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 …
Research shows women were underrepresented in Hollywood in 2023
Warner Bros. Pictures Despite the blockbuster success of Barbie, a new report from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows that 2023’s movies featured the lowest percentage of female leads and co-stars in a decade. Just 30% of the top 100 films of 2023 featured a female star or co-lead, according to the …
Trial begins Wednesday for ‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez
More than two years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the New Mexico set of Rust, the film’s weapons handler is set to go on trial in the high-profile case. Armorer Hannah Gutierrez was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the October 2021 on-set death. She faces an additional …
Kevin Costner and ex Christine Baumgartner finalize divorce
David Livingston/Getty Images Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner have officially finalized their divorce. The Notice of Entry of Judgement regarding the dissolution of the former couple’s marriage was officially filed on Tuesday, February 20, according to documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight. Costner and Baumgartner have agreed to share custody of their three children, Cayden, 16, …
Jimmy Kimmel credits ‘Barbie’ for his return as Oscars host
ABC/Jeff Lipsky Three-time Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel reveals the movie Barbie convinced him to return for a fourth go-round. The host of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! tells the Los Angeles Times in an interview published on Tuesday, February 20, that after hosting the awards show in 2017, 2018 and 2023, he wasn’t sure he would …
In Brief: Emma Stone to re-team with ‘Poor Things’ director, and more
A new trailer for Civil War, the new action drama from Ex Machina writer/director Alex Garland, was revealed on Tuesday, February 20. The film, set in the not-too-distant future, depicts a U.S. where 19 states — including unlikely allies Texas and California — have seceded from the union. The remaining states are ruled by a …
Speculation begins about who’ll star in Sam Mendes’ Beatles films
ABC Now that it’s been announced that Sam Mendes will direct four separate movies about The Beatles — one for each band member — the speculation about who’ll play Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr has begun. Variety has offered up some of suggestions, including Daisy Jones & The Six’s Sam Claflin as Lennon. Its other …
Scoreboard roundup — 2/20/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUELos Angeles 5, Columbus 1Washington 6, New Jersey 2Florida 3, Ottawa 2 (OT)NY Rangers 3, Dallas 1NY Islanders 5, Pittsburgh 4 (OT)Winnipeg 6, Minnesota 3Colorado 3, Vancouver 1Nashville 5, Vegas 3 TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALLSaint Mary’s (Cal.) 70, San Francisco 66Creighton 85, …
Sydney Sweeney to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ as Mark Ruffalo says he’ll “never” host
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic – Amy Sussman/WireImage Saturday Night Live announced on Tuesday that Madame Web and Anyone but You star Sydney Sweeney will be making her debut on the long-running sketch show on March 2. Her musical guest will be Kacey Musgraves. Meanwhile, one person you won’t see hosting SNL is Mark Ruffalo, at least according …