ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — The Color Purple is coming back to theaters, but with a musical twist. Warner Bros. is adapting the Broadway musical based on The Color Purple into a film. The original 1982 film and subsequent musical was based on the Pulitzer Prize Alice Walker novel. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg …
Melissa McCarthy to receive Icon award at E! People’s Choice Awards
ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) — Melissa McCarthy has reached icon status. The actress will receive the inaugural People’s Icon of 2018 award at the E! People’s Choice Awards on Sunday. “Melissa McCarthy is a multi-talented actor, writer, producer and director and who has starred in some of the most iconic movies and television shows of the …
Matthew McConaughey talks losing ‘Titanic’ role to Leonardo DiCaprio: “I wanted that”
ABC/Nicole Wilder(LOS ANGELES) — For Matthew McConaughey, Titanic was the role that got away. The actor tells The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast that he auditioned for the role of Jack in the 1997 blockbuster, which Leonardo DiCaprio went on to play. “I went and auditioned,” he says. “I wanted that. I auditioned with Kate …
Bradley Cooper, Chadwick Boseman and more make ‘People’s’ 2018 Sexiest Man Alive list
Courtesy People magazine(NEW YORK) — By now, you’ve no doubt heard that Idris Elba is People’s 2018 Sexiest Man Alive. But the mag’s full Sexiest Men issue, on stands Friday, also highlights some other very attractive male stars. Bradley Cooper, who held the title in 2011, made the list as Sexiest Triple Threat, thanks to …
Whoopi Goldberg says she’s not ready to let Madea go and neither is Tyler Perry
ABC/Heidi Gutman(NEW YORK) — Whoopi Goldberg is weighing in on Tyler Perry’s recent announcement that he is officially retiring his beloved slick-talking grandma character of Madea. Goldberg tells ABC Radio that she’s been a fan of the franchise for years and was even was hoping to be cast in one of the upcoming Madea films. …
Hugh Jackman’s political drama ‘The Front Runner’ opens limited today
Frank Masi SMPSP ©2018 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — To coincide with Election Day, a new film about a different moment in politics hits select theaters. The Front Runner stars Hugh Jackman as 1987 presidential candidate Gary Hart, whose political dreams were derailed after allegations surfaced about an extramarital affair. Jackman tells ABC Radio …
At world premiere, fans get first look at ‘Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet’
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet had its world premiere Monday night in Hollywood. The Disney/Pixar sequel’s event drew both the movie’s stars — and Disney fans both famous and not — to the famed El Capitan Theater. As its name suggests, the follow-up has John C. Reilly’s video game character take a …
“Country Night” on ‘Dancing with the Stars’: Kisses, country stars, group dances, and a double elimination
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Dancing with the Stars went country Monday night as the remaining couples danced to country hits, and top country stars Cole Swindell, Chris Janson, Carly Pearce, Lauren Alaina and LANCO performed. At the end of the night, there was a double elimination: Both John Schneider and Emma Slater and Demarcus Ware and …
‘People’ names Idris Elba its “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2018
Samir Hussein/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Jimmy Fallon revealed on Monday’s Tonight Show that Idris Elba is People‘s Sexiest Man Alive for 2018, and unveiled the official magazine cover. “I’m really, really happy with that, man,” the Thor star, appearing live via satellite from London, told Fallon. “Thank you so much People magazine for making me Sexiest …
Mo’Nique tells Rebel Wilson to check her plus-sized history: “Don’t be a part of erasing it”
Barry King/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Mo’Nique is weighing in on Rebel Wilson’s plus-sized error. Wilson was dragged online after she claimed during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she was “proud to be the first-ever plus-sized girl to be the star of a romantic comedy.” She was referring to her upcoming movie Isn’t …