Steve Granitz/FilmMagic – ABC/Paula LoboIn the supplemental materials attached to the forthcoming Blu-ray of Fast X, Vin Diesel and director Louis Leterrier explained one of the movie’s most-talked-about moments. In the closing moments of the film — and despite a very public tiff with star and producer Vin — fans were treated to seeing Dwayne…… Read More…
Sony Pictures Television – Jeopardy! ProductionsRay Lalonde, a Jeopardy! winner who won more than $386,000 on the game show in 2022, says he’s boycotting the show’s upcoming Tournament of Champions in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America strike. In a Jeopardy! Reddit thread, Lalonde, who described himself as a “lifelong devoted fan” of the…… Read More…
Robert Voets/CBS via Getty ImagesAt a time when Hollywood actors and writers are striking for a bigger piece of the profits in the days of streaming, the settlement of a Chuck Norris lawsuit over Walker, Texas Ranger underlines one of the strikers’ arguments. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a 2019 lawsuit filed by the martial…… Read More…
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty ImagesAt a SAG-AFTRA rally in New York City called Rock the City for a Fair Contract, Breaking Bad Emmy winner Bryan Cranston let it rip at the studios against which actors and writers are striking. According to Variety, Oscar winners Brendan Fraser and Jessica Chastain also took to the stage at the event…… Read More…
ABCThe judges’ table remains unchanged for the upcoming 22nd season of American Idol, which will mark its seventh year on ABC. Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan are all back for the new season, which will start in the spring of 2024. Returning as host is Ryan Seacrest, despite the fact that he’s also taking over as host of Wheel of…… Read More…
Max/Paul MobleyFormer Saturday Night Live star and legendary comedian Tracy Morgan apparently isn’t holding back in his upcoming standup special for streaming service Max. According to a new teaser released Tuesday, July 25, Morgan touches on various hot button topics, including dating in his 50s, gentrification and what he’s doing with all his Walmart settlement…… Read More…
Ryan Emberley/Getty Images for DisneyDays after his latest film, Barbie, broke box office records, Simu Liu has released a music video for his song “Don’t.” Directed by Audrey Ellis Fox, the clip is shot entirely in black and white and is a moody meditation focusing solely on the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten…… Read More…
Shannon Finney/Getty ImagesAward-winning comedian Dave Chappelle has announced 12 fall dates for his Dave Chappelle Live stand-up tour. Two back-to-back performances at New York City’s Madison Square Garden will kick off the run starting Tuesday, August 22. The tour resumes on Friday, September 8, at Cleveland, Ohio’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, followed by dates in Detroit,…… Read More…
Walt Disney PicturesDisney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid is now available for purchase on streaming platforms like Apple TV+, Amazon and Fandango’s streaming service Vudu. The musical film, which stars singer and actress Halle Bailey as Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as the evil Ursula, is an adaptation of the 1989 animated classic. The cast…… Read More…
Warner Bros. PicturesIn the new blockbuster, singer and actress Dua Lipa plays Mermaid Barbie, but according to an online marketing company, she has a more fitting title: Influencer Barbie. The Influence Agency sorted each of the big names who starred in Greta Gerwig’s smash hit, ranking them by the number of Instagram followers and using…… Read More…