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 …
‘Fuller House’ renewed for fifth and final season on Netflix
Mike Yarish / Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Fuller House will be opening its doors one last time. The Netflix series has been renewed for a fifth and final season, which is set to debut this fall. In a special video message from the cast — including a montage of seasons past — they say they are …
Jussie Smollett’s family release first statement following attack on ‘Empire’ actor
Chuck Hodes/FOX(CHICAGO) — The family of Empire actor Jussie Smollett, who was attacked in Chicago on Tuesday in what’s being investigated as a hate crime, is finally speaking out about the brutal incident. “In the early hours of Tuesday morning, our beloved son and brother, Jussie, was the victim of a violent and unprovoked attack. …