Don’t expect to see Susan Lucci handing out roses anytime soon.
The 77-year-old All My Children alum says ABC contacted her about potentially becoming the very first star of The Golden Bachelorette but that she turned down the opportunity.
"I believe that they contacted my publicist and it wasn't for me," Lucci told PEOPLE. But, she added, "I really enjoyed watching The Golden Bachelor. This is a new addiction for me." Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Read More...
The odds are ever in favor of a new Hunger Games book. Scholastic announced Monday that it will publish a new prequel to the dystopian YA series by author Suzanne Collins — who first introduced literary fans to the world of Panem across three Hunger Games books between 2008 and 2010 — on May 19, 2020. Set 64 years prior to the events of the first Hunger Games novel, which saw a young girl, Katniss Everdeen (later portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence across four blockbuster film adaptations), fighting to topple an oppressive government that forced youths to fight to the death in a traditional nationwide contest, the currently untitled prequel is set to chronicle the events surrounding the 10th Hunger Games. Read More...
The parade of ’70s TV icons continues on the retooled ”8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.” Following last week’s announcement that James Garner would be visiting for the first four episodes to be shot in the wake of star John Ritter’s sudden death last month, ABC has announced Suzanne Pleshette will also appear on the first of the new episodes, an hourlong special that will mark the sitcom’s Hennessy family’s first attempts to cope with the death of Ritter’s character. Read More...
