May 12, 2019

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From the "OMG, did you hear about this" File: John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum star Halle Berry says she broke three ribs while performing her own stunts on set.

The 52-year-old actress discussed the sequel starring Keanu Reeves and her character, Sofia, during Thursday's episode of The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.

"In order to be in John Wick, you have to do it yourself," Berry said of her fight scenes. "Chad [Stahelski], our director, says you can't bring in a double. So I broke three ribs in rehearsal."

"All the stunt guys said they've all done it -- that's part of doing your own stunts and being a stuntwoman," she said. "Like, I don't train as an actor, I train as a stuntwoman to be able to do my own fights. They were all like, 'Good. Now it's a badge of honor. You've done what we've all done. Good for you. Now get back to work.'"

Berry said she trained in jiu jitsu and judo, in addition to working with Belgian Malinois dogs.

"They are the smartest, most ferocious, but they're also cuddly and they're also very loyal," the star said of the breed. "I fell in love with these dogs and I learned so much."

"I worked with dog trainers that helped me," she added. "I had to be able to command these dogs on the set, so I had to work with them for like six months, two to three hours a day. It was the best time of my life."

Berry's Sofia is a new character in the John Wick movies. Sofia is an assassin and a close friend of John (Reeves).

"She's like this mysterious newcomer that lives in Morocco. She does very much what John does, sort of his equal in the assassin world, except she's now retired," Berry shared. "He has these things called markers and whips out one of those, and then she's got to do what she's got to do."

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum opens in theaters May 17. Reeves said in the May issue of GQ the film shows John fighting for his "life" and "soul."

"He's got this beautiful, tragic conundrum -- these two selves," the actor said. "The John who was married, and John Wick, the assassin."

"John wants to be free. But the only way he knows how is through John Wick. And John Wick keeps [expletive] killing people and breaking rules," he added. "We're really watching a person fight for their life and their soul."

I'm glad she's okay. That's suffering for your art. I think I'm getting a ticket for John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum! What say you?

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Steve

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Tom Hanks to co-host 'Today,' honor military caregivers

Tom Hanks will be co-hosting an hour of NBC's Today alongside Savannah Guthrie on May 23 to honor military caregivers.

The special segment will take place live from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway days before the Indianapolis 500 is set to take place on May 26.

Hanks and Guthrie will be celebrating Hidden Heroes, an organization founded by former Sen. Elizabeth Dole that honors and supports millions of military caregivers.

Hanks and Dole will speak with Guthrie in front of an audience that consists of military caregivers and the veterans that they serve.

Singer Sheryl Crow is also set to perform during the hour at the Speedway.

.@savannahguthrie is teaming up with Hidden Heroes to take our show on the road! She and @tomhanks will co-host a special hour of TODAY live from the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 5/23! #HiddenHeroesTODAY pic.twitter.com/0Br4VqA1Q6- TODAY (@TODAYshow) May 9, 2019

'It: Chapter Two': Jessica Chastain is haunted by Pennywise in first teaser

The Losers Club have returned to their hometown of Derry in the first teaser trailer for upcoming horror sequel, It: Chapter Two.

The clip, released on Thursday, features Jessica Chastain portraying an older Beverly as she revisits her childhood home.

As Beverly talks with the new, elderly homeowner, she realizes something is not quite right as evil forces lurk in the background. Beverly then comes to the conclusion that the elderly woman is connected to Pennywise the Clown (Bill Skarsgard).

The teaser also features the other grown up members of The Losers Club including Bill (James McAvoy), Richie (Bill Hader), Mike (Isaiah Mustafa), Ben (Jay Ryan), Eddie (James Ransone) and Stanley (Andy Bean) returning to Derry for one last confrontation with Pennywise.

"We can do this but we have to stick together," Bill says to Beverly.

Pennywise makes his presence known at a carnival as he is spotted by Richie floating in the sky using his signature red balloons.

It: Chapter Two, from returning director Andy Muschietti, is set to arrive in theaters on Sept. 8. The younger stars of the Losers Club from the first film, including Jaeden Lieberher, Wyatt Oleff, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Chosen Jacobs and Jack Dylan Grazer, will also be making appearances.

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CBS renews 'Bull,' 'Madam Secretary,' 'SEAL Team'

CBS announced Thursday that it renewed its dramas Bull, Madam Secretary, SEAL Team, Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver and S.W.A.T. for the 2019-20 TV season.

The network also ordered additional seasons of its news program 60 Minutes and the crime investigation series 48 Hours.

Previously announced renewals include Young Sheldon, Mom, Criminal Minds, its three NCIS shows, Blue Bloods, God Friended Me, The Neighborhood and Magnum P.I.

CBS' long-running sitcom The Big Bang Theory wrapped its 12-season run last week.

Hilary Duff is engaged to boyfriend Matthew Koma

Hilary Duff is engaged to be married.

The 31-year-old actress took to Instagram Thursday after saying "yes" to her boyfriend, DJ and singer Matthew Koma.

Duff shared a pair of photos of herself and Koma smiling after the singer's proposal. She showed off her engagement ring in the pictures.

"He asked me to be his wife," the star captioned the post.

Koma posted the same snapshots on his own account.

"I asked my best friend to marry me... @hilaryduff," he wrote.

Duff's sister, Haylie Duff, Lea Michele, Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Lachey were among those to congratulate the couple in the comments.

"So happy for you babe!!!" Michele wrote.

"I love everything about this!! So happy for you guys," Tisdale added.

Duff and Koma started dating in 2016. The couple split in March 2017 but reconciled that October, and welcomed their first child together, daughter Banks Violet, in October 2018.

"This little bit has fully stolen our hearts! She joined our world at home on Thursday afternoon and is absolute magic," Duff wrote Oct. 29 on Instagram.

Duff was previously married to retired NHL player Mike Comrie. She is parent to 7-year-old Luca Cruz with the former Edmonton Oilers player.

Duff plays Kelsey Peters on the Paramount Network series Younger. She and the cast teased answers and drama to come in Season 6 in a first look video in April.

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Memento actor Guy Pearce is to play Ebenezer Scrooge and The Lord of the Rings icon Andy Serkis has been cast as the Ghost of Christmas Past in a new TV adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

The three-part re-imagining of Charles Dickens' holiday classic will air on the BBC in the United Kingdom and on FX in the United States.

The cast will also include Stephen Graham as Jacob Marley, Charlotte Riley as Lottie, Joe Alwyn as Bob Cratchit, Vinette Robinson as Mary Cratchit, Rutger Hauer as the Ghost of Christmas Future, Kayvan Novak as Ali Baba and Lenny Rush as Tim Cratchit.

"This production of A Christmas Carol will respectfully present what we believe to be a timely interpretation of a timeless story," writer-producer Steven Knight said in a statement Thursday.

The tale is about a wealthy man forced by numerous spirits to reexamine his life of greed and loneliness on Christmas Eve.