Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Netflix just dropped the trailer to the second season of its offbeat comic book-based hit The Umbrella Academy. The sophomore season shows that the super-powered Hargreeves siblings’ attempt to stop the apocalypse at the end of season one has backfired, scattering them in the 1960s — when, thanks to them, the end of the world is …
Phil Keoghan hails “essential workers” on new show, ‘Tough As Nails’
Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS 2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — Multiple Emmy-winning Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan returns to CBS tonight with a very different kind of reality show, Tough As Nails. The series salutes everyday heroes, from fishermen to firefighters, by having them compete in a series of real-world physical, mental and skills challenges. Keoghan tells ABC Audio …
Janelle Monáe says she has her heart set on playing this Marvel character
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — Will we see Janelle Monáe enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe? The actress and “Make Me Feel” singer made it known during an interview with Empire that, if she were to join the franchise, she wants to be an X-Man. “One of my dreams has always been to play Storm,” The 34-year-old Hidden Figures star revealed. “I don’t know if she …
Josh Brolin and wife expecting baby number two
Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Josh Brolin and his wife, Kathryn Boyd are expecting their second child, the couple announced on Tuesday. “The Brolin’s are a growin’!!,” the 32-year-old model shared in an Instagram photo of her kissing the couple’s 19-month old daughter Westlyn, and showing her visible baby bump. “Our little December babe is on the way…,” she added. …
In court testimony, Johnny Depp credits Elton John for his sobriety
ABC/Randy Holmes(LONDON) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Johnny Depp is currently suing the U.K. tabloid The Sun and his estranged wife Amber Heard for libel, but in the course of the first day of testimony, Elton John’s name came up. According to the Daily Mail, during his testimony Depp spoke about how he got sober after his breakup with his long-time partner, actress Vanessa Paradis, with whom …
Paris Jackson details her past struggles with self harm and suicide ideation
SAVIKO/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Paris Jackson is bravely sharing her life story via her new Facebook Watch docuseries Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn — from talking about her late father to her relationship with mental illness. The 22-year-old tackled the heavy subject of suicide ideation and self harm on her Tuesday episode, detailing how her struggles manifested after her dad Michael …
After enduring sexual abuse and racism in Hollywood, Thandie Newton hints she’ll name names
HBO/John P. Johnson(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE, CONTENT) In a wide-ranging interview with Vulture, Westworld star Thandie Newton pulls no punches about coming up in the not-so-old, bad old days of Hollywood, and abuses she suffered as a result. Now 47, the actress isn’t holding back: “So careful what you do, everybody…Because you might find yourself …
Streaming now: ‘Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo’
Disney Channel/Image Group LA(NEW YORK) — “They make movies and stories about guys like Danny Trejo. Danny is that guy.” That’s the word from one of the celebrities who contributed to a new documentary about the life of the cinematic tough guy. Trejo’s life seems like a Hollywood script. A formerly drug-addicted gang-banger and prisoner who …
It’s no “happy little accident” the COVID-19 pandemic led to a boom in Bob Ross’ ‘The Joy of Painting’
Tubi/Bob Ross Inc.(LOS ANGELES) — Though he’s been gone 25 years, ever-calming TV presence Bob Ross and his show The Joy of Painting has seen a resurgence — particularly in the high-stress world in which we now find ourselves. The show, famous for the painter’s calming voice and ability to whip up a masterpiece in every episode, has attracted …
Charlize Theron admits not being cast in ‘Furiosa’ prequel was a “tough one to swallow”
John Rasimus/Barcroft Media via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — It’s not all that uncommon for actors to be swapped out for the same role as time goes on — just look at Batman or any James Bond movie. Just because it happens, though, doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt a little. At least that how Charlize Theron felt after hearing that the Mad …