Wilson in 2019 – ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Australian actress Rebel Wilson started the year with an ambitious weight-loss goal and, now, she’s revealing why she wanted 2020 to be a transformative year. During her Tuesday appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, the 40-year-old actress opened up about why she challenged herself to hit a goal weight of 165 pounds. “I was …
Wiping away the COVID-19 cobwebs: Hollywood production ramping up
iStock/gorodenkoff(LOS ANGELES) — Film permits for the Los Angeles area jumped by 24% in October versus September, Variety reports, in a sign that COVID-19’s grip on the entertainment industry may be loosening. With new safety protocols in place, many shows have already started production. But while the 2,565 film permit applications that were applied for in the past …
Rupert Grint officially joins Instagram to share the first photo of his daughter
Jun Sato/GC Images(LONDON) — Harry Potter star Rupert Grint finally joined the rest of his co-stars on Instagram. However, his debut on Tuesday was made all the cuter when he dedicated his first post to his newborn daughter. Grint, 32, gave fans their first glimpse of his little girl and, not only that, he finally revealed her name. “Hey Instagram….only 10 …
‘West Wing,’ ‘The Good Doctor’ star Richard Schiff tests positive for COVID-19
Earl Gibson III/Getty Images(VANCOUVER) — Richard Schiff, who stars as Dr. Aaron Glassman on the ABC series The Good Doctor, revealed on Tuesday that he and wife Sheila Kelley tested positive for COVID-19 on November 3. Taking to Twitter to reveal his diagnosis, Schiff openly admitted that contracting the novel coronavirus came at a very strange time for the …
Mads Mikkelsen could replace Johnny Depp in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series
Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Shackleton Whisky(LOS ANGELES) — Hannibal and Doctor Strange actor Mads Mikkelsen is in early talks to replace Johnny Depp as the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3, Variety has confirmed. Depp had shot just one scene as Grindelwald before leaving the film, so his departure isn’t expected to significantly alter the film’s production timeline. Stars Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law are already …
‘The Bachelorette’ recap: The guys meet Tayshia — and four new bachelors
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — On Tuesday’s episode of The Bachelorette, Tayshia Adams, a fan favorite from past seasons of The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise, finally arrived at the villa… and she had company. The episode opened with Tayshia meeting the 16 remaining men for the first time, but just as they were getting to know each other, host Chris Harrison pulled …
Jerky Boys creator Johnny Brennan shares fond, foul-mouthed fan letter from Alex Trebek
ABC News/Steve Iervolino(NEW YORK) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) The world of entertainment is mourning this weekend’s loss of beloved Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek, and one of them is Family Guy voice star Johnny Brennan, also known to millions of fans as Johnny B from the platinum-selling prank call Jerky Boys albums. Brennan — who calls Trebek “a terrific guy” …
Sean Connery’s first 007 pistol could be yours, thanks to Hollywood auction
Julien’s Auctions(LOS ANGELES) — What better way to celebrate your fandom of the late, great Sean Connery than to own one of the most iconic props in movie history: the famed Walther PPK pistol he wielded in his first James Bond film, Dr. No. The non-firing prop from the 1962 film is the highlight of Julien’s upcoming “Icons and …
“I just don’t want to play straight characters”: Wentworth Miller is “out” of ‘Prison Break’
Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Actor Wentworth Miller has taken a stand, and for fans of Prison Break, that means they won’t see him return as Michael Scofield in a rumored sixth season of the Fox drama. In an Instagram post, the 48-year-old actor, who came out in 2013, said, “I’m out. Of PB. Officially.” Addressing online harassment he’d received in the …
CBS boosting diversity in its reality shows by 50%
“Tough As Nails” – Monty Brinton/CBS 2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (LOS ANGELES) — Emmy-winning shows like The Amazing Race and Survivor are about to get a much-needed infusion of color. CBS has vowed to increase its inclusion of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) for all of its reality shows by 50%, …