Disney The trailer release for Moana 2 made quite a splash: The coming attraction was viewed 178 million times in the first 24 hours of its debut on Wednesday, ABC Audio has confirmed. That performance outranks the top-performing trailer for both Disney Animation and Disney/Pixar movies: the trailer for Inside Out 2 from Disney/Pixar attracted 157 million views …
Ryan Reynolds jokes he feared being “decapitated” by “relentless” Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
Marvel Studios In a wide-ranging conversation for People between longtime friends and now Deadpool & Wolverine co-stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, the pair discussed the training that went into their titular characters’ face-off in the forthcoming film. Reynolds, 47, and Jackman, 55, also discussed being superheroes of a certain age. Reading one of his …
Zack Snyder reportedly ready for ‘300’ prequel series with Warner Bros. Television
‘300’ – Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, 2006 The company is officially mum, but Warner Bros. Television could team up with 300 director and co-writer Zack Snyder on a prequel TV series based on his smash swords-and-sandals film, according to Variety. The 2006 film was based on the comic book series of the same name by Frank Miller and …
Mandy Moore expecting 3rd child: “Our own Big Three coming soon”
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Mandy Moore and husband Taylor Goldsmith are expecting again! The couple took to Instagram on Friday to announce they are expecting their third child, revealing they’ll be adding a baby girl to their growing family. “Sometimes life imitates art. The third in our own Big Three coming soon,” Moore and Goldsmith wrote …
Aubrey Plaza to write and produce Prime Video cat cartoon series ‘Kevin’
Disney/Randy Holmes Parks and Rec and White Lotus alumna Aubrey Plaza will write and executive produce Kevin, an animated series “Uniquely told through the lens of a housecat,” according to Melissa Wolfe, head of animation for Amazon MGM Studios. The Prime Video series centers on the titular feline, “a life-long housecat who decides that he …
Chris Hemsworth could reportedly join ‘Transformers’/’G.I. Joe’ crossover film
Disney/Eric McCandless A tease at the end of the most recent movie in the series, 2023’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, linked the robots-in-disguise franchise with that of another 1980s favorite, G.I. Joe, and Variety now says Chris Hemsworth might help them couple-up onscreen. The Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga star is in talks to …
Reality Roundup: ‘The Ultimatum’ renewed for season 3, new ‘Selling Sunset’ spin-off and more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what happened in the world of reality television this week: The Ultimatum (Netflix)If you were clamoring for more episodes of Netflix’s The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On, you’re in luck. The streamer has renewed the series for a third season, which is set …
Will and Jada walk the red carpet together at LA premiere for ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic At the Bad Boys: Ride or Die premiere in Los Angeles Thursday, Will Smith hit the red carpet with his own apparent ride or die, Jada Pinkett Smith. Part of a global campaign of premieres to promote the movie — with stops in in Madrid, Spain; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and Berlin, Germany — …
In Brief: Jeremy Renner books first post-accident movie role in ‘Knives Out’ threequel, and more
The all-star cast of Rian Johnson‘s upcoming Knives Out movie, Wake Up Dead Man, is growing daily. Deadline reports Mayor of Kingstown and Avengers star Jeremy Renner has joined the cast, marking his first feature film project since his near-fatal snow plow accident in 2023. Renner joins recently announced cast members Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, …
Granddaughter of Negro League baseball great ‘stunned’ by stats merger with MLB
Josh Gibson of East is out at home in the fourth inning of the 12th annual East-West All Star Negro baseball game at Comiskey Park. Gibson was put out by Ted Radcliffe of the West. The West won, 7 to 4. — Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — From the 1920s to the ’50s, Negro League …