Nick Wall/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Idris Elba will officially be “turning up” this new year. Netflix announced on Thursday that Elba’s upcoming comedy series Turn Up Charlie will launch on March 15. The eight-episode comedy, also executive-produced by the British actor, stars Elba as a struggling DJ and longtime bachelor who reluctantly takes a job as a …
‘Pose’ star Billy Porter slams Kevin Hart for not apologizing for homophobic jokes
ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) — Pose star Billy Porter has some choice words for comedian Kevin Hart, who stepped down from his Oscar-hosting gig after refusing to apologize for homophobic jokes he tweeted almost a decade ago. In an interview with Consequence of Sound, Porter says he’s disappointed in Hart and in comedian D.L. Hughley, who …
‘Escape Room’ opens nationwide to kick off the new year
David Bloomer/© 2018 CTMG, Inc.(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide today: * Escape Room — Insidious: The Last Key director Adam Robitel’ssci-fi thriller centers on six strangers invited to take part in a game in which they seek and follow clues to escape from a locked room — with deadly consequences. Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, …
Kevin Hart considering return as Oscars host after Ellen DeGeneres steps in
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In an hour-long appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing today, Kevin Hart revealed that he’s “evaluating” his decision not to host the Oscars after DeGeneres called the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, asking them to reconsider their position. Hart was announced as the host of the Oscars …
12 seasons, many tears, and one busted elevator: Stars of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ tell ‘EW’ about the final season
Michael Yarish/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © 2018 WBEI.(LOS ANGELES) — The stars of CBS’ The Big Bang Theory are sharing some laughs — and some tears — with Entertainment Weekly as part of the magazine’s Winter TV Preview. The hit series is ending this spring. In a video EW’s website, Johnny Galecki, who plays Leonard; …
“I’m the one who does the killing”: ‘The Punisher: Season 2’ hits Netflix on January 18
Netflix(NEW YORK) — On January 18, Frank Castle will get back to work cleaning up the streets of New York City in Netflix’s The Punisher: Season 2. The streaming service released via Twitter on Thursday a sneak peek at the new season that shows Jon Bernthal’s vigilante character and his comic nemesis Jigsaw. For those …
Lil Rel and Trevante Rhodes praise their “hysterical” and “cool” ‘Bird Box’ co-star, Sandra Bullock
Trevante Rhodes and Sandra Bullock; Merrick Morton/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Lil Rel and Trevante Rhodes star alongside Sandra Bullock in the hit Netflix suspense-thriller, Bird Box. While the apocalyptic film is often heavy and ominous, Rel and Rhodes say that thanks to their hilarious co-star, the atmosphere while filming was surprisingly light. “[Sandra’s] hysterical,” Rel tells …
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ and ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ lead record-breaking week on Broadway
Photo by Walter McBride/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Broadway rang in 2019 with a record-breaking week, led by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird. The two-part Harry Potter and the Cursed Child set a new Broadway record for weekly ticket sales for a play, …
Online bookies have Lady Gaga as the odds-on favorite to win at Sunday’s Golden Globes
Peter Lindbergh(LOS ANGELES) — The first big event of the award season is Sunday night, and at least one online betting site is putting their money on Lady Gaga to take home the gold. According to ET Canada, the betting side Bovada says Gaga is the odds-on favorite — at 2/5 — to take home …
Bob Einstein, Super Dave Osborne and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ actor, dies at 76
Christopher Polk/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Bob Einstein, the gravelly-voiced comic, actor and writer who had a recurring role on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, and as the bumbling daredevil Super Dave Osborne, died Wednesday in Indian Wells, California at age 76. Writer, director and actor Albert Brooks, Einstein’s younger brother — Brooks’ birth name is Albert …