Showbiz News

Netflix is bringing back the true crime/paranormal series “Unsolved Mysteries.” The revival is being led by the show’s original creators, alongside “Stranger Things” executive producer Shawn Levy. Terry Dunn Meurer is showrunning this new version that she co-created with John Cosgrove, who will executive produce. Levy and Josh Barry are executive producing for 21 Laps. Robert Wise will […]

Wendy Williams is taking an extended absence from her eponymous daytime talk show due to health complications after ongoing surgery for a shoulder fracture she said she sustained in December. “Over the past few days, Wendy has experienced complications regarding her Graves’ Disease that will require treatment,” according to a note from her family. “Wendy will be under the […]

Sony and R. Kelly have agreed to part ways, sources tell Billboard. The news comes on the heels of the Lifetime documentary Surviving R. Kelly, which details allegations against the singer of domestic abuse and having sex with minors. Kelly had been signed to Jive since the beginning of his career in the early 1990s, and when Jive became part of […]

NBC has handed a pilot order to Lincoln (fka The Bone Collector), a drama based on the bestselling book series by Jeffery Deaver which had been previously adapted into the 1999 movie of the same name starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. According to the network, the drama will follow “legendary forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme, who was seriously injured […]

F— it, Viceland is doing it live. The cable network will revamp its primetime lineup next month to launch a nightly two-hour live show that will serve as a showcase of sorts for all things Vice. “Vice Live” will air Mondays through Thursdays from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET, starting Feb. 25, and reps Viceland’s most ambitious programming […]

In response to Donald Trump reaching the mid-point of his term as the 45th U.S. President, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is set to air a special parody “Halftime Tribute to Trump” later this month. Throughout the episode, Kimmel will focus on Trump’s “bigly” successful first term. According to ABC, the show will include “celebrities and […]

Oscar winner Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables, Ocean’s 8, Serenity) will be starring in Robert Zemeckis’ The Witches adaptation for Warner Bros. Pictures as the Grand High Witch, Variety has confirmed. Zemeckis will be directing the project, based on Roald Dahl’s novel. Backed by Warner Bros, the project will be produced by Oscar-winning directors Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo del Toro. RELATED: Robert […]

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 […]