Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — If you’re a woman who’s feeling insecure because you think you look fat, there’s one surefire way to feel better about yourself: Get Rihanna to compliment your booty. At least, that’s what happened to Oscar winner Anne Hathaway, who co-stars with Rihanna in the new movie Ocean’s 8. They’re just two of the …
“Superfly” remake’s Director X admits he couldn’t compete with the original movie’s soundtrack
© 2018 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (NEW YORK) — Future executive-produced the soundtrack for the remake of the classic movie Superfly, but Director X, who shot the new film, says they knew they couldn’t compete with the music from the original film, which was created by the late, legendary Curtis Mayfield. “I didn’t …
Marvel’s “Cloak and Dagger” premieres on Freeform tonight
Freeform/Alfonso Bresciani(NEW YORK) — Tonight on Freeform, one of Marvel’s longest-running comic book duos, Cloak and Dagger, comes to TV in a two-hour premiere. Based on the Marvel comics characters that debuted in 1982, the show centers on Tandy and Tyrone, played respectively by Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph. They’re two teenagers who find themselves …
Jessica Chastain explains getting Octavia Spencer & other actresses “Equal pay for equal work”
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — In The Help, Octavia Spencer plays a maid who helps Jessica Chastain’s character through a difficult period in her life. Off screen, it was Chastain who came to Spencer’s aid when she learned the actress, who’s African-American, was making less than other actresses in a film comedy in which Chastain and …
Reese Witherspoon confirms “Legally Blonde 3” is a go
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — With an Instagram post in which she floats by in an infinity pool, sunning in a bikini in her character Elle Woods’ signature pink, Reese Witherspoon has confirmed that a third Legally Blonde movie is a go. “It’s true,” Witherspoon captioned the post, adding, #LegallyBlonde3. Deadline reported earlier this week that the …
“black-ish” creator Kenya Barris says he planned to quit ABC after Roseanne’s racist tweet
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — black-ish creator Kenya Barris has revealed that he was prepared to quit his job at ABC after Roseanne Barr sent out a controversial tweet that compared former Obama administration adviser Valerie Jarrett to a character in Planet of the Apes. At Variety‘s Path to Parity summit panel — which focused on women in …
“Hereditary” star Toni Collette is happy to be your “Scream Queen”
Photo by Reid Chavis, courtesy of A24(NEW YORK) — With several horror films under her belt, including the Oscar-nominated The Sixth Sense and the highly anticipated Hereditary, out Friday, it’s no wonder people have dubbed Toni Collette their “Scream Queen.” “I’ll be any kind of queen anybody wants!” Collette tells ABC Radio. “I don’t care! …
“Mothers Who Rocked” Headed to TV, thanks to Dave Grohl’s mom
Seal Press(LOS ANGELES) — Last year, Virginia Hanlon Grohl, mother of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, published a book called From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars. Now, concert promoter Live Nation is turning Dave’s mom’s book into a TV series. In the book, Virginia interviewed the moms …
“13 Reasons Why” Will return for season 3, minus Hannah
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — The hit Netflix show 13 Reasons Why has been renewed for a third season and will premiere next year, Deadline reports. The announcement comes less than a month after the second season hit the streaming platform. The controversial show deals with teen suicide, bullying, rape, and sexual assault. Brian Yorkey will return as …
Samantha Bee in first episode since controversial expletive: “I never intended to hurt anyone”
TBS(NEW YORK) — Samantha Bee returned to television Wednesday night, just a week after calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless c—” on her TBS late-night show Full Frontal. In the new episode, Bee addressed her controversial remarks at the top of the show. “It is a word I have used on the show many times, hoping to reclaim it,” she said. “This …