HBO Max/Warner Bros. Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — For the first time in six months, Cinemark’s Regal Cinemas chain will reopen, following shutdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Deadline reports the nation’s second largest theater chain will start things off with a limited opening on April 2, with the release of Godzilla Vs. Kong, and will open more theaters …
Save your hashtags: Warner Bros. says there won’t be a “SnyderVerse” after his re-cut ‘Justice League’
Clay Enos/HBO Max(LOS ANGELES) — Sorry, Zack Snyder fans: it looks like there won’t be a extended DC Comic movie universe based on his hit, extended cut of Justice League — no matter how much you hashtag it. You can’t blame ’em for trying. #ReleaseTheSnyderCut grew to be a viral movement so strong it eventually persuaded Warner Bros. to …
‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’ most watched series premiere ever on Disney+
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Marvel’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is ranked as the most watched series premiere ever on Disney+ during its opening weekend. The streamer reports The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan respectively as the titular Avengers, was the most watched title overall Friday through Sunday, and for the same time period on …
‘Us’ against ‘Them’: Amazon series roasted as ripoff of Jordan Peele movies
Amazon Studios(LOS ANGELES) — A new trailer for Them, the new Amazon Prime anthology series from Lena Waithe, has been derided by viewers as a ripoff of Jordan Peele’s films, Get Out and Us. Amazon’s official synopsis of the film, set in the 1950s, follows a Black family that “moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood during the …
Report: Portia de Rossi undergoes emergency appendix removal surgery
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy(LOS ANGELES) — Portia de Rossi, wife of Ellen Degeneres, was rushed to the hospital on Friday for emergency appendicitis surgery. People reports that the 48-year-old actress is back home and “doing well” after the ordeal. A source to the magazine explained, “Ellen rushed Portia to the hospital on Friday night, she …
Chevy Chase recovering at home after “heart issue” hospitalizes him for five weeks
Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) After spending five weeks at the hospital for a “heart issue,” actor Chevy Chase is recuperating at home. The National Lampoon’s Vacation star confirmed to Page Six on Monday that he is back home at his residence in Westchester, New York. “These are my first few days home. I can only say how happy I …
Brad Pitt reportedly “heartbroken” over Angelina Jolie domestic abuse claims
Steve Granitz/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Brad Pitt is reportedly “heartbroken” over the latest revelations in his custody battle with ex Angelina Jolie. Last week, leaked court documents revealed that the Maleficent star said she is prepared bring forth “proof and authority in support” of her allegations of domestic abuse violence against Pitt. A source close to the 57-year-old actor tells Entertainment Tonight, “Brad is anxious to …
“American Idol” recap: Claudia Conway takes a bow, another contestant scarily face plants
ABC/Eric McCandless(HOLLYWOOD) — It was Day 2 of Hollywood Week on Monday’s episode of American Idol, which means it was time for the singers to pair up. Instead of them choosing their own partners though, the twist was that judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan would be doing the pairing. While some contestants were happy about who the …
‘Promising Young Woman’ Oscar nominated director Emerald Fennell conjuring script for DC Comics character Zatanna
Fennell directing Carey Mulligan on the set of “Promising Young Woman”/Focus Features(LOS ANGELES) — After making Oscar history by being the only woman nominated in the Best Director category for a directorial debut, Promising Young Woman‘s Emerald Fennell’s next trick will be to bring a magical comics heroine to life. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Fennell will write the …
“When you’re old, you’re old!” At 90, William Shatner says age isn’t just a number
ABC News/Stephen Iervolino(NEW YORK) — On this day in 1931, a legend was born: none other than William Shatner. The Montreal native was already a veteran of the stage and small screen before 1966 when he donned the iconic gold uniform of James Tiberius Kirk, the captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise on Star Trek, though it was a role …