Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) — The four-day fan expo Star Wars Celebration, which was set to blast off Aug. 27 at the Anaheim Convention Center, has been canceled. Like other events worldwide — including the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con — COVID-19 is to blame. In a statement, ReedPop, the company that organizes the annual Star Wars event, noted, “At Star Wars Celebration, the health and safety of …
Isiah Whitlock Jr. explains why his “mater-of-fact” character is the glue for ‘Da 5 Bloods’
David Lee/Netflix (NEW YORK) — Isiah Whitlock Jr. is bringing an unfamiliar narrative to the Spike Lee-directed Vietnam vet drama, Da 5 Bloods. The film, which centers on four black Vietnam vets played by Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis and Whitlock, follows the four men as they return to Nam in search of buried treasure and the remains of their former squad leader. …
Oscars 2021 officially postponed two months due to COVID-19 pandemic
AMPAS/ABC(LOS ANGELES) — It’s official: the 2021 Oscars have been postponed. The board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences met Monday to discuss the upcoming awards ceremony amid the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and ultimately decided to push it from Sunday, Feb. 28, until Sunday, April 25. Nominations will now be …
Petition grows for Disney to re-brand Splash Mountain over ties to “problematic” ‘Song of the South’
Todd Anderson/Disney Parks via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Disney’s CEO Bob Iger has admitted that the 1946 Disney animated film Song of the South is “just not appropriate in today’s world,” given its outdated racial and cultural stereotypes, which is why it’s missing from Disney+’s slate of offerings. However, the Disney ride Splash Mountain — which debuted in 1989 at …
‘Star Trek’ actor admits he nearly ran over ‘Star Wars’ star Harrison Ford
Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — People of the geek persuasion occasionally debate which character would best another from a different fictional universe, but a real-life version apparently nearly happened years ago when a Star Trek actor almost struck a Star Wars star with his car. Although the conversation happened back in April, actor Garrett Wang is making headlines …
Spike Lee apologizes for defending Woody Allen
ABC/Fred Lee(NEW YORK) — Spike Lee apologized on Saturday for defending embattled filmmaker Woody Allen against what he called “this cancel thing” an interview a day earlier. “I Deeply Apologize,” the director tweeted. “My Words Were WRONG. I Do Not And Will Not Tolerate Sexual Harassment, Assault Or Violence. Such Treatment Causes Real Damage That Can’t Be Minimized.-Truly, Spike …
Emmy parties cancelled, related event going virtual for COVID-19
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — While numbers regarding the COVID-19 pandemic appear to be trending downward in some places and on the upswing in others, the virus is still having a major effect on Hollywood. The Television Academy has announced that its three glitzy post-Emmys Governors Balls have been scrapped for this year, and the …
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Kevin Bacon calls upon “old white guys like me” to “shut up and listen”
ABC/Eric McCandless(NEW YORK) — Kevin Bacon is telling his generation to take a seat. The actor recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he made an impassioned plea to “old white guys” like him to stop talking. Bacon, 61, spoke with host Jimmy Fallon about the Black Lives Matter movement, where their conversation began deconstructing police brutality and …
COVID movie moves: Warner Bros. blinks, moves ‘Tenet’ two weeks; ‘Bond’ bumped up
Melinda Sue Gordon/©2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Once among the only Hollywood films to stand defiantly on its release date amid the delays of the COVID-19 pandemic, Warner Bros.’ Tenet has been bumped from its July 18 perch. With theater re-openings nationwide still a question mark, the anticipated Christopher Nolan …