Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Like many other movies, Ryan Reynolds’ forthcoming action comedy Free Guy has seen its release date bumped multiple times because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But this time, he’s really sure that the film — initially slated for last July — will now be released on August 13. Kinda. The actor poked fun at the …
This year’s Cadbury Bunny winner is — a frog
Cadbury(FLORIDA) — Perhaps in a sign of the upside-down times, this year’s winner of the confectioner’s third-annual Cadbury Bunny Try-Outs is — a frog. More specifically, Betty the Australian White Treefrog from Orlando, Florida has been chosen by voters to star in the annual Cadbury Clucking Bunny Commercial, which will air on TV later this spring. It’s something of a shattering of …
Ellen DeGeneres, others see daytime ratings drop
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Nearly a year after Ellen DeGeneres faced allegations of contributing to a toxic work environment behind the scenes on her daytime talk show, Us Weekly reports her ratings continue to tumble. The Ellen DeGeneres Show has lost more than one million viewers in the past six months, based on Nielsen data. Despite the current 18th season …
Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ becomes first late night talk show to welcomes back live audience
NBC/Andrew Lipovsky(NEW YORK) — A year after The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon bid farewell to its live studio audience because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the late night program is filling seats once again. Fallon, who recently returned from filming his show remotely to sitting at his desk in Studio 6B, became the first late night host to resume filming before a live audience. The …
Anya Taylor-Joy is glad her role in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ helped make chess “sexy” again
gazanfer/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Anya Taylor-Joy took home a Golden Globe for her breakout role in Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, but there’s another achievement she is more proud of — making chess “sexy” again. Appearing on the April issue of Vanity Fair, the 24-year-old actress noted how her popular Netflix drama caused chess sales to soar by 125 percent in the …
‘The Goldbergs’ star George Segal dead at 87
Raymond Liu/ABC via Getty Image(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar-nominated actor George Segal has died, his rep confirms to ABC News. He was 87. Segal, known for playing Albert “Pops” Solomon on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs, died Tuesday. His wife of 25-years Sonia Segal said in a statement, “The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due …
Russell Crowe, Zac Efron — and possibly Bill Murray — going on the ‘Greatest Beer Run Ever’
James Devaney/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) — It seems Oscar winner Russell Crowe and Zac Efron have replaced Viggo Mortensen and Dylan O’Brien, respectively, in a big screen beer run. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Crowe and Efron will now topline the based-on-real-life book The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War, by Joanna Molloy and John “Chickie” Donohue. The adventure follows Donohue’s real …
‘Black Widow’ coming to Disney+ and theaters July 9
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Marvel fans, rejoice! You’ll finally get to see Scarlett Johansson in action again as Natasha Romanoff on July 9. The pandemic-delayed stand-alone Black Widow film will be released simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ Premiere Access on that date. The film was initially supposed to debut May 1, 2020, before it was bumped further in the …
Anna Faris and Gwyneth Paltrow reflect on the lessons divorce taught them
Carlos Tischler/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Anna Faris sat down with actress Gwyneth Paltrow recently, where the two ladies discussed their previous marriages and what divorce taught them. In the newest Anna Faris Is Unqualified podcast episode, Faris, 44, opened up about ending her marriages with actor Chris Pratt and Ben Indra. “My two other marriages were with actors and I don’t think we …
Andy Cohen reveals we’ve all been pronouncing Khloé Kardashian’s name wrong
Andrew Lipovsky/NBC(NEW YORK) — Just when you think there’s nothing left to reveal about clan Kardashian, comes this nugget courtesy of Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen: We’ve all been pronouncing Khloé Kardashian’s name wrong. “It’s ‘Khloé” — pronounced Kloh-AY — Cohen revealed to Jimmy Fallon on Monday night’s installment of The Tonight Show. “There’s an accent!” Turns out, it was a revelation for Fallon …