Brandon Lewis
February 16, 2026
Monday 16th February 2026
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Disney is becoming more and more about turning their animated hits into live-action. The latest is “Moana”. Dwayne Johnson will be returning as the demigod Maui. He will also produce. He made the announcement yesterday with a short video filmed in Oahu, Hawaii with his two younger daughters. Saying “This story is my culture and is emblematic of our people’s grace and warrior strength. I wear this culture proudly on my skin and in my soul . . .
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Tyler Hubbard’s song “Dancing In The Country” his first solo project is doing well…He got to perform is at the CMT music awards. If you’ve seen the video for the song you can tell EVERYONE is having a great time, including “America’s Got Talent” star Terry Crews. “He’s one of the coolest dudes in the world, super laid-back and down-to-earth and funny and humble and just everything you hoped he would be. He came in and crushed it.” Adding it was probably one of his favorite video’s he’s ever been a part of.
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Kelsea Ballerini is catching heat AND being praised for performing with “Drag Race” stars at Sunday’s CMTs. But someone reminded people she’s not the first country star to do it. One of the best stories Dolly Parton tells is when she secretly entered a Dolly Drag Queen contest and LOST.
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A “Harry Potter” TV series is in the works, and if it happens, it’ll probably end up at HBO Max. This won’t be a spin-off series like the “Fantastic Beasts” movies. Instead, each season will be related to one of the “Harry Potter” books. It’s not clear what, if any, characters we already know will be involved. J.K. Rowling WILL have some creative input, but she won’t be the primary creator or showrunner.
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Even if remakes and reboots aren’t your thing, the new “Fatal Attraction” series that’s coming to Paramount+ might be worth watching, because it has a compelling twist. In addition to showing the affair between Dan Gallagher and Alex Forrest that causes so much chaos, and the boiling of a bunny no less, it also flashes forward to 15 years later, when Dan is getting out of prison for Alex’s murder. In a new trailer, Dan . . . played by Joshua Jackson . . . says, quote, “Every day that I have been in [prison] I have thought about Alexandra Forrest, because I need to understand what I did, how she died and why.” He also says, quote, “I did not kill that woman, and I’m going to prove it.”
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And lastly, Last week The Band Perry announced they’re going on hiatus. Well, shocker, yesterday Kimberly Perry shared that she’s starting her solo career.
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Brantley Gilbert sang “Dirt Road Anthem” at the Turning Point USA halftime show, and Zach Bryan took it personally. So Zach dropped a parody called “Chili on a Hot Dog,” basically roasting the lyrics and celebrating double-fisted chili dogs like it’s a county fair championship. Brantley fired back by grabbing two foot-long chili dogs on stage and acting it out. Jason Aldean chimed in with, “Best song I’ve heard from that guy.” Nothing says country unity like processed meat.
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Thomas Rhett admitted on a podcast he’s losing hearing in one ear at 35 and had to get hearing aids. Years of loud concerts… plus four kids and a fifth on the way. He wore them for a week and asked his wife, “Is this what you hear all day?” She basically said, welcome to marriage. Turns out the loudest tour of his life is at home.
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There’s a new indie horror movie called ‘The House Was Not Hungry Then’, told entirely from the haunted house’s perspective. No close-ups. No dramatic reaction shots. Just the house silently watching a woman search for her missing father. It hits video on demand February 13th. So now even the drywall is judging you.
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Producer Jerry Bruckheimer says he’s working on Top Gun 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean 6. He told Screen Rant it’s basically a horse race. Right now Top Gun is barely ahead, waiting on a script. So Maverick might fly again… or Jack Sparrow might stumble back in. Hollywood is saying…. originality is overrated.
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I had the opportunity to talk to Darryl Worley before his Acoustic Valentine's Dinner at Gatherings in Nevada. He has ventured in the the podcast world
https://www.darrylworley.com/
https://nevadaiowashows.com/2025/12/05/2-14-26-an-acoustic-valentines-dinner-with-darryl-worley/
