Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Tickets for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame went on sale yesterday morning, and demand quickly Hulk-smashed the capabilities of various online ticket retailers. Theater chain AMC saw its website crushed by wannabe ticket buyers; online retailer Atom suffered the same fate. Fandango had a “virtual line” to process fans’ requests for some theaters: …
New ‘Game of Thrones’ promos tease the epic final season
Kit Harington as Jon Snow and Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen; Helen Sloane/HBOIt’s the beginning of the end when Game of Thrones kicks off its eighth and final season April 14, and HBO’s continued counting down to the premiere by releasing three new teaser videos. The first, simply titled “Together,” kicks off with Peter Dinklage’s …
Taraji P. Henson responds to criticism that her new movie ‘The Best of Enemies’ is too similar to ‘Green Book’: I don’t see the similarities”
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — When Taraji P. Henson received some negative tweets about her new movie The Best of Enemies being just like the Oscar winning Green Book, she immediately just shut down her critics. “I did see ‘Green Book’ and I don’t see the similarities,” the Empire star tells USA Today. Henson stars in …
Life in the fast lane: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith bringing the stars to the Grand Prix
“Will Smith’s Bucket List” – Facebook Watch(LOS ANGELES) — Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are bringing Hollywood to the Grand Prix. The power couple is partnering with the Formula One company to bring celebrities to the various Grand Prix races across the globe, according to Deadline.com. “I love racetracks, fast cars and meeting folks …
‘The Umbrella Academy’ gets sophomore year
Christos Kalohoridis/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Good news Tuesday for fans of Netflix’s quirky superero show The Umbrella Academy: it’s coming back for a sophomore season. Cast members Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, and Aidan Gallagher are all set to reprise their roles as members of a dysfunctional, super-powered family who unite …
“He killed all our friends”: In new ‘Endgame’ trailer, Cap and Tony’s “Civil War” is over as Avengers assemble to avenge the fallen
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — No April Fools-related Marvel movie “news” came down the pike Monday, but just as fans were exhaling, Tuesday brought the surprise release of a new teaser for Avengers: Endgame. The piece is just a about a minute long, but gives lots of new glimpses of Earth’s mightiest heroes gearing up for …
‘Inside Edition’ host Deborah Norville undergoing cancer surgery after viewer spots a lump
Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for New York Magazine(LOS ANGELES) — At the close of Monday night’s installment of Inside Edition, host Deborah Norville made an appearance to announce she would be undergoing cancer surgery on Tuesday. “We live in a world of ‘see something, say something,’ and I’m really glad we do,” Norville said, …
A girl got us: Maisie Williams nails ‘Game of Thrones’ April Fool’s spoiler prank on ‘The Tonight Show’
NBC/Andrew Lipovsky(NEW YORK) — If you’ve ever wondered if Maisie Williams has a broader acting range than just playing Arya Stark on Game of Thrones: She pulled off a massive spoiler prank on The Tonight Show for April Fools Day. Williams was telling Jimmy Fallon what it was like working on in the show’s eighth …
Bill Murray and Adam Driver hunt zombies in trailer for ‘The Dead Don’t Die’
Focus Features(NEW YORK) — Bill Murray and Adam Driver lead “the greatest zombie cast ever disassembled” in the official trailer for the horror-comedy film The Dead Don’t Die, written and directed by cult filmmaker Jim Jarmusch. The clip, released on Monday, opens with a voiceover warning that in the peaceful town of Centerville, “something terrifying, something horrifying, is …
A Great Night in Harlem: Harry Belafonte to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jazz Foundation of America
Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Ripple Of Hope Awards(NEW YORK) — Quincy Jones and Roberta Flack will be among the stars attending the Jazz Foundation of America’s “A Great Night in Harlem” on Thursday in New York City, where legendary actor and singer Harry Belafonte will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Danny …