Courtesy Studio AuctionsA sale of Hollywood props and other memorabilia recently fetched a fortune after Studio Auctions put the treasures under the hammer.The numbers are now in from the company’s The Force is Strong with Studio Auctions event, and the top-selling item was an R2-D2 seen in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi. It sold for…… Read More…
Marvel StudiosOn Thursday, Apple TV+ revealed the trailer for the new 12-part natural history docuseries Earthsounds, featuring narration from Golden Globe winner and Emmy Award nominee Tom Hiddleston.The English star lends his dulcet tones to some 3,000 hours of audio, with the series “using cutting-edge technology to record our planet in brand-new ways,” its producers…… Read More…
Williams in 2020 – Robert Kamau/GC ImagesAhead of the upcoming Lifetime documentary Where Is Wendy Williams?, Wendy Williams’ niece, Alex Finnie, opened up in an interview with Good Morning America.Williams became a household name from her daytime show The Wendy Williams Show, which she hosted for 12 seasons.Known for her signature greeting, “How you doin’?”…… Read More…
Dune star Josh Brolin is in talks to star in Weapons, Zach Cregger’s follow-up to his 2022 horror thriller Barbarian, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Pedro Pascal was previously set to star in the film, but the writers strike created a scheduling conflict with his commitment to Marvel’s Fantastic Four, which starts shooting this summer.…… Read More…
Netflix/Roger KisbyJenna Ortega is opening up about her role in the forthcoming Beetlejuice sequel and why she’s excited to bring “weird, strange, off-putting stories” back to theaters.The Wednesday actress stars in the Tim Burton film, titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, as Astrid, the daughter of Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder).Ortega described her character as “weird, but in a…… Read More…
UniversalChristopher Nolan’s Oscar-nominated epic Oppenheimer has another record to boast about: Variety reports the acclaimed movie’s debut on Peacock beat the streamer’s previous record holder, The Super Mario Bros. Movie.As reported, the R-rated historical drama launched on the streaming service on February 16, and while the trade explains exact numbers were not released — a…… Read More…
LionsgateOn Wednesday, Lionsgate dropped the snarky, shoot-’em-up trailer to Borderlands, the action-comedy movie based on the bestselling video game franchise.For the big-screen bow, Kevin Hart and Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis team up, respectively, as the franchise’s mercenary Roland, Lilith the Siren and archeologist Dr. Patricia Tannis.Joining their party are Ariana Greenblatt…… Read More…
SAG AwardsOn Wednesday, 30 presenters were announced for the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will be held at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles on February 24.Two-time SAG Award winner Idris Elba will open the ceremony, the organization announced. This year’s presenters will include Oppenheimer’s Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy…… Read More…
Jonathan Majors as Kang – Marvel StudiosA new The Hollywood Reporter article details the reported “retooling” underway at Marvel Studios after several disappointments, including Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and the Disney+ project Secret Invasion.One of the behind-the-scenes changes that was revealed was that the studio has apparently retitled one of its major upcoming movies.2026’s…… Read More…
Warner Bros. PicturesDespite the blockbuster success of Barbie, a new report from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows that 2023’s movies featured the lowest percentage of female leads and co-stars in a decade.Just 30% of the top 100 films of 2023 featured a female star or co-lead, according to the study as…… Read More…