Paramount+ is doubling down on more Star Trek. The streamer has ordered new seasons of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Lower Decks . Strange New Worlds has been renewed for a 10-episode third season and Lower Decks returns with a 10-episode fifth season. It comes as the streamer revealed that new seasons of both shows will premiere on the service this summer. Season 2 of Strange New Worlds will premiere on June 15. Season 4 of animated series Lower Decks doesn’t have a date yet but the company said “late summer.” RELATED: 2023 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming Strange New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), Science Officer Spock (Ethan Peck) and Number One (Rebecca Romijn) as they explore new worlds around the galaxy in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the USS Enterprise. It is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Akiva … [Read more...] about ‘Star Trek’ Series ‘Strange New Worlds’ & ‘Lower Decks’ Renewed At Paramount+
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World Series MVP John Wetteland’s Child Sex Abuse Charges Dropped
Getty Former NY Yankees star John Wetteland -- months after a jury failed to reach a verdict during trial -- is now free and clear after prosecutors moved to drop all felony aggravated sexual assault charges against the former All-Star closer. According to court records obtained by TMZ Sports , all three charges were dropped against 56-year-old Wetteland after the D.A. failed to retry the 1996 World Series hero who was accused of forcing a four-year-old child, a relative, to perform sexual acts on him between in his bedroom between 2004 and 2006. Wetteland always adamantly denied the allegations and pled not guilty at trial. As we previously reported, Wetteland was arrested in January 2019 and hit with multiple child sexual abuse charges. He was facing 25 years to life in prison if convicted. JW finally went to trial in late 2022, but a jury of 12 couldn't reach a verdict -- guilty or not -- and a judge declared a mistrial on … [Read more...] about World Series MVP John Wetteland’s Child Sex Abuse Charges Dropped
Ex-World Series MVP John Wetteland Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse, Faces Life In Prison
1:33 PM PT -- TMZ Sports obtained court docs explaining the allegations ... and they're graphic and disturbing. The accuser is a male family member who claims Wetteland engaged in oral sex with him on 3 separate occasions between 2004 and 2006 ... while he was a young child. Wetteland has been booked for 1st degree felony continuous sex abuse of a child -- and if convicted, he faces up to LIFE in prison. John Wetteland -- the former closer for the New York Yankees -- was arrested in Denton County, Texas on Monday on suspicion of child sex abuse ... official records show. Details surrounding the alleged incident are unclear -- but the charge specifies that the alleged victim is under the age of 14. The 52-year-old right-hander was booked and posed for a mug shot. He was later released on $25,000 bond. We're reaching out to law enforcement to find out more. Wetteland was a star back in the day -- he was the MVP of the 1996 World Series, … [Read more...] about Ex-World Series MVP John Wetteland Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse, Faces Life In Prison
Universal’s Rebranded Parks Division Taps Brian Robinson & Eric Parr As It Fires Up Creative Unit
The recently renamed Universal Destinations & Experiences (previously Parks & Resorts) has named two executives to key roles at its growing creative division. In a memo to staff today, Destinations’ chairman-CEO Mark Woodbury said Brian Robinson has been named to the role of EVP, Chief Creative Officer and will lead the division’s Creative Studio, including ATI (Advanced Technology Initiatives), Media, Architecture and Planning, and Attraction Development. Currently EVP, Brand Strategy & Creative at Universal Products & Experiences, he will transition out of that role with a planned move to Orlando later this year. Eric Parr has been promoted to the new role of SVP, Creative Studio, reporting to Robinson and taking on expanded leadership of creative design on new attractions, destinations and experiences worldwide. “Universal Destinations & Experiences has an exciting future with a powerful aspiration, phenomenal product, a differentiated brand … [Read more...] about Universal’s Rebranded Parks Division Taps Brian Robinson & Eric Parr As It Fires Up Creative Unit
‘Fatal Attraction’ Reboot, Apple TV+’s ‘Silo’ & Prime Video’s ‘Dead Ringers’ Set To Premiere At Canneseries
World premieres for some of the global streamers’ biggest upcoming launches will take place at next month’s Canneseries . Unveiled earlier today, the likes of Apple TV+’s Silo, Prime Video’s Dead Ringers and Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction reboot will be screened at the France event, which takes place concurrently with Mip TV . They will be joined by a list including Netflix France’s Tapie, Israels Corduroy and highly-anticipated South African Studiocanal drama Spinners. Other notable inclusions are Bargain, the Korean smash that has emerged from CJ ENM’s partnership with Paramount+, Childhood Dreams from The Netherlands and Good Morning Chuck (Or the Art of Harm Reduction) from Canada. The list, which makes up the shows for the 6th Canneseries, has more U.S. streamer shows than ever before. Fatal Attraction, which sees Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson star in the reboot of the 1987 classic, will air out of competition alongside Silo , … [Read more...] about ‘Fatal Attraction’ Reboot, Apple TV+’s ‘Silo’ & Prime Video’s ‘Dead Ringers’ Set To Premiere At Canneseries
BBC News Channel To Bench Seasoned Presenters From Next Week As Output Is Relaunched
EXCLUSIVE : BBC News will make sweeping changes to its news channel presenting line-up from next week, with a number of seasoned anchors dropping off air. The British broadcaster is merging its UK and World News stations into a single channel, with changes gradually being introduced from April 3. Audiences are unlikely to notice a “big bang” overhaul, but one of the most notable differences will be the channel’s presenter lineup. Newsroom sources also expect BBC management to rethink plans to reduce UK news amid fears that the merger could dilute domestic output and damage viewing figures. The BBC said the channel always planned to carry UK news for local viewers. From next week, five journalists will take up Chief Presenter roles, including Matthew Amroliwala, Yalda Hakim, Christian Fraser, Lucy Hockings, and Maryam Moshiri. A further 10 UK-based presenters were unsuccessful in applying for these roles , and Deadline hears that many have dropped off BBC News’ … [Read more...] about BBC News Channel To Bench Seasoned Presenters From Next Week As Output Is Relaunched
Eiza González & Aaron Paul To Star In Flying Lotus’s Sci-Fi ‘Ash’; “We ‘Bout To Kill This”, Says Director Ahead Of Filming
EXCLUSIVE : Eiza González ( Baby Driver ) and Aaron Paul ( Breaking Bad ) are attached to star in sci-fi thriller Ash , the sophomore feature from producer, rapper and filmmaker Flying Lotus ( Kuso ). Paul and González will replace Tessa Thompson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt who were previously announced last summer. Gonzalez will play a woman who wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed. She must decide whether she can trust the man (Paul) sent to rescue her. Flying Lotus is also set to compose an original score, with production due to start in New Zealand in May. Based on an original screenplay by Jonni Remmler, XYZ Films and GFC Films are producing, with Neill Blomkamp ( District 9 ) and Echo Lake onboard as exec producers. XYZ Films is co-financing alongside IPR.VC. Baby Driver and Ambulance actress González will next be seen in Benioff and Weiss series Three Body Problem for Netflix and is currently … [Read more...] about Eiza González & Aaron Paul To Star In Flying Lotus’s Sci-Fi ‘Ash’; “We ‘Bout To Kill This”, Says Director Ahead Of Filming
Universal & DreamWorks Set Cast, Official Title For ‘Trolls’ Threequel Bowing This Fall
Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have unveiled the official title and full cast for the third film in their hit animated musical franchise, Trolls , which opens in theaters nationwide on November 17. Returning to lead the threequel, Trolls Band Together , as expected, are Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick. Others set for the pic include Eric André ( Sing 2 ), Kid Cudi ( Don’t Look Up ), Daveed Diggs ( Hamilton ), Troye Sivan ( Boy Erased ), Camila Cabello ( Cinderella ), Amy Schumer ( Life After Beth ), Andrew Rannells ( Big Mouth ), RuPaul Charles ( RuPaul’s Drag Race ), Zosia Mamet ( The Flight Attendant ), Zooey Deschanel ( New Girl ), Christopher Mintz-Plasse ( Promising Young Woman ), Icona Pop collaborators Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt, Anderson .Paak, Ron Funches ( 80 for Brady ), Kunal Nayyar ( The Big Bang Theory ) and Kenan Thompson ( SNL ). Trolls is a jukebox musical franchise that has thus far grossed over … [Read more...] about Universal & DreamWorks Set Cast, Official Title For ‘Trolls’ Threequel Bowing This Fall
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez Looking Happy As Ever at ‘Air’ Premiere
Gallery Launch Gallery Getty Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are like a couple of clams ... looking happy as can be at the premiere and after-party of his brand new flick. The 2 were having a blast Monday night at the world premiere of Ben's new movie, "Air" ... and, of course, the couple was holding court on their way into L.A.'s Regency Village Theater. Getty They even gave fans what they came for ... sharing a few kisses and chattin' it up with the photogs snapping pics. They might have been acting like they were the only 2 there, but they weren't -- Ben's costars Jason Bateman and Viola Davis were also there to kick off the film. Getty J Lo and her man were still giving honeymoon vibes at the after-party where they cozied up on a couch. You can see the meme now, can't ya? "Find someone who looks at you the way Ben looks at Jen." Then Ben Affleck turns his attention to wife Jennifer Lopez, “who means more … [Read more...] about Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez Looking Happy As Ever at ‘Air’ Premiere
Universal Digs In On Revamp Of ‘The Mole People’; Chris Winterbauer Scripting, Skybound’s Robert Kirkman & Dave Alpert Producing
EXCLUSIVE : Universal Pictures continues to tap into its classic monsters vault. The studio has acquired a pitch for a revamp of 1956 horror film The Mole People pitched by Chris Winterbauer , who’ll write the script. In the new take, a woman travels to a town veiled in a conspiracy to rescue her grandchildren from their father. To do this, she must fight through hell in the underground tunnels where the Mole People reside. In the 1956 original, archaeologists stumble into the underground lair of a race of darkness-dwellers who can see in low light and have no pigmentation after being out of the light for so long. The high priest who rules the small pocket of mole people is threatened by the newcomers and wants them dead. While not on the popularity level of, say, the upcoming April 14 Uni release Renfield – that Chris McKay-directed drama stars Nicolas Cage as Dracula and Nicholas Hoult as his weary title henchman – The Mole People certainly has a cool … [Read more...] about Universal Digs In On Revamp Of ‘The Mole People’; Chris Winterbauer Scripting, Skybound’s Robert Kirkman & Dave Alpert Producing