ABC/Todd Wawrychuk(LOS ANGELES) — From comedy to horror? Tracee Ellis Ross says she wouldn’t mind starring in a remake of The Shining under one condition: Jordan Peele is involved. “The answer is yes, absolutely,” the black-ish actress told Entertainment Weekly. You can get a taste of Ross as Shelley Duvall’s character, Wendy Torrance, from the …
Vin Diesel posts first look at ‘Fast & Furious 9’
Universal(LOS ANGELES) — It’s back to the streets for Dominic Toretto and company. On Tuesday, Vin Diesel teased Fast & Furious 9 and posted a 54-second trailer to Facebook. In the clip, Diesel’s character Dom and Michelle Rodriguez’s character, Letty, appear to have settled into normal life with son Brian but in typical Fast & Furious …
Terry Crews says he only has to “please” his wife following Gabrielle Union’s clapback to his ‘AGT’ comments
ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) — Terry Crews is seemingly doubling down on his comments that he didn’t feel it necessary to reach out to Gabrielle Union following her firing from America’s Got Talent after her claims of a toxic work environment. In a new tweet, Crews wrote that the only person he needed to be loyal to was his wife, Rebecca King-Crews. “There is …
50 Cent says no more beefs following the death of Kobe Bryant
ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) — The shocking death of Kobe Bryant has had a chilling effect on the king of beefs, 50 Cent. The Power star is famous for his feuds, but following the passing of the Los Angeles Lakers legend, he says he’s changing his ways. “I feel like I have to achieve what I want in life now after …
“It’s pretty freaking amazing” – ‘Birds of Prey”s Cathy Yan on the rise of female action directors
L-R, Robbie, Yan — Photo: Claudette Barius/© 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. & © DC Comics(LOS ANGELES) — Next Friday, Warner Bros. launches Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, its third DC Comics-based film fronted by a female director, counting the as-yet-unrelased Wonder Woman 1984. Yan, who only had a small budget …
Holy first day, Batman! ‘The Batman’ shooting gets underway
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 …