Courtesy Sony Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — (SPOILERS AHEAD FOR “AVENGERS: ENDGAME”) On his show Thursday night, Jimmy Kimmel welcomed cast members from Spider-Man: Far From Home — that is, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Cobie Smulders and Jacob Batalon. The latest Far From Home trailer, released Monday, became the biggest digital launch in the history of Sony …
‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’ and ‘The Hustle’ among this week’s new movies
Justice Smith and Kathryn Newton in “Pokémon Detective Pikachu”; courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide in theaters Friday: * Pokémon Detective Pikachu — This motion capture/live-action adventure features Ryan Reynolds voicing the titular character from the popular Pokémon franchise, who helps out a teen — portrayed by The Get Down‘s Justice Smith …
No “wedding” but a funeral: Yes, all those stars really did show up for that ‘Avengers: Endgame’ scene
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — (Spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame) If you’ve seen Avengers: Endgame, you know Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark basically sacrifices himself to save the universe, and is later honored at a lakeside memorial. But was everyone really there? After all, the attendees at the funeral are a who’s who of the Marvel …
“No one who dies here ever really dies”: Check out the creepy new teaser to ‘It Chapter 2’
© 2019 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.(LOS ANGELES) — On Friday, Warner Bros. released its creepy first peek at It: Chapter 2, the sequel to 2017’s hit big screen adaptation of the Stephen King novel. Taking place nearly three decades after the events of the first film — because evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine …
Ayesha Curry defends her comments about being insecure when men don’t pay her any attention
ABC/Lisa Rose(LOS ANGELES) — Ayesha Curry is responding to the backlash following her Red Table Talk interview, where she admitted she often felt insecure because men didn’t seem to notice her. In her chat with Jada Pinkett Smith, Curry said she received “zero… male attention,” while her husband, Stephen Curry, often had women throwing themselves …
James Cameron congratulates the Avengers for “sinking” his ‘Titanic’ box office record
Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for AMC(LOS ANGELES) — Normally not known for humility, Oscar winning Titanic director James Cameron has taken out an ad congratulating Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige for Avengers: Endgame‘s sinking a titanic box office record. “An iceberg sank the real Titanic. It took the Avengers to sink my Titanic,” Alita …
Fran Drescher on how ‘The Nanny’ inspired ‘Broad City’ and broke ground for Jewish women on TV
LISA O’CONNOR/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s been nearly 20 years since The Nanny ended its six-season run, and not even creator and star Fran Drescher could have anticipated its impact for women in TV. When Drescher guest-starred on Comedy Central’s Broad City in 2017, showrunners Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson let her know just how …
‘Archie’ creators, ‘Riverdale’ fans bow down to Meghan and Harry’s royal baby
Archie Comics/Dan DeCarlo(LOS ANGELES) — It’s official: the first child for Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry of the United Kingdom is called Archie. More accurately, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Still, the first name was enough for Archie comics, and fans of its CW spin-off, Riverdale. “I’m baby,” the official Twitter account for the long-running comic book posted almost immediately after the news …
‘Beverly Hills 90210’ cast reunites for reboot ‘BH90210’ launching August 7
(LOS ANGELES) — Fox has announced August 7 as the premiere date for BH90210, the highly anticipated series that re-teams former Beverly Hills 90210 co-stars Shannen Doherty, Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling. The new show is based on the popular 1990s teen drama, only with a new twist: the seven former teen idols will be playing fictionalized …
Spike Lee, Will Packer and more to attend 2019 American Black Film Festival
ABC/Eric McCandless(MIAMI) — The 23rd Annual American Black Film Festival has announced its studded line-up of celebrity panels and events. The festival, which takes place in Miami from June 12 to 16, has revealed its list of conversations, screenings and panels to be hosted by diverse filmmakers, industry vets, and executives. Some of this year’s …