‘The Thursday Murder Club' trailer slays, the cast of ‘Hamilton' reunites, and more of today's top stories
Gold Derby's top news stories for May 29, 2025.
Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, Pierce Brosnan, and Celia Imrie are ready to start sleuthing in the first trailer for The Thursday Murder Club, director Chris Columbus' adaptation of the hit novel by Richard Osman. The film, like the bestselling book series, follows four retirees who take an interest in investigating cold cases, only to find themselves with a much warmer mystery on their hands.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and company are not throwing away their shot to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their blockbuster musical. The cast will take the stage at the 70th Tony Awards on June 8 to mark the occasion. Joining Miranda will be Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, among others. Hamilton is still the record-holder for most-ever nominations (16 in all). It went on to win 11 awards including Best Musical.
Weatherman and Today cohost Al Roker is set to be feted with a Lifetime Achievement award at the upcoming News & Documentary Emmys. He will be honored alongside documentarian Jon Else at the end of June. "This is such an incredible honor," Roker said. "I am so thankful to be the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Emmy and thank everyone that I've worked with who held me up and helped me achieve this great honor."
A new horror movie starring SNL's Pete Davidson is putting an even darker spin on retirement homes. Take a look at the first trailer before the movie hits theaters on July 25.
Prime Video has released the first images for the prequel series to the action hit The Terminal List: Dark Wolf. The show, which premieres Aug. 27, stars Friday Night Lights' Taylor Kitsch as Ben Edwards "throughout his journey from the Navy SEALs to the clandestine side of CIA Special Operations." Chris Pratt, who leads the mainline Terminal List series, will reprise his character of James Reece in the prequel. Dark Wolf also stars Tom Hopper, Robert Wisdom, Luke Hemsworth, Dar Salim, Ron-Lee Shimon, Shiraz Tzarfati, and Jared Shaw.
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The Academy Award nominee is set to appear in Os Corretores, a Brazilian production for which she penned the screenplay. The film is described as a "real estate tragic comedy." Torres will star as the female lead, one half of a real estate agent couple. The male lead has yet to be cast. The news comes off the massive success of I'm Still Here, which earned Torres her Best Actress nomination and the first Best International Film Oscar for the country of Brazil.
The Arkansas fest is bringing back Geena & Friends, set to take place June 20 at the Thaden Theater and will feature the two-time Oscar winner alongside a group of talented female actors creating memorable all-male scenes from film history. Joining Davis on stage will be Shohreh Aghdashloo (The Penguin), Toks Olagundoye (Frasier), Alysia Reiner (The Diplomat) and Brenda Song (Running Point). The group will then take part in a Q&A moderated by Gold Derby editor-in-chief Debra Birnbaum.
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