2018 NBCUniversal Media, LLC (NEW YORK) — The Christmas season got into full swing on Wednesday, with NBC’s lighting of the iconic Rockefeller Christmas tree, with the help of John Legend, Pentatonix, Rob Thomas, Ella Mai and Diana Ross. Legend opened with “That’s What Christmas Means to Me,” a cover of the Stevie Wonder song, which …
Jordan Peele confirmed to produce a “spiritual sequel” to ‘Candyman’
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Jordan Peele’s Candyman reboot is officially on its way. According Deadline, MGM Pictures has teamed up with Oscar-winning Get Out writer/director Peele’s Monkeypaw Production company to produce a reboot of the 1992 horror film. The new film, set to hit theaters in 2020, is reported be a “spiritual sequel” to the original, but …
Lindsay Lohan “flattered” by pop star Ariana Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ video tease
Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Actress Lindsay Lohan has mixed feelings about pop star Ariana Grande’s upcoming “thank u, next” music video, which borrows from some of the singer’s favorite movies, including, Mean Girls. A few days after Grande shared an Instagram snap of herself, with a group of girls dressed as the titular characters, …
‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ reunites Tim Blake Nelson with the Coen Brothers
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Tim Blake Nelson plays a singing, murderous cowboy in his newest role in Netflix’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. “[Scruggs] lives by a certain code,” Nelson told ABC News’ Peter Travers. “He never kills unprovoked. And don’t call him a Tinhorn.” The series again teams Nelson with filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen …
Watch now: ‘Fuller House’ season four trailer drops
L-R: Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber; Mike Yarish/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Love is in the air in the new trailer for season four of Netflix’s Fuller House. The trailer shows DJ and Steve — played by Candace Cameron-Bure and Scott Winger — rekindling their romance. Meanwhile, Andrea Barber’s Kimmy is very pregnant with Stephanie’s …
‘The Handmaids Tale’ sequel, ‘The Testaments,’ coming next year
Elisabeth Moss as Offred in Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”; George Kraychyk/Hulu(NEW YORK) — The Handmaid’s Tale is more popular today than it’s ever been in the 33 years since it was first published, due in no small part to the hit Hulu series based on Margaret Atwood‘s 1985 novel. Now comes news that a sequel is …
‘The Voice’ recap: Kelly Clarkson loses an artist
NBC/Trae Patton(LOS ANGELES) — On Tuesday’s episode of The Voice, the 11 artists who performed on Monday learned that Lynnea Moorer, from Team Kelly Clarkson was sent home. Moorer was eliminated at the end of the one-hour results show. She lost an “Instant Save” vote to DeAndre Nico, from Adam Levine’s team. There are now 10 artists remaining in the competition, …
Amanda Bynes opens up about drug use and how she got sober
Photo by FOX via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Actress Amanda Bynes has resurfaced to set the record straight on her past attention-grabbing years in the spotlight, including her past substance abuse in an interview with Paper magazine published Monday. The 32-year-old star said she started using marijuana when she was 16, and also tried cocaine …
Whoopi Goldberg wants you to ‘Win Your Country!’
Yolanda Perez/ABC(NEW YORK) — You probably know Florida’s official nickname is The Sunshine State. But can you name The Pine Tree State? How about the northernmost point in the U.S., not counting Alaska? If you answered Maine and Angle, Minnesota, you’re just the kind of know-it-all Whoopi Goldberg will want for her new game show, …
Robert De Niro on split with wife: “We are entering a period of transition”
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Robert De Niro and his wife of more than 20 years, Grace Hightower, are splitting up, and the legendary actor tells People magazine that the breakup has been a “difficult” process. “Grace and I have two beautiful children together. We are entering a period of transition in our relationship which is …