Noam Galai/Getty Images for Netflix That sound you might have heard around 5 p.m. ET Tuesday was millions of geeks’ heads exploding, thanks to Ryan Reynolds‘ Instagram. That’s because he teased fans that Deadpool 3 will feature none other than his pal Hugh Jackman‘s return to his X-Men character, Wolverine. Reynolds opened by apologizing to fans. “We were extremely sad to have missed …
George and Amal Clooney celebrating humanitarians with inaugural Albie Awards
ABC/Randy Holmes Awards shows are sometimes criticized for being superficial, but Oscar winner George Clooney is looking to change that with the Albie Awards. Clooney, his human rights attorney wife Amal and their Clooney Foundation for Justice have announced they’re staging the inaugural event at the New York City Public Library on the evening of …
“Batgirls get lonely, too”: Leslie Grace shares more behind-the-scenes peeks at shelved movie
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Leslie Grace is sharing more behind-the-scenes peeks at Batgirl, the now-scuttled film in which she played Barbara Gordon/Batgirl. On her Instagram, and set to a song she apparently wrote with singer-songwriter Lauren LaRue that was initially called “Bad Girls Get Lonely, Too,” Grace is seen being put through her paces on and off set. …
‘Stranger Things’ star Caleb McLaughlin says “racism” from fans “took a toll” on him
Netflix At a comic convention in Belgium on Sunday, Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin revealed he has also weathered racist trolling, as did some of the actors of color in Game of Thrones, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. One of the fans at Heroes Comic Con Belgium caught Caleb’s …
Kerry Washington-produced legal drama, ‘Reasonable Doubt,’ debuts on Hulu
Hulu The new legal drama Reasonable Doubt premieres Tuesday on Hulu. The Onyx Collective series follows Jacqueline “Jax” Stewart, a high-powered attorney in Los Angeles loosely based on real-life celebrity lawyer Shawn Holley. When Jax isn’t challenging the legal system “through wild interpretations of the law and sometimes questionable ethics,” she’s dealing with a complicated …
Gwyneth Paltrow literally goes for the gold with nude “birthday” suit snap
ABC Gwyneth Paltrow turns the big 5-0 today, and she got herself some gold — body paint, that is. The Oscar winner celebrated her milestone wearing only her birthday suit in an artfully posed nude snap in which she’s glowing from head to toe with the shimmery stuff. Paltrow was posed so that her modesty …
“Yes” Man: ‘Mad Men’ Emmy winner Jon Hamm admits he happily didn’t get paid for ‘Bridesmaids’
ABC (NOTE LANGUAGE) If you’d like to book Jon Hamm for your podcast, now’s your chance. In a chat with Sirius/XM’s Pop Culture Spotlight with Jessica Shaw, the Emmy-winning Mad Men star admits he’s a pushover for the right project. Hamm explained that he said yes to his comedic turn in Bridesmaids after getting on …
Report: ‘The Bachelor”s Peter Weber and Kelley Flanagan are “full-on back together”
ABC/Frank Micelotta After calling it quits in 2020, The Bachelor‘s Peter Weber and Kelley Flanagan are back together, a source tells Us Weekly. The two, who met while filming season 24 of The Bachelor “rekindled their romance this summer and have been spending a lot of time together since then,” says the supposed insider. Weber, 31, and Flanagan, 30, have been planning “fun …
In Brief: ‘Jeopardy!’ spinoffs under consideration, and more
There’s good news for Jeopardy! fans. Deadline reports that on the heels of the Celebrity Jeopardy! revival, Executive Producer Michael Davies is considering expanding the franchise with other spinoffs, including a masters league featuring the show’s winningest players, and a possible version of the long-running game show focused solely on sports and pop culture trivia, …
Jennifer Hudson addresses speculation she’s on ”The Masked Singer”
ABC/Paula Lobo Jennifer Hudson isn’t spilling the beans when it comes to whether or not she’s a contestant on The Masked Singer. During Monday’s episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show, Hudson chatted with Emmy award-winning actor Leslie Jordan, who appeared as a guest panelist on singing competition show, and when asked if she’s ever been on the show she …