Courtesy of © Carnival Film and Television Limited for MASTERPIECE(LONDON) — Lords and ladies rejoice! Downtown Abbey is returning as a movie, with its original cast set to reprise their roles in the period piece. “Welcome back to Downton,” the series’ Twitter account posted, along with a picture of a butler holding a letter that reads, “We cordially invite you …
Harvey Weinstein’s attorney claims mogul was misquoted in “jobs in exchange for sex” interview
Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer has claimed the disgraced Hollywood mogul was misquoted in an interview published in the Spectator on Friday in which he appeared to admit having traded movie roles for sex. Weinsten is quoted in the interview with the Spectator‘s Taki Theodoracopulos, as saying, “I was born …
‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ scares up $44.1 mil #1 debut
Sony Pictures(NEW YORK) — Hotel Transylvania: Summer Vacation topped the weekend box office, delivering $44.1 million in its debut, including Thursday-evening previews, Adding $1.27 million from Amazon Prime showings on June 30, the animated feature — starring the voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez and Andy Samberg — has earned over $45 million stateside. However, that …
YouTube TV apologies, offers free week of service after World Cup outage
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN BRUNO, Ca) — YouTube TV is apologizing for Wednesday’s internet-streaming outage during the World Cup semifinal match between England and Croatia, and is now offering a free week of service to subscribers, according to an email obtained by Deadline. “We’re really sorry for the recent YouTube TV outage during the FIFA World Cup Semifinal,” Thursday’s email reads. “To …
‘Siberia’ shows a different side of Keanu Reeves, says director Matthew Ross
Saban Films(NEW YORK) — Keanu Reeves finds revenge is a dish served as cold as the Russian region that shares its name in his new movie Siberia. The film, which hits theaters and video-on-demand today, has the John Wick star playing an American diamond dealer who gets in over his head with some supremely unsavory …
Scarlett Johansson leaves trans role following backlash
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — Scarlett Johansson has apologized and announced she will no longer play a trans character in a drama called Rub and Tug, following backlash that a trans actor wasn’t filling the role. The film follows the real-life story of Dante “Tex” Gill, who ran a massage parlor and prostitution ring in Pittsburgh …
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ creator Bruce Miller “wasn’t expecting” Emmy nomination after mixed reviews
Elizabeth Moss in “The Handmaid’s Tale”/Hulu(LOS ANGELES) — The Handmaid’s Tale is the current reigning best drama champ at the Emmys, but show creator Bruce Miller says he was still surprised by the 20 Emmy nominations the dystopian Hulu series received Thursday morning. “I wasn’t expecting anything, because I’m terrified all the time that we did …
Amy Schumer denies pregnancy rumors, announces new clothing line: “Thank you for thinking of my womb”
ABC/Heidi Gutman(NEW YORK) — Amy Schumer isn’t giving birth to a baby, but a clothing line. The comedian had to deny pregnancy rumors Thursday after she posted a picture of herself in a red dress on Instagram where she seems to be pointing at her stomach. The caption reads, “@leesaevansstyle and I are cookin somethin up.” Fans immediately mistook …
Girl super-power: Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ movie gets female director
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Marvel’s Black Widow stand-alone movie, starring Scarlett Johansson, has found its helmer, according to Variety: Australian director Cate Shortland, best known for the female-centric films Lore and Berlin Syndrome. It hasn’t yet been revealed whether the film will be an origin story or set after the next Avengers movie. Shortland becomes the …
We’ve got a bleeder! ‘There’s Something About Mary’ turns 20
Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — On Saturday, the comedy that made us think differently about romantic comedies — and hair gel — turns 20 years old. Sibling directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s follow up to their gross-out comedy hits Dumb and Dumber and Kingpin, There’s Something About Mary upped the ante in the …