ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Ellen DeGeneres has teamed up with HBO Max — WarnerMedia’s forthcoming streaming service — for three original straight to series shows, plus another project that’s still in the works. On her syndicated talk show, Ellen revealed that HBO Max subscribers will soon see Ellen’s Home Design Challenge, First Dates Hotel, and the animated …
Alec Baldwin spoofs Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry on ‘SNL’ season premiere
Will Heath/NBC (NEW YORK) — Saturday Night Live‘s season 45 premiere kicked off with Alec Baldwin impersonating President Donald Trump turning to familiar allies in and out of the Beltway in a frantic effort to fight the newly opened impeachment inquiry. First up, Baldwin sought the help of his personal lawyer and fixer, Rudy Giuliani, played once again by Kate McKinnon, who …
‘Abominable’ tops the weekend box office with $20.85 million debut
Universal(LOS ANGELES) — The CGI-animated adventure feature Abominable opened with an estimated $20.85 million, to top the weekend box office. The film, with a voice cast led by Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D‘s Chloe Bennet, Eddie Izzard and Sarah Paulson, delivered the biggest opening for an original animated film so far this year, and joined Us and …
‘Godfather of Harlem’: Kelvin Harrison Jr. shares his character’s love story and struggle to “figure out his voice” in new crime drama
EPIX(NEW YORK) — On Sunday night, Forest Whitaker will take on the role of Harlem crime boss Bumpy Johnson in the EPIX drama Godfather of Harlem. While the series will center on Bumpy’s life after prison when he returns to his neighborhood that is now being run by the Italian mob, the series will also …
Just keep swimming with Sharks: ‘Shark Tank’ gearing up for Sunday’s season 11 debut
L-R – Herjavek, Cuban/ABC(NEW YORK) — On Sunday night, ABC’s Shark Tank launches its 11th season, and it continues to inspire viewers, according to business moguls-turned-sharks Robert Herjavec and Mark Cuban. Cuban tells ABC Audio that he’s most proud of “the fact that people walk up to us on the street and say, they watch …
We did it, Mr. Stark! Sony and Marvel Studios reconcile; will share Spider-Man again
©2017 CTMG, Inc. All rights reserved.(NEW YORK) — After the spat that booted Tom Holland’s Spider-Man from Marvel Studios’ Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel and Sony Pictures have agreed to collaborate once again. “I am thrilled that Spidey’s journey in the MCU will continue, and I and all of us at Marvel Studios are very excited …
Amazon Prime locks up third season of ‘Absentia’; star Stana Katic tells fans to binge away
Photo Credit: ©2019 Sony Pictures Television. Image by Elena Nenkova(NEW YORK) — Amazon Prime has given the green light to a third season of Absentia, a thriller starring former Castle star Stana Katic, reports Deadline. Katic, who’s also a co-producer of the show, plays an FBI agent who goes missing while hunting for a serial killer. …
‘Vampire Diaries’ stars Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley jump into the bourbon industry
Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Here’s something that’ll tantalize every Vampire Diaries fan. Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder, who played Salvatore brothers Stefan and Damon, are making their own bourbon, their respective character’s drink of choice — besides blood, that is. Somerhalder broke the news on his Instagram by writing, “Can you imagine if the Salvatore brothers had their OWN bourbon? …
‘Abominable’ tops this weekend’s new movies
Universal(LOS ANGELES) — Opening nationwide on Friday: * Abominable — This CGI-animated adventure follows a teenager, voiced by Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Chloe Bennet, who discovers a young Yeti and, along with her mischievous friends, played by Tenzing Norgay Trainor and Albert Tsai, embark on an adventure to help him find his family. However, …
Not so fast: Blogger reveals text messages in which Nicole Murphy claims Fuqua kiss was a “friendly hello”
iStock/monkeybusinessimages(LOS ANGELES) — After Eddie Murphy’s ex-wife Nicole Murphy appeared on the Wendy Williams Show earlier this week to reiterate her “regret” over kissing married film director Antoine Fuqua, she also denied releasing a statement claiming her steamy smooch was just a “friendly hello.” Now, the blogger who Murphy accused of fabricating that statement is speaking out…and …