Photo: DAN CALLISTER Online USA Inc(NORTH CAROLINA) — Jan-Michael Vincent, the actor most famous among fans of a certain age for his starring role in the ’80s super-helicopter series Airwolf, has died. The one-time heartthrob, who had been retired, actually died of cardiac arrest at a North Carolina Hospital on February 10, according to a …
Michael B. Jordan credits ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler’s ‘Fruitvale Station’ with igniting his acting career
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Creed and Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan is the subject of Oprah Winfrey’s upcoming SuperSoul Sunday episode, which airs March 10 on OWN. In an advance clip from the show, Jordan says that his 2013 breakout performance in Fruitvale Station helped launch his career and deepen his relationship with director …
‘The Simpsons’ episode featuring Michael Jackson being pulled from circulation
THE SIMPSONS ™ and © 1991 TTCFFC(LOS ANGELES) — The Simpsons showrunners have decided to remove an episode featuring the voice of Michael Jackson from all TV and streaming platforms, as well as future DVD box sets, according to The Hollywood Reporter, confirming an earlier Wall Street Journal report. Executive producer James L. Brooks, creator Matt Groening …
‘Captain Marvel’ tops this week’s new movie releases
Marvel Studios/Disney(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide in theaters Friday: * Captain Marvel — The 21st film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, set in 1995, stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who turns into the titular character — one of the galaxy’s mightiest heroes — when she’s infused with …
‘Captain Marvel’ star Brie Larson wanted to be Princess Leia growing up
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Brie Larson stars as Captain Marvel in the first standalone Marvel film featuring a female superhero. But like a lot of little girls of a certain age, when she was growing up, there was another iconic female heroine she wanted to be. “I wanted to be Princess Leia,” Larson, 29, told …
Jaina Lee Ortiz says she’s “really proud” to play a female firefighter on ‘Station 19’
ABC/Ed Herrera(NEW YORK) — Station 19 is turning up the heat when it returns for its midseason premiere tonight on ABC. The firefighter drama, a Grey’s Anatomy spinoff, picks up right where we left off, revealing the fates of Andy Herrera, Captain Sullivan and their patient after their medic vehicle went over a cliff in …
Not so far, far away: Disney announces opening dates for ‘Star Wars’: Galaxy’s Edge attractions
Disney Parks(NEW YORK) — Disney has announced the opening dates for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the new theme park attractions at both Anaheim, California’s Disneyland and Orlando, Florida’s Walt Disney World Resort. The goal of the immersive, 14-acre destinations are to make visitors feel as if they’re walking the streets of the fictional trading outpost …
‘After Life’ star Ricky Gervais would really like you to shut up
Netflix/Natalie Seery(NEW YORK) — In Ricky Gervais’ new Netflix series After Life, he plays a man who decides he’s got nothing to lose after losing his wife, so the widower vows he’s no longer going to hold his tongue. However, his chat with Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest on Live with Kelly and Ryan Thursday …
Tamar Braxton reveals she’ll star in her own reality show on We
Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved(NEW YORK) — Tamar Braxton’s probably still riding the high from her historic Celebrity Big Brother win, but the singer will have much more to celebrate upon the arrival of her new reality show. Braxton sat down with Wendy Williams Tuesday to share that she’s landed …
Jason Priestley memorializes his “dear friend” Luke Perry: “You burned oh, so brightly”
Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Finally, Brandon has eulogized Dylan. Jason Priestley has taken to Instagram to address Monday’s death of his “dear friend” and former Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star Luke Perry. Riverdale star Perry, who was 52, passed away after suffering a massive stroke on Thursday. “It’s taken me a couple of days …