ABC/Richard CartwrightLegal representatives of Stan Lee are accusing the comic-book legend’s presumed business manager, Keya Morgan, of elder abuse, Deadline reports. The judge granted a temporary restraining order until a July 6 hearing, blocking Morgan from contacting Lee or coming within 100 yards of him. Tom Lallas, Lee’s former lawyer, said Morgan “is unduly influencing Mr. Lee and isolating him.” “He has …
Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Donald Glover on list of “Most Powerful People in Comedy”
ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) — Kevin Hart, Donald Glover, and Tiffany Haddish are among the stars on The Hollywood Reporter’s first list of “The Most Powerful People in Comedy.” The publication hails Haddish as “Hollywood’s new comedy queen.” The list also includes Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Issa Rae, and The Daily Show host, Trevor Noah. In the category of producer/writers, Kenya Barris, creator of black-ish and grown-ish, is recognized, along with Will …
“Wonder Woman” director posts a sneak peek of the sequel — featuring this surprising character
© 2017 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND RATPAC ENTERTAINMENT, LLC(LOS ANGELES) — While it’s been rumored that Patty Jenkins’ anticipated Wonder Woman sequel would jump forward in time from the World War I-set original to the ’80s — 1984, specifically — she posted a picture Wednesday that still managed to surprise fans. Why? It shows Chris Pine, rocking a totally …
Jada Pinkett Smith’s “Red Table Talk” extends first season by 13 episodes
Photo: Stan Evans(LOS ANGELES) — Jada Pinkett Smith’s Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk just premiered last month, but it’s already been extended. The show has so far aired six episodes out of 10, but it’s just been announced that the series will air an additional 13 episodes this fall. The series features Pinkett Smith, …
“Avengers: Infinity War”, “Black Panther”, “Riverdale” lead 2018 Teen Choice Awards nominations
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, …