Charlize Theron is no stranger to racial inequality. “Being raised during the apartheid era in South Africa made me so hyper-aware of equality and human rights,” the Tully star shares in an interview with Chelsea Handler for the May cover of Elle. Throughout the interview, the actress discusses how she navigates the current political climate […]
Read moreMad About You just took a major step toward being revived with its original series stars. Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt have just closed deals with Sony Pictures Television to reprise their Mad About You roles, EW has learned exclusively. Co-creator Danny Jacobson is also on board to return. The deals follow months of negotiations […]
Read moreMariah Carey, the superstar singer who has lived in the public eye for three decades, has acknowledged that, in 2001, she learned that she had bipolar disorder. Ms. Carey disclosed the diagnosis in an interview with People magazine’s editor in chief, Jess Cagle. A preview of the magazine’s cover story was published online Wednesday. The […]
Read moreMitzi Shore, the hard-driving proprietor and mother hen of The Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip who lorded over the white-hot center of the stand-up universe of the late 1970s and ’80s, died Wednesday after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 87. Shore gave such young comics as Robin Williams, David Letterman and Jay […]
Read moreMelissa McCarthy will star in Super-Intelligence, New Line’s action comedy that has Ben Falcone coming on board to direct. The project was set up last year with McCarthy and Falcone as producers via their On the Day banner. Super-Intelligence will mark the married team’s fourth collaboration in an actor-director capacity, following the comedies Tammy (2014), […]
Read moreThe bizarre, occasionally amusing and ultimately pathetic week-long war of words between Sean Hannity and Jimmy Kimmel took another weird turn Monday night when Hannity accepted Kimmel’s apology — and then put his dukes right back up. During the closing moments of his Fox News program, Hannity admitted that, as much as he “really does […]
Read moreDespite their popularity on the silver screen, many of the best military action scenes don’t depict the heroic storming the beaches of Normandy or cutting through the enemy frontlines in the jungles of Vietnam. In fact, some of the most intense sequences are of the deadly dogfights in the sky. Several awesome films get overlooked just because […]
Read moreOver 400 TV shows are broadcast every year, and that means that competition for viewers is fierce. As a result, networks are often willing to spend big money on projects they think will lure in the biggest audience. They place their bets… and sometimes lose their shirts. Here are some of the most expensive TV […]
Read moreMaking a movie requires a lot of organization and planning but sometimes all of that goes out the window and that’s how hilarious movie bloopers are born! The comedic stars on this list are guilty of making everyone around them (and sometimes even themselves) totally break character and start chuckling. Before we get started, can […]
Read moreMusic stars honor Elton John’s illustrious career spanning five decades with a rockin’ tribute on ELTON JOHN: I’M STILL STANDING – A GRAMMY SALUTE, to be broadcast Tuesday, April 10 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The concert showcases musicians from multiple genres performing classic songs made famous by Elton John, including Alessia […]
Read moreRumors of the death of reality TV have been greatly exaggerated. Nonfiction formats, from game shows to makeover programs and guilty pleasures of the Keeping Up With the Kardashians sort, are finding new life online. Netflix and Amazon Prime, and to a lesser extent Apple and YouTube, after tip-toeing around reality for years, have fully […]
Read moreMotivational speaker Tony Robbins has apologized after suggesting that some women are using the #MeToo movement to gain “significance” through “victimhood,” remarks that drew severe backlash from people — including the founder of the #MeToo movement — who accused Robbins of grossly misrepresenting their intentions. Robbins made the comments last month in San Jose, where he […]
Read moreActors are required to call upon a variety of skills and abilities when working on a movie. Depending on the role, they will have to display dramatic range, showcase their comedic timing, or show off their physicality. And as it turns out, some of the biggest names in Hollywood are multi-talented people who can do […]
Read moreAfter first finding American fame on the goofy ’90s sitcom Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Ryan Reynolds moved on to play leading roles in multiple romantic comedies as well as action flicks like Blade: Trinity, Green Lantern, and—of course—Deadpool, the role he was born to play. Reynolds always brings a playful edge […]
Read moreBack in November, Carrie Underwood suffered a scary fall on stairs outside her home. The country star told her fans that she had to get more than 40 stitches in her face, and warned she “might look a little different” once she got back in front of a camera. Months later, Underwood is clearly inching […]
Read moreDwayne “The Rock” Johnson is promoting his latest tentpole “Rampage,” and he isn’t shying away from speaking about his personal battle with depression. The actor shared a message on Twitter on April 2 that read: “We all go through the sludge/shit and depression never discriminates. Took me a long time to realize it but the […]
Read moreSteven Bochco, the strong-willed writer and producer who brought gritty realism and sprawling ensemble casts to the small screen with such iconic series as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and NYPD Blue, died Sunday morning, a family spokesman told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 74. Suffering with leukemia, Bochco received a stem cell transplant from […]
Read moreSteven Spielberg’s latest blockbuster topped the domestic box office over the four-day holiday weekend. Warner Bros.’ “Ready Player One” debuted in line with recent projections of $53 million from 4,324 locations. The film opened Thursday, getting a head start over its fellow weekend releases, “Tyler Perry’s Acrimony” and “God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness.” The virtual […]
Read moreWith much of the discussion around the movie version of Ready Player One surrounding its source material or use of iconography and characters from other movies and genre franchises, one thing may be being overlooked: That the movie continues the war between the two sci-fi Steven Spielbergs. Spielberg’s history as a science fiction director goes […]
Read moreFormer California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is in stable condition Friday after undergoing emergency open-heart surgery during a procedure to replace a valve in his heart, according to his spokesman. Schwarzenegger, 70, went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday for a planned procedure to replace a pulmonic valve that was originally installed in 1997 due to […]
Read moreAdam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, who last shared the screen in the 2011 comedy Just Go With It, are set to reunite in the ensemble comedy Murder Mystery for Netflix. The feature follows a New York City cop (Sandler) as he finally takes his wife (Aniston) on a long-promised European trip. A chance meeting on the flight […]
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