Happy Anywhere.” At least that’s the name of the power couple’s latest uplifting country tune dropped Friday, July 24. The nearly 3-minute song kicks off with a banjo riff followed by Shelton’s buttery crooning, “I’ve always been a rolling stone …
  • Do drive-in concerts offer a safe return to live music before 2022?

    Do drive-in concerts offer a safe return to live music before 2022?

    Imagine this: You’re all fired up to go see your favorite band at Madison Square Garden, but when you get there, you have to proceed directly to your seat, order food from your phone and make a reservation to go to the restroom. And, oh yeah, the arena will be 20 percent full max. These …
  • Mel Gibson was hospitalized for a week during COVID-19 battle

    Mel Gibson was hospitalized for a week during COVID-19 battle

    Mel Gibson reportedly spent a week in the hospital battling the coronavirus after a spring diagnosis. The troubled actor and Oscar-winning director tested positive for COVID-19 in April and recovered after a private fight against the virus, the Daily Telegraph reported Thursday. “He tested positive in April and spent a week in the hospital,” Gibson’s …
  • ‘Karen’ now has her own theme song thanks to Dolly Parton

    ‘Karen’ now has her own theme song thanks to Dolly Parton

    It’s the unmasked singer. We’ve seen her do everything from cough on mask advocates to trash face-wear displays while wearing a $40,000 Rolex when asked to don an anti-coronavirus cover. Now, “Karen” — the viral term for various white women filmed throwing tantrums — has her own soundtrack courtesy of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” The …