Marvel Studios(NEW YORK) — After the immense success of Marvel’s Black Panther, the film’s director, Ryan Coogler, is weighing in on the future of the history-making franchise. During a conversation with film critic Elvis Mitchell at Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, attended by Variety, Coogler revealed he’d be on board to do a spinoff of Black Panther — …
Hugh Jackman gets the last laugh with Laughing Man Coffee charity and “The Greatest Showman”
ABC/Ida Mae Astute(NEW YORK) — Hugh Jackman is plenty proud of his new charitable company, Laughing Man Coffee. The X-Men film franchise star had some famous inspiration for his venture, which was itself inspired by a trip to Ethiopia with the charity group WorldVision. Jackman worked shoulder-to-shoulder with a farmer named Dukale. “I made a …
Cast members and director dish on “Solo: A Star Wars Story” at L.A. premiere
Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) — The stars and director of the highly anticipated movie Solo: A Star Wars Story assembled at the film’s premiere Thursday night at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. ABC News caught up with Donald Glover — who plays Lando Calrissian — at the premiere. He said landing the role was deeply personal for him. “It was …
Report: Man breaks into Rihanna’s Los Angeles home and spends the night
ABC/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) — Police arrested and tased a man outside of Rihanna’s Hollywood Hills home Thursday morning after an apparent burglary, according to a report from TMZ that was later confirmed by E! News. Authorities apparently arrived at the pop singer’s home around 10 a.m. after the security alarm had been tampered with. Additionally, a Los Angeles Police Department …
“Life of the Party” leads this week’s new movies
New Line Cinema(LOS ANGELES) — The following movies open nationwide on Friday: * Life of the Party — After suddenly getting dumped by husband, a middle-aged mom — played by Melissa McCarthy — goes back to college and immerses herself in campus life, with some help from her daughter — portrayed by Molly Gordon. Maya Rudolph and Matt Walsh also star. Rated PG-13. * Breaking …
Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson will join Adam Levine and Blake Shelton on season 15 of “The Voice”
Trae Patton/NBC(LOS ANGELES) — Kelly Clarkson, currently in her debut season as a coach on The Voice, will return for season 15 in the fall, NBC announced on Thursday, and she’ll be squaring off against three-time Grammy-winner and season 13 coach Jennifer Hudson, who’ll reclaim her red chair from current coach Alicia Keys. As always, Blake Shelton and Maroon 5’s Adam Levine will …
Wubba Lubba Dub Dub! “Rick and Morty” coming back with 70 episode deal
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 …