Wendy Williams’ niece shares glimpse into the life of her aunt in new doc
Williams in 2020 – Robert Kamau/GC Images Ahead of the upcoming Lifetime documentary Where Is Wendy Williams?, Wendy Williams‘ niece, Alex Finnie, opened up in an interview with Good Morning America. Williams became a household name from her daytime show The Wendy Williams Show, which she hosted for 12 seasons. Known for her signature greeting, …
In Brief: Josh Brolin loads up for horror pic ‘Weapons’, and more
Dune star Josh Brolin is in talks to star in Weapons, Zach Cregger‘s follow-up to his 2022 horror thriller Barbarian, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Pedro Pascal was previously set to star in the film, but the writers strike created a scheduling conflict with his commitment to Marvel’s Fantastic Four, which starts shooting this summer. …
Jenna Ortega dishes on her ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel character, Astrid
Netflix/Roger Kisby Jenna Ortega is opening up about her role in the forthcoming Beetlejuice sequel and why she’s excited to bring “weird, strange, off-putting stories” back to theaters. The Wednesday actress stars in the Tim Burton film, titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, as Astrid, the daughter of Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder). Ortega described her character as “weird, …
Indigenous HOOPS program supports Indigenous youth and mental health
ABC News (NEW YORK) — DeShawn and Sharmane Joseph want to see more Indigenous athletes on the world stage. The husband-wife duo are the founders of Indigenous HOOPS — which stands for “Honoring Our Original People in Sports” — a nationwide basketball program for Indigenous youth that started as a local league for their Tulalip …
Scoreboard roundup — 2/21/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEBoston 6, Edmonton 5 (OT)Columbus 7, Anaheim 4Toronto 6, Arizona 3Buffalo 3, Montreal 2Philadelphia 3, Chicago 1 TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALLMarquette 105, DePaul 71Duke 84, Miami 55Penn St. 90, Illinois 89Alabama 98, Florida 93George Mason 71, Dayton 67LSU 75, Kentucky 74New Mexico …
‘Oppenheimer’ struts on Peacock, with debut beating ‘Super Mario Bros.’ for streamer
Universal Christopher Nolan‘s Oscar-nominated epic Oppenheimer has another record to boast about: Variety reports the acclaimed movie’s debut on Peacock beat the streamer’s previous record holder, The Super Mario Bros. Movie. As reported, the R-rated historical drama launched on the streaming service on February 16, and while the trade explains exact numbers were not released …
“Destiny awaits”: Kevin Hart, Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis rock out in new ‘Borderlands’ trailer
Lionsgate On Wednesday, Lionsgate dropped the snarky, shoot-’em-up trailer to Borderlands, the action-comedy movie based on the bestselling video game franchise. For the big-screen bow, Kevin Hart and Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis team up, respectively, as the franchise’s mercenary Roland, Lilith the Siren and archeologist Dr. Patricia Tannis. Joining their party …
Robert Downey Jr., Brendan Fraser, Sterling K. Brown among Screen Actors Guild Awards presenters
SAG Awards On Wednesday, 30 presenters were announced for the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will be held at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles on February 24. Two-time SAG Award winner Idris Elba will open the ceremony, the organization announced. This year’s presenters will include Oppenheimer‘s Robert Downey Jr., …
Marvel Studios reportedly drops “Kang” from forthcoming ‘Kang Dynasty’ film
Jonathan Majors as Kang – Marvel Studios A new The Hollywood Reporter article details the reported “retooling” underway at Marvel Studios after several disappointments, including Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and the Disney+ movie Secret Invasion. One of the behind-the-scenes changes that was revealed was that the studio has apparently retitled one of its major …