01-04-2019, 07:35 AM
Big Bang Theory Casts Two Big Names For Final Season
<p>The long-running and wildly popular American sitcom The Big Bang Theory is ending with its <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/big-bang-theory-is-ending-after-season-12-star-kal/1100-6461349/">current 12th season</a>, and now we've learned more details about how it will wrap up. According to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-bang-theory-enlists-kal-penn-sean-astin-1172183">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, Harold & Kumar actor Kal Penn and Lord of the Rings star Sean Astin will guest-star in the show's final season. </p><p>Penn and Astin will play physicists who by accident confirm Sheldon and Amy's super-asymmetry theory, which could have a major impact on how things turn out. There is no word yet on when the episode featuring Penn and Astin will air.</p><p>There were reportedly <a href="https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-big-bang-theory-final-season-renewal-season-13-bill-prady-reaction/">discussions about a 13th season</a>, but they never materialised. The five original actors are set to make around $900,000 per episode for the 12th season, <a href="https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/the-big-bang-theory-renewed-season-12-1202011900/">according to Variety</a>.</p><p>Season 11 averaged 14 million viewers per episode, making it one of the most popular shows on TV, <a href="https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/big-bang-theory-season-13-1202895551/">according to Variety</a>. A spinoff,<em> Young Sheldon</em>, premiered in 2017.</p><p>In other news, <em>Home Alone</em> actor <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/macaulay-culkin-turned-down-the-big-bang-theory/1100-6461039/">Macaulay Culkin says he was pursed for a part in <em>The Big Bang Theory</em> years ago</a> but he turned it down multiple times.</p><p><em>The Big Bang Theory airs on CBS, whose parent company--CBS Corp.--owns GameSpot parent company CBS Interactive.</em></p>
<p>The long-running and wildly popular American sitcom The Big Bang Theory is ending with its <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/big-bang-theory-is-ending-after-season-12-star-kal/1100-6461349/">current 12th season</a>, and now we've learned more details about how it will wrap up. According to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-bang-theory-enlists-kal-penn-sean-astin-1172183">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, Harold & Kumar actor Kal Penn and Lord of the Rings star Sean Astin will guest-star in the show's final season. </p><p>Penn and Astin will play physicists who by accident confirm Sheldon and Amy's super-asymmetry theory, which could have a major impact on how things turn out. There is no word yet on when the episode featuring Penn and Astin will air.</p><p>There were reportedly <a href="https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-big-bang-theory-final-season-renewal-season-13-bill-prady-reaction/">discussions about a 13th season</a>, but they never materialised. The five original actors are set to make around $900,000 per episode for the 12th season, <a href="https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/the-big-bang-theory-renewed-season-12-1202011900/">according to Variety</a>.</p><p>Season 11 averaged 14 million viewers per episode, making it one of the most popular shows on TV, <a href="https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/big-bang-theory-season-13-1202895551/">according to Variety</a>. A spinoff,<em> Young Sheldon</em>, premiered in 2017.</p><p>In other news, <em>Home Alone</em> actor <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/macaulay-culkin-turned-down-the-big-bang-theory/1100-6461039/">Macaulay Culkin says he was pursed for a part in <em>The Big Bang Theory</em> years ago</a> but he turned it down multiple times.</p><p><em>The Big Bang Theory airs on CBS, whose parent company--CBS Corp.--owns GameSpot parent company CBS Interactive.</em></p>