Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — The first trailer for the big-screen version of CATS debuted Thursday, and reaction has been decidedly mixed. For everyone who loved seeing Taylor Swift, Judi Dench, and Jennifer Hudson turned into furry felines via CGI, there were others who saw the effect as downright creepy. One of those in the “creepy” …
Report: Eddie Murphy could get “massive payday” from Netflix for return to stand-up
Courtesy of Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — In today’s Season 11 premiere of Netflix’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Eddie Murphy takes a ride with Jerry Seinfeld, and tells him that he’s finally returning to the stand-up stage. Murphy, whose stand-up specials Delirious and Raw basically gave birth to the idea of a comic who could be …
‘The Lion King’ roars into theaters Friday
Disney(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide Friday: * The Lion King — Jon Favreau, who directed Disney’s hit live-action 2016 adaptation of The Jungle Book, also directed this highly anticipated live-action remake of the 1994 animated Disney classic. Donald Glover plays Simba, a young lion who must step up and take his place as the rightful …
Memory: “CATS” trailer, featuring Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Idris Elba & Taylor Swift, has arrived
Universal Pictures(LONDON) — “I am a cat now and somehow that was everything.” That’s what Taylor Swift wrote as a caption as she posted the first official trailer for the new movie CATS on Instagram. It’s also posted on Twitter and YouTube. Swift stars in the movie as Bombalurina, but she’s just one of …
Pennywise returns in new trailer for ‘It: Chapter Two’
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Pennywise is back in all of his bloody, pointy-teethed glory in the new trailer for It: Chapter Two. The sequel to the 2017 adaptation of the iconic Stephen King novel picks up 27 years after the events of the first film, which saw the Losers Club of Derry, …
Tom Cruise feels the need for speed, surprises Comic-Con with new ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ trailer
Paramount Pictures(SAN DIEGO) — Top Gun: Maverick is ready for takeoff. Tom Cruise, who’s back in the role of Pete “Maverick” Mitchell for the Top Gun sequel, made a surprise appearance at San Diego Comic-Con Thursday and debuted the first trailer for the film. “34 years ago, I made a movie in San Diego and …
Quentin Tarantino wants to turn ‘Star Trek’ into “‘Pulp Fiction’ in space”
Steve Iervolino/ABC Radio(LOS ANGELES) — In an extensive interview with Deadline, Quentin Tarantino explores his upcoming movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in detail, but the conversation led to revelations about new projects, including a long-rumored R-rated take on Star Trek. Speaking about his love for the beloved sci-fi property, Tarantino explains, “I love …
Sally Field and ‘Sesame Street’ among the recipients of 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors
Courtesy of Sesame Workshop(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Oscar winner Sally Field and the acclaimed TV show Sesame Street will be among the recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. The recipients are being honored for their “lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts,” with the primary criterion being “excellence.” In a statement, Kennedy Center …
“Circle of Life!” Billy Eichner on going from bartending at Broadway’s ‘The Lion King’ to starring in Disney’s rebooted version
L-R: Rogen, Oliver, Eichner/Disney(NEW YORK) — When Billy Eichner was a struggling actor in 2002, bartending at the Broadway production of The Lion King, he never thought he’d be starring in the new CGI version of the Disney favorite — let alone singing on the same track as Beyoncé. “Circle of Life!” he marveled, quoting …
School’s back in session for ‘A.P. Bio’ on NBCUniversal’s streaming service
Vivian Zink/NBC(LOS ANGELES) — A.P. Bio, dropped by NBC back in May after two seasons, has been resurrected for NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The comedy, from executive producers Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers and showrunner Mike O’Brien, stars Glenn Howerton as a disgraced Harvard philosophy professor turned high school biology teacher. …