20th Century Fox (LOS ANGELES) — Bohemian Rhapsody was the champion of the box office, beating expectations with an estimated $50 million debut. The biopic, which stars Rami Malek as Queen’s flamboyant frontman, the late Freddie Mercury, delivered an estimated $72 million overseas, for a worldwide total of more than $141 million. The weekend’s two …
Sequel news: ‘Gladiator’ sequel in the works; ‘Bad Boys 3’ a go
Universal/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — “Are you not entertained?” So declared Russell Crowe’s Maximus in Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning 2000 film Gladiator. Now comes word there’s more entertainment in store. Scott is reportedly moving forward on a Gladiator sequel, according to Deadline. The new film will follow the story of Lucius, the nephew of the evil emperor Commodus, played …
Alec Baldwin arrested after allegedly punching someone over parking spot
ABC/ Heidi Gutman(NEW YORK) — Alec Baldwin was arrested in New York City Friday after allegedly punching someone over a parking dispute. Police said the 60-year-old actor hit a person who took a parking space Baldwin was attempting to hold for himself on East 10th Street in Manhattan. Baldwin was taken into custody and given …
‘Boy Erased’ author Garrard Conley talks back rubs from Nicole Kidman and texts from Russell Crowe
Garrard Conley and mother Martha Conley; Ernesto Distefano/Getty Images for Westbank and Focus Features(NEW YORK) — Just two years after Garrard Conley’s memoir Boy Erased debuted, Joel Edgerton has turned it into a major motion picture starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe. It tells the true story of Conley’s time in a gay …
Robin Wright and Michael Kelly reflect on final ‘House of Cards’ season
David Giesbrecht/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — House of Cards‘ sixth and final season debuted on Netflix overnight — and it’s truly the end of an era. The show put Netflix on the map for original content, and its stars, Robin Wright and Michael Kelly, tell ABC Radio they’re proud to have been a part of the revolutionary TV series. …
Streisand takes the wheel in the latest “Late Late Show” “Carpool Karaoke”
CBS/Terrence Patrick(LOS ANGELES) — Barbra Streisand joined James Corden for his latest “Carpool Karaoke,” which aired on Thursday’s The Late Late Show. This time around — and possibly to accommodate Streisand’s preferred close-up angle — Corden’s stranded by a parking boot, and needs a pick-up. Babs rolls up and Corden takes the passenger seat — although nearly regrets it, when Streisand claims …
‘Nobody’s Fool’: Tyler Perry shares the message behind the R-rated comedy
Tyler Perry with Tiffany Haddish; courtesy Paramount Pictures(NEW YORK) — Tyler Perry has an important message behind his latest comedy, Nobody’s Fool. The film follows a recently-paroled Tiffany Haddish, who tries to help her sister — played by Tika Sumpter — get revenge on the man who might be catfishing her. While the rom-com will undoubtedly …
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ among this week’s new releases
20th Century Fox(LOS ANGELES) — Here are the films opening nationwide on Friday: * Bohemian Rhapsody — Mr. Robot‘s Rami Malek stars as late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in this biographical film on his life leading up to the band’s legendary appearance at Live Aid in 1985. Also starring Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Lucy Boynton …
Once again, Jimmy Kimmel’s annual stolen Halloween candy prank doesn’t disappoint — parents
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — During his show Thursday night, Jimmy Kimmel showed off some of the submissions from his ongoing “I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy” prank. As always, this annual subversion of parental trust resulted in screams, tears — and from a few prime examples of prime parenting — genuine forgiveness. …
Will Smith is a super-spy pigeon in ‘Spies in Disguise’ teaser-trailer
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — If you’ve ever wondered what Will Smith would look like as a pigeon — and who hasn’t? — check out the new teaser-trailer for the animated comedy Spies in Disguise. Smith provides the voice for super-spy Lance Sterling, who’s turned into a pigeon by geeky scientist Walter Beckett, voiced by Spider-Man: Homecoming star …