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A movie based on Monopoly has been in the works for years with even Ridley Scott attached at one point to direct an adaptation of the popular board game. But now it looks like Kevin Hart and director Tim Story will be the ones to pass “Go”. According to Deadline, Hart and Story are in final negotiations to star and direct, respectively, a film […]

A television journalist made famous for hosting a controversial investigative series that targeted would-be predators found himself in the hot seat this week after he was arrested in Connecticut. Chris Hansen, 59, of Shippan, was charged Monday with issuing a bad check to a Stamford business for several thousand dollars in marketing merchandise. He was […]

The Office creator Greg Daniels and star Steve Carell will reunite for a new Netflix sitcom, Space Force, that parodies President Trump’s proposed military branch of the same name. The duo co-created the series and will executive produce; Carell will star in the show, and Daniels will serve as showrunner. The streaming service previewed the project with a sci-fi-aping teaser that outlines […]

Jimmy Fallon visited the recovering island of Puerto Rico and documented his experience on Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show. The impetus of the weekend trip was to raise relief money for artists affected by the hurricane in 2017. While there, the host visited Lin-Manuel Miranda on-set at the opening of Hamilton, in which Fallon donned full costume to perform “The […]

Facebook is committing $300 million to help local news outlets invest in their newsrooms and “build sustainable business models,” the company announced on Tuesday. The investment includes a $5 million endowment to start a Pulitzer Center grant program and $2 million for Report for America, a nonprofit organization, to place 1,000 journalists in local newsrooms […]

Carol Channing, the indomitable personality who electrified Broadway audiences with her energetic performances in the original musical comedies Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Hello, Dolly!, has died. She was 97. The three-time Tony Award winner, who also earned an Oscar nomination for her role in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), died at 12:31 a.m. Tuesday of natural causes at her home in Rancho Mirage, […]

Earlier this month, the rumor mill was going gaga over a story about Angelina Jolie and Lady Gaga. At the time, we learned the two actresses were supposedly competing for a role in an upcoming remake of Cleopatra, the epic 1963 movies that starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Oscar-winning star Jolie, 43, has been in […]

And baby makes six! Kim Kardashian has confirmed that she’s expecting her fourth child with her husband, Kanye West, via surrogate. Kim, 38, shared the news during the Monday, January 14, episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, where she was joined by sisters Khloé Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian! “We do [have a due date],” Kim revealed, adding that the baby […]

Chris Pratt, the star of “Jurassic World,” and Katherine Schwarzenegger are engaged to be married, the actor announced on Monday. Pratt, 39, revealed on Instagram that Schwarzenegger, the 29-year-old daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger, accepted his proposal. “Sweet Katherine, so happy you said yes! I’m thrilled to be marrying you. Proud to live boldly in faith with […]

Hugh Grant has appealed for the return of a script that was stolen by thieves who broke into his car. “In the unlikely chance that anyone knows who broke into my car tonight and stole my bag, please try and persuade them to at least return my script,” the star of “A Very English Scandal” said […]

NBCUniversal will enter the streaming wars with a service launching in early 2020 that will be run by longtime cable chief Bonnie Hammer. Bonnie Hammer The ad-supported streaming service will be available at no cost to NBCUniversal’s pay-TV subscribers in the U.S. and major international markets. Comcast Cable and Sky will provide the service to their collective […]

CBS All Access is officially moving forward on the development of a standalone “Star Trek” series starring Michelle Yeoh, Variety has learned. The series would see Yeoh reprise the role of Philippa Georgiou, who is a member of Section 31, a shadowy intelligence agency operating within the Federation. Yeoh is also set to return for the second season of […]

Kevin Hart isn’t hosting the Oscars, but he’s got a number one movie. “The Upside,” starring Hart and Bryan Cranston, surpassed expectations to open with $19.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The strong performance of “The Upside” pushed “Aquaman” to second after the aquatic superhero’s three-week reign atop the North American […]

“Roma” has been named the best film of 2018 at the 24th Critics’ Choice Awards, reinforcing its position as the clear critical favorite among the year’s films. The awards were presented on Sunday evening at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association. In addition to […]

Netflix has announced a new animated anthology series from David Fincher and Tim Miller. Netflix keeps expanding on the world of animation with an adult-themed animated anthology series from Tim Miller and David Fincher, titled Love, Death & Robots. The streaming platform has given a place to filmmakers, writers, and stories that might not be entirely suitable […]

Just hours after Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie announced they are divorcing after 25 years of marriage, it is now understood that the Amazon founder and CEO has quietly been seeing Lauren Sanchez-Whitesell, wife of WME co-CEO Patrick Whitesell. News of the new relationship — first reported by Page Six — has been confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. Lauren Sanchez-Whitesell […]

The Academy Awards will forgo a proper host for the first time in three decades, according to a new report from Variety. Sources told Variety, “Producers will select a crop of A-listers to introduce various segments instead of relying on one marquee name to kick things off in a monologue filled with Trump zingers.” The show is also […]

“I Love You, America,” Sarah Silverman’s Hulu late-night talk show, has been canceled after two seasons. Silverman made the announcement Wednesday morning on Twitter, saying, “Well, Hulu cancelled ‘I Love You, America’ and we’re all pretty damn heartbroken. … So in traditional twitter funeral style, I’ll be RTing the love.” According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Silverman […]

NBC will extend the saga of the Brady, Horton and DiMera families for a 55th year. The network has renewed its daytime drama Days of Our Lives for season 55 in 2019-20. The soap is the longest-running series in NBC’s history — it’s been around 10 years longer than Saturday Night Live — and the […]

As the controversy over Kevin Hart’s past anti-gay tweets continues amid uncertainty over who will replace him as Oscars host this year, the comedian has issued another apology to the LGBTQ community on his SiriusXM radio show, Straight to the Hart. The show will air on Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Radio Channel 96 on Monday evening. […]

David Rhodes is out as president of CBS News. Rhodes tweeted the news of his departure on Sunday evening, amid NBC’s coverage of the Golden Globe Awards. Susan Zirinsky, a CBS News veteran who is currently the senior executive producer of newsmagazine 48 Hours, will take over in March. Acting CBS Corp. CEO Joe Ianniello announced […]