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Ben Stiller and crew are back in 'Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.' The gang travels to London to try and find answers after their museum magic begins to run out.
Director Shawn Levy and Robin Williams on the set of the motion picture "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb."(Photo: Kerry Brown, 20th Century Fox)
1. Robin Williams' final major film debuts nationwide
When Robin Williams died in August, he had just completed work on what turns out to be his second-to-last movie, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. (Another film, Absolutely Anything, a British comedy starring Monty Python alumni, comes out in the spring). Now, after a star-studded premiere in New York City attended by his wife, Susan Schneider, the movie is debuting nationwide. In the third and final episode of the popular movie franchise about exhibits magically coming to life at New York's American Museum of Natural History, Williams once again plays president and naturalist Teddy Roosevelt.
2. Stephen Collins speaks with Katie Couric on sexual assault allegations
"Forty years ago, I did something terribly wrong that I deeply regret," Collins said to veteran reporter Katie Couric when they sat down earlier this week. On Friday, ABC airs the interview and we get to hear Collins speak publicly and, presumably, at length about the allegations against him. The special airs at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.
Stephen Collins in 2008.(Photo: Seth Wenig, AP)
3. Michael Phelps on trial – a second time – for DUI
He's in deep water, but maybe not too deep. After a postponement in November, Michael Phelps now faces his second trial on Friday for drunken driving, following a Sept. 30 arrest in Baltimore. Phelps' first DUI-related run-in came in 2004, when the then-19-year-old was sentenced to 18 months' probation. Phelps, now 29, is the most decorated Olympian in history, with 22 medals, 18 of them gold. If convicted of the latest charges, Phelps faces up to a year in jail, a $1,000 fine and the loss of his driver's license for six months. Legal experts, however, say it's unlikely he will have to serve any time behind bars.
In this April 18, 2005, file photo, Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps speaks to a group of seniors at Parkside High School in Salisbury, Md., as part of his sentence after pleading guilty to a DUI charge.(Photo: Matthew S. Gunby/AP)
4. Jay Leno to yuck it up as Craig Ferguson's final Late, Late guest
You can't keep a good man down. Jay Leno, who knows a few things about exiting a talk show, will be the final guest as Craig Ferguson ends his nearly 10-year run at CBS's The Late, Late Show. Leno visited Ferguson's show twice before — in October 2012 and September 2013 — when he was hosting NBC's Tonight Show. Ferguson, who began hosting the syndicated Celebrity Name Game this fall, will be succeeded by James Corden, a British comedian, in March. Until then, CBS is expected to use a rotating roster of guest hosts.
The late-night comcis bid farewell to their colleague, Jay Leno. Take a look at some of our favorite moments from last night's late-night lineup, then vote for yours at opinin.usatoday.com.
5. Aloha! Obama travels to Hawaii
The president is scheduled to leave Washington on Friday for his annual holiday season vacation in Hawaii with his family. This year's Christmas-time trip will be the president's seventh consecutive one (sixth since he was elected) to the Aloha state and he plans to spend about two weeks there. The Obamas are expected to stay at a private residence in Kailua.
In this Aug. 14, 2008, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama body surfs at Sandy Beach while on vacation in Honolulu.(Photo: Alex Brandon, AP)
And, the essentials:
Weather: The two weather trouble spots Friday will be the West and the South.
Stocks: Stock futures advanced following Thursday's massive gains.
TV Tonight: Wondering what to watch this weekend? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at The Sound of Music, Homeland and The Affair.
USA TODAY's Robert Bianco previews the television lineup for Friday, December 19th with 'Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol,' 'The Sound of Music,' 'Homeland' and 'The Affair.' VPC
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