ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — CBS has given a pilot production commitment to a TV spinoff for the The Equalizer, starring Queen Latifah, according to Deadline. The series will follow an “enigmatic figure — played by Latifah, who also serves as a producer — who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to …
Chris Evans admits spoiling Captain America’s ‘Avengers: Engame’ plot twist for Anthony Mackie
Marvel Studios(NEW YORK) — Chris Evans paid a visit to The Tonight Show on Monday to plug his new murder mystery Knives Out, opening November 27. He also shared inside stories about his last film, Avengers: Endgame, which he couldn’t discuss during his previous Tonight Show appearance to avoid spoilers. Evans, who played Steve Rogers/Captain America, recalled …
‘The Voice’ recap: One act brings Taylor Swift to tears, and John Legend steals another from Kelly Clarkson
Trae Patton/NBC(NEW YORK) — The knockout rounds continued Monday night on The Voice, with coaches Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Gwen Stefani once again getting help advising their artists from “mega” mentor Taylor Swift, who was moved to tears by Team Kelly’s teen duo Hello Sunday. The coaches also got one chance each to either steal an artist from someone else’s team. John …
‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 28 “Dance Off Week” recap: Another shocking elimination as Kate Flannery goes home
ABC/Kelsey McNeal(NEW YORK) — Monday’s Dancing with the Stars once again rattled fans with another shocking elimination: fan-favorite Kate Flannery. For a third time in a row, the night ended on a sour note as the judges huffed over who the audience sent to the bottom two. Alongside Flannery stood Ally Brooke, who earned the first perfect score of the season. The judges were …
First look: Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie take on the banking industry in ‘The Banker’
AppleTV+(LOS ANGELES) — Marvel movie co-stars Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie are turning the banking industry on its head in the first full trailer for the Apple TV+ film The Banker. The film, based on the true story of Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris, centers on two African-American entrepreneurs in the 1950s who attempt to bypass the …
All right, all right, all right! Matthew McConaughey joins Instagram
ABC/Nicole Wilder(NEW YORK) — For Matthew McConaughey’s 50th birthday Monday, the actor gave the internet the gift of his brand-new Instagram account. The actor-turned-newly-minted professor took to his Twitter earlier Monday to announce his presence on the platform and his handle, @officiallyMcConaughey. McConaughey’s first post is a video describing his new “venture into sharing [him]self and …
‘Charlie’s Angels’ director Elizabeth Banks says “The sky’s the limit” for women
© 2019 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Elizabeth Banks is behind the camera once again, directing the reboot of Charlie’s Angels. The original TV series featuring female private detectives debuted in 1976 and was later spun off into action films. Banks told Good Morning America that she grew up watching reruns of the …
Ellen DeGeneres will receive the Carol Burnett Award at the 77th Annual Golden Globes
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Ellen DeGeneres will be honored by the legacy of another very funny woman when she receives the Carol Burnett Award at this year’s Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association tapped DeGeneres as the award’s second winner — the first being its trailblazing namesake, who accepted the prize in 2018. …
Sony says ‘Spider-Verse’ sequel swinging into theaters April, 2021
Credit: Sony Pictures Animation. © 2018 CTMG, Inc.(LOS ANGELES) — If your Spidey sense was tingling over the weekend, it was right: Sony has set April 8, 2021 as the release date for its sequel to its Academy Award-winning hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The acclaimed animated take on the Marvel superhero centered on Miles …
Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Grease’ getup fetches over $400k at auction
PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive / Alamy Stock Photo/Supplied by Julien’s Auctions(LOS ANGELES) — Olivia Newton-John’s iconic sultry black getup from Grease had many people saying “You’re The One That I Want” on Saturday when it hit the auction block. So much so, bidders dropped a whopping $405,700 winning bid on the pair. In a press release obtained …