Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — With so many plot threads to tie up — and superhero dust to vacuum — it’s no surprise Avengers: Endgame will need some extra time to bring the events of last year’s Infinity War to a satisfying conclusion. About three hours and two minutes’ worth, evidently. The website for the theater …
Lorraine Toussaint dishes on her character in ‘The Village’ — and why she loves being a strong woman
L-R: Lorraine Toussaint and Grace Van Dien in “The Village”; Peter Kramer/NBC(NEW YORK) — Lorraine Toussaint can comfortably say she’s found a role that reflects her inner strength. In her new NBC drama The Village, Toussaint plays Patricia, the matriarch of her apartment building, which happens to be called “The Village.” The actress tells ABC Radio …
Tom Cullen talks working with childhood idol Mark Hamill on season two of ‘Knightfall’
L-R Mark Hamill, Tom Cullen — History/Larry Horricks(NEW YORK) — In season two of History’s Knightfall, Welsh actor Tom Cullen got the chance to work alongside his childhood idol: Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill. Hamill trades his Star Wars lightsaber for a real sword to play Talus, a Knights Templar veteran tasked with training new …
Christina Milian discusses her connection to her character in ‘The Oath’
ABC Radio(NEW YORK) — Christina Milian has more in common with her The Oath character Christine Parks than just their similar names. The talented actress and singer tells ABC Radio that she was able to identify with Christine’s tough exterior, partly thanks to her father, who was influential in her upbringing. “He kind of raised …
Julia Louis-Dreyfus opens up on battle with breast cancer and final season of her hit show ‘Veep’
ABC(NEW YORK) — Julia Louis-Dreyfus will soon bid farewell to her character Selina Meyer as the hit show Veep enters its sixth and final season. On Monday, Louis-Dreyfus stopped by Good Morning America to talk about the end of the show, and her new beginning as a cancer survivor. A day after Veep won her …
‘Luke Cage’ veteran Simone Missick to topline CBS legal drama ‘Courthouse’
David Lee/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Her popular Netflix series Luke Cage may have been short-lived, but Simone Missick is back with a brand new series. In an new Instagram post, Missick wrote “Whatever Lola wants…,” captioning an image of a report about the new CBS legal drama pilot Courthouse. “I’m SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!!!,” she continued. …
Hulu orders a third season of ‘Marvel’s Runaways’
Hulu(LOS ANGELES) — Hulu announced on Sunday that it has renewed Marvel’s Runaways, for a third 10-episode season. “We are so excited to tell more Runaways stories and are so grateful to Marvel, Hulu, our amazing cast and crew and of course our passionate audience,” said co-showrunners and executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. …
‘Supernatural”s 15th season will be its last
L-R – Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki / Phillip Chin/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.(LOS ANGELES) — Supernatural — the longest running sci-fi/fanatsy series in American TV history — will wrap up its unprecedented run with the upcoming 15th season. Series stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles — who star as the demon-hunting Winchester brothers …
Chris Pratt, Robert Downey Jr., and Ellen DeGeneres among winners at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards
Chris Pratt gets slimed – VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2019 aired on Saturday, with Chris Pratt, Ellen DeGeneres and Robert Downey Jr. each taking home the coveted orange blimps, along with TV’s Fuller House and Riverdale and Avengers: Infinity War on the movie side. Netflix’s Fuller House won top prize for Favorite Funny TV …
‘Us’ scares up record opening with $70.25 million
Universal(NEW YORK) — The debut of Jordan Peele’s Us — already a lock to win the weekend box office — did even better than expected, delivering an estimated $70.25 million on its way to posting the biggest opening ever for an original horror film, topping last year’s A Quiet Place, which debuted with $50.2 million. Additionally, Us …