Frank Masi(NEW YORK) — Jumanji: The Next Level leveled up to the 13th largest December opening ever, delivering an estimated $60.1 million. The sequel to 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, nearly doubled its predecessor’s $36 million opening weekend, and marked the highest debut for a December comedy, as well as the best launch for live-action movie …
Niecy Nash files for divorce from Jay Tucker just months after announcing their separation
ABC/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) — Niecy Nash has decided to make her separation from her husband Jay Tucker official. According to Us Weekly, Claws star Nash filed for divorce on Thursday in Los Angeles, less than two months after announcing she and Tucker had called it quits after eight years. “We believe in the beauty of …
J.J. Abrams praises fans, teases answers found in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) — Some burning questions Star Wars fans have as they await the release of The Rise of Skywalker: Is Reylo a thing? Will there be an epic kiss? Who are Rey’s parents? What does The Rise of Skywalker even mean? Well, the end of the nine-movie cycle is upon us, and it …
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ will keep the laughs coming in season four
Amazon Prime(NEW YORK) — The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will stay to joke another day. The Emmy-winning Amazon series has been renewed for a fourth season, according to Variety. The news comes on the heels of the show’s third season, which debuted last Friday and follows Rachel Brosnahan’s Miriam “Midge” Maisel pursuing her stand-up comedy dreams …
Elizabeth Hurley on playing a witchy woman in ‘Marvel’s Runaways’, and staying in super-villain shape
HULU(NEW YORK) — Elizabeth Hurley had a blast playing super-powered baddie Morgan le Fay in the final season of Hulu’s Marvel’s Runaways, she tells Good Morning America. The show centers on five young people who’ve fled their super-villain parents. “Each of the five teens have some kind of power, but…I have every power,” Hurley smiles. …
Danny Aiello, Oscar-nominated for ‘Do the Right Thing’, dead at 86
Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Danny Aiello, a New York City-born character actor and veteran of stage and screen, has died, ABC Audio has confirmed. He was 86. “It is with profound sorrow to report that Danny Aiello, beloved husband, father, grandfather, actor and musician passed away last night after a brief illness,” …
Jennifer Esposito gets “real” with new movie ‘Mob Town’, and says fans of ‘The Boys’ will be “surprised” at season 2
Bleiberg Entertainment(NEW YORK) — Former Blue Bloods cop Jennifer Esposito shows a different side of the criminal underworld in the new drama Mob Town, which debuts in theaters and video-on-demand today. The actress is from New York, but even the Brooklyn native was surprised to learn the plot of the period piece was based on …
Johnny Galecki back on ‘Vacation’ with new HBO Max spin-off ‘The Griswolds’
“Christmas Vacation” cast reunion/Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The Griswolds are hitting the road again, and this time, they’re headed to HBO Max. The streamer is developing a half-hour comedy series from The Big Bang Theory alum — and Vacation series veteran — Johnny Galecki titled The Griswolds, based on National Lampoon’s Vacation …
John Lithgow says ‘Bombshell’ delivers a “political kick”
Nathan Congleton/NBC(NEW YORK) — Bombshell opens in limited release today and John Lithgow, who plays disgraced former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, cannot wait for people to experience it. Speaking with ABC Audio, Lithgow says that while the film isn’t overly political, it also can’t help but be political. “The dramatic denouement of this film is the fall of Roger at …
Olivia Wilde didn’t see anything wrong in her controversial ‘Richard Jewell’ scene
Mike Smith/NBC(LOS ANGELES) — Richard Jewell is out in theaters now, but it was making headlines long before its theatrical release due to a controversial scene that had journalists crying foul. The Clint Eastwood-directed film tells the true story of the 1996 Centennial Park bombing where security guard Richard Jewell discovers a backpack containing bombs and evacuates the park — saving countless lives. …