Jessica Brooks/Hulu In the new series Tiny Beautiful Things, out Friday on Hulu, Kathryn Hahn plays a writer whose life is falling apart, and she tells ABC Audio that her character Clare is just “a mess.” “Professionally her job is not something that she had ever really aspired to be her marriage…she’s been kicked out, so she’s kind …
Jennifer Lopez faces criticism after launching new alcohol brand
Courtesy of Greg Swales Jennifer Lopez is coming under fire online for her new alcohol brand, House of Delola. The issue? JLo has said many times that she doesn’t drink, and her husband Ben Affleck has had alcohol problems in the past. After posting about her new ready-to-drink brand of cocktails, fans jumped into the …
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ has super $66 million debut
Universal Sure, some fans may have quibbled about Chris Pratt‘s and Charlie Day‘s lack of a stereotypical Italian accent as Mario and Luigi, but that apparently didn’t keep them away from The Super Mario Bros. Movie on its opening day Wednesday. According to Deadline, the animated movie raked in $66.4 million so far, including $34.7 …
Jeremy Renner says he refuses to be “haunted” by memory of snowplow accident
ABC News (NOTE LANGUAGE) Jeremy Renner is refusing to be “haunted” by the memory of his life-threatening snowplow accident. In his first interview since the accident, Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview — A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph, airing Thursday, April 6, at 10 p.m. ET on ABC, the Avengers star reflects on …
Lizzo thrilled about her ‘Mandalorian’ cameo: “This is The Way”
Lucasfilm Lizzo isn’t just a Grammy-winning superstar: She’s also a serious Star Wars nerd, which is why she’s taken to Instagram to rave about how happy she is to be guest-starring in this week’s episode of The Mandalorian on Disney+. In the episode, which is streaming now, Lizzo and Jack Black play The Duchess and Captain Bombardier, the leaders of the planet Plazir-15. “When …
Viola Davis says it was “flattering” yet “challenging” to play Michael Jordan’s mother in ‘Air’
Amazon Studios When Ben Affleck approached the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan, about the movie Air, the GOAT had one major note: Another GOAT had to play his mother Deloris — EGOT winner Viola Davis. Jordan explained to Ben that it was his mother who was the backbone of the story, which …
‘Wicked’ about to become the fourth longest-running play in Broadway history
Bruce Glikas/WireImage Wicked is about to scratch Cats from a slot on the Broadway record books. The musical will play its 7,486th performance at the Gershwin Theatre on Tuesday April 11 — surpassing Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s classic Cats, and making it the fourth longest-running play in Broadway history. The musical, inspired by The Wizard of …
Last stop of Michelle Obama’s ‘The Light We Carry’ book tour coming to Netflix
Courtesy of Live Nation If you missed Michelle Obama‘s The Light We Carry Book tour, you’re in luck. The final stop of the trek, featuring Oprah Winfrey, is coming to Netflix. The special will see Michelle open up to Oprah about her childhood and time in the White House. She also offers her thoughts on self-confidence, fear, and aging, as well as …
Ben Affleck explains how Michael Jordan helped him find the story behind ‘Air’
Affleck on the set of “Air”/Amazon Studios The actor playing Michael Jordan doesn’t show his face in Ben Affleck‘s new drama, Air, but as the movie’s star, producer, co-writer and director explains, that’s because the legendary athlete showed him who the movie is really about: MJ’s mom, Deloris. Set in 1984, the movie has Matt …
In Brief: Keanu may do dark comedy ‘Outcome’, and more
Showtime has canceled comedian Ziwe Fumudoh‘s late-night talk show, Ziwe, after two seasons and given a six-episode series order to Mandy Patinkin’s Seasoned, according to Variety. Ziwe featured interviews, musical numbers and sketches. Season 2 guests included Drew Barrymore, Blake Griffin and Emily Ratajkowski. Seasoned, featuring Patinkin and his wife Kathryn Grody, is based on the couple’s off-screen relationship. It follows “the delightfully tumultuous relationship and life of …