NBC//Will Heath(NEW YORK) — The special counsel paid a special visit to the president’s sons on this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live. Eric Trump, played again by Alex Moffat, was being tucked into bed by Mikey Day’s Donald Trump Jr. when he started to have some fears about he and his brother’s future. “There’s …
‘Asher’ star Ron Perlman “at peace” over ‘Hellboy’ reboot
Tommaso Boddi/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Ron Perlman plays a hitman looking to retire in the new film Asher, which hits theaters today. Perlman, a veteran character actor, is best known to some as the hulking figure under the red skin and muscle suit of the demonic comic hero Hellboy. He played the role in two fan favorite …
Report: Jodie Whittaker will return for a new season of ‘Doctor Who’
Ben Blackall/BBC America(NEW YORK) — Not that there was any official reason to doubt it would happen, but word is Jodie Whittaker will return in the title role for another season of Doctor Who. “I really can’t wait to step back in and get to work again,” Whittaker told The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s such an …
‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ roars onto Netflix today
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Featuring jaw-dropping visuals and an A-list voice cast, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle hits Netflix today. The latest take on Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book stars the voice and motion capture talents of Christian Bale, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett and Benedict Cumberbatch. Black Panther star Serkis, who famously portrayed Gollum in the Lord …
Hugh Jackman’s upcoming world tour: No Wolverine, but Deadpool may drop by
AEG Presents/TEG-Dainty/Robert Fox(NEW YORK ) — Tickets go on sale Friday for Hugh Jackman’s first-ever world tour, which will include plenty of singing, dancing and storytelling, but not his most famous on-screen character. However, there’s a possibility that another Marvel superhero may show up. “There won’t be a Wolverine kick line,” Jackman jokes. But, he …
First look: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ trailer teases hope amid ‘Infinity War’ ruins
Marvel Studios(NEW YORK) — (SPOILERS AHEAD) We have a name — and the first trailer — for the sequel to Avengers: Infinity War. Firstly, if you haven’t seen Avengers: Infinity War, you may want to look away now, because this being a sequel, everything that happens in the new trailer takes place in the aftermath of …
61st annual Grammy Awards: The nominees
GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Nominees for the 61st annual Grammy Awards were announced this morning. Here’s the complete list of nominees in key categories for the 61st annual Grammy Awards. Winners will be revealed on music’s biggest night Sunday, February 10, live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on CBS. Album of the …
First look: New ‘Game of Thrones’ season eight teaser
Courtesy of HBO(NEW YORK) — HBO has unveiled a teaser for the upcoming final season of Game of Thrones. Unfortunately for fans, the sneak peek is devoid of any scenes from the final episodes of the epic, Emmy-winning series. Instead, the coming attraction is a visual call-back to A Song of Ice and Fire, the …
‘Schindler’s List’ 25th anniversary re-release tops quiet box office weekend
Universal(LOS ANGELES) — Opening nationwide on Friday: * Schindler’s List — Universal marks the 25th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking film with a limited engagement, digitally remastered, re-release. The movie, starring Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler, who saved the lives of more than one thousand Jewish people during the Holocaust, took home seven Oscars in …
Kevin Hart out as Oscars host, steps down in wake of homophobic “tweets of old”
ABCKevin Hart has stepped down as the host of the upcoming Academy Awards telecast, after nearly 10-year-old homophobic tweets surfaced from the comic and actor. On Instagram, Hart explained the organization confronted him on Thursday. “I just got a call from the Academy,” Hart says to camera. “That call basically said, ‘Kevin apologize for your tweets …