January 23, 2020

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Any fans of the Bradley Cooper out there? His new project is heading to the Netflix.

Netflix has acquired the rights to release Bradley Cooper's next directorial effort, a biopic about celebrated composer Leonard Bernstein.

The film is Cooper's next directorial effort following 2018's A Star Is Born. Cooper will produce, co-write with Josh Singer and star as Bernstein.

Martin Scorsese, Steve Spielberg, Todd Phillips, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Fred Berner and Amy Durning are also producing.

Bernstein is behind musical hits such as West Side Story and Candide, among others. The biopic will span 30 years and focus on Bernstein's relationship with his wife Felicia Montealegre.

Cooper originally had the film set up at Paramount and has been working with Bernstein's children Jamie, Alexander and Nina on the project.

Netflix will release the film in theaters before it hits the company's streaming service. Production is expected to begin early next year.

"Bradley's directorial debut was nothing short of brilliant and he quickly cemented himself as a serious filmmaker," Netflix head of film Scott Stuber said to Deadline.

"His strong passion and clear vision for bringing to life the relationship between the iconic composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre promises to do their lives justice as only this renowned filmmaking team can. We are honored to be working with the Bernsteins to share their family's story with audiences everywhere," he continued.

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Monty Python's Terry Jones dies; remembered for 'wonderful talent'

Welsh comedy legend Terry Jones has died following a long battle with dementia, his family said Wednesday. He was 77.

"Terry passed away on the evening of 21 January 2020 at the age of 77 with his wife Anna Soderstrom by his side after a long, extremely brave but always good humored battle with a rare form of dementia, FTD," his survivors said in a statement to the BBC.

"Over the past few days his wife, children, extended family and many close friends have been constantly with Terry as he gently slipped away at his home in north London. We have all lost a kind, funny, warm, creative and truly loving man whose uncompromising individuality, relentless intellect and extraordinary humor has given pleasure to countless millions across six decades."

Metro, which also confirmed Jones' death, said he was diagnosed frontotemporal dementia in 2015.

His friend and fellow Monty Python comedy troupe member Michael Palin said in November that Jones' mental and verbal abilities had dramatically deteriorated.

Palin predicted "it's a matter of time" before his long-time friend would succumb to his illness.

The Oxford University graduate was known for creating -- along with Palin, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and the late Graham Chapman -- Monty Python, which counts among its classics the sketch-comedy show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the comedy films Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life and Monty Python's Life of Brian.

Jones also wrote the 1986 fantasy film, Labyrinth. and hosted the history-themed TV shows, including Terry Jones' Medieval Lives. Terry Jones' Barbarians and Terry Jones' Great Map Mystery in the 2000s.

"Just heard about Terry J. It feels strange that a man of so many talents and such endless enthusiasm, should have faded so gently away... Of his many achievements, for me the greatest gift he gave us all was his direction of 'Life of Brian'. Perfection Two down, four to go," Cleese wrote on Twitter.

"Farewell, Terry Jones. The great foot has come down to stamp on you. My god what pleasure you gave, what untrammelled joy and delight. What a wonderful talent, heart and mind," writer and comedian Stephen Fry tweeted.

"A very fond farewell to Terry Jones: Not only 1/6 of the Pythons, Mr Creosote, Arthur Two Sheds Jackson, Dino Vercotti, Mandy Cohen, Prince Herbert, Cardinal Biggles & the Nude Organist, but also esteemed director of all time comedy classic; 'Life Of Brian'. He will be missed," filmmaker Edgar Wright wrote.

"We're saddened to hear of the passing of Terry Jones. Here he is receiving the Special Award For Outstanding Contribution to Film & Television from friend and fellow Python Michael Palin, at the 2016 @BAFTACymru Awards," said a post on the official BAFTA Twitter feed.

J.J. Watt, RuPaul to host 'SNL' this winter

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is set to guest host Saturday Night Live on Feb. 1.

"SNL!!!!I can't even pretend to hide my excitement about this haha! This is something truly special and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity from Lorne and everyone involved at @nbcsnl New York City let's have some fun!!!" Watt tweeted Tuesday.

The musical guest for the episode will be country star Luke Combs.

NBC also announced entertainer RuPaul will host SNL on Feb. 8. Pop music star Justin Bieber will sing on the show that night.

Oscar nominee Adam Driver is hosting Saturday's episode. He is the star of The Report, Marriage Story and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Halsey will perform.

LOOSE LIPS:

"I ... did not get an email from Chris Martin. The man is a world treasure. Are you kidding me!?!? Emily what have you done!?!?"
--John Krasinski, jokingly blaming wife Emily Blunt after Chris Martin revealed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that he emailed them hilariously pitching A Quiet Place musical but never heard back, on Instagram

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Which actress says she tried to play matchmaker for ex-husband Ted Turner?

Orlando Bloom to voice Prince Harry in HBO Max cartoon

Lord of the Rings icon Orlando Bloom and Game of Thrones alum Iwan Rheon will lend their voices to animated royal siblings Harry and William in the HBO Max series, The Prince.

The satirical cartoon will be from the perspective of British Prince William's 6-year-old son, George, who will be voiced by Gary Janetti.

The vocal cast will also include Condola Rashad as Meghan Markle, Lucy Punch as Kate Middleton, Tom Hollander as Prince Philip and Prince Charles, Alan Cumming as George's butler Owen and Frances De La Tour as Queen Elizabeth II.

Janetti -- whose credits include Family Guy and Will & Grace -- created The Prince.

"We're so excited to bring the world Gary's created on Instagram over to HBO Max, where our viewers can discover what his Instagram fans already know -- that George can be hilarious, shocking, and surprisingly sweet," Sarah Aubrey, head of original content at HBO Max, said in a statement Tuesday. "We can't wait to see what Gary does with a bigger canvas to paint on than just a 1:1 square."

"I'm thrilled to be working at HBO Max and bringing them yet another series about a family ruthlessly fighting for the throne," added Janetti.

Janetti is also working with the soon-to-launch streaming service on the travel docu-series, Gary Go To...

Prince Harry and his wife announced earlier this month that they are stepping back from their roles as senior members of the British royal family and plan to divide their time between the United Kingdom and North America.

NBC renews 'American Ninja Warrior' for Season 9

NBC has renewed American Ninja Warrior for a ninth season.

Production on the next edition of the obstacle-course competition series is expected to begin in the spring and the show will return to the network's lineup in the summer.

Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila will be back as hosts, along with sideline reporter Zuri Hall.

"It's official, American ?@ninjawarrior? is BACK! This year, ?we are coming to LA ?@UniStudios?, Washington, DC ?@DCArmoury? & St Louis ?@AmericasCenter?. @Akbar_Gbaja? ?@ZuriHall & I are jumping for joy!" Iseman tweeted.

National finals will take place in Las Vegas and the winner of the competition will take home $1 million.

If no winner is crowned, the contestant to go the farthest in the finals will get $100,000.

??? Guess Who ???

Which actress says she tried to play matchmaker for ex-husband Ted Turner?

Jane Fonda discussed how she once tried to set up her ex-husband Ted Turner through online dating on The Late Late Show.

"He's a very specific kind of person and I offered to go on, there was no Tinder it was like match.com or something like that," Fonda said on Tuesday of how she tried to play matchmaker for the entrepreneur alongside her Grace and Frankie co-star Lily Tomlin.

"I was gonna you know, find him somebody but he said no and instead he got four girlfriends. One for each week of the month. He calls them the coalition of the willing," the actress continued.

Fonda and Turner were married from 1991 to 2001.

"He lucked out with me," Fonda said. "He's a lot and I can handle that. Now it takes four to do what I used to do."

Grace and Frankie Season 6 arrived on Netflix in January. The series will return for a seventh and final season.