Frank Masi(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide on Friday: * Jumanji: The Next Level — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black return in this follow-up to 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, this time to rescue the grandfathers of two original players who accidentally get sucked into the video game. Danny DeVito transports into The Rock’s body, while Danny Glover becomes Kevin Hart’s character, …
Lin-Manuel Miranda drops first trailer for ‘In The Heights’
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — The first trailer for the highly anticipated In The Heights film musical has officially dropped and features a slew of Broadway favorites and rising stars. The movie is 12 years in the making, but creator Lin-Manuel Miranda says it couldn’t have come at a better time. “I started writing this show …
‘Avengers’, ‘Joker’, Jussie, and late celebs top Google’s top trending searches for 2019
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — At the end of every year, Google crunches the numbers to see what we’ve been searching for in the past 12 months — yes, they keep track, duh — and celebrities were on our minds. The company has compiled search results for this year, and it’s likely no surprise that the …
The “gladiators of gluten” return tonight in the ‘Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition’
ABC/Heidi Gutman(NEW YORK) — The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition heats up for a brand-new season tonight on ABC. Once again, hosts Emma Bunton and Anthony “Spice” Adams guide 10 bakers as they run a gastronomic gauntlet, showing their skills to expert judges Sherri Yard and Paul Hollywood. “My job is usually easy on …
‘Survivor’ contestant in hot water for inappropriately touching booted after undisclosed off-screen “incident”
Photo: Robert Voets/CBS Entertainment ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Viewers who tuned into Survivor: Island of the Idols on Wednesday night spotted an on-screen message informing them that controversial contestant Dan Spilo had been ejected. Spilo, a TV producer and talent manager, had previously been accused of inappropriately touching two female contestants on …
Warner Bros. says ‘Matrix 4’ set for May, 2021 release; ‘Flash’ racing to theaters in July of 2022
Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Warner Bros. has announced the release dates for a couple of its highly anticipated films The studio has set May 21, 2021 for its still untitled Matrix film, while the long-awaited Flash movie is set for July 1, 2022 debut, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The former will reunite Keanu …
Harvey Weinstein reaches tentative agreement with accusers in civil lawsuit
David Dee Delgado / Stringer(NEW YORK) –Harvey Weinstein and his former company on Wednesday agreed to settle civil claims with his accusers, a person briefed on the deal tells ABC News. The total settlement is worth about $47 million, with two-thirds of that — roughly $31 million — going to the accusers and the remainder going …
Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Ellie Kemper and Ike Barinholtz to return for ABC’s Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times”
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — The all-star cast of ABC’s Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family, which aired back in May, are set to return for the next installment, the network announced on Wednesday. Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Ellie Kemper and Ike Barinholtz will be reprising their respective roles as Archie and Edith Bunker and Mike and …
Hayden Panettiere shows off radical transformation after avoiding social media for nearly a year
Amanda Edwards/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Hayden Panettiere, who stopped posting to her social media last February, made an unexpected return to Twitter by showing off a shocking new look. The Nashville actress traded her long blonde locks for a silvery buzzcut. “Channeling my inner #Kirby #Scream4,” the 30-year-old wrote. Kirby is the character she played in the 2011 horror flick. …
John Boyega vents his frustration over “stupid” ‘Star Wars’ fandom fights
L-R: John Boyega and Oscar Isaac in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”; Lucasfilm/Disney(LOS ANGELES) — While Star Wars is one of the biggest fandoms in pop culture, it also can be the most divided. For example, fans either loved or completely despised Marie Tran’s character, Rose, in The Last Jedi. Tran was famously bullied off Instagram by angry …