Lucasfilm(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide on Friday: * Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker — The final chapter in the Skywalker series, starring Mark Hamill, the late Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran, and directed by J.J. Abrams, finds Ridley’s Rey continuing her Jedi training while searching for her true parentage. Meanwhile, Driver’s Kylo Ren is trying to find the …
‘The Walking Dead’ stuntman’s family awarded $8.6 million in wrongful death trial
AMC(GEORGIA) — After two days of deliberation, a Gwinnett County, Georgia jury awarded the estate of stuntman John Bernecker $8.6 million stemming from Bernecker’s July, 2017 death from a fatal fall on the set of The Walking Dead, according to Deadline. AMC Networks were found “not to be negligent” in the death of the stuntman, in a unanimous decision. Bernecker fell …
Kim Kardashian-West accused of wearing blackface in new magazine cover
ABC/Nicole Wilder(LOS ANGELES) — Kim Kardashian-West is being accused of wearing blackface on her new cover of 7HOLLYWOOD. Instead of paying tribute to Elizabeth Taylor, critics say she looks more like Diana Ross. The cover features the reality star wearing a tight black sequined dress as she lays against a white bed, looking up at the camera. However, critics …
In new lawsuit, woman claims Harvey Weinstein sexually abused her at age 16
Scott Heins/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A woman has filed a new lawsuit Thursday against Harvey Weinstein, claiming the disgraced movie mogul sexually assaulted her when she was 16. Kaja Sokola, now 33, said the alleged assault occurred in 2002, after she moved from Poland to New York to pursue modeling and acting. The suit claims Weinstein …
Holiday baking disaster on your hands? Follow ‘Great American Baking Show’ judge Sherri Yard’s advice
ABC/Mark Bourdillon(NEW YORK) — The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition has a new episode tonight on ABC. And since ’tis the season for holiday baking, it’s also the season for baking disasters. The show’s expert baker, and judge, Sherri Yard has been there. She gave ABC Audio her tips to make everything seem merry …
Get a thrilling first look at Christopher Nolan’s mysterious new film ‘Tenet’
Tony Barson/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Get ready to start analyzing your way through the mysterious first trailer for the new Christopher Nolan thriller, Tenet. In the clip, we see star John David Washington choose death over giving up his colleagues to an enemy. He then wakes up in a hospital bed where a man tells him, …
Report: Channing Tatum splits with singer Jessie J
iStock/portishead1Channing Tatum and singer Jessie J have reportedly split after more than a year of dating. Sources tells Us Weekly that the breakup happened recently, but was amicable. “Channing Tatum and Jessie J broke up about a month ago,” one source says. “They are still really close and still good friends.” Another source tells People, …
‘Harry Potter’ cast reunites for epic Slytherin versus Gryffindor photos
D Dipasupil/FilmMagicHarry Potter fans finally got the reunion they’ve been waiting for. Former castmates Tom Felton, aka Draco Malfoy, and Emma Watson, aka Hermione Granger, posed with several members of the Harry Potter family during a recent hang session in London. Evanna Lynch, who played Luna Lovegood, Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley, and Matthew …
First trailer for ‘To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You’ teases love triangle for Lara Jean
Courtesy Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Attention all hopeless romantics: The first trailer for the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before sequel — called To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You — has arrived. The first film, based on the best-selling YA novel by Jenny Han, took Netflix by storm when it was released …
John Boyega says his character Finn will have a “strong presence” in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
L-R: John Boyega and Oscar Isaac in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”; Lucasfilm/Disney(NEW YORK) — John Boyega is confident that the final chapter of the Skywalker series, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, will show a major growth for his character Finn. Boyega tells ABC Audio that, after the previous Star Wars episode, The Last …