ABC/Fred Lee(LOS ANGELES) — Natalie Portman is pulling double duty in her new film…in more ways than one. According to The Hollywood Reporter, she’ll be directing and starring in a film about the real-life twin sisters behind the dueling advice columns Ann Landers and Dear Abby. Portman will be playing the identical twins, whose birth …
Shaken and stirred: Danny Boyle will no longer direct 25th James Bond movie
VCG/VCG via Getty Images(LONDON) — 007 has lost his director. Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle was set to be behind the camera for the 25th installment of the James Bond franchise, but has departed the project. The official James Bond Twitter account wrote, “Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig today announced that due to …
“Star Wars'” Kelly Marie Tran opens up about online abuse: “It wasn’t their words, it’s that I started to believe them”
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Star Wars: The Last Jedi star Kelly Marie Tran deleted her Instagram this summer after experiencing relentless online harassment. Now, in a new essay for the New York Times, the actress speaks out about the cyber abuse for the first time. Tran — the first woman of color to have a …
Asia Argento denies sexual assault claims against her; says Anthony Bourdain paid her accuser
Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Italian actress Asia Argento, a key figure in the #MeToo movement, has released a statement in response to allegations that she paid off her own sexual assault accuser. In the statement, first obtained by journalist Yashar Ali, she denies the claims made by her former co-star Jimmy Bennett, who told The …
Trevor Noah to host Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 in South Africa
ABC/Lou Rocco(SOUTH AFRICA) — Trevor Noah has been announced as host for the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, set to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa this December. Noah, a native South African, will help honor the centennial of Nelson Mandela’s birth at the December 3 event, which also supports the campaign to end extreme …
Jon Stewart helps round up two “baaaaad” goats from Brooklyn subway tracks
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Two goats were on the loose, roaming around on the subway tracks in Brooklyn, New York on Monday, and Jon Stewart came to their rescue. In a video, the former Daily Show host can be seen helping round up the two farm animals along with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority officers and …
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer accuses Asia Argento of “stunning level of hypocrisy” amid sex assault claims
Asia Argento and Harvey Weinstein in 2004; Denise Truscello/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein’s attorney stated Monday that the claim of sexual misconduct made against Italian actress Asia Argento should cast doubt on the allegations she’s made against the disgraced producer. The New York Times reported Sunday that Argento sexually assaulted her then-17-year-old former movie co-star, …
Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare” is hitting the road for a new live tour
Nickelodeon(LOS ANGELES) — Double Dare might be coming to a city near you. The classic Nickelodeon game show is getting its own multi-city live stage tour, Double Dare Live, featuring original host Marc Summers and his sidekick Robin Russo. The tour kicks off Fayetteville, North Carolina on October 30 and will hit different cities across …
Niecy Nash gets a late-night series pilot order at TNT
Skip Bolen(LOS ANGELES) — Want to spend your nights with Niecy Nash? Variety reports that TNT has ordered a pilot for a late-night series to be hosted and executive produced by Nash. It’s currently titled Naked with Niecy Nash, and would feature the actress doling out advice on love, sex and relationships. “I’m so excited …
Chris Hemsworth talks playing “overly masculine” roles: “It all starts to feel very familiar”
Alasdair McLellan exclusively for GQ(LONDON) — Chris Hemsworth rose to fame playing the ultimate macho superhero — Thor, God of Thunder — in the Marvel movie franchise, but in a new cover story with GQ, the Australian actor talks about finding his on-screen identity beyond just his muscles and good looks. “I came into Hollywood …