Kyle Rivas/Getty Images After Warner Bros. reportedly shelved its live-action/animated cartoon Coyote Vs. Acme, another one of its stars is sounding off. On X, formerly Twitter, Will Forte wrote to the movie’s cast and crew, “I know that a lot of you haven’t gotten a chance to see our movie. And sadly, it’s a looking …
Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and more announced as Oscar presenters
ABC/AMPAS On Thursday, the producers of the 96th Academy Awards telecast announced another round of presenters. Among them are Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Kate McKinnon, John Mulaney, Catherine O’Hara, Bad Bunny and Ramy Youssef. Also added were previous Oscar winners Michael Keaton, Regina King, Jennifer Lawrence and Octavia Spencer. They will be joining previously announced …
Matthew Vaughn’s ‘Kick-A**’ universe kicks off again with ‘The Stuntman’
Samir Hussein/WireImage The skewed-superhero movie universe of the 2010 movie Kick-A** is rolling on. Variety reports Argylle director Matthew Vaughn is producing The Stuntman and the as-yet-unreleased School Fight, the next chapters of the film series, which also spawned Kick-A** 2 in 2013. The Stuntman is now underway, with former real-life stuntman Damien Walters behind …
Nicole Richie, Simone Joy Jones star in teaser for ‘Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead’ remake
Iconic Events The era of ’90s remakes continues as a new teaser has dropped for a remake of the 1991 comedy Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. A teaser for the 2024 version, which was shared by Nicole Richie on Instagram, shows Richie alongside Simone Joy Jones and June Squibb carrying the same quirky humor …
Oprah Winfrey leaving WeightWatchers board after weight loss drug admission
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Oprah Winfrey has parted ways with WeightWatchers after nearly 10 years on the company’s board of directors, two months after her admission in December that she used a prescription medication to help her lose weight. According to the company, “Winfrey will still continue to work as a public advocate on behalf of weight health …
96th annual Academy Awards, by the numbers
ABC/AMPAS The 96th annual Academy Awards are on Sunday, March 10, and with that in mind, the financial wonks at WalletHub took a dive into the numbers behind Hollywood’s biggest night. For example, according to the site, the ceremony will reportedly cost $56.9 million. Thirty-three percent of this year’s nominees are women, the site’s analysts …
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ stars Larry David, Cheryl Hines and more remember Richard Lewis
HBO/John P. Johnson Curb Your Enthusiasm stars Larry David and Cheryl Hines are remembering Richard Lewis, who died Tuesday, February 28, from a heart attack. He was 76. Lewis, who is known for his role on the HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm and more, was remembered by his Curb Your Enthusiasm co-star, Larry David, who …
In Brief: Liam Neeson to star in ‘Naked Gun’ reboot, and more
Paramount is finally moving forward with its long-planned Naked Gun reboot with Liam Neeson in the lead role, ABC Audio has confirmed. The new movie is based on the Naked Gun film franchise and the TV series Police Squad! by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker. The new project, from Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue …
John Malkovich on the dark times and hard choices made in Apple TV’s ‘The New Look’
Apple TV+ The fifth episode of Apple TV+’s star-studded drama The New Look dropped on Wednesday. The series explores what life was like in Paris during the Nazi occupation, and especially what choices designers like Coco Chanel and Christian Dior made at the time. Chanel cast her lot with the Nazi high command and had …
Jake Gyllenhaal insists ‘Road House’ remake was always meant to stream on Prime Video
Prime Video/Laura Radford A little more than a month after Road House remake director Doug Liman said he “signed up to make a theatrical motion picture for MGM” only to have it instead head exclusively to streaming on Prime Video, the movie’s star, Jake Gyllenhaal, is weighing in. Liman stated in an editorial to Deadline …