Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Disney’s live-action remake of its classic 1992 animated feature Aladdin topped the Memorial Day weekend box office, grabbing an estimated $86.1 million between Friday and Sunday and passing the three-day opening for last year’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. That figure is expected to soar past $100 million for the four-day weekend, …
‘The Bachelorette’ recap: Hannah lays down the law and sends one guy packing
Peter and Hannah Brown; ABC/John Fleenor(NEW YORK) — On Monday night’s episode of The Bachelorette, Hannah was back in “beast mode,” putting one man in his place and sending another one home. In the first group date, Jonathan, Mattao, John Paul Jones, Kevin, Jedd, Tyler C., Mike and Cam‘s knowledge of childbirth is tested by husband and wife actors Jason Biggs from the American Pie movies, and Orange Is the New …
‘A Million Little Things’ creator DJ Nash recounts the painful personal experience that inspired the series
ABC/Matthias Clamer(NEW YORK) — The hit ABC drama A Million Little Things, about a close group of friends left reeling when suicide unexpectedly claims one of their own, takes its inspiration from a very real place. Appearing on the latest episode of the podcast Life After Suicide, hosted by ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. …
Grab your chest — ‘Alien’ turns 40 Saturday
Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the release of director Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi film classic, Alien. The film, about a blue-collar crew aboard a deep space mining vessel who answer a distress call on a derelict planet and inadvertently bring aboard a killer alien, was …
After fan backlash, Paramount delays ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ to give character a makeover
Courtesy Paramount Pictures and Sega of America(LOS ANGELES) — After disastrous fan reaction to its first trailer, Paramount Pictures has bumped back the release date of its Sonic The Hedgehog movie. Set to open November 8, the movie, which stars Jim Carrey and James Marsden, has now been moved to February 14, 2020. Voiced by …
A Whole New World: Disney’s live-action ‘Aladdin’ hits theaters today
Disney(NEW YORK) — Disney’s live action Aladdin hits theaters today and its star, Mena Massoud, hopes it opens up “A Whole New World” for a new generation of viewers. Massoud, who was born in Egypt and raised in Canada, says the 1992 animated version of Aladdin was one of the only movies he and his …
Spike Lee premieres ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ season two in Brooklyn
L-R – Anthony Ramos, Spike Lee — David Lee/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Spike Lee returned home to Brooklyn, New York Thursday night for the red carpet premiere of season two of his She’s Gotta Have It series, based on his 1986 film. The Oscar winner for BlacKkKlansman was joined by his wife and co-executive producer, Tonya Lewis …
“I miss him” — Harrison Ford remembers Peter “Chewbacca” Mayhew
NBC/Andrew Lipovsky(NEW YORK) — Harrison Ford remembered his former Star Wars series co-star, Peter Mayhew, on Thursday night’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Mayhew, who of course played Chewbacca, the Wookiee co-pilot to Ford’s Han Solo in the film series, died April 30, just days short of his 75th birthday. Ford, who was on …
Report: ABC considering bringing back ‘Whiskey Cavalier’
ABC/Nick Ray (LOS ANGELES) — The mission may yet not be over for ABC’s sexy spy action-comedy show Whiskey Cavalier. ABC is reportedly reconsidering its decision earlier this month to cancel the show, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. The ratings-challenged freshman series, starring Scandal alum Scott Foley and The Walking Dead‘s Lauren Cohan, saw its …
Mario Batali pleads not guilty to sexual misconduct charge
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Celebrity chef Mario Batali stood before a judge in Boston Friday morning and entered a not guilty plea to a charge of indecent assault. Clad in a black jacket, purple sweater and looking thinner than he has in previous public appearances, Batali, 58, was released on his own recognizance and was …