Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Add Kurt Russell to the list of Guardians of the Galaxy series stars to express support for writer-director James Gunn. As previously reported, Gunn was fired from a third film in the series after offensive tweets of his were unearthed. “It’s sad,” Russell told Variety over the weekend. “But it’s a …
Dave Bautista finds it “nauseating” to work on ‘Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ after James Gunn firing
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Dave Bautista is speaking out again about Guardians of The Galaxy director James Gunn’s firing — and he’s clearly still not happy about it. In a tweet Sunday, the actor wrote that he’ll reprise his role as Drax in the third installment of the franchise, but only because he’s contractually obligated. “I …
CBS entertainment chief addresses Les Moonves sexual misconduct allegations
Photo: Bill Inoshita/CBS 2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl took the stage at the Television Critics Association press tourin Beverly Hills Sunday, where he fielded questions about sexual misconduct allegations against his boss, CBS President and CEO Les Moonves. Many at the TCA conference were surprised to …
‘Murphy Brown’ creator Diane English says revival will address sexual misconduct, attacks on the press
Photo: Francis Specker/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Murphy Brown creator Diane English, who’s also behind the forthcoming CBS Murphy Brown revival, said at the show’s panel Sunday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills that you can expect the show to address the #MeToo movement. “We …
He made it so: Patrick Stewart to reprise his role as Jean-Luc Picard in new ‘Star Trek’ series
Cr: Bill Burke/CBS © 2018 CBS Interactive. All Rights Reserved.(LAS VEGAS) — Welcome back, Captain Picard. Patrick Stewart announced this weekend at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention that he’ll be reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard in a new Star Trek series for CBS All Access. Stewart, 78, explained that he’s been humbled to hear …
‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ tops the box office for second week with $35 million
L-R: Henry Cavill, Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson in “Mission: Impossible — Fallout”; Chiabella James/© 2018 Paramount Pictures(NEW YORK) — Mission: Impossible — Fallout topped the box office for the second straight week, delivering an estimated $35 million. It’s total stateside earnings now stand at just under $125 million. The film did even better overseas, where it …
Charlotte Rae, ‘The Facts of Life’s’ Mrs. Garrett, dead at 92
L-R: “The Facts of Life” stars Kim Fields, Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon, Charlotte Rae, Mindy Cohn; Frank Carroll/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Actress Charlotte Rae, best known as wise and lovable house mother Mrs. Garrett on The Facts of Life, died Sunday at her home in Los Angeles, She was 92. Rae’s publicist, B. …
Seth Rogen apologizes for use of blackface on a stand-in actor on the set of his film ‘Good Boys’
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Earlier this week, Seth Rogen faced immense backlash after a photo surfaced of a light-skinned black child actor wearing blackface on the set of the Seth’s upcoming film, Good Boys. According to TMZ, the child was reported to have been a stand-in for 11-year old Keith L. Williams. In the photo he …
Report: Director Matt Reeves won’t yet say if Ben Affleck will star in ‘Batman’
Warner Bros. While Ben Affleck had written a draft of a script when he scheduled to direct a Batman movie — and insisted last year that he wasn’t done playing the Caped Crusader — questions are still being raised about the actor’s participation in the project, which is now being directed by Matt Reeves. The …
Chris Rock to star in fourth season of FX series “Fargo”
John Lamparski/WireImage(HOLLYWOOD) — Chris Rock is heading to Fargo. FX announced on Friday that the comedian will star in the fourth season of the hit limited series. The new season will be set in 1950’s Kansas City, Missouri, where two criminal syndicates — one Italian, one African-American — have “struck an uneasy peace.” To …