Reitman and Kenan – Courtesy Netflix A Ghostbusters animated project will officially be a series from Netflix. Variety reports the streamer has given the green light to the show, which was being developed by Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Ivan Reitman and his creative partner Gil Kenan, who co-wrote and directed the Reitman-co-written and produced Ghostbusters: Frozen …
Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ to screen at the Toronto Film Festival
Lionsgate Francis Ford Coppola‘s anticipated, mostly self-funded Megalopolis will screen as part of the upcoming Toronto Film Festival. The Oscar-winning filmmaker’s star-packed movie, which boasts a cast featuring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Dustin Hoffman and more, will play the evening of Monday, Sept. 9, at the Festival’s Roy Thomson Hall. It will also screen the …
Vince Vaughn makes rare appearance with wife and his 2 kids on Hollywood Walk of Fame
JC Olivera/Getty Images Vince Vaughn received love and support from his family on Monday while receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Wedding Crashers actor made a rare appearance at the ceremony with his wife Kyla Weber and their two kids, daughter Locklyn, 13, and son Vernon, 11. In a photo from …
Apple TV+ revs up Ewan McGregor’s motorcycle travel show ‘Long Way Up’
Courtesy Apple TV+ Apple TV+ just announced it is bringing back Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman‘s motorcycle adventure series Long Way Up for 10 episodes. Emmy winner McGregor noted, “On a rather tricky, sandy bit of Long Way Up, Charley and I started to daydream about another trip to keep our minds off the scary …
Netflix drops trailer to ‘Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef’
Netflix Netflix has announced that the anticipated rematch between former Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champs Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will stream live on Netflix from HyperX Arena Las Vegas, located at Luxor Hotel and Casino, on Sept. 2. The dramatic narration on a brand-new trailer plays over the visual of a glistening glizzy. “To be the …
‘SNL’ alumna Rachel Dratch spoofs Australian Olympic breakdancer on ‘The Tonight Show’
NBCUniversal On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Monday night, Fallon’s former Saturday Night Live co-star Rachel Dratch made a surprise appearance as Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn. Fallon started by recapping breakdancing’s first entry as an Olympic sport in Paris and naturally mentioned what became one of the big stories of the Games: …
‘It’ never ‘Ends’: Rumored tangles between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni reportedly ensnare Lana Del Rey
Sony Pictures The rumored tension on the set between producer and star Blake Lively and her co-star and director Justin Baldoni on the film It Ends with Us has apparently ensnared Lana Del Rey. While Lively and Baldoni haven’t commented publicly on the growing number of headlines that they butted heads making the adaptation of …
In Brief: James Wan tackling ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’, and more
Filmmaker James Wan, best known as the co-creator of the Saw and The Conjuring movies, is attached to helm a spin on the classic Creature from the Black Lagoon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wan’s take is described as “a grounded, modernized retelling that will lean into visceral horror, while still paying respect to the …
Viral Olympic breakdancer Raygun defends her performance
Australia’s Rachael Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes in the breaking competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug. 9, 2024. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — When breaking, or breakdancing, made its debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the sport quickly had its breakout star, b-girl Raygun, a 36-year-old Australian college professor. Raygun, whose birth …
Grant Ellis named new ‘Bachelor’
Ricky Middlesworth/Disney Grant Ellis is the newest Bachelor looking for love. The day trader and former pro basketball player from New Jersey was announced as the new Bachelor on Monday night. “As the Bachelor, Ellis is eager to embark on a journey filled with romance, adventure, and genuine connections,” a press release from ABC Entertainment …