ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — The Democratic National Convention starts Monday and one of the many esteemed guests speaking at the ceremony will be Pose star Billy Porter, who is eagerly looking forward to the event for several important reasons. One thing he’s anxiously awaiting is his performance. Speaking with ABC Audio, Porter revealed, “I’m singing ‘For What it’s Worth,’” which is a …
SWAG and Swabs: Venice Film Festival announces anti-COVID-19 protocols
Mick Jagger with fans at 2019’s Venice Film Festival – ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images(ITALY) — September’s Venice Film Festival will look very different than years prior, and not only because COVID-19 has reduced the number of attendees and movies screened. Deadline obtained a copy of the rules the festival has put in place to keep its …
Comedienne Tig Notaro to replace Chris D’Elia in Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Clusterfest(LOS ANGELES) — Comedian Chris D’Elia, who has been accused of sexually harassing underage girls — a claim he has denied — is being digitally replaced in Zack Snyder’s zombie movie Army of the Dead. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that comedienne Tig Notaro would be replacing D’Elia in the film, using …
Jamie Foxx and Dominique Fishback explain why “superpowers” weren’t the biggest draw for them to sign on to ‘Project Power’
Skip Bolen/Netflix © 2020(NEW YORK) — Jamie Foxx had a lot good reasons to sign on to his new Netflix thriller Project Power. The film, which also stars Dominque Fishback as an impressionable drug dealer, follows the Academy Award winner as Art, a former Army Ranger, who’s on the hunt to find his abducted daughter. Foxx tells ABC Audio that being …
Amy Schumer says she “can’t be pregnant ever again”
NBC(NEW YORK) — Amy Schumer is getting candid about her future baby plans. The 39-year-old comedian and her chef husband Chris Fischer currently have one son together, 15-month-old Gene David, who they conceived through in vitro fertilization, however, when it comes to expanding their family, the couple doesn’t plan on taking the same route. “We did IVF and IVF was really tough …
Connecticut women are shooting their shot with Bradley Cooper using cookies
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for National Board of Review(CONNECTICUT) — They say the fastest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach… and women in Connecticut are doing just that with their newest neighbor Bradley Cooper. According to Page Six, the A Star Is Born actor has been seen roaming the streets of the coastal city of Fairfield. He …
Report says ‘Jurassic World: Dominion”s dino-sized COVID-19 precautions cost $9 million
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(LONDON) — When Jurassic World: Dominion became the first major studio film resume production last month following the COVID-19 shutdown, it came at a price: upwards of $9 million, according to The New York Times. According to the paper, cast and crew in England have to follow a 107-page safety manual, and added expenses include renting …
Kristin Chenoweth sings opera after showing how easy it is to get a COVID test
Disney(NEW YORK) — If you never had a COVID-19 test, know that it calls for a cotton swab to be inserted into your nose until it reaches the back of your throat. While important, the test is, understandably, uncomfortable. Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth did her duty on Thursday by demonstrating two things when it comes …
Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Morgan Freeman top star-packed ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ table read
Araya Diaz/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Morgan Freeman will lead a star-studded charity table reading of the classic 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The fundraiser, called Feelin’ Alive, put together by comic Dane Cook, also stars Shia LaBeouf, Matthew McConaughey, Sean Penn and Henry Golding, and will benefit Penn’s nonprofit CORE, as well as REFORM Alliance — which was …
Super-agent Bryan Lourd says we’ll get back to the movies…But…
Bryan Lourd with daughter Billie Lourd — Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — With theater chains just starting to re-open after months of the COVID-19 pandemic, many inside and outside of Hollywood are wondering what comes next. For one, super-agent Bryan Lourd, who represents A-list clients like Brad Pitt and George Clooney, and is the co-chairman of Creative Artists Agency, said the industry …