© 2019 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. (NEW YORK) — Based on the best-selling novel by Garth Stein, the film The Art of Racing in the Rain stars This Is Us patriarch Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried and an adorable golden retriever named Enzo. The film has Ventimiglia playing Denny, an aspiring Formula One …
Date set for Cuba Gooding Jr. sexual misconduct trial
iStock/Pattanaphong Khuankaew(NEW YORK) — Cuba Gooding Jr.’s sexual misconduct trial will begin September 3. A New York City judge announced the date Thursday. The Boyz n the Hood star had sought to dismiss the forcible touching case, arguing that a video of his encounter with the woman whose accusations form the substance of the charges …
‘Game of Thrones’ creators ink reported $200 million overall deal with Netflix
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss have left HBO, their home for more than 10 years, and are headed to Netflix. The duo has reportedly signed a $200 million multi-year overall film and TV deal with with the streamer, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. “We’ve had a beautiful run …
Danny Trejo rescues special needs child from overturned car after L.A. car accident
Disney Channel/Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — While he spent his career playing tough guys on the big and small screen, Machete series star Danny Trejo showed his tender side Wednesday, when he crawled into a flipped-over car, and helped rescue a special needs child who was trapped inside. KABC-TV reports that Trejo, 75, happened to …
Here’s how ‘Empire’ will address Jussie Smollett’s absence in the final season
Chuck Hodes/Fox Broadcasting Co.(NEW YORK) — We now know how Empire will deal with the departure of Jussie Smollett’s character, Jamal, from the series, following accusations the actor staged a hate crime against himself back in January. “He’s on his honeymoon! [Show co-creator] Lee [Daniels] has spoken a lot about this situation and this story …
Welcome to Zamunda: Wesley Snipes, Leslie Jones board the ‘Coming to America’ sequel
TM & COPYRIGHT © 1988 BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.(NEW YORK) — Wesley Snipes and Leslie Jones are officially headed to Zamunda. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Snipes and the SNL star have been added to the cast of Coming 2 America, the sequel to the classic 1988 comedy. They join original stars …
Ann Curry helps solve medical mysteries in real time on ‘Chasing the Cure’
Warner Media(NEW YORK) — Ann Curry doesn’t want anyone to suffer in silence. The Emmy award-winning journalist hosts and produces an innovative new show called Chasing the Cure, designed to help solve medical mysteries in real time. The show, airing live tonight on TNT and TBS, will follow a series of patients searching for answers to …
Terry Crews and ‘Fast and Furious’ series star Ludacris tapped to star in modern adaption of ‘John Henry’
ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) — Terry Crews has been tapped to put a modern twist on the classic African-American folk tale John Henry. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Saban Films has picked up the North American rights to a contemporary adaptation of John Henry that will star Crews and rapper-actor Ludacris. In the original folk tale, Henry was a steel driver worker who was …
This year’s Emmys are going host-free
Fox/Television Academy(LOS ANGELES) — Similar to last year’s Oscars telecast, Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier confirmed that this year’s Emmy Awards telecast will be host-free. At the network’s Television Critics Association gathering in Los Angeles, Collier confirmed what many insiders had suspected, seeing as the 71st annual show is a little more than a month …
Badabing! First-ever SopranosCon coming to New Jersey
(NEW JERSEY) — A fan expo dedicated to one of the most beloved organized crime dramas of all time has just been announced, and you won’t even have to dig around in New Jersey’s Meadowlands to find it. “It’s like The Sopranos meets New York Comic Con,” says co-organizer Daniel Trader of SopranosCon, the inaugural …