Rami Malek — ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar winners Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Rami Malek were announced as presenters at the 92nd Oscars, show producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain announced on Tuesday. Ali, Coleman, King and Malek were Oscar winners in their respective acting categories last year: Ali won his second Academy Award, this one for his supporting work in the Best …
Terry Jones, Monty Python’s Flying Circus co-founder, dead at 77
Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival(LONDON) Terry Jones, who as a founding member of the British comedy troupe Monty Python’s Flying Circus left an indelible mark on film and TV comedy, has died at 77. The BBC quotes Jones’ agent as saying the entertainer “passed away on the evening of 21 January 2020 …
Sophie Turner offers a creative solution to save the ‘Lizzie McGuire’ reboot
Michael Tran/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Sometimes, the best ideas come to you late at night while you’re lying in bed. That happened to Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner. While lying in bed next to husband Joe Jonas on Monday, Turner began mulling about the recently announced Lizzie McGuire reboot that’s in a bit of turmoil. The show’s original creator Terri Minsky exited as showrunner after …
The Royal Family gets cartoon makeover for new satirical HBO Max series
Vladislav Zolotov/iStock(LOS ANGELES) –For those dying to see what could possibly be going on behind the scenes for the Royal Family are in luck. Family Guy producer Gary Janetti is launching a new animated satirical comedy about them, which has been ordered by streamer HBO Max. The series, simply entitled The Prince, was inspired by Janetti’s Instagram that parodies what six-year-old Prince George could possibly …
Barbra Streisand hilariously shouts out Jennifer Lopez for “wearing my face”
Kevin Kane/Getty Images for BSB(NEW YORK) — Jennifer Lopez’s new partnership with Coach created a major splash on social media thanks to an unexpected shout out from Barbra Streisand. Lopez, who was recently named the new face of Coach, released a series of promotional photos on Tuesday announcing the official launch of the “Originals Go Their Own Way” Spring/Summer …
“I cannot be silenced”: Oprah Winfrey denies backing out of Russell Simmons doc because she was “intimated”
©2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Re served. (LOS ANGELES) — Oprah Winfrey is clarifying her decision to step away from the On the Record doc, which centers on sexual harassment in the music industry, including the women who have accused mogul Russell Simmons of misconduct. After announcing she would no longer serve as an …
‘John Wick’, ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ director David Leitch directing big-screen version of Kung Fu
Eric Charbonneau/Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Stuntman turned director David Leitch, who called the shots on the first John Wick with Chad Stahelski before tackling the hits Deadpool 2 and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw on his own, is on a vintage martial arts kick — pardon the pun. Leitch, who will reportedly direct …
“For 35 years — I’ve only wanted Pamela”: Producer Jon Peters marries Pamela Anderson in secret ceremony
Peters and Anderson in 1989/ Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — It’s said that love waits for no one, but if you’re veteran producer Jon Peters, it does. The Hollywood Reporter notes he tied the knot with Pamela Anderson in a private ceremony in Malibu on Jan. 20 — …
Netflix grabs Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ directorial follow-up, about composer Leonard Bernstein
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — After his directorial debut, A Star Is Born, was nominated for seven Oscars, fans have been wondering what Bradley Cooper would be up to next behind the camera. Now Variety reports Netflix is betting Cooper’s next directorial effort, a drama about famed composer Leonard Bernstein, could be on next year’s Oscars short …
Jason Momoa shares sweet photos of visit to children’s hospital
ABC/Rick Rowell(PENNSYLVANIA) — The King of Atlantis himself, Jason Momoa, recently delighted fans as he paid a visit to patients healing at a children’s hospital. The star shared heartwarming photos on his Instagram page of himself greeting a number of kids at UPMC children’s hospital of Pittsburgh, writing, “The greatest part of him being aquaman …