In Brief: Ian McKellen up to play Gandalf again, and more

Ian McKellen says he’s been approached by director/actor Andy Serkis for his Lord of the Rings follow-up film The Hunt for Gollum, but he only has one caveat about reprising his role: Time. The 85-year-old tells Big Issue, “When?
2 dead, 4 injured after man drives his car through restaurant patio in Minnesota

Two people were killed and four others injured after a man drove his car through a restaurant patio in a Minneapolis suburb over the weekend (per The Associated Press.) The man drove his car through a restaurant
4 killed in shooting at Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train station

Officials confirmed that four people were killed in a shooting early Monday on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, Illinois. The Forest Park Police Department said in a Facebook post that they received a 911
Peter Frampton on picking his set list: “We want to play the ones we enjoy playing”

Disney/Jenny Anderson Peter Frampton is getting ready to launch his Positively Thankful tour, and after all these years performing, he likes to change things up now and again when making his set list. “Obviously there’s certain songs
'Deadpool & Wolverine' tops a sluggish Labor Day weekend box office

Disney The summer movie season came to a close with a lackluster Labor Day weekend at the box office. Deadpool & Wolverine was number one again in its sixth week with $19.4 across the three-day weekend. According
Colin Jost to host ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’ spinoff

Saturday Night Live star Colin Jost has been tapped as the host of Prime Video’s upcoming Pop Culture Jeopardy! Jost – a writer/actor/comedian – has been a staff writer at NBC’s SNL since 2005, and co-anchor of “Weekend
Seth Meyers’ new HBO comedy special set to debut this fall

Late Night host Seth Meyers will release his first HBO comedy special, with the network sharing in a press release that the stand-up comedy special will premiere this fall, also streaming on Max. Meyers’ last comedy special,