Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (LOS ANGELES) — If you can get out of your La-Z-Boy, leave your smelly cat at home and get ready for a Friends marathon — in the movie theater. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the sitcom, which premiered on September 22, 1994, Fathom Events will broadcast the NBC smash hit …
‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ gets the jump on a crowded weekend at the box office
Courtesy of Sony Pictures(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide Tuesday: * The Angry Birds Movie 2 — This sequel to 2016’s The Angry Birds Movie centers on Red, Chuck and Bomb — voiced respectively by Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad and Danny McBride, reprising their roles from the original film — who must team up with Bill Hader’s Leonard …
Watch Eddie Murphy transform into Rudy Ray Moore in first trailer for ‘Dolemite Is My Name’
Francois Duhamel/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Ahead of its Toronto International Film Festival premiere next month, Netflix has dropped the first trailer for Dolemite Is My Name. The film, based on real-life actor and producer Rudy Ray Moore, stars Murphy as the legendary comedian/actor, who made a name for himself in the ’70s by creating the character Dolemite, an …
Sarah Silverman claims she lost movie role due to blackface photo, slams “cancel culture” as “righteousness porn”
Mark Davis/Comedy Central(LOS ANGELES) — When The Sarah Silverman Show was on Comedy Central back in 2007, the comedienne appeared in an infamous sketch in which she appeared in blackface — and she’s just revealed that it’s still costing her. During an interview on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Silverman explained, “I recently was going to …
Robert De Niro among the stars sharpening their knives for the ‘Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin’
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — Emmy-winner Alec Baldwin is going to be on the hot seat next month as the victim of a Comedy Central Roast, and now the network has revealed that Oscar-winner Robert De Niro will be among those out for Baldwin’s blood. In a short video that shows Baldwin giving “generic responses” to …
With a glance, Oscar-winner Olivia Colman teases as Queen Elizabeth in ‘The Crown’ S3
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Netflix has just announced that the third season of The Crown will debut on November 17 by offering fans just a glimpse of Oscar-winner Olivia Colman in full regal attire as Queen Elizabeth. And it really is just a glimpse: The Favourite star strides into the frame, glances directly at camera, and …
‘Avengers: Endgame’, ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Riverdale’ win big at Teen Choice Awards
Credit: Frank Micelotta/FOX(LOS ANGELES) — The Marvel Cinematic Universe dominated at Sunday night’s Teen Choice Awards on Fox. As expected, Avengers: Endgame collected all the Infinity Stones — that is, Teen Choice Awards for which it was nominated. The epic Marvel saga won Choice Action Movie, Choice Action Movie Actor for Robert Downey Jr., Choice …
‘Hobbs & Shaw’ repeats as box office number one; ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ tops newcomers
Frank Masi/Universal Pictures(NEW YORK) — Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw still had plenty of gas left in the tank, speeding its way to a second week at number one at the box office with an estimated $25.4 million. Overseas, the Fast & Furious spinoff delivered an estimated $60.8 million, bringing its worldwide total to …
Leslie Jones announces Netflix comedy special to air in 2020
Netlfix(LOS ANGELES) — Leslie Jones announced Thursday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live that she’s starring in her first Netflix special to air next year, and Netflix made it official on Friday. “Y’all finally get to see like what I really do,” Jones said on Kimmel. “I am actually a standup comic. I mean, it’s great to …
Jake Lacy talks new movie ‘Ode To Joy’, recalls joy of going from a “superfan” of ‘The Office’ to a castmember
L-R: Martin Freeman, Jake Lacy/IFC Films(NEW YORK) — Actor Jake Lacy’s name might not ring a bell, but you probably know him as Pete Miller on the ninth and final season of The Office. He’s been busy of late, appearing opposite Oscar-winner Sam Rockwell in the series Fosse/Verdon, and wrapping a series adaptation of Nick …