Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — The Meg showed some teeth over the weekend, topping the box office with an estimated $44.5 million debut. That’s some 60% more than the $18-20 million the film was expected to earn in its opening weekend. The sci-fi horror flick, starring Jason Statham as a rescue diver who joins a group of …
Jay Ellis shares his thoughts on the third season of ‘Insecure’ without his character, Lawrence
Anne Marie Fox/HBO(NEW YORK) — On Sunday night’s return of the hit HBO series Insecure, one of the show’s central characters will be noticeably absent. Jay Ellis, who’s played Lawrence Walker and Issa Rae’s boyfriend on the series, will not be returning for season three. Ellis tells ABC Radio that after last season, there really …
Denzel Washington beams over son & ‘BlacKkKlansman’ star John David’s rise as an actor: “I knew he was talented and…it’s happening”
Marion Curtis/StarPix for Focus Features(NEW YORK) — Denzel Washington is one proud papa. With the release of BlacKkKlansman, in which his eldest son, John David Washington, takes on the lead role of real-life detective Ron Stallworth — a black police officer who infiltrated the KKK– Denzel is more than ready to support his son’s meteoric rise. …
‘Freaky Friday’ gets musical makeover tonight on the Disney Channel
Disney Channel/David Bukach(NEW YORK) — Tonight, the Disney Channel airs the fifth re-telling of the mom/daughter body-swap comedy Freaky Friday — but the first-ever as movie musical. This time ’round, Broadway star Heidi Blickenstaff and actress and musician Cozi Zuehlsdorff [ZoolzDorf], respectively, play a busy mom and a ‘tude-filled high school-aged daughter magically swapping bodies. …
‘Leading Lady Parts’: ‘Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey, ‘Rogue One’ lead Felicity Jones, Tom Hiddleston spoof sexist, racist casting process
Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images(LONDON) — The BBC has united an impressive group of gifted actresses in a comedy short called Lady Parts, which spoofs the often sexist — and sometimes overtly racist — casting process in the film industry. It’s now on YouTube. The film is part of the BBC’s …
Could Idris Elba be closer to slipping into James Bond’s tux?
CHRIS RADBURN/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Consider us both shaken AND stirred. Luther and Marvel movie star Idris Elba could be one step closer to slipping into the tux of 007. A report in the U.K. publication the Daily Star claims that Bond movie boss Barbara Broccoli has talked to Equalizer series director Antoine Fuqua about who should …
No charges filed in Ryan Seacrest sexual misconduct case
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles Police Department has decided not to file charges against Ryan Seacrest, stemming from sexual misconduct charges filed against him by his former stylist. The LAPD told ABC News Thursday that the department “did look into allegations of sexual battery against Seacrest. No charges were filed. And the case …
Anthony Anderson, Steven Seagal and Harvey Weinstein sexual assault cases sent to LA DA’s office
Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Three separate sexual assault cases involving Anthony Anderson, Steven Seagal and Harvey Weinstein were presented by police to the LA DA’s office Wednesday. The cases will now be reviewed by the DA’s task force working on entertainment industry cases. A sexual assault case was presented by the Los Angeles Police …
‘The Meg,’ ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ ‘Slender Man’ top this week’s new releases
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — Here are the movies opening nationwide Friday: * The Meg — This sci-fi horror film stars Jason Stratham as a rescue diver who joins a group of scientists trying to stop a giant, prehistoric Megalodon shark from terrorizing a beach. Also starring Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, …
Ariana Grande reveals her ‘Late Late Show’ Carpool Karaoke episode will air next week
Photo: Terence Patrick/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) — We won’t have to wait too long to see Ariana Grande’s Carpool Karaoke with James Corden. The singer announced on social media that her episode will be airing on CBS’ The Late Late Show Wednesday, August 15. So far, all we know about …