Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — The first wave of nominees have been announced for the Teen Choice Awards: 2018, and Avengers: Infinity War, leads the pack with eight nominations, including nods for the top action movie, and the top actor and actress in an action movie for Chris Evans and Elizabeth Olsen, respectively. Star Wars: The …
Worlds collide as Celine Dion, Kanye West, and Ryan Reynolds get into a “Deadpool”-themed Twitter exchange
20th Century Fox(LOS ANGELES) — One might not expect a superhero team-up to include Deadpool, Celine Dion and Kanye West, but that’s just what happened — at least on Twitter. While tweeting his love for the Deadpool movies, the controversial rapper asserted that some of the music used in the films was reminiscent of his …
First Look: Tim Burton’s live-action “Dumbo” takes flight
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Director Tim Burton is giving fans a peek at Dumbo, the latest in a series of blockbuster live-action re-imaginings of Disney animated classics. This follows 2015’s Cinderella, 2016’s The Jungle Book and last year’s Beauty and the Beast in 2017. The snippet gives hints of the plot, in which Burton’s Batman Returns …
“Superfly” remake gets a jump on this weekend’s new movie releases
Photo Credit: Quantrell D. Colbert; © 2018 CTMG, Inc.(NEW YORK) — Opening Nationwide on Wednesday: * Superfly — Writer Alex Tse, who penned Watchmen, and Director X, who is best known for directing music videos for Drake and Rihanna, team up for this remake of the 1972 blaxploitation film Super Fly. Trevor Jackson — stepping into the …
“Avengers: Infinity War” tops $2 billion worldwide
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Avengers: Infinity War has topped the $2 billion mark at the worldwide box office, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie is only the fourth film ever to hit the $2 billion milestone. As of Tuesday morning, the Marvel Cinematic Universe film boasted a $2.002 billion global tally, including $656.1 million in North America …
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” premieres in Los Angeles: expect “more of a horror film this time around”
Universal(LOS ANGELES) — The cast and crew of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom strolled down the gray carpet at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday, telling fans of the franchise to expect the unexpected. The highly awaited sequel takes place three years after the events of 2015’s Jurassic World. Chris Pratt reprises his role as Owen, …
Donald Trump calls Robert De Niro “a very low IQ individual” following actor’s Tony Awards outburst
ABC/Ida Mae Astute(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump has slammed Robert De Niro, who unleashed on Trump in a profanity-laced rant at the Tony Awards on Sunday night. The president criticized the legendary actor Tuesday on Twitter, calling him “a very Low IQ individual” and suggesting that De Niro “may be ‘punch-drunk.’” “Robert De Niro, a very Low IQ individual, …
“SNL” cast member Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande hit Disneyland after engagement reports
NBC/Will Heath(LOS ANGELES) — Following news of their apparent engagement yesterday, Ariana Grande and Saturday Night Live‘s Pete Davidson took a late-night trip to Disneyland. The two were spotted by fans on the Space Mountain ride. Ariana was wearing Minnie Mouse ears as Pete gave her a hand exiting the rollercoaster. Ariana also posted some …
“Atlanta” season three to have more female centered stories
From “Atlanta,” (L-R) Brian Tyree Henry, Donald Glover, Zazie Beetz – Courtesy Robin Lori for FX Networks(NEW YORK) — After the popularity of Zazie Beetz’s “Champagne Papi” Atlanta episode — in which she and her girlfriends go to a New Year’s Eve party at what they believe is Drake’s house — Beetz says she’s ready …
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon “shine a light” on the flaws in the America justice system in ABC docu-series “The Last Defense”
Viola Davis, Julius Tennon – (ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua) (NEW YORK) — Tonight, ABC takes a closer look at the flaws in the American justice system by examining a number of death-row cases in the powerful new docu-series, The Last Defense. The series was developed by Viola Davis and her husband Julius Tennon’s production company, JuVee Productions, among others, …