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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'NCIS: Tony & Ziva' stars Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo reveal their secret tribute to 'NCIS' O.G. Mark Harmon
Weatherly and de Pablo joined forces with "Tony & Ziva" showrunner John McNamara at Comic-Con 2025 to preview the new, action-packed "NCIS" spinoff. NCIS may be on its sixth spinoff, but all roads still lead back to Mark Harmon's Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, and John McNamara, the stars and creator/showrunner of NCIS: Tony & Ziva, were joined by their old NCIS colleague Brian Dietzen at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 on Thursday to preview the new spinoff series. Shortly after screening the first ten minutes of September's pilot episode, Weatherly and de Pablo offered each other a surreptitious, private hand signal that cracked a smile on both of their faces — arms raised, fists balled and swiveling on their hinges as if knocking on a door with quizzical "I got this" expressions on their faces. "What was that?" Dietzen asked. In a perfect showcase of their 20-years-and-counting chemistry, the pair responded in unison, "Mark Harmon." "This is his sign language thing from an episode," Weatherly said, harkening back to the 13 seasons he spent costarring alongside Harmon on NCIS. De Pablo called it "such a great moment," warm memories rising back into her eyes. McNamara added, "I remember seeing the dailies when you guys did that, and I was cracking up for days." But McNamara, who's only joining the NCIS-verse with Tony & Ziva, was in the dark as much as the rest of the Comic-Con audience at the Indigo Ballroom. Thankfully, de Pablo jumped in with the backstory. "It was a tribute to Gibbs. I think we were in a school, right?" she asked Weatherly, who nodded and added they were also "on a bus." De Pablo continued: "There was a camera, and he was sort of communicating with us. He felt no one was watching him. So since that moment, every time Michael and I — we could be anywhere in the world — and I'll just go," she said, performing the hand gesture, "and we know." Paramount+ announced NCIS: Tony & Ziva in February, a decade after Weatherly's last episode as an NCIS series regular and 12 years after de Pablo's. Both actors worked closely with Harmon, around whom the NCIS-verse still turns. The franchise announced its fifth spinoff, NCIS: Origins, in early 2024. The series delves into the background of Harmon's legendary investigative commander Leroy Jethro Gibbs, and Harmon even made a cameo appearance in the pilot Weatherly, de Pablo, and McNamara hinted that fans could definitely look forward to some NCIS name-drops on Tony & Ziva — and even look forward to potential future crossover appearances — Harmon doesn't appear slated for a Tony & Ziva season 1 cameo. But Weatherly joked that the Comic-Con audience would now at least take a little piece of Leroy Jethro Gibbs lore with them into the world. "Now that we've told everyone in this room, [de Pablo] and I are going to be in a public bathroom somewhere in Detroit, and someone's gonna be like," he joked, making the secret signal. The first three episodes of NCIS: Tony & Ziva premiere Sept. 4 on Paramount+, with new episodes to follow weekly until the Oct. 23 season finale. Check out more of . Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly Solve the daily Crossword
USA Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'NCIS' stars Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly on 'emotional' 'Tony & Ziva' reunion
SAN DIEGO - "Tiva" is forever. At least that's what the hat says. NCIS special agent Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and former Mossad operative Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) continue their on-again, off-again fan-favorite romance in the Paramount+ spinoff 'NCIS: Tony & Ziva' (streaming weekly on beginning Sept. 4.) The stars and executive producer John McNamara debuted a new trailer as well as the first 10 minutes of the action show during a panel at Comic-Con. And to remind everyone that the tension-filled, slow-burn relationship that spawned that 'Tiva' nickname is still very much a thing, they handed out 'Tiva Forever' caps to everyone in attendance. 'We manifested this,' de Pablo, 45, said of the spinoff. 'We talked about it for a very long time until a lot of people who made this happen actually came together and destiny played its part. And it happened.' The new series catches up with Tony and Ziva in Paris, living separate lives as they parent their daughter Tali (Isla Gie). When Tony's security firm is framed for a cyberattack, they make sure Tali's in good hands and go on a globe-trotting adventure to clear their names while on the run from Interpol. McNamara was an 'instant yes' to work on the show, but then he found out that they'd be going 'through every single country in Europe. Who would be dumb enough to pay for that?' Weatherly jumped in: 'Paramount+!' Sneak peek: 'Tony & Ziva' first photos: See 'NCIS' couple in Europe with their daughter Tali During their 'NCIS' years together, 'we all played. We were allowed to be child-like. But we found a sense of fun that was wonderful,' de Pablo said. "What we got to do again in Europe was a chance to play. It was very emotional, to be fair. You're going back to play with someone you've got that chemistry with.' And they've always had it. When de Pablo joined 'NCIS' for Season 3 in 2005, 'it was a thing right from the jump. You were very special,' Weatherly said. 'The instant we met, we gelled,' de Pablo added, 'but it wasn't out of 'On my God, I love this person.' Then it was tension all the time and I love you for it?' 'I love you but I hate you but I love you but I hate you,' Weatherly, 57, said both actors say. 'As characters. But in real life,' I love you.'' 'I love you, too,' de Pablo replied, smiling. The actors talked a lot during the pandemic about life and potentially working together again on a spinoff, and Weatherly wondered if they'd have the same chemistry. 'The characters have gone through life and it's made them more complex," he said. 'The first scene (of the spinoff), we finished and both took a step toward each other. We locked eyes and I went, 'Yeah, we're back.'' 'NCIS' continues to be an A-list TV brand, whether it's people binging the original 'mothership' CBS show (returning for Season 23 Oct. 14) for the first time or watching its spinoffs. 'It was always about family,' dePablo explained of its popularity. Plus, 'it's multigenerational,' Weatherly added. 'Whole sorority houses would watch it while eating funny brownies.' 'Tony & Ziva,' though, is 'an epic love story that's not yet been resolved,' de Pablo said. And, says Weatherly, 'It's not a 'will they or won't they.' It's a 'when they.' '
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
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'NCIS: Tony & Ziva' star Michael Weatherly had to relive 'angry moment' in flashback episode: 'That was scary'''
Weatherly and Cote de Pablo joined EW at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, where their characters' big reunion in the "NCIS" spinoff. Michael Weatherly is traveling back to the past for the upcoming NCIS spinoff series, NCIS: Tony & Ziva. But not every memory is a happy one. Weatherly and his trusty television partner in crime (and, sometimes, love), Cote de Pablo, stopped by the EW Studio at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 to discuss the series, which premieres on Paramount+ in September. De Pablo, who starred on NCIS as Ziva David from season 3-11 (with a handful of subsequent appearances in seasons 11, 16, and 17), recalled a powerful moment she witnessed Weatherly have while filming the final episode of Tony & Ziva. "It was this flashback where we had to sort of relive this very kind of angry moment, and there was a take that Michael had where he really kind of connected with something," she recalls. "I went up to him afterwards and I said, 'Oh my God, Michael, that was scary!' And he said, 'I don't like going to that place,'" de Pablo says. "It was really funny because now I'm talking to my friend... he was like, 'God it takes so much out of me, I'm sort of older and wiser and I just don't like going to that place,' and I was like, 'Oh boy, I can relate.'" Weatherly appeared on NCIS for a longer stint than de Pablo, from seasons 1-15 (2003-2015). His Tony DiNozzo fell in and out of an always ambiguous, but highly charged relationship with Ziva until her character was seemingly killed off screen. The character survived, however, and returned in subsequent seasons to reveal she'd had their baby, Tali (Isla Gie on Tony & Ziva). While there were plenty of tender, touching, powerful, and romantic scenes between the characters, they had their fair share of breakups and crash-outs too. Weatherly explains that while the moment he revisited was indeed "angry," he's better at controlling his emotions these days. "In life, as we all understand through our therapy, you can choose your state. Your emotional state can be a choice," he shares. "When you're young you kind of think, 'I'm having this emotion, and it must determine everything I do.' And its like, 'Slow your horses.'" Weatherly says he's learned over the course of his three and a half decades in show business that, "You can actually make choices about the kind of life you want to live. When you're acting, a big part of that happens, and that's the great thing about 20 years later, because we are acting together, but it's a deeper, richer, more nuanced bond." "Exactly, and it's a real testament to our friendship," de Pablo agrees. Paramount+ announced Tony & Ziva in February, nine years after Weatherly's departure, over a decade since de Pablo's, and five since the actors' last shared episode of NCIS, the season 17 episode "In the Wind." May's first trailer for NCIS: Tony & Ziva picks up on the characters in Paris, where they're co-parenting Tali in a state of enduringly ambiguous almost-romance. Then, Tony's security company is hacked, leading to a thrilling espionage caper in which the couple must enlist the help of new friends to clear their names and secure their happy ending once more. John McNamara, the showrunner behind Syfy's The Magicians, will helm NCIS: Tony & Ziva. Joining de Pablo and Weatherly in the cast are Amita Suman, Maximilian Osinski, Julian Ovenden, Nassima Benchicou, Lara Rossi, Isla Gie, Terence Maynard, and James D'Arcy. The first three episodes of NCIS: Tony & Ziva premiere Sept. 4 on Paramount+, with new episodes to follow weekly. Watch de Pablo and Weatherly in the livestream above and check out more of EW's coverage from San Diego Comic-Con 2025. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly Solve the daily Crossword
NZ Herald
5 days ago
- Health
- NZ Herald
Rare disorder derails BoP footballer's US dreams
But that didn't help. Instead, it got much worse. A gastroenterologist told her she had gastritis following an endoscopy. 'He loaded me up with nausea meds, antacids and everything and then I went back to America.' She struggled through her second year playing in the US. Back in New Zealand, a colonoscopy revealed inflammation in her large intestine, which led to a Crohn's disease diagnosis. She started treatment for Crohn's, including weekly injections, but did not see improvements. Three years ago, Rachel Weatherly was in the US on a football scholarship when she suddenly started vomiting and feeling unwell. She said when she had to switch from private healthcare to public for financial reasons, everything 'fell apart'. The specialist ruled out Crohn's and concluded she had an eating disorder. She said she felt let down. 'They wouldn't do anything. They basically said it was eating disorders. I was going downhill real fast, losing weight a lot faster. I wasn't really keeping anything down.' Weatherly said she spent many appointments describing her symptoms, including constant pain, nausea, exhaustion and inability to eat without excruciating pain. Her own research led her to believe she was experiencing abdominal vascular compressions. 'I found a bunch of stories within NZ, predominantly young women, and they basically had the exact same story as me. They helped guide me through the diagnostic process,' said Weatherly. Rachel Weatherly couldn't eat or drink, and was losing weight and becoming malnourished, before she was put on a feeding tube. Late last year she visited a private specialist who raised suspicion of EDS while consulting about the possibility of AVCS. He ordered a CT scan and a Doppler ultrasound and diagnosed one compression before suggesting she get the scan reviewed by experts overseas who specialise and treat AVCS. A surgeon in Germany reviewed her imaging and diagnosed her with three compressions. He recommended surgery in Germany. There were also options to have it in Spain and Australia. Weatherly said the estimated cost was $60,000 to $150,000. She hoped to fly to Australia next month to meet with a surgeon who had also reviewed her imaging. If he couldn't help, she planned to go to Germany. Treatment in the meantime included using a nasogastric feeding tube. The surgery is controversial and has been described as 'experimental', with some New Zealand vascular surgeons raising concerns about the lack of medical literature to support it. Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora national chief medical officer Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard said a very careful assessment of how AVCS was diagnosed and treated in New Zealand was required. Stokes-Lampard said there was little data available to back a diagnosis, as it was a relatively rare disease. 'Health New Zealand has established a national vascular multidisciplinary meeting which is available to review patients who may have one of these vascular complications.' This aimed to ensure patients received the most appropriate care. 'This meeting will determine whether a case requires surgery and, if it does, whether this is best managed without surgery or recommend surgery that could be done via the High-Cost Treatment Pool [funding for treatment overseas] or locally, depending on the individual's circumstance,' Stokes-Lampard said. 'For these types of conditions, we find that many patients respond well to treatment without the need for further interventions. 'Surgical treatment is not always considered the best option for an individual, particularly because the level of complexity and uncertainty varies from case to case.' Stokes-Lampard said in these instances, an individual might still wish to receive treatment overseas but would need to fund it themselves. Athenree mother-of-two Pamela Coburn, 41, recently underwent surgery in Germany. Photo / Brydie Thompson Weatherly has found support from other Kiwis with EDS and AVCS, including meeting Tauranga mum-of-two, Pamela Coburn. Coburn had her last-resort surgery for AVCS in Germany a year ago. Coburn said within four months after the surgery, she had no symptoms or pain related to AVCS. She would do it again tomorrow if needed, even though the costs were substantial. 'I have my life back,' she said. Athenree mother-of-two Pamela Coburn, 41 (left), recently underwent surgery in Germany. Rachel Weatherly, 23, a former Tauranga Moana Football Club player from Whakatāne, is currently fundraising so she too can get surgery. Photo / Brydie Thompson Weatherly's father, Peter Weatherly, said his daughter was a fighter. 'She does not give up on anything.' 'Even last year when Rachel was unwell, still on all the meds she decided she was going to do a pre-apprenticeship to be an electrician.' While juggling relentless symptoms and countless medical appointments, she managed to earn the second-highest grade in her class. With the support of her local football club, community and a Givealittle fundraiser under way, Weatherly is fighting not just for her own health, but for awareness and change in the health system. 'No one should have to go through what me and many others have been through,' she said. 'If we can make the road a little easier for the next person, that's the goal.'
USA Today
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Michael Weatherly's 'NCIS: Tony & Ziva' spinoff finally gets premiere date
Michael Weatherly's 'NCIS: Tony & Ziva' spinoff finally gets premiere date Show Caption Hide Caption 'Tony and Ziva' trailer has Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pable on 'NCIS' The first "NCIS: Tony & Ziva" teaser drops with views of reunited Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo running for their lives in style and in Europe. There are official corporate announcements of TV show premieres, and then there's Michael Weatherly's way. Weatherly, 56, seems to have forgotten his shirt when posting a video to his Instagram account on June 17, to declare when "NCIS: Tony & Ziva" will premiere on Paramount+, co-starring Cote de Pablo. "There it is, I see it, it's coming Sept. 4," the unshaven Weatherly says to the camera with a cheeky smile during the informative yet nonsensical video. Weatherly added in the comments, "It's like the fine wine people think must be appropriate, and timing, the decanting and ultimately the perfect setting." To be fair, a fully and nattily dressed Weatherly, along with de Pablo, posted a video on the Paramount+ Instagram account announcing the premiere date earlier on June 17. It was a Save the Date message that showed the actors back in full-banter form. "That's my line, you always take my line," De Pablo lamented at one point. When does 'NCIS: Tony and Ziva' return? To quote Weatherly, "NCIS: Tony & Ziva" comes to Paramount+ on Sept. 4. The first trailer shows Tony DiNozzo (Weatherly) and Ziva David (de Pablo) still have that perfect sizzle in the "NCIS" reunion series. The couple briefly lives the dream in Paris, running their security firm while caring for their 12-year-old daughter, Tali (Isla Gie). But their happily ever after is blown apart, sending the family on the run throughout Europe in the action series.
