Anna Webber/Getty Images for Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE CONTENT) Actor Danny Masterson has been charged with raping three women in separate incidents occurring between 2001 and 2003, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Wednesday. He is facing three counts of rape by force or fear. If convicted, Masterson faces a possible maximum sentence …
After COVID-19 delays, ‘Avatar’ sequels get rolling again
Photo by Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic(NEW ZEALAND) — James Cameron and company are back at work in New Zealand on the Avatar sequels, following production shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As previously reported, the shooting location of the four sequels was the key to getting back to work. The island nation took early, methodical steps to limit COVID-19’s spread. …
Kristen Stewart to play Princess Diana in new movie, ‘Spencer’
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Kristen Stewart is going from playing an angel to a princess. Specifically, the Charlie’s Angels actress will be playing Diana Spencer, aka Lady Diana, Princess of Wales in an upcoming drama. The Hollywood Reporter says the period piece, called Spencer, will have Stewart playing Diana over a crucial Christmas holiday during which she plotted her divorce from Prince Charles, and began …
‘Artemis Fowl’ star Lara McDonnell talks meeting Dame Judi Dench and learning to “fly”
Disney+(NEW YORK) — Artemis Fowl debuted on Disney+ last week, after the COVID-19 shutdown scrapped plans for a theatrical release. But that didn’t stop star Lara McDonnell, who plays fairy Holly Short in the fantasy family film, from celebrating the premiere from her home in Ireland. “Yeah, we had like a little at home premiere,” the 16-year-old tells ABC …
Ewan McGregor to voice Jiminy Cricket in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Director Guillermo del Toro is slowly assembling the cast for his stop-motion remake of the classic children’s fairytale Pinocchio. On Monday, Ewan McGregor spilled the beans that he’s been cast as the puppet’s affable conscience, Jiminy Cricket. While participating in the ACE Universe virtual panel “A Conversation with Ewan McGregor,” he chatted with host Angélique Roché about …
Disney releasing 4K version of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ to woo UK moviegoers back to cinemas
“Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” – Photo by Araya Diaz/WireImage(LONDON) — With movie theaters in the U.K. gearing up for a July 4 opening following COVID-19 closures, Disney is offering the theatrical re-release of a classic to bring moviegoers back: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. Variety reports that the 4K version …
Flood Warning issued June 17 at 7:43AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland
Jane Fonda and Lil Nas X star together in new earth-friendly Gucci campaign
Caroline McCredie/Getty Images for Chopard, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Gucci had the perfect person in mind when launching their new sustainable line: Jane Fonda. The climate change activist, who vowed in 2019 that she will never buy a new article of clothing again, is the new face of the luxury brand’s latest campaign. Not only that, Gucci revealed on Tuesday that, accompanying …
I want to go to there: ’30 Rock’ cast to reunite for NBC upfront special
2019 NBCUniversal Media, LLC(LOS ANGELES) — 30 Rock is headed back to TV — for one night, anyway. NBC announced on Tuesday that the stars of the popular series — including Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer — will reunite for a commercial-free, one-hour upfront special, focus on stories and talent featured in NBCUniversal’s 2020-21 season. “We’re all happy to have …
LA and NYC movie theaters eyeing July 10 reopening
iStock/Estradaanton(NEW YORK) — Movie theaters in Los Angeles and New York City — the country’s two biggest movie-going markets — are keeping their fingers crossed for a July 10 reopening after having to stand down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Regal Cinemas announced on Tuesday that most of its locations will open on July 10, with all of …