Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) — (SPOILER ALERT) Following the untimely 2016 death of Carrie Fisher, the filmmakers behind Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker were adamant about giving her character, General Leia, a fitting send-off. They were equally determined not to revive the actress digitally and planned to rely on deleted scenes of Fisher filmed for The …
Jennifer Lopez’s production company sued by ‘Hustlers’ inspiration
Barbara Nitke(NEW YORK) — Samantha Barbash, the inspiration behind Jennifer Lopez’s character in the film Hustlers, is suing J-Lo’s production company for $20 million, according to court papers obtained by the New York Post. Barbash, a 47-year-old former strip club hostess, pleaded guilty in 2017 to conspiracy, assault and grand larceny charges after she, Roselyn Keo, and two other …
‘Joker,’ ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ ‘The Irishman’ top BAFTA nominations
Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — The nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) movie awards — commonly referred to as the “British Oscars” — are in, and Todd Phillips’ Joker leads the pack with 11 nods. The nominations, which often help predict the Oscar race, also singled out Quentin Tarantino’s recent Golden Globe winner, Once …
After getting dragged for her mink fur faux pas, Kylie Jenner donates $1 million to Australian fire relief
Patrick Honan/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Kylie Jenner is putting her money where her mouth is after a cringe-worthy faux pas painted an incredible target on her back a few days ago. To back things up, the beauty mogul on Sunday publicly mourned the half-billion animals that perished in the Australian wildfires. The next photo in her Instagram stories, however, …
Confirmed: Jussie Smollett will not return for final season of ‘Empire’
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(LOS ANGELES) — Empire fans finally have their answer about Jamal’s fate. Jussie Smollett will not return for the show’s final season. Fox Entertainment President Michael Thorn confirmed to TV Line on Tuesday that “We’re not going to bring Jussie back to the show.” Smollett was officially written out of the show toward the end of its fifth season. Empire‘s sixth and final season airs this spring. …
Netflix announces stand-up special ‘Leslie Jones: Time Machine’ launching January 14
Netflix(NEW YORK) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Leslie Jones is coming to Netflix on January 14, in her brand-new stand up special for the streaming service: Leslie Jones: Time Machine. After the SNL veteran showed them some serious fan service with her YouTube series Game of Jones, Game of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss evidently returned the favor by directing her special. “From trying to seduce Prince to battling sleep apnea, …
AMC to air five-week ‘Breaking Bad’ marathon and ‘El Camino’ to lead into ‘Better Call Saul’ premiere
AMC(NEW YORK) — AMC has announced it’s launching a new season of its Emmy-winning series Better Call Saul with a five-week celebration of the show that started it all: Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad season one begins at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 19, and the marathon continues through Sunday, February 16; season five begins at …
V-e-r-r-r-y pregnant Ashley Graham shares best mommy-to-be advice she’s gotten
ABC/Rick Rowell(NEW YORK) — Model and body positivity advocate Ashley Graham is expecting her first child, and has been posting tastefully nude pregnancy picks on her Instagram as her due date gets closer. The former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue pin-up and her hubby Justin Irvin are apparently just days away from welcoming the new arrival, …
V-e-r-r-r-y pregnant Ashey Graham shares best mommy-to-be advice she’s gotten
ABC/Rick Rowell(NEW YORK) — Model and body positivity advocate Ashley Graham is expecting her first child, and has been posting tastefully nude pregnancy picks on her Instagram as her due date gets closer. The former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue pin-up and her hubby Justin Irvin are apparently just days away from welcoming the new arrival, …
“Baby Yoda”, ‘Avengers’ and ‘Alita’ hailed as year’s best by Visual Effects Society
Disney+(LOS ANGELES) — The cuddly, Force-wielding, frog-gulping meme machine we’ve — incorrectly — come to know as Baby Yoda is taking his place with some digital heavyweights who were nominated for the 18th annual Visual Effects Society awards. The annual event hails the best visual effects across movies, TV, commercials, and other formats like theme …