ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — After facing backlash for taking on the role of Cleopatra in an upcoming film, Gal Gadot defended her decision in an interview with BBC Arabic this week. Reporter Sam Asi asked Gadot, “Some Egyptians say that this is whitewashing. How do you respond to that?” The Wonder Woman 1984 star, who …
They’ve got ‘Soul’: Phylicia Rashad and Angela Bassett discuss the strong connection to their characters
Courtesy of Pixar(NEW YORK) — Phylicia Rashad felt right at home when she took on the maternal role of Libba Gardner in the Pixar animated film Soul. Rashad, who fans recall as the no-nonsense mother Claire Huxtable on the ’80s sitcom The Cosby Show, says it was easy to become the overbearing mother of Libba, …
‘Cobra Kai’ season three premiering a week early on Netflix
Guy D’Alema(LOS ANGELES) — Merry Christmas, Cobra Kai fans. Season three of the martial arts series will be dropping on Netflix one week earlier than initially planned. The show will debut January 1 now, instead of January 8, so you can enjoy your first binge-watch of the new year. In a video announcement for the …
Taraji P. Henson reveals the “dark moment” she had amid the COVID-19 pandemic
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Taraji P. Henson is opening up about being in a “dark place” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, during the Facebook Watch series, Peace of Mind with Taraji, the Empire actress, 50, revealed that she had thoughts about taking her own life. “For a couple of days, I couldn’t get out of the bed, I didn’t care. That’s not …
“Promising Young Woman” is a story of revenge says director Emerald Fennel
Courtesy of Focus Features(LOS ANGELES) — The new movie Promising Young Woman is all about believing women. The dark, comedic drama, out Christmas Day, stars Carey Mulligan as a woman looking for revenge after a sexual assault, and it’s winning rave reviews for writer and director Emerald Fennell, who tells ABC Audio the idea for the film started with a simple …
Blizzard Warning issued December 23 at 4:53PM MST until December 23 at 8:00PM MST by NWS
…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph. * WHERE…Portions of east central, south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska, northwest and west central Iowa and southwest Minnesota.
Golden Globes under fire after relegating ‘Minari’ to the Best Foreign Language category
A24 Film(LOS ANGELES) — “[It’s] the film equivalent of being told to go back to your country, when that county is actually America.” That’s the word from The Good Doctor star and producer Daniel Dae Kim, after the film Minari was not included on the list of potential nominees in the Best Picture Category for the upcoming Golden Globes. The movie, …
‘The Toy Stores That Made Us” second season shows COVID’s effect on small businesses
ABC News/Steve Iervolino(NEW YORK) — The Netflix series The Toy Stores That Made Us comes from one of the streaming service’s most prolific producers, Brian Volk-Weiss. The guy behind The Movies That Made Us, The Holiday Movies That Made Us, and The Toys That Made Us, is, not coincidentally, a toy collector himself. As he gave ABC Audio a virtual tour …
Jamie Foxx says being in Pixar’s ‘Soul’ convinced his daughters that he “finally made it”
(LOS ANGELES) — Jamie Foxx plays the lead in the new Disney/Pixar movie Soul, the first Black man to play the lead in a Pixar film. In a chat with ABC’s Popcorn with Peter Travers, the Oscar-winner joked he’s, “got the whole Black race on [his] back” with the project. “I’m carrying them, baby!” Foxx declared. But on a …