Marvel Studios Writer/director James Gunn had teased his upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as an origin story for Bradley Cooper‘s beloved, bruising Rocket, and a new clip of the film exclusive to Collider shows just that. For the uninitiated, Rocket was the subject of illegal animal experimentation that turned him into the character …
CinemaCon: Batmen out of the shadows in new ‘Flash’ trailer; Hugh Grant as Oompa Loompa in Wonka
Warner Bros. Pictures As the annual motion picture industry confab CinemaCon rolls on in Las Vegas, Warner Bros. Discovery dropped its cards on the table Tuesday morning, with sneak peeks of Wonka, The Color Purple, the sequel to Aquaman and a second trailer to The Flash. According to Deadline, Oprah Winfrey made her first appearance …
Vanna White to appear on ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’ — as a contestant
ABC/Ricky Middlesworth Vanna White is synonymous with Wheel of Fortune. However, she’ll be breaking new ground with a special appearance on an upcoming installment of ABC’s Celebrity Wheel of Fortune — as a contestant. The game show mainstay, and Pat Sajak‘s letter-flipping ride-or-die since 1982, will be playing the game to benefit St. Jude Children’s …
You’re a daddy, ‘arry! Daniel Radcliffe and girlfriend Erin Darke welcome first child
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Expecto paturnum! ABC News has confirmed that former Harry Potter lead Daniel Radcliffe and longtime actress girlfriend, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel co-star Erin Darke, are now parents. A rep for the actor passed along the good news, but didn’t provide any details about whether it was a boy or a girl. Incidentally, the …
Melissa McCarthy covers ‘People’ magazine’s “Beautiful” issue
ABC/Paula Lobo Bridesmaids scene-stealer, former Mike & Molly star and the actress playing Ursula in the upcoming live-action Little Mermaid film, Melissa McCarthy, is the cover model for People magazine‘s latest “Beautiful” issue. The magazine dropped the news Tuesday, ahead of the issue hitting the newsstand Friday. An “incredibly flattered” McCarthy said of the honor, …
Cinemacon teases Sony’s first R-rated Marvel movie, ‘Kraven: The Hunter’, plus ‘Bad Boys 4’ sneak peek
L-R: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, ‘Equalizer 3’ director director Antoine Fuqua – Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage (NOTE LANGUAGE) The annual movie industry confab Cinemacon is underway in Las Vegas, and Monday night’s presentations to insiders teased some of what will be the biggest movies to hit theaters. Monday night belonged to Sony Pictures, with the announcement of …
Actor, singer, activist Harry Belafonte passes away at 96
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for HB Harry Belafonte, a groundbreaking actor and trusted confidante to fellow civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., died Tuesday morning at age 96. He passed away of congestive heart failure at his New York home with his wife, Pamela, by his side. Born in Harlem, Belafonte started out as an …
John Travolta’s ‘Saturday Night Fever’ suit, ‘Harry Potter’ wand, Iron Man helmet and more fetch big bucks at auction
Julien’s Julien’s Hollywood: Classic & Contemporary auction took place on Saturday, April 22 and, as expected, John Travolta‘s iconic white three-piece suit from Saturday Night Fever and props from Harry Potter from the Order of the Phoenix and Iron Man drew some of the highest bids. The iconic white three-piece “Tony Manero” suit worn by …
Alec Baldwin “grateful for all the support” as ‘Rust’ gets back underway
Filming of the movie Rust has begun again, and days after involuntary manslaughter charges were dropped against him for an on-set shooting, Alec Baldwin is feeling thankful. The movie shifted production to Montana from New Mexico, where Rust‘s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot in October of 2021, when a firearm aimed by Baldwin discharged …
In Brief: Oscars date set for 2024, and more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC on Monday announced the 96th Oscars will take place Sunday, March 10, 2024. The show will air live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The nominations voting period will run from January 11-16, 2024, with the official nominations announcement on January 23… …