RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) — Lord of the Rings actress Liv Tyler issued a harrowing warning over the weekend about COVID-19. Tyler, 43, penned a lengthy Instagram message to announce she tested positive for the virus, calling it “a wild two weeks.” “I’m such a private and shy person and usually don’t share such things but this is a big one,” the …
“I’d be up for that!” Liam Neeson wants to re-join the ‘Star Wars’ universe with Disney+’s ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ show
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — While he admitted to not knowing a thing about the project, count Liam Neeson in if his old Padawan Ewan McGregor needs a hand in the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+. Neeson played Kenobi’s master, Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. Although his physical self met his end at the …
‘WandaVision’ star Paul Bettany on his father’s struggle to come out of the closet
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Paul Bettany, star of Marvel’s WandaVision, currently streaming on Disney+, opened up to People magazine recently about the pain he experienced when watching his father struggle to come to terms with his sexuality. Bettany also spoke about how the experience shaped the way he’s raising his kids with actress Jennifer Connelly. Bettany says his dad had a 20-year relationship with another man after …
‘Godzilla vs. King Kong’ stomps forward in WB’s 2021 release schedule
HBO Max/Warner Bros.(LOS ANGELES) — While studios have been holding back films in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Warner Bros. has actually fast-tracked the premiere Godzilla vs. King Kong, according to Variety. The film will now drop two months earlier, on March 26, instead of May 21, simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. The movie …
Steve Martin shares hilarious thoughts about getting the COVID-19 vaccine
ABC/Craig Sjodin(NEW YORK) — Steve Martin says he has received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but admits he has mixed feelings about it. Taking to social media over the weekend, the Cheaper by the Dozen star revealed that he received a shot in the arm and described what the process was like. “Good news/Bad news,” Martin opened up …
‘The Marksman’ dethrones ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ at the box office with $3.2 million weekend
Courtesy of Open Road(NEW YORK) — The Marksman, the action thriller starring Liam Neeson, ended Wonder Woman 1984‘s three-week reign at number 1 at the box office with an estimated $3.2 million opening weekend. The film, which debuted in 1,975 locations, is on a pace to bring in around $3.7 million through the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday. That …
Phil Spector, legendary producer-turned-convicted murderer, dies at 81
Al Seib-Pool/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Phil Spector, the famed music producer who was later convicted of murder, has died, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed. He was 81. Officials said he died of natural causes Saturday at an outside hospital. Back in 2003, Spector was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson. In 2009, …
“Oh, it’s fantastic!” Diane Lane loves the fans prompting the release of the ‘Justice League’ “Snyder Cut”
Warner Bros. – 2017(NEW YORK) — Oscar-nominated actress Diane Lane is excited about the forthcoming “Snyder Cut” of Justice League. “Oh, I think it’s fantastic!” Lane gushed to ABC Audio about the birth of the new version. “A one-way street became a two-way street in terms of the fans responding to the material, and then it takes on …
Bets on, bets off: Online gambling site already taking wagers on ‘Cobra Kai’ season 4
CURTIS BONDS BAKER/NETFLIX © 2020(LOS ANGELES) — After fans binged the recently-dropped third season of the Karate Kid spin-off Cobra Kai, its cliffhanger ending left them aching for more — so much so that the online sportsbook My Bookie is taking wagers on what will happen in the show’s forthcoming fourth season. In the cliffhanger, former enemies Daniel LaRusso and …
Liam Neeson reveals his plans to retire from action films
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Liam Neeson has acquired a very particular set of skills over the course of the years as an actor and now, he’s thinking about laying them to rest. While speaking with Entertainment Tonight, the Taken series star revealed that retirement is in the near future. “Oh, yeah. I think so,” he said. “I’m 68 and a half. …