Sony Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Fantasy Island, the kitschy hit TV show that ran from 1978 to 1984, has gotten a scary reboot from Blumhouse, the horror masters who released Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning movie Get Out. The new trailer has Michael Pena playing the late Ricardo Montalban’s signature role as the enigmatic, white suit-wearing Mr. Roarke. …
‘The Mandalorian’: Everything you need to know about the new ‘Star Wars’ series
Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) — On Nov. 12, Disney+ officially launches, and with it one of its most-anticipated series: Star Wars spinoff The Mandalorian. That might not be news even to those who don’t consider themselves part of the worldwide legion of Star Wars die-hards, so in case you’re in that boat, let’s start with the basics. …
“I am incredibly proud to…be a part of this film”: Anna Paquin responds to ‘The Irishman’ character criticism
Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — After online naysayers took issue with her traumatized character’s dearth of dialog in The Irishman, Oscar winner Anna Paquin took to Twitter to set the record straight. She utters just six words in her 10 minutes of screen time in the film, playing the haunted adult daughter …
“I think it’s unfortunate”: Marvel Studio head Kevin Feige responds to Scorsese’s “cinema” disses
Kevin Feige and Brie Larson/Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — The man at the head of the Marvel Studios has finally weighed in on Martin Scorsese’s repeated disses of the studio’s films as “not cinema.” “I think that’s not true,” producer Kevin Feige told The Hollywood Reporter, commenting on the slights from Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. …
‘Avengers: Endgame’ tops 2019 People’s Choice Awards
Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment(LOS ANGELES) — As if being the highest grossing movie of all time wasn’t enough, Avengers: Endgame topped the 2019 People’s Choice Awards, which were presented Sunday night from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. The film, from Marvel Studios, which is owned by ABC Audio’s parent company Disney, collected wins for the “The …
Vanessa Hudgens shows she knows how to party with hilarious attempt at ‘High School Musical’ karaoke
ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) — Vanessa Hudgens threw it all the way back to 2006 in the most relatable way possible by enjoying a quick round of drunk karaoke. She posted the evidence to her Instagram on Sunday. Of course, she chose to tackle her biggest hit from Disney’s High School Musical — “Breaking Free” — which went hilariously wrong. She shows just how dangerous …
‘Midway’ storms past ‘Doctor Sleep’ to top the box office with $17.5 million
Reiner Bajo(NEW YORK) — Midway, the drama based on the true story of the titular World War II Battle from Independence Day director Roland Emmerich, pulled off a huge upset this weekend, topping the weekend box office by beating Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep, which was favored to win the weekend. Midway, starring Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Patrick Wilson, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart and Nick Jonas, beat expectations, …
No, Kylie Jenner isn’t sending cease and desist letters over “Rise and Shine”
David Livingston/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Internet is chock full of phony headlines. Case in point: the rumors that Kylie Jenner sent out cease and desist letters over the use of “Rise and Shine.” Following a Friday tweet from East Coast Renaissance claiming the makeup mogul went after an Australian family’s business, Kylie hit back on Sunday writing “Lies lies lies. Never did this. Wow.” …
‘Last Christmas’ star & writer Emma Thompson wants everyone who sees it to leave “feeling like they’ve been hugged”
Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — The plot of the romantic comedy Last Christmas, starring Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding and Emma Thompson, was inspired by the 1984 Wham! hit “Last Christmas.” Thompson, who wrote the movie, tells ABC Audio that at first, she wasn’t thrilled with the idea of basing an entire film on a pop song. …
John Cena on how ‘Playing with Fire’ inspired him to give back: “My heroes need help”
ABC/John Cena(LOS ANGELES) — In the new family comedy Playing with Fire, John Cena plays a hardened smoke jumper who finds he has a soft spot for three siblings he rescues from a fire. While the kids in the film teach his character, Fire Superintendent Jake “Supe” Carson, everything from new lingo to what emojis …