Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney(NEW YORK) — Carrie Fisher died at 60 years old on December 27, 2016, following a heart attack, and traces of several drugs were subsequently found in her system. But her brother Todd tells Page Six that Fisher would have died “long ago,” had it not been for the birth of her daughter, Billie Lourd. The Star Wars actress …
‘Friends’ sticking with Nickelodeon; Network cooking up “Friends-Giving” programming
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.(LOS ANGELES) — Friends will still be there for you on Nickelodeon. The cabler on Thursday announced that it has renewed the award-winning series. Nick also announced that beginning Monday at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Nick at Nite it will air its “Super-Stuffed Friends-Giving,” featuring a lineup of classic Friends episodes with beloved funny moments from …
‘Coming to America’ sequel coming to Amazon Prime on March 5
TM & COPYRIGHT © 1988 BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.(LOS ANGELES) — Paramount Pictures’ long-awaited sequel Coming 2 America will debut on March 5, 2021 on the Amazon Prime Video platform. “Thanks to Eddie Murphy’s comedic genius along with the brilliant filmmakers, writers and fabulous cast, we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate this new adventure,” says Amazon Studios …
Lady Gaga reportedly set to board ‘Bullet Train’ with Brad Pitt
JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Image(LOS ANGELES) — Lady Gaga has potentially nabbed her next movie role and it’s working alongside none other than Brad Pitt, Collider reports. If all pans out, the Chromatica singer will be joining the cast of Bullet Train — a Sony Pictures thriller based on Kotaro Isaka’s book Maria Beetle and directed by John Wick and Deadpool 2‘s David Leitch. The film follows a …
Alex Trebek acknowledges World Pancreatic Cancer Day in pre-taped intro
Jeopardy! Productions/Sony Pictures Television(LOS ANGELES) — Alex Trebek died earlier this month after his long battle with stage-4 pancreatic cancer, but not before delivering a heartfelt message to Jeopardy! viewers. At the beginning of Thursday’s episode of the game show, which was pre-taped, Trebek shared a message in honor of Wold Pancreatic Cancer Day — a day dedicated to raising awareness and funds …
Barack Obama jokes he’d “send in the Navy Seals” to remove President Donald Trump from office on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Former president Barack Obama was Jimmy Kimmel’s guest on his ABC late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday and discussed his new book, The Promised Land, as well as some ideas on how to handle removing President Donald Trump from office. “Well, I think we can always send in the Navy Seals in there to take him out,” Obama joked, …
‘Star Wars’ fans’ plans full this weekend, with LEGO ‘Holiday Special’, ‘Mandalorian’ and more
Lucasfilm/ILMxLAB(LOS ANGELES) — For Star Wars fans, there are a lot of entertainment options this weekend: the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special debuted on Disney+ earlier in the week, the VR adventure Star Wars: Tales from The Galaxy’s Edge debuts today, and of course, a new episode of The Mandalorian drops on Friday. As previously reported, the LEGO movie puts Rey in contact …
Mel Gibson says ‘Lethal Weapon 5’ is “absolutely” a go
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — At 64 and 74 years old, respectively, Mel Gibson and Danny Glover are evidently not “too old for this…” er, stuff. The pair are “absolutely” reuniting with director Richard Donner, who’s 90, for a fifth Lethal Weapon movie, Gibson told Good Morning America‘s Michael Strahan. Gibson was promoting his role as a disgruntled Santa in the new revenge …
Watch now: Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley in the trailer to the sci-fi film ‘Chaos Walking’
Lionsgate(LOS ANGELES) — Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, and fellow Marvel and Star Wars series veteran Mads Mikkelsen appear in a new trailer for the upcoming sci-fi movie Chaos Walking. Based on the young adult sci-fi trilogy of the same name, the movie features Star Wars star Daisy Ridley as Viola, a young woman who crash-lands on a distant planet …
Reps deny Harvey Weinstein is “severely ill” with COVID-19
Scott Heins/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Despite a report to the contrary this week from TMZ, Harvey Weinstein does not have COVID-19 and is not “severely ill,” according to his spokesman. ABC News obtained a statement from Juda Engelmayer, a rep for the disgraced movie mogul, and Craig Rothfeld, Weinstein’s authorized New York State Department of Corrections spokesman. Their comments read …