Disney(NEW YORK) — Dumbo didn’t deliver the $50 million-plus Disney expected in its opening weekend, but Tim Burton’s live-action remake of the 1941 animated classic still managed to finish at the top of the box office with an estimated $45 million debut. While beating recent Disney films like Christopher Robin, Alice Through the Looking Glass …
The Rolling Stones postpones tour as Mick Jagger seeks medical treatment
Jim Dyson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Rolling Stones is pushing back the next leg of its North American tour because frontman Mick Jagger needs medical treatment, according to a statement. The tour was expected to kick off in Miami on April 20. Jagger is expected to make a “complete recovery.” “I hate letting our fans …
The tight-knit cast of ‘Veep’ bids farewell as HBO comedy kicks off its final season Sunday
HBO/Colleen Hayes(LOS ANGELES) — The Emmy-winning HBO political comedy Veep launches its seventh and final season Sunday, and no one is sadder to say goodbye than the show’s tight-knit cast, led by Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer. Timothy Simons, who plays Selina’s rival, Jonah Ryan, admits he was the first to cry at their final …
Gabrielle Union opens up about her difficult journey to motherhood, and the “hope” that new daughter brings
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — Gabrielle Union is basking in the thrill of motherhood and proudly sharing her adorable bundle of joy with the world. In a new cover story for Parents magazine, the actress, businesswoman and author shares her elation with her four-month-old daughter Kaavia, who she calls the “personification of hope.” Kaavia arrived after …
Viola Davis conquers her fear of flying as she skydives from 12,000 feet
ABC Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — Viola Davis is giving Will Smith and his Bucket List challenge a run for his money. In a new Instagram post, Davis conquered her fears and shared with fans her first skydiving experience in Hawaii. “So… I jumped out of a plane,” Davis wrote, captioning her three-part video. “Yup. …
Amazon Prime’s ‘Hanna’ reunites stars of ‘The Killing’, highlights reality in action scenes
L-R: Esme Creed-Miles, Joel Kinnaman/Amazon(NEW YORK) — Based on the 2011 film of the same name, the Amazon Prime Original series Hanna is now available for streaming. The new series stars Esmé Creed-Miles taking over the title role originated by Saoirse Ronan. In the series, Joel Kinnaman plays a mercenary who steals a baby, destined to …
‘Queer Eye’, ‘Love Simon’, clean up at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards
Christopher Smith/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Love, Simon, Vida and Queer Eye were winners at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards, given out at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton on Thursday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Love, Simon was named best film — wide release, while Starz’s Vida won for best comedy series and Queer Eye took home …
Jason Isaacs on why you should see ‘Hotel Mumbai’: “It’s a very uplifting film, in a bizarre way”
L-R Nazanin Boniadi, Jason Isaacs — Photo: Mark Rogers/Bleecker Street(NEW YORK) — Hotel Mumbai tells the story of the humans behind the headlines of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India — specifically, those targeted at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Jason Isaacs plays one of those hotel guests, womanizing Russian operative Vasili. While on …
Ridley Scott praises high school stage production of ‘Alien’, suggests ‘Gladiator’ next
Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — An ambitious stage production of the 1979 sci-fi horror classic Alien mounted by New Jersey’s North Bergen High School Drama Club has become a viral sensation, and one of its fans is none other than the film’s director, Ridley Scott. A number of videos from the …
Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ tops this week’s new movie releases
Disney(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide in theaters Friday: * Dumbo – Director Tim Burton’s live-action reboot of Disney’s 1941 animated classic stars Danny DeVito as the owner of a failing circus who enlists his star performer — played by Colin Farrell — to care for the titular character, a newborn elephant with particularly big ears. After …