NBC (NOTE LANGUAGE) On the same day stand-up comic Shane Gillis was announced as one of three new Saturday Night Live cast members, he found himself having to apologize for a racial slur he made a year ago. “Chinatown’s f****** nuts,” Gillis says during a segment of Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast, posted to YouTube on September 26, …
Constance Wu talks empowering ‘Hustlers’ experience: “It just felt like a sisterhood”
Eric Charbonneau(NEW YORK) — After having a breakout year last year with Crazy Rich Asians, Constance Wu was ready to tackle something completely different. In the based-on-a-true-story film Hustlers, she plays Destiny, a stripper who joins up with a girl gang headed by Jennifer Lopez’s Ramona to fleece Wall Street big shots out of their cold hard cash. Yes, there’s …
‘Hustlers’ and ‘The Goldfinch’ among this weekend’s new movie releases
L-R: Lili Reinhart, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer and Constance Wu in “Hustlers”; Barbara Nitke/STX Financing, LLC(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide Friday: * Hustlers — This crime drama, based on Jessica Pressler’s 2015 New York magazine article titled The Hustlers at Scores, stars Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart and rapper Cardi B as …
Terrence Howard says he’s done with acting after ‘Empire’ ends
Chuck Hodes/Fox(LOS ANGELES) — Terrence Howard says he’s ready for something different after his hit FOX series Empire ends. In an interview with Extra, Howard appeared to announce that he’s retiring from acting. “I’m done with acting. I’m done pretending,” Howard said, referring to his plans following the upcoming sixth and final season of the …
‘Saturday Night Live’ adds three new castmembers
NBC(NEW YORK) — Saturday Night Live has added three new cast members for the upcoming 45th season ABC Radio has learned. Bowen Yang, who came aboard last season as a writer has been named the longrunning sketch show’s first 100% Asian American cast member. A co-host of the Las Culturistas podcast, he was seen on …
‘Saturday Night Live’ adds three new castmembers, including its first-ever Asian American star
NBC(NEW YORK) — Saturday Night Live has added three new cast members for the upcoming 45th season ABC Radio has learned. Bowen Yang, who came aboard last season as a writer has been named the longrunning sketch show’s first Asian American cast member. A co-host of the Las Culturistas podcast, he was seen on camera …
‘Joker’ poised to slay at the box office
© 2018/9 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved/Nikos Tavernise (LOS ANGELES) — Despite being an R-rated take on the Batman villain — one that doesn’t feature the Caped Crusader, to boot — industry forecasters are envisioning a heroic opening weekend for Joker. Prognosticators say the Joaquin Phoenix film could make anywhere from $76 to …
James Cameron on ‘Avatar’ losing the box office crown to ‘Avengers: Endgame’: “It gives me a lot of hope”
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Considering his reputation for being competitive, you’d be forgiven for thinking James Cameron might be upset that his movie Avatar lost its long-held box office crown to Avengers: Endgame. Turns out the opposite is true. “It gives me a lot of hope,” Cameron told Deadline. “Avengers: Endgame is demonstrable proof that …
Watch now: Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne take on Salma Hayek in ‘Like a Boss’
Paramount Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — The first trailer is out for the girl-power comedy Like A Boss, and it looks FUNNY…and profane. In the film, Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne play BFFs who create a trendy-but-struggling cosmetics company, which then is bought by a ruthless mogul, played by Salma Hayek. She soon swipes their ideas, setting …
“The Situation” is a free man
Courtesy MTV(NEW YORK) — After an eight-month stint for tax evasion, Jersey Shore star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is now a free man. A statement from Sitch and his wife Lauren reads, “We are elated to finally close this chapter of our life. Thank you to our family, friends and fans for the continuous love …