Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Quibi is calling it quits. On Wednesday, the streaming service officially announced that it will be “winding down the business,” according to a press release obtained by Variety. The decision comes just over six months after the company, which was led by founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman, launched in …
Jared Leto returns as the Joker for Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Jared Leto is returning to the DC Comics universe, reprising his role as the Joker from 2016’s Suicide Squad in Zack Snyder’s rejiggered version of Justice League. The announcement is newsworthy, says The Hollywood Reporter, firstly because the character didn’t appear in the original 2017 film, which raises the question of how much new content will be added …
‘Normal People’ star Daisy Edgar-Jones lands lead in ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Normal People breakout star Daisy Edgar-Jones is taking on the role of another beloved book character. Variety reports that the British actress is set to play the lead in Where the Crawdads Sing, the Reese Witherspoon-produced film adaption of the best-selling novel by Delia Owens. She’ll star as …
Something to wine about: Real Housewives launches wine brand
Chad Kirkland/Bravo(LOS ANGELES) — The Real Housewives franchise is expanding into red, white and rosé territory. In collaboration with Washington state wine brand Nocking Point Wines, the Bravo series has launched The Real House Wine Collection that features bottles of red, white and rosé. The new venture comes in celebration of the debut of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake …
Carrie Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd pays tribute to her on what would have been her 64th birthday
Barry King/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Carrie Fisher’s daughter, actress Billie Lourd, paid tribute to the late Star Wars star on what would have been her 64th birthday Wednesday. Lourd, who announced the birth of her first child last month, shared a throwback photo of a pregnant Fisher along with a caption in her late mother’s signature …
Ryan Seacrest tests negative for COVID-19, returns to ‘Live With Kelly and Ryan’
ABC/Jeff Neira(NEW YORK) — Ryan Seacrest is back in the co-host chair on Live With Kelly and Ryan after testing negative for COVID-19. After a two-day hiatus, Seacrest returned to the New York City studio to join co-host Kelly Ripa. He sat out Monday and Tuesday’s shows while awaiting his COVID test results. People reports that Seacrest got tested after …
Jordan Peele and Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ pushed back to August 2021
Universal(LOS ANGELES) — Jordan Peele’s remake of the classic horror film Candyman has been pushed back to next year. Deadline reports Universal and MGM has decided to delay the movie’s release until Aug. 27, 2021 after filming was postponed due to COVID-19 earlier this year. The film was initially postponed from its previous June 2020 release date to Sept. 25th. Directed by Nia DaCosta, the Candyman remake …
‘Happiest Season’ to debut on Hulu next month
© 2020 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (LOS ANGELES) — The Happiest Season is heading straight to Hulu. Falling in line with several other studio films that are being immediately serviced to streaming sites as opposed to major theaters in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, TriStar Pictures and Entertainment One have announced that Happiest Season will hit Hulu …
David Leisure dishes on ‘The Goldbergs’ ‘Airplane!’-inspired season premiere
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — The Goldbergs returns to ABC tonight and in keeping with the shows traditions of paying homage to movies of the 80s, the season premiere episode includes a riff on the classic comedy Airplane! David Leisure played one of the Hare Krishnas in the film, and he guest stars on tonight’s episode of The …
First trailer drops for Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’
Walt Disney Animation Studios(LOS ANGELES) — The debut trailer for Disney’s animated Raya and the Last Dragon follows lone warrior Raya on her journey to find the last dragon. The clip follows Raya on a quest with her armadillo sidekick, Tuk Tuk, as they venture into a mythical underground lair where she finds the coveted dragon gem and faces off against a …