Disney/Pixar(NEW YORK) — The ongoing box office success of Ralph Breaks the Internet and the success of this summer’s smash hit Incredibles 2 has made both films the leading nominees at the Annie Awards, recognizing excellence in film and TV animation. Incredibles 2 earned 11 total nominations, while Ralph Breaks the Internet is right behind, with …
‘Aquaman’ star Jason Momoa says he’s “living the dream”
Jasin Boland/™ & © DC Comics(NEW YORK) — Jason Momoa is already making a splash as the star of the forthcoming Aquaman, but the actor is clearly excited about another career achievement that’s just around the corner: hosting Saturday Night Live December 8. “That’s my ultimate — it’s: marry my wife, have some babies and then …
New ‘Captain Marvel’ trailer to debut during ‘Monday Night Football’
Marvel Studios/Disney(NEW YORK) — We got our first taste in a teaser-trailer released September 18. Tonight, we’ll see the very first full-length trailer for Captain Marvel. The trailer will debut during ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcast, during halftime of the game between the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles. There’s already a brand-new poster for the movie, …
Hugh Hefner memorabilia draws big bucks at charity auction
Central Press/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A number of items from the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner were up for grabs, live in Beverly Hills and online at JuliensAuctions.com over the weekend, with all the proceeds going to charity. The top-selling item was Hef’s vintage Underwood Standard portable typewriter he used in college, and for the creation of …
Alec Baldwin returns to ‘SNL’ as Donald Trump for first time since arrest
NBC/Will Heath(NEW YORK) — Alec Baldwin was back on Saturday Night Live this weekend, reprising his President Donald Trump impersonation for the cold open, in which Trump frets his ongoing trip to Argentina for the G-20 summit. “I keep having a nightmare where I’m walking through a forest of blood,” Baldwin’s Trump tells his wife Melania – played by SNL’s Cecily Strong. “That was just my Christmas …
‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ rules the box office again with $25.75 million weekend
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Ralph Breaks the Internet spent its second week at number one, topping a slow post-Thanksgiving box office with an estimated $25.75 million. The animated feature’s earnings stateside now stand at just under $120 million, while adding an estimated $33.7 million overseas. It’s grabbed a total of $120 million worldwide. The Grinch moves up a notch …
Tony award-winning Broadway musical ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is becoming a movie
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions(NEW YORK) — Hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen is coming to the big screen. Universal Pictures has acquired movie rights for the six-time Tony award-winning musical, the company confirmed to ABC News. Ben Platt is reportedly in talks to reprise his role as the title character, Evan Hansen, …
Megan Fox confirms she dated Shia LaBeouf while shooting ‘Transformers’
Charles Sykes/Bravo(NEW YORK) — Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf’s friendship transformed into something more on the set of 2007’s Transformers. Fox confirmed on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live Thursday night that she and LaBeouf did indeed have a fling while working together. “I mean, I would confirm that it was romantic,” she said when asked about …
Dennis Quaid releases full-length debut album, explains how his band The Sharks got its name
ABC/Jeff Neira(NEW YORK) — Dennis Quaid has portrayed musicians on screen – most notably Jerry Lee Lewis in 1989’s Great Balls of Fire – but his connection to music runs much deeper than that. The 64-year-old actor tells Good Morning America that he’s been writing songs since he was 12. Eighteen years ago, he formed …
Tune in Sunday: Models and musical performers hit the runway for the 2018 ‘Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Holiday Special’
ABC/Jeff Neira(NEW YORK) — The Angels are hitting the runway for the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Holiday Special, airing this Sunday on ABC. Kendall Jenner, sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid, Behati Prinsloo, Winnie Harlow and Adriana Lima are among the models strutting their stuff this year in lingerie creations by British designer Mary Katrantzou. …