The first trailer for the upcoming film about the late Fred Rogers, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” was just released, starring Tom Hanks in the title role.... [Read Full Story]
Arsenio Hall has officially signed on to reprise his role as Semmi in “Coming To America 2,” the sequel to one of Eddie Murphy’s most iconic films from 1988.... [Read Full Story]
“Avengers: Endgame,” the Disney and Marvel blockbuster, has officially moved past “Avatar” on the list of all-time highest grossing films in its 13th weekend of release, Disney reported.... [Read Full Story]
“Sesame Street, actress Sally Field, R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire, singer Linda Ronstadt, and conductor and musical visionary Michael Tilson Thomas were named the 2019 Kennedy Center honorees last week. ... [Read Full Story]
Danai Gurira, who has played sword-wielding fan-favorite Michonne on AMC’s “The Walking Dead” since it’s third season, is leaving the show in Season 10.... [Read Full Story]
“Lady Bird” director Greta Gerwig, along with Noah Baumbach have signed on to co-write Warner Bros.’ live-action Barbie movie with Margot Robbie starring. Gerwig is also in talks to possibly direct the film.... [Read Full Story]
The sequel to last year’s hit film A Quiet Place has started shooting, according to director John Krasinski, who posted a image of the shoot’s first clapperboard to Twitter. ... [Read Full Story]
A Massachusetts prosecutor dropped the sexual assault charges against actor Kevin Spacey on Wednesday, after the accuser declined to testify at a pre-trial hearing.... [Read Full Story]
The first trailer for the upcoming film “Hustlers” has just been released, starring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Cardi B, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart and Lizzo. ... [Read Full Story]
Singer R. Kelly was denied bond on Tuesday as he faces charges that he recruited girls and women to have illegal sex with him and then covered up the crimes by paying and threatening the victims and witnesses. Kelly appeared in a Chicago federal courtroom wearing an orange jumpsuit and shackles on his legs.... [Read Full Story]
On Tuesday, the nominations for the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards were announced. HBO’s hit “Game of Thrones” earned a record 32 nominations, the most nominations earned in a single year by any drama series.... [Read Full Story]
Director Baz Luhrmann has cast actor Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in his upcoming biopic. The 27-year-old will star in Luhrmann’s as-yet untitled film, beating out Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller and Harry Styles for the role.... [Read Full Story]
British actress Lashana Lynch has reportedly been cast as the next 007 – making it the first time a woman will play 007 in the Bond legacy’s 57-year run.... [Read Full Story]
Chris Young has teamed up with Lauren Alaina on “Town Ain’t Big Enough,” which will be featured on his upcoming eighth studio album.... [Read Full Story]
HBO has renewed “Euphoria” for a second season. Euphoria is based on the Israeli series of the same name and created by Sam Levinson.... [Read Full Story]
Shortly after the premiere of Disney’s Lion King remake, Beyoncé announced her forthcoming album, The Lion King: The Gift, and released its first single, “Spirit.”... [Read Full Story]
Taylor Swift has topped Forbes’ annual list of the world’s highest-paid celebrities, beating out Kylie Jenner and Kanye West, who came in at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. ... [Read Full Story]
Nicki Minaj is pulling out of a concert in Saudi Arabia because she said she wants to show support for women’s rights, gay rights and freedom of expression. “After careful reflection I have decided to no longer move forward with my scheduled concert at Jeddah World Fest,” Minaj said in a statement.... [Read Full Story]
Lady Gaga is finally launching her long-awaited beauty brand exclusively on Amazon. The pop star released a video announcing her new beauty line, Haus Laboratories.”They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” Gaga says in the video. “But at Haus Laboratories, we say beauty is how you see yourself.”... [Read Full Story]
Samuel L. Jackson is joining the cast of the “Saw” reboot to play Chris Rock’s father.... [Read Full Story]
The first official trailer for the follow-up to 2014’s Disney hit “Maleficent” has been released, and it features Angelina Jolie faces a new enemy– Michelle Pfeiffer’s Queen Ingrith.... [Read Full Story]
On Monday, Kevin Spacey‘s sexual assault case took a surprising turn when the alleged victim pled the 5th during questioning, prompting the judge to strike the accuser’s previous testimony from the record.... [Read Full Story]
The official trailer for “Judy” has been released, and Renée Zellweger completely transforms into Judy Garland in the film.... [Read Full Story]
Stevie Wonder announced Saturday that he plans to take a break from performing to prepare for kidney replacement surgery.... [Read Full Story]
Actor Cameron Boyce, who starred in the Disney Channel series “Jessie” and the “Descendants” TV movies, has died. He was 20.... [Read Full Story]
Chloe x Halle singer Halle Bailey has been cast as Ariel in the live-action The Little Mermaid. Director Rob Marshall said in a statement that while the search was “extensive” it soon became “abundantly clear” that Halle has a “rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence and substance — plus a glorious singing voice — all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role.”... [Read Full Story]
Musician Pharrell Williams guaranteed “A-list internships” to every 2019 graduate of The Promise Academy in Harlem, New York, at the end of their freshman year of college.... [Read Full Story]
Following an allegation of sexual misconduct in January of last year, comedian Aziz Ansari has kept a low profile. However, Ansari took to Twitter this week to announce his first televised comedy special in more than four years, titled, “Aziz Ansari: Right Now,” will stream on Netflix beginning July 9, with Oscar-winner Spike Jonze as director. His last special, titled, “Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden,” was released on Netflix on March 6, 2015.... [Read Full Story]
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to 842 new members of the film industry to join them. The invitees include familiar names and also recognize the Academy’s push for better inclusion. Half of the invited members for 2019 are women and 29% of them are people of color. ... [Read Full Story]
Rock musician Rick Springfield canceled his show in the Dominican Republic. After rising safety concerns in the Dominican Republic, where at least 10 American citizens have died while in the country in the last year, the event was cancelled. Although statistics show that Americans are more likely to be killed in the US than in the Dominican, many people are still alarmed.... [Read Full Story]
