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The Ice Age franchise, worth billions of dollars, is over two decades old, having been in existence since the release of the first movie in 2002. Created by Michael J. Wilson, the franchise has faced its fair share of criticism over the years due to its scientific inaccuracies; however, it remains a favorite among lots of viewers who grew up with it and never miss the chance to revisit the adventures of the Herd. Luckily, a major streaming platform is providing fans with the opportunity to enjoy a few of the franchise’s productions starting next month, which will soon be the highlight of this summer for many, even though it’s unclear how long the icy treat will last.

Five productions in the Ice Age franchise will be available onHulu starting August 1, including the first four consecutive main installments, as well as a TV special. These include 2002's Ice Age,...

Chris Hemsworth will always be famous for playing Thor in the MCU, but one year after he first suited up as the God of Thunder, he starred in a critically panned action remake that has returned to streaming charts years later. Hemsworth stars alongside Josh Peck (Drake & Josh) and Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) in Red Dawn, the 2012 action remake following a group of teenagers who try to save their town from a group of soldiers. Red Dawn is currently streaming on HBO Max in the United States and on Prime Video globally, where it’s trending in the top 10 in countries such as the Dominican Republic. The film earned “Rotten” scores of 15% from critics and 50% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it grossed only $50 million globally against a $65 million budget, making it a financial flop.

In addition to Hemsworth, Hutcherson, and Peck, Red Dawn also stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan...

Josh Peck has “no idea” how Drake & Josh producers got away with using Oprah Winfrey’s likeness during the crazy car crash scene because he claims the Nickelodeon show didn’t get “permission.”

The actor, who starred opposite Drake Bell in the mid-2000s sitcom, made a recent appearance on the Syd & Olivia Talk Sh*t podcast, where he opened up about the memorable “Josh Runs Into Oprah” episode in season four.

When asked how the show got away with the scene, which sees Josh’s character (who is known as the biggest Winfrey fan throughout the series) seemingly hit the talk show host, Peck responded, “I don’t know. I know we don’t have her permission. A hundred percent we don’t.”

The actor recalled using a “non-sanctioned Oprah double” to film the scene. “She was a stunt lady, because she had to do the roll over the car.

Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell has revealed how he and his fellow child stars have been denied residual pay from the network. The actor and musician is popularly known for starring in big Nickelodeon hits, including The Amanda Show and Drake & Josh.

In a recent appearance on The Unplanned Podcast, Bell, who filed for bankruptcy in 2014, expressed his frustration over how major Hollywood corporations continue to make profits through syndication while he personally struggles financially.

There are three channels doing Drake & Josh marathons. Netflix just bought it, it’s top 10 on Netflix, and I gotta figure out how to pay my rent this month. And some fat cat with a cigar is just sitting up at the top of Viacom just going, ‘Isn’t it great?’ … It’s just like getting high on child labor.

He further opened up about the network and conglomerate’s exploitation of the child...

Drake Bell and Josh Peck get “not a dime” of residuals money from their time starring on the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh, Bell said in a recent interview. “The perception of the world has always been this way. It’s like, you know, ‘Oh, you made a Folgers Coffee commercial. You must live in a mansion in Hollywood.’ Like, ‘I saw you on TV. You’re rich.’ That’s far from the case,” Bell said on The Unplanned Podcast in an episode shared earlier this month. “And especially, which is the bummer for most of us on Nickelodeon, we don’t get residuals for our shows.” Bell explained that residuals is how TV stars “make the majority of their money” and that the goal is to get a TV show to 100 episodes to make it syndication-friendly and to get those residuals paychecks coming in. “Each cast member of Friends,...

Drake Bell is opening up about finances.

The 39-year-old Drake & Josh star made an appearance on The Unplanned Podcast, the actor, where he revealed to hosts Abby Howard and Matt Howard that he doesn’t receive residual checks from his time on Nickelodeon.

After getting his start on The Amanda Show, he starred alongside Josh Peck in the hit series Drake & Josh for four seasons between 2004 and 2007.

He described the system in place for child stars’ earnings as “flawed.”

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“That’s the perception of the world, it’s always been this way,” he said. “It’s like, you know, ‘Oh, you made a Folgers Coffee commercial. You must live in a mansion in Hollywood. Like, I saw you on TV. You’re rich.’

“That’s far from the case,” he continued. “And especially, which is the bummer for most of us on Nickelodeon,...

Following his bombshell revelation about the abuse he endured at Nickelodeon, Drake Bell is shedding more light on their “evil, corrupt” practices.

The Drake & Josh alum recently opened up about the “flawed” system used to protect child actors’ earnings, dispelling misconceptions that his time at the kids’ network was as profitable as it seemed.

“That’s the perception of the world, it’s always been this way,” he explained on The Unplanned Podcast. “It’s like, you know, ‘Oh, you made a Folgers Coffee commercial. You must live in a mansion in Hollywood. Like, I saw you on TV. You’re rich.'”

Bell added, “That’s far from the case. And especially, which is the bummer for most of us on Nickelodeon, we don’t get residuals for our shows.”

After starring alongside Josh Peck in the sitcom for its four-season run from 2004 to ’07, Bell noted that the goal...

Annet McCroskey, a talent manager, producer and CEO at Artistic Endeavors, died Friday in Los Angeles after being hospitalized in early June with “a sudden and devastating medical emergency,” her family announced. She was 51.

“Annet spent her life pouring her endless energy into others — as a storyteller, nurturing talent, building dreams and offering quiet strength to everyone around her,” they wrote. “She leaves behind a legacy of love, generosity and unshakable faith in people’s potential.”

McCroskey received the Heller Award for manager of the year in 2013 and served from 2013-15 as president of the Talent Managers Association, where she was a longtime board member.

A producer on films including Locating Silver Lake (2018), starring Josh Peck, Finn Wittrock, Audrey Peebles and Zelda Williams, she also partnered with Rise Flix to create a platform for the next generation of independent filmmakers. She has several films with clients in development.

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Emmy nominations are coming! It’s that time of year again, where the best talent in television is (hopefully) rewarded for all that hard work and excellence. Come Tuesday, the verdict will be in as the noms for the 77th Primetime Emmys are announced. But some of television’s best and brightest will definitely not be on the docket. Read on to find out why.

Of course, not everyone gets to take home the gold, and indeed, not everyone gets as far as a nomination, but some are left out of contention for reasons that have nothing to do with audience or critical appreciation or Television Academy voter preferences.

For example, last year, due to strike-affected delays and production timing, popular shows like The Bear Season 3, both parts of Bridgerton Season 3, House of the Dragon and The Boys were not eligible for nominations.

The Television Academy’s eligibility rules state...

One of the most recognizable stars of the century has shared his real feelings about one of the momentous moments in modern TV history.

This year, the most popular American sitcom of the 2000s celebrated its 20th anniversary. While the original British version of certainly made a significant impact in the comedy landscape, the American adaptation has more than usurped it in terms of its ubiquity and recognizability in the popular culture zeitgeist, much of which is due to the series' ensemble cast. During what is widely considered its golden era, the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company was led by its regional manager, Michael Scott (Steve Carell). Although the character began the series with a more abrasive, odious demeanor, Michael was rewritten to be more likable, while keeping many of his eccentricities. Even with some of his bizarre methods of leadership, Michael became one of the...

Actor Josh Peck is a father of three! The Summer Camp star and his wife Paige O’Brien announced the birth of their third baby together. The couple also revealed the baby name they chose for their little one.

The couple took to Instagram in a joint post to announce their baby’s birth and shared two pictures of their newborn. They welcomed a baby boy, their third son, and chose to name him Meyer Lane. “Meyer Lane, we love you we love you.” The actor and his wife didn’t reveal when their baby was born.

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Choosing an “M” moniker for their baby’s name is a trend the couple has followed with all of their children. The Nickelodeon star announced in February that his wife was pregnant with the couple’s third baby. He excitedly joked...

Josh Peck is now a dad of three!

On Wednesday night (July 2), the 38-year-old Good Guys podcast host and the Drake & Josh alum announced that he and wife Paige O’Brien Peck welcomed their third child together.

The couple, who have been married since 2017, shared the exciting news on Instagram, revealing that they welcomed a baby boy named Meyer Lane.

Keep reading to find out more…“Meyer Lane, we love you we love you,” Josh and Paige, 34, wrote along a photo of their newborn in a white outfit and a photo of him all swaddled up in his hospital bassinet.

Along with baby Meyer, Josh and Paige are also parents to sons Max Milo, 6, and Shai Miller, 2.

Congrats to the happy family! See all of the other stars that also recently welcomed babies.

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Rainn Wilson is reminiscing about The Office.

The 59-year-old actor was a guest on Josh Peck‘s Good Guys podcast recently where he talked about the show undergoing some major changes.

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According to Rainn, Steve Carrell‘s departure from the show made the show more complicated but it wasn’t a surprise to the cast or crew.

“We knew it was coming for a long time. He was such a big movie star at the time…Of course, he was going to leave The Office when he could, so we were prepared for it,” Rainn said, referring to Steve‘s 2011 exit from the series.

Even though they knew it was coming, Rainn said losing one of the main cast members made creating the show more complicated.

On the podcast, Rainn recalled the change and said, “It was a little bit chaotic of trying to...

The Officelosing Steve Carell is still a widely discussed topic in the world of sitcoms, with the actor stepping away from the role of Michael Scott in season 7. Steve Carell’s departure from The Officeis a huge moment in the series, and one that audiences never fail to mention when talking about the show. Dunder Mifflin Scranton’s iconic boss leaves in the season 7 episode “Goodbye, Michael,” and moves to Colorado to be with Holly Flax, the love of his life and wife-to-be.

It’s an emotional moment for all involved, and in a recent episode of the Good Guys podcast (via Variety), Dwight Schrute actor Rainn Wilson discusses how Carell’s exit impacted The Office’s production at the time. See his full comments below:

When Steve left, then it was a little bit chaotic of trying to figure out the tone of the show and who’s the lead and,...

Rainn Wilson says The Office entered “a little bit chaotic” phase once Steve Carell walked away in 2011, recalling on the June 19 episode of Josh Peck and Ben Soffer’s Good Guys podcast that writers and actors scrambled to recalibrate a show suddenly without its “comic engine.” The Dwight Schrute actor stressed the turmoil was expected—Carell’s film résumé was exploding—yet still forced the team to hunt for a new tone and de-facto lead during seasons 8 and 9.

Viewers noticed. Average U.S. live audiences slipped from about 7.3 million in Carell’s final run to 5.3 million the following year, according to Nielsen figures compiled by fan archivists. Critics were mixed, and Wilson now concedes the storytelling “struggle” persisted despite headline-grabbing guest bosses like Will Ferrell and James Spader.

Not everyone agrees the post-Michael era faltered. Jenna Fischer recently told listeners of her Office Ladies podcast that the series “stayed strong the whole time,...

Rainn Wilson recently talked about how things changed on The Office after Steve Carell left. He was a guest on the “Good Guys” podcast with Josh Peck and Ben Soffer, and said it wasn’t easy for the cast or the crew to keep the show going after Carell’s exit in 2011. Wilson, who played Dwight Schrute for all nine seasons, said it was a tough adjustment.

“When Steve left, then it was a little bit chaotic of trying to figure out the tone of the show and who’s the lead,” he said. “How are we telling these stories without, you know, the comic engine of the show, which is Michael Scott? That was also a struggle.”

Even though it was hard, Wilson said Carell’s exit didn’t catch anyone off guard. “We knew it was coming for a long time,” he said.

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Rainn Wilson is looking back at what it was like to be part of The Office after Steve Carell left, and he’s not sugarcoating anything. During an appearance on the “Good Guys” podcast with Josh Peck and Ben Soffer, Wilson said things got pretty rough on set after their leading star said goodbye in 2011.

Wilson, who played fan-favorite Dwight Schrute for all nine seasons, said losing Carell really shook up the whole series. “When Steve left, then it was a little bit chaotic of trying to figure out the tone of the show and who’s the lead and, how are we telling these stories without, you know, the comic engine of the show, which is Michael Scott,” he said. “That was also a struggle.”

According to Wilson, Steve Carell’s exit wasn’t a surprise to anyone on set. He said the cast knew it was coming for...

Rainn Wilson recently appeared on the “Good Guys” podcast and opened up about the difficulties filming “The Office” after Steve Carell left the show in 2011.

Wilson, who played Dwight Schrute, discussed his experience working on the comedy series for nine seasons with podcast hosts Josh Peck and Ben Soffer. “The Office” co-star admitted in the interview that it was challenging for the cast and production to continue the show after they lost their leading man.

“When Steve left, then it was a little bit chaotic of trying to figure out the tone of the show and who’s the lead and, how are we telling these stories without, you know, the comic engine of the show, which is Michael Scott, and without one of the greatest comic actors in American history at the center of our show. That was also a struggle.” Wilson explained.

However, Wilson shared that Carell’s...

How do you keep a beloved show going after its equally beloved star decides to take their career in a new direction? It’s a question that “Grey’s Anatomy” has been navigating for several years after Ellen Pompeo dialed back her leading turn as Meredith Grey. And before that, “The Office” lost its comic center when Steve Carell exited completely to focus on film work.

“The Office” co-star Rainn Wilson admitted in a podcast this week that it was a struggle for the cast and creative team behind the NBC sitcom to keep it going after they’d lost its star.

During a Monday appearance on the “Good Guys Podcast,” Wilson told hosts Josh Peck and Ben Soffer that “The Office” became “a little bit chaotic” in the aftermath of Carell’s departure.

“When Steve left, then it was a little bit chaotic trying to figure out the tone of...

In a recent episode of his Good Guys podcast, Nickelodeon alum Josh Peck revealed a surprising fun fact: before "Drake & Josh," before "The Amanda Show" even, Josh Peck got one of his first-ever TV roles on "The Sopranos." Well, sort of.

"If you squint really, really, really, really close, I am a background actor in the pilot of 'The Sopranos' at Aj's birthday," Peck said. "I was on set for the pilot. I was like, 'What is this show about a choir?' You probably can't even see me, I think you see my shoulder. ... I was there with Paulie Walnuts eating lunch."

After hearing this news, I went back to the "Sopranos" pilot with my magnifying glass in hand and I scanned every inch of that Aj's birthday scene. And I'll be honest: I can't find young Josh Peck. There was a moment where I thought I found him,...

Matthew Lillard has established himself as one of the premier Scream Kings in Hollywood, but 21 years ago, he teamed up with a star from The Boys for a slapstick comedy that’s returned to streaming charts. Lillard stars alongside Antony Starr and Seth Green in Without a Paddle, the mystery/adventure film following three men who go camping in search of the lost D.B. Cooper money after one of their friends dies. Without a Paddle is currently streaming on Paramount+, and the film has returned to the streamer’s top 10, sitting at #8 at the time of writing. Without a Paddle was maligned by critics who reviewed it at a 15% clip on Rotten Tomatoes, but fans were kinder to the film, giving it a 68% score on the aggregate site. It grossed $73 million at the box office against a $19 million budget.

It took a team consisting of Fred Wolf, Harris Goldberg, Tom Nursall,...

Chace Crawford, who is best known as Kevin Moskowitz in The Boys, has recently spoken out about his past career struggles, specifically after starring in Gossip Girl. While Crawford had a couple of credits under his belt prior to the teen drama series, portraying Nate Archibald in the CW’s Gossip Girl was what truly launched his career. Nate was Serena’s ex-boyfriend and one of the biggest heartthrobs in Gossip Girl, and throughout the show, audiences fell in love with the iconic womanizer.

But sadly, Crawford’s success in the show didn’t have the impact on his career that he expected. In a recent episode of the Good Guys podcast (via Variety), Crawford discussed how his fame as Nate Archibald affected him after the show ended nearly 13 years ago:

"I felt like I was in the wilderness for years after [Gossip Girl], because as big of a show as it was,...

Jerry Trainor went all out in the audition for his breakout role of Crazy Steve on the Nickelodeon classic “Drake and Josh.”

During a discussion at GalaxyCon, Trainor explained how he landed the role of Crazy Steve, an aggressively temperamental movie theater employee who would explode on fellow cast members Drake Bell and Josh Peck at the slightest inconvenience.

“When I auditioned for Crazy Steve, it had already been cast. Somebody else was already cast as Crazy Steve,” Trainor explained. “But I guess when he got to the set, he was not crazy enough for them, and so they fired him.”

Trainor was brought in for a “rush audition,” which meant the “Drake and Josh” casting directors needed to fill the role Asap.

He said of his acting experience at the time, “You have to understand, I had just gotten out of college, majoring in theater, where they’re telling me to like,...

Jerry Trainor had to go absolutely crazy, unsurprisingly, for his audition for Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh.

During a recent appearance at GalaxyCon, the actor recalled his audition that ultimately landed him his breakout role on the popular Nickelodeon show starring Drake Bell and Josh Peck. Trainor first appeared as the erratic employee at the local movie theater in season two, which aired in 2004.

“When I auditioned for Crazy Steve, it had already been cast. Somebody else was already cast as Crazy Steve,” he recalled. “But I guess when he got to the set, he was not crazy enough for them, and so they fired him.”

That’s when Trainor went in for a “rush audition” for the role. “You have to understand, I had just gotten out of college [at the University of California, Santa Barbara], majoring in theater, where they’re telling me to, like, tone it down, bring it in,...

Warning: Spoilers for Season 2 of The Last of Us ahead!

HBO has just revealed its Emmy submission categories for The Last of Us, fresh off of its second season finale. The big news: Pedro Pascal will once again compete for Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

Now, anyone familiar with the most recent season's second episode knows how destructive a golf club can be and that Pascal could have run for Supporting Actor. The decision seems to be weighing his presence in the back half of the season, including a powerhouse performance in the penultimate episode, "The Price."

Also confirmed was the obvious placement of Bella Ramsey in Lead Actress, truer than ever this season.

Isabela Merced (who plays Dina), Young Mazino (Jesse), and Gabriel Luna (Tommy) will compete in their respective supporting categories.

With the guest actor and guest actress categories, The Last of Us could potentially claim both...

The road through Seattle has been long, brutal, and gripping indeed, but here we are, standing on the edge of The Last of Us Season 2 finale. Episode 7 is dropping a few hours from now, and if you’ve been keeping up with Ellie’s vengeance-fueled spiral (plus that emotional gut-punch of a flashback last week), you already know we’re heading into the storm.

Last week’s detour into Joel and Ellie’s past gave us a rare breather, and more tears than we were prepared for. But that peace is over. The season finale promises a return to the blood-soaked present, with Ellie still out for justice, limping through enemy territory, and maybe just one face-off away from finally confronting Abby again. Whether that ends in closure or chaos… well, HBO’s not exactly known for fairy tale endings.

Plus, the big question marks around Isaac and the Wlf’s next move,...

The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 6, "The Price," now streaming on Max

HBO's latest guest appearance on The Last of Us was one Neil Druckmann wanted from the start. It featured an appearance from Tony Dalton.

"Tony Dalton was my first choice," Druckmann revealed to Entertainment Weekly following season 2's penultimate episode, which opened with the Better Call Saul star making a brief but memorable cameo as Joel's father. Dalton's performance as Lalo Salamanca on the Breaking Bad prequel was what convinced the showrunner and The Last of Us creator to cast him in this flashback, admitting, "I jokingly refer to him as the most charming, threatening man I've ever seen on television." The scene in question saw a young Joel confront his abusive father in order to protect Tommy from harm, only for Mr. Miller to reflect on the abuse he suffered at...

Chris Hemsworth's rise to stardom was just about as swift as it gets. Unless you're from Australia, you'd likely never seen the handsome young actor before he up and stole the opening scene of J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" in 2009. Two years later, he would become a global superstar as the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Thor. From there, it's been smooth sailing for the hotsy-totsy Aussie.

Interestingly, had it all gone according to schedule, "Thor" wouldn't have been Hemsworth's first starring role. In 2009, prior to the release of "Star Trek," Hemsworth was cast as the hunky, jockish Curt in Drew Goddard's "Cabin in the Woods." The hilarious genre mash-up was really more of an ensemble piece, but Hemsworth came on strong -- which was completely intentional given the character's surprising death early in the film. Had Goddard's movie been released as originally planned on February 5, 2010, Hemsworth's profile would've sharply ascended in Hollywood.

From The Amanda Show to Saturday Night Live, Taran Killam is reflecting on the sketch comedy pipeline that paved the way for his current career.

The actor and comedian recently praised Amanda Bynes as “one of the most talented people I’ve ever met,” expressing his gratitude for her helping launch his “grown-up acting career” when she cast him on her Nickelodeon variety show, which ran for three seasons from 1999 to 2002.

“It was my first job, literally the last week of high school I got cast on her show,” he recalled on the Fly on the Wall podcast. “We worked together for three weeks then. I went away to college, I didn’t have an agent anymore, I was focused on school. They called me back to do more, they helped me get an agent.”

Killam made his debut on The Amanda Show in 2000, playing the lovesick Spalding in the...

Season 2, Episode 4 of The Last of Us saw Ellie and Dina exploring their first day in Seattle. After encountering the Wolves and some Infected, they take refuge in the movie theater, where both reveal a major secret to one another. Meanwhile, we got introduced to Isaac (Jeffrey Wright), the leader of the Wolves, through some scenes that we didn’t get to see from the character in the game. Now, fans are excited to see how Ellie and Dina’s quest to avenge Joel will continue.

Spoiler Alert !!!This article contains Massive spoilers for Season 2 Episode 5 of The Last of Us. The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 5 Recap

In the hospital, Hanrahan (Alanna Ubach) interrogates Sergeant Park about killing the soldiers, including one named Leon. Park tells the story of how Leon went into the basement to do reconnaissance and wipe out any Infected but radioed them panicked, repeating, “It’s in here.

One of this year’s great Emmy category mysteries has been solved. Gold Derby has learned exclusively that The Last of Us star Kaitlyn Dever will campaign in the Best Drama Guest Actress category at the Emmy Awards.

Dever could have picked the guest category or the Best Drama Supporting Actress field on the Emmys ballot, as she will ultimately appear in fewer than 50 percent of the Season 2 episodes.

A new addition to the series for Season 2, Dever plays the pivotal role of Abby, the character who takes revenge on Joel (Pedro Pascal) and kills him after Joel murdered her father at the end of Season 1. Dever has been widely praised for her complex performance, especially in the season’s second episode, when Abby confronts Joel over what he has done and gets her vengeance.

In addition to campaigning in the guest category for The Last of Us, Dever will...

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers ahead for The Last of Us season 2

The Last of Us season 2 started with a devastating blow to fans with one of the deuteragonists’ deaths and the infected horde battle at Jackson. Pedro Pascal’s short-lived tenure in this season was not something fans of the show were ready for, and fans of the game were frankly surprised his death happened so early.

After Pascal’s character Joel died, it’s pretty evident that the show has the potential to take a darker path, and it has, to a certain extent. The one thing that is putting both the show and its protagonist, Ellie, into complete darkness is Dina. Isabela Merced’s performance as Dina, especially in the latest episode as the two finally share an incredibly intimate moment, has been the heart of this season.

The Last of Us season 2 is dark, but Dina keeps it...

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for The Last of Us season 2, episode 4, "Day One."

Josh Peck breaks down how he joined The Last of Us. Season 2 of the hit HBO show has seen the scope of the story expand far beyond Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as several new factions of survivors and the conflicts between them are introduced. The Last of Us season 2, episode 4 begins with a flashback to 2018 featuring several Fedra soldiers, one of whom is played by Peck, and uses the scene to introduce Jeffrey Wright's character Isaac as well.

During an interview with Variety, Peck was asked whether he was a fan of the video games or of season 1 before he auditioned. He says that he initially did not watch the show when it first came out because "I'm kind of a wimp," but after landing the audition, he binge-watched all of season...

This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 4, titled “Day One.”

For a generation of fans, Josh Peck will always be known as Josh Nichols from the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh, which he co-starred in with Drake Bell. After the series ended in 2007, Peck would go on to voice Casey Jones in Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and had roles in Oppenheimerand How I Met Your Father. Fans of Peck, however, may have been caught off guard by his latest role in the HBO and Max series The Last of Us.

Per Entertainment Weekly, Peck made a cameo appearance in the fourth episode of Season 2 of The Last of Us, titled “Day One.” Peck played an annoying Fedra soldier named Janowicz who tells a rude story in the back of a truck during a flashback scene in the episode.

Peck posted a series of photos...

The Last of Us game series is widely considered to be one of the best action-adventure video game series of all time. The first game focused on survivors Joel and Ellie as they worked together to survive in a post-apocalyptic United States. The second game focuses on Ellie’s revenge as she sets out on a journey to bring justice for those she loves. The story of the two games has been adapted into a TV show, but unfortunately, the show didn’t exactly do a great job of retelling this beautiful story.

There are various reasons why The Last of Us TV series was not well-received by the fans. It starts with the poor casting choices, as many have pointed out that the actors look nothing like the characters they are playing. But it is not just the horrible casting choice; it is also the lazy writing and the lack of attention to detail.

Spoilers ahead for “The Last of Us” Season 2, Episode 4

There are few characters in “The Last of Us” franchise more mysterious than Isaac (played by Jeffrey Wright in the series). And now fans are finally learning more about this revolutionary leader and his complicated past.

If you need a refresher, Isaac is the leader of the Washington Liberation Front, also known as Wlf. Originally, the organization was one of many that emerged as a backlash to the government-run Fedra (Federal Disaster Response Agency), an organization that initially served to protect the American people before stripping away their rights as the apocalypse unfolded. But in “The Last of Us” Season 2, the hold Fedra has on the U.S. is loosening as more localized revolutionary groups have emerged. With Fedra all but eliminated in Seattle, Wlf is currently at war with the Seraphites, a religious sect that has no problem with violence.

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoiler Alert for The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 4

Josh Peck is the unnamed Fedra soldier in the latest episode of The Last of Us Season 2. Peck had to keep it a secret for over a year. His choices of role have been impressive of late, as the former child actor earlier appeared in a small role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. During a recent interview, Peck opened up about his role in The Last of Us.

During the interview, he shared his favorite episode from the Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey-starring series. He shared that the third episode in the first season, starring Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett, was his favorite episode once he binge-watched the series for his role.

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Earlier today, The Last of Us Season 2 aired its fourth episode, and many viewers were shocked to see a surprising cameo by a familiar face from the television and film industry. We are talking about Josh Peck’s brief appearance in the latest episode of the immensely popular and widely acclaimed post-apocalyptic horror drama series.

Many of you might have already heard the name or seen him on television. Besides playing a role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer,

is known for starring in the teen sitcom Drake & Josh and Disney’s Turner & Hooch series.

In The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 4, Josh Peck appears in a flashback sequence set in 2018. He plays the role of a Fedra soldier who narrates a story to his fellow soldiers in the back of a truck. After his 2-minute monologue,...

HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ keeps surprising us with bold casting choices, and Season 2, Episode 4 delivers a jaw-dropping moment. Josh Peck, best known for his comedic role in ‘Drake & Josh,’ steps into the gritty post-apocalyptic world of the show. His brief appearance as a Fedra soldier named Janowitz is anything but lighthearted, leaving viewers stunned.

The episode opens with a flashback to 2018, set in Seattle’s quarantine zone, a chaotic place five years after the Cordyceps outbreak. Peck’s character rides in an armored truck with other Fedra soldiers, including Isaac Dixon, played by Jeffrey Wright. Janowitz is no hero. He’s a crass, unlikable soldier who brags about mistreating civilians, mockingly called ‘voters’ because they’ve lost all rights. His dark story about a fellow soldier’s brutal actions sets a grim tone, far from the goofy charm Peck brought to Nickelodeon.

This cameo isn’t just for shock value.

Josh Peck is opening up about his surprise appearance in the latest episode of The Last of Us season two!

The 38-year-old Oppenheimer actor, best known for starring on Nickelodeon as a teen, showed up in the beginning of the Sunday night (May 4) episode of the hit HBO series.

Josh, per Variety, appeared as “Janowitz, a Federal Disaster Response Agency soldier who bonded with his brothers-in-arms by telling them an expletive-ridden story about detaining ‘voters’ — the ironic Fedra nickname for Quarantine Zone residents who’ve had their rights stripped away.”

While speaking with the outlet about his guest role, the actor dished on his audition and how he related to his character’s monologue.

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“It was just an audition that came in and, like most great writing, when I read the scene, I was like, ‘I think I know how to do this,’” Josh told Variety.

Spoilers follow.

"The Last of Us" has leaned heavy on big-name cameos and guest roles since the start of season 1. Nick Offerman won an Emmy for his single-episode turn in the critically acclaimed "Long, Long Time," and the rest of the season was full of stellar short-term performances from the likes of Nico Parker, Ashley Johnson, Troy Baker, and Melanie Lynskey. All of those turned out to be meaty roles, but season 2 delivers a more traditional cameo in episode 4.

The episode opens on a flashback to 2018, 10 years prior to the main events of "The Last of Us" season 2. We see an armored vehicle carrying Fedra soldiers through the Seattle quarantine zone. As the squad bumps through the city, one among them -- the obligatory jokester of the group -- tells a "funny" story about one of their superior officers brutalizing civilians. While the actor playing this part is somewhat obscured by his massive helmet,...

Warning: The following post contains spoilers for The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 4, “Day One”

On Sunday’s episode of The Last of Us, fans of the television series finally got a chance to meet one of the game franchise’s key antagonists: Isaac Dixon, a former Fedra member who has become the leader of the Washington Liberation Front (Wlf). In the video game The Last of Us Part II and the television adaptation, Isaac is played by Emmy Award-winning actor and Oscar nominee Jeffrey Wright.

“We were very excited when we were able to cast Jeffrey Wright, so it made complete sense to us to bring him back in the same exact role because, unlike some of the other casting choices in the game, he is the right age, he does have the right look,” co-creator of the show and the video game, Neil Druckmann, told HBO in a post-episode featurette.

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 4.] The Last of Us made way for a major character introduction as viewers met Wlf leader Isaac Dixon (Jeffrey Wright), but things kicked off with a bang in a 2018 flashback amid his defection from Fedra in Seattle, which included a cameo from Josh Peck. Yes, you read that right. The actor who stepped into the boots of a Fedra soldier was traveling in a van alongside Sergeant Dixon and others through the ravaged streets of Seattle in Episode 4’s opening scene. All the while, Peck’s soldier delivered a dark monologue about his treatment of the citizens whom he referred to as “voters.” When asked by a young recruit, Burton (played by The Gilded Age‘s Ben Ahlers), what that term meant, it was Isaac who chimed in to note that the nickname was born out of the reality that citizens no longer had...

[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “The Last of Us” Season 2, Episode 4. For previous coverage, check out last week’s review.]

Episode 4 starts with a simple, if surprising, choice: two men change their minds.

Back in 2018, Isaac (Jeffrey Wright) is riding in an armored truck with a gaggle of Fedra chucklefucks, sitting in silent judgment as Josh Peck’s super-bro-y soldier tells an awful story about some other asshole named Greenberg who beat the shit out of an innocent man because he thought the word “disseminating” meant “jerking off.”

After the cackles of laughter subside, the nervous new guy among the the caravan of douchebags dares to ask a question: Burton (played by “The Gilded Age’s” Ben Ahlers) wants to know why they keep calling citizens “voters.” Clearly annoyed that this kid isn’t appreciating the humor in his horrific story, Peck’s “thoughtless” storyteller brushes it off — “Because that’s what we fucking call them,...

The Last of Us is gripping, hard-hitting and gutting. But one thing it is not, or at least not often, is joyful. That’s why this week’s episode stands out. Ok, yeah, there’s a barely escaped clicker attack and torture in an industrial kitchen. But there’s also a beautiful acoustic cover and a long-brewing hookup, and both of those moments of light are sorely needed as Season 2 continues on its dark path.

Read on for the highlights of Episode 4.

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Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Last of Us” Season 2, Episode 4.

That was not a trick of the light, Josh Peck did in fact have a quick cameo in “The Last of Us.”

The actor appeared in a quick scene to open up Season 2, Episode 4 of the HBO adaptation. Like many people in the post-apocalyptic landscape of “The Last of Us,” the “Drake and Josh” alum is not long to survive but his appearance is likely to turn some heads and raise some eyebrows.

Here’s what you need to know about Peck’s cameo.

Who does Josh Peck play in “The Last of Us”

Peck is part of a flashback to 2018 and plays an unnamed Fedra soldier. He spends most of his screen time telling a crude story to the other members of his squad while riding in the back of a military vehicle. This isn’t just...

“The Last of Us” Season 2, Episode 4, titled “Day One,” begins 11 years in the past, though that is not initially clear. Having traveled with its young leads, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Merced), to post-apocalyptic Seattle at the end of last week’s “The Path,” this Sunday’s episode gives viewers a brief taste of the city’s violent past and present. It opens in the back of a Fedra truck where a loud-mouthed soldier (a surprise Josh Peck) tells a crude story, which is eventually interrupted by another younger soldier, Burton (Ben Ahlers), who asks why Peck’s Fedra goon keeps calling Seattle’s citizens “voters.” Before Peck’s character can answer, the squad’s sergeant, Isaac Dixon (Jeffrey Wright), answers. “We took away their rights. Took away their right to vote and someone started calling them ‘voters’ to mock them,” Isaac bitterly explains.

Moments later, he gets out...

The third episode of season 2 of The Last of Us was very emotional, showing the aftermath of Joel’s death. Dina and Ellie set out to Seattle to avenge Joel and kill Abby. We’re already seeing some differences from the game, such as the early introduction of the Seraphites. Now that we’re getting into the thick of the second game’s conflict, it’ll be interesting to see how the show continues to diverge from the game.

The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 4 Spoiler Recap

Episode 4 of The Last of Us season 2 begins in Seattle in 2017, when a Fedra soldier (played by Drake and Josh’s Josh Peck) tells a story to the other soldiers in the caravan about an explosion that he saw had massive civilian casualties. After he dismissively calls the victims “voters,” another soldier asks why he calls them that.

The sergeant, Isaac (Jeffrey Wright...

If you blinked, you might have missed Josh Peck adorned in Fedra gear from head to toe in the newest episode of The Last Us. The fourth episode of season 2 introduces audiences to new characters, including the leader of the Washington Liberation Front, Isaac, played by Jeffrey Wright. The battle between the Wolves and the ultra-religious Seraphites, or Scars, has reached a violent and horrific state, but where did it all begin? The flashback at the beginning of the episode provides a little insight, which is where Peck of Drake & Josh fame arrives.

Peck plays a mouthy, crass Fedra soldier who tells a lewd joke to other Fedra soldiers riding in the back of a vehicle in the Seattle Qz. Isaac just so happens to be the commanding officer of the group. Peck's joke prompts a new recruit to ask if they should be talking that way about "voters." As Isaac explains,...

It is difficult to imagine that the guy who brought a smile to a million faces was going through a tough time when the world was laughing. The entire world was shocked when the docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV first aired.

For Drake Bell, the decision to come out with the story of how he was s*xually abused as a child actor wasn’t easy. And he wouldn’t have been able to do that had it not been for Josh Peck.

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When the world first watched Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV last March, no one could wrap their heads around what they were watching.