Adult Swim(LOS ANGELES) — The acclaimed animated show Rick and Morty is coming back — in a big way. For the uninitiated, the boundary-pushing show follows a brilliant-but-flawed scientist named Rick, who drags his awkward teen grandson Morty on adventures across space and time. It’s sort of like Back to the Future, if Doc Brown was an angry, …
Ride or Die: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence to star in Sony’s “Bad Boys for Life”
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Sony has set a release date for the long-awaited new Bad Boys film. According to Deadline, the studio has announced Bad Boys for Life will hit theaters during Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend on January 17, 2020. The film, to be directed by Moroccan-born directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, will bring …
First look: Sterling K. Brown, Keegan Michael Key, more featured in peek of “The Predator”
20th Century Fox(LOS ANGELES) — 20th Century Fox has released a teaser trailer to The Predator, writer/director Shane Black’s return to the hunter alien franchise. The movie, which stars Emmy-winner Sterling K. Brown, Keegan Michael Key, Logan baddie Boyd Holbrook and Olivia Munn, opens September 14. The Predator teaser shows a boy — The Room …
Smile for the camera: Rosario Dawson is living her best life in her birthday suit
Netflix(NEW YORK) — (NOTE CONTENT) Rosario Dawson celebrated her thirty-ninth birthday by going au naturel. In a series of Instagram posts on Wednesday, the actress and activist posted a video and photo of herself in the nude. In the first post, Dawson shared a video of herself writhing around on a sheet while she covers …
Oh, behave! Mike Myers considering a new “Austin Powers” movie
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Could Austin Powers and Dr. Evil return for a another go-round? At the Hollywood premiere of his new movie Terminal on Tuesday, Mike Myers told Entertainment Tonight that he’s looking at the possibility of a fourth installment of the franchise, with a slightly different take. “I would love to do a movie …
Amy Schumer interrupts comedian’s set to practice her “SNL” monologue
ABC/Heidi Gutman(NEW YORK) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Amy Schumer reportedly flexed her notoriety to get stage time at a comedy club Tuesday night. Since the comedian is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, she went to Caroline’s Comedy Club in New York to practice her opening monologue, but there was one issue: up-and-coming comedian Brendan Sagalow was already …
Only “Fair Terms” allowed on this week’s episode of “Empire”
Chuck Hodes/Fox Broadcasting Co.(LOS ANGELES) — This week’s episode of Empire, titled “Fair Terms” and directed by cast member Jussie Smollett, picks up right where the previous episode left off, with Cookie paying a visit to her estranged mother, Renee, played by Alfre Woodard. Here are some more highlights from the pivotal episode: — Cookie, Lucious and the …
LAPD looking for stolen Iron Man suit
Getty Images/Gabe Ginsberg(LOS ANGELES) — Like a plot ripped from the pages of a Marvel comic, somebody has stolen one of Tony Stark’s Iron Man suits, and the hunt is on for the villain who did it. The real-life caper unfolded Tuesday night, when workers at a Pacoima, California warehouse noticed the pricey bit of …
Chadwick Boseman shares his excitement over Howard University commencement speech, dishes on its “Black Panther” connection
Marvel Studios(NEW YORK) — Last month it was announced that Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman would return to his alma mater Howard University this coming weekend to give the commencement speech for this year’s graduating class. Now, as Boseman prepares for the upcoming engagement, the actor says his “nervous energy” pales in comparison to his …
“The Big Bang Theory” star and scientist Mayim Bialik talks up her book “Boying Up”
ABC Image Group LA(NEW YORK) — Mayim Bialik is best known for playing neurobiologist Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory, but it’s not just a role for her: like her character, she’s also a neuroscientist. Bialik’s also an author, and the follow-up to her best-seller Girling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart …