A Redbox machine in 2009 – Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The DVD rental company Redbox is no more — but unfortunately, its more than 20,000 DVD vending machines still are, and that’s causing a pricey problem for the stores in front of which they’re parked. At issue: The 890-pound, movies-stuffed boxes aren’t easy …
Hugh Jackman takes to Instagram to help in the search for missing Broadway dancer
Bruce Glikas/Getty Images Two-time Tony winner Hugh Jackman is using his social media presence to help in the search for a fellow Broadway veteran. According to ABC News’ South Carolina affiliate WOLO-TV, 28-year-old Hamilton dancer Zelig Williams was last seen on Oct. 3, according to his family, who reported him missing. In an Instagram Story, Jackman posted a photo of …
John Leguizamo, Gina Torres & more featured on ABC special ‘Latinos in Hollywood: Owning Our Destiny’
ABC News Studios John Leguizamo, Gina Torres and Eva Longoria are among the actors appearing in the new ABC special Latinos in Hollywood: Owning Our Destiny. The special, part of the network’s monthlong coverage celebrating Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month, is hosted by What Would You Do? host John Quiñones, with the stars opening up …
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ sets another record
Marvel Studios Deadpool & Wolverine has set another record: The Marvel Studios team-up has had the bestselling digital debut week for any R-rated movie. The film starring Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds hit digital platforms on Oct. 1; it comes to Blu-ray and HD DVD on Oct. 22. The film is also the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all …
Reality Roundup: ‘Love is Blind’ baby on the way, Will Kirby returns to reality TV
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what happened in the world of reality television this week: Love is Blind (Netflix)Amber and Matt Barnett, who found love on the first season of Love is Blind, are expecting their first child together. The pair made the announcement on The Love Seat podcast, hosted …
In brief: Chelsea Handler returns as TCAs host and more
Chelsea Handler has been tapped to host the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, marking her third straight year hosting the show, the Critics Choice Association announced on Thursday. The awards, which honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement, have historically been the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations. The 30th annual Critics Choice …
Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong on the Donald Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’
Pief Weyman Sebastian Stan is a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice, in theaters Friday. The film follows Trump’s journey to become the man we know him as today, through his beginnings as the protégé to cutthroat attorney Roy Cohn, played by Jeremy Strong. Stan told ABC Audio he researched the period in which Trump …
‘Bridgerton’ star Nicola Coughlan dishes on season 4 and its “different types of love stories”
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TIME Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan is teasing what to expect during the popular series’ upcoming fourth season. In an interview Wednesday with Good Morning America at the 2024 Time 100 Next Gala in New York City, Coughlan, who portrays Penelope Featherington in the Regency era-inspired show, said her character is now …
‘Nobody Wants This’ renewed for season 2
Stefania Rosini/Netflix The hit series Nobody Wants This is getting a second season. Netflix announced Thursday that the romantic comedy about a podcast host named Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Noah (Adam Brody), an unconventional rabbi, will continue next year. The series, which was created by executive producer Erin Foster and debuted on the streaming platform …
William Shatner introduces Julien’s Auctions’ “Bid Long and Prosper” event
Julien’s Auctions William Shatner, the man who is synonymous with Star Trek, appears in a new video from Julien’s Auctions to promote its forthcoming “Bid Long and Prosper” event. The spot has Shatner reunited with the very Trek communicator he held as Capt. James T. Kirk on the show 60 years ago. The prop — which, the …