ABC/Fred Lee Fifty Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson is reportedly attached to a Spider-Man universe movie called Madame Web for Sony Pictures. Deadline reports the actress will play the title character, first introduced in the pages of Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man #210 in 1980. However, despite the character’s name, she’s not a female Spider-Man — instead, Cassandra Webb was actually a mutant with …
Earl Gibson III/WireImage Samuel L. Jackson will receive the Chairman’s Award during the 53rd NAACP Image Awards. The honor recognizes individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change. Past honorees include the late U.S. Congressman John Lewis, Danny Glover, Tyler Perry, and Barack Obama. As previously reported, Jennifer Hudson, Lil Nas X, Megan Thee …
David E. Kelley — Rachel Murray/Getty Images for AT&T AUDIENCE Network Presumed Innocent, the Scott Turow legal thriller that became the hit 1990 film starring Harrison Ford, the late Raul Julia, and Bonnie Bedelia, is becoming a series for Apple TV+. The new limited series will be produced by The Practice and Boston Legal‘s David E. Kelley, along with J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot production house. The series, …
LEE CELANO/AFP via Getty Images In celebration of Black History Month, The Paley Center for Media in New York City is hosting its “Salute to Black Achievements in Television” from Saturday, February 5 to Sunday, February 27. The television work of the late Sidney Poitier will be spotlighted, along with classic episodes of Soul Train, Soul! and The Wire. The 50th anniversary of …
HBO Max Steve Agee reprises his role as John Economos from The Suicide Squad in HBO Max’s new hit spin-off Peacemaker. For the series, Agee’s character graduates from being that superhero movie staple “the guy in the chair” to a gorilla-chainsawing secret agent, helping John Cena’s titular character tackle an alien invasion. “I’m so stoked that we get to …
Anna Maria Lopez/truTV The second season of truTV’s Fast Foodies is here, allowing fans to watch the exciting combination of celebrities, cooking and, of course, fast food. If that wasn’t enough to grab your attention, star Justin Sutherland teased to ABC Audio, “Everything’s just taken up a notch this season.” Sutherland, who’s one of the chefs tasked with recreating the …
“A Star Is Born” — Warner Bros. Pictures We’re less than two weeks out from Valentine’s Day — BTW, it’s February 14, Romeos and Juliets — so why not spend the big night cuddled up with a romantic movie? Fandango’s on-demand streaming service Vudu surveyed 2,000 people, and 82% said watching a movie with their main …
Warner Bros./Michael Rozman (NOTE LANGUAGE) On Thursday’s installment of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Oscar winner Halle Berry explained how her youngest son, Maceo, has just picked up cursing as a habit — and demonstrated where he could have learned the F-word. Berry explained the little one is going through a cursing phase. She demonstrated — with much use of the TV’s …
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Republican-controlled South Dakota House committee declined Wednesday to consider a proposal from Gov. Kristi Noem aimed at banning nearly all abortions, stifling a top item on the governor’s agenda. The Republican [Read More…]
ABC/AMPAS It’s that time of year again: The nominees for the 94th Annual Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, February 8. Emmy-nominated black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross, and Emmy-winning The Help veteran Leslie Jordan will do the honors starting at 8:18 a.m. Eastern time, presenting nominations for all 23 categories live via a livestream on Oscars.org and the Academy’s social media sites. The 94th …