Neal Preston/Warner Bros. (LOS ANGELES) — A Star Is Reborn. Fresh off Lady Gaga’s Oscar win for “Shallow,” Entertainment Weekly reports A Star Is Born will be returning to theaters with new music and additional scenes. The film will be heading back to theaters for one week only starting Friday. It will feature 12 extra …
Patrice Lovely says Tyler Perry allowed her to get “creative” in her hilarious Madea Family Funeral role
Marion Curtis(NEW YORK) — Patrice Lovely is ready for fans to see her reprise her hilarious role as Hattie in the upcoming Tyler Perry film A Madea Family Funeral. For many fans of Perry’s Madea film franchise, Hattie has become a staple character. In addition to being one of Madea’s best friends, the spry elderly …
Idris Elba knows music: Actor shows off his rap skills in new music video tease
Nick Wall/Netflix(LONDON) — Idris Elba is letting fans know he’s man of many talents, both on and off the screen. Elba, who actually started his career behind the turntables before branching out into film and TV, is also showing that he can hold his own as a rapper. In an new Instagram post, Elba shared …
Miley Cyrus goes undercover for season premiere of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Miley Cyrus is dressing in drag – as a man – to kick off season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. In a sneak peek from the premiere episode, Miley goes undercover to surprise the contestants. Donning a fake beard and mustache, a hat and glasses, she poses as “Barry ‘B.J.’ Johnson,” …
Jordan Peele reeling in ‘Aquaman’ baddie for ‘Candyman’
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Jordan Peele is close to nailing down his Candyman. Variety reports that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who recently played the villainous Black Manta in Aquaman, is in talks to star as the titular villain — originated by Tony Todd in the 1992 original — in Oscar winner Peele’s upcoming reboot. Candyman is based …
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson surprises audience at a screening of ‘Fighting with My Family’
Robert Viglasky/MGM(ATLANTA) — An audience attending a screening of Dwayne Johnson’s latest movie, Fighting with My Family, at an Atlanta, Georgia movie theater over the weekend were also treated to a surprise appearance from “The Rock“ himself. “Surprise! I popped into a theater this past weekend to surprise an AMAZING audience who so graciously gave …
Emma Thompson says she left animated film project because of “pattern of misconduct” by ex-Pixar boss John Lasseter
Photo by Heidi Gutman/ABC via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Emma Thompson’s decision to quit the Skydance Animation film Luck — which is being produced by embattled former Pixar and Walt Disney Animation head John Lasseter — has everything to do with him. Lasseter was a part of the blockbuster-minting machine behind the Toy Story, Cars, …
Unbothered: Spike Lee brushes off Donald Trump calling him “racist”
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — After President Donald Trump called Spike Lee’s Oscar speech a “racist hit” that was aimed at him, Lee says he’s not all bothered by the president’s harsh words. “Well, it’s okey-dokey, you know. They change the narrative,” Lee told Entertainment Weekly when asked about Trump’s recent comments. “They did the same thing …
Selma Blair reveals she cried with relief at MS diagnosis after being “not taken seriously” by doctors
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Actress Selma Blair stunned on the red carpet Sunday night — with the aid of a bedazzled cane — at the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party. The 46-year-old actress is now revealing the agony she went through before receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) last August. MS is a chronic, often unpredictable …
Want a body like Thor? Chris Hemsworth has an app for that
Centr(LOS ANGELES) — Thanks to the Avengers movies, Chris Hemsworth’s fitness level is on display the world over, thanks to his role as Asgardian god Thor. However, aside from the occasional peek on a DVD supplemental feature, how he achieved his godlike physique — described in Infinity War as what would happen “if a pirate …