August 02, 2020
Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani are 'Happy Anywhere' in new single
Celebrity couple Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are back with a new single.
The 44-year-old country music star and 50-year-old singer released the song "Happy Anywhere" on Friday.
In "Happy Anywhere," Shelton and Stefani sing about finding love and being happy together, regardless of where they are.
"You're always my destination / You're the only thing that I'm chained to / I could be happy anywhere / I could be happy anywhere with you," the couple sing.
Shelton teased the "Happy Anywhere" music video Friday on Instagram. The preview features footage of Shelton and Stefani at home and singing together.
"Damn right! It's here ya'll!!!!! #HappyAnywhere is OUT NOW!" Shelton captioned the post.
Shelton and Stefani performed "Happy Anywhere" Friday on Today as part of the show's summer concert series. In an interview, Shelton said he and Stefani have had time to pick blackberries, grow a garden and other "country things" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shelton and Stefani previously collaborated on the single "Nobody but You," released in January, and the songs "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" and "Go Ahead and Break My Heart."
Shelton and Stefani confirmed their relationship in 2015 following their respective splits from Miranda Lambert and Gavin Rossdale. Stefani referred to Shelton as her "best friend" while celebrating his birthday in June.
Disney delays 'Star Wars' and 'Avatar' films by one year
Disney has delayed a number of untitled Star Wars films and the planned Avatar sequels by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The next Star Wars film, which was set for Dec. 16, 2022, has moved to Dec. 22, 2023. A second Star Wars film has moved from Dec. 20, 2024 to Dec. 19, 2025 followed by a third film moving from Dec. 18, 2026 to Dec. 17, 2027.
Avatar 2, originally set for Dec. 17, 2021, will now release on Dec. 16, 2022. Avatar 3 moves from Dec. 22, 2023 to Dec. 20, 2024 followed by Avatar 4 from Dec. 19, 2025 to Dec. 18, 2026 and Avatar 5 from Dec. 17, 2027 to Dec. 22, 2028.
Avatar director James Cameron said on Instagram Thursday that the delays are from being unable to conduct virtual production work in Los Angeles due to the pandemic. Cameron had announced in June that he had returned to New Zealand to work on the films.
"There is no one more disappointed about this delay than me. But I am buoyed by the incredible performances of our cast and the extraordinary work that Weta Digital is doing bringing the world of Pandora and the characters of the film to life," Cameron said on Instagram.
Disney has also taken its live-action adaptation of Mulan off the release calendar. Mulan was set to arrive in theaters on Aug. 21 following multiple delays.
"Over the last few months, it's become clear that nothing can be set in stone when it comes to how we release films during the global health crisis, and today that means pausing our release plans for Mulan as we assess how we can most effectively bring this film to audiences around the world," a Disney spokesperson said in a statement.
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'Sweet Magnolias': Netflix renews drama series for Season 2
Sweet Magnolias will return for a second season on Netflix.
The streaming service announced Thursday that it renewed the romantic drama series for Season 2.
Netflix shared the news alongside a photo of JoAnna Garcia Swisher (Maddie Townsend), Heather Headley (Helen Decatur) and Brooke Elliott (Dana Sue Sullivan) as their Sweet Magnolias characters.
Sweet Magnolias is based on the Sherryl Woods book series of the same name. The series follows three best friends (Swisher, Headley, Elliott) from South Carolina in their personal and professional lives.
Sweet Magnolias co-stars Logan Allen, Anneliese Judge, Caron Rowling, Justin Bruening, Chris Klein and Jamie Lynn Spears. The first season premiered on Netflix in May.
Swisher said in an interview with UPI in June that the events of the Season 1 cliffhanger finale were "big pills" for her to swallow.
"That whole episode for me, those were big pills for me to swallow," she said. "If there's a Season 2, Maddie will have to make up for those reactions."
'Outer Banks': Netflix renews teen drama for Season 2
Teen drama Outer Banks will return for a second season on Netflix.
The streaming service announced Friday that it renewed the series for Season 2.
Netflix shared the news alongside a video of Outer Banks stars celebrating the renewal at home.
"Outer Banks Season 2, we are coming back," Chase Stokes, who plays John B, says in the video.
"Everybody who watched, and supported. We just cannot wait to get started," Jonathan Daviss, who portrays Pope, adds.
Outer Banks co-stars Madelyn Cline as Sarah, Madison Bailey as Kiaria "Kie," Rudy Pankow as JJ, Austin North as Topper, Charles Esten as Ward and Drew Starkey as Rafe.
The series is created by Josh Pate, Jonas Pate and Shannon Burke, and follows a group of teenagers in the Outer Banks of North Carolina who are known as "Pogues."
Outer Banks premiered its first season in April. Bailey discussed the Season 1 finale in an interview with Harper's Bazaar in April and shared her thoughts about a Season 2.
"I think it's going to be an interesting balance of Kiara being broken, absolutely shattered, and also being that heart of the group," Bailey said of her character's place among the Pogues.
In addition, Bailey said she hopes Season 2 will show Kiara's past and her time as a Kook, the wealthy rivals of the Pogues.
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Sean Hayes surprised a nurse from Santa Maria, Calif., with a quarantine wedding while guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Hayes met with nurse Lucio Arguijo on Thursday who was the show's latest #HealthCareHero.
Arguijo said that his wedding to his fiance Ian had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hayes stated that he has become ordained as an internet minister and offered to officiate their wedding on air, which the couple agreed to.
The Will & Grace alum also sent rings to the couple, which they received in the mail.
"If I could give you one piece of advice guys it would be this, never go to bed angry okay. Save that anger for people not wearing masks," Hayes said as he married the pair.
Arguijo and his new husband also received $10,000 from Life is Good.
Hayes also interviewed his friend Jason Bateman on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Hayes and Bateman have started a new podcast with Will Arnett titled SmartLess.
Bateman discussed his experience working with the late Katharine Hepburn on 1994 television movie This Can't Be Love. The actor described a unique thing she did on set.
"She wore Reebok high tops a hundred percent of the time but when she had to wear a dressy outfit, she would simply pull black socks over the top of these high tops," Bateman said.
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