David Giesbrecht/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Netflix has just released the trailer for the third and final season of its acclaimed drama Marvel’s Jessica Jones. Once again, Krysten Ritter is back as the super-powered private eye, but this time she is facing off against a murderous genius. “He’s smarter than both of us combined,” Ritter as Jessica …
‘Jeopardy!’ legend Ken Jennings says it’s “inevitable” he will face-off against “‘Jeopardy!’ James” Holzhauer
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — What is “inevitable?” Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings selected that response when asked if he might one day face off against recently-unseated champ James Holzhauer. Holzhauer’s winning streak made headlines before coming to an end just shy of breaking the regular season prize money record earlier this week. “It’s got to be inevitable,” …
Patty Jenkins reveals new look for Wonder Woman, says Warner Bros. is skipping San Diego Comic-Con
© 2018 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.(LOS ANGELES) — Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins tweeted the first official promotional image from the film on Wednesday, and it looks like the superhero, played by Gal Gadot, is getting a makeover. The shiny red and blue costume Gadot wore in the first film has been replaced with …
Chadwick Boseman talks ’21 Bridges,’ going one-on-one with Kevin Garnett, on ‘Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night’
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Jimmy Kimmel returned to prime time for the 12th straight year, in conjunction with the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors, for Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night. Wednesday night before the big NBA Finals game three between the defending champion Warriors and the upstart Raptors, Jimmy welcomed …
Watch now: Brad Pitt saves the world in the sci-fi epic ‘Ad Astra’
20th Century Fox(LOS ANGELES) — Brad Pitt is tasked with saving the entire planet in the upcoming film Ad Astra, the trailer for which just debuted. The movie is now being released by ABC News’ parent company Disney, following its acquisition of 20th Century Fox. Star and co-producer Pitt plays a military man who undertakes …
Alec Baldwin will be the next honoree/victim of the Comedy Central Roast
ABC(NEW YORK) — Movie and TV star, game show host and Emmy-winning President Trump impersonator Alec Baldwin will be on the hot seat this summer, as the next celeb to be “honored” with a Comedy Central Roast. In the announcement, Baldwin noted sarcastically, “Getting roasted will be the greatest honor of my lifetime besides being …
Ava DuVernay explains why she doesn’t want fans to call her “Auntie”
Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix(NEW YORK) — You can call accomplished filmmaker Ava DuVernay a director, producer, and visionary — but when it comes to giving her a title of respect, please don’t call her auntie. “First of all, I have a real issue with…recently I’ve been getting called on Twitter ‘Auntie Ava,’” DuVernay, 46, told Van Lathan‘s …
Channeling Tony Stark, Robert Downey Jr. touts planet-saving “robotics and nanotechnology”
ABC/Randy Holmes(LAS VEGAS) — After a decade of playing Tony Stark on screen, it’s become difficult to find where Robert Downey Jr. begins and his flashy Marvel movies alter-ego ends. Apart from the fact they look exactly alike, the actor apparently shares Tony’s love of life-saving high-tech wizardry. While Tony Stark funded technological developments with …
Wanda Sykes is feeling “mixed emotions” with the release of her new Netflix special ‘Wanda Sykes: Not Normal’
Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Wanda Sykes says she can finally breathe a sigh of relief now that her fifth stand up special, Wanda Sykes: Not Normal, is available on Netflix. Sykes tells ABC Radio that her hour-long project was definitely a labor of love. “You worked on something for so many years…. I was out touring …
Come out and play with Mark Hamill’s Chucky in new ‘Child’s Play’ trailer
Orion Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — We get to hear a little more of Mark Hamill’s take on the killer doll Chucky, in the creepy new trailer for the upcoming reboot of the classic 1988 horror flick Child’s Play. The Star Wars actor’s voice is barely recognizable as he plays a frightening game of “peekaboo” with his …