HBO Max(NEW YORK) — Grease, the 1978 movie musical starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, is getting a 1950s-set spin-off for HBO Max called Grease: Rydell High. “It’s Grease 2.0 but with the same spirit, energy and excitement you immediately think of when you hear any of these iconic songs,” says Sarah Aubrey, head of …
Alfre Woodard says she’s ready to do more comedies: “Just send me the scripts”
ABC Audio(NEW YORK) — Ahead of her Apple TV+ drama series, See, co-starring Jason Momoa, Alfre Woodard is reflecting on another one of her dramas: her Netflix film Juanita. The film followed Woodard as the titular character, a woman who tries to reinvent herself after she gets fed up with taking care of her grown …
Felicity Huffman reports to prison to serve 14-day sentence in “Varsity Blues” college entrance scam
ABC/Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Huffman, who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the massive “Varsity Blues” college entrance scandal that ensnared her and dozens of parents, reported to a Northern California prison on Tuesday to begin serving a 14-day sentence, according to her representative. Huffman, 56, reported to the Federal Correctional …
Michelle Pfieffer has this ‘number one’ piece of advice for new Catwoman, Zoe Kravitz
Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney(NEW YORK) — Zoe Kravitz has signed on to play Catwoman in Matt Reeves’ upcoming film The Batman, and Michelle Pfieffer, who famously played the character in 1992’s Batman Returns, tells Good Morning America that she’s “so excited” for the actress. The Maleficent sequel star also imparted a …
Kevin Smith credits (sort of) his heart attack for the all-star cast of ‘Jay & Silent Bob Reboot’
ABC/Lou Rocco(NEW YORK) — Even those who aren’t familiar with all of Kevin Smith’s films might be familiar with his near death experience last year. In February of 2018, the then-48-year-old filmmaker suffered a massive, near-fatal heart attack. After being treated for a completely blocked artery, he went vegan and lost more than 50 pounds, …
Viewers to test their sleuthing skills with new Craig Ferguson-hosted game show ‘The Hustler’
(NEW YORK) — Craig Ferguson will make his grand return to TV soon. The Emmy Award-winning comedian has been tapped to host a brand new game show, The Hustler, which will put the audience’s detective skills to the test. ABC announced the new show on Monday, saying the mind-bending series will forever break the game show-mold. The series employs five players who …
Disney unveils official ‘Lady and the Tramp’ trailer
(c) 2019 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — During Monday night’s Dancing with the Stars, Disney released the official trailer for its streaming-exclusive movie, Lady and the Tramp. The movie is a modern retelling of the 1955 animated classic with live animals and a new all-star cast. Lady and the Tramp features the vocal talents of Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Janelle …
‘The Voice’ recap: The battle rounds begin with John Legend and Kelly Clarkson both fighting off attempts to steal their artists
Justin Lubin/NBC(NEW YORK) — On Monday’s episode of The Voice, coaches Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Gwen Stefani rounded out their teams, before heading straight into the battle rounds. Each coach enlisted the help of a guest adviser during rehearsals: Darius Rucker for Team Blake; Normani for Team Kelly; Usher for Team Legend; and Will.i.am for Team Gwen. The coaches also got one chance each to either steal an …
‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 28 “Disney Night” recap: No one goes home, Ally Brooke finishes in first
ABC/Eric McCandless(New York) — Magic permeated the air on Dancing with the Stars Monday night because it was Disney Night of all nights. The top nine kicked the difficulty up a notch and even sent out a last-minute emotional plea to the audience not to send them home. Their message was heard loud and clear as no one was eliminated Monday. …
From ‘Snow White’ to ‘The Mandalorian’, Disney teases opening its vault for Disney+
Disney+(NEW YORK) — In a brief, but information-packed social media post, Disney has teased just a sampling of the content that will be available on its soon-to-launch Disney+. The doors of the vaunted “Disney Vaults” will swing wide, the post notes. “It. Is. Time. From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Mandalorian, check …