“Gold Derby” summarizes the current top stories in the entertainment industry for December 23, 2024.

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Follow-up revealed: The Odyssey

Universal Pictures revealed in a recent social media post: “Christopher Nolanis the next film The Odyssey is a mythical action epic shot around the world using brand new IMAX film technology. The film brings Homer’s quintessential saga to IMAX theater screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.” So we’ll have to wait another year and a half for the extravaganza. Filming is scheduled to begin in the first half of 2025.

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The film will star Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert PattinsonAnd Charlize Theron. It will be Nolan’s first film since then Oppenheimerwhich won seven Oscars, including the first-ever awards for the popular filmmaker: Best Picture and Best Director. In total, Nolan has received eight Oscar nominations for films in 22 years, including: Memory, beginningAnd Dunkirk.

Yellowstone Finale Reviews Bonanza

The Paramount drama series Yellowstone went out with a bang. According to the cable network, the series’ final episode on December 15 attracted 13.1 million viewers over three days. This makes it the most-watched episode in the series’ history on Paramount and CMT, where it aired simultaneously. However, this does not include broadcasts on CBS or encore shows. If you take these into account, the mid-season premiere is ahead with 16.4 million viewers. Still, those were sky-high numbers for the show, which proved to be a huge box office success for Paramount throughout its run.

Until now Yellowstone has spawned two prequel spinoffs: 1883 with Tim McGraw And Faith Hill And 1923 with Harrison Ford And Helen Mirren. Both series are about characters and events in the Dutton family history. A second season of 1923 The premiere is scheduled for February 23, 2025. Taylor Sheridanthe creator of the Yellowstone Universe, has also launched several other Paramount shows including Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, lionessand last Countryman with the current Golden Globe nominee Billy Bob Thornton.

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Mariah Carey achieves her longest-running No. 1 song with “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

Mariah Carey’s holiday standard “All I Want for Christmas Is You” spends its third straight week at No. 1 billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart as of December 28th. Adding up its time at the top of the charts over the last few holiday seasons, it has now spent 17 weeks at No. 1. This makes it the longest-running chart-topper in history by inches, surpassing “One Sweet Day,” her 1995 duet with Boyz II men who was at the head of the pack for 16 weeks. It is also the third longest-running No. 1 single in history Lil Nas And Billy Ray Cyrus‘ “Old Town Street” and ShaboozeyBoth starred in A Bar Song (Tipsy) for 19 weeks.

In total, Carey had 19 No. 1 hits in her career, just one shy of the all-time record holders The Beatles at 20. But she has spent more total weeks at No. 1 than any other artist in history (96 and counting), a record she continues to expand every Christmas season.

DCs Creature Commands is getting a second season on Max

Season 1 of the animated series Creature Commands doesn’t end until January 9th, but has already been renewed for Season 2 on Max. The series follows a team of imprisoned monsters who are recruited for missions too dangerous for humans. It was created by James Gunnthe co-chairman of DC Studios. Gunn is also a writer and executive producer on the series. He and his co-chair Peter Safran took over the DC Universe for Warner Bros. in 2022. Gunn also wrote and directed the upcoming 2025 film Superman Live-action feature film with David Corenswet.

Gunn and Safran said in a statement: “We are thrilled to be working with Max for another season Creature Commands Chaos. From our spectacular first season of Peacemaker to the amazing run of The penguin to the record-breaking start of Creature CommandsMax has consistently exceeded industry expectations and our wildest imaginations. Thank you Casey, Sarah, Pia, Sono and the entire team for your tremendous support of DC Studios. We are proud to call Max our home.”

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Rocking New Year’s Eve adds Jeannie May, Rob Gronkowskijungle

ABC will ring in 2025 for the 20th time Ryan Seacrest Hosting Rocking New Year’s Evethe event made famous by the legendary broadcaster Dick Clarkand now Dick Clark Productions and MGM Resorts International have announced a new partnership that will bring the best of Las Vegas to the program. The Vegas festivities will be hosted by the Super Bowl champions Rob Gronkowski and feature performances from Blake Shelton, Cody Johnson, Lenny KravitzAnd Thomas Rhett. The Blue Man Group will perform as well as the hip-hop dance group Jabbawockeezand the cast of “Lío,” soon to be seen at the Bellagio.

Additionally, Jeannie May will be hosting the party on the West Coast and will feature a special performance by a British band jungle. Previously announced artists for Rockin’ evening contain Alanis Morissette with special guest Renee Rapp; Dasha; DJ Cassidy‘S Pass The Mic Live! with Yes Rule, Fat Joe, Smooth RickAnd Doug E Fresh; Serious; WINTER HARDY; Kesha; Laufey; Natasha Bedingfield; And T-Pain.

Note: Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge and Penske Media Corporation, which owns Gold Derby.

Zero day Trailer: Robert De Niro makes his Netflix television debut

It’s Monday Zero day for Netflix. The streaming platform released the first teaser for the upcoming limited series starring the Oscar winner Robert DeNiro in his first major television role. Other co-stars include: Angela Bassett, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Dan StevensAnd Matthew Modine.

Here’s the plot summary, courtesy of Netflix: After a devastating cyberattack, a former president (Robert De Niro) is tasked with finding the perpetrators and uncovering the truth when another attack is imminent – but is the greatest threat a foreign power or does it come from within?

“Zero day “is about the consequences of a devastating cyber attack that kills thousands of people and threatens to push a nation that is already on the brink over the edge,” said Mitschöpfer Eric Newman told Netflix about the show.

co-creator Noah Oppenheim added: “The show also looks at the cost of electricity for those facing these enormous challenges – what it means for them personally and what it means for their families.”

Check out the trailer below.

Stray Kids debut at #1…again

The K-pop band Stray children have achieved their sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with their latest release. Hop. They are the first act in history to reach number one with their first six chart entries. They previously occupied the top spot Strange And Maxident in 2022, Rock star And 5 stars in 2023 and Ate in 2024. They achieved this feat in just three years. Based on combined album sales, single track sales and online streaming performance, Hop achieved 187,000 equivalent album units.

The rest of the top 5 consists of familiar faces. Kendrick Lamar‘S GNX is stable at number 2. Taylor Swift‘S The Tortured Poets Department falls back to number 3 after two more weeks at the top and remains at the top for a total of 17 weeks. Sabrina Carpenter continues her strong run and moved up one place to 4th place Short and sweet. And Michael Buble‘S Christmas is the top Christmas collection of the week, rising two places to number 5.

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billboard‘s Global No. 1s celebrates the top charts in the world

billboard has its Global No. Completed 1s series, showcasing artists from around the world, from British pop stars to British pop stars Dua Lipa to the Mexican songwriter and producer Edgar Barrera and Filipino girl group BINI. billboard Editorial Director Hannah Karp said in a statement: “It’s exciting to showcase this incredibly diverse mix of top artists from around the world, and it’s an honor to be able to tell their stories on our global platform.” Our first Global No. 1s series is impressive proof of this billboardWe can’t wait to celebrate next year’s No. 1 as we roll out our historic brand to more major music markets in 2025.”

The other nine artists included in the series were Scary nuts (Japan), KUN (China), Ana Castela (Brazil), IU (Korea), Geolier (Italy), Valentino Merlo and La Planta (Argentina), Diljit Dosanjh (Canada), Giorgi Gigashvili (Georgia) and Abdul Majeed Abdullah (Arabia).

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