The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA(ANAHEIM) — At the D23 Expo in California Friday, Disney announced some big plans for its theme parks. First, the new concept art was revealed for its Marvel-themed Avengers Campus, currently under construction at California Adventure and Disneyland Paris. Those lands will be part of an “interconnected, global story.” More …
What do Robert Downey Jr., the Rolling Stones and NASA have in common?
Courtesy of the Rolling Stones(PASADENA) — Months after announcing a plan to clean up the Earth significantly in 10 years, Robert Downey Jr. made an announcement Thursday that was…well, out of this world. The Marvel star revealed that the team behind NASA’s InSight lander has named a Martian rock after iconic rock band The Rolling …
Christina Hendricks reveals she secretly had a hand in ‘American Beauty’
DreamWorks(LOS ANGELES) — Before Christina Hendricks hit it big, her hand was more famous than she was. The Good Girls actress just revealed a fun fact about herself that has fans and co-stars reacting in disbelief: She was actually the hand model featured on the iconic movie poster for the acclaimed film American Beauty. “Fun …
‘Power’ stars tease what to expect during the show’s monumental last season: “They’re going to be blown away”
L-R: Omari Hardwick as Ghost and Joseph Sikora as Tommy; image courtesy Starz(NEW YORK) — With the sixth and final season of Starz’s hit series Power premiering Sunday night, some of the show’s cast is weighing in on the monumental last season. Power co-creator and exec-producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson says the final season will definitely …
‘Angel Has Fallen,’ ‘Ready or Not’ among this week’s new movies
Gerard Butler in “Angel Has Fallen”; Simon Varsano/Lionsgate(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide on Friday: * Angel Has Fallen — The third installment of the Fallen film series, following 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen and 2016’s London Has Fallen, stars Gerard Butler, reprising his role as Secret Service Agent Mike Banning, who finds himself framed for the attempted …
Dave Chappelle to host free block party in wake of Dayton mass shootin
Netflix/Lester Cohen(DAYTON) — Dave Chappelle is giving back to those affected by the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio. According to the Gem City Shine Facebook event page, Chappelle is set to host the “Gem City Shine” block party and benefit concert in Dayton, Ohio. The event, which will honor the victims of the August 4th …
Jamie Foxx says he’s not dating singer Sela Vave: “[She’s] as young as my daughter”
ABC/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) — After reports that Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes have called it quits, Foxx is setting the record straight on rumors that he’s already moved on with singer Sela Vave. During an Instagram Live Wednesday, the 51-year-old Oscar-winner clarified his relationship to Vave, who’s reportedly 21. He says he’s helping her as …
Angelina Jolie drops eldest son, Maddox, off at college in South Korea
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images(SEOUL) — They grow up so fast! Angelina Jolie is now the proud mom of a college student. The actress dropped her eldest child, 18-year-old Maddox, off at Yonsei University in South Korea earlier this week. In a clip captured by Instagram @xx_efu, Jolie is seen chatting with a group of students …
First trailer debuts for true-life thriller ‘The Report,’ starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening
Amazon Studios(LOS ANGELES) — The first trailer for the Oscar-buzzy film The Report, starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening, has been released. The film, a thriller based on actual events, follows the investigation of the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program, which was created after 9/11. A staffer leading the investigation, played by Driver, uncovers explosive …
Bethenny Frankel is leaving Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives of New York’
Heidi Gutman/Bravo(NEW YORK) — Bethenny Frankel, a staple of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York for eight of its 11 seasons, is once again leaving the show. Frankel made the announcement Wednesday in a lengthy Instagram post. “I am so grateful to you for sticking with me through everything, Frankel began. “You started this journey with me in …