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 …
Scarlett Johansson named “Forbes'” highest-paid actress
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — Scarlett Johansson made more bank last year than any other actress in the world. That’s the official word of Forbes, which reveals that the star pocketed a cool $40.5 million between June 1 of 2017 and 2018, almost half of which came from Johansson’s $20 million paycheck for appearing as Black Widow …
Julia Louis-Dreyfus gives heartfelt thanks to “Veep” crew before season 7 shooting begins
HBO/Justin M. Lubin(LOS ANGELES) — Julia Louis-Dreyfus battled breast cancer in the last year, but the Veep star had her mind on others when she returned to the set this past week. In a tweet, Louis-Dreyfus can be seen in a set hotel room just before shooting. She addresses her crew and says, “I really appreciate …
Original “Jurassic Park” will celebrate 25th anniversary with theatrical screenings
Universal Studios(HOLLYWOOD) — Here’s something that might make you feel as old as a dinosaur: Jurassic Park is turning 25! The Steven Spielberg dino-blockbuster will celebrate its quarter-century birthday by a nationwide set of screenings in September in more than 500 theaters, for one weekend only. Jurassic Park is set on a Costa Rican island, where …
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin dead at 76
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images (DETROIT) — Aretha Franklin, the pastor’s daughter who became the undisputed Queen of Soul over a career that spanned more than five decades, has died of advanced pancreatic cancer, ABC News has confirmed. “It is with deep and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Aretha Louise Franklin, the Queen …