News

Charli Xcx will go from Brat star to movie star next year. Variety revealed Monday that the Brat singer will star in the Pete Ohs-directed movie Erupcja, which filmed in Poland over the summer. She’ll act alongside Jeremy O. Harris and Lena Góra.

“The way [Ohs] talked about making his films felt akin to making an album and the chance meeting also felt equivalent to the conversational and spontaneous nature of his filmmaking,” Charli Xcx said of the film. “Our processes felt linked in some kind of way and...

Before “Bob Marley: One Love” hit theaters on Valentine’s Day, the musical biopic about the Reggae legend was expected to sing its way to No. 1 on the charts.

But box office projections indicated the Paramount movie — which chronicles Marley’s (Kingsley Ben-Adir) rise to fame in the mid-1970s and complex relationship with his wife Rita Marley (Lashana Lynch) up until he died in 1981 — would start slow. It looked like it would collect $30 million and $35 million during the six days between Valentine’s Day on Wednesday and Presidents’ Day on Monday.

Instead, “One Love” smashed those expectations, earning $52 million during the extended holiday stretch. It remained victorious in its sophomore outing (despite the presence of three new releases), raising its domestic total to $71 million. After three weeks in theaters, the film is nearing the $150 million mark globally. It’s an impressive benchmark for a PG-13 drama that’s aimed...

When Grey’s Anatomy first aired in 2005, THR’s review of the pilot, about a group of new surgical interns at a Seattle hospital, complained the show was “missing the ring of authenticity” and pondered, “Can this medical drama be saved? Not without radical surgery.” Today, it’s safe to say this was a misdiagnosis, as the ABC drama heads into its 20th season and is the longest-running scripted primetime show on the network.

THR did praise the actors — “the cast is solid and as diverse as any to be found on the small screen” — and Sandra Oh, who played aspiring physician Cristina Yang, was a standout. Come January 2006, Oh would win the Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a drama series and, days later, the SAG Award for best actress in a drama series.

“I’m really proud to be on a show whose casting is a little more...

Sandra Oh left Grey's Anatomy after season 10, but her character Cristina Yang could still return to the show. Sandra Oh felt creatively ready to let go of Cristina and pursue other opportunities in her career. Sandra Oh has had a successful career after Grey's Anatomy, starring in Killing Eve and receiving critical acclaim for her performances.

One of Grey’s Anatomy’s most popular and beloved characters, Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) departed the series when Sandra Oh left Grey's Anatomy. The main setting of the series is the fictional Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital (formerly Seattle Grace Hospital), though it has branched out and covered stories in other hospitals. Grey’s Anatomy was led for most of its run by Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), who viewers followed from her days as an intern to becoming Head of General Surgery. One of the interns who joined the hospital at the same time as Meredith...

Exclusive: Steven Yeun and producer Christina Oh have partnered to create Celadon Pictures.

Yeun and Oh first met working together on Bong Joon-Ho’s Okja, which premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The two teamed again for the 2021 Oscar-nominated Minari, which earned them Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Picture, respectively.

With Celadon Pictures, they have already secured deals to develop and produce both features and television. In addition to focusing on elevated stories in film, Yeun plans to use his recent award-winning experience producing Beef to further grow a broad TV slate with Oh.

“We are very excited about our partnership, and we look forward to collaborating with new and established voices to create lasting and impactful stories that connect us,” said Yeun and Oh.

For Yeun, he was last seen starring and serving as executive producer on the acclaimed limited series Beef for Netflix and A24. The...

Ghetto Film School, the 23-year-old nonprofit that develops students for top universities and careers in the creative industries, held its annual Fall Benefit on Thursday night, honoring a starry trio of Quinta Brunson, Sandra Oh and Danielle Brooks.

The event was held at the Los Angeles home of Veronica and Brian Grazer, with guests including Everything Everywhere All at Once’s Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski, Sebastian Stan, John David Washington, Bryce Dallas-Howard, Jeffry Wright, Casey Affleck and Jeffrey Katzenberg.

In her speech, Brunson celebrated places like Gfs for even existing, with her version having been the education she got from Second City and Buzzfeed.

“This is just very inspiring. I just started up my writers room again because WGA was successful in their strike. We started last week, and I already was inspired to get back to my show, but sometimes I really worry about the future,...

Jacky Oh, a regular on MTV’s Wild ‘N Out, died in May of complications from cosmetic surgery, the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s Office said in its official report made public Friday.

Oh, whose real name is Jacklyn Marie Smith, died the night of May 31 in Miami at age 32. Her death was confirmed at the time by BET Media Group but no further details were provided.

According to the medical examiner’s report, per local media, Smith had cosmetic surgery on her buttocks on May 30 and reported no complications. She was prescribed ciprofloxacin, oxycodone and ondansetron.

She later complained of a headache and at a post-surgery appointment was advised to take ibuprofen and no longer take the ondansetron, an anti-nausea medication.

The night of May 31, according to the medical examiner, she complained of her head feeling like it was burning and she began having trouble speaking. She became unresponsive...

We now know why Wild ‘N Out star Jacky Oh (aka Jacklyn Smith) passed away suddenly in May at the age of 32.

The former MTV personality died due to complications from cosmetic surgery, a representative for the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office told People. (TMZ first reported the news.)

More from TVLineTrailblazing Senator Dianne Feinstein Dead at 90Michael Gambon, Who Played Harry Potter's Dumbledore, Dead at 82David McCallum, NCIS' Beloved 'Ducky,' Dead at 90

At the time of Oh’s death, a BET Media Group representative said in a statement: “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Jacklyn Smith,...

Star Trek: Picard brought back beloved characters and introduced new ones. Rafaela Musikar was both controversial and beloved by the fanbase, like any good Star Trek character. Actor Michelle Hurd is also a Force behind-the-scenes working on Sagaftra's negotiating committee

The three-season run of Star Trek: Picard provided an epilogue for, perhaps, the most important captains of the Enterprise. Sure, James T. Kirk originated the Star Trek captain for audiences, but Jean-Luc Picard proved he wasn't the only one who could do it. While the series brought back many legacy Star Trek characters, the best original character from Picard was Raffaela Musikar, played by Michelle Hurd. Raffi, as she was known to Picard, was a hero on-screen, and Hurd is one off-screen, fighting for her fellow actors.

Season 1 of Star Trek: Picard introduced a lot of new characters, including an entirely new crew for the stodgy, retired Starfleet admiral to pal around with.

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Picard Season 3, Episode 5 - "Imposters"Star Trek: Picard has twice now shown a vulnerable Starfleet, which could lead to its potential decline as a trusted galactic power. Starfleet is genuinely held up as an example of humanity's great potential being fulfilled, serving both to defend Federation territory and explore the great unknown of deep space. Starfleet's primary mission is scientific exploration, but it's been called on to defend the Federation on a grand scale several times, particularly during the late 24th century, which ended in Picard season 1.

Starfleet seemed to lose its way a bit in the late-24th century. After enduring serious threats from the Borg and the Dominion, Starfleet was reluctant to save the Romulans from an approaching supernova that would decimate their home planet. When a synth attack on Mars destroyed the Federation rescue armada, Starfleet pulled out of the rescue effort entirely.

That noise you hear is the Best Drama Actress Emmy category emptying out this year. Of last year’s six nominees, only one, “Yellowjackets” star Melanie Lynskey, is back in the running. Reigning champ Zendaya (“Euphoria”) and Reese Witherspoon (“The Morning Show”) are missing this cycle, while Laura Linney (“Ozark”) and “Killing Eve” duo Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh competed for the final time for their concluded shows. Assuming Lynskey is safely in — she’s in first in the odds — there are five spots up for grabs. Could she have some company this year from her co-stars Juliette Lewis and Tawny Cypress? If they join Lynskey in the lineup, it’ll mark the first time one show has yielded three nominees in the category in a single year.

Eleven shows have produced two nominees, including “Killing Eve” (Comer and Oh), “Six Feet Under” (Frances Conroy and Rachel Griffiths), “The Sopranos...

In March 2005, ABC premiered a medical procedural as a midseason replacement for “Boston Legal.” It featured no huge names and wasn’t helmed by an auteur writer: “Grey’s Anatomy” came out of nowhere to become a primetime phenomenon. The series about a group of surgical interns learning their craft, falling in and out of love, and working at a hospital that is a hotbed for large-scale crises has been on the air for 19 seasons and is the longest-running drama series ABC has ever aired.

“Grey’s Anatomy” was applauded for its “blind-casting” which generated an organically diverse cast. Whether you loved Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), a hyper-competitive surgeon with no stomach for bullshit; Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), the original class bully with a soft interior; Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), a former lingerie model who feels she has something to prove; George O’Malley (T.R. Knight), the lovable pushover with a heart of...

The Romulan Star Empire is the most insidious enemy of Star Trek's United Federation of Planets, and a small number of Romulans have joined or managed to infiltrate Starfleet. The Romulans were among the first alien adversaries introduced in Star Trek: The Original Series. They gained greater prominence in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. A Romulan named Nero (Eric Bana) was the main villain of J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek reboot movie, and the Romulans were also the big bads of Star Trek: Picard season 1.

The Romulans and their secret police, the Tal Shiar, have attempted many dastardly means to subvert and upend Starfleet, with a surprising amount of success. One failed Romulan plot, however, was their attempt to replace Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) with his clone, Shinzon (Tom Hardy), in Star Trek: Nemesis. The most recent Romulan scheme was foiled by...

For Domee Shi, it was incredibly important that the central character of “Turning Red” was a teenager because it was a character that she hadn’t seen in a Disney or Pixar movie. “I was really excited about the opportunity to really showcase and explore the weirdness and specificity of being a teen girl and how everything felt like life or death,” the director tells Gold Derby during our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video interview above).

In addition to having a secret sketchbook, Shi took another crazy part of her teenage years and incorporated it into the movie. “My mom did follow me on my first day of middle school and hid behind a tree with sunglasses on hoping I wouldn’t recognize her. She did not get into a fight with a security guard, thank goodness.”

SEEJulia Cho interview: ‘Turning Red’ writer

“Turning Red,” which can currently be streamed on Disney+,...

The South Korean entertainment industry reeled in shock when, in 2018, beloved and very busy supporting actor Oh Dal-su was accused by a woman in the Korean #metoo movement. All the films involving the actor, who is the founding member of the exclusive 100 Million Viewers Club and still the one with the most films in the top 10 highest grossing Korean films with six, that had been completed at the time were shelved and he was dropped from high-profile films that he was to work on, like the “Along With the Gods” sequel, for example. However, he was cleared of all charges after an investigation and inquiry in 2019 and while films that had already been completed before the controversy slowly started to find their way into theatres, Oh took some time off before returning to cinema. It wasn’t an easy way back either, with the actor who was until then used...

Squid Game star Oh Yeong-soo’s sexual misconduct trial is scheduled to start on Friday (3 February).

The 78-year-old performer was charged last year in Suwon, near Seoul in South Korea.

It is alleged that he touched a woman inappropriately in 2017. The unnamed woman reportedly made a complaint against the actor in December 2021, but the case was closed by authorities in April 2022.

The matter was reopened at the victim’s request, according to a report from the Yonhap news agency.

Oh has previously denied the claim.

In a statement shared with Korean broadcaster Jtbc, the actor said: “I just held her hand to guide the way around the lake.

“I apologised because [the person] said she wouldn’t make a fuss about it but it doesn’t mean that I admit the charges.”

In South Korea, court and police documents concerning sexual crimes are unavailable by law.

Oh has pleaded not guilty to the assault charges.

Sandra Oh starred as Cristina in Grey’s Anatomy for ten seasons but, in a twist, she didn’t technically audition for the role, landing it anyway. When showrunner Shonda Rhimes was casting actors for the pilot episode in 2005, Oh was considered and got the chance to audition, but left before the audition took place. She still ended up getting the role, however, and played the beloved character for a decade.

During a recent interview (via Vanity Fair), Sandra Oh spoke about how she got the part of Cristina. When Rhimes was looking for actors to star in the Grey’s Anatomy pilot in 2005, a pilot episode was all there was. ABC had yet to order more of the show, and even when execs eventually did, it was only a six-episode season. Oh had been in several television films before and was booking roles regularly, but she had yet to have her big breakout role.

Sandra Oh is entering the spy game at HBO with the drama The Sympathizer, co-starring and executive-produced by Robert Downey Jr., per The Hollywood Reporter.

Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the series centers around a half-French, half-Vietnamese Communist spy (casting Tba) during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the U.S. Downey is set to play several supporting roles.

More from TVLineCBS' East New York, So Help Me Todd and Fire Country Get Full-Season OrdersRatings: Ghosts Tops Thursday, Grows Audience in New Post-Sheldon SlotSo Help Me Todd: Do Marcia Gay Harden...

Sandra Oh is joining the cast of HBO’s “The Sympathizer,” the TV adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name starring Robert Downey Jr., who also executive produces. The recurring role marks her first after the series conclusion of BBC America’s “Killing Eve.” Kieu Chinh and Nguyen Cao Dy Duyen also join in recurring roles of the same capacity as Oh’s.

Described as a “blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping spy novel and a powerful story of love and friendship,” Nguyen’s novel has been hailed by critics as a new classic of war fiction, and has been compared to the works of Kafka, Orwell and le Carré.

Also Read:

The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs to Adapt Her Novel ‘This Bird Has Flown’ Into Feature for Universal

The series logline is as follows: “An espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French,...

Sandra Oh, Kieu Chinh and Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen have joined the cast of “The Sympathizer” at HBO in recurring roles.

A satirical espionage thriller, “The Sympathizer” follows the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States. The series is based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel of the same name. Previously announced stars include Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Vy Le, Alan Trong and Robert Downey Jr.

Oh will play Ms. Sofia Mori, a liberated feminist who, in the midst of a love triangle, begins to awaken to the complexity of her own Asian American identity.

Chinh plays the Major’s mother. Homesick for Vietnam, she doesn’t find an easy fit with her new circumstances, in contrast to her son who has jumped in feet first.

Duyen plays Madame, the General...

Killing Eve‘s Sandra Oh, Kieu Chinh (Dynasty) and Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen (Paris By Night) are set for key recurring roles in The Sympathizer, a drama series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, produced by and co-starring Robert Downey Jr.

The Sympathizer is an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States.

Described as a “blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping spy novel and a powerful story of love and friendship,” the novel is hailed as a new classic of war fiction and has been compared to the works of Kafka, Orwell, and le Carré.

Oh will play Ms. Sofia Mori, a liberated feminist who in the midst of a love triangle begins to awaken to the complexity of her own Asian American identity.

Click here to read the full article.

Sandra Oh is headed to HBO.

The Emmy nominee, who wrapped AMC’s Killing Eve earlier this year, has joined the cast of the premium cable network’s drama series The Sympathizer. Also boarding the drama starring and exec produced by Robert Downey Jr. are Kieu Chinh and Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen. The trio will all have recurring roles.

The Sympathizer, ordered to series in July 2021, is part espionage thriller and part cross-culture satire. It revolves around the Captain, a half-French, half-Vietnamese Communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the U.S.

A24 serves as the studio on the series that is based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Hoa Xuande (Cowboy Bebop) stars as the Captain and leads a cast of fellow actors of Vietnamese descent: Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Vy Le and Alan Trong.

Virginia Giuffre, who has spent more than a decade pursuing legal action against the late Jeffrey Epstein and his associates for sexually trafficking her as a minor, today, Nov. 8, settled a federal defamation suit against the lawyer Alan Dershowitz. In a joint statement, the two announced that they have “dismissed with prejudice all pending litigation,” with no payment on either side. A court filing obtained by Rolling Stone confirmed that all parties also waived the right to appeal.

Since 2014, Giuffre had maintained that Epstein trafficked her to Dershowitz for sex at least six times,...