Warner Bros. and © DC Comics(LOS ANGELES) — After years of delays, shooting on The Batman is officially underway. Writer/director Matt Reeves tweeted a snap of the opening shot slate for the film, which stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne and his cape-and-cowl-wearing alter-ego. “#DayOne #TheBatman,” Cloverfield director Reeves captioned the image. The Batman also stars …
“The single biggest professional embarrassment of my life”: Letterman revisits the “Oprah/Uma” Oscars
Walt Disney Television/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) — In ‘celebration’ of the 25th anniversary of one of the biggest flops in hosting history, David Letterman is revisiting that date that has lived in entertainment infamy: March 27, 1995 — the night he hosted the 67th Academy Awards. The night had Dave starting things off with a monologue gag: “introducing” Oprah Winfrey and …
After the success of ‘Bumblebee’, Paramount rolling out two new ‘Transformers’ movies
Paramount Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Paramount is revving up two new Transformers films, in a continuation of a franchise that has made nearly $5 billion at the global box office. The franchise that saw success with four big-budget, bombastic Michael Bay-fronted films took a different tack with 2018’s Bumblebee, a smaller-budgeted film starring Hailee Steinfeld that was a coming-of-age story that just …
‘Doctor Who’ casts first black Doctor in show’s 56-year history
L-R Martin, Whitaker — BBC America/James Pardon (LONDON) — (SPOILER ALERT) Doctor Who, one of the longest-running television shows of all time, has made a historical casting decision. On Sunday, the iconic 56-year-old BBC science fiction show revealed that Jo Martin, a black actress, will play The Doctor — alongside current Doctor Jodi Whittaker. If …
‘The Bachelor’ recap: Alayah is back and the ladies revolt
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — On Monday’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelor, Alayah returned and brought a fresh round of chaos to the Bachelor mansion. First though, Peter and the 15 remaining bachelorettes attempt to leave the drama from last week’s episode behind them as they travel cross-country to continue their search for love in Cleveland, Ohio. The first one-on-one …
Jimmy Fallon, James Corden and Jimmy Kimmel honor Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant: Harry How/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK) — Jimmy Fallon and James Corden each took a moment on Monday to pay homage to NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people. Jimmy Kimmel went even further, devoting his entire show to remembering the basketball great. Fallon, …
Ellen DeGeneres offers passionate plea in wake of Kobe Bryant’s death: “Just celebrate life”
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Ellen DeGeneres delivered a tearful and heartfelt tribute to the late Lakers great Kobe Bryant on Monday’s special episode of The Ellen Show. “I have mentioned before that we tape the show in advance,” explains DeGeneres before exhaling loudly to gather herself while battling back tears. The Finding Dory star emotionally continues, “Today is Monday, and yesterday was Sunday. It …
‘Star Trek: Picard’ beams up strong ratings for CBS All Access
Photo Cr: Matt Kennedy/CBS ©2019 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) — Patrick Stewart’s return to the Star Trek universe has beamed up strong numbers for CBS’ streaming service, CBS All Access. Driven by interest in the series, CBS claims January was a record month for subscriber sign-ups, and also saw a new record for total streams …
Watch New England natives Chris Evans, John Krasinski and Rachel Dratch in Hyundai’s “Smaht Cah” ad
Hyundai(LOS ANGELES) — Boston natives Chris Evans and John Krasinski join SNL vet and Lexington, Massachusetts’ own Rachel Dratch in a new Super Bowl ad poking fun at their hometown accents. So to demonstrate Hyundai Sonata’s new ‘smart park’ feature — which literally lets the car drive itself into an out of a parking spot with the push of a button, they tapped the celebs for …
Two animated Marvel shows bound for Hulu get the ax
Hulu(LOS ANGELES) — Marvel has nixed the development of two of its four animated comedies for Hulu, Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler, the latter of which was paused in December as part of a “creative overhaul,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. MODOK and Hit Monkey are still slated to move forward. Tigra and Howard are the latest Marvel TV series to …