Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Cleobella x Katherine Schwarzenegger Wedding bells are in the air for actor Patrick Schwarzenegger and his longtime girlfriend, model and actress Abby Champion. On Tuesday, the couple announced their engagement in a joint Instagram post with sweet photos from the proposal which took place on a beach. In one image, the …
‘Parasite’ star Lee Sun-kyun found dead at 48
Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images Actor Lee Sun-kyun, who played a main role in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead in his car in Seoul, South Korea on December 27. He was 48. Officials were investigating the death as a possible suicide, police said. The actor had reportedly been under police investigation since late October on …
The Year in Entertainment 2023: Hollywood’s year of the strike
Arguably, the biggest story of the year in Hollywood was what the entertainment industry wasn’t making. For the first time since 1960, the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists went on strike in 2023, and the protracted work stoppages meant production on movies and TV shows …
Christmas Day box office tally sees ‘The Color Purple’ singing at the top
© 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. The numbers are in for movies that made their debut in theaters on Christmas Day and the musical adaptation The Color Purple beat expectations with an $18 million debut, according to Variety. It’s the second biggest Christmas opening of all time, behind the $25 million earned in 2009 by Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert …
‘The Dreamer’: Morgan Freeman narrates trailer for Dave Chappelle’s newest Netflix special
Netflix/Mathieu Bitton Dave Chappelle is one of comedy’s most influential voices, and now he’s tapped one of the most famous voices in the world to narrate the trailer for his forthcoming Netflix special. The Dreamer drops on the streaming service on New Year’s Eve, and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman teases what’s to come in the …
Ken Jennings reacts to being named full-time host of ‘Jeopardy!’
ABC/Eric McCandless Earlier this month, it was announced that Mayim Bialik would not be returning as co-host of the syndicated game show Jeopardy!, and that Ken Jennings would be its full-time host going forward. Now, Jennings is sharing his thoughts on the decision. Jennings tells ABC Audio that he and Mayim “got along great” and he’ll “miss her on a personal …
The Year in Entertainment 2023: “Barbenheimer” shakes up the box office
Warner Bros. Pictures – Universal It was a movie date night nobody could have predicted that proved that opposites attract. On July 21, moviegoers had a choice: On one hand, there was Greta Gerwig‘s cotton candy-colored comedy Barbie, starring Margot Robbie as America’s most famous doll come to life, and on the other, acclaimed director …
Kevin Spacey appears in ‘House of Cards’ character in viral post with Tucker Carlson
Netflix/David Giesbrecht In a post he dropped online on Christmas Eve, conservative commentator Tucker Carlson spoke about a potential “dark horse” presidential candidate who could shake up the 2024 election. He then introduced that “dark horse:” Frank Underwood, the character Kevin Spacey played on House of Cards. Spacey didn’t break character in the appearance, but …
The Rock flashes back to the ’90s with Christmas post
ABC/Randy Holmes Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson busted out some ’90s Rock to wish his Instagram followers a Merry Christmas on Monday. No, not rock music from the ’90s, but a full-on cosplay of himself from an infamous 1990s photo. Sporting a fanny pack, a mullet wig on his normally smooth head, a black turtleneck and …
‘Aquaman’ sequel sinks with weak $40 million opening
Warner Bros. Pictures Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom debuted at #1 over the four-day holiday weekend. However, its $40 million opening wasn’t superheroic. Its 2018 original, also starring Jason Momoa as the King of Atlantis, opened with $67 million on its way to more than $1.1 billion. But the sequel, which cost more than $200 …