AMC(LOS ANGELES) — The ninth season of The Walking Dead resumed Sunday night, with the action beginning seconds after the mid-season cliffhanger last fall: Jesus, dead in the graveyard, after being stabbed by a seeming sentient walker — the Whisperers. As a horde shambles through the graveyard, Michonne, Daryl, Aaron, Eugene and the rest manage …
‘Saturday Night Live’ busts on Jeff Bezos’ Amazon “package”; Aidy Bryant plays acting Attorney General Whitaker in opening sketch
NBC/Will Heath(LOS ANGELES) — In a take-off on the NBC political show Meet the Press, Saturday Night Live signaled a “new low in journalism” as its pundit panel took on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ nude photo scandal. Bezos claims that National Enquirer corporate boss David Pecker was involved in a blackmail scheme over photos the …
‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’ tops weekend box office with disappointing $34.4 million
Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part topped the weekend box office with a an estimated $34.4 million opening, though that figure is far below the $50-55 million the film was expected to capture. It’s also well below the $69 million the first film debuted with in 2014, and the …
Kacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga win big at 61st Annual Grammy Awards
Lady Gaga performs at the Grammys; Monty Brinton/CBS(LOS ANGELES) — Hey, remember last year, when everyone complained that there were barely any women on the Grammy Awards, and that deserving hip-hop artists kept getting snubbed? What a difference a year makes. The 61st Annual Grammy Awards, held Sunday night in Los Angeles, were all about …
‘Walking Dead’ star Danai Gurira says the survivors’ new enemies are the “scariest yet”
AMC(NEW YORK) — Danai Gurira is gearing up for the return of the second half of The Walking Dead‘s ninth season, which premieres Sunday night. The series recently underwent major shifts in story development and cast, with actor Andrew Lincoln — and his hero Rick Grimes — leaving the post-apocalyptic drama. “It’s been a big …
André Holland shares his solution to lack of black NBA ownership in ‘High Flying Bird’
Netflix/Peter Andrews(NEW YORK) — André Holland had one burning question on his mind when he approached his new Netflix sports-drama, High Flying Bird. The actor, who also serves as an executive producer on the film, plays Ray, a sports agent who has a bold solution during an NBA lockout. Holland tells ABC Radio his intention …
Liam Hemsworth talks about his “special” wedding with Miley Cyrus, who invited Rebel Wilson on their Valentine’s Day date
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Rebel Wilson and Liam Hemsworth co-star in the new rom-com, Isn’t It Romantic, but the pair might re-team again — for a triple date on Hemsworth’s first Valentine’s Day with his new wife Miley Cyrus. About his December 2018 wedding to Cyrus, Hemsworth said on Good Morning America that it was very …
Real-life sisters Jemima and Lola Kirke come together in ‘Untogether’, from first-time director Emma Forrest
(L-R) Jemima Kirke, Emma Forrest, Lola Kirke (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — Untogether, the directorial debut from writer Emma Forrest, stars real-life sisters Jemima and Lola Kirke in their first on-screen appearance together. Jemima and Lola play Andrea and Tara, respectively, in the indie flick about two sisters dealing with messy relationships. Although …
‘Little’ mogul – ‘black-ish’ star Marsai Martin signs first-look deal with Universal
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Marsai Martin is making history at the tender age of 14. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the black-ish star has inked a first-look production deal with Universal Pictures under her company, Genius Productions. As part of the new agreement, Martin will help to develop new scripted projects for the studio. When the …
‘Tom Jones’, ‘Erin Brockovich’ star Albert Finney dead at 82
Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc(LONDON) — Academy Award-nominated British actor Albert Finney has died at the age of 82. The U.K. Mirror reports the actor, who early in his career gained fame with films like 1963’s Tom Jones, and in later years starred in movies like Erin Brockovich, two of the entries in the Jason …