News about Annie Potts

Young Sheldon star Annie Potts calls CBS cancelling the show a 'stupid business decision' and say the cast was 'ambushed' by the news

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 26, 2024
Months after CBS announced its hit Big Bang Theory spin-off Young Sheldon will end after its seventh season , star Annie Potts is speaking out about the decision. The show had been given a three-season renewal in March 2021, taking the show up through Season 7, though CBS revealed in November that it would end that season. With the series finale slated for May 16, with production ending just last week, Annie Potts didn't hold back, calling it a 'stupid business decision' in a Variety interview.

Ghostbusters: With a $45 million debut, the Frozen Empire claims the box office crown, while Dune: Part Two maintains his second position with $17.6 million

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 24, 2024
Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire ruled the weekend box office and saw higher returns than expected. With $45.2 million in ticket sales across 4,345 theaters in North America, the longest-running franchise came to an end over the weekend. The film was initially expected to reach $42 million but it did marginally better than expected. McKenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Paul Rudd's relationship with OG stars Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts brought in $6.4 million at the international box office over a weekend.

Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire is expected to rise to the top of the box office with weekend numbers expected to be between $41 million and $44 million

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 23, 2024
Ghostbusters : The Frozen Empire seems to be poised to take the top of the box office. McKenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Paul Rudd's new crewmates, as well as OG stars Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts, had already performed well as audiences came out to see the latest sci-fi film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, this latest venture has already earned $4.7 million from Thursday previews and seemed to be on track to receive an additional $16 million from Friday's sales.

Mckenna Grace, 17, changes from her dramatic red carpet gown to a trendy black dress while rubbing shoulders with veteran stars at Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire premiere after-party

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 15, 2024
Sony unveiled Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the new installment in the trilogy that mixes the original and revived casts, on Thursday evening. Both new and old ghostbusters descended on Manhattan's AMC Lincoln Square, including stars from Bill Murray's original 1984 film Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, and William Atherton. The veterans appeared in the latest film, including Paul Rudd, Carrie Coons, Patton Oswalt, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Celeste O'Connor, and Logan Kim.

Ghostbusters: The original cast of the Frozen Empire has been revived once more, in order to prevent the introduction of a new Ice Age

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 30, 2024
In the latest trailer for Ghostbusters: The original Ghostbusters have returned to unite with a new generation. Frozen Empire, the original Ghostbusters have returned to work with a new generation. Bill Murray (Dr. Peter Venkman), Dan Aykroyd (Dr. Raymond Stantz), Ernie Hudson (Winston Zeddmore), Annie Potts (Janine Melnitz) and William Atherton (William Peck) revive their roles from the original 1984 classic Ghostbusters. The cast from 2021's Ghostbusters include Carrie Coon (Callie Spengler, the daughter of Egon Spencegler, portrayed by Harold Ramis), McKenna Grace (Phoebe Spengler), and Finn Wolfhard (Trevor Spengler).

The last season of the Young Sheldon trailer previews, as the title character is expected to leave Germany and head back to Texas

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 19, 2024
A preview of the forthcoming seventh and final season of CBS' hit comedy series Young Sheldon has been released. Sheldon (Iain Armitage) arrived in Germany for an interview at a local university during Season 6 of the series. But a tornado did not strike his grandmother's (Annie Potts) home just short of arriving.

Fantastic flops!A look back at film reboots that failed to resurrect hit franchises from Charlie's Angels to female-led Ghostbusters and THOSE critically panned Fantastic Four films

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 3, 2023
Remakes and reboots are almost as old as Hollywood, and some of the best films of all time are redos of earlier attempts. However, the film industry's increasing reliance on established intellectual property (IP) and concerns about financing original stories has resulted in a shift toward increased attention on franchises, which require regular reboots to keep them running. The critically reviled Fantastic Four revival from 2015, which generated less than half of what was expected and ended up being a disaster when factoring in the large advertising and promotion budget.