The List for Thursday, April 13th 2023

Welcome to The List,

HBO made some big announcements yesterday, like changing the name of HBO Max to just plain Max.  (It’s merging with Discovery+.) But this might have been the BIGGEST piece of news:  and we’ve touched on this once already but today we have MORE details…the “Harry Potter” TV series will be a straight-up REMAKE.  Or, if you prefer, a reimagining of the books, with a brand-new cast.  There’s no word yet on casting. It’ll also be more faithful to the original story, because they’ll take an ENTIRE SEASON to cover each of the seven books. They’re expecting this to play out over 10 years….who has that kinda time…

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Cody Johnson’s Daughters Love John Wayne but says he doesn’t let his girls watch a lot of TV that has a lot of commercials. “A good way to get around that, where you can watch tv… besides cartoons… that dad can actually stand… is throw on any John Wayne movie and my kids, my two little girls love watching John Wayne, their favorite one is Mclintock. And I think that is awesome.“

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We lost Kenny Rogers three years ago last month.  Now his first posthumous album is coming out.  It’s called “Life Is Like a Song”, and it’s a collection of ten songs, including eight unreleased recordings. The deluxe version has two additional songs, so 12 total.  It’s not out until June 2nd, but two of the tracks are up on YouTube . . . “Love Is a Drug“ and “I Wish It Would Rain“. It also has a duet with Dolly Parton called “Tell Me That You Love Me”.  They recorded it after “Islands in the Stream” was a hit in 1983.

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Coming to theaters this weekend is “Renfield” Here Nicholas Cage talks about what he tried to bring to his Dracula character “It was a fusion between that which is genuinely creepy and spooky and also funny and how I could blend those two. He’s stuck doing this, there are things worse than death. He’s stuck getting his heart broken over and over and having to drink blood again and again. I think that’s something I was trying to find.” Dracula’s lackey, R. M. Renfield (Nicholas Hoult), wants to split from him (Nicolas Cage) after falling in love with a New Orleans police officer.  ‘Renfield is in theaters this weekend.

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The Daily Mail says Jamie Foxx was rushed to an Atlanta hospital after suffering a medical emergency. His daughter, Corrine, released a statement saying, ”We wanted to share that, my father, experienced a medical complication yesterday. Luckily, due to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to recovery. No word on how long the 55 year old actor will be in the hospital or when he’ll return to work.  He’s been in Atlanta filming a movie called “Back in Action” with Cameron Diaz and Glenn Close.

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Megan Moroney is preparing for her first headlining trek, and she’s revealed the five must-have things that she’s going to pack:  Fancy cowboy boots . . . sunflower seeds to snack on . . . red wine to sip on . . . headphones, specifically AirPod Max . . . and Red Bull to keep her energized.

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