The Entertainment Report

Episode 2706 of The Entertainment Report With Ray Melo

News stories include Bette Midler joins voice cast of Netflix's 'Cinderella' movie 'Steps'; 'Hope' teaser: 'Squid Game' star Jung Ho-yeon navigates alien invasion; 'Her Private Hell' teaser introduces new Nicolas Winding Refn thriller; Brendan Fraser to serve as starter at next weekend's Indy 500; Zach Galifianakis to star in 'Very Young Frankenstein' on FX/Hulu; Barbra Streisand recovering from knee surgery, will miss Cannes; 'Zombies 5,' 'Adventure Time' spinoff, Lollapalooza coming to Disney+; 'Lanterns' teaser: Kyle Chandler trains Aaron Pierre in DC series; Sigourney Weaver honored at Hollywood hand and footprint ceremony; Will Ferrell plays the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein in 'SNL' cold open; 'Boys of Tommen' series: Prime Video introduces main cast; Tracee Ellis Ross to be new star of Broadway's 'Every Brilliant Thing'; Bulgaria wins Eurovision Song Contest for first time; Noah Kahan's 'Great Divide' tops U.S. album chart; the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 16th; and 'Michael' tops North American box office with $26.1M.

Episode 2705 of The Entertainment Report With Ray Melo

News stories include Netflix announces 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' world concert tour; Apple TV renews 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' for Season 2; Netflix renews 'Lincoln Lawyer' for fifth and final season; Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris attend 'Spider-Noir' premiere; BTS to headline halftime show at 2026 World Cup final; Netflix to air the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 2027; National Recording Registry to add music from Taylor Swift, Beyonce; 'Tyler Perry's The Oval' Season 7 to officially premiere May 20; Adam Sandler penning third 'Grown Ups' movie; AMC+ to be U.S. streaming home for 'Doctor Who'; Billy Idol to perform, receive lifetime achievement award at AMAs; and Clarence Carter, the blind Southern soul star who scored two Top 10 hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s with “Slip Away” and “Patches,” dies at age 90.

Episode 2704 of The Entertainment Report With Ray Melo

News stories include Netflix announces 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' world concert tour; Lindsay Lohan, Kit Harington promote 'Count My Lies' at Disney upfront; 'Wildwood' teaser: Laika Studios brings fantasy novel to life; 'Big Bang' spinoff 'Stuart Fails to Save the Universe' gets teaser; Amara La Negra, Eva Marcille join BET Black + Iconic Soiree lineup; Demi Moore, Jane Fonda attend Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony; addiction counselor who sold ketamine to Matthew Perry sentenced; Karol G to be honored, perform at American Music Awards; and Keith Urban, Shaboozey, Ashley McBryde among ACM Awards presenters.

Episode 2703 of The Entertainment Report With Ray Melo

News stories include Conan O'Brien to host Oscars for third time; 'Fast & the Furious' TV show in the works at Peacock; Queen Latifah to serve as coach on 'The Voice' Season 30; 'Bitter Christmas' trailer teases dual Almodóvar stories; Chris Pratt's 'Terminal List' Season 2 to premiere on Oct. 21; filming underway on Cush Jumbo's BBC drama 'Wahala'; Matt Bomer joins 'Day of the Jackal' Season 2; Michael B. Jordan executive producing 'Fourth Wing' series for Prim; e'Breaking Bad' alum Aaron Paul joins 'Fallout' Season 3'; Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Season 3 to premiere Nov. 11; Prime Video renews Alan Ritchson's 'Reacher' for Season 5; 'Ted Lasso' star Cristo Fernandez joins USL's El Paso Locomotive FC; Rex Reed, one of the most widely known, influential and biting film critics of the new wave, has died at the age of 87; and Jack Douglas, the legendary producer who worked with John Lennon, Cheap Trick, and Aerosmith, has died at the age of 80.

Episode 2702 of The Entertainment Report With Ray Melo

News stories include 'Little House on the Prairie' teaser introduces Independence'Sweet Magnolias' trio chase their dreams in Season 5 trailer; 'Baywatch' reboot, 'Family Guy' spinoff to join Fox schedule; Savannah Guthrie to host 'Wordle' game show series; 'Ghost in the Shell' series trailer introduces 'new era' of cyberpunk; David Boreanaz teases NBC's new 'Rockford Files' series; ABC renews Scott Speedman's 'R.J. Decker' for Season 2; Darion Lowenstein, Trixie Mattel to be honored at Gayming Awards; Noah Kahan's 'The Great Divide' tops U.S. album chart; and 'Devil Wears Prada 2' tops North American box office for 2nd weekend.

Episode 2701 of The Entertainment Report With Ray Melo

Episode 2700 of The Entertainment Report With Ray Melo

Episode 2699 of The Entertainment Report With Ray Melo

News stories include Ted Turner, CNN founder and cable news innovator, dies at 87; Elle moves to Seattle in teaser for 'Legally Blonde' prequel series; Propeller One-Way Night Coach' trailer introduces John Travolta film; 'Fast and the Furious' stars to attend anniversary screening at Cannes; 'Harry Potter' series renewed for Season 2 ahead of debut; 'The Bear' to return for fifth and final season in June; and Jon Hamm plays radio host Heckman in true crime 'American Hostage'.

Episode 2698 of The Entertainment Report With Ray Melo

News stories include Anthony Bourdain becomes a chef in 'Tony' biopic trailer; Scott Adkins faces Vinnie Jones in 'Reckless' trailer; 'Stranger Things' alum Finn Wolfhard announces concert tour; surprise prequel episode of 'The Bear' drops on Hulu; Rihanna, Beyoncé close out Met Gala red carpet; Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit ahead of trial; Broadway theater fire prompts 'Book of Mormon' cancellations; Tom Holland declares 'my dad is coming home' in 'Odyssey' trailer; 'Lost Boys,' 'Schmigadoon!' Radcliffe, Byrne earn Tony nods; Shakira concert in Rio generates $160 million for local economy; and Rolling Stones' Jagger, Richards, Wood appear on 'Tonight Show' in May.

Episode 2697 of The Entertainment Report With Ray Melo

News stories include Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao, Ruth Negga join Cannes jury; Glenn Close's hand- and foot-prints enshrined in Hollywood cement; Tom Hiddleston to join David Beckham on 'Beckham & Friends Live'; Tina Fey, Colman Domingo reunite in 'Four Seasons' Season 2 trailer; 'National Memorial Day Concert' to feature Noah Wyle, Mickey Guyton; Aziz Ansari plays Kash Patel in 'Saturday Night Live' cold open; Bella Ramsey, Michael Sheen to compete on 'Celebrity Traitors'; NBC cancels 'Brilliant Minds,' 'Stumble'; studios, actors' guild reach 4-year deal after second round of talks; Prince William, wife Kate release new portrait of Charlotte, 11; Post Malone, Barry Manilow cancel concerts; Ella Langley's 'Dandelion' tops U.S. album chart for 2nd week; and 'Devil Wears Prada 2' tops North American box office with $77M.