Proving the might of the Marvel brand, Black Widow set a new benchmark for the pandemic era in opening to $80 million at the domestic box office. The female-led superhero pic snared the biggest North American start since the COVID-19 crisis commenced, and the largest since Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in Dec. 2019. Overseas, the film earned […]
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell isn’t a fan of the NCAA’s move to lessen restrictions on college athletes getting paid, and he faced major blowback for it this week. “If they’re really good, they get rich. If they’re not really good, they get a free education, so I’m having a hard time grasping what’s wrong […]
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Hallmark Channel’s Good Witch will not see an eighth season. The cable channel revealed today that the series will end after the current seventh season, with the July 25 season finale serving as the series finale. “Good Witch has enchanted viewers for over a decade with eight original movies, in addition to the seven-season series,” said Randy Pope, […]
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“Red Notice,” the upcoming comedic action thriller starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot, is debuting on Netflix this fall. Johnson announced Thursday morning to his social media platforms that “Red Notice” will premiere on Nov. 12. “You’re officially on notice,” he wrote on Twitter in a message adorned with siren, fire and globe emojis. “Netflix’s biggest […]
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Apple is producing 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room, a new documentary special that tells the story of 9/11 through the eyes of the Presidency by gaining unprecedented access to the key decision makers who responded for the nation. Narrated by Jeff Daniels, the doc recounts the 12 hours after the strike on that momentous day, offering rare […]
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BTS will takeover The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon stage for two nights to perform hits including “Butter” and “Permission To Dance.” The two-night musical event will kick off Tuesday, July 13. On the first night, the K-pop sensation will present the U.S. television debut of “Permission To Dance” and chat with the late-night host about all that’s new […]
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One of Hollywood’s most popular couples has some big news. No, not Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton—we already know that they just got married over the weekend. The latest celeb revelation has to do with Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost, who are reportedly expecting their first child together. Congratulations! You’ll remember that Johansson first revealed her engagement ring back in […]
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Kaley Cuoco’s feature dance card continues to expand in the wake of the success of her HBO Max series The Flight Attendant with Studiocanal and The Picture Company’s stylish action thriller Role Play, penned by Seth Owen. Cuoco is in negotiations to star and produce Role Play, which follows a young married couple whose life turns upside down after secrets are revealed about about […]
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National Basketball Association broadcasting legend Marv Albert signed off for the final time today, his last words a simple “good night” to his legion of fans. Albert, whose 55-year-career was punctuated by his trademark “Yes!” call when someone made a crucial jump shot, finished his career with TNT, as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Atlanta Hawks in Game […]
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In a career that spans more than seven decades, Eva Marie Saint has won an Oscar, played Superman’s mom, and acted alongside screen legends such as Paul Newman, Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando. A versatile performer, she appeared in comedies (“The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming”), historical epics (“Raintree County”), social dramas (“On the Waterfront”), […]
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More than 23 years after “Seinfeld” left the airwaves, a soundtrack album featuring its immortal theme (and 40 more minutes of classic “Seinfeld” music) is about to be released. WaterTower Music will release the 33-track album on Friday, July 2, on all digital platforms. It will be the first time that any of the music […]
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ABC’s daytime panel show The View is losing its lone conservative panelist. Meghan McCain, the daughter of former Sen. John McCain and the show’s Republican co-host, said Thursday that she will be leaving the program later this month. Speaking at the top of Thursday’s show, McCain said she wanted to stay in Washington D.C., where she lives […]
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James Franco has signed off on paying $2,235,000 to settle an Oct. 2019 lawsuit alleging he and his associates coerced students into performing explicit sex scenes on camera. The proposed figure was revealed in court filings that were made public on Wednesday, and a Los Angeles judge will need to approve it. In 2019, Sarah Tither-Kaplan […]
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Hollywood reacted Wednesday to the shock news that Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction has been overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The Court decided that a “non-prosecution agreement” the actor struck with a previous prosecutor should have prevented him from being charged in a case that stemmed from a 2004 encounter with accuser Andrea Constand. The decision paved […]
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The Yale Drama School will now go tuition-free after the school received $150 million donation from billionaire David Geffen and the David Geffen Foundation. Beginning in August with the 2021-2022 academic term, students accepted to the prestigious program will attend without paying tuition — which Yale has posted currently costs $32,800. In addition, the school will be […]
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Sarah Wayne Callies is leading the charge on a new scripted podcast series that also stars David Harbour and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Callies has written, directed and will star in post-apocalyptic series Aftershock, which she first teased last summer at the virtual TCA press tour. The Walking Dead star co-created the series with her Nomadic Engine partners, Patrick […]
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Dwayne Johnson will star in “Red One” for Amazon Studios, the streaming service announced Monday. The film will reunite Johnson with “Fast and Furious” scribe Chris Morgan — the pair recently collaborated on the hit spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw.” The deal for the film treatment, which comes after a highly competitive bidding situation, is another sign that Amazon is […]
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Jazmine Sullivan took home Album of the Year for “Heaux Tales” at Sunday night’s 2021 BET Awards, which were hosted by actress Taraji P. Henson. Standout names in Black entertainment were in attendance at the awards, which took place Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles — including nominees Issa Rae, Andra Day and Viola Davis. Day took […]
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John Langley, the creator of the long-running TV show Cops, has died. Langley died Saturday of an apparent heart attack in Baja, Mexico while competing in the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off road race, a family rep confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 78. Langley is best known for creating the then-Fox series Cops, which premiered on […]
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It’s a bad ending for NBC’s Good Girls. The beloved but little-watched-on-linear drama series has been canceled after four seasons on NBC. Efforts to move the series to Netflix, which serves as its streaming home after a global rights deal for the series — have imploded, and the series will not make the move to the streaming giant […]
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Conan O’Brien’s late-night run has come to an end after nearly three decades. The longest-tenured host in late night officially ended his nightly TBS show Conan Thursday after a 28-year run. During his final opening monologue, O’Brien was quick to admit that it was hard to grasp that the end of the show had arrived. “It’s hard to believe, it’s hard to […]
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Britney Spears is angry, depressed and has been lying to her fans about being okay. In a fiery speech she told the judge overseeing her longstanding conservatorship, “It’s my wish and my dream for this to end.” News that Spears would appear virtually in court as part of her much-discussed conservatorship has sparked even more interest […]
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Scarlett Johansson is staying on the Disney ride. The actor, who has Disney and Marvel’s Black Widow due out in two weeks, is attached to produce Tower of Terror, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley is penning the script for the project based on the classic Disney theme park ride. Plot details are being kept under wraps, […]
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Jerry Seinfeld has made it clear he would not inject his comic genius into another sitcom, after generating arguably the best one ever. So he is turning to another outlet — the movie screen — and his relationship with Netflix has just won the streamer a plum project for its film slate. Seinfeld will star in, direct and […]
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Somebody Feed Phil is going back out to eat. Netflix has handed out a fifth season renewal for the culinary travelogue hosted and exec produced by Phil Rosenthal. Season five will consist of 10 episodes, the show’s biggest order yet. Seasons one and two features six episodes, while three and four consisted of five apiece. Season four last […]
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