Christopher Smith/Netflix(KANSAS CITY) — As Jonathan Van Ness says in the new season four trailer for Queer Eye, “Try not to cry. Try not to lose it.” The Fab Five – Jonathan, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown and Tan France – returns to Kansas City this season for even more emotional transformations. In …
Freeform responds to Halle Bailey’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ casting backlash
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney(LOS ANGELES) — After the chatter on social media with hashtags like #NotMyAriel regarding the game-changing casting of Halle Bailey in the live-action The Little Mermaid, Freeform, the network that airs grown-ish, in which she’s featured, had some serious thoughts. The network posted a message Sunday with the caption, “An …
Vin Diesel reveals Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren are back for ‘Fast & Furious 9’
Franziska Krug/Getty Images(LONDON) — Vin Diesel gave an update from the London set of Fast & Furious 9, revealing that Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren will both be back for the next installment in the franchise. In an Instagram video posted Monday, Diesel said, “Week 3, Fast 9, here on set. We’ve got a lot …
Watch full-length trailer for ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,’ starring Angelina Jolie
Walt Disney Studios (LOS ANGELES) — The official full-length trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil has been released, with Angelina Jolie reprising her role as the evil fairy. The clip, which debuted Monday on ABC’s Good Morning America, shows chilling moments with Maleficent, her goddaughter Princess Aurora — played by Elle Fanning — and Queen …
Disney channel star Cameron Boyce dies at age 20
Disney Channel/Bob D’Amico(LOS ANGELES) — Actor Cameron Boyce, known for his roles in the Disney channel franchise Descendants and the TV show Jessie, has died of “an ongoing medical condition” at the age 20, his family confirmed to ABC News on Saturday night. He was just 20 years old. “It is with a profoundly heavy …
Disney drops action-packed ‘Mulan’ teaser-trailer
DisneyThe first teaser trailer for Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of its 1998 animated classic Mulan debuted Sunday during Fox’s broadcast of the U.S. women’s soccer team’s victory over the Netherlands in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and it gives us our first good look at the titular heroine in action. Chinese-American actress Liu Yifei plays …
‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ scores record $185 million six-day opening
Zendaya and Tom Holland; JoJo Whilden/Sony Pictures EntertainmentMarvel’s Spider-Man: Far from Home delivered the largest six-day opening ever for a Tuesday release, and the 22nd largest six-day opening of all time, earning an estimated $185 million. It grabbed $93.6 million of that between Friday and Sunday. The sequel to 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, starring Tom Holland, …
Netflix to limit tobacco use in original programming following report on ‘Stranger Things’ smoking
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Netflix has announced that it will limit the amount of smoking in its original movies and TV shows following a report that found that the streaming giant depicts tobacco use in more of its shows than broadcast or cable does. The report, conducted by the Truth Initiative tobacco control organization, measured shows …
It’s a…Power Ranger? Shay Mitchell has a Mighty Morphin’ baby gender reveal
Presley Ann/Getty Images for Patrick Ta Beauty(LOS ANGELES) — After announcing her pregnancy with a YouTube video earlier this week, Pretty Little Liars star Shay Mitchell revealed the baby’s gender with the help of some Power Rangers. In a new YouTube video, Shay and boyfriend Matte Babel poll their family members to see if they …
Kevin Spacey sexual assault accuser drops civil lawsuit against actor
Nicole Harnishfeger-Pool/Getty Images(NANTUCKET) — The man accusing Kevin Spacey of sexual assault and battery has dropped his civil lawsuit against the actor, according to court documents obtained by ABC News. The accuser’s attorney, Mitchell Garabedian, offered no explanation for the dismissal, saying, “Respectfully, because of the pending criminal action I have no further comment …