Daniel Zuchnik/Contributor(LOS ANGELES) — Jussie Smollett will not return to Empire for season six, according to the series’ co-creator, Lee Daniels. After Variety cited anonymous sources as saying writers were working Smollett into season six storylines, Daniels tweeted on Tuesday, that the story was “not factual.” “Jussie will NOT be returning to Empire,” he added. Smollett, 36, starred as gay musician Jamal in the Fox …
Shaken and stirred: Crew member suffers “minor injury” after explosion mishap on set of ‘Bond 25’
© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures/EON Productions(LONDON) — Weeks after James Bond star Daniel Craig injured his ankle on the Jamaica set of Bond 25, there’s now been an explosives mishap. Production of Bond 25 had relocated to Britain’s Pinewood Studios, and according to the spy film’s official Twitter feed, the accident occurred Tuesday “during the filming …
New ‘Umbrella Academy’ comic debuts; production for season two of Netflix series underway
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Musician and comic creator Gerard Way has announced a new issue of his Umbrella Academy comic books, which inspired the Netflix series of the same name. The new book will be the seventh and final chapter of the Hotel Oblivion series, the third volume in the ongoing Umbrella Academy story. It’ll be …
“‘Jeopardy!’ James” Holzhauer’s defeat earned quiz show’s highest-ratings in 14 years
Jeopardy! Productions(LOS ANGELES) — When professional gambler James Holzhauer’s 32-game winning streak came to an end last night on Jeopardy!, he logged one final win for the quiz show…in the ratings department. Citing Nielsen data, Deadline reports that the episode of the show — in which Chicago librarian Emma Boettcher stopped Holzhauer from surpassing Ken …
“Is that it?!” ‘Rocketman’ producer Matthew Vaughn talks those ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ box office comparisons
Paramount Pictures(NEW YORK) — The Elton John biopic Rocketman is enjoying critical and commercial success, scoring good reviews and opening in third place in U.S. theaters. While its $25 million opening was very respectable for an R-rated film, it was still far short of November’s $51 million debut of Bohemian Rhapsody, a biopic of another …
A movie based on the Magic 8 Ball? All signs point to yes
Mattel(NEW YORK) — There was a time when people thought you couldn’t turn LEGO into a hit franchise. But now that those toys and The Transformers made billions at the box office, why shouldn’t the Magic 8 Ball have its shot on the big screen? Mattel Films has just signed with Blumhouse, the horror studio …
Jesse Williams to make his Broadway debut in revival of Tony Award-winning show ‘Take Me Out’
ABC/Bob D’Amico(NEW YORK) — Grey’s Anatomy star Jesse Williams will officially make his Broadway debut in 2020. According to TicketNews.com, Williams been cast in the upcoming revival of Richard Greenberg’s Tony Award-winning play Take Me Out. The play, which originally ran on Broadway in 2003, follows a mixed-race baseball player, Darren Lemming, who comes out …
‘Dead To Me’ lives on for Netflix
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Dead to Me, the Netflix series from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, has been renewed for a second season. 2 Broke Girls and One Big Happy writer Liz Feldman’s dark comedy, starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, has the actresses playing polar opposites who become unlikely friends after meeting at a grief support group. James Marsden, Ed Asner, and Brandon Scott also star in the …
ABC eyeing Kimmel’s hit ‘Live in Front of a Studio Audience’ special as a franchise
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Get ready to see new spins on more classic sitcoms. On the heels of its successful Live in Front of a Studio Audience, Jimmy Kimmel’s live staging of Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons last month, ABC is eyeing it as an event franchise. “It is something that we looked at as a franchise if it worked, …
Beyoncé’s Nala debuts in the new ‘Disney’s The Lion King’ trailer
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — A new trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King made its debut on Monday, and features Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s take on Nala, the film’s beloved lioness. The sneak peek opens with Nala telling Simba — voiced by Donald Glover — that he has to take his place as king. “We need you, come home,” she pleads, as Simba is …