From a 'Black Panther' letdown to 'Red Table' return rumors, here's what's happening in entertainment.
Black Panther or Falcon
Anthony Mackie's career in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has spanned nearly a decade following his first appearance as Falcon in the 2014 film The Winter Soldier, but if casting duties were up to him, he would have taken up a different role.
In an interview with Inverse, the actor revealed that he wanted the role of the Black Panther. "I had written [Marvel] letters," he said. "I was trying to find a way to make them make Black Panther. And I wanted to be Black Panther because growing up I f***ing loved Black Panther." Mackie ended up landing an interview with Marvel producer Nate Moore and the dynamic brother directors Joe and Anthony Russo, assuming he would be meeting about his letters and the role of T'Challa.
Alas, that role was not to be for him, but in the end, it still worked out. Mackie took up the shield of Captain American, landing roles in five Marvel films and even scored his own standalone TV series on Disney+ with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Grammy Date
The date of the 66th Grammy Awards is confirmed, so clear your calendar for February 4, 2024. The show is back in Los Angeles and will broadcast live from Crypto.com Arena. Fans of music's biggest night will have a few viewing options to pick from: the show will air as usual on CBS and will also stream on Paramount+.
Nominations will be announced on November 10. This month the Recording Academy made several changes to a number of major categories, including 'Best New Artist' and 'Record of the Year.' Each category will have a reduced number of nominees.
'Red Table' Return
Since Facebook's parent company Meta shut down one of its most popular shows in Red Table Talk, featuring Jada Pinkett-Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris, fans have wondered if the polarzing, and sometimes messy, show would return.
In an interview with People, Pinkett-Smith said the show will definitely return but that they are searching for the right home. "We've had a couple platforms reach out to us," she said. "And we have some interesting avenues that we're looking at now. You know me, I'm always looking for the next innovative thing."
The iconic 7-Eleven Slurpee cup just got a makeover. The company rolled out the new cups on Monday as part of its "Anything Flows" campaign, and they feature a colorful design on the front with a big "S" resembling the swirly top of the icy drink.
From the end of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to the beginning of a new zombie apocalypse, here's what's going on in entertainment.
One person was killed and multiple people were sent to local hospitals after a boat capsized Monday during a tour of an underground cavern system built to carry water from the Erie Canal beneath the western New York city of Lockport, officials said.
There was plenty of uncertainty in the run-up to this year’s Tony Awards, which at one point seemed unlikely to happen at all because of the ongoing Hollywood writer’s strike.
Classical music concerts have been popular since the age of Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart, but you've probably never thought about attending one in a cemetery. Our own Chloe Aiello spoke with Andrew Ousley, founder of Death of Classical, to learn more about a concert series held in the catacombs of the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
You may not know her name, but you've probably seen her face. Madhulika Sharma has graced Vogue India and ELLE Magazine and modeled for popular brands such as Reformation and Skims. Cheddar's own Hena Doba spoke with Sharma to discuss her globe-spanning modeling career, her education in fashion history, and working alongside Kim Kardashian.
The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside more splashier rivals on Sunday to win the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its muscle in the face of Hollywood writers’ strike and fully embraced trans-rights with history-making winners.
The ChatGPT chatbot, personified by different avatars on a huge screen above the altar, led the more than 300 people through 40 minutes of prayer, music, sermons and blessings.
New York's Assembly and Senate passed a bill to create a commission that would consider reparations for slavery.
New Orleans' Big Freedia, who many heard on Beyonce's new hit "Break My Soul," talks about upcoming business ventures and music projects, including a new show called Big Freedia Means Business on Fuse TV.
