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I’m someone who grew up in the early 90s, going to The Rocky Horror Picture Show to Saturday midnight showings frequently. Sure, I can watch it whenever I want today with my Disney+ subscription, but it will never be like it was back then. It was a way to break me out of my suburban bubble and introduce myself to a whole different scene of lovable weirdos, both on screen and off. One of the weirdos, Tim Curry, gave one of my all-time favorite performances (and one of his best performances) in any film, as the sweet transvestite Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the legendary cult film.

I’ve just learned recently that he was almost kicked out of the role he had originally developed for the London show in the mid-70s to a much bigger star of the time: none other than Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. Now me too love The Stones, and if there was any rock star of the era who could play Frank, it’s Mick (or maybe David Bowie), but I’m so grateful Curry stayed in the role. That’s how it happened, according to Curry.

Tim Curry told everyone about the Mick Jagger story recently

 

Rocky horror It’s been a lot of news. Not only is it the best time of year to catch the musical horror film in theaters, as it is often revived for midnight showings like the old days around Halloween, but the film turned 50 this year. In a interview with the Los Angeles Times Recently, Tim Curry spoke about the making of the film and revealed how close Mick Jagger was to getting the role:

When the film was final, there were several big stars who wanted to play the role. Mick Jagger wanted to play it and would have done a great job if you saw ‘Performance’. But [director Jim Sharman] He said he wanted me to do it. I don’t think the studio was happy that he turned Mick down.

Refusing Jagger was a bold choice by the director. In the mid-70s, the Stones were still at their creative peak and there was no bigger band in the world. It’s also hard to deny that he would have been great as the androgynous Frank. I have no doubt that his performance would have been very different from Curry’s, but still wonderful. That being said, as much as I love Jagger and the Stones, no one could top Curry.

 

A different Frank means a different movie, but not a better one

Like I said, I love Curry’s performance in Rocky horror. When he got out of the elevator and started “Sweet Transvestite,” it’s by far my favorite part of the movie (and the best song in the film). I’ve always said that Curry should have won an Oscar for his performance (even though there was little chance of a film like this taking home awards). He had perfected the role in London’s West End for the original show, and having someone else play him would have provided a very different experience.

It’s easy to see that a Jagger version of Frank would likely be less campy and perhaps even more menacing. Curry walks the line between campy and mildly terrifying so perfectly that I can’t imagine anyone, including the lead singer of the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World, playing the role better. Although I admit, there is a part of me that would love to travel to the alternate world where this casting takes place.

In the end, Jim Sharman made the right decision to stick with the musical’s original star in the now-legendary cast of Rocky horror.

 

From Boston to Cannes, Donnie Wahlberg and Sonequa Martin-Green are on the Cote D’Azur for the world premiere of Boston Bluethe next development of Blue Blood.

Blue Blood ran for 14 seasons and nearly 300 episodes on CBS, which gives Boston Blue some big shoes to fill when it launches on the same network this fall. Continuity comes in the form of Wahlberg, who reprises his role as Danny Reagan.

Wahlberg, whose band New Kids on the Block has an ongoing Las Vegas residency, also serves as executive producer. This time, Danny is working cases in Boston rather than New York. His new partner is Lena Silver, played by Sonequa Martin-Green, who may be new to the franchise but knows what it’s like to work on a high-profile spin-off, having starred in Star Trek: Discovery. Like Danny, Lena comes from a distinguished family of police officers, so they speak the same language.

Paramount Global Content Distribution is selling the series, produced by CBS Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Television. Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis – also known as ‘the Brandons’ to Wahlberg and Martin-Green – are showrunners and executive producers. The procedures continue to be sought after around the world, explaining why Blue Blood is debuting on MIPCOM, the biggest international TV market of the year. The duo told Deadline how they’re honoring what’s come before while offering something new.

DEADLINE: The pilot episode covers a lot of ground. You have to introduce new faces and explain Danny’s situation. Oh, and there’s also a case to solve.

DONNIE WAHLBERG: There was a lot to go into there. There is the introduction of a new family. It’s taking Danny from New York to Boston and making sure it makes sense and establishing new characters. For me, one of the most critical parts was creating a trusting bond between Danny and Lena. We are planting seeds. Over the life of a show, you can see everything grow and evolve, but making it super interesting from the beginning, and doing it in a way that sets it up for the future, was a huge challenge.

SONEQUA MARTIN-VERDE: This is a character-driven story. I feel like you don’t see that a lot in this genre. And I think that’s why, at the base of our series, we’re going to be able to have the characters evolve. We will be able to meet these people and see them change.

DEADLINE: The chemistry between Danny and Lena is present from the beginning. Isn’t there that story, which we often see, of partners who take a while to be affectionate with each other?

MARTIN-VERDE: Something that caught my attention on the page is that there is a soulmate between the two. There are all these parallels. They both come from big city law enforcement families, they understand what it’s like and what such a specific lifestyle is like. Their connection is authentic. It just happens and surprises them both.

DEADLINE: Is this relationship important in establishing why Danny is moving from New York to Boston?

WAHLBERG: I kept telling the Brandons that the public would have a hard time believing Danny would leave New York, but we found good reasons why.

If he doesn’t get along with Lena, then why would he? On the page there were jokes and one-liners and things that could be interpreted as conflict, but Sonequa’s interpretation was that they could be like that [and get along with one another] because they see something in each other. They come from similar structures. Your opinion was so spot on. I said, ‘That’s the partner he would stay for in Boston.’

DEADLINE: What are the key elements of Blue Bloods that viewers will recognize in Boston Blue?

WAHLBERG: You need faith, family and tradition. Just because we move to a new city doesn’t mean they don’t exist there too, although they may have different traditions and beliefs and a different family. Having played Danny Reagan for 14 years, I have met many law enforcement families from all over the country, of all different backgrounds and religions, and there are many who relate to the Reagans. We hope they bond with the Silver family now.

DEADLINE: This also supports the idea that although it is a crime show with crimes and police work, it is also a family drama.

MARTIN-VERDE: I love that it’s actually a family drama and the backdrop is law enforcement. We may see more than one area of ​​law enforcement, from the crime scene to the prosecutor’s office, but with any quality story what really draws people in are the characters. That’s really what makes it memorable and that’s what makes it a legacy, which is what we had with Blue Blood. That’s why there were 14 seasons. Faith, family, and traditions kept people going, which is why they were so upset when this went off the air. I appreciate that Donnie and the other EPs, and obviously our showrunners, the Brandons, knew that if we wanted to continue this TV legacy, we had to keep faith and family and tradition at the center of it.

DEADLINE: And do we see a new vision of the dinner table meeting?

WAHLBERG: It’s the first time Danny doesn’t know the table. It’s a [Jewish Sabbath] Shabbat dinner and he’s probably experienced some of that in New York, but it’s a new family and a new dynamic. Danny usually just says what he wants and how he wants it at the table. He’s respectful, but he doesn’t hold back. Now it’s a different world to navigate. It is very interesting and fun to play. It gives me a new challenge in trying not to blurt out what’s on Danny’s mind, but it still has to be him.

MARTIN-VERDE: We will get to know this family through the eyes of Danny Reagan. He becomes representative of the audience because we are introduced to this multi-ethnic, multi-religious family who observes Shabbat. One of the things I loved about our version of family dinner was the fact that this family observes the Sabbath and also has this Christian influence through the grandfather (Ernie Hudson as Reverend Peters). I just think it’s phenomenal. It was very important to see this. I feel like this took some courage.

DEADLINE: Was it a challenge for you, Donnie, balancing the role of executive producer on Boston Blue and starring as Danny, a character you played for 14 seasons on Blue Bloods?

WAHLBERG: Before filming it wasn’t challenging, because I wasn’t filming, I was just giving my ideas, thoughts and influence, and looking for ways to build on that. So on set, I’m an actor and I want to respect my fellow actors. I want to be in the soup with them so it feels like they are working with someone who shares their passion for the craft.

MARTIN-VERDE: I felt a great degree of ownership over Captain Burnham when we finished the five seasons I did [of Star Trek: Discovery]. I can only imagine what this property would be like if 14 seasons had passed. And I know what it’s like to be number one on the call sheet and then also be a producer, and I know that sometimes it’s a very fine line to walk. It’s been exciting to be able to step into a supportive position knowing what that entails.

DEADLINE: How are you finding the balance between keeping the original Blue Bloods fans happy but also creating a new world?

MARTIN-VERDE: We are all calibrating this based on the understanding that we are building on a really solid foundation, the television legacy of Blue Blood. I know what it’s like to be on a newer iteration of a legacy TV [after Star Trek: Discovery] like the back of my hand. We are paying tribute to what came before, to Donnie and all those who laid the foundation. So we’re branching out and trying to find our individuality and our uniqueness.

DEADLINE: Does it help that you’re both used to working in established fandoms? Sonequa with Star Trek and The Walking Dead, and Donnie with Blue Bloods and, of course, New Kids on the Block?

WAHLBERG: Everything meets everything else. Being in a band for 40 years and being in the music business has taught me how to deal with personalities in a different way. So becoming an actor taught me how to deal with my bandmates in a different way.

There is a delicate dance of meeting certain audience expectations, of honoring certain things they have come to appreciate and expect, and also of carrying them forward. Because of the nature of my band, because of the nature of Blue Bloodbecause, for Sonequa, the nature of Star Trek legacy, we come from a place where you respect what came before.

DEADLINE: Do you listen to your fans or do you have to tune out a little bit of that?

WAHLBERG: There are people who say: ‘Fans don’t decide this and that.’ Well, they decide a lot. They don’t write the scripts, but they invested time and dedication. We work by respecting the fan base and then finding ways to take what they love and move forward, so that we’re not doing the same episode every time for the next 20 years, or the same show. Otherwise, why do you even bother doing a spin-off? It’s something we’re both used to and I think it prepared us to be in this situation.

Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari aims to raise Rs. 3.25 crore net approximately on its 2nd Saturday. Friday’s jump is about 50-55 percent, which is on the lower side of typical Saturday jumps these days. Films aimed at larger centers these days often double or at least nearly double on Saturdays. The likely reason for the lower growth is that on Friday there was a BOGO offer, which saw business a little high and today, with no offer in play, business is at a normal level.

The film is now priced at Rs. 8.50-9 crore net or more in the second weekend, which will be almost 60 percent lower than the last weekend. The fall isn’t good, but it’s not bad either. The biggest problem is that it comes from a low level of revenue. The total at the end of today will be around Rs. 45 million net. The film will cross Rs. 50 crore net on Monday. That’s not it lol. 50 crore is a good number for this, but at one point it looked like it would be missing. The weekday BOGO offer helped boost it, along with the holiday period and open week(s).

Post-pandemic, genre or mid-range films in general are struggling. A major factor behind this is the erosion of the theatrical base by digital. The eight-week window, which exists to safeguard the theater business, is turning out to be little more than a gate in an open fence. Bigger event films backed by anticipation can still beat this, but mid-range films with no anticipation factor are being relegated to OTT films by audiences as it’s just an eight-week wait to catch them. There have been some films that have been well liked and sailed but even they are not scoring as high as they would have back then. Jolly LLB 3 and Sitaare Zameen Par are two excellent examples from this year.

Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari had a very good trailer. The songs weren’t big hits, but they were good. In the past, this would have given the film an opening. These days, it hasn’t helped the business because audiences are more than willing to wait for the OTT premiere. The need is for the industry to make this wait inconvenient by lengthening the period to something like six months; otherwise, it’s difficult for the genre and mid-range films.

The box office collections of Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari in India are as follows:

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Millie Bobby Brown has been very cautious with her baby.

Since she and husband Jake Bongiovi announced they adopted a baby girl, they have protected her privacy.

Even the slightest glimpse of your daughter is extremely rare.

Which makes this MBB photo even more precious. Just look at her!

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi are showing off their baby girl

On Thursday, October 9, Millie Bobby Brown shared a series of Instagram photos.

She captioned the series of photos “t swift October,” likely in honor of Taylor Swift’s new album release earlier this month.

MBB is a white Gen Z woman and therefore is exactly Taylor’s demographic.

Even though parts of The Life of a Showgirl have been controversial among listeners, real Swifties are invested in the new music.

One photo in particular caught fans’ attention: an ultra-rare photo of a baby.

The fourth photo in the post shows Brown holding her daughter.

We don’t see the sweet little one’s face – thanks to a blur.

But she’s wearing a Minnie Mouse onesie.

Mother and daughter are not alone in this photo.

Husband Jake Bongiovi is there, hugging them both. So sweet!

Baby photos like this are rare (and that seems unlikely to change)

There are other photos in the post, of course.

Millie Bobby Brown has posted countless selfies.

We also get a dose of marital PDA between her and Bongiovi.

There is also a video — showing the couple doing classic karaoke bi anthem “Mr. Brightside”.

(If you want to turn to dust, The Killers released that hit in 2003… the year before MBB was born)

It was only in August that Brown and Bongiovi announced they had welcomed a baby girl through adoption.

“We are so excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood, both in peace and in privacy,” they shared in a joint statement on August 21.

The couple concluded, “And then there were 3. Love, Millie and Jake Bongiovi.”

Since then, they have demonstrated that they are serious about privacy aspect.

In addition to hiding their daughter’s face, they didn’t even disclose her name.

Can we guess the baby’s name?

However, the public sighting of a pink phone case with the initials “RWB” is, many believe, a hint at the name Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi named their daughter.

Notably, “B” is the initial of both surnames. Which is, among other things, convenient.

Whether the girl’s name is Rose, Robin, Ringworm or something completely different… the world will probably learn one day. But not today.

MBB and Bongiovi are in their early twenties. This makes them young to marry, and extremely young to have a child.

But Brown noticed that his parents were also extremely young parents. She wants to be as good a mother as her own mother was.

Mississippi Madness
High school events turn into shooting galleries across the state

Published October 12, 2025, 5:01 am PDT
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Updated October 12, 2025, 5:46 am PDT

 

The mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi, on Friday night wasn’t the only one in the state… police say there have been two more shootings in different cities.

Police say after the dust settled from the three shootings, a total of 8 people died and about a dozen were injured.

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The worst of the shootings occurred in Leland, where reportedly 6 people were shot to death and at least 10 were injured during a street party for Leland High School’s homecoming weekend.

 

Another shooting broke out at Heidelberg High School in Heidelberg, MS, a small town 80 miles east of the state capital of Jackson. Police say three people were shot at the school and two of them were killed, but the third survived. Officers reportedly took a person of interest into custody for questioning.

 

The latest shooting occurred at South Delta High School in Rolling Fork — a town 40 miles south of Leland where at least one person was reportedly shot and two suspects have been charged in connection with the incident. The shooting victim was taken to the hospital, but his condition is stable, according to local reports.

Authorities have not revealed motives for either shooting… but they are clearly busy, as is the state of Mississippi.

 

More information has been released about Diane Keatonlast days amid his tragic passing.

The 79-year-old Oscar winner passed away on Saturday (October 11), but no cause of death has been confirmed at this time.

Someone Diane was apparently close to is now speaking out.

Keep reading to find out more…

A “close friend” said People that she was “funny to the end… She lived exactly how she wanted, on her own terms, surrounded by the people and things she truly loved.”

“Being in the spotlight wasn’t important,” they added.

Another friend added: “Diana She always had a very strong sense of who she was and how she wanted to live. In these last years, she kept a close circle and liked it that way. She was funny until the end and had a way of making even ordinary moments seem special. That was exactly who she was.

See some of the celebrity tributes that have emerged since his death.

 

Fans of Brianna “Fried Chicken” LaPaglia and Zach Bryan now we have even more to process. On October 22, 2024, Zach confirmed that their year-long relationship was over. Although her statement framed the split as mutual, Brianna later revealed in a YouTube video that she was blindsided by — and rumors of emotional abuse and cheating began to surface almost immediately. Fast forward to 2025, Brianna revealed that she turned down a $12.9 million offer from Zach to sign an NDA and remain silent about the relationship. She was candid about how the split affected her mental health and identity. So what really went wrong between Brianna and Zach? Hollywood life is analyzing the situation below.

Why did Brianna Chickenfry and Zach Bryan break up?

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In a statement on Instagram Stories, the “Pink Skies” artist began by “addressing something,” referencing the breakup rumors that had already begun circulating about him and Brianna.

“Brianna and I broke up with [each other] and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart,” Zach wrote. “She has loved me unconditionally for a long time and for that, I will always thank her. Personally, I’ve had an incredibly difficult year and faced some pretty serious things.”

Zach added: “I thought it would be beneficial for both of us to go our separate ways. I’m not perfect and I never will be. Please respect Brianna’s privacy and space in this and if you have this in your heart, mine too.”

Near the end of his post, the singer-songwriter concluded, “With everything I am and anyone I’ve let down, I’m sorry. I do my best in everything. I failed the people who love me and most of all myself.”

It’s unclear what Zach meant by his note about letting people down. However, hours later, Brianna broke her silence on the split in an emotional video.

“I’ve been crying for five days straight,” she said after confessing that she was “completely shocked” by Zach’s public statement. “He didn’t text me, he didn’t call me. … I’m at the point where it’s like, how can you give someone everything and like, love them so unconditionally, through things that you shouldn’t, because you just love them and want them?”

A few weeks later, Brianna shared more information about the relationship during a podcast episode in November 2024. She noted that the singer didn’t like the dress she wore to the 2024 Golden Globes and stated that he was controlling. She also alleged that his team offered her a $12 million settlement to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Additionally, Brianna’s “BFFs” podcast co-hosts, Dave Portnoy and Josh Richardscame to his defense by releasing a diss track aimed at Zach.

In an interview with Elite Daily released on March 5, 2025, Brianna opened up about her relationship with Zach, where she discussed talking about their breakup, noting, “I’ve always trusted my intuition and my gut, and I did it for me… It was a selfish moment where I was like, ‘I’m doing this for me and it’s taking me back.’”

Being in the public eye and sharing details about her split increased attention online. She reflected on this, saying, “I reacted to the noise a lot when I went through this a lot because I was so under the microscope and in defense mode… It taught me sometimes to shut up and deal with it behind a closed door.”

Regarding the NDA, she ultimately decided to turn it down, explaining, “I don’t want to, in two years, buy the fucking house and think, ‘Oh, this is the money from the guy who literally destroyed and broke me for a year.’”

When did Brianna Chickenfry and Zach Bryan start dating?

The Internet personality and the “Revival” singer began dating in July 2023. The then-couple made their first red carpet appearance in February 2024 at the Grammy Awards.

Zach Bryan was married before meeting Brianna

Before meeting Brianna Zach was married to his ex-wife Rose Maddenfrom July 2020 to July 2021. As for Brianna, the podcaster has kept her dating history out of the public eye.

 

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Fans of iconic ’80s soap operas got a rare treat Tuesday when one of the era’s most glamorous stars showed up in Los Angeles.

The 82-year-old actress, who became a household name on Dallas and its spinoff Knots Landing, looked effortlessly chic while running errands with her husband of nearly six decades.

The stunning star, who made her Broadway debut in 1966 in Barefoot in the Park, married her high school sweetheart – award-winning TV reporter John Marshall – that same year.

Wearing a simple white shirt and black leggings, the Colorado native was a far cry from her days on the red carpet alongside her soap opera co-stars Charlene Tilton, Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy.

Still, longtime fans instantly recognized her platinum blonde locks — the same ones she debuted as the beautiful Valene Ewing, mother of Lucy Ewing and ex-wife of Gary Ewing in 1978’s Dallas.

Can you guess which reclusive soap star she is?

If you said Joan Van Ark, you’re right!

The beloved actress has had a prolific TV and film career spanning more than five decades, with early hits including Frogs (1972), The Last Dinosaur (1977), My First Love (1988), Shakedown on Sunset Strip (1988) and Tainted Blood (1993), among many others.

But she’s best known for her iconic role as Valene Ewing, which began on Dallas in 1978 and continued on its spin-off Knots Landing the following year.

Over the course of 14 years, Van Ark appeared in 327 episodes of Knots Landing, portraying Valene’s tumultuous life, including her three marriages to on-screen love Gary Ewing, played by Ted Shackelford.

She left the show in 1992, although she returned for its final two episodes in 1993, the 1997 miniseries Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, and even reprized the role in a 2013 episode of the new series Dallas.

Last year, Van Ark talked about one of his favorite Knots Landing stories – the unforgettable moment his twin sons were kidnapped and then returned.

“The only time Knots reached number one was when Val got her twins back,” she said Remember Magazine.

‘I will never forget this. We had Michele [Lee, Karen] there. Julia [Harris, Lilimae Clements]also. She was the love of my life. It was a blessing from heaven to bring that woman to our [Knots Landing] family and being my mother. The knots will never leave me. It’s in my DNA. It’s a great experience. It was something so special.

When asked about her return for the series finale, given that Valene was presumed dead, Joan reflected:

“I don’t remember exactly how it happened, but I was at the William Morris agency at the time and they called me in the middle of whatever I was working on and said they wanted you to come back for an episode.

‘ I knew I had to be there at the end because Val and Gary were the nucleus that started it all when they moved from Dallas to the cul-de-sac.

‘This had to come full circle. On the one hand, it was strange being back, but not entirely because I came back to direct a few episodes. But it was true that this happened.

Born in New York City before moving to Boulder, Colorado, Van Ark began her professional career in theater after graduating from Yale, appearing in classics such as The Miser, Death of a Salesman, and Barefoot in the Park.

She then moved to Los Angeles, co-starring with Bette Davis in the 1972 TV movies The Judge and Jake Wyler, and appearing as Erika in MASH* in 1973.

His TV credits from the 1970s and 80s read like a who’s who of the era: Bonanza, Night Gallery, The Six Million Dollar Man, Petrocelli, Quincy, Kojak, Barnaby Jones, Rhoda and Medical Center, as well as three appearances on Cannon and The Rockford Files.

She also starred in the comedies Temperatures Rising (1972–73) and We Got Each Other (1977–78).

Van Ark has reunited with his Knots Landing co-stars several times, appearing in the 2005 reunion special Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again.

She later worked with Christopher Meloni on Spin Doctors and Boys Will Be Boys: The Ali Cooper Story (1994).

She originated the role of Gloria Fisher Abbott on The Young and the Restless from 2004 to 2005 and appeared alongside Shackelford in a 1978 episode of Wonder Woman.

After Knots Landing, she starred in The Nanny, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and, in 2001, Son of the Beach.

In 2008, she reunited with Donna Mills on an episode of Nip/Tuck.

In recent years, Van Ark has remained active in Hollywood, lending her voice to series such as Doom Patrol (2019) and Curious George (2021).

Her last on-screen appearance was in 2017, co-starring in the TV movie Psycho Wedding Crasher.