Lovato: Amy Sussman/Getty Images for KLUTCH Sports Group; Winter: Michael Tran/Getty Images Following the news that Demi Lovato would no longer star in the new NBC sitcom Hungry, the role has now been filled by Modern Family star Ariel Winter, reports the New York Post. Demi will still executive-produce the show, along with their manager …
“We see you”: ‘Frozen’ star Idina Menzel reacts to Ukrainian girl’s singing “Let It Go” while in bomb shelter
Amy Sussman/WireImage Footage of a young Ukrainian girl singing “Let It Go,” from Frozen, inside a bomb shelter went viral over the weekend — and caught the attention of one of the movie’s stars, Idina Menzel. “We see you. We really, really see you,” the Tony-winning actress and the voice of the movie’s Elsa tweeted, following her comments with …
“Eazy” funny: Pete Davidson reportedly finds Kanye’s violent diss video “hysterical”
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC While many have criticized Kanye West‘s new video for “Eazy“, in which he apparently murders an animated analogue for Pete Davidson, the SNL star himself is laughing it off. A source tells Entertainment Tonight that Davidson, who is dating West’s estranged wife, Kim Kardashian, “finds the fact that Kanye included a cartoon version of him in his music video hysterical.” “He is …
In Brief: ‘Many Saints’ star Alessandro Nivola joins superhero flick ‘Kraven’, and more
Deadline reports The Many Saints of Newark star Alessandro Nivola has been tapped for a role in Sony/Marvel’s Kraven the Hunter, joining Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the titular character — a super-powered big-game hunter in the MCU. Details on Nivola’s role, other than he’ll be playing the villain, haven’t been revealed. Ariana DeBose, Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger also star. Kraven the Hunter will be released theatrically January 13, 2023… Johnny Brown, the actor, …
‘The Batman’ opens with $128 million
Warner Bros. Pictures The Batman beat expectations, opening with an estimated $128.5 million domestically. The film, which marks Robert Pattinson‘s bow as the Dark Knight, was only the second pandemic-era movie to score a $100-million opening weekend, after Spider-Man: No Way Home. The Batman — also starring Jeffrey Wright, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell and Zoë Kravitz — added another $120 million from overseas showings, bringing …
‘American Idol’ recap: A star is born as the judges hand out the second platinum ticket
ABC/Eric McCandless The search for the next American Idol continued Sunday night, with host Ryan Seacrest and judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie leading the hunt. Here are some of the night’s highlights, which include giving away the second out of three coveted Platinum tickets for the milestone season 20. Kicking things off was 27-year-old Betty Maxwell, who some might recognize as …
Oscar Isaac calls ‘Moon Knight’ “full circle moment” in SNL hosting debut
Will Heath/NBC Oscar Isaac, star of Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series Moon Knight, made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut over the weekend, and used his opening monologue to joke about what he described as his “full circle moment.” Isaac revealed that his film debut, “The Avenger” — not The Avengers — was a home movie he “wrote, directed and starred in when …
Ridley Scott to produce a new ‘Alien’ film from ‘Don’t Breathe’ director Fede Alvarez
JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images Fede Alvarez, the director of the thriller movie Don’t Breathe and the successful Evil Dead reboot in 2013, is going to space with Ridley Scott for a new Alien film. Scott, the director of the groundbreaking 1979 original, who returned to the franchise to direct the Alien prequels Prometheus in 2012 and Alien: Covenant in 2017, is producing, according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to the trade, this …
‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’ explores one of sports’ most revered and dominant franchises
HBO/Warrick Page It’s time to go back to the 1980s with Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. The HBO series stars John C. Reilly as Dr. Jerry Buss, the real estate mogul who bought the flailing NBA team and made them the brand they are today. Reilly tells ABC Audio he was “honored” to play Buss, whom …
Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil joining Adam Devine’s ‘Pitch Perfect’ series for Peacock
ABC — Sela Shiloni Modern Family vet Sarah Hyland and The Good Place star Jameela Jamil have been added to Peacock’s streaming spin-off of the Pitch Perfect movies. According to the platform, Pitch Perfect will see Adam Devine reprising his big-screen role as Bumper Allen, who reteams with Flula Borg‘s Piëter Krämer when one of Bumper’s songs goes big in Germany. Production on the series gets underway soon in that country, …