Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic While Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was conjuring up box office magic all over the world, writer-director James Gunn called a wrap on another Marvel Studios project. With a picture of the movie’s “clapper,” Gunn said the threequel wrapped on Saturday. “After over 100 days of shooting & over 3000 shots, this …
In Brief: Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ bumped to 2023, and more
The release of Will Smith‘s upcoming film for Apple, Emancipation, expected to premiere at this year’s fall film festivals, has been delayed to 2023, according to Variety. The movie, directed by Training Day helmer Antoine Fuqua, would have been Smith’s first release since his assault on comedian Chris Rock during the 94th Oscars. As a …
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ scores $185 million debut
Marvel Studios Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness scored an estimated $185 million in its domestic debut, marking the biggest opening weekend of the year, the second-biggest pandemic opening — after Spider-Man: No Way Home — and the 11th-biggest North American opening of all time. The film, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen, did even better overseas, where it delivered …
‘American Idol’ recap: Top 5 revealed after two test positive for COVID
ABC/Raymond Liu The Top seven pulled double-duty on Sunday night’s episode of American Idol. With help from mentor will.i.am, the contestants were tasked with singing two songs. The first challenge was to sing a song that’s gone viral on TikTok and the second was a song in honor of Mother’s Day. Not everyone hit the …
NTSB: Pilot didn’t clear ice before 2019 crash that killed 9
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Federal investigators confirmed that the buildup of ice on the wings and other parts of the plane was a key factor in a 2019 crash that killed nine of 12 [Read More…]
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ conjures $36 million from sneak peeks; $85 million+ overseas
Marvel Studios Call it box office magic: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness scored some $36 million from sneak peek screenings in the U.S. alone on Thursday. The film from Marvel Studios officially opened Friday. The sequel, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the one-time Sorcerer Supreme, and also featuring Marvel movie veterans Benedict Wong, Elizabeth …
Glenn Close on her challenging role on Apple TV+’s ‘Tehran’
Apple TV+ Season two of the Apple TV+ spy thriller Tehran debuts today, with Glenn Close joining the cast as a Western woman Western woman living in Iran who has “a lot of secrets,” which she tells ABC Audio is what attracted her to the character. Says Close, “I love characters that have a lot …
Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker pleads not guilty
Netflix/Mathieu Bitton Twenty-three-year-old Isiah Lee, the man cops say tackled Dave Chappelle onstage at The Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, has pleaded not guilty to the four misdemeanor charges against him. Lee is being held on $30,000 bail, and a judge on Friday also ordered the suspect not to come within 100 yards of Chappelle or …
‘This Is Us’ star Chris Sullivan and wife expecting baby #2
Rich Fury/Getty Images This Is Us star Chris Sullivan and his wife, Rachel Sullivan, are expecting their second child. “We have wrapped my final scenes for #thisisus. What an incredible 6 years these have been,” the 41-year-old actor shared Thursday on Instagram, adding, “With every end, there is a new beginning…so here is a trailer …
Mike Hagerty, character actor and ‘Friends” Mr. Treeger, dead 67
HBO/Elizabeth Sisson Mike Hagerty, a veteran performer who appeared in dozens of movies, and on TV shows like Friends, Seinfeld and many others, has died. He was 67. Hagerty’s might not have been a household name, but he was instantly recognizable for playing, among others, Mr. Treeger, Monica’s irascible building’s super, on Friends. Hagerty can …