Yana Blajeva/Lionsgate(LOS ANGELES) — Once enemies — at least in Rocky IV — Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren are teaming up for an action drama series that would star Aquaman veteran Lundgren. According to Deadline, Rambo: Last Blood star Stallone is producing, and may direct the pilot for the show, in which his Expendables co-star …
Dave Chappelle to be honored by Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Bradley Cooper and more at the Kennedy Center
Photo: Danny Clinch(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Dave Chappelle is set to be honored by some of Hollywood’s finest when he accepts the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center this fall. On Thursday, the Kennedy Center announced the early lineup of entertainers set to salute Chappelle. The current list includes Bradley Cooper, Tiffany …
From ‘Rocketman’ to an X-Man? “I’d love to be a part of it,” Taron Egerton says of the MCU amid Wolverine rumors
ABC/Ida Mae Astute(LOS ANGELES) — Hugh Jackman’s made it clear he’s hung up his Wolverine claws for good following the Oscar-nominated 2017 film Logan, but fans are now pushing for Jackman’s pal — and former Eddie the Eagle co-star Taron Egerton — to take over the role. Even Kingsman comic creator Mark Millar has said …
Hobbs & Shaw: Idris Elba says the most “satisfying” part of playing a super villain was kicking his co-stars’ butts
Universal Pictures(NEW YORK) — Idris Elba received the perfect opportunity to flex his muscles in the Fast & Furious spinoff, Hobbs & Shaw. Literally. Elba, who stars as the genetically modified super villain Brixton opposite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham, tells ABC Radio that one of the best parts of playing his character was …
‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’ leads this weekend’s new movie releases
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 …