Roy Rochlin/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Michael Apted, who directed the decades-long Seven Up documentary series, as well as mainstream Hollywood films like Coal Miner’s Daughter and Gorillas in the Mist, has died, according to the Directors Guild of America. The filmmaker, who was 79, died Thursday night according to a statement from DGA president Thomas Schlamme. Apted’s filmography included comedies like Continental Divide with John Belushi, …
Vanessa Kirby talks about ‘Mission: Impossible 7”s “rigorous” COVID-19 protocols
Netflix/Benjamin Loeb(LONDON) — Even if you didn’t know Mission: Impossible 7 was one of the first productions to spin back up after the COVID-19 pandemic all but shut Hollywood down, you’ve likely heard the Tom Cruise outburst directed towards crew members who broke the new safety rules. Now co-star Vanessa Kirby is describing what it was like on set with what …
Watch Zendaya and John David Washington test the strength of their love in ‘Malcolm & Marie’ trailer
Courtesy of Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Zendaya and John David Washington come to terms with their not-so-perfect relationship in the official trailer for Netflix’s& Malcolm & Marie. The film, which was shot under strict COVID-19 safety protocols back in June 2020, follows Zendaya and Washington as a Hollywood couple who return home after a “celebratory movie …
Daddy issues: ‘American Gods’ returns Sunday night on STARZ
STARZ(LOS ANGELES) — What’s worse than having lived a life full of death and loneliness? How about learning that your dad could’ve helped, but didn’t? That’s where we find the main character of the STARZ series American Gods as its third season debuts Sunday night at 8 p.m. Ricky Whittle stars as Shadow Moon, who last season discovered that Ian McShane’s …
‘Jeopardy!’ EP Mike Richards opens up about Alex Trebek’s final episode
Jeopardy! Productions/Sony Pictures Television(LOS ANGELES) — As Alex Trebek’s last recorded episode of Jeopardy! airs tonight, the show’s executive producer, Mike Richards, is opening up about the game show host’s final days on set. Trebek, who continued working throughout his lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer, recorded his final episode of Jeopardy! just 10 days before his death on November …
Kim Kardashian deletes Instagram pic without wedding ring
ABC/Eric McCandless(NEW YORK) — After fueling divorce rumors with a pair of Instagram pics without her wedding ring, Kim Kardashian West has the ring back. After deleting one of the older images, Kim, 40, posted a new one of herself on Monday wearing the ring, according to E! Online. She and Kanye West, 43, have not commented publicly on …
Report: Johnny Depp’s home targeted by burglar
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Johnny Depp’s home was the target of an alleged burglary but thanks to a trusty alarm system, neighbors and authorities, the suspect was nabbed. TMZ reports that law enforcement sources say that a potentially homeless woman broke into the Pirates of the Caribbean star’s Hollywood Hills home over the weekend, triggering the alarm system which alerted the …
Hailee Steinfeld loves “sinking [her] teeth” into ‘Dickinson’, as actor and producer
Apple TV+(NEW YORK) — Today, the first three episodes of the anticipated second season of Peabody Award-winning original comedy Dickinson drop on Apple TV+. The show takes a “fresh” look at rebellious American poet Emily Dickinson, played by star — and producer — Hailee Steinfeld. The singer and Oscar-nominated actress tells ABC Audio what it’s like working double-duty on the …
‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ returning after COVID-19 break with skeleton crew
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — The Ellen DeGeneres Show will resume production Monday, after pausing its scheduled return to production this week because of the surge in coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County. The chat show will go back to the studio with a skeleton staff and crew, Warner Bros., the studio that produces it, said in a statement …
‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ returns after COVID-19 break, with skeleton crew
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — The Ellen DeGeneres Show will resume production Monday, after pausing its scheduled return to production this week because of the surge in coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County. The chat show will go back to the studio with a skeleton staff and crew, Warner Bros., the studio that produces it, said in a statement …