Quick Takes: ‘Survivor’ turns pro
Former NFL coach Jimmy Johnson will be a contestant on the reality television show “Survivor” this season.
CBS said Monday that the 67-year-old Johnson will be one of 20 castaways sent to Nicaragua. The premiere will air Sept. 15.
Johnson will be one of 10 contestants older than 40 who will compete against a group 30 and younger.
Johnson won a college national championship at the University of Miami, then won two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys. He also coached the Miami Dolphins. Johnson is now an NFL commentator for Fox.
—Associated Press
Casino in deal on Broadway
Foxwoods Resort Casino has opened on Broadway.
The eastern Connecticut casino, run by the Mashantucket Pequot Indians, announced a deal Monday with music company Live Nation that gives Foxwoods the naming rights to the former Hilton Theater — now Foxwoods Theater — on 42nd Street in New York.
The Foxwoods brand will be used on all exterior and interior signs, including the 2,000-seat theater’s sign overlooking 42nd Street and in the theater’s VIP Suite and dress circle lobby.
Foxwoods Theater will be operated by Live Nation. The casino said the arrangement gives it access to the venue for corporate and philanthropic events in addition to tickets to theater performances. Terms of the multiyear deal were not disclosed.
—Associated Press
Rod Stewart expecting 7th
Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster have announced they are expecting their second child — and the 65-year-old rocker’s seventh.
The couple said in a statement Monday that they learned the “happy news” in June as they celebrated their third wedding anniversary.
Stewart and 39-year-old Lancaster have been a couple for a decade and have a 4-year-old son, Alastair. The Rock and Rock Hall of Famer also has five children from previous relationships.
—Associated Press
Stallone goes ‘back to basics’
Sylvester Stallone premiered his new movie “The Expendables” in London on Monday.
Dolph Lundgren and Jason Statham, two of a cast packed with ‘80s action stars, joined Stallone at Leicester Square’s Odeon theater red-carpet premiere, lined with rows of fans screaming “Rocky! Rocky!”
“It’s unbelievable,” Stallone said with a grin. “These guys weren’t even born [then]!”
Though some might question the vitality of a cast largely made up of men well over 40 — a few in their mid-60s — Stallone said “The Expendables” was a return to authentic action characters in an era dominated by special effects.
“It’s a rapport with the audience. It’s just that you believe what you see and that guy is bigger than the show,” the star said, adding “every generation has to create their own hero, and that’s why you have the superhero, it’s evolved. But after ‘Avatar,’ it’s like, ‘Stop, let’s go back to basics.’”
—Associated Press
Gabor must stay in hospital
Zsa Zsa Gabor has developed an infection that will keep the 93-year-old hospitalized indefinitely as she recovers from a broken hip, her publicist said Monday.
Doctors had hoped to release Gabor on Monday, but publicist John Blanchette said an infection changed those plans. He had no further details.
Gabor has been at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center since she broke her hip July 17 while trying to get into her wheelchair. The Hungarian-born actress’ condition began to deteriorate after hip-replacement surgery days later.
—Associated Press
Finally
Back to the future: Jane Badler, one of the stars of the 1984-85 “V” series, will reprise her role as Diana next season in the ABC revival of the sci-fi show.
On the road again: The Allman Brothers Band announced a series of Boston concerts for November, which will mark its first live performances since singer-keyboardist Gregg Allman underwent liver transplant surgery in June.
Teen awards: “The Twilight Saga” sucked up 12 trophies and “The Vampire Diaries” captured seven at the Teen Choice Awards, which Fox broadcast on tape delay Monday night.