Courtesy Anheuser-Busch(NEW YORK) — Even if the pre-game buzz isn’t what it once was, advertisers are still spending tens of millions of dollars to buy prime on-air real estate during the Super Bowl, on top of what the spots themselves cost to produce. Was it worth it? Here’s a look at some of the more …
‘Glass’ outshines weak competition at the box office with $9.5 million weekend
Universal(NEW YORK) — It didn’t take much for Glass to top the box office for a third straight week. The M. Night Shyamalan thriller outshone the competition with an estimated $9.5 million in what’s expected to be the worst Super Bowl weekend at the box office since 2000. Overseas, Glass delivered an estimated $12.2 million, bringing …
Wendy Williams extends her hiatus with new guest-host lineup
ABC(NEW YORK) — Wendy Williams’ official return to television is currently uncertain, since the daytime host has once again delayed the return to her namesake, The Wendy Williams Show. As previously noted, the show issued a statement earlier this week that Nick Cannon will take over the show from February 4 to February 6. Now, …
ABC’s ‘New York Undercover’ reboot taps ‘Underground’ director Anthony Hemingway to helm pilot
Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The forthcoming New York Undercover reboot has found its director. According to Deadline, ABC has given an official pilot order to a “contemporary reboot” of Dick Wolf‘s 1990s cop drama. With it, the network has also tapped Underground and American Crime Story director Anthony Hemingway to direct the …
Not water under the bridge: The “Fiji Water Girl” is suing Fiji Water
(L-R) Judy Greer, Kelleth Cuthbert/Stefanie Keenan – Getty Images for FIJI Water(LOS ANGELES) — Kelleth Cuthbert, the face that launched a thousand memes thanks to her expert Golden Globes red carpet photobombing, is suing the company that put her there in the first place: Fiji Water. According to Deadline, the so-called “Fiji Water Girl” — …
Daniel Radcliffe loves ‘The Bachelor’ and he’s not ashamed to admit it
ABC(NEW YORK) — The Harry Potter franchise has more than its share of obsessed fans, so you might expect its star Daniel Radcliffe to have a pop culture obsession of its own. He does indeed, but it’s rather unexpected. “I mean….The Bachelor,” he confessed to a fan who asked him about it on ABC’s Good …
Jussie Smollett releases first statement after alleged Chicago attack: “My body is strong but my soul is stronger”
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(CHICAGO) — Jussie Smollett is speaking out for the first time since allegedly being attacked Tuesday in Chicago, in what police are investigating as a hate crime. In a statement to ABC News, Smollett assured fans that he’s on the mend, and shared his gratitude. “Let me start by saying that I’m O.K.,” Smollett …
The trailer for ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’ is out, and it’s as crazy as you’d expect
Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — For a movie series that went from stealing DVD players from 18-wheelers to staging a chase on a glacier with a nuclear submarine, it’s safe to say the Fast & Furious movies managed to up the ante in 19 years since they began. Now, the trailer for the 5.1 billion dollar-generating …
‘The Walking Dead’ midseason premiere drops a week early on on AMC Premiere
AMC/Joy Richardson(LOS ANGELES) — The Walking Dead‘s season nine midseason premiere is only a week away, but if you can’t wait that long, AMC has another option. If you’re a subscriber to AMC’s digital service, AMC Premiere, you can watch the midseason premiere this Sunday, in the event you prefer TWD over watching the New …
‘Miss Bala’ the only wide release on a slow box office weekend
Sony Pictures(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide today: * Miss Bala — Jane the Virgin‘s Gina Rodriguez leads the cast of this remake of the 2011 Mexican action thriller of the same name about a young woman who gets caught in the crosshairs of the DEA and a ruthless Mexican drug cartel that’s kidnapped her friend. Anthony Mackie …