See Tom Hanks wish upon a star in teaser for Disney+’s live-action ‘Pinocchio’
Disney+ Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks can be seen literally wishing upon a star in the new teaser to Pinocchio, a live-action re-telling of the Disney classic that’s headed to Disney+ on June 8. As anyone familiar with the story can tell you, it’s the wish from Hanks’ Gepetto that brings to life the titular …
In Brief: ‘The Good Fight’ wrapping up with season six; Alexis Bledel exiting ‘Handmaid’s Tale’, and more
The Good Fight‘s upcoming sixth season will also be its last, Paramount+ announced on Friday. The season will find Christine Baranski‘s Diane Lockhart “feeling like she’s going crazy, struggling with an uneasy sense of déjà vu, with everything from Roe v. Wade, to voting rights, to Cold War aggressions returning,” according to the streaming service. …
‘Star Wars’ Celebration news: Lucasfilm hints at ‘Mandalorian’ season 3, Harrison Ford teases ‘Indiana Jones 5’, and more
Lucasfilm Thousands of Star Wars fans descended on the Anaheim Convention Center this past weekend for Star Wars Celebration, the annual expo of all things from that galaxy far, far away, with stars and producers offering tantalizing peeks at forthcoming projects. Show creators Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni were on hand to tease season three …
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ flies high with $124 million Memorial Day Weekend haul
Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise earned his first 100 million dollar domestic opening weekend with the estimated $124 million debut of Top Gun: Maverick, over the three-day weekend — almost doubling his previous best. It’s projected to hit $151 million by the end of the holiday weekend, just shy of the Memorial Day Weekend record holder, Pirates of the …
Governors diverge on gun control, school security efforts
As the U.S. mourns the victims of its latest mass shooting — 19 elementary school students and two teachers gunned down in Texas — Democratic governors are amplifying their calls for greater restrictions on guns. Many Republican [Read More…]
No state charge for billionaire Sanford in child porn probe
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota attorney general’s office has declined to file charges against billionaire T. Denny Sanford following an investigation into possible possession of child pornography, saying it found no “prosecutable [Read More…]
‘Moana’ star Auli’i Cravalho on how the film “lives on in so many different ways”
Disney There was just no telling how far Auli’i [owl-LEE-ee] Cravalho would go after her star-making role as the titular Disney heroine in 2016’s Moana, but now we all know the answer: far, indeed. In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Cravalho reflects on the legacy of the role that …
Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial hears closing arguments
Closing arguments in the high-profile dual defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard began Friday. The trial began April 11 in Fairfax, Virginia, and was presided over by Judge Penney Azcarate. Depp, 58, sued Heard, 36, for $50 million over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in December 2018. In the …