Transcript
WEBVTT
00:00:00.140 --> 00:00:00.480
Tonight.
00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:02.505
Who's new at Starfleet Academy?
00:00:02.505 --> 00:00:12.862
Ryan Reynolds has a gin for Wolvie, sequels galore, and we remember Benji Gregory, shelley Duvall, dr Ruth, richard Simmons, shannon Doherty and James B Psyking.
00:00:12.862 --> 00:00:16.071
All that and more in this edition of Multiverse tonight.
00:00:17.940 --> 00:00:23.570
Comic books, sci-fi, fantasy and more.
00:00:23.570 --> 00:00:29.248
If you're looking for a roundup of geeky news, you're in the right place.
00:00:29.248 --> 00:00:53.997
This is Multiverse Tonight, and here's your host, thomas.
00:00:54.036 --> 00:00:54.457
Townley.
00:00:54.457 --> 00:00:59.551
Well, hello everyone, and welcome to episode 219 of Multiverse Tonight.
00:00:59.551 --> 00:01:04.546
I am, of course, your host, thomas Townley, and it's a hot day, isn't it?
00:01:04.546 --> 00:01:09.843
Am, of course, your host, thomas Townley, and it's a hot day, isn't it?
00:01:09.843 --> 00:01:20.825
As I'm speaking right now, it's the November, it's July 15th and it's 102 degrees outside not counting the, you know heat index but, you know, looking to be cooling off there this week.
00:01:24.111 --> 00:01:28.001
There's not really much to talk about at the top of the show here.
00:01:28.001 --> 00:01:37.362
Of course, you know there's all political stuff, but we don't do political stuff here, this is just geek talk.
00:01:37.362 --> 00:01:39.986
We're going to try to keep the politics of it.
00:01:39.986 --> 00:01:47.936
Anyway, we have a lot of obituaries to cover and some news as well.
00:01:47.936 --> 00:01:52.171
So let's start in with the Star Trek news.
00:01:52.171 --> 00:02:06.231
Carice Brooks, bella Shepard and George Hawkins are set to enroll in Starfleet Academy, joining Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti, in the latest chapter of the Star Trek universe.
00:02:07.001 --> 00:02:16.147
Production is set to begin later this summer on Paramount Plus' Star Trek Starfleet Academy from Alex Kurtzman's Strange Secret Hideout, roddenberry Entertainment and CBS Studios.
00:02:16.147 --> 00:02:24.068
The upcoming series will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most legendary places in the galaxy.
00:02:24.068 --> 00:02:31.950
Brooks Shepard, hawkins will play cadets joining Hunter as the captain and chancellor of Starfleet Academy and Giamatti as the season's villain.
00:02:31.950 --> 00:02:37.747
And with that we go on to the Star Trek news, the Star Wars news.
00:02:37.747 --> 00:02:45.167
Yeah, there's not a lot of news up front because of course everyone's waiting for Comic-Con to do the big news.
00:02:45.167 --> 00:02:48.622
So we got what we got Anyway.
00:02:48.622 --> 00:02:49.826
Roger Roger.
00:02:51.086 --> 00:02:55.706
Star Wars news begins a few weeks before his work on Deadpool and Wolverine arriving in theaters.
00:02:55.706 --> 00:02:59.545
One of director Sean Levy's next blockbusters has gotten a massive update.
00:02:59.545 --> 00:03:06.748
On Wednesday, reports confirmed that screenwriter Jonathan Troper will pen the script for Levy's currently untitled Star Wars movie.
00:03:06.748 --> 00:03:15.153
Troper has worked with Levy multiple times over the years, including 2014's this Is when I Leave you and 2022's the Atom Project.
00:03:15.153 --> 00:03:19.972
The news of Troper's involvement in the film was first reported by the Insider.
00:03:19.972 --> 00:03:28.981
Outside of his work with Levy, troper has showrunrun apple tvc and created the television shows banshee and warrior.
00:03:28.981 --> 00:03:40.521
Levy's star wars film does not currently have a release date as the director has prioritized his work on deadpool and wolverine and the final season of stranger's thing, stranger things and of course there's.
00:03:40.521 --> 00:03:43.586
That also means that there's no plot details yet.
00:03:43.586 --> 00:03:55.649
As the director previously revealed, the finished product of his movie will uniquely reflect his storytelling style and connection to the franchise, so I guess your mileage may vary.
00:03:56.699 --> 00:04:27.026
Now let's go on to the DC Comics News, and we begin DC Comics News with fan favorite comic and TV writer J Michael Straczynski providing the screenplay for Warner Brothers Animation's forthcoming adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibson's comic book classic Watchmen.
00:04:27.026 --> 00:04:37.685
The two-part animated movie aims to be the most direct adaptation to date, and you can ignore the motion comic that they did for the DVD release in 2009.
00:04:37.685 --> 00:04:51.947
Addressing the movie's just released trailer on social media, the Babylon 5 creator warned fans not to watch out for any of his signature touches, as he did his best to basically translate the comics into a format that worked for animation Per Straczynski.
00:04:51.947 --> 00:04:58.261
He actually insisted on an adapted by credit for the movie, rather than the standard written by Now.
00:04:58.261 --> 00:05:01.548
There's no word whether Moore and Gibbons will get on-screen credit.
00:05:01.548 --> 00:05:06.889
While Watchmen sequels brought to the small screen in 2019, moore asked that his name be left off of it.
00:05:06.889 --> 00:05:13.615
Straczynski said on social media quote I can now talk about it as the news is breaking.
00:05:13.615 --> 00:05:15.466
I adapted Watchmen for Warner's animation.
00:05:15.466 --> 00:05:19.687
By adapted, I mean strictly configuring the structure to work in a movie.
00:05:19.687 --> 00:05:23.666
I saw no need to write more material or change what works in the book.
00:05:23.666 --> 00:05:26.040
It's pure more.
00:05:26.040 --> 00:05:29.451
Now Straczynski has already written more material featuring these characters.
00:05:29.451 --> 00:05:34.432
He wrote three of the Before Watchmen miniseries that were released back in 2012.
00:05:36.201 --> 00:05:41.733
After years of being in the works, dc's Arkham Asylum spin-off series has reportedly been put on ice.
00:05:41.733 --> 00:05:47.668
On Friday, reports indicated that the current iteration of the Arkham Asylum project is not moving forward.
00:05:47.668 --> 00:06:00.850
The series, which had been in the works in some version since the series had been given an order in July of 2020, was originally designed to be a spin-off of Matt Reeves' the Batman series of films focused on the Gotham Police Department.
00:06:00.850 --> 00:06:20.689
In 2022, it was confirmed that the project had evolved into focusing on Arkham Asylum and with some people being brought in as showrunners and head writers, and subsequently it was teased that it would be set in Gunn and Saffron's forthcoming DC Universe.
00:06:20.689 --> 00:06:25.249
However, that is just not to be.
00:06:25.249 --> 00:06:34.925
According to reports, there is still a chance that the project in San Arkham could be developed for a later date if it was a spin-off of the Batman or part of the new DCU.
00:06:34.925 --> 00:06:36.401
The Batman.
00:06:36.401 --> 00:06:44.524
Already as a spin-off series, the Penguin sets a debut later this year, as well as a sequel in the works, which will make its debut in the fall of 2026.
00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:54.091
Michael Zooli, a beloved artist known for his work on titles like the Sandman, the Puma Blues and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, has passed away at the age of 71.
00:06:54.091 --> 00:07:05.331
Born on December 20, 1952, zooli had a decade-spanning career as an artist and illustrator, both on mainstream comics and cult-favorite works such as the Puma Blues.
00:07:05.331 --> 00:07:08.206
He will be missed.
00:07:08.206 --> 00:07:12.151
And now let's go on to the Marvel Comics News.
00:07:12.151 --> 00:07:56.968
And Marvel Comics News begins with actor-comedian Lamoraine Morris, who has been tapped to be a series regular opposite Nicolas Cage in Spider-Noir, the upcoming MGM Plus and Prime Video live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir On the Sony Pictures TV-produced series, which has been renamed from its original title Noir to highlight its Spider-Man universe lineage, noir will play the character Robbie Robertson.
00:07:57.620 --> 00:08:14.281
Spider-noir, from exec producers Oren Uzell and Steve Lightfoot, tells the story of an aging and down-to-his-luck private investigator, played by Cage, in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero Morris'.
00:08:14.281 --> 00:08:18.072
Robbie Robertson is driven, hardworking and won't take no for an answer.
00:08:18.072 --> 00:08:21.324
A dead-kid journalist trying to make it with the odds stacked against him.
00:08:21.324 --> 00:08:26.622
As a black professional in 1930s New York, he takes on riskier stories that no one else would touch.
00:08:26.622 --> 00:08:32.668
In order to get the gay attention and the paycheck, he is willing to do whatever is necessary for his career.
00:08:32.668 --> 00:08:48.768
Harry Bradbeer is set to direct and executive produce the first two episodes of the series, which is a little lightfoot developed with the team behind Spiderman Into the Spireverse Phil Lord, christopher Miller and Amy Pascal, who will also serve as executive producers.
00:08:48.768 --> 00:08:57.392
Spire Noir will debut domestically on MGM plus his linear channel, and then globally on prime video in more than 240 countries and territories.
00:08:57.392 --> 00:09:00.548
So watch this space.
00:09:03.061 --> 00:09:09.909
It's been a few weeks since Ryan Reynolds a vision gin reveal a first look at their Deadpool-branded bottles rolling out for Father's Day.
00:09:09.909 --> 00:09:11.917
Now it's Wolverine's turn.
00:09:11.917 --> 00:09:17.980
The Canadian mutant has taken over his own set of bottles, which are available in stores now for a limited time.
00:09:17.980 --> 00:09:27.322
According to the distillery, the bottles are only available to buy in Florida, california, texas, new York and Oregon, and they'll run you about $25.
00:09:27.322 --> 00:09:34.208
The extra limited nature, aviation says, is basically just Reynolds' way of sliding Hugh Jackman and Wolverine one last time.
00:09:34.208 --> 00:09:36.530
Here's how Aviation explains it.
00:09:36.530 --> 00:09:55.446
Quote Encased in a solid black glass, in a sleek black glass, and accentuated with yellow custom-striped stamps and metallic details, the limited-edition bottle is filled with the same perfectly crisp, smooth aviation American gin consumers know and love Serving as the ultimate collector's item.
00:09:55.446 --> 00:10:01.706
Deadpool and Wolverine fanatics alike can now stock their bar cart with this dynamic duo.
00:10:01.706 --> 00:10:30.721
Anyway, let's go on to the geek news, and Geek News begins with sequels.
00:10:30.740 --> 00:10:42.485
Shrek 5 is officially go with Universal and DreamWorks Animation announcing that the storied franchise will return on July 1st 2026, with stars Mike Myers, eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz returning.
00:10:42.485 --> 00:10:46.562
25 years after the original Shrek hit the theaters.
00:10:46.562 --> 00:10:57.471
The feature, as long been in development, will rise 16 years after the previous entry, shrek Forever After, which was in 2010 and earned $752.6 million globally.
00:10:57.471 --> 00:11:06.024
Walt Dorn will direct, after working as a writer on the second and third films, as they have the story on the fourth film, minions the Rise of Groove.
00:11:06.024 --> 00:11:13.110
Co-director Brad Abelson will co-direct with Shrek Forever After producer Gina Shea and Illumination CEO Chris Melandri producing.
00:11:13.110 --> 00:11:17.988
So there's your first.
00:11:17.988 --> 00:11:22.006
Was there a need for Shrek 5?
00:11:22.006 --> 00:11:26.090
Do you think there's more story to tell?
00:11:26.090 --> 00:11:31.431
Is it going to be Shrek having to deal with teenage kids?
00:11:31.431 --> 00:11:32.113
I don't know.
00:11:32.113 --> 00:11:36.481
I guess we'll find out In other news.
00:11:36.763 --> 00:11:45.326
Former Bob's Burgers voice actor, jay Johnson today pleaded guilty to a federal charge stemming from his participation in the January 6th attack on the US Capitol.
00:11:45.326 --> 00:11:48.090
He has been charged with civil disorder, a felony.
00:11:48.090 --> 00:12:01.544
Johnson, 55, could say a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison, but sentencing guidelines suggest a more lenient sentence of eight to 14 months in prison.
00:12:01.544 --> 00:12:04.371
His sentencing is scheduled for October 7th.
00:12:04.371 --> 00:12:11.363
Johnson's other credits include Anchorman, men in Black 2, and Better Call Saul.
00:12:11.403 --> 00:12:17.714
Universal Pictures will release Illuminations Minions 3 on Wednesday, june 30th 2027.
00:12:17.714 --> 00:12:31.432
The news comes in the wake of Despicable Me 4 clearing $255 million at the global box office following its July 3rd opening stateside.
00:12:31.432 --> 00:12:40.160
Minions 3 will be written by Brian Lynch and directed by Academy Award-winning nominee Pierre Coffin, the filmmaker behind the first three Despicable Me's and the first Minions film.
00:12:40.160 --> 00:12:44.200
Coffin has also provided the voice for the Minions since their film debut in 2010.
00:12:44.200 --> 00:12:49.432
The film will be produced by Illumination's founder and CEO, chris Melendry, and by Bill Ryan.
00:12:49.432 --> 00:12:57.073
Altogether, the Despicable Me and Minions franchise has made a global box office close to $5 billion.
00:12:57.073 --> 00:13:02.000
Illumination's library altogether accounts for $10 billion at the global box office.
00:13:02.000 --> 00:13:08.092
The animation production studio has an exclusive financing and distribution partnership with Universal Pictures.
00:13:10.461 --> 00:13:23.052
In a landmark deal that will shake up the entertainment landscape, shari Redstone has agreed to sell control of Paramount Global to a consortium led by Skydance, the production team helmed by David Ellison and Gary Cardinal's Redbird Capital.
00:13:23.052 --> 00:13:44.432
The sale, assuming it is approved by regulators and completed, and assuming a better bid does not emerge, would see Skydance acquire Redstone's majority stake in national amusements, which, in turn, would secure control of Paramount, the owner of Paramount Film and TV Studios, paramount+, cbs and cable channels like Nickelodeon, mtv and Comedy Central.
00:13:44.432 --> 00:13:59.293
The consummation of the deal is the culmination of months of will-they-or-won't-they speculation, with the Skydance consortium beginning talks late last year only to see multiple rounds of negotiations fall apart when Redstone rejected the deal in place at the 11th hour.
00:13:59.293 --> 00:14:05.251
The two sides, however, continue talking, leading to a new agreement that secured Redstone's approval.
00:14:05.251 --> 00:14:14.195
Once the deal closes, the plan is for Paramount to acquire Skydance, which, in turn, will install its own leadership team at the entertainment company.
00:14:14.195 --> 00:14:22.913
Elson will be CEO, with former NBC Universal CEO Jeff Schell running the company day-to-day as president, day-to-day as president.
00:14:24.500 --> 00:14:35.886
Skydance had to sweeten its deal offer in hopes of ensuring more value for non-voting Paramount shareholders, who had complained that initial deal offers had guaranteed Redstone a premium but would have diluted them, giving them the short end of the stick.
00:14:35.886 --> 00:14:55.390
According to the companies, the Skydance consortium will invest $2.4 billion to acquire National Amusements for cash and $4.5 billion for the stock-cash merger consideration to be paid for publicly traded Class A shares and Class B shares, as well as $1.5 billion of primary capital to be added to Paramount's balance sheet.
00:14:55.390 --> 00:15:06.131
The deal not only buys out Redstone's stake, but also allows both Class A and Class B shareholders to cash out at $23 per share and $15 per share respectively.
00:15:06.131 --> 00:15:11.308
Skydance says, when it's all said and done, it expects to own 70% of the outstanding shares.
00:15:11.308 --> 00:15:18.591
The all-stock deal to merge Skydance with Paramount will value Ellison Studio at $4.75 billion.
00:15:21.081 --> 00:15:26.270
Penguin Random House is set to acquire comic book and graphic novel publisher Boom Studios.
00:15:26.270 --> 00:15:41.335
The publishing house announced Wednesday that Random House Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, has agreed to the deal for Boom Studios, which was founded in 2005 by Ross Ritchie and Andrew Cosby.
00:15:41.335 --> 00:15:44.249
The deal is expected to close later this summer.
00:15:44.249 --> 00:15:46.466
The terms have not been disclosed.
00:15:46.466 --> 00:15:53.469
As part of the transaction, disney is selling its minority stake in Boom Studios, a 20th Century Fox acquired in 2017.
00:15:53.469 --> 00:16:10.726
Boom Studios will continue its editorial and publishing independence and will report to Random House World's president, scott Shannon, while Random House World's VP Publisher, keith Clayton, and Random House Publishing Group Executive VP of Business Strategy, bill Takes, will manage the new imprint.
00:16:10.726 --> 00:16:16.990
Also part of the Random House World's portfolio of imprints are Del Rey, inkloor and RH World's licensing program.
00:16:16.990 --> 00:16:31.149
Boom Studios may have marked up with its original comic titles like Keanu Reeves' Berserker, something is Killing the Children and Lumberjanes, and also found its success publishing licensed comics based on Power Rangers, dune, garfield and Dark Crystal.
00:16:31.149 --> 00:16:40.289
Boom Studios will maintain its LA offices and continue to publish through four distinct lines Boom Studios, boombox, kaboom and Arcania.
00:16:40.289 --> 00:16:49.048
Dune Diamond Comic Distributors will continue to distribute Boom Studios titles to the direct market, with Simon and Schuster handling the bookstore trade.
00:16:50.024 --> 00:16:54.759
Boom Studios has been involved in the film and television adaptations of its work since the company's inception.
00:16:54.759 --> 00:17:09.912
The current media division will remain the same under the New Deal, with Stephen Christie continuing to lead the production company team and has made and, and so you know that's kind of interesting.
00:17:09.912 --> 00:17:26.328
Currently in production for Boom Studios is Butterfly, a live-action, prime Video Spies series starring Daniel Dae Kim and Rihanna Hardesty, berserker and Something is Killing Children also remain in development on Netflix.
00:17:26.328 --> 00:17:38.259
Additionally, ryan Coogler, who is producing Universal's adaptation of Boom's title A Vicious Circle, which counts the comic screenwriter co-creator, madsen Tomlinson, as screenwriter.
00:17:38.259 --> 00:18:02.548
And if you're someone who used to go down to the Dollar General or McDonald's and get a DVD from the old Redbox, well, time's up, redbox parent Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has shifted its bankruptcy filing from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, meaning it will liquidate its business.
00:18:02.548 --> 00:18:03.328
Meaning it will liquidate its business.
00:18:03.348 --> 00:18:12.537
The company filed for bankruptcy protection on June 29, sagging under a weight of nearly $1 billion in debt and a tall stack of unpaid bills.
00:18:12.537 --> 00:18:24.272
During bankruptcy court proceedings, it secured a debtor-in-possession loan of $8 million designed to help it resume paying workers after nearly a month of no paychecks and restore their medical benefits.
00:18:24.272 --> 00:18:36.692
However, hbs Investment Partners, which had been one of the company's backers and arranged for financing for the DIP loan, said it could not extend any additional financial resources.
00:18:36.692 --> 00:18:48.333
Duly notified, chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment made a motion to shift the case from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, and US Bank bankruptcy judge Thomas M Horan gave his approval.
00:18:48.333 --> 00:18:58.248
Richard Puchulski, a lawyer for Chicken Soup, told Horan in a hearing that the situation was heartbreaking and that a team of lawyers and execs had worked day and night to find a solution.
00:18:58.248 --> 00:19:05.170
At one point, they had hoped to raise funds by selling certain assets and to be able to keep a core group of employees working.
00:19:05.170 --> 00:19:15.092
Ultimately, however, the conclusion was reached that the employees would need to be let go and all 24,000 Redbox kiosks would be shut down.
00:19:20.960 --> 00:19:45.134
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, which spun off from the namesake self-help book publisher in 2017, grew via a series of acquisitions, buying properties like the streaming service Crackle, and film distributors like Screen Media and 1091 Pictures, its biggest M&A deal, the $375 acquisition of Redbox in 2022, proved its downfall for Murad financial and strategic reasons.
00:19:45.134 --> 00:19:51.041
Redbox was 22 years old Now.
00:19:51.041 --> 00:19:55.960
The interesting part about this is none of the Redboxes I've passed.
00:19:55.960 --> 00:20:01.712
I have one in my workplace that I pass by every day to and from work.
00:20:01.712 --> 00:20:03.105
It hasn't been shut down yet.
00:20:03.105 --> 00:20:05.284
So I wonder what happens to and from work.
00:20:05.284 --> 00:20:06.788
It hasn't been shut down yet, so I wonder what happens.
00:20:06.788 --> 00:20:13.212
I wonder what happens if you rent a DVD from there, take it home and it shuts down.
00:20:13.212 --> 00:20:14.175
Do you keep the DVD?
00:20:14.175 --> 00:20:25.189
I don't know, maybe they're still on so they can get those DVDs back, and once all the DVDs are back in, it'll shut down for good.
00:20:25.189 --> 00:20:36.688
Who knows More sad news Benji Gregory, who is best known for his acting work as a child star on the TV sitcom ALF, was found dead on June 13th.
00:20:37.279 --> 00:20:42.804
Gregory played Brian Tanner on 101 episodes of ALF, which aired from 1986 to 1990.
00:20:42.804 --> 00:20:46.207
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the death.
00:20:46.207 --> 00:20:50.605
Tmz said he was found in a car at a Chase Bank parking lot in Peoria.
00:20:50.605 --> 00:20:51.106
Arizona.
00:20:51.106 --> 00:20:54.221
Service dog Hans was also found dead in the vehicle.
00:20:54.221 --> 00:21:03.626
The actor's sister, rebecca, told TMZ that her brother suffered from depression, bipolar disorder and a sleep disorder that often kept him awake for days.
00:21:03.626 --> 00:21:10.148
She suggests donations in her brother's name to either the Actors' Equity Foundation or the ASPCA.
00:21:10.148 --> 00:21:20.590
Benji Gregory left entertainment in 2003 and enlisted in the US Navy, later becoming an aerographer's mate, and in 2005 received an honorable discharge from the Navy.
00:21:20.590 --> 00:21:22.934
He was 46 years old.
00:21:26.104 --> 00:21:39.964
Shelley Duvall, the saucer-eyed, rail-thin actress who starred in seven films directed by her mentor, robert Altman, and the void-the-axe-wielding Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick's the Shining, died this past Thursday.
00:21:39.964 --> 00:21:41.549
She was 75 years old.
00:21:41.549 --> 00:21:58.683
Duvall died in her sleep of complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, texas, according to a spokesperson telling the Hollywood Reporter, dan Gilroy, her life partner since 1989, said in a statement my dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us Too much suffering lately.
00:21:58.683 --> 00:21:59.748
Now she's free.
00:21:59.748 --> 00:22:01.942
Fly away, beautiful Shelley.
00:22:01.942 --> 00:22:03.724
Unquote.
00:22:03.724 --> 00:22:05.106
November 2016,.
00:22:05.106 --> 00:22:10.795
A disheveled Duvall appeared in an episode of the syndicated talk show Dr Phil and revealed that she suffers from mental illness.
00:22:10.795 --> 00:22:29.625
Duvall has a thriving career, has a versatile, one-of-a-kind actress and head of her own production company, think Entertainment, which created star-studded innovative children's programming for cable TV that net her two Emmy Award nominations.
00:22:30.583 --> 00:22:43.005
Shelley Alexis Duvall was born in Fort Worth on July 7, 1949, the oldest of four children and the only daughter to Bob, a cattle rancher turned attorney, and her mother, bobby, a realtor, who brought the family to Houston.
00:22:43.005 --> 00:22:49.273
When she was five, she attended South Texas Junior College where she studied to be a research scientist and was interested in nutrition.
00:22:49.273 --> 00:22:58.044
At a party she threw for her fiance, artist Bernard Sampson, she met actors of Altman's crew while they were in town filming Brewster McLeod.
00:22:58.044 --> 00:23:05.171
They brought her to meet the director and producer, lou Adler, and they offered the gawky 20-year-old, with an overbite, a role in the movie.
00:23:05.171 --> 00:23:10.788
Duvall, who had never traveled outside of Texas, turned them down at first but then agreed to take the screen test.
00:23:12.742 --> 00:23:22.403
A decade later, duvall sang and starred opposite Robin Williams as the iconic comic strip character Olive Oil, the strong-willed damsel in distress, in Altman's live-action adaptation of Popeye.
00:23:22.403 --> 00:23:35.644
In between, the childlike star collaborated with Altman as a mail-order bride in McCabe and Mrs Miller, as the woman who has a Mississippi romance with bank robber Keith Carradine in Thieves Like Us at Groupie LA.
00:23:35.644 --> 00:23:38.741
Joan, found in hot pants and platform shoes in Nashville.
00:23:38.741 --> 00:23:43.491
As the wife of President Grover Cleveland in Buffalo Bill and the Indians or Sitting Bull's History Lesson.
00:23:43.491 --> 00:23:52.615
And as Malia Lamo, a fantasizing attendant at a Palm Springs health spa for the elderly in Three Women.
00:23:53.619 --> 00:24:00.006
Asked by the New York Times in 1977 why she chose to keep working with Altman, she said he offers me damn good roles.
00:24:00.006 --> 00:24:01.750
None of them have been alike.
00:24:01.750 --> 00:24:08.788
He has a great confidence in me and a trust and respect for me and he doesn't put any restrictions on me or intimidate me, and I love him.
00:24:08.788 --> 00:24:12.688
I remember the first advice he ever gave me Don't take yourself seriously.
00:24:12.688 --> 00:24:19.183
Sometimes I find myself self-centered and then all of a sudden that bit of advice will pop into my head and I'll laugh.
00:24:20.728 --> 00:24:27.372
Altman once noted that Duvall quote was able to swing all sides of the pendulum charming, silly, sophisticated, pathetic, even beautiful.
00:24:27.372 --> 00:24:35.839
She won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for playing Trang Millie For the film adaptation of Stephen King's the Shining.
00:24:35.839 --> 00:24:39.607
Duvall said she was put to the test during a 13-month shoot in England.
00:24:39.607 --> 00:24:52.203
In the horror classic she plays the besieged wife Wendy Torrance, who spends a harsh winter in the desolate Overlook Hotel with her rare husband who slowly goes mad and their young son Kubrick.
00:24:52.203 --> 00:24:55.288
Had her quote crying 12 hours a day for weeks on end.
00:24:55.288 --> 00:25:00.487
She said in a 1981 interview with People magazine I will never give that much again.
00:25:00.487 --> 00:25:08.779
If you want to get into pain and call it art, go ahead, but not with me.
00:25:08.779 --> 00:25:16.409
One report says she was forced to perform the iconic scene with the baseball bat an exhausting 127 times, memorably every time she showed up on screen.
00:25:16.500 --> 00:25:28.848
Devall also portrayed a spacey rock journalist in Woody Allen's Annie Hall, appeared as Pansy in Funny Scenes with Michael Palin in Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits and played Steve Martin's supportive pal Dixie in Roxanne.
00:25:28.848 --> 00:25:34.284
She returned to acting in 2022 after two decades away with a role in the Forest Hills.
00:25:34.284 --> 00:25:50.152
Her resume would go on to include F Scott Fitzgerald's Bernice, bob's Re Hair for PBS, frankenweenie Changing Habits, home Fries, jane Campion's the Portrait of a Lady Suburban Commando and her last acting appearance for a while, Mana from Heaven.
00:25:50.152 --> 00:26:08.105
In 1981, duvall recorded Sweet Dreams, an album of music for children, and the year later Showtime bought her pitch for 26 episodes for the Peabody Award-winning Fairytale Theater, which she executive, produced, narrated and appeared on.
00:26:08.105 --> 00:26:13.040
Three years later, she created tall tales and legends, a one-hour anthology series for for showtime that featured adaptations of american folktales.
00:26:13.040 --> 00:26:22.351
On both shows, devol persuaded a-listers like robin williams, terry gar, eric idle, jeff bridges, mick chagger, liza millie and and Vanessa Redgrave to work for Scale.
00:26:22.351 --> 00:26:25.249
Both series were big sellers on home video.
00:26:25.249 --> 00:26:40.291
In 1907, she launched Think Entertainment, which specialized in family entertainment like Shelley Valls' Bedtime Stories and Mrs Piggly Wiggly, and she produced telefilms including ABC's Backfield in Motion starring Roseanne and Tom Arnold.
00:26:42.500 --> 00:26:48.083
Duvall married Sampson during filming of Brewster McLeod, but they divorced after four years in 1974, soon after they arrived in LA.
00:26:48.083 --> 00:26:57.573
She later dated musician Paul Simon, who she met in New York around the time of Annie Hall, and they lived together in Central Park West until he left her for her friend Carrie Fisher.
00:26:57.573 --> 00:27:06.365
She said he broke the news to her as she was about to board the Concorde London to work on the Shining and she cried the entire flight.
00:27:06.365 --> 00:27:17.045
Duvall also lived with Stan Wilson, who played Oscar the barber in Popeye, before meeting singer-drummer Gilroy, a member of the pop group Breakfast Club, who had been Madonna's boyfriend.
00:27:17.045 --> 00:27:22.294
They fell for each other after starring in the 1999 Disney Channel movie Mother Goose, rock and Rhyme.
00:27:22.294 --> 00:27:26.910
Her survivors include her brothers Scott, stuart and Shane.
00:27:26.910 --> 00:27:33.223
Again, shelley Duvall was 75 years old.
00:27:35.410 --> 00:27:45.232
Next, richard Simmons, the goofy clown prince of fitness who turned his passion for weight loss into riches and fame as a Hollywood celebrity, has passed away, also at the age of 76.
00:27:45.232 --> 00:27:59.140
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department told the Hollywood Reporter that personnel responded to a 911 call from Simmons' home on Belfast Drive and arrived there at 9.57 am on Saturday.
00:27:59.140 --> 00:28:02.590
The spokesperson added that an investigation is still being conducted.
00:28:02.590 --> 00:28:24.234
The star of his own syndicated TV exercise show in the 80s, the curly-haired Simmons, sold millions of aerobics sweat into the oldie videos and DVDs as peak Simmons, who sported two short shorts and sparkly tank top with Swarovski crystals during his workouts, flew around the country making motivational speeches and conducting fitness classes for rapt fans.
00:28:24.234 --> 00:28:33.586
In 1980, he published Richard Simmons' Never Say Diet book, a huge bestseller that had chapters like Coming to Grips with your Hips and how to Eat Out and Not Pig Out.
00:28:33.586 --> 00:28:46.750
Simmons went on to appear as himself on such series as Arrested Development, amazing Stories, chips, the Larry Sanders Show and General Hospital, and was a frequent guest foil on the Howard Stern Show and on David Lehrman's late-night talk shows.
00:28:46.750 --> 00:28:54.990
Later, he would voice the character of Coach Sammons on the 2010-2012 Disney Channel animated series Fish Hooks.
00:28:56.039 --> 00:29:01.819
Simmons was born Milton Teagle Simmons in New Orleans on July 12, 1948.
00:29:01.819 --> 00:29:04.828
Growing up in the French Quarter, he sold pralines on the street.
00:29:04.828 --> 00:29:09.932
He was overweight as a kid and weighed nearly 270 pounds when he graduated high school.
00:29:09.932 --> 00:29:20.450
After spending some time in Europe, he said that he found an anonymous note on the windshield of his car in 1968 that read Dear Richard, fat people die young, please don't die.
00:29:20.450 --> 00:29:23.863
1968,.
00:29:23.863 --> 00:29:25.126
It read Dear Richard, fat people die young, please don't die.
00:29:25.126 --> 00:29:27.114
Simmons vowed to get in shape and, at 5'7", got down to about 150 pounds.
00:29:27.114 --> 00:29:33.694
He headed west and brought his weight loss message to Beverly Hills, opening a combination exercise studio and restaurant in 1974.
00:29:33.694 --> 00:29:40.191
His clientele included the likes of Barbra Streisand, dustin Hoffman, charlotte Diana Ross and Paul Newman.
00:29:45.980 --> 00:29:50.200
In November of 2016, simons shuttered the studio most recently called Slimmons.
00:29:50.200 --> 00:29:54.932
Five months earlier, simons was transported from his home to a hospital by ambulance after the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a 911 call.
00:29:54.932 --> 00:29:59.351
He said he was later dehydrated and told his fans not to worry about his health.
00:29:59.351 --> 00:30:12.863
The New York Daily News reported in March of 2016 that he was being held against his will at home, but Simmons, who hadn't been seen public for about two years, denied that on the Today Show, saying no one is holding me in my house as a hostage.
00:30:12.863 --> 00:30:20.750
In January, simmons said he didn't approve of a biopic of his life from the Whopper organization that Pauly Shore would star in.
00:30:20.750 --> 00:30:21.030
Quote.
00:30:21.030 --> 00:30:24.663
I've never given my permission for this movie.
00:30:24.663 --> 00:30:35.308
While we would love to have him involved, the filmmakers noted we respect his desire for privacy and plan to produce a movie that honors him, celebrates him and tells a dramatic story.
00:30:35.308 --> 00:30:38.547
We know he is deeply private and we would never want to invade that.
00:30:38.547 --> 00:30:44.369
However, he is an amazing person that changed millions of people's lives and the effect he had on the world needs to be recognized.
00:30:44.369 --> 00:30:51.354
On the eve of his death, simmons was on Facebook expressing his appreciation to fans for their birthday wishes.
00:30:51.354 --> 00:30:55.190
Thank you, I never got so many messages about my birthday in my life.
00:30:55.190 --> 00:30:59.371
I am sitting here writing emails, having a most beautiful rest on your Friday.
00:30:59.371 --> 00:31:04.369
Again, richard Simmons was 76 years old.
00:31:05.339 --> 00:31:22.386
Next, dr Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive guru of the American sexual revolution, whose straightforward, matter-of-fact way of discussing the facts of life led to an illustrious career as a radio talk show host, television personality, author and advice expert, has passed away at the age of 96.
00:31:23.256 --> 00:31:41.784
Westheimer died at her home in New York City, according to her spokesman, who told the New York Times she escaped Nazi Germany in the 1930s and was profiled by the Hull Reporter in January of 2016 as one of the last survivors of the Holocaust, in the entertainment industry For more than three decades.
00:31:41.784 --> 00:31:47.550
When the subject turned to sex, dr Ruth, as she was known to her legion of fans, was the go-to person.
00:31:47.550 --> 00:32:01.272
People magazine included her on the 1998 list of the most intriguing people of the century and in Playboy's 55th anniversary issue in 2009, she landed the number 13 spot on the list of the most important people in sex from the past 55 years.
00:32:01.272 --> 00:32:10.547
Well into her 50s, when she debuted on the radio, westheimer seemed the least likely person to be offering graphic sex advice, but that only added to her appeal.
00:32:10.547 --> 00:32:16.688
She would gleefully initiate candid discussions about the penis condoms and how to derive the ultimate satisfaction when making love.
