Marvel Studios With news the Oscars will soon be giving kudos to the people who help pick the stars for a given project comes praise from Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan on what he calls “one of most consequential casting decisions ever made.” That honor goes to picking Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in 2008’s …
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a short film shown at the end of the Super Bowl halftime performer news conference, the show’s headliner Usher comes up missing. The singer’s sudden absence prompts instant panic from his friends including Ludacris, Lil Jon and Taraji P. Henson, sparking a search at various Las Vegas landmarks. Ultimately, Usher is found splashing water while dancing in a …
Global superstar Taylor Swift announced a new album during the 2024 Grammys over the weekend. After taking home the golden gramophone for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights, Swift announced that The Tortured Poets Department will be released on April 19. It will be her 11th studio album. “I know the way the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the …
NBC/Dana Edelson The White House Correspondents’ Association has tapped Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update” co-anchor Colin Jost to emcee the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The annual event will be held on Saturday, April 27, in Washington, D.C. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell, the president of the organization, said in a statement, “Colin Jost knows how …
The Motion Picture Academy will finally be giving casting directors their moments to shine at the Oscars. Beginning with the 98th Academy Awards in 2026, there will be a competitive Academy Award presented for Achievement in Casting. In a statement, Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said, “Casting directors play an essential …
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Detroit 128 Portland 122 (OT) Golden State 131, Indiana 109 Orlando 127, San Antonio 111 Dallas 122, New York 108 Minnesota 129, Milwaukee 105 Chicago 118, Memphis 110 Phoenix 129, Utah 115 Cleveland 118, Brooklyn 95 Denver 114, LA Lakers …
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Mark Ruffalo was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, with his 13 Going on 30 co-star Jennifer Garner paying tribute to her longtime pal with a hilarious and heartfelt speech. Ruffalo, who scored his fourth Oscar nomination last month for his work in Poor Things, attended …
Warner Bros. It’s time to “Dance the Night” at the Hollywood Bowl. Barbie The Movie: In Concert is coming to the iconic venue on July 27, Variety reports. The event will feature a live-to-film music experience from the Barbie Land Sinfonietta, which is a special presentation from orchestrator Macy Schmidt‘s all-women, majority women-of-color orchestra. The immersive experience is dubbing …
Photo: Riker Bros. – Courtesy Prime Video Prime Video announced on Thursday that former Brat Packer Anthony Michael Hall has joined the cast of the third season of its hard-hitting crime series Reacher. Also joining Alan Ritchson and his co-star Maria Sten for season 3 will be Lodge 49 veteran Sonya Cassidy, the streamer revealed. …
L-R: Danai, Riggs, Lincoln – Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira stepped out in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening for the premiere of their forthcoming spinoff series, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, and some of the flagship series’ original co-stars were there to cheer them on. Steven Yeun, who played Glenn Rhee …