Photo by Miikka Skaffari/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Alexandra Shipp, who played Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse, is seemingly responding to the news that she could eventually be out of a job if Beale Street actress Kiki Layne gets her way. It all started when Layne told Variety that she felt connected to the comic book character — a …
Netflix raising subscription prices, again
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — It’s about to cost you more to get your Stranger Things fix. Netflix is implementing the biggest subscription increase since the video streaming service launched 12 years ago, raising its U.S. prices by 13 to 18 percent, according to Deadline. The price hikes will take effect immediately for new subscribers and will …
“We’ll be seeing you…” Third ‘John Wick’ movie drops trailer teases
Lionsgate/Nico Tavernese (NEW YORK) — After teasing the upcoming third chapter in the John Wick movie franchise, a title and trailer announcement were revealed Tuesday. The film’s official Twitter page posted a series of short clips featuring Keanu Reeves reprising his role as the titular character, starting with with the message, “We’ll be seeing you…John …
ABC’s ‘Match Game’ returns tonight with Joel McHale, Caroline Rhea, Jason Biggs and La Toya Jackson
ABC/ Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — ABC’s Match Game, hosted by Alec Baldwin, returns Wednesday night with panelists Joel McHale, Jane Krakowski, Finesse Mitchell, Caroline Rhea, Jason Biggs and La Toya Jackson. As usual, contestants give their responses to Alec’s fill-in-the-blank questions, and then have to try to match the panelists’ responses. In tonight’s episode, La …
Selma Blair opens up about the “truth” of life with MS
ABC/Richard Cartwright(LOS ANGELES) — Actress Selma Blair opened up in a candid post to her more than 800,000 Instagram followers about the often overlooked realities and struggles of living with multiple sclerosis. “There is a truth with neurodegenerative brain disease. It is uncomfortable. It is a stadium of uncontrollable anxiety at times. Going out, being …
Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie to shoot ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ & ‘8’ back-to-back
© 2018 Paramount Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Light the fuse: Tom Cruise and writer-director Christopher McQuarrie have just announced they’re collaborating on 7th and 8th Mission: Impossible adventures, which they’ll shoot back-to-back. The pair have worked on the billion-dollar franchise since 2015’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, which raked in $682.7 million worldwide. Their recent follow-up, …
Gym, Tan, Laundry duty: ‘Jersey Shore’ star The Situation now behind bars on tax evasion charges
Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — On Tuesday, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino began his eight-month prison stint for tax evasion. On his official Facebook and Instagram accounts, the reality star wrote, “For family, friends & fans, Mailing Address for letters only,” with an address to “Otisville FCI Federal Correctional Institution” in New York. The Jersey Shore …
Peter Parker’s European vacation interrupted by Nick Fury, Jake Gyllenhaal’s magic Mysterio in ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ trailer
Sony Pictures(NEW YORK) — Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have just released their first look at the follow-up to Spider-Man: Homecoming, titled Spider-Man: Far from Home. Taking place after the events of April’s Avengers: Endgame — no surprise, considering what happened to Spidey during the world-shattering climax of Avengers: Infinity War — the movie has …
Oscars producers accused of blocking talent from appearing on competing awards shows
AMPAS(HOLLYWOOD) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is being accused of trying to block talent from appearing on other awards shows, particularly the Golden Globes, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. “They’ve done it for years,” claims one source, adding that they used to be able to rely on the Golden Globes producers …
Meet Rachel Zegler: Newcomer from New Jersey snags Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ lead
© 2017 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX(LOS ANGELES) — Newcomer Rachel Zegler, a 17-year-old high school student, has been tapped to play Maria in Steven Speilberg’s remake of West Side Story, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Zegler, who will make her film debut in the role made famous by Natalie Wood in the 1961 classic, will join …