iStock/ChiccoDodiFC(BRITISH COLUMBIA) — Variety reports that several safety errors that were to blame for the 2017 motorcycle crash that killed stunt rider Joi Harris on the set of Deadpool 2, according to a British Columbia workplace safety investigation. Among the failures for which Twentieth Century Fox was cited for include failing to assess the risks …
Alyson Hannigan tapped to host Food Network’s ‘Girl Scout Cookie Championship’
iStock/CatLane(NEW YORK) — Alyson Hannigan landed just about every red-blooded American’s dream job. She will host Food Network’s upcoming show that’s all about Girl Scout Cookies: Girl Scout Cookie Championship. Deadline reports that the series challenges professional bakers to take their favorite Girl Scout cookie to new heights by transforming it into a fantastical dessert. Alyson, who starred in How …
Report: Tom Holland saved ‘Spider-Man’
©2019 CTMG, Inc. All rights reserved.(NEW YORK) — Weeks after the spat between Sony and Disney-Marvel left their Spider-Man partnership “100 percent dead” for a third film in the Tom Holland-fronted franchise — it was the 23-year-old actor who reportedly convinced the two studios to make up, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. The sources say Holland “made multiple appeals” to Disney chairman and CEO Bob …
Kerry Washington, Idris Elba pay tribute to Tyler Perry during his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Kerry Washington and Idris Elba were two of the celebrities that helped pay tribute to Tyler Perry on Tuesday, when the famed writer-director-producer-actor received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.During the ceremony, Perry reflected on his career and shared an inspirational message to those who were still trying to …
The Force of Marketing: Lucasfilm reveals sweepstakes, massive tie-ins with ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) — Product tie-ins for blockbuster movies are nothing new, but there’s a Death Star-sized push for the ninth and final Star Wars “saga” chapter. The global promo push for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will feature products and/or related content from “eight of the world’s most iconic and best-in-class brands,” including Porsche, …
Joaquin Phoenix planted fake expletive-laced ‘Joker’ outtake on ‘Kimmel’
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — While he’s already earned praise for his gritty take on the Batman villain Joker, Joaquin Phoenix says an outtake that showed him cursing out a colleague on set would have better left on the cutting room floor. Instead, it ended up on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The late-night host said that director Todd …
Report: Angelina Jolie says she’ll “never” marry again after feeling “pressured” to wed Brad Pitt
Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Angelina Jolie reportedly says she’ll “never get married again,” following her divorce to her third husband, Brad Pitt. A “source” tells Us Weekly that the Oscar-winning Maleficent series star, “felt that Brad pressured her” to walk down the aisle. The former A-List couple wed in …
Selena Gomez opens up about her family’s immigration story as ‘Living Undocumented’
Disney Channel/Paul Hebert(LOS ANGELES) — Living Undocumented, an immigration docu-series Selena Gomez produced, debuts on Netflix today and is a project so close to her heart. In a personal essay for Time, she opens up about her family’s personal immigration story, which began in the 1970s when her aunt crossed the border from Mexico into …
That’s a wrap: TNT renews ‘Claws’ for its fourth and final season
L-R: Nash, Perrineau — Patti Perret/TNT(LOS ANGELES) — The Niecy Nash-led TNT drama Claws is set to have its final chapter. According to Variety, TNT has renewed the crime drama for its fourth and final season. “For the past three seasons, Claws has handled delicate and culturally relevant themes like race, class, gender, age and sexual orientation …
Jordan Peele signs five-year movie deal with Universal
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Jordan Peele has inked a five-year exclusive, first-look deal with Universal. Under the new deal, Universal will develop Peele’s next two films, which he will write, direct, and produce. The studio backed Peele’s directorial debut Get Out which, in addition to grossing $176 million at the box office, landed Peele the …