Marvel Studios While it remains to be seen what the final Guardians of the Galaxy film does in theaters over the weekend, where it goes head-to-head with another Chris Pratt-fronted film — the more than billion dollar-grossing Super Mario Bros. Movie — it’s off to a good start. The Wrap says Guardians already made $17.5 million from Thursday night previews. …
Did Amber Heard “quit” Hollywood?
Cliff Owen/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images The Daily Mail is reporting that former Aquaman star Amber Heard has “quit Hollywood and quietly relocated” to Spain with her 2-year-old daughter, Oonagh Paige. Reportedly quoting a friend, the publication said of Heard, “She’s bilingual in Spanish and is happy there, raising her daughter away from all the noise.” …
Formula 1 champ Max Verstappen on Red Bull’s winning streak: ‘We fought for this’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Max Verstappen could win his 38th Formula 1 Grand Prix on Sunday in Miami, Florida. The 25-year-old defending champion is leading in points this season and is on track to win his third consecutive world champion title — if he and his Red Bull team continue to execute at a …
Jeremy Renner takes his “new parts for a tiny test drive” in “miraculous” new health update
Getty Images for Disney While Jeremy Renner continues to recover from his near-fatal snowplow accident in January, he posted to Instagram showing he’s still putting in the work. The last time the public saw Renner, when he promoted his new Disney+ series Rennervations, he needed a cane to walk around, consequence of the more than …
In Brief: ‘Citadel’ scores for Prime Video, and more
Ray Donovan star Liev Schreiber is in talks to star in the action-thriller The Guns of Christmas Past, according to Deadline. In the film, described as “A Christmas Carol meets John Wick,” Schrieber would play Ebb, a former mob hitman who’s coaxed out of hiding by the murder of his best friend and partner. Ebb’s …
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ hits theaters Friday
Marvel Studios Writer-director James Gunn‘s final Guardians of the Galaxy movie hits theaters today. The original Guardians came out in 2014, and managed to turn obscure Marvel Comics characters like Rocket Raccoon and Groot into household names. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige commented on the original, “It was really our attempt of saying, ‘We don’t …
Padma Lakshi dishes out more than food on season 2 of ‘Taste the Nation’
Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu Padma Lakshmi is serving up another season of her Hulu series Taste the Nation, premiering Friday. It looks at food and immigration issues in various communities all around the United States, but she tells ABC Audio, “We don’t just go into an immigrant community or an indigenous community, find out about them and then rinse …
Yes, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ has after-credits scenes
Marvel Studios As with nearly every movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008’s Iron Man, audiences champing at the bit to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 might be curious as to whether the new movie has after-credits scenes — and possibly budgeting their beverage intake accordingly. That’s due in no small part …
Billie Lourd honors mom Carrie Fisher at Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
David Livingston/Getty Images Star Wars legend Carrie Fisher was posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 4, which has come to be known as Star Wars Day. Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, attended the event to accept the honor on behalf of her mother, who died at the age of …
New Fox reality show bringing stars to “Mars”
Fox While Elon Musk‘s SpaceX gets closer to actually bringing humans to the red planet, Fox is setting its new celebrity reality show there. Well, not really. Stars on Mars will transplant Lance Armstrong, Natasha Leggero, Christopher “McLovin” Mintz-Plasse, Marshawn Lynch, Tallulah Willis, Ariel Winter, Adam Rippon, Ronda Rousey, Tom Schwartz, Richard Sherman, Tinashe and …