NBC/HFPA(BEVERLY HILLS) — Terry Crews, Danai Gurira, Leslie Mann and Christian Slater took turns announcing the nominees for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards this morning from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Winners will be revealed January 6 in ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and broadcast live on NBC. Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg will host. …
Let’s get it on! Ice Cube to help revive MTV’s ‘Celebrity Deathmatch’
ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) — MTV Studios has decided to revive its stop-motion animation series Celebrity Deathmatch and has recruited Ice Cube to help them do it. The network announced on Wednesday, Cube will star in and executive-produce the upcoming show, which will make its return in 2019 a weekly series. The original iteration of the show aired on MTV between 1998-2001 …
Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg named co-hosts of the Golden Globe Awards
NBC(HOLLYWOOD) — Ahead of the Golden Globe nominations being announced Thursday morning, Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg have been named co-hosts of the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards. Oh currently stars in the critically-acclaimed BBC America series Killing Eve, and previously won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Grey’s Anatomy. …
‘The Good Place,’ ‘Narcos: Mexico’ will be back for new seasons
“The Good Place” cast; Andrew Eccles/NBC(NEW YORK) — The Good Place just received some good news. NBC has renewed the Kristen Bell-Ted Danson comedy about the afterlife for a fourth season. In season three, Michael — played by Ted Danson — sends Kristen Bell, Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto’s characters — Eleanor, Chidi, …
‘Aquaman’ star & bookworm Amber Heard had a special “green screen” book bag
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures & © DC Comics(NEW YORK) — Amber Heard stars as Mera, queen of the sea, alongside Jason Momoa in Aquaman. But when the cameras weren’t rolling, the actress says her time was spent reading — which wasn’t as easy as you might think. Heard told Good Morning America that when …
Wakanda Forever! ‘Black Panther’ is 2018’s most tweeted-about film
Marvel Studios/Disney(NEW YORK) — Wakanda forever! At the year draws to a close, Twitter’s tabulating its top tweets of the year by category, and Black Panther is the most tweeted-about movie of 2018. Right on Black Panther‘s heels is another Marvel movie, the spring blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War. Rounding out the top five most tweeted-about …
‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ remains top holiday classic flick
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment(NEW YORK) — With the dizzying proliferation of TV and streaming channels today, there’s more holiday entertainment available than ever before. And yet it seems the old favorites remain just that. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is the number-one holiday movie, according to a poll conducted by The Hollywood Reporter and the market …
Ben Mendelsohn says there was a “certain charm” to playing ‘Captain Marvel”s shape-shifting villain
Ben Mendelsohn, center, with “Captain Marvel” co-directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden; Chuck Zlotnick/Marvel Studios(NEW YORK) — Everyone’s favorite “bad guy,” Ben Mendelsohn, is gearing up for a decidedly good 2019. The Australian actor is set to play the shape-shifting villain Talos in Captain Marvel, which will be released in March. A new trailer for …
Kevin Hart will host the 2019 Oscars
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Kevin Hart will host the 2019 Oscars, he announced Tuesday. In a lengthy statement shared on Instagram, the comedian revealed that hosting the awards show “has been a goal on my list for a long time.” “To be able to join the legendary list of host [sic] that have graced that …
Lady Gaga has an idea for a Broadway musical…and Lin-Manuel Miranda wants to hear it
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Lady Gaga has tackled music, TV and film. Is theater next? In a conversation with Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda for Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Gaga revealed her Broadway aspirations. Turns out that not only would she love to star in a musical, she’d also love to write one. “I’ve always been …