Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) — The wait is just about over — Solo: A Star Wars Story opens with preview screenings on Thursday night before officially hitting theaters nationwide on Friday. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich in the title role of Han Solo, originally made famous by Harrison Ford, and Ehrenreich tells ABC News that fans will have …
Jason Bateman “incredibly embarrassed and deeply sorry” for ‘NYT’ ‘Arrested Development’ interview comments
L-R: Jessica Walter, Jeffrey Tambor, Lauren Weedman, Will Arnett, David Cross, Jason Bateman; Saeed Adyani/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — It didn’t take long for Jason Bateman to respond to criticism he brushed aside Arrested Development co-star Jessica Walter’s comments about poor on-set treatment by Jeffrey Tambor. Bateman is apologizing online, saying he’s “incredibly embarrassed and deeply sorry” for his comments. In case you …
“Arrested Development” matriarch Jessica Walter confirms Jeffrey Tambor verbally abused her; Jason Bateman slammed for defending Tambor
ABC/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) — Jessica Walter used a New York Times interview published on Wednesday to publicly confirm that her Arrested Development co-star Jeffrey Tambor verbally harassed her on the show’s set. During the emotional interview, which also included Tambor and fellow cast members Jason Bateman, David Cross, Tony Hale and Will Arnett, the interviewer mentioned that Tambor …
Recap: “Empire” may be “Unpossess’d,” but who appears to be possessed in the season 4 finale?
Chuck Hodes/Fox Broadcasting Co.(LOS ANGELES) — This week’s episode of Empire, titled “The Empire Unpossess’d,” marked the season 4 finale of the show. Here are some of the shocking highlights: — Lucious and Eddie continue their confrontation, with Lucious slapping Eddie and Eddie drawing a gun. Lucious, Thirsty, Andre and Cookie try to formulate a plan to keep Eddie from giving evidence to the police that would …
Michael B. Jordan to star and co-produce anime series “gen:LOCK”
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Black Panther baddie Michael B. Jordan, a self-proclaimed anime super-fan, is getting the chance to live his dream. Jordan revealed via Instagram that he will voice the role of Julian Chase in an upcoming animae series called gen:LOCK, from Rooster Teeth, a streaming service for gamers that launched in 2016. “Check me out …
Disney’s “Star Wars: Galaxy Edge” attraction gets launch date
Disney/Lucasfilm(ORLANDO) — It’s official: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the fully-immersive Star Wars-themed attraction, will open in the summer of 2019 at California’s Disneyland Resort, and late fall next year at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The attraction, the most extensive dive into George Lucas’ galaxy far, far away that Disney has ever built, promises to transport visitors to …
ABC cancels “The Chew,” expands “Good Morning America” to three hours
(L-R Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, Michael Symon of The Chew) ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(NEW YORK) — ABC is making some changes in the early afternoon. First, ABC’s long-running food-centric show The Chew is being canceled after seven years, but will air as planned until September. In a statement, Disney|ABC Television president Ben Sherwood said, “For seven years …
“Glow” star Sydelle Noel recalls the moment the “Black Panther” cast knew the film was going to be a hit
Marvel Studios(NEW YORK) — Sydelle Noel’s role in Black Panther as Xoliswa — one of Wakanda’s royal guard of elite female fighters called the the Dora Milaje — may have been brief, but it was powerful. With the film’s record breaking success — currently the third highest-grossing film ever in the U.S. — Noel says she and her Black Panther co-stars could …
Report: Liam Neeson could join new “Men in Black” film
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Liam Nesson is in talks to join the new Men in Black movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is being billed as a spin off set in the same universe that was created in comics and later in the Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones films back in ’90s, but with new heroes: Thor Ragnarok leads Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson have …
Julia Louis-Dreyfus to receive 2018 Mark Twain Prize for Humor
HBO/Colleen Hayes(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Calling her a “comedy icon,” the Kennedy Center just announced that Seinfeld, New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be honored with this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The star-studded event will be held on October 21 in Washington, D.C. and recorded for broadcast on a later date. Days before announcing last fall …