Celebrity Extra: Matthew McConaughey
By Dana Jackson
Q: When is “Yellowstone” coming back for its final season? I don't watch any of the spin-offs. I'm just waiting for the original show to return. -- A.W.
A: The wait is almost over for the second half of the final season of "Yellowstone," which last graced our screens in January 2023. The delay can mostly be attributed to the writers' and actors' strikes, but there was also a major dispute between the show's creator Taylor Sheridan and star Kevin Costner that most certainly was a factor. Fortunately, the Paramount Network has announced that production on the remainder of the season has begun and that you should expect to see those some time in November of this year.
Academy-Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey. Photo Credit: Depositphotos
There is a spin-off in the works that will continue to tell the Dutton family saga with current cast members Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser and none other than Academy-Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey ("Dallas Buyers Club"). The yet-to-be-named spin-off is expected to premiere on the Paramount channel in December and start streaming on Paramount+ soon after.
As for Costner, he knows who his audience is. He starred and directed the Oscar-winning film "Dances with Wolves" and has done the same for the upcoming two-part western film "Horizon: An American Saga," which recently earned a 7-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Q: Since Steve Carell has said he won't appear in the upcoming new version of "The Office," is he going to keep acting in movies instead? -- J.S.
A: Like many versatile and talented actors in Hollywood today, Steve Carell seems to enjoy acting in a mix of series and films. Unfortunately, his last series with Greg Daniels, "Space Force," just didn't gel with audiences, and it was canceled after two seasons. Now Daniels is creating a new version of his hit series "The Office" with an all-new cast.
This leaves Carell available for more series work. First up, he's reteaming with his "Date Night" co-star Tina Fey in the upcoming Netflix series "The Four Seasons." He also just inked a deal to star in an upcoming HBO comedy series created by Bill Lawrence ("Scrubs"), which is "set on a college campus, centering on an author's [presumably Carell's character] complicated relationship with his daughter."
Amy Gravitt, executive vice president of HBO & Max comedy programming, excitedly released the following statement: "The combination of Steve Carell and Bill Lawrence promises to be full of great laughs, warmth and charm. We're thrilled to be the home for this long overdue collaboration."
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Q: Who is the actress playing Amy Winehouse in the new movie about her? Also, did she do her own singing, or did she lip-sync over Amy's vocals? -- K.S.
A: Marisa Abela ("Industry") stars in the new Amy Winehouse biopic "Back to Black," directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson ("Fifty Shades of Grey"), and yes, she did her own singing. The actress took singing lessons daily for four months in order to sound like the bluesy Brit.
"Back to Black" was released in theaters on May 17 and will be available for streaming at a later date.
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