Fawlty Towers fans all say the same thing as reboot of beloved comedy sitcom confirmed

Academy Awards draw closer, the most famous performance of Will Smith’s career is being reexamined. No, we’re not talking about his work on “Ali” and “King Richard,” we’re talking about “The Slap,” that iconic moment where Smith marched onstage, slapped Chris Rock, and won an Oscar for best actor minutes later. After a year of penance and practically no media presence, Smith is back online and is poking fun at the moment on TikTok.The 8 biggest pop culture moments of the yearOscars 2023: Jimmy Kimmel teases the Oscars, makes fun of ‘the slap’The video is a duet, featuring Smith’s reaction to another TikTok video.

This is just an evil thing to say. I would say I can’t fathom this level of cruelty and elitism but sadly… I can.

Two years to the date after their February 22, 2021 breakup, Daft Punk have announced a 10th-anniversary reissue of their final album as a duo, 2013’s Random Access Memories. The expanded edition — scheduled for a May 12 drop — will contain eight previously unreleased demos, outtakes, and alternate versions, combining for a total of 35 minutes of music.

The Emmy-winning series Succession is coming to an end.

Ellen Pompeo‘s farewell episode of Grey’s Anatomy is about to air and her co-star Kate Walsh is saying “happy trails” to her.

Fan Bingbing is back on the global stage for her first major appearance in years.

It’s been nearly three years since the final episode of Schitt’s Creek aired. However, Eugene Levy hasn’t ruled out the possibility of a future for the beloved comedy series.

Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty in response to charges for involuntary manslaughter following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust.

Paris Hilton opened up about Kim Kardashian‘s advice on becoming a mother and so much more in a new interview.

Morgan Wallen’s ex, KT Smith, was in a nasty car crash in Nashville on Wednesday and revealed she suffered bad facial injuries as a result. Smith shared images of the wrecked car on her Instagram stories, writing, "thankful to be alive," and tagged two friends, Caden McGuire and Gabriella Payant.  On another slide, she thanked "sweet friends/family" for their support and noted a doctor walked by and said that "'they shouldn’t be alive, and he definitely shouldn’t be alive.’" The "he" appears to refer to McGuire, whom Smith says came into the room and prayed with her while still being "not even completely stitched up," implying that he and Payant were in the car with Smith.  Smith later shared close-ups of her severely bruised and swollen face, writing "hahaha demogorgan," making light of the injury.

Khloe Kardashian is being sued by her former household assistant who alleges that the reality star wrongfully fired him after he injured his knee and took disability leave. Matthew Manhard worked for Kardashian from January 2019 until November 2022 and took a leave of absence after he fractured his knee last May, requiring surgery, according to courts documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Manhard claims that after he took disability leave allowed by California law, he requested to return to work last November but was told Kardashian had no work for him, then he was fired in "retaliation." The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday also alleges that Kardashian failed to give Manhard required meal and rest breaks and wasn’t paid overtime when he frequently worked 12-hour days.

Succession” is coming to an end with Season 4. And yes, this will be a real finale: As Variety reported in a cover story with HBO chief Casey Bloys, the network is not developing any spinoffs. Creator and executive producer Jesse Armstrong revealed the news on Thursday in an interview with the New Yorker. “It’s been a bit tortured, and I felt unexpectedly nervous about talking to you, because it’s all theoretical until this point, and I have tried to keep it theoretical for a whole number of reasons,” he said. “Who knows about the psychological reasons, but the creative ones were that it felt really useful to not make the final, final decision for ages. You know, there’s a promise in the title of ‘Succession.’ I’ve never thought this could go on forever.”

Michael Nordine author News of a fresh horror comedy from Christopher Landon, director of the joyously silly “Happy Death Day” and its sequel, should be greeted with cautious optimism at the very least. He’s been working in the space for some time now, having also co-written and directed “Freaky,” “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” and the more straightforward “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones,” and understands how to thread that particular needle better than most. His latest feels like both a natural next step and also something of a departure: a family-friendly haunted-house story releasing on Netflix. Unlike his previous efforts, however, “We Have a Ghost” fails to capture what makes this particular genre hybrid so much fun.

Harvey Weinstein’s L.A. rape conviction told the court in tearful statement on Thursday that she had blamed herself for the assault. The woman, identified as Jane Doe #1, spoke of the impact of the rape just before Weinstein was sentenced to an additional 16 years behind bars, on top of his 23-year New York sentence. “Thank you for giving me this opportunity to address this court and the defendant,” she said. “It is extremely difficult for me to stand here, ten years later, as the effects of this rape are still raw, and difficult to discuss. I have been carrying this weight, this trauma, this irrational belief that it was my fault for years.”

Joe Leydon Film Critic “Linoleum” starts out as one kind of movie, drops teasing hints that it might be another type of film and ultimately plot-twists into, well, something else. All of which makes it difficult to review, much less describe in detail, without spilling an economy size bag of beans. But wait, there’s more: It’s also a movie that, not unlike “The Usual Suspects” or “Jacob’s Ladder,” likely will drive some viewers to opt for an instant replay after closing credits roll by, to see if that final twist actually does a watertight job of answering and explaining. Why? To quote a line of dialogue repeated almost as a mantra throughout the proceedings: It’s not that simple. Jim Gaffigan impressively manages the tricky task of serving simultaneously as sympathetic protagonist and unreliable narrator while portraying Cameron Edwin, a once promising scientist and astronaut wannabe who’s nearing 50 while weighed down with a multitude of reasons for a full-blown midlife crisis. The “Bill Nye the Science Guy”-style children’s TV show he hosts for a Ohio station has been banished to a midnight timeslot; Erin (Rhea Seehorn), his wife and former co-host, wants a divorce before she moves away to accept an aerospace museum job in another city; Nora (Katelyn Nacon), his teenage daughter, has started addressing him by his first name as she’s caught up with her own identity issues; and Mac (Roger Hendricks Simon), his retired scientist father, is losing ground in his battle against dementia in an elderly care facility, despite the best efforts of his watchful doctor (Tony Shalhoub).

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Tapping into the Japanese national zeitgeist once again with “Suzume,” writer-director Makoto Shinkai surpasses his peers in making films for and about teenagers. Now 50 years old, the anime master christened his latest blockbuster after its heroine, Suzume Iwato (voiced by Nanoka Hara), a 17-year-old orphan on the southwestern island of Kyushu swept up in a cross-country trip to prevent a series of natural disasters. That such a responsibility should fall to someone so young is typical of his oeuvre (see “Weathering With You”), but also an apt way of illustrating the lingering trauma and vulnerability that adolescents feel in many parts of Japan. Funnier and more streamlined than Shinkai’s earlier hypercharged toon epics, “Suzume” is a massive hit in its home country, where it has earned more than $100 million since opening last November — his third film to pass that milestone. The film made its international premiere at the Berlinale, one of two animated features in official competition (the other being Chinese director Liu Jian’s “Art College 1994”). Theatrical releases are scheduled to follow in most countries on or around April 13.

Did this whole thing just get unlocked?

There’s been an update on Alec Baldwin’s case.

Succession is heading to an end.

The annual Oscar melee always reminds us of this mandate: Never believe the “buzz.” Every important movie arrives with an aura – and it’s usually wrong or misleading.

Vogue Italia, her first cover shoot since she finalised her divorce from Tom Brady. The supermodel appears unrecognisable on the cover wearing an all-red Maison Valentino outfit, complete with matching red hair, pencil-thin eyebrows, nails and lipstick. Her fiery look was accessorised with earrings from Kenneth Jay Lane and Patricia von Musulin bracelets.

John Cleese may be planning to reboot his comedy classic Fawlty Towers, but the new version of the show won’t have all the elements familiar to the original show’s millions of fans. 

JOHN Cleese has revealed that the new Fawlty Towers reboot will NOT air on the BBC as he opened up about the show. The actor, who is best known for portraying Basil Fawlty in the sitcom, said that it would not return to its broadcasting home. John, 83, who appeared on the BBC sitcom back in the 1970s, opened up about the rebooted series in a new chat.

John Cleese has said his surprise revival of Fawlty Towers won’t be returning to its original home on the BBC because the UK broadcaster would not give him sufficient editorial freedom.

A BED and breakfast owner known as the 'real life Basil Fawlty' is hoping for a boost to his business following the iconic show's revival. Peter Bland, 55 , who runs a bed and breakfast in Torquay has long been compared to the show's iconic and quirky John Cleese character.

FOR 44 years, the duck was well and truly off. But now Fawlty Towers is set to return to our screens. While this has made many ask “Que?”, there’s others that are doing the funny walk in glee at the idea of John Cleese’s hysterical hotelier being back behind the front desk.

IT only took 44 years, but a Fawlty Towers reboot is finally underway. The British comedy classic, starring John Cleese as hot-tempered hotel owner Basil Fawlty, ran for just 12 episodes from 1975 to 1979, but now the star has revealed it is returning with the help of his daughter, Camilla. Manic Basil will be seen grappling with the modern world as he runs a boutique hotel in the Fawlty Towers reboot.

BBC Breakfast fans swooned over "sexy" Carol Kirkwood as she rocked a stunning little black dress on todays show. Carol, 62, was back on the programme to give the latest weather updates, while Jon Kay and Sally Nugent presented the news and features.

JOHN Cleese has thrilled fans with news he is bringing Fawlty Towers back - but his daughter Camilla is heavily involved too. She might not be as well-known as the Monty Python legend, but Camilla has developed her own comedy and writing chops in Los Angeles where she lives.

A PLACE in the Sun's Laura Hamilton posed in a low-cut mini dress, leaving viewers swooning. The popular Channel 4 host, 40, never fails to update her loyal fans with her glamorous outfit posts online.

THE Only Way Is Essex star Yazmin Oukhellou has updated her fans on being hospitalised amid her PTSD battle. The reality favourite was left with the condition after surviving a horror car crash that killed her boyfriend. Yazmin, 28, took to her Instagram stories to show herself hooked up to an oxygen mask as she sat in bed.

LOVE Island fans have been left certain that Tom Clare already knows bombshell Claudia Fogarty from outside the villa. Eagle-eyed viewers of the ITV2 dating show were quick to notice his "horrified" reaction to her entrance.

LOVE Island star Olivia Attwood has confirmed when she will wed her beau Bradley Dack. The TV star – who rose to fame on the ITV dating show in 2017 – took to her Instagram to hint at her wedding date.

LOVE Island fans have been left furious as Lana snogged Ron just moments after she dumped Casey. Viewers of the hit ITV2 reality show watched as Lana decided to choose Ron over Casey. As the Islanders got dressed up and ready for another evening in the Villa, something was on Lana’s mind and it wasn't long before she pulled Casey for a chat.

Basil Fawlty is back. A reboot of John Cleese’s British comedy sensation Fawlty Towers is in the works and Rob Reiner’s Castle Rock Entertainment is developing.