Focus Features(LOS ANGELES) — Focus Features has released a teaser of director Autumn de Wilde’s take on Jane Austen’s classic comedy Emma. And a tease it is. The period comedy about rich, restless Emma Woodhouse — this time played by Anya Taylor-Joy — is shown in a series of quick cuts, showing off some stunning costumes and settings and the film’s impressive cast, …
Jamie Foxx parties hard, tips harder in NYC
ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) — For a guy who cut his teeth in the entertainment industry throwing get-togethers for the likes of P. Diddy and other stars, it should be no surprise that Jamie Foxx knows how to have a good time. Page Six reports he did just that Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning in …
Boo! Humbug! Check out FX’s haunting take on ‘A Christmas Carol’
FX/BBC(LOS ANGELES) — From the network that’s brought you American Horror Story and other spooky tales, perhaps it’s not surprising that FX’s take on A Christmas Carol really plays up the beloved classic’s full title: “…Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.” The BBC co-produced project boasts a stellar cast: Guy Pearce plays Ebenezer Scrooge; Andy Serkis is the Ghost of Christmas Past; Jason Flemyng is the Ghost …
Jenny from Studio 8H: Jennifer Lopez to host ‘SNL’ again December 7
ABC/Jeff Niera(NEW YORK) — Jennifer Lopez, former One Direction star-turned solo act Niall Horan, and top Grammy nominee Lizzo are heading to Saturday Night Live next month. J.Lo will be hosting the December 7 show, making this her third time hosting. Rapper DaBaby will be making his musical guest debut on the episode. Niall, meanwhile, will be …
Apple abruptly cancels AFI Fest premiere of ‘The Banker’
Apple TV+(NEW YORK) — Apple on Wednesday abruptly canceled its scheduled Thursday premiere of The Banker at the American Film Institute’s AFI Fest in Hollywood, citing unspecified “concerns” surrounding the film. “We purchased The Banker earlier this year as we were moved by the film’s entertaining and educational story about social change and financial literacy,” Apple said in a …
Apple abruptly cancels The Banker’s AFI Fest premiere
Apple TV+(NEW YORK) — Apple on Wednesday abruptly canceled its scheduled Thursday premiere of The Banker at the American Film Institute’s AFI Fest in Hollywood, citing unspecified “concerns” surrounding the film. “We purchased The Banker earlier this year as we were moved by the film’s entertaining and educational story about social change and financial literacy,” Apple said in a …
Brenda Song claims she couldn’t audition for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’: “my image was basically not Asian enough”
Disney Channel/Image Group LA(NEW YORK) — Actress Brenda Song, who rose to fame playing an air-headed heiress on Disney Channel’s Suite Life of Zach and Cody, claims she wasn’t allowed to audition for Crazy Rich Asians. In a candid interview with Teen Vogue, Song opened up about her rejection. She revealed that, when news of the movie first came out, she tried …
Actor who played Elton John in ‘Rocketman’ gets Grammy nod for singing his songs
Taron Egerton as Elton John – Paramount Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — In his career, Elton John has won five Grammys and a Grammy Legend Award. Now, the guy who played him in the biopic Rocketman has gotten his very own Grammy nomination. Taron Egerton is nominated in the category of Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for …
Jussie Smollett countersues city of Chicago for “maliciously prosecuting him in bad faith”
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett has filed a counter lawsuit against the city of Chicago. The lawsuit, filed by Smollett’s attorneys in the Northern District of Illinois on Tuesday, claims that the city “maliciously” prosecuted Smollett “in bad faith” and filed criminal charges against him “without probable cause.” On Jan. 29, Smollett told …
“He was a dog like no other”: See Harrison Ford, and Buck, in the first trailer for ‘The Call of the Wild’
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox © 2019 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — A grizzled Harrison Ford plays John Thornton in the latest cinematic adaptation of Jack London’s classic book, The Call of the Wild. Ford narrates the trailer, spinning the story of Buck, a big-hearted Saint Bernard mix who’s kidnapped …