Randy Shropshire/Stringer(LOS ANGELES) — Jackée Harry is taking on a role near and dear to her heart in Lifetime’s contemporary take on the classic novel Pride and Prejudice, titled Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta. In the new film, Harry plays the classic character of Mrs. Bennet, a mother who wants one of her daughters to marry the new bachelor in …
Tiffany Haddish reveals she secretly recorded casting directors to get feedback
ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) — Tiffany Haddish is dishing on her extremely clever way to get feedback from casting directors when she went on past auditions. During a roundtable discussion with The Hollywood Reporter that included Jane Fonda, Alex Borstein, Regina Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph and Phoebe Waller-Bridge — and in a move incidentally identical to …
Fandango says ‘Toy Story 4’ earning the highest-ever animated movie pre-sales
Disney/Pixar(LOS ANGELES) — While Avengers: Endgame currently has the honor of the highest number of tickets pre-sales ever logged on Fandango, the company says Toy Story 4 has a shiny new record of its own. The movie, which opens June 21, is the new record holder for best first day pre-sales for an animated title, …
‘John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum’ breaks franchise earnings record
Lionsgate(LOS ANGELES) — Keanu Reeves’ third go ’round as unstoppable hitman John Wick has broken its own record. John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum has become the highest-grossing entry in the series, after just 10 days in theaters. Significantly, the movie, which also stars Oscar-winner Halle Berry, also achieved the super-heroic feat of knocking Avengers: …
Watch now: First trailer to Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Rambo: Last Blood’
Yana Blajeva/Lionsgate(NEW YORK) — Lionsgate has released the first trailer to Rambo: Last Blood, the fifth and final film about Sylvester Stallone’s one-man army Vietnam veteran, John Rambo. Set to Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’ hit song “Old Town Road,” the trailer shows Rambo trying to put his violent past behind him, living …
CBS All Access’ ‘The Good Fight’ coming to CBS TV in limited run
Patrick Ecclesine/CBS ©2017 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (LOS ANGELES) — A successful streaming spin-off, CBS’ The Good Wife-spawned The Good Fight, is coming to network TV — for a limited time. Season one of The Good Fight, currently streaming on CBS All-Access, kicks off with the premiere episodes on June 16 at 9 …
“We need to hear more”: Robert De Niro writes op-ed to Robert Mueller, imploring him to testify before Congress
NBC/Will Heath(NEW YORK) — Robert De Niro played now-former special counsel Robert Mueller several times on Saturday Night Live, and in a new op-ed in The New York Times, De Niro’s imploring Mueller to himself step back into the limelight. Mueller made a rare public appearance Wednesday, stating in part in a brief address that …
Here’s what to expect at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, opening Friday at Disneyland
Amy Sussman/Staff(ANAHEIM) — Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge are new park attractions within Anaheim, California’s Disneyland and Orlando, Florida’s Walt Disney World Resort. Fans in California will get the first chance to visit that galaxy far, far away, which opens in Disneyland on Friday, but ABC News got a sneak peek. The immersive, 14-acre destination is designed to …
Ashton Kutcher testifies in “Jack the Ripper” murder trial
Frederick M. Brown/Stringer(LOS ANGELES) — Ashton Kutcher took the stand on Wednesday at the Los Angeles murder trial of the “Hollywood Ripper,” a.k.a. Michael Gargiulo, who faces two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of two women, including Kutcher’s friend Ashley Ellerin. The 41-year-old The Ranch star, testified that on February 21, 2001, the night of the murder, he …
‘The Chi’ showrunner says Lena Waithe and others were aware of Jason Mitchell’s alleged behavior
L-R, Mitchell, Waithe – Tommaso Boddi/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Following the sexual misconduct allegations surrounding The Chi star Jason Mitchell, season two showrunner Ayanna Floyd is speaking out about the what transpired on set. “When I took the helm in season two, it was Lena who informed me of the issues between Jason Mitchell and Tiffany …