CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) — Nancy O’Dell has stepped down as co-host of Entertainment Tonight after nearly 10 years. In a statement read at the end of Friday’s broadcast and later posted on her social media platforms, including Instagram, O’Dell called the decision, “A new chapter for this small-town, grateful girl …
ABC’s ‘The Rookie’ star quits, alleging sexual harassment, racial discrimination
ABC/Ed Herrera(LOS ANGELES) — Afton Williamson, who stars in the ABC drama The Rookie, says she won’t be returning to the show, citing alleged sexual harassment and racial discrimination. In a lengthy Instagram post on Sunday, the 34-year-old actress claims that throughout the filming of the show’s pilot, she “experienced racial discrimination/racially charged inappropriate comments …
‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’ races to number one at the box office with $60.8 million debut
Universal(NEW YORK) — Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw delivered another number-one opening weekend for the franchise with an estimated $60.8 million debut. While the action film didn’t come close to Fate of the Furious‘ $98 million debut in 2017, it did as well as expected. Overseas, Hobbs & Shaw scooped up an estimated $120 …
Edward Norton’s drama ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ lands plum closing night slot at New York Film Festival
ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) — Edward Norton’s period piece Motherless Brooklyn will be honored with closing out this year’s upcoming New York Film Festival. The 17-day event kicks off September 27 with a screening of Martin Scorsese’s anticipated crime drama The Irishman. Norton’s film, an adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s best-selling novel starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin, …
Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren teaming up for TV action drama
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 …