Universal(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide Friday: * Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw — The unlikely alliance of Dwayne Johnson’s special agent Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham’s criminal mastermind Deckard Shaw, forged in 2017’s The Fate of the Furious, continues in the franchise’s first spinoff, when they take on a cyber-genetically enhanced villain, played …
Tyler Perry confirms second BET series
ABC/Ida Mae Astute(LOS ANGELES) — BET has given the green light to another Tyler Perry show. According to Hollywood Reporter, it’s a new dramatic comedy titled Sistas. The series follows a diverse set of black woman who bond over the fact they’re all single. According to the report, the women will bond over “their complicated …
‘The Crown’ veteran Vanessa Kirby on holding her own with the very big boys of ‘Hobbs & Shaw’
Universal Pictures(NEW YORK) — While Vanessa Kirby had a small, key role in the action movie Mission: Impossible – Fallout, her character left the fighting to Tom Cruise and company. But things are quite different in Kirby’s new movie, Hobbs & Shaw. Kirby plays Hattie Shaw, a rogue agent with the British spy service MI6 …
Idris Elba can’t explain ‘Cats’, but praises the “dedication” of co-star Taylor Swift
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — When it was released last month, the trailer for Cats polarized the internet, with reactions ranging from horror to laughter to confusion. And of course, there were those who were just there for the shots of pop’s most famous cat lady, Taylor Swift, transformed …
’13 Reasons Why’ returns August 23 with a new murder mystery
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — After season two’s emotional conclusion, 13 Reasons Why will officially return for season three on August 23. The Netflix drama will pick eight months after Clay prevented Tyler from committing a school shooting at the Spring Fling. A teaser for the new season promises a whole new mystery revolving around the death of …
Emmy winning ‘Baskets’ to wrap after season 4
FX/Ben Cohen(LOS ANGELES) — Baskets, the oddball comedy series co-created by and starring Zach Galifanakis, will end with its current fourth season, FX announced on Wednesday. The series features Galikanakis in the dual lead role of Chip Baskets — a failed professional clown in Paris, who settles for working as a local rodeo clown in …
Kevin Hart goes mobile with ‘Action Scene’ series
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Kevin Hart will star in the upcoming action series Action Scene for the new mobile video platform Quibi, according to Deadline. The series is based on opening scene of his 2016 concert film Kevin Hart: What Now? and will feature the Hart playing, “a fictionalized version of himself on a quest to …
‘Extra’ host A.J. Calloway and Warner Bros. “part ways” following sexual assault investigation
Warner Bros. Entertainment(LOS ANGELES) — Warner Bros. Television and Extra host A.J. Calloway have “mutually agreed to part ways” following the studio’s investigation into multiple sexual assault allegations leveled against him. “The company has investigated the claims made into Mr. Calloway’s conduct and he and the company have mutually agreed to part ways,” a Warners rep …
Mayhem, murder, and Manson: The new trailer for ‘Mindhunter: Season 2’ is here
L-R: McAllany, Groff — Patrick Harbron/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Fans clamoring for a follow-up to Netflix’s addicting serial killer series Mindhunter can finally put their minds at ease: Nearly two years after the original season aired, we have a trailer for Season 2, which will debut August 16. Once again, stars Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany …
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ is getting interactive
Amazon Studios/Nicole Rivelli(NEW YORK) — As part of its celebration of the multiple-Emmy winning Amazon comedy series, New York City’s Paley Center for Media will soon be staging an interactive experience that will let fans immerse themselves in the world of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Running from August 10 to September 6, the exhibit will …