Storm Reid in 2018; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Storm Reid is opening up about some of the backlash she faced when starring in the 2018 Disney movie A Wrinkle in Time. In an interview with InStyle magazine, Reid, who was cast as protagonist Meg in the film, said she encountered racist Internet trolls following the announcement that …
Radha Blank discusses the benefits of being “scared” and “exposed” in her new Netflix film, ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’
Jeong Park/Netflix ©2020 (NEW YORK) — Radha Blank is sharing her life with the masses in the new Netflix film The Forty-Year-Old Version. Directed, produced, written and starring Blank, the film — which was the winner of the Directing Prize at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival — follows Radha as an up-and-coming NY playwright searching for a …
‘The Spanish Princess’ star Charlotte Hope reveals scene that made her feel “the most empowered”
Starz(NEW YORK) — The Spanish Princess Part Two, which premieres its epic final installment on Starz this weekend, initially teased new episodes with an iconic image: A pregnant Queen Catherine dressed in full armor, ready to lead troops into battle. Star Charlotte Hope tells ABC Audio putting on that “maternity armor” and shooting that scene …
‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ star Amelia Eve talks spooky new season
EIKE SCHROTER/NETFLIX (L-R: Amelia Eve, Victoria Pedretti)(NEW YORK) — The Haunting of Bly Manor is here to give you your ghost story fix just in time for Halloween. The follow-up to 2018’s The Haunting of Hill House debuts on Netflix Friday. British actress Amelia Eve joins the cast as sarcastic groundskeeper of Bly Manor, Jamie, …
Alyson Hannigan explains why she doesn’t think a ‘How I Met Your Mother’ reunion is possible
Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — How I Met Your Mother turns 15 this year, stoking fans’ hopes that a reunion is around the corner. Unfortunately, series star Alyson Hannigan was upfront in an interview with E!’s Daily Pop why they shouldn’t get their hopes up. While the 46-year-old actress “would 100 percent be up for” …
Chicago pizzeria responds to ‘Emily in Paris’ diss
STEPHANIE BRANCHU/NETFLIX(CHICAGO) — While most companies would be thrilled to be name-dropped in a popular Netflix seres, one Chicago pizzeria is feeling the exact opposite. In an episode of Netflix’s new series Emily in Paris, one of the characters refers to deep dish pizza — something the Windy City is known for — as a “quiche made of cement.” …
Broadway performances cancelled through May 2021
Noam Galai/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Great White Way will remain dark for a while longer. Broadway shows have been cancelled through May 30, 2021, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Broadway League announced on their website Friday that theaters are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for any performances that had …
Halle Berry had the purr-fect response when a shelter named a rescue cat after her
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Halle Berry — no, not that one — is up for adoption. A gorgeous gray and white shorthaired cat is currently waiting patiently at the Michigan Humane Society for her purrfect forever family to take her home. However, it appears Ms. Berry won’t have to wait too much longer now that she has …
‘Sesame Street’ to tackle racism in upcoming special
Courtesy of HBO(NEW YORK) — The Sesame Street gang is teaming up for a special aimed at teaching kids how they can stand up to racism in a new special airing on HBO Max and PBS Kids. The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special will feature Elmo and Abby Cadabby, who are joined by …
Natalie Portman revealed a major spoiler about the upcoming fourth ‘Thor’ movie
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe believe Natalie Portman let slip a major spoiler about the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder movie. The actress, who played astrophysicist Dr. Jane Foster in the first two films, will return for the franchise’s fourth installment where she is expected to pick up Mjolnir and transform into the next …