Dustin Diamond’s worst fears materialized. Doctors diagnosed the 44-year-old Saved By the Bell actor with stage four cancer. Chemotherapy treatments were immediately started. (Entertainment Weekly)
Screech’s rep posted a message at Facebook. (quote) “At this time, we can confirm that Dustin does have cancer. Dustin will disclose more information once it is available and a plan moving forward is made.”
Shortly after his 44th birthday last week, Diamond was rushed to the hospital in excruciating pain. Most notable was a “huge lump on his throat.” (The Today Show)
Chris Evans is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Deadline reports.
A source says, “It’s still vague whether the deal is closed, but insiders say it’s headed in that direction for Evans to return as Steve Rogers aka Captain America in at least one Marvel property, with the door open for a second film.”
Insiders say it’s unlikely to be a new Captain America movie and “more likely to be like what Robert Downey Junior did after Iron Man 3, appearing in such films as Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
Chris didn’t seem to get the memo. He responded to the reports, tweeting, “News to me,” along with a shrugging emoji. Or maybe he’s keeping it close to the vest.
Chris had said he was done with the character, but sources say that “things changed in recent months as the idea was floated of Evans returning to the MCU as Rogers to see if there was any interest; as the weeks went by, Evans became more game to the idea, with the two sides coming to agreement at the top of the year.”
Tom Cruise has unleashed robots onto the set of Mission: Impossible 7 to maintain Covid-19 protocols. Yes, robots.
The Sun says T.C. is so serious about not getting shut down that he paid “huge sums” for two high-tech bots. As a source says, Tom “can’t be everywhere to ensure people are behaving themselves.”
The robots can also administer spot tests to the crew.
While filming in England last month, Cruise made headlines when he went off on two workers who stood too close together.
Shooting resumes this week in the U.K. and then heads to Dubai.
The source adds, “The robots are really sophisticated and rather intimidating. It’s like the Terminator only not as violent.”
