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Entertainment Now | May 29 - June 4, 2021 By Adam Thomlison TV Media Q: When is "Killing Eve" coming back? I need to know what happens. A: You may be getting more answers than you want, but you'll get them in 2022. The third season of the series aired back in April 2020, but film- ing of the fourth was interrupted by the pandemic, so we have a while to wait. It didn't even start filming until this spring, and prestige shows like this take a while to produce. However, BBC America, which produces the show, has commit- ted to airing the fourth season sometime next year (which is, of course, not much of a commit- ment, but it's all we have). That's the good news. The bad (or at least mixed) news is that while they made that announce- ment, they also announced that the upcoming eight-episode sea- son would be the show's last. That's mixed news because knowing in advance that this will be the final season at least means the writers will be able to bring some resolution to the show's spectacularly twisting plot. I say "some" resolution be- cause the people behind the show are already hinting at con- tinuing the story through spi- noffs. "We look forward to what is sure to be an unforgettable final season and to exploring poten- tial extensions of this compel- ling universe," said Dan McDer- mott, president of original pro- gramming for AMC Networks, which co-owns BBC America. So, I guess producers won't entirely be killing "Eve." (Not yet anyway.) Q: Did Gerard Butler really sing in "The Phantom of the Opera"? A: He was as dubious as you are at first, but yes. It was a big expression of faith on the part of director Joel Schumacher to let Butler do his own singing in the big-budget 2004 film adaptation, since But- ler didn't have any musical training at all. "I always just sang for me, for fun," Butler said in a 2018 inter- view with Washington's WTOP News. "I was a shower singer, then suddenly I had to sing 'Mu- sic of the Night' for Andrew Lloyd Webber. At that point, I had two singing lessons. I took my first singing lesson for 'Phan - tom of the Opera.'" Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Please include your name and town. Personal replies will not be provided. Hollywood Q&A By Michelle Rose TV Media Y ou have to be 21 or old- er to drink or gamble in Las Vegas, but in the newest season of "Hell's Kitchen," you shouldn't be much older to be head chef at one of Gordon Ramsay's res- taurants. On Monday, May 31, "Hell's Kitchen" returns to Fox for a milestone season — its 20th — and it will introduce the youngest contestants in the show's history. Titled "Hell's Kitchen: Young Guns," the latest installment will feature 18 up-and-coming chefs, all age 23 or younger at the start of the competition. And while it's easy to dismiss youth and assume they're inex- perienced, these talented young chefs are already mak- ing a name for themselves in a famously high-pressure indus- try. The members of the red team are: Ava Harren of Anchorage, Alaska; Brynn Gibson of Vien- na, Virginia; Emily Hersh of San Antonio, Texas (Hersh may be the first vegetarian chef to ap- pear on the show); Josie Clem- ens of Macomb, Michigan; Kea- nu Hogan of Baltimore; Kiya Willhelm of Barrelville, Mary- land; Megan Gill of Denton, Texas; Morgana Vesey of New London, Connecticut; and Vic- toria Sonora of Longmont, Col- orado. The chefs on the blue team are: Antonio Ruiz of Great Falls, Montana; Alex Lenik of Chica- go; Jayaun Smith of Kansas City, Missouri; Kevin Argueta of Los Angeles; Matthew Francis Johnson of Duluth, Minnesota; Payton Cooper of Lexington, Kentucky; Sam Garman of Fleetwood, Pennsylvania; Ste- ven Glenn of Richmond, Virgin- ia; and Trenton Garvey of Union, Missouri. They'll have to work in an all-new, high-pressure situation as they try to impress Ramsay, whose quips and insults can cut deeper than a well-honed knife. Ultimately, the winner will be awarded the head chef posi- tion at Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas — the same prize given to Season 10 win- ner Christina Wilson in 2012. (Wilson later moved up to the position of corporate executive chef for the Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Group but has oc- casionally returned to "Hell's Kitchen" as a sous chef.) The position — not to men- tion the grueling "interview" process that is "Hell's Kitchen" — could prove to be a life-al- tering experience for the win- ner. But before the finale airs later this summer, you can ex- pect a lot of drama, personality conflicts and unexpectedly raw meat once "Hell's Kitchen: Young Guns" gets underway Monday, May 31, on Fox. 'Hell's Kitchen' returns with 'Young Guns' edition 10 | Cooking this week Waltman Flooring 2 x 2" White Lilies N Paradise 2 x 1.5" Gordon Ramsey hosts "Hell's Kitchen: Young Guns"

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