Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Disney/Pixar’s Incredibles 2 topped the weekend box office with an estimated $180 million debut, beating the previous record for an animated film set by 2016’s Finding Dory. The sequel to 2004’s The Incredibles — which features the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson and Sophia Bush — delivered the second biggest June opening, behind Universal’s Jurassic World, as well as the eighth largest …
David Bowie’s death profiled in new episode of Reelz documentary
Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A new episode of the Reelz docu-series Autopsy: The Last Hours of… focusing on the death of David Bowie will premiere this Sunday, June 17, at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. On the program, forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Hunter takes an in-depth look at what may have led …
Joe Mantegna and Kirsten Vangness liken their long-running “Criminal Minds” to the Rolling Stones
©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved (NEW YORK) — Like a certain rock band, the cast of CBS’ police procedural Criminal Minds has been at it a long time, and show no signs of slowing down. “I equate it to, you know, like the Rolling Stones,” star Joe Mantegna tells ABC Radio. “Like when …
Wesley Snipes joining Eddie Murphy in Netflix’s “Dolemite” film
Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Wesley Snipes is set to star with Eddie Murphy in Dolemite Is My Name!, a biographical film about real-life actor and producer Rudy Ray Moore. Snipes joins a cast which also includes Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The New …
Still the One that We Want: “Grease” celebrates 40th anniversary on Saturday
Paramount/Getty Images(HOLLYWOOD) — Forty years later, fans are still hopelessly devoted to Grease. The iconic musical starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta celebrates its 40th anniversary this Saturday, June 16. At the time of its release in 1978, Grease became the highest-grossing musical ever, breaking the 13-year record held by The Sound of Music. It’s …
Kelly Preston talks seeing her husband John Travolta transform into mob boss John Gotti
Credit: Brian Douglas(NEW YORK) — Longtime married couple John Travolta and Kelly Preston have worked together before, but in the new film Gotti the two play husband and wife for the first time ever. Travolta stars as notorious New York City crime boss John Gotti, while Preston plays Gotti’s wife Victoria. Preston tells ABC Radio …
“Dancing With the Stars” pros Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson are engaged
Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Dancing With the Stars is responsible for yet another love match! Two pros from the ABC show — Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson — are engaged, they announced Thursday. According to photos that the couple shared on social media, Chmerkovskiy proposed to Johnson while on vacation in Italy, and she happily accepted. “I …
Craig T. Nelson can’t wait for his great-grandkids to see “The Incredibles 2”
ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) — Fourteen years after the original movie swooped into theaters, The Incredibles 2 is back for even more superhero action. This time around, mom Helen, aka Elastigirl — voiced by Holly Hunter — goes back to work while Bob, aka Mr. Incredible, stays home with their three supercharged kids. Craig T. Nelson, who voices …
Tag, you’re it: Jon Hamm and Ed Helms on the “genuinely sweet” story of their movie
ABC(NEW YORK) — The film comedy Tag, an out-of-bounds concept for keeping a friendship alive with a decades-long, no-holds-barred game of tag, is now in theaters, with an all-star cast of characters who thought the concept was too good to be true. Actors Ed Helms and Jon Hamm tag-teamed an interview with ABC Radio to chat …
Conor McGregor says he “regrets” melee that got him arrested on assault charges
Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images(NEW YORK) — Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor broke his silence Thursday about allegedly sparking a melee in April in Brooklyn, New York, that left two foes injured — saying he “regrets” his actions in the out-of-Octagon altercation. The 29-year-old Irish cage brawler spoke following a brief hearing in Brooklyn …