Dec. 2021 Entertainment News Round-Up Super Quiz

Lily Collins, Phil Collins’s daughter, is Emily in “Emily in Paris.” The Netflix series’ second season premieres on Dec. 22, 2021. Watch the season 2 trailer.

According to multiple reports, Zendaya is 5’10 or a half-inch higher than Tom Holland, who stands at 5’8. During an appearance on BBC One’s The Graham Norton Show on Dec. 3, 2021, the dating stars told a story about how their height difference created some issues while filming stunts for “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Watch the hilarious interview.

Spider-Man: No Way Home runs 148 minutes long (2 hours, 28 minutes), making it the fourth-longest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. The longest MCU movie is 2019’s whopping 3 hours, 2 minutes, Avengers: Endgame. Spider-Man: No Way Home was released worldwide on Dec. 15, 2021.

“Weekends With Adele” was supposed to find singer Adele performing two shows every weekend between Jan. 21 and Apr. 16, 2022, at the Colosseum at Las Vegas’s Caesars Palace. In a July 2022 interview, the singer revealed that the “show was not good enough.” Adele eventually postponed her Las Vegas residency on Jan. 20, a day before it was due to begin. “I’m so sorry, but my show ain’t ready,” Adele said in a video posted to Instagram, blaming “delivery delays and Covid.” Adele later announced that her “Weekends with Adele” concerts start on Nov. 18, 2022, running to Mar. 25, 2023, taking in 32 shows.

Ann Dowd, known as the intimidating Aunt Lydia in “A Handmaid’s Tale,” portrayed housekeeper turned housemother for boarding students Edna Garrett, the shared character of “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Strokes,” on ABC’s “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” special, Dec. 7, 2021. The special is now available on HULU.

What happened to the original Mrs. Garrett?

Mrs. G was played by actress Charlotte Rae, who died from bone cancer at her home in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 5, 2018. She was 92 years old.

The third “Fantastic Beasts” movie is titled “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.” The film’s official trailer was released on Dec. 10, 2021, providing a first look at Mads Mikkelsen as Gellert Grindelwald, the villain role played by Johnny Depp in the first two installments. Watch the trailer. 

HBO Max named its 2022 Harry Potter reunion “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts.” The special aired on Jan. 1, 2022, 20 years after the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone — the first film of J.K. Rowling’s franchise. Watch the trailer.

Jennifer Lawrence told reporters at the Dec. 5, 2021, “Don’t Look Up” premiere in New York that one of her biggest struggles while filming the Netflix film was losing a tooth early in the filming and having to film most of the movie toothless. On Feb. 2022, the film received nominations for Best Picture and Best Screenplay for the 94th Academy Awards.

Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion became a college graduate on Dec. 12, 2021, with a bachelor of science degree in health administration.

Chris Wallace was born on Oct. 12, 1947, which makes him 74 in 2021. He’s the son of legendary “60 Minutes” reporter Mike Wallace.

Is Chris Wallace leaving Fox News?

News anchor Chris Wallace has left Fox News on Dec. 12, 2021, after 18 years for CNN+, CNN’s new streaming service, expected to debut in early 2022.