Netflix(NEW YORK) — So far, there have been at least nine film adaptations of the 124-year-old Rudyard Kipling classic story The Jungle Book, the first in 1942. Now Netflix is giving us the first look at the latest. The first trailer for Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, directed by Andy Serkis, stars Rohan Chand as …
Giants of rock, pop, R&B and country nominated for Songwriters Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame(NEW YORK) — Artists behind many of the classic songs we love and know by heart are among the nominees this year to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The nominees are split between so-called Performing Songwriters and behind-the-scenes Songwriters. Included in the former are pop diva Mariah Carey, Annie Lennox and Dave …
Watch the first trailer for ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’
Illumination(NEW YORK) — Illumination released the first trailer for The Secret Life of Pets 2, the followup to the 2016 blockbuster. The clip, or “character trailer” as the studio’s calling it, finds Max the dog — now voiced by Patton Oswalt, replacing Louis C.K., who was fired from the project following sexual misconduct allegations — …
Gabrielle Union to produce and star in rom-com ‘The Perfect Find’
ABC Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — Gabrielle Union is gearing up to pull double duty on her next project. Variety has learned that Union is set to produce and star in the upcoming romantic comedy The Perfect Find. The film, which will be produced through Union’s I’ll Have Another banner, is an adaptation of author/beauty expert …
Megan Fox hosting new Travel Channel series, ‘Legends of the Lost’
Burak Akay/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Megan Fox is setting off on a new adventure. The actress is set to host a new Travel Channel series, Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox, which will feature her traveling to different locations to delve into some of the world’s most famous legends and myths. “All across …
Leah Remini apologizes to Jada Pinkett Smith for Scientology claims
ABC/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) — In her 2015 memoir, Troublemaker, Leah Remini claimed Will and Jada Pinkett Smith were hard-core Scientologists, which both actors have denied. Now, in an emotional interview with Jada Pinkett Smith, Remini is apologizing for the false accusation. “I didn’t even consider Jada and Will, while I was going in hard on my …
Rating for ‘A Star Is Born’ changed in New Zealand after viewers are “traumatized” by one scene
Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — (SPOILERS AHEAD) Most rating systems are in place to warn people about sex, language and violence — but New Zealand has changed its rating for A Star Is Born based on something else in the movie that has some viewers extremely upset. The country’s Office of Film and Lit Classification …
“Oprah’s Favorite Things” list for 2018 includes 50 items under $50
Don Arnold/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Start making up your Christmas list, because Oprah Winfrey has unveiled her annual collection of “Oprah’s Favorite Things” for 2018. The list, which appears in the December issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, includes the most items yet: 107 in all. Plus, according to the magazine, for the first time ever, …
‘Breaking Bad’ movie in the works; will Cranston & Paul return?
Bryan Cranston as Walter White; Ursula Coyote/AMC (LOS ANGELES) — Could we be seeing more of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman? In what’s unquestionably welcome news for fans, Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan is working on a two-hour movie based on the award-winning AMC series, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. It’s not yet clear whether …
Idris Elba on his Sexiest Man Alive honor: “I was like, ‘Yeah, you are kind of sexy'”
Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Idris Elba admits he was surprised to be named People‘s Sexiest Man Alive this year. He also admits the honor has definitely been a self-confidence booster. “I was like, ‘Come on, no way. Really?’” the 46-year-old actor told the mag. “Looked in the mirror, I checked myself out. I was like, ‘Yeah, …