Saturday Night Live aired a cold‑open on October 31, 2026 that revived Tom Hanks’ David S. Pumpkins character. Trump’s cameo included jokes about his own appearance, Tom Hanks, and Texas candidates Ken Paxton and James Talarico. The clip had about 1.4 million…
During Halloween weekend, the documentary “You Can See Everything” led the domestic box office with an estimated $10.6 million, narrowly ahead of Warner Bros.’ DC Studios film “Claypoint” at $10.4 million, according to studio estimates reported on Sunday. The…
Heidi Klum revealed a giant severed human hand costume, covered in blood, guts, rings and red-painted nails, for her 2026 Halloween party marking the event’s 25th anniversary. The hand was built by a team of 15 artists and was teased in September as “very…
Film director Michael Mann, 83, was hospitalized after a firearm discharged accidentally while holstered during target practice at The Range LA in Los Angeles on Saturday around 4 p.m. The Los Angeles Police Department determined the shooting was accidental…
A24’s three‑hour documentary *You Can See Everything* earned $10.6 million in its third weekend, bringing its North American total to about $63.8 million. Warner Bros. DC’s *Clayface* made $10.4 million in its second weekend, with a domestic total of $44.1…
Harry Styles wrapped up a 30‑night Madison Square Garden residency with two Halloween‑themed "Harryween" concerts on November 1, 2026, ending in a Pizza Rat costume. The Saturday show featured New York‑themed outfits for his band and a banner presentation by…
On November 1, 2026, Saturday Night Live aired a Halloween‑themed cold open that showed President Trump interrupting a sketch and praising actor Tom Hanks’ “great A**.” The sketch also featured a cameo by Hanks, a character named David S. Pumpkins, and…
Actor Sir Patrick Stewart died at age 86 on October 31, 2026, at his Los Angeles home, with his wife Sunny Ozell present, after a brief period affected by Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. The following day, Saturday Night Live aired a tribute that…
Actress Tovah Feldshuh posted on Threads that tensions on the Netflix series Nobody Wants This are not rising, only "profound differences of opinion," and said political views will not affect filming. The comment followed co‑star Adam Brody’s public support…
Criminal Minds: Evolution will end after its 20th season, the fifth season using the Evolution subtitle. The series debuted on CBS in 2005 and moved to Paramount+ in 2022, where it was revived for season 16. The cancellation was announced on a Friday…
On October 31, 2026, the official social media account of Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, posted a Halloween‑themed throwback picture of their son Prince Louis. The photo, taken by Catherine when Louis was about one year old, shows him in a…
Actor Michael Douglas, 82, said on a memoir press tour in Swansea that Jack Nicholson, 89, is "well" but has "disappeared" from public view. Douglas added he still sees Nicholson walking around his house in slippers and respects his desire for privacy…
Director Taika Waititi posted on Instagram on October 30, 2026, sharing the poster for his new film “Klara and the Sun” and noting a 78% audience score versus a 28% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. The $20 million adaptation opened the weekend of October…
HBO Max added an unannounced 30‑minute Halloween special, “A Story of Derry,” to its library at midnight on Halloween. The episode, set centuries before the series and before Pennywise’s arrival, follows children in the Western Woods who encounter an ancient…
Maya Jama, a 32‑year‑old TV presenter, appeared in the final episode of BBC One’s “Celebrity Traitors” on 29 October 2026, becoming the only original Traitor to reach the finale before being identified by Michael Sheen and banished. She pledged to donate the…
Actress Selma Blair was arrested on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York on October 11, 2026 after an alleged altercation that left two flight attendants injured. She was charged with two counts of second‑degree assault and faced a federal violation…
Sir Patrick Stewart died on October 28, 2026 at his Los Angeles home at age 86 after a brief illness with Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia. His 70‑year career included work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the role of Captain Jean‑Luc Picard on Star…
Actress Selma Blair was arrested at JFK Airport on October 11, 2026 after a Delta flight landed, with police reports alleging she tried to open the exit door, punched a flight attendant and bit another, and later kicked a police officer and a nurse. She faces…
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Friday, October 30, 2026 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. For the second year in a row, the ceremony was streamed exclusively on the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' YouTube channel…
The BBC reality series The Celebrity Traitors season 2 ended on Friday, 30 October 2026 with joint winners Sebastian Croft and Romesh Ranganathan, both Faithful contestants. They split the £83,000 prize, each donating their £41,500 share to Choose Love and…
Aerosmith performed at the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday, October 29, 2026, opening the two‑night California Dream On series. The 78‑year‑old frontman sang six classic songs while guest drummer Dave Grohl filled in, and founding drummer Joey Kramer returned for…
Activision said it will delete real‑world footage of the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush from the opening cinematic of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The clip showed victims on stretchers, body bags and bystanders performing CPR and was used in a fictional North…
HBO confirmed on Oct. 28, 2026 that David Threlfall will voice the Sorting Hat and that new actors have been cast for several Hogwarts ghosts and portraits, including Leo Bill as Nearly Headless Nick, Andrew Brooke as the Bloody Baron, Daniel Fearn as the Fat…
Christina Downer, sister of SNL writer Jimmy Fowlie, was reported missing after a welfare check was requested on December 18, 2025. Her cellphone was later recovered on Santa Monica Beach, prompting LAPD detectives to take over the case and search an Airbnb…
A newly released horror game for the PlayStation 5 earned a user rating of 99 out of 100 on the PlayStation Store, according to Comic Book on October 31, 2026. The rating appears in the store’s aggregated user‑score system, which reflects player feedback for…
Actor Margaret Qualley, 32, and musician Jack Antonoff, 42, filed for an uncontested divorce in Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Friday, October 30, 2026. The couple, who began dating in 2021 and married in August 2023, reportedly separated in July…
James Gunn, co‑head of DC Studios, announced on the October 30, 2026 podcast “The Suicide Squad: Is It Canon?” that the 2021 film The Suicide Squad is officially part of the DC Universe (DCU) canon. He said the only major continuity question involves Harley…
Sir Patrick Stewart died at age 86 on October 28, 2026, after a brief battle with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. His wife Sunny Ozell was at his side, and family and friends gathered in Los Angeles. Colleagues including Sir Ian McKellen and Hugh…
Netflix announced in late October 2026 that it is developing a live‑action series based on the video game PUBG. The project will be written, directed, executive‑produced and led on‑screen by Donald Glover, with his brother Stephen Glover also serving as…
Netflix announced on Thursday, October 29, 2026 that the political drama The Diplomat will return for a fifth season. Season 4, released on October 15, 2026, logged 4.8 million views and 33.5 million hours in its first week, rising to #3 on the global Top 10…
German‑born actress Elke Sommer died of heart failure on October 28, 2026 at her Bel‑Air home, aged 85. She was survived by her stepson Sebastian Walther and had lost her husband Wolf Walther to cancer three months earlier. Sommer rose to fame in the 1960s…
Actor Robert Kelker‑Kelly died at age 62 on October 3, 2026, at his St. Peters, Missouri home after reporting chest and arm pain earlier that evening. Police and paramedics responded, but he was pronounced dead at 9:09 p.m. The St. Charles Office of the…
James Gunn, co‑head of DC Studios, told listeners on the DC Studios Showcase podcast that casting for the DCU Batman is "not very far away" but the role remains unfilled. He said the actor will likely be close in age to David Corenswet, the 33‑year‑old…
Lincoln Center Theater opened a Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s play A Few Good Men in late October 2026, directed by Michael Arden. The production stars Bradley Whitford as Colonel Nathan R. Jessep, Tom Blythe as Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, and Krysta…
Russell Brand is on trial at Southwark Crown Court for three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted indecent assault involving six complainants from 1999 to 2009. He has pleaded not guilty and says consent is essential. His…
Skydance TV co‑chair JB Perrette announced a new executive leadership team in an early‑October internal memo, naming direct reports and regional heads while noting the departure of several senior executives from the former Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount…
