Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Aml Ameen can confidently say it was kismet how he landed the lead role of Dennis in Idris Elba’s directorial debut, Yardie. After Ameen connected with Elba on a plane — and eventually secured his role as the Jamaican gangster, D — the actor tells ABC Radio he …
Get ready for an unseasonably long “winter”…those final ‘Game of Thrones’ episodes are Mountain-sized
HBO/Helen Sloane(LOS ANGELES) — To make sure Game of Thrones fanatics will realize exactly how much time they’re expected to devote to the show’s eighth and final season, HBO has helpfully released a list of each episode’s debut date and its running time. There are only six episodes, and a lot of story to cram …
Sonequa Martin-Green shares her hope for the next generation as the first black female lead in ‘Star Trek’
CBS All Access(LOS ANGELES) — Star Trek: Discovery‘s Sonequa Martin-Green has voyaged to where no other black woman has gone before: she’s the first black woman to lead the iconic sci-fi series in its nearly 53-year history. As Martin-Green relishes in her history-making role as Commander Michael Burnham, the actress tells Essence she’s also thinking …
‘Wonder Park,’ ‘Five Feet Apart,’ ‘Captive State’ among today’s new movie releases
Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide in theaters Friday: * Wonder Park — This 3D computer animated adventure centers on a creative young girl — voiced by newcomer Brianna Denski — who dreams up a whimsical amusement park, called Wonderland, inhabited by animals. She loses her sense of imagination when her mother, …
Lori Loughlin dropped by Hallmark Channel; daughter Olivia Jade dropped by Sephora
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Facing charges in the wake of the massive college admissions bribery investigation known as Operation Varsity Blues, actress Lori Loughlin has now been dropped by the Hallmark Channel. In a statement, Hallmark’s parent company Crown Media says, “We are saddened by the recent news surrounding the college admissions allegations. We are …
Danai will not be denied! After fan outcry, Marvel adds Danai Gurira’s name to ‘Avengers: Endgame’ poster
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — “She should have been up there all this time.” That was the response from Marvel Studios, after it sent out a revised poster for Avengers: Endgame on Thursday afternoon. The mea culpa tweet is a paraphrase of a line from Avengers: Infinity War, uttered by none other than Danai Gurira’s character Okoye …
‘For the People’ star Hope Davis talks immigration-themed new episode: “This is something that’s happening…as we speak”
ABC/Mitch Haaseth(NEW YORK) — For the People kicked off its second season last week on ABC and it’s already tackling some heavy real-world issues. In tonight’s episode, the legal drama is taking on immigration and family separation. An undocumented immigrant is asked to testify in a federal case and when he’s done testifying, ICE agents …
Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to charges he lied to Chicago police about “hate crime”
Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) — Empire actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty in a Chicago courtroom Thursday to charges that he lied to police about being the victim of an alleged hate crime in January. Smollett’s lawyer Tina Glandian entered the plea on Smollett’s behalf to Judge Steven Watkins, who was assigned to oversee the case …
“This was really bad!” Whoopi surprises her ‘View’ co-stars after brush with death
ABC(NEW YORK) — Whoopi Goldberg shocked her co-stars — and the studio audience — on The View on Thursday, by making a surprise appearance on the set for the first time since she nearly died from complications of pneumonia. “Hurry back, Whoopi,” Joy Behar was just telling the camera, when Goldberg emerged from backstage, to …
“Whatever it takes” – The surviving Avengers gear up for a final battle in second trailer to ‘Endgame’
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — On Thursday, Marvel Studios released the second trailer to Avengers: Endgame, the conclusion of the heroes’ last stand against Thanos, who — spoiler alert — wiped out half of all living things in the closing moments of Avengers: Infinity War. The coming attraction intersperses flashbacks from the 10 years’ worth of …