Tag: The Rookie

  • The 10 Best Villains from ‘The Rookie’, Ranked

    The 10 Best Villains from ‘The Rookie’, Ranked

    Since its premiere in 2018, The Rookie has followed John Nolan, played by Nathan Fillion, who stalls a bank robber until police arrive and as a result decides to pursue his dream of joining the LAPD while in his 40s. This makes Nolan the oldest rookie on the squad and forces him to prove himself…

  • Why Did Bishop Leave ‘The Rookie’?

    Why Did Bishop Leave ‘The Rookie’?

    When Afton Williamson’s Talia Bishop, a central character with a bright future in police procedural drama The Rookie, departed the show after the first season, it sent shock waves through the show’s fan base. Even less convincing was the story plot twist the show adopted to highlight why she failed to return for the second…

  • Niecy Nash Faces Down Steve Harvey in ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ Sneak Peek

    Niecy Nash Faces Down Steve Harvey in ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ Sneak Peek

    The fate of the world (or at least the cast of The Rookie: Feds) is resting on Niecy Nash’s shoulders. In an exclusive to Collider clip of this Sunday’s Celebrity Family Feud, the Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story star is on thin ice as the game comes down to her. In the teaser, Nash uses…

  • Lionsgate Closes Deal to Acquire eOne From Hasbro for $500 Million

    Lionsgate Closes Deal to Acquire eOne From Hasbro for $500 Million

    Lionsgate has acquired Entertainment One’s (eOne) TV and film operations from Hasbro for approximately $500 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.News of the sale — which broke just ahead of Hasbro’s Q2 2023 earnings call, scheduled for Thursday morning — comes nearly four years to the date when…

  • Noah Centineo Is ‘The Recruit’ in Trailer for Netflix CIA Series

    Noah Centineo Is ‘The Recruit’ in Trailer for Netflix CIA Series

    Fresh off “Black Adam,” Noah Centineo is back on Netflix, albeit in very different form. The “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” stars in the first trailer for “The Recruit,” a spy series heading to the streamer next month.The series was created by Alexi Hawley, best known as the creator of the ABC cop…

  • Comic-Con in Recovery: Marvel Studios Saves San Diego’s Otherwise Stillborn Return

    Comic-Con in Recovery: Marvel Studios Saves San Diego’s Otherwise Stillborn Return

    After two years of virtual events, San Diego Comic-Con made its grand in-person return this weekend. The fan convention was chock full of surprises — Marvel! Stephen Colbert! — but it’s clear that Sdcc and many of its exhibitors have not yet adapted to a new normal.The pandemic’s pall hovered over Comic-Con. Entering the convention…

  • With ‘The Little Things,’ John Lee Hancock Wrote a Script So Dark Even He Wasn’t Ready to Direct It

    With ‘The Little Things,’ John Lee Hancock Wrote a Script So Dark Even He Wasn’t Ready to Direct It

    If “The Little Things” seems like a movie from another time, it is. John Lee Hancock wrote the script 28 years ago, back when he wrote the Kevin Costner vehicle “A Perfect World” for director Clint Eastwood. Steven Spielberg was interested, but found the drama about the fight to find an L.A. serial killer too…

  • Zac Efron to Star in ‘Three Men and a Baby’ Remake for Disney Plus

    Zac Efron to Star in ‘Three Men and a Baby’ Remake for Disney Plus

    Zac Efron will star in a remake of the 1987 hit comedy “Three Men and a Baby” for Disney Plus.Gordon Gray, whose producing credits include “The Rookie” and Ben Affleck’s “The Way Back,” is producing. Will Reichel has written the script for the remake. A director for the remake has not yet been set.The original…

  • Dennis Quaid Recalls a Date With Destiny Thanks to Variety

    Dennis Quaid Recalls a Date With Destiny Thanks to Variety

    Dennis Quaid has played a wide range of characters in a career spanning five decades. The 63-year-old actor has portrayed a loving father in such films as “The Parent Trap,” “The Rookie” and “A Dog’s Purpose.” His new role in “I Can Only Imagine” is a stark departure, with Quaid limning a monstrous paternal figure…

  • Eone recruits CAA’s Peter Micelli

    Eone recruits CAA’s Peter Micelli

    The longtime agent will work with former client Mark Gordon as chief strategy officer.Entertainment One (eOne) has recruited CAA television department co-head Peter Micelli for the newly created position of chief strategy officer, film, television and digital.In his new job, Micelli will oversee eOne’s television and digital content businesses, setting the company’s television strategy and…