Universal(LOS ANGELES) — The Grinch brought in the green this weekend, topping the box office with an estimated $66 million debut. The CGI-animated take on Dr. Seuss’ classic 1957 book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas — with Benedict Cumberbatch voicing the titular character — posted the third biggest opening for an animated film in November, behind The Incredibles and Frozen, with $70.4 million $67.39 million, …
Kathy Griffin and boyfriend split after seven years
Raymond Hall/FilmMagicKathy Griffin and her longtime boyfriend, Randy Bick, have called it quits, she announced via Twitter on Thursday. “God help me, but I’m gonna be one of those people who announces a break up,” the 58-year-old comic wrote. “After 7 years, Randy and I have decided to part ways. It’s not acrimonious and I …
Alyssa Milano, Rainn Wilson among those forced to evacuate due to LA-area wildfires
ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) — Following the news that Kim Kardashian West had to evacuate her Calabasas home, more celebrities have revealed they, too, have had to flee the raging wildfires threatening the Los Angeles area. Rainn Wilson, Alyssa Milano and Melissa Etheridge are among the thousands of evacuees. Wilson tweeted, “My House has been evacuated …
Claire Foy kicks butt and takes names in ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’
Reiner Bajo/Sony Pictures EntertainmentClaire Foy just won an Emmy for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown on Netflix, and there’s already Oscar buzz surrounding her role as Neil Armstrong’s wife, Janet Armstrong, in the recently released biopic First Man. Now Foy’s kicking butt and taking names in the new crime thriller The Girl in …
CW’s ‘Charmed’ reboot gets OK for 22-episode season
The CW Network(LOS ANGELES) — Not all of the original series fans are crazy about the reboot, but the CW’s updated take on Charmed has performed well enough for the network to give the green light for a full season on 22 episodes. The series, about three sisters who are also the so-called Charmed Ones …
Adam Savage is back — with a lot of little help — for ‘MythBusters Jr.’
Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Famous fanboy, special effects wizard, and original MythBuster Adam Savage returns to TV Wednesday, January 2 as the host and executive producer of MythBusters Jr. The new, 10-episode series kicks off at 9 p.m. on Science Channel, it has just been announced. The show will feature nation’s leading young “makers,” robotics …
Simone Missick says ‘Luke Cage’ season three would’ve told Misty Knight’s origins story
Simone Missick with Mike Colter in “Marvel’s Luke Cage”; David Lee/Netflix(NEW YORK) — In the course of a week, Simone Missick’s life as detective Misty Knight was turned upside down with the cancellation of two Marvel superhero series, Iron Fist and Luke Cage. Now, less than a month after the cancellations, Missick is revealing to …
Kim Kardashian forced to flee her home amid Woolsey Canyon wildfire
Jesse Grant/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Kim Kardashian was forced to evacuate her Hidden Hills, California home Thursday night, due to the threat of a rapidly spreading 2000-acre Woolsey Canyon wildfire in Ventura County, according to People magazine. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star had shot an aerial video of the flames from her private jet, which she posted on …
‘The Grinch’ tops this week’s new releases
Universal(LOS ANGELES) — Here are the films opening nationwide on Friday: * The Grinch — Benedict Cumberbatch voices the titular character in this CGI-animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ classic 1957 book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, about the hairy, green humanoid who plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville. Additional voice cast includes Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, and Angela …
Comic Katherine Ryan scores new Netflix series & stand-up special
Carla Guler/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — If you’re a fan of Katherine Ryan’s 2017 Netflix comedy special, In Trouble, you’ll be thrilled to know there are more laughs in store. The London-based Canadian comedian’s just scored her own scripted comedy series. Titled The Duchess, the six-episode series will follow Ryan’s character, a “fashionably disruptive” single mom of …