‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel Series From A24, Peacock Loses Showrunner as Bryan Fuller Exits

a weighted vest a few times a week.Prolific Food Network host and restaurateur Guy Fieri revealed that he has lost more than 30 pounds in the last four years thanks to a combination of intermittent fasting; high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts with a trainer; and frequent rucks of the hills of his California estate.“Once I started getting more serious about [intermittent fasting], the quantity of food I was eating, and exercise, it really changed the whole thing,” Fieri, 56, told Men’s Health last week.Inspired by military training, rucking is walking with a weighted pack. A rucker can burn 30% to 45% more calories doing the low-impact exercise than completing the workout without the extra weight, a former US Navy SEAL and fitness instructor explained to CNN last year.Research has also shown that rucking can improve muscle strength, aerobic conditioning, and endurance.Experts recommend starting with 10 pounds for 15 to 20 minutes and increasing the weight and distance by 10% every three to four weeks, making sure to take rest days between hikes.“Rucking provides a great external stimulus on your body that if done correctly with proper weight burns more calories than just walking, builds your core, and assists in having better posture,” certified personal trainer Christian Rivas told Health.com last year.

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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Francis Ford Coppola‘s “Megalopolis,” which premiered at Cannes Film Festival May 16. The wait is over: “Megalopolis,” Francis Ford Coppola’s sci-fi drama has finally premiered at Cannes Film Festival, shocking and dividing critics. The film, a $120 million epic starring Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Giancarlo Esposito and Shia LaBeouf, was financed by Coppola himself — and has yet to secure a distributor in the United States. Regardless, the movie earned a 7-minute standing ovation from Cannes, as Coppola hugged Driver and Esposito and delivered an emotional speech dedicating the film to hope and family.

In this week’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo dives headfirst into “Outer Range.” The mysterious and compelling Prime Video series follows a rancher who discovers a mysterious hole in his pasture, leading to land wars, family drama, and time-jumping mysteries. The show stars Josh Brolin, Imogen Poots, Lili Taylor, Lewis Pullman, Tom Pelphrey, Will Patton, and more (read our review here).

Christopher Vourlias In a different world, had she not been readying her long-awaited sophomore feature, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” for its Cannes premiere, Rungano Nyoni might have spent the past few weeks preparing her family for its upcoming move to Zambia, the southern African nation where the director was born and spent part of her childhood. Instead, it was a mad dash to get the film across the finish line. “It’s been long hours, non-stop for weeks,” Nyoni says on the eve of the French fest’s opening night.

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In 2022, A24 Films and Peacock teamed up with showrunner Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal“) to tackle a prequel streaming series set within the universe of “The Friday The 13th” franchise. However, ahead of its production, Fuller has exited “Crystal Lake,” following rumors that the series was falling apart or hitting pause, depending on who you believed.

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Joe Otterson TV Reporter The new iteration of “The Office” has been picked up to series at Peacock, Variety has learned. As has been previously reported, the show is not a reboot of spinoff of “The Office,” but rather a new mockumentary show with a new cast set in the same universe.

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