Leon Bennett/WireImage — Warner Bros. Pictures Rustin Oscar nominee Colman Domingo praised the late Louis Gossett Jr. on Instagram when news broke that he had died Friday, March 29, at age 87. But on Monday, in an article he wrote for Variety, Domingo detailed just what Gossett, the first Black man to win a Best …
Scotch Tape scotch, Rosetta Stone for stoners and more April Fools’ brand gags
7-Eleven Monday is April Fools’, and as always, brands are getting in on the fun, promoting products that will — hopefully — never see the light of day. That said, with pot smoke everywhere these days, Rosetta Stoned — a stoner-to-sober person translator — might actually come in handy on April 2 and beyond. However, …
Rebel Wilson shared she briefly used Ozempic in weight loss journey
Mediapunch/Getty Images Rebel Wilson is getting candid about her weight loss journey. During her interview with The Sunday Times, the Pitch Perfect star shared she has tried weight loss drug Ozempic as one of the methods to help maintain her size. Discussing the medication, which use has skyrocketed in popularity over the past year, Wilson told the outlet, …
In Brief: Ezra Miller replaced in ‘Invincible’, and more
Ezra Miller has apparently been recast in the hit animated series Invincible. The embattled actor, whose legal troubles made headlines but didn’t prevent him from starring in the box office dud The Flash, formerly played District Attorney Sinclair on the Prime Video series. But according to The Hollywood Reporter, veteran voice over actor Eric Bauza …
‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ roars with $194 million opening weekend
Warner Bros. Pictures Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire had a monster of an opening weekend. Variety reports that the monster movie, a sequel to 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, is now the third-highest-grossing movie of the year after just three days of release, with a roaring $194 million worldwide box office total. In North America, …
‘Gen V’ star Chance Perdomo dies at 27
Dave Benett/WireImage Chance Perdomo, one of the stars of Prime Video’s The Boys spinoff Gen V, died in a motorcycle accident Friday, his family and representatives announced Saturday. Perdomo was 27. “His passion for the arts and insatiable appetite for life was felt by all who knew him, and his warmth will carry on in those who he loved dearest,” his family …
‘Welcome to Chippendales’ director Nisha Ganatra tapped for Lohan/Curtis ‘Freaky Friday’ sequel
Lohan and Curtis in 2003 — Gregg DeGuire/WireImage While deals are being worked out to get the movie’s eager stars to return, Disney has hired Nisha Ganatra to direct a sequel to the 2003 hit Freaky Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Both Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have expressed interest in reprising their respective mother-daughter …
Francis Ford Coppola’s big-budget ‘Megalopolis’ screens for celebs, distributors
ABC Members of the movie’s A-list cast, as well as other stars, turned out for the first-ever screening of Francis Ford Coppola‘s long-gestating, mostly self-funded movie Megalopolis in Los Angeles Friday. Deadline‘s Mike Fleming was there, noting the legendary Godfather Oscar winner’s movie played for the likes of Academy Award winners Al Pacino, Anjelica Huston …
Jerry Seinfeld agrees with ‘Unfrosted’ star Hugh Grant about Hugh Grant: “He’s horrible”
Netflix/John. P. Johnson On Wednesday night’s Tonight Show, Jerry Seinfeld talked with Jimmy Fallon about his forthcoming Netflix movie, Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story, and in particular, his “horrible” co-star Hugh Grant. In Jerry’s directorial debut, Grant plays Thurl Ravenscroft, “which is the real name of the guy who did the voice of Tony the Tiger,” …
Heel mode: The Rock releases R-rated extended cut of his ‘WWE Raw’ beatdown of Cody Rhodes
ABC/Paula Lobo If one is used to seeing Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the affable big dude from the Jumanji movies or Disney’s Moana and Jungle Cruise, they might not recognize him in full “heel” mode. But that was the case Monday night, when he delivered a literally bloody beatdown of WWE star Cody Rhodes …