Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — The weekend box office had a record setting weekend. Joker, who dominated the box office, earned an estimated $93.5 million on its opening weekend. The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the titular Batman villain, was the top movie both domestically and overseas, kicking things off with a $234 million global launch. The film delivered the …
oker laughs its way to record $93.5 million opening weekend
Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — The weekend box office had a record setting weekend. Joker, who dominated the box office, earned an estimated $93.5 million on its opening weekend. The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the titular Batman villain, was the top movie both domestically and overseas, kicking things off with a $234 million global launch. The film delivered the …
Campy comedian Rip Taylor dead at 84
The Walt Disney CompanyRip Taylor, the flamboyant comedian known as “The King of Camp and Confetti” and “The Crying Comedian,” died Sunday in Beverly Hills, California, ABC News has confirmed. He was 84. A cause of death was not revealed. Taylor, born Charles Elmer Taylor in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1935, was one of TV’s most …
In new trailer for ‘Star Trek: Picard,’ familar faces make it so
Trae Patton/CBS (NEW YORK) — A new, lengthy trailer for the new Star Trek series Star Trek: Picard dropped during New York Comic Con, and longtime Trek fans will welcome the familiar faces. The trailer begins with Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, wearing his Next Generation captain’s uniform, striding through a vineyard, and spotting …
Bring on the waterworks: Tony Hale says people can finally let it all out with ‘Toy Story 4’ on digital and Blu-ray
Disney/Pixar(NEW YORK) — Toy Story 4 is now out on digital, ahead of a Blu-ray and DVD release Monday. The latest blockbuster chapter of the Toy Story franchise finds Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear — voiced once again by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, respectively — and the rest of their playroom pals on a desperate mission …
‘Hunger Games’ prequel has a title: ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’
Scholastic(NEW YORK) — The prequel to the best-selling Hunger Games trilogy has a title and a cover image. The book by Suzanne Collins is called The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The cover features an image of a mockingjay perched on branch, with a snake slithering in the background. It’s due out May 19, 2020. …
‘Big City Greens’ creators get animated about real-life inspiration behind Disney Channel series
Disney Channel/Aaron Poole(NEW YORK) — Brothers Shane and Chris Houghton [HOE-tun] have taken their small town sensibilities to the big city with their animated Disney Channel series, Big City Greens. The series, heading into its second season next month, was inspired by their own childhood in the rural St. Johns, Michigan and their eventual move …
New Ryan Reynolds movie ‘Free Guy’ takes opening day of New York Comic Con by storm
Getty Imgaes/Ilya S. Savenok(NEW YORK) — Prior to Thursday, nobody had really ever heard of a movie called Free Guy. But following a panel focused on the action comedy at New York Comic Con, it was all people were tweeting about. Directed by Shawn Levy, Free Guy stars Ryan Reynolds as Guy, a banker who …
Diahann Carroll, pioneering African-American actress, dead at 84
Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Diahann Carroll, who made history in 1968 as the first African-American woman to star in a television series in a non-stereotypical role, passed away today at 84, Variety reports. Her daughter, Suzannne Kay, confirmed that she died from cancer. Carroll was a trailblazer who opened the …
Todd McFarlane sets Guinness World Record with ‘Spawn’
Carmen Bryant/Image Comics(NEW YORK) — In 1992, Image Comics published the first-ever issue of SPAWN, the eponymous, supernatural anti-hero created by famed Spider-Man artist Todd McFarlane. 27 years later, McFarlane has earned a Guinness World Record title. Spawn #1 sold more than 1.7 million copies, and is still one of the most popular independent comics …