Sizzling off one other Emmy nomination for “The Bear” and waiting for her upcoming Disney sequel, “Freakier Friday,” Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis is ready to make her first ever-appearance on “The Late Present with Stephen Colbert.” However, she shall be among the many present’s final visitors. The collection is ready to finish in 2026, a choice that Curtis now calls “terrible.”
“It’s dangerous,” Curtis informed Number of being interviewed by Colbert. “I’m excited that I’ll get to be on his present in about two weeks. I’ve by no means been on his present. I actually like him. He’s sensible and humorous and a beautiful human.”
Curtis is just not the primary star to voice her disappointment within the “Late Present” ending. Ben Stiller wrote on X that CBS was axing “among the best exhibits they’ve,” whereas Adam Scott was much more blunt, saying “That is absolute bullshit and I for one am trying ahead to the subsequent 10 months of exhibits.”
Colbert’s late evening rival Jimmy Kimmel additionally wrote on an Instagram story, “Love you, Stephen. Fuck you and all of your Sheldons, CBS.”
Talking with NPR, Curtis expanded on her ideas on the slew of politically-backed cancellations. “They simply minimize NPR and, you recognize, public broadcasting — sure, they’re attempting to silence folks, however that received’t work. Gained’t work. We’ll simply get louder,” she stated.
For extra on “The Late Present” cancellation, take a look at IndieWire’s reporting and this assume piece from our personal Ben Travers.
Curtis, in the meantime, is having fun with the string of successes in her profession. Talking with Selection about her function in “The Bear,” she stated, “It’s an attractive present and I’m thrilled to be part of it. I find it irresistible. I’m a fan of the present. I used to be a fan from the start and so I simply love the tales they inform and the characters they create.”
As for the forthcoming “Freakier Friday,” out on August 8, she described it as “a film for right now.” “It’s a blissful, nostalgic, humorous, candy, heartfelt, Disney film proper on the finish of the summer time,” Curtis continued. “There haven’t been a variety of films for girls, and this can be a love letter to each mom, grandma, sister, cousin and daughter.”