ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Marsai Martin is making history at the tender age of 14. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the black-ish star has inked a first-look production deal with Universal Pictures under her company, Genius Productions. As part of the new agreement, Martin will help to develop new scripted projects for the studio. When the …
‘Tom Jones’, ‘Erin Brockovich’ star Albert Finney dead at 82
Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc(LONDON) — Academy Award-nominated British actor Albert Finney has died at the age of 82. The U.K. Mirror reports the actor, who early in his career gained fame with films like 1963’s Tom Jones, and in later years starred in movies like Erin Brockovich, two of the entries in the Jason …
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with ‘You Complete Me, Ho’ – Ken Jeong’s Netflix special
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Netflix has debuted the trailer for actor and comedian Ken Jeong’s first comedy special for the streaming service, titled You Complete Me, Ho. The stand-up special was filmed at Pasadena, California’s Ice House Comedy Club, where Jeong got his start in comedy, and will trace his road from doctor to TV and …
‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’ and ‘What Men Want’ top this week’s new releases
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — Here are the movies opening nationwide Friday: * The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part — The fourth film in the LEGO franchise and the direct sequel to 2014’s The LEGO Movie picks up five years after the original, with the citizens under siege from a LEGO Duplo invaders …
Bazinga! ‘The Big Bang Theory’ gets a studio named in its honor
Image courtesy Warner Bros.(LOS ANGELES) — The Big Bang Theory ends its historic 12-season run in May, making the CBS series the longest running sitcom ever shot in front of a studio audience. And to commemorate the series, Warner Brothers’ Stage 25 — where the show is shot — has been renamed “The Big Bang …
‘Crimes and Misdemeanors’: Woody Allen suing Amazon for reneging on his movie deal
Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Woody Allen on Thursday sued Amazon Studios for breach of contract, claiming the streaming service, without legal basis, reneged on a lucrative deal to finance and distribute the legendary director’s future films. The lawsuit, which seeks more than $68 million in damages, claims Amazon backed out of its agreement …
Aries Spears says he’s not a fan of the “moist era of comedy” we’re in
Aries Spears(NEW YORK) — Aries Spears has been making people laugh for over twenty years with his stand-up comedy. Ahead of his upcoming New York shows at the Gotham Comedy club, the MADtv alum and master impersonator is opening up about what it feels like to be back on the New York comedy scene. “It …
Rock or Troll? Dwayne Johnson says he was offered 2019 Oscars hosting gig before Kevin Hart
Shane Tegarden/© 2017 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dropped a bomb Wednesday when he revealed that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences actually offered him the opportunity to host the Oscars before it gave the gig to Kevin Hart. What’s not clear is whether or not Johnson’s claim is …
HBO leaks ‘Game of Thrones’ photos ahead of Season 8
HBO/Helen Sloan(LOS ANGELES) — The final season of Game of Thrones is just two months away, and fans are getting more sneak peeks of the highly-anticipated series as the premiere gets closer. HBO released a series of 14 images promoting the eighth season, featuring some of the show’s most beloved, and most hated, characters. The …
Gabrielle Union says she felt like a “failure” for having a daughter via surrogate
Photo by Presley Ann/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Actress and new mom Gabrielle Union admits she felt like she was “surrendering to failure” when she decided to use a surrogate to have her first child. Union, 46, welcomed her first child with husband Dwyane Wade, last November, and has been open about her struggles with infertility, multiple …