Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Months after Italian actress Asia Argento became one of the first people to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, she’s now herself accused of paying off a young male actor who accused her of sexual misconduct. According to a report in The New York Times, Argento paid 22-year-old actor Jimmy Bennett $380,000 …
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ pays off with $34 million five-day opening
Sanja Bucko/Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — Crazy Rich Asians, which officially opened on Wednesday, had a crazy good weekend, topping the box office with an estimated $34 million over the five-day period, with just under $24.2 million of that earned over the weekend. The film — the first Asian-American-led studio release since 1993’s Joy Luck Club …
“Quantico” star Priyanka Chopra confirms engagement to pop star Nick Jonas
Prodip Guha/Hindustan Times via Getty Images(MUMBAI) — Quantico star Priyanka Chopra and pop star Nick Jonas are finally Instagram official: The couple confirmed their rumored engagement with a posting on Chopra’s social media. “The only way to do this… with Family and God. Thank you all for your wishes and blessings,” Chopra, 36, wrote, captioning …
“Watchmen” series officially coming to HBO in 2019
HBO/Van Redin (Regina King)Watchmen has officially been ordered to series at HBO, Variety reports. The Damon Lindelof series, based on the classic DC graphic novel about superheroes who are treated as outlaws, is set to debut in 2019. Until now, the show had just been in its pilot stage. HBO says the new series “embraces …
Renée Zellweger to star in new Netflix show, “What/If”
JB Lacroix/ Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Renée Zellweger is heading to Netflix. The actress will be starring a new drama series called What/If, set to debut on the streaming site in 2019. The show, described as a “social thriller,” is about newlyweds in a financial bind, who find themselves tempted into a lucrative but ethically …
Milo Gibson follows in his dad Mel Gibson’s acting footsteps with new film, “Breaking and Entering”
Michael Tullberg/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Milo Gibson is following in his dad Mel Gibson’s acting footsteps. The younger Gibson is starring in a new movie called Breaking and Entering, a dark comedy where he plays a charming burglar. Having grown up around the film industry, Milo tells ABC’s Good Morning America that he inevitably caught …
Regina King’s “wild” Comic-Con experience: “You have fans in places that you would never guess”
ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) — Emmy-award winning actress Regina King is still reeling over her appearance at last month’s Comic-Con in San Diego, California, where she, like thousands of other fans, took part in all things geek culture. As a newbie, King tells ABC Radio her experience was definitely one to remember. “It was wild, wild!” …
‘The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening talks new series, ‘Disenchantment’
Netflix(NEW YORK) — From Springfield to Dreamland. The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has a new animated series on Netflix set in medieval times, called Disenchantment. Groening, who worked with former Simpsons writer and producer Josh Weinstein on the new series, said its medieval time period was something they’ve both been itching to explore. “We both share a love of fables and …
‘Mile 22’ and ‘Alpha’ among this week’s new movie releases
Mark Wahlberg i “Mile 22”; Murray Close/© 2017 STX Financing, LLC.(NEW YORK) — Here are the movies opening nationwide Friday: * Mile 22 — Mark Wahlberg stars as a CIA operative leading a small paramilitary team on a dangerous mission to sneak a police officer with sensitive information out of the country. John Malkovich, Lauren …
Watch now: Marvel’s “Iron Fist” season 2 trailer
Netflix(HOLLYWOOD) — They’ve made fans wait until three weeks before the show returns to Netflix, but the folks at Marvel Entertainment have finally released the trailer for the second season of Marvel’s Iron Fist. The clip is tight and action-packed and features co-stars Finn Jones and Jessica Henwick — both Games of Thrones alums — beating …