Kristen Bell has signed on to star in an untitled comedy series for Netflix, from creator Erin Foster (Barely Famous) and executive producer Steven Levitan (Modern Family, Reboot). The series is Bell’s second at Netflix — she also starred in the streamer’s thriller parody ‘The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window’ last year.
Singer Lenny Kravitz will perform during the In Memoriam segment at this year’s Oscars ceremony on Sunday. The In Memoriam segment honors actors who died during the past year. The Academy tweeted: “Grammy-winning musician Lenny Kravitz will deliver the “In Memoriam” performance at the 95th Oscars. Tune into ABC to watch the Oscars LIVE on Sunday, March 12th at 8e/5p!”
‘Creed III’, the latest installment in the Rocky Balboa spin-off saga, earned $58.7 million at the domestic box office in its weekend debut. The film, directed by and starring Michael B. Jordan alongside Jonathan Majors, set a franchise record after opening to rave reviews.
Syndicated daytime talk show “Rachael Ray” will end after 17 years. Ray shared in a press release: “In my more than 20 plus years in television I have had 17 wonderful seasons working in daytime television with ‘Rachael.’ However I’ve made the decision that’s it’s time for me to move on to the next exciting chapter in my broadcast career. My passions have evolved from the talk show format production and syndication model to a platform unencumbered by the traditional rules of distribution.”
Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove and Benjamin Bratt have signed on to star in the Netflix romantic-comedy, Mother of the Bride. Sheilds wrote on Instagram: “Hoping my future mother of the bride duties are far less dramatic than this. So excited to get to work on #MotherOfTheBride.”
