ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(CHICAGO) — On Thursday, the city Chicago threatened to file a civil lawsuit to force Jussie Smollett to repay the money police spent investigating his alleged attack. Now, the Empire actor’s lawyer is calling the threat “unconstitutional.” In a letter to the City of Chicago Department of Law obtained by ABC News,, Smollett’s …
Adam Sandler to host ‘SNL’ for the first time on May 4
Netflix Scott Yamano(NEW YORK) — Former cast member Adam Sandler will make his return to Studio 8H when he hosts Saturday Night Live — amazingly, for the first time — on May 4, with musical guest Shawn Mendes. A former SNL writer and castmember from 1991-1995, Sandler is about to launch the summer leg of his 100% Fresh stand-up tour. His Netflix …
‘Star Trek’ lead John Cho rides onto Netflix’s live-action ‘Cowboy Bebop’
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Netflix has nailed down a good part of the cast for Cowboy Bebop, the new live-action series based on the massively popular Japanese animated science-fiction TV show of the same name. According to Variety. John Cho — best-known for roles in the Harold and Kumar films and the rebooted Star Trek film franchise — has been tapped to …
‘Shazam!’ and ‘Pet Sematary’ among this week’s new movie releases
L-R: Zachary Levi and Jack Dylan Grazer in “Shazam!”; Steve Wilkie/Warner Bros. & DC Comics(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide in theaters Friday: * Shazam! — The film adaption of the DC comics character stars Zachary Levi as Billy Batson, a boy who turns into an adult superhero by uttering the magic word, “Shazam!” Kingsman franchise star …
Jussie Smollett refuses to reimburse Chicago officials for alleged hate crime investigation cost
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — When Chicago prosecutors unexpectedly dropped charges last week against Jussie Smollett, city officials two days later demanded that the Empire actor reimburse the city $130,000 for the cost of the investigation. Apparently, Smollett isn’t willing to do that. A statement late Thursday from Bill McCaffrey, spokesperson for the City of Chicago Department …
At 80, Francis Ford Coppola readies dream project, ‘Megalopolis’
Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — For years, Godfather director and Oscar-winner Francis Ford Coppola dreamed of an epic film called Megalopolis, and now — three days before he turns 80 — he’s announced he’s making it a reality. According to Deadline, Coppola even shot footage for the film — about an architect’s plans …
Marvel’s Avengers to assemble again during ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ takeover
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Some of Marvel’s Avengers — Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson — plus Black Panther and Infinity War star Danai Gurira, will assemble on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for another week-long takeover of the late night show, starting April 8. Because the cast of the Avengers movies is so large, …
‘The Chi’ season two will “explore the four stages of black manhood,” says new showrunner
(L-R) – Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Jason Mitchell, Alex Hibbert, Jacob Latimore — Photo: Michael Buckner/SHOWTIME(LOS ANGELES) — Newly-minted showrunner Ayanna Floyd had a clear vision for the second season of Showtime’s drama The Chi. “We go deeper, keep the grit of season 1, but I think this year is more heartfelt and funnier,” the …
Michael Jackson’s nephew wants to produce a documentary that debunks HBO’s ‘Leaving Neverland’
Michael Jackson and Wade Robson; courtesy HBO(LOS ANGELES) — Michael Jackson’s nephew, Taj Jackson, is looking to offer up an alternative response to HBO’s shocking Leaving Neverland film, by producing a documentary of his own. In a new interview with Billboard, the son of Tito Jackson revealed that he is launching a GoFundMe account to …
“Higher, further, faster” – ‘Captain Marvel’ passes $1 billion in worldwide box office earnings
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Captain Marvel has officially become the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to cross the $1 billion plateau at the worldwide box office. With earnings of $358 million in North America, and another $645 million overseas, the superhero film, starring Brie Larson, is now the seventh movie in the Marvel Cinematic …