November 2nd, 2017

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Ryan Murphy casts Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer for The Boys in the Band


- Jim Parsons (Ryan Murphy's The Normal Heart), Zachary Quinto (Ryan Murphy's AHS), Andrew Rannells (Ryan Murphy's The New Normal, Glee), and Matt Bomer (Ryan Murphy's The Normal Heart, AHS, The New Normal, Glee) will star in a limited 15-week Broadway engagement of the 1968 play.

- Producer Ryan Murphy said in a statement: "The significance of The Boys in the Band cannot be underestimated. In 1968, Mart Crowley made theatrical history by giving voice to gay men onstage, in this uncompromising, blisteringly honest, and wickedly funny play. The play was groundbreaking in its exploration of how gay men treated each other and how they were made to feel about themselves. And while some attitudes have thankfully shifted, it’s important to be reminded of what we have overcome and how much further we still have to go."

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The Great Canadian Baking Show - First Episode Ever!






Last night, The Great Canadian Baking Show (a Canadian licensing of The Great British Bake-Off) premiered with its first episode ever!

The judges are pastry chefs Rochelle Adonis (born in Québec and now runs a bakery in Perth, Australia, so that explains her accent) and Bruno Feldeisen (born in France and has worked a bit in Vancouver, so I guess that's the Canadian connection?). Hosts are Dan Levy (Canadian and son of SCTV alumnus and all-around hilarious actor Eugene Levy and creator/star on CBC's Schitt's Creek) and Julia Chan (born in the UK, so that's our British connection, raised in Hong Kong, and lives in Los Angeles, she's acted in a few Canadian TV shows including Saving Hope and Rookie Blue).

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So, ONTD, what did you all think? I think the tent is absolutely lovely! It's weird to watch this show without it being so British. The judges need to be more specific in their feedback (I can't count how many times I heard 'Well done!') and the hosts desperately need to up their pun game. (Really? No pun for Battenburg? 'Bakers, batten down your hatches, you've got 30 minutes left!' and that's just off the top of my head.) Hoping the bakers' personalities start coming out more as the show goes, as that's really what makes or breaks Bake-Off.

Today on The View: Meghan is engaged and Chris Matthews is interviewed!




Meghan announces that she is now engaged to that man who she said previously is more conservative than her father. She states they've been together for a while and encourages women to wait for the men who love independent, strong women because those men are out there.

The panel interviews Chris Matthews. He's promoting his new book ‘Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit’. The release of the JFK files are briefly discusses and Joy wants to know any 'new juicy stuff' that might be in the book. They talk a bit about Russia and the Mueller investigation and stresses that there is no red line in this investigation.

Other topics today include:
-The Democrats involvement with Russia collusion
-Reports that Trump is blaming Kushner for the Russia investigation
-Julia Roberts interview where she gets annoyed about being asked about turning 50.

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ONTD's favorite couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez catch a hockey game



Looking happy and healthy after their run in with an MS-13 member, yesterday night the two love birds went to see a hockey game where Selena left wearing his jersey. After the game the two headed back to Selena's house.

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Do you think there will be wedding bells in the future for Justin and Selena ONTD?

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Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! was released 18 years ago today + talk of a Spyro remaster




Insomniac's critically acclaimed Spyro sequel, also known as Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer in Europe and Australia, celebrates its 18th anniversary today! It was first released in North America November 2, 1999 and is the second out of three first generation Spyro games, after Spyro the Dragon and before Spyro: Year of the Dragon. Its glorious soundtrack was composed by none other than The Police's Stewart Copeland, whom also did the score for the black comedy series Dead Like Me.

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Sources: SpyroUniverse Twitter, Activision Twitter, Youtube: Vicarious Visions with IGN

ONTD, are you a cheetah who hogs treasures that could help save the world for the sake of a bullshit challenge?

Would you pay a "small fee" for these would-be-amazing remasters?
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Lady Gaga goes head to head with herself for Tudor campaign



Swiss watch brand, Tudor, named Lady Gaga as its new ambassador for its new "Born to Dare" advertising campaign.

"Lady Gaga has achieved a level of fame and respect few entertainers ever have. This is a result of her unique recipe for success: raw talent, hard work, bold choices and immense gratitude to her fans, her ‘little monsters’ as she calls them," Tudor said in its statement. "When you try and think of a daring individual in today’s popular culture, it is hard to find anyone more fitting the description than Lady Gaga. Behind the glitter and glam, her provocative style and political statements, she is about total showmanship."



do you wear watches, ONTD?
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Val is returning to Will & Grace



- Molly Shannon's character Val Bassett is returning to Will & Grace
- Val was a neighbor to Will/Grace, she once stole Grace's identity but later they became best friends, until Val tried to replace Karen.
- Val & Grace reunited when Grace snuck into her 12 step program. Grace was there for the food. lol

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Joanna Krupa: Women are "Taking Advantage" of Weinstein Scandal, Jeremy Piven is Innocent



Former Real Housewives of Miami star Joanna Krupa has come to the defense of her friend Jeremy Piven, who has been accused of sexual harassment by a guest actress on the Entourage set.

“I love Jeremy Piven. I’ve known Jeremy Piven for a very long time. He’s like the nicest f–king guy I’ve ever met, so I think people are taking advantage of the whole situation with [Harvey] Weinstein, and they’re trying to make a living or they’re trying to get famous."

"Jeremy never did anything wrong to me. He’s always been an amazing friend to me, so I support him.”

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Counterpart - Official Starz Trailer



An espionage, sci-fi thriller with a metaphysical twist, Counterpart tells the story of Howard Silk (Simmons), a lowly cog in a bureaucratic UN agency who is turning the last corner of a life filled with regret, when he discovers the agency he works for is guarding a secret: a crossing to a parallel dimension. Through Howard and his “counterpart” on the other side, Prime, the show will navigate themes of identity, idealism, what ifs, and lost love.

Premieres January 21st, 2018.

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Fox renews The Orville for a second season




*Fox announced today that it has picked up the sci-fi dramedy for a second season.

*Because of the production timeline, the show was always intended to be a limited episode series, so no new episodes will be added to the 13 episode first season.

*The early renewal allows the show to begin pre-production now.

*No word yet on how many episodes have been ordered for a season 2.




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Super Dude Henry Cavill Covers Men's Health UK



The Man of Steel himself bulges and poses on the cover and pages of the December issue of Men's Health UK.

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Elsewhere, DC Comics and Warner Bros decided to appropriate Mexican culture to promote their upcoming sure-to-be-dud of a film. The struggling film company shared 'Dia de los Muertos' inspired Justice League posters today, with one very important and hairy muerto missing.

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Justice League leaks onto torrent sites on November 17, 2017.

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ONTD: Is anyone even stoked for this? How's your man's fitness?

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Gabrielle Union Eats Some Hot Wings on Hot Ones



  • She was a high school basketball star.

  • When she was first with Dwayne Wade, he refused to eat anything green or any seafood. LeBron James made him eat sea bass and salad and now he loves both.

  • DMX loves the Golden Girls.

  • She once hosted a white party for power lesbians and decided to invite Michael Jordan and Charles Oakley because she thought Jordan would be a big hit at the party. Everyone ignored him.




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CBS cancels "Me, Myself, & I"




-According to TVLine, "The new Monday entry starring Bobby Moynihan, John Larroquette and Jack Dylan Grazer premiered in September to 7.5 million total viewers and a 1.6 demo rating, but at last tally delivered under 4 mil with a 0.7 — placing last for the night among CBS’ new Monday sitcom block.
-Will be replaced by Matt LeBlanc-led comedy "Man With a Plan."

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I know some of you here watched it. Sorry.

Another man comes forward about Kevin Spacey

A 48-year old man, friendly with a staff member of New York Magazine, has come forward to discuss his sexual relationship with Kevin Spacey.

The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, says the relationship began when he was 14 years old and Spacey was 24. Their relationship lasted a few months and ended when Spacey tried to rape him.

The man says he has worked hard to remain safe and have a nice life and does not want to give that up. He also says that he would call Spacey a pedophile and sexual predator to his face if given the chance.

Vulture has been able to verify most of the information given. Spacey denies the allegations.

You can read his entire account of his experience at the source.

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Your Grandchildren Could Be Watching A Walking Dead Show If AMC Has Their Way




AMC CEO Josh Sapan wants the The Walking Dead franchise to continue for decades as indicated by his recent quote from banned source:

(his actual quote does not indicate the original show but some iteration of the franchise)

Though some fans think the show and its spinoff has gone on for long enough it's still AMC's highest rated show on TV right now.

The ratings for S8 have not been the shows best but still not enough to worry AMC.


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'Westworld' Filming Suspended; Male Cast Member "Seriously" Injured Off Set




A male cast member of the HBO drama Westworld suffered a "serious" injury when he fell at home and hit his head, and as a result, filming on the show's second season has been shut down.

There is no word on which member of the show's cast has been injured. Among the male stars are Ed Harris, Anthony Hopkins, James Marsden, Jeffrey Wright, Jimmi Simpson and Ben Barnes.

It is unknown whether or not this will affect the show's expected season two premiere date of Spring 2018.

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Star Trek Discovery at Lucca Comics & Game Heroes 2017

Sonequa Martin-Green, Jason Isaacs, Shazad Latif and producer Aaron Harberts beamed down to the Italian event to promote Star Trek: Discovery.



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  • It's Sonequa's first time in Italy and she loves it so much she wants to move there

  • Isaacs says they gave him a 700 page Federation manual to prepare the character but he said, "I'm not reading that." Very Lorca

  • Sonequa enjoyed Enterprise for the Vulcan prescence, truly an angel with something good to say about everything

  • Isaacs compliments Sonequa for maintaining a good atmosphere on set. Says he's been a part of many franchises and seen several actors become very famous overnight, so it's important to have that camraderie to keep people from losing their heads.

  • Harberts says it was important to have a lot of dialogue in Klingon to explore and understand their culture

  • One journo asks if they were inspired by any Shakespearean characters while they were developing their own. Isaacs says absolutely, mentions Henry V, Iago, Richard III and Coriolanus, and says he's always looking for parallels in the scripts. Shazad and Sonequa answers they've studied Shakespeare, and Sonequa says she's played Mercutio!

  • Harberts says they all appreciate the fans and the fandom but it would be impossible to make everyone happy. He's not a huge fan of social media. (lol)

  • When asked about possible spin-offs everybody says it's too soon to think about it, but Harberts brings up the possibilities of Burnham and Lorca prequels (NOGODNO.gif)



They also found some time to play tourist.

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CBS All Access To Reboot The Twilight Zone




Les Moonves & CBS All Access (the streaming only platform that costs $6/mo) has greenlit the reboot of the iconic show.

Jordan Peele will produce it & Marco Ramirez (Daredevil/The Defenders)l will be writing scripts for the new show.

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Jessica Barth: Atomic Blonde producer drugged and assaulted me

- Actress Jessica Barth (Ted, Get Smart) says that producer and her then-manager David Guillod drugged her at dinner and sexually assaulted her
- She went to dinner with him and woke up not remembering anything and her neck was covered in hickeys
- LAPD had investigated back in 2012
- Guillod had previously left UTA and Paradigm due to sexual harassment issues, he is now the co-CEO of Primary Wave Entertainment

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On a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you hate Nancy Wheeler from 'Stranger Things'?




The author basically says that Nancy is presented as a character the viewer is supposed to like, but instead everything about her leads viewers to the following conclusions:

- Hate Nancy.

- Hate Jonathan (understandably), but hate Nancy way more.

- Love Steve.

To quote: "Honestly, fuck Nancy."

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ONTD, do you hate characters like Nancy, who is maybe a little self-involved, more than characters like Billy, who is definitely an abusive racist?
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Teen Vogue is dead (in print) GQ, Glamour and Allure to have less issues


  • The print version of Teen Vogue is going to be discontinued though the online content is still going strong and will be maintained

  • GQ, Glamour, Allure and Architectural Digest will lose an issue going from 12 issues a year to 11

  • W and Conde Nast Traveler will only get 8 print issues a year

  • Vogue, Vanity Fair, Wired, Brides and The New Yorker will maintain their publication schedules

  • Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth is rumoured to be leaving for Glamour


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ONTD how do you feel about the death of print media?
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Nathan Fielder on Conan



-Talks about how he's not very comfortable as a talk show guest
-Devoted an episode of Nathan For You to fabricating the perfect Late Night Talk Show anecdote which he shared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Seth Meyers
-Shares a great story about how his 2 cats have different personalities
-He has an automated cat feeder so he doesn't have to worry about feeding his cats
-Introduces a clip from Nathan For You where he comes up with the idea to hire only asexuals at a computer repair shop
-The season finale airs November 9th and will be 2 hours long


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Another Kevin Spacey update: 8 HOC employees allege harassment/assault

8 people who are currently or have formerly worked on House of Cards are accusing Kevin Spacey of making the set a toxic environment through sexual harassment and assault.

All 8 are speaking under anonymity, for fears of professional repercussions. They all describe Spacey as having predatory behavior towards young male assistants, which included crude comments and nonconsensual touching.

One of these employees, a production assistant, states that he needed to pick Spacey up and drive him to set. Minutes before they arrived, Spacey put his hand down the assistant's pants. Spacey began touching him again as they arrived in Spacey's trailer. When the assistant told him how uncomfortable he was, Spacey left the set and did not return.

Another crew member stated Spacey's behavior was out in the open for everyone to see, but no one said anything for fear of losing their job, as "who's going to believe crew members?"

Production for House of Cards' final season shut down earlier this week. It is unknown when (or even if) it will continue.

In other Spacey news, an awards season push for his supporting role in Ridley Scott's All the Money in the World has been canned.

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Alec Baldwin says he's a sexist who's bullied women




  • Alec Baldwin was honoured by The Paley Center for Media where he and Steve Higgins talked

  • “I certainly have treated women in a very sexist way. I’ve bullied women. I’ve overlooked women. I’ve underestimated women. Not as a rule. From time to time I’ve done what a lot of men do, which is… when you don’t treat women the same way you treat men. You don’t. I’m from a generation where you really don’t and I’d like that to change. I really would like that to change."

  • Baldwin is a longtime friend of serial sexual predator James Toback and recently defended him in a series of now deleted tweets

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Steph Curry jokes about being included in the GOP tax bill



-House GOP leaders unveiled their new tax bill earlier today
-While the document is 429 pages, only one person is mentioned by name: Steph Curry
-The document explains how the proposal would differentiate "between the individual wage income of NBA All-Star Stephen Curry and the pass-through business income of Steve’s Bike Shop" regarding loopholes for small businesses



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Why do you think Steph was singled out, ONTD?

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Wonder Woman officially top grossing Superhero Origin Film World Wide




-Wonder Woman has officially passed Spiderman to become the #1 grossing superhero origin film world wide!

-This is Wonder Womans first solo foray onto the big screen and is currently the #1 DCEU film domestically along with being the #5 highest grossing superhero films stateside.

-Spiderman earned $821.7 back in the day by the time it ended it's theatrical run.

-Wonder Woman has earned $821.74

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Mods this is not old news. She just beat Spiderman worldwide.

Corey Feldman did not name Hollywood pedophiles, Santa Barbara police say




Feldman told Matt Lauer:

"I sat down and I gave them names" "They're on record. They have all this information."

Police say that's not the case. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office told Fox News:

"We are aware of the statements that Mr. Feldman is making regarding an investigation in 1993,". "Our records do not indicate that he named any suspects."


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HTGAWM Star Jimmy Smits on being part of Shondaland and a sneak peak for tonght's episode



One of the new stars of How to Get Away With Murder this season is veteran actor Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue, Sons of Anarchy) who plays Dr. Isaac Roa, Annalise Keating's (Viola Davis) therapist and fellow recovering addict. Jimmy talks with TV Insider about his role and being part of Shondaland.

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Episode/Discussion Post for S04E06: "Stay Strong, Mama"

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Britney snatches her own weave on stage



No one snatches Britney's weave but her! The Princess of Pop was busy slaying another show of her successfful Piece of Me residency in Las Vegas when in the midst of some intense hair-flipping action, Britney ended up taking out her own extensions. Always the pro she continued with the show (and the hairflips).

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ONTD have you ever snatched your weave/wig?


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Bette Midler calls Hocus Pocus remake "cheap"


  • Bette Midler recently sounded-off about the alleged remake of the 1993 Touchstone film Hocus Pocus. The remake is supposedly going to air on Disney Channel, which ironically used to show the original film a lot, back when the network was actually decent.

  • Midler has stated before that the role of Winifred Sanderson is her personal favorite role out of all the things she has done throughout her decades long career.

  • "I know it’s cheap. It’s going to be cheap!” Midler told People at the New York Restoration Project’s Hulaween party on Monday. “I’m not sure what they’re going to do with my character. My character is very, very broad and I don’t know who they’re going to find to play that.”



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She didn't lie, but Hollywood isn't ever gonna listen because they don't know how to come up with anything original anymore.
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Second woman comes forward with Dustin Hoffman sexual harassment




* Wendy Riss Gatsionius, now 52, says she met Hoffman in 1991 when she was a 25-year-old playwright ,
* They met to discuss turning her play A Darker Purpose into a film ,
* She claims Hoffman repeatedly tried to get her to go with him to a hotel.




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Daisy Ridley, Michelle Pfeiffer, and more at Orient Express premiere in London

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Fergie gets emotional on Wendy Williams + performs on the Late Late Show



The Double Dutchess chanteuse is crying on TV again but this time it aint about chart positions (or lack thereof). Rather the impromptu moment happened when Fergie was asked about her current situation and arrangement with her ex-husband Josh Duhamel. Giving you blood, sweat and literal tears a true artisTe!

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ONTD are you a public cryer?

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Teen Mom's Amber Portwood is pregnant



- Teen Mom's Amber Portwood, 27, is pregnant with her second child
- She is having a baby with her new boyfriend Andrew Glennon
- Amber met him on the show, Marriage Bootcamp, Amber was a contestant with her ex fiancé Matt Baier
- Glennon worked on the show & contacted her after the show ended

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Arrow 6x05 "Deathstroke Returns" promo


SLADE RETURNS; VIGILANTE REAPPEARS IN STAR CITY — Slade (guest star Manu Bennett) returns and asks Oliver (Stephen Amell) for help in tracking down his son. When they learn Joe (guest star William Franklyn-Miller) has been taken hostage by mercenaries, their mission to save him gets complicated by a terrible revelation that could shatter Slade’s hopes of reunion forever. Meanwhile, Vigilante reappears in Star City. Joel Novoa directed the episode written by Ben Sokolowski & Spiro Skentzos (#605). Original airdate 11/9/2017.

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'The Late Show' drops Jeremy Piven interview amid sexual harassment allegations




* CBS’ Stephen Colbert-hosted Late Show has yanked its interview with CBS primetime star Jeremy Piven in the wake of allegations by two women that he sexually harassed them,
“Jeremy Piven’s interview for Friday’s broadcast was pre-taped earlier this week on Monday, October 30. Since we were unable to address recent developments in that interview, we are replacing that segment with a new guest.”
* Piven accused of sexual assault by reality star Ariane Bellamar
* Piven has denied the claims




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Joanna Krupa will be miserable.

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella turns 20 years old today!




  • Today marks the 20th Anniversary of the ABC television movie Cinderella, starring Whitney Houston, Brandy Norwood, Bernadette Peters, Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber, Jason Alexander, and others. Whitney Houston served as executive producer in addition to costarring.

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Thor: Ragnarok expected to open with $100-125M weekend domestically, gross $400M worldwide by Sunday



The new Thor film's opening weekend is expected to surpass $100 million domestically, after anticipation has been ramping up in recent weeks. It has already earned more than $100 million worldwide and is on track for more than $400 million by Sunday. The first Thor movie grossed a total of $449 million and the second film grossed $645 million. Ragnarok is well positioned to easily pass those numbers.

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Early reactions from initial screenings tonight?
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The Cast Of "Thor: Ragnarok" Plays Superhero Would You Rather



Some of the Questions:

- Would you rather be stuck on a deserted planet with Hela or Loki?

- Would you rather “Netflix and chill” with a permanently shrunk Ant-Man or a permanently Hulked-out Hulk?

- Would you rather have to say “HULK SMASH!” before you can kiss anyone or before you can use the bathroom?

- Would you rather have a human-sized body with a Hulk-sized head or a Hulk-sized body with a human-sized head?

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Will & Grace's creators on giving Rosario the proper sendoff in latest episode





-- co-creator Max Mutchnick knew they weren't going to get Rosario's actress Shelley Morrison to return as she has now retired from acting, so they gave her a proper sendoff in the latest episode
-- the episode also addresses Grace's mother, played by the late Debbie Reynolds. She had died sometime between the past finale season, and this revival season.

Source: https://twitter.com/THR/status/926260213119930369
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Pizza chains are fighting @PapaJohns on twitter

ICYMI, yesterday two days ago, Papa John's CEO said some dumb shit about the NFL protests being responsible for the pizza chain's poor sales:




"During a quarterly conference call, Papa John's CEO John Schnatter said that the protest should have been "nipped in the bud" a year and a half ago, when former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started kneeling during the playing of the national anthem."

Frozen pizza company, DiGiorno, responded to the Papa John's backlash through various tweets...




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BONUS PIZZA PHOTO:
[Spoiler (click to open)]here's a vegan mac n cheeze pizza, just cuz

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ONTD, do you prefer square cut or round pie?

Taylor Swift Posts Video Preview for Call It What You Want

Following the release of Call it What You Want, Taylor Swift tweeted a 40 second video preview of the song that fans are speculating is part of a visual album




Source: https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/926304551069736960