Marvel Studios Julius Onah, the Nigerian-born director of 2018’s hit The Cloverfield Paradox, has been handed the reins to the next Captain America movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Marvel Studios is characteristically mum at this point, but the trade says he’s the man that will get Anthony Mackie‘s Sam Wilson to take flight in …
‘Love and Thunder’ already shaking box office: $30 million from sneak previews, $78 million-plus worldwide
Marvel Studios Thor: Love and Thunder officially opened Friday, but thanks to sneak preview screenings on Thursday, the movie made nearly 30 million bucks. Deadline reports that performance was the second-best sneak preview haul of 2022 behind the $36 million made by another Marvel Studios film: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The all-time …
“One of the bright lights”: Jennifer Aniston mourns death of ‘The Morning Show’ crew member
Apple TV+ Jennifer Aniston took to her Instagram to urge donations to a fund set up on behalf of a crew member on The Morning Show, who died in a motorcycle crash on July 4. Erik Gunnar Mortensen, 39, was killed in the accident on a Southern California highway, leaving behind a wife, Keely, and …
Upside Down, on top: ‘Stranger Things’ continues streaming dominance
Netflix Netflix’s smash Stranger Things was on the minds — and in the living rooms — of American audiences, according to the latest ranking of streaming service aggregator app Reelgood. Based on data from the app’s five million users in the U.S., the series topped the competition for the period of June 30 through July …
‘Robocop’ reborn for the video game ‘Rogue City’
“Robocop” – Orion Pictures Corporation/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images The seminal sci-fi action movie Robocop turns 35 on July 17, and to help celebrate, video game developer Nacon has released a trailer for its upcoming release Robocop: Rogue City. The film’s original star, Peter Weller, returns to voice his titular character, who was a cop …
Severe storms left thousands without power in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Xcel Energy says 55,000 customers lost service when a long line of severe thunderstorms rolled across South Dakota. By Wednesday morning, 90% of power lost on Tuesday has been restored [Read More…]
Denzel Washington bows out of Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony after COVID diagnosis
Taylor Hill/WireImage Fans of Denzel Washington were wondering why the two-time Oscar winner was a no-show at the White House Thursday, and as it turns out, it’s because he tested positive for COVID. “He feels fine,” a rep for the 67-year-old actor tells People. The actor was to be feted with the Presidential Medal of …
Rosie O’Donnell to return to ‘A League of Their Own’ in new series
ABC/Heidi Gutman One of the stars of A League of Their Own will be featured in Amazon’s forthcoming series adaptation of the 1992 hit. Entertainment Weekly posted the first shot of O’Donnell as Vi, a bar owner who has a recurring role in the series. She’s apparently a “warm, gregarious” fan of the Rockford Peaches, …
‘Thor’ battle “sisters” Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson go viral with ‘Clueless’ tribute photo
Marvel Studios Natalie Portman and Tessa Thompson had a little throwback fun during a Thor: Love and Thunder press day Wednesday by channeling, respectively, Clueless characters Cher Horowitz and Dionne Davenport. Portman perfectly matched Alicia Silverstone‘s character with a yellow plaid Dior miniskirt and matching blazer, over a black crop top and black Doc Martens …
‘Stranger Things’ star David Harbour says he called Ryan Reynolds after the ‘Hellboy’ reboot bombed
Netflix (NOTE LANGUAGE) While his career is going strong now, with the Stranger Things phenomenon, actor David Harbour wasn’t so sure after his 2019 reboot of Hellboy flopped. Back then, he tells GQ, he reached out to another star whose career had suffered its own superheroic bomb: Ryan Reynolds. Harbour explained, “I called him and …