ABC/ Lorenzo Bevilaqua(NEW YORK) — Cue the music montage: the Suicide Squad reportedly has a new member. According to Variety, Luther star Idris Elba will play the Deadshot in the upcoming sequel to the DC Comics villain team-up movie. Will Smith played the sharpshooting assassin in the first Suicide Squad movie, which was released in …
‘Captain Marvel’ co-stars Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson sing Ariana Grande, take a lie detector test on “Carpool Karaoke” preview
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Captain Marvel stars Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson sing Ariana Grande and administer a lie detector test on each other in a promo for a new installment of “Carpool Karaoke.” James Corden shared a lengthy clip of the new episode during Wednesday night’s The Late Late Show, on which Jackson appeared …
“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek announces he has stage four pancreatic cancer: “I’m gonna fight this”
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has announced that he’s seriously ill. In a YouTube video, Trebek said, “Just like 50,000 other people in the United States this year, this week I was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.” “Now, normally the prognosis for this is not very encouraging but I’m gonna …
Tyrese Gibson in talks to join Jared Leto in ‘Spider-Man’ spin-off ‘Morbius’
ABC/Jeff Niera(LOS ANGELES) — Tyrese Gibson is booked and busy. After snagging the lead is the forthcoming Teddy Pendergrass biopic, the Fast and Furious star has now in talks to join another epic project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gibson is in negotiations to join Jared Leto the upcoming Spider-Man spin-off Morbius. The film, directed …
‘Deadly Class’ star Taylor Hickson teases lead-up to “killer” season finale
Photo by: Katie Yu/SYFY(NEW YORK) — With just three more episodes to go, Deadly Class is gearing up for a truly killer season finale. Taylor Hickson, who stars as goth girl Petra in the Syfy comic book series about high school assassins, teases what fans can expect as the show’s first season winds down. “Basically the …
“Mad About You”…again: Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt on board for sitcom revival
Getty Images(HOLLYWOOD) — The popular ’90s sitcom Mad About You is being revived as a limited-event series, Variety reports. Stars Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt will reprise their roles as married couple Paul and Jamie Buchman in the show, which will premiere later this year on Spectrum Originals. Hunt will direct the first episode; she …
What if Superman grew up to be a bad guy? Check out the trailer for ‘Brightburn’
Photo: Boris Martin/Courtesy of Sony Pictures ©2018 CTMG, Inc. All rights reserved.(NEW YORK) — James Gunn was the writer and director of the Guardians of the Galaxy series, until a series of years-old tasteless tweets led to his ouster at Marvel Studios. He’s now taken his talents to Sony Pictures, and created a twisted take …
Terry Crews says his ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ co-star helped him see why his same-sex parenting comments were offensive
L-R: Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews — Vivian Zink/NBC(NEW YORK) — Terry Crews is once again apologizing for recent comments he made against same-sex parenting. Last week, Crews was criticized for his response to a New York Times OP-ED piece titled “Why Does Obama Scold Black Boys?” In his critique of the article, Crews argued that …
‘Leaving Neverland’ documentary draws high ratings for HBO
Michael Jackson and Wade Robson; courtesy HBO(LOS ANGELES) — Leaving Neverland, the documentary featuring two men who accuse Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them as children, has been a ratings winner for HBO. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the first installment on Sunday night drew 1.29 million viewers, the third-largest audience for an HBO documentary …
Kylie Jenner, 21, is the youngest “self-made” billionaire in the world, says ‘Forbes’
Forbes(LOS ANGELES) — Kylie Jenner, at age 21, is officially the youngest “self-made” billionaire in the world, according to Forbes. “I popped up at a few stores, I did my usual social media. I did what I usually do, and it just worked,” Jenner told the publication. Jenner’s billionaire status was already predicted, but with …