Joe Amon/The Denver Post via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — 2019 saw the birth of Baby Yoda, the beloved fictional character from the Disney+ series The Mandalorian. With his oversized green ears, gigantic brown eyes, and overall adorable innocence, it’s no wonder The Child stole the hearts of millions of Star Wars fans. Thus causing intense demand for official Baby Yoda …
Allison Janney confirms ‘Mom’ co-star Anna Faris is engaged
Monty Brinton/CBS(LOS ANGELES) — Anna Faris and Michael Barrett are officially engaged, Faris’ Mom co-star Allison Janney tells Us Weekly. “I know she’s been engaged for a long time,” Janney, 60, told the entertainment magazine at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film Troop Zero, opening nationwide on Friday. “I kept it very quiet, I’ll have you know! So, I celebrated with them a long …
Who is Ken Jennings? ‘The greatest Jeopardy!’ contestant of all time
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Ken Jennings is officially the greatest Jeopardy! contestant of all time. Jennings won his third match on the fourth episode of Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time, which aired Tuesday on ABC. He defeated Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer. Jennings entered the match leading Holzhauer in the series. Rutter was winless. Tuesday’s two-game showdown was a back-and-forth contest between …
When They See Us’ star Jharrel Jerome says he’d love to play this Marvel superhero
Miles Morales (center) in “Into The Spider-Verse”/Sony Pictures Animation. © 2018 CTMG, Inc.(LOS ANGELES) — Fresh off of his Critics Choice Award win, When They See Us star Jharrel Jerome says he has his eyes set on a major superhero role. In an interview with Variety, Jerome said he’s love to take his shot at …
Awkwafina addresses Oscar snub for ‘The Farewell’: “I feel very grateful for where I am”
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — One of the most talked-about snubs following the Oscar nominations on Monday was the fact that Awkwafina failed to score a nod for her Golden Globe-winning role in The Farewell. During a panel for her Comedy Central show Nora from Queens at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Tuesday, …
Eddie Murphy, Renee Zellweger, and Jennifer Lopez grace 26th annual ‘Vanity Fair’ Hollywood Issue
Ethan James Green/Vanity Fair(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Count the editors of Vanity Fair among those who were surprised that Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Lopez didn’t get Oscar nominations Monday. They, along with Judy nominee Renee Zellweger, grace the cover of the magazine’s 26th Annual Hollywood Issue. The issue also features interviews with Queen & …
Netflix gives ‘You’ third season a thumbs up
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — The addictive Netflix series You will be around for another season. The streaming giant, which scooped up the series from Lifetime, has greenlighted a 10-episode third season, for which co-creators Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti will return as executive producers. Also returning are leads Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti, who play, respectively, …
Following Oscar nominations, ‘Parasite’ lands on Fandango’s top five video pre-orders list
L-R So-dam Park and Woo-sik Choi in “Parasite”/NEON + CJ Entertainment(LOS ANGELES) — A day after Parasite scored a surprise six Oscar nominations Monday, Fandango revealed the Korean-language thriller debuted on-demand as #4 on FandangoNow’s top five pre-ordered video titles of all time. For the record, the most-preordered movie on the streaming service is Avengers: …
Confirmed: Billie Eilish to sing James Bond theme song for ‘No Time to Die’
© 2019 DANJAQ, LLC AND MGM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED/Nicola Dove(LOS ANGELES) — Confirmed: Billie Eilish will indeed be singing the theme song to the upcoming new James Bond film, No Time to Die. Eilish co-wrote the original track with her brother, Finneas, with whom she recorded her gigantic debut album, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, …
Mark Hamill quits Facebook, accuses Zuckerberg of valuing profit over truthfulness
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Actor Mark Hamill announced that he quit Facebook and explained in a fiery tweet it that he vehemently disagrees with CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s policies. The Star Wars star tweeted to his 3.6 million followers on Sunday that he deleted his Facebook account and accused Zuckerberg, whom he says he’s “disappointed” in, for valuing “profits more …