Marianna Massey/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures International(SAN DIEGO) — San Diego Comic-Con@Home, kicking off today, is one of the many festivals and conventions pivoting in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, and, while NOS4A2 star Zachary Quinto won’t be on a stage in front of thousands of fans, he’ll do his best under the circumstances. Quinto tells ABC Audio, …
Anna Camp said she got COVID-19 after not wearing a mask just once
Walt Disney Television/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) — Actress Anna Camp is hoping fans learn from her mistake: she claims she contracted COVID-19 after skipping her mask “one time.” “I was incredibly safe. I wore a mask. I used hand sanitizer,” the Pitch Perfect series star writes on Instagram. “One time, when the world was starting to open up, I decided to forgo wearing my …
Sideshow Collectibles’ stunning “Baby Yoda” is available for pre-order
Sideshow Collectibles(LOS ANGELES) — The little face that launched a thousand memes, “Baby Yoda” can already be yours, thanks to plenty of Mandalorian merchandise, but Sideshow Collectibles just unveiled for pre-sale a stunning replica that looks as if “The Child” waddled right off the screen. Standing 16.5” tall — which is the mysterious life form’s official life-size, for …
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ will feature COVID-19 storyline, says producer
ABC/Ali Goldstein(LOS ANGELES) — Perhaps it’s no surprise, but the TV doctors on Grey’s Anatomy are going to have to tackle a very real crisis: the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re going to address this pandemic for sure,” said Grey’s Anatomy executive producer Krista Vernoff during the “Quaranstreaming: Comfort TV That Keeps Us Going” panel on Emmys.com. “There’s no way to be a long-running medical …
‘MacGyver’ star claims he was “suicidal” after bullying from now-ousted former CBS TV exec
CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) The firing of CBS TV executive Peter Lenkov has become the subject of a Vanity Fair article that interviewed 30 former employees who described the bullying and other tactics allegedly employed by the recently-terminated showrunner. One of these is Lucas Till, the star of MacGyver; Lenkov produced that show as well …
Luenell says it’s giving her “high blood pressure” to keep mum about the ‘Coming to America’ sequel
Courtesy of L-Murder (NEW YORK) — Comedian and actress Luenell is having a difficult time keeping quiet about her amazing experience filming the Coming to America sequel, which is due out in December. The new film, which brings back original cast members Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones and Shari Headley, is said to follow Murphy as the present day Akeem Joffer, who is …
‘Harry Potter’ movies vanishing from HBO Max in August
Warner Bros. Ent./ Harry Potter Publishing Rights © J.K.R.(LOS ANGELES) — Here’s a heads up to Harry Potter fans. According to Deadline, all eight installments of the series will be leaving HBO Max at the end of August — so now is a good time to get your binge on. The films’ appearance on the streaming platform would …
‘Trolls World Tour’ tops Fandango video-on-demand list for the past week
Universal(LOS ANGELES) — Trolls World Tour, a movie that came to streaming after COVID-19 shut down movie theaters nationwide, apparently continues to do a brisk business at home. The movie, which features the voices of Justin Timberlake, Kelly Clarkson, Oscar-winner Sam Rockwell, and rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, among others, topped the top 10 most popular streaming list for last week, …
“I made a lot of people mad” – Nick Cannon teases conversation with rabbi on an upcoming episode of his podcast
Noam Galai/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Nick Cannon took to Instagram on Monday to share part of a conversation with a rabbi he plans to air on an upcoming episode of his podcast and YouTube series Cannon’s Class. “I made a lot of people mad,” The Masked Singer host tells Rabbi Abraham Cooper in the clip. “[I made] your community mad, I made my community …
Julia Roberts reuniting with Denzel Washington for Netflix drama ‘Leave The World Behind’
Vince Bucci/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Netflix has landed some more major star power. The upcoming Julia Roberts–Denzel Washington drama Leave The World Behind, from Mr. Robot director Sam Esmail, will be coming to the streaming giant, according to Entertainment Weekly. The, drama, based on Rumaan Alam‘s upcoming novel, follows “two families, strangers to each other, who are …