Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Will Smith, who plays Genie in the upcoming Aladdin live-action film, has conjured up a new charity initiative benefiting Make-A-Wish. The star has teamed up with Disney to show the world that “where there’s a wish, there’s a way” through the #FriendLikeMe challenge, named after Genie’s signature song. In a 30-second spot, …
‘L.A.’s Finest’: Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba explain why they didn’t give up on their Bad Boys spinoff
Spectrum Originals/Sony Pictures Television(LOS ANGELES) — Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba are over the moon about their upcoming Bad Boys‘ spinoff, L.A.’s Finest. In fact, the two actors tell Entertainment Weekly, that even when NBC passed on their action series, they refused to give up hope. “We knew it was a winner,” Union says. “And …
Oscar-nominated director John Singleton’s family is taking him off life support following stroke
Dan MacMedan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar-nominated director John Singleton, best-known for his 1991 movie Boyz n the Hood, will be taken off of life support after suffering a stroke earlier this month. In a statement from Singleton’s family provided to ABC News on Monday, the family announced its “agonizing decision.” “It is with heavy hearts …
‘Avengers: Endgame’: Did Anthony Mackie give ABC Radio hints about his new MCU role?
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — (SPOILERS AHEAD) After the shocking ending of Avengers: Endgame, where Chris Evans passes on his Captain America torch, figuratively, and shield, literally, to Anthony Mackie’s character Sam “Falcon” Wilson, it appears the flying Avenger may have known Marvel’s Endgame all along. In an April 2018 interview with ABC Radio, Mackie responded …
Congrats! Idris Elba ties the knot with longtime girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre in Moroccan ceremony
Photo by Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic(MOROCCO) — Idris Elba is officially off the market. Over the weekend, the hunky British actor tied the knot with his model girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre in a swanky Morroccan ceremony. According to British Vogue, the two said their vows at the Ksar Char Bagh hotel in Marrakesh, a small luxury hotel with …
Sigourney Weaver surprises students at New Jersey school before their ‘Alien’ play
Photo: Perfecto Cuervo(NEW JERSEY) — Students in a North Bergen, New Jersey high school who staged a live version of the classic sci-fi film Alien got the surprise of a lifetime Friday night, when none other than Sigourney Weaver herself showed up to watch the play’s return engagement. “How exciting is it to be here …
Oh, snap! ‘Avengers: Endgame’ shattered a host of box office records
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — While we’ve already reported that Avengers: Endgame has smashed the opening weekend box office record, with a $1.2 billion global take, the 22nd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe also made history in other ways. According to Deadline, the movie from directors Anthony and Joe Russo, also Hulk-smashed the following high-water …
Netflix has had its fill of ‘Santa Clarita Diet’
Saeed Adyani/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Nearly a month after season three of Netflix’s original series Santa Clarita Diet debuted, the streaming service has decided it will also be the last. The dark comedy stars Timothy Olyphant and Drew Barrymore respectively as suburban real estate agents Joe and Sheila Hammond, whose lives are turned upside down when when …
‘Avengers: Endgame’ crushes box office records with $1.2 billion worldwide opening
Marvel Studios/Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Avengers: Endgame‘s opening weekend was nothing short of epic. The 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe delivered an estimated $1.2 billion worldwide in its first five days of release — the first film in history to top $1 billion in its opening weekend, easily topping the previous record holder, Avengers: Infinity War, …
‘Game of Thrones’ recap: “The Long Night”
Courtesy HBO(NEW YORK) — (SPOILERS AHEAD!) After two episodes of table-setting, character-bonding and truth-telling, everything came to a head on Sunday night’s episode of Game of Thrones, titled “The Long Night.” We left off last week with Jon Snow picking the absolute worst time to tell Daenerys Targaryen that he’s the son of her brother, Rhaegar Targaryen, and Lyanna …