00:00You can now bring Baby Yoda home. The new Westworld trailer takes us to a whole new world.
00:04Bethany Frankel is returning to reality TV. And Making the Band is coming back.
00:09I'm Tiffany Taylor, and right now I've got the top stories you need to know today from The Hollywood Reporter News.
00:14First, you can now bring Baby Yoda home. An animatronic version of The Child,
00:18aka Baby Yoda, made its big debut on Good Morning America on Thursday before hitting toy shelves.
00:23The character, of course, is the breakout star from season one of The Mandalorian on Disney's streaming service Disney+.
00:29The animatronic version of the fan-favorite creature is now available for pre-order.
00:36The figure moves, blinks its eyes, and appears to respond to voice interactions.
00:41But that's not the only Mandalorian merch you'll soon be able to own.
00:52The toy was announced with a number of other products ahead of the New York Toy Fair.
00:57Additional new items include the game Trouble The Mandalorian Edition and Star Wars Operation The Mandalorian Edition,
01:03as well as Lego items.
01:05Next, a brand new look at Westworld Season 3 just arrived, and it takes us to a whole new world.
01:10I was born into this world. And my first memories of it are pain.
01:20The nearest future version of our world, outside the confines of Westworld, is front and center in the brand new official trailer.
01:27The science fiction series returns for its third season on March 15, with veterans like Tandy Newton and Jeffrey Wright along for the ride,
01:34as well as space for newcomers, including Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul.
01:37Dropping with time to spare before the premiere, the latest look at Westworld Season 3 is far and away the best one yet.
01:43The plan is starting.
01:50Meanwhile, Bethany Frankel is ready to give you your big shot.
01:53The former Real Housewives star is returning to her reality TV roots with a competition series at HBO Max.
01:58The Skinny Girl founder will front an eight-episode series called The Big Shot with Bethany,
02:02in which aspiring business moguls compete for a job on Frankel's executive team.
02:06The Apprentice-like show hails from MGM-TV, Mark Burnett, and Frankel's Be Real Productions.
02:12Frankel's first TV exposure came on The Apprentice spin-off titled The Apprentice Martha Stewart in 2006, where she finished as runner-up.
02:19She went on to appear on eight seasons of The Real Housewives.
02:22Jennifer O'Connell, executive VP of original non-fiction and kids programming at HBO Max said Wednesday in a statement,
02:29I first met Bethany when I put her on the first season of The Real Housewives of New York City, and she's always both impressed and entertained me.
02:36It's incredible to see her empire continue to grow, and I know that candidates will be clamoring to work with her.
02:42And finally, Making the Band is coming back. Jordan Rowling from her sister publication Billboard has all the details.
02:48On Wednesday, MTV and Sean Diddy Combs revealed the cast of judges for the upcoming return of Making the Band.
02:54And Puff is keeping it in his talented family, calling on his sons Christian Combs, Quincy Brown, and Justin Combs,
03:01plus creative director and celeb choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson for the job. The show, which sets out to find the world's
03:07next musical superstars, will embark on a multi-city casting tour this month, with open auditions in Atlanta,
03:13Houston, Charlotte, and New York, with Diddy and all the judges making appearances throughout the tour.
03:18First up is Atlanta from February 28th to the 29th, then it's off to Houston from March 7th to the 8th,
03:24followed by Charlotte from March 13th to the 14th, before wrapping up in New York City from March 21st to 22nd.
03:30For much more on all these stories and the latest Hollywood news, head to THR.com and be sure to subscribe to our THR News YouTube channel.
03:37Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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