Tim Burton‘s live-action reboot of “Dumbo” earned $45 million in its debut weekend, coming in below the $50 million mark that early predictions expected. For a Disney project. Dumbo now sits toward the bottom of the Disney live-action films, well below The Jungle Book($103 million), Alice In Wonderland ($116 million), and Beauty and the Beast($174 million). After this weekend, the film’s worldwide total is $116 million, $71 million coming from overseas.... [Read Full Story]
Angelina Jolie could be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jolie is in negotiations to star in The Eternals, one of Marvel’s properties that’s about to head to the mainstream.... [Read Full Story]
CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” has made television history. The long-running show began shooting it’s 276th episode this week, making it the longest running multi-camera sitcom. The show surpassed “Cheers,” which made 275 episodes.... [Read Full Story]
Lionel Richie will release his latest album, Live from Las Vegas, on August 23, as well as embarking on his HelloTour this summer.... [Read Full Story]
Justin Bieber responded to fans asking for new music from the singer by announcing on social media that he was going to take a break from music to repair “deep rooted issues.” ... [Read Full Story]
On Tuesday, prosecutors and attorneys for Jussie Smollett said all charges against the actor — who had been accused of staging a hate crime and filing a false police report about it — have been dropped. It is a dramatic reversal in a case in which Chicago police alleged just last month that the 36-year-old “Empire” actor hired two acquaintances to attack him in late January to promote his career.... [Read Full Story]
Almost a year after Oprah Winfrey signed a multi-year deal with Apple for original content, she took the stage at Apple’s Steve Jobs Theater to reveal the first projects she has been working on. They include two documentaries: Toxic Labor, about workplace harassment, and a yet-untitled multi-part series focusing on mental health. Additionally, Winfrey announced that she is partnering with Apple for “building the biggest, most vibrant, most stimulating book club on the planet.” Book club has always been a big part of the Oprah brand, with her picks often translating to bestseller status.... [Read Full Story]
Two years after Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” became a box-office sensation, his follow-up, “Us,” debuted with $70.3 million in ticket sales over the weekend.... [Read Full Story]
The “Roseanne” spin-off “The Conners” officially received a second season order from ABC. “The Conners” was a solid performer for ABC in its freshman season, averaging 9.5 million viewers and coming in as the season’s No. 1 new comedy.... [Read Full Story]
Netflix showed viewers a new way of getting involved with a series with Black Mirror’s interactive spin-off series, Bandersnatch which allowed viewers to choose their own adventure in the life of the main character. ... [Read Full Story]
Producers of Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child revealed portraits of the cast’s new Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and other key players in the two-part wizarding world saga.... [Read Full Story]
Netflix released a trailer for the third season of its hit showStranger Things. Stranger Things centers on a group of friends whose sleepy town has dealt with monsters and alternate universes that stemmed from a top secret government installation.... [Read Full Story]
CBS’s soap opera “The Young & the Restless” actor Kristoff St. John died of heart disease, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner.... [Read Full Story]
The first look at “Toy Story 4” has been released and the trailer features everyone’s favorite characters, including Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Rex, Hamm and Bo Peep.... [Read Full Story]
Marvel Studios reissued the official poster for “Avengers: Endgame” after a backlash over star Danai Gurira not receiving top billing.... [Read Full Story]
The producers of the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart assured viewers that the drama will not be canceled following the firing of star Lori Loughlin for her alleged involvement in the college admissions scandal... [Read Full Story]
Disney has rehired writer-director James Gunn to oversee the third installment of “Guardians of the Galaxy, after firing him last year in the wake of learning about offensive social-media posts..... [Read Full Story]
The final episode of The Big Bang Theory will air May 16, and CBS is giving the comedy a full hour to say goodbye to its fans after 12 seasons. ... [Read Full Story]
In an upcoming book, Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story ofThe View by Variety’s New York bureau chief Ramin Setoodeh, Rosie O’Donnell is opening up about a traumatic childhood experience. O’Donnell talked for the first time about the alleged sexual abuse she endured at the hands of her late father, Edward Joseph. (Joseph died in 2015.)... [Read Full Story]
The second trailer for Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” arrived on Thursday morning and finds the team joining together for one final mission.... [Read Full Story]
$25 million college admissions scam that has prompted repercussions from Hollywood to the boardrooms of major companies.” data-reactid=”16″ type=”text”>In Los Angeles on Wednesday, Fuller House actress Lori Loughlin was taken into custody by the FBI after she, actress Felicity Huffman and 48 others were charged in a $25 million college admissions scam. ... [Read Full Story]
Felicity Huffman was arrested this morning by law enforcement for her involvement in a bribery scheme to get her and William H. Macy’s daughter into elite colleges.” data-reactid=”18″ type=”text”>Actress Felicity Huffman was arrested Tuesday morning by law enforcement for her involvement in a bribery scheme to get her daughter into elite colleges. Fuller House star Lori Loughlin and her spouse Mossimo Gianulli are also charged in the nationwide indictment. Huffman and Loughlin are being charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud. Loughlin’s husband, Mr. Gianulli, has also been arrested. Loughlin was out of the country due to work, and not arrested as of press time.... [Read Full Story]
Actress Felicity Huffman was arrested Tuesday morning by law enforcement for her involvement in a bribery scheme to get her daughter into elite colleges. Fuller House star Lori Loughlin and her spouse Mossimo Gianulli are also charged in the nationwide indictment. Huffman and Loughlin are being charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud. Loughlin’s husband, Mr. Gianulli, has also been arrested. Loughlin was out of the country due to work, and not arrested as of press time.... [Read Full Story]
The first full trailer for Disney’s live-action version of Aladdin was released Tuesday on Good Morning America, giving fans a preview of the movie’s music. ... [Read Full Story]
“Killing Eve” star Sandra Oh is slated to host “Saturday Night Live” on March 30, becoming the third Asian woman to do so since the show premiered over 40 years ago. ... [Read Full Story]
Showtime has canceled the comedy series “SMILF” after two seasons. In addition, ABC studios, which produces the show, has suspended a development deal with its creator, star and executive producer Frankie Shaw. The announcements came after a December story in The Hollywood Reporter that detailed allegations of abusive on-set behavior and violations of industry rules by Shaw, who also directs some episodes of the show. Shaw denied the allegations.... [Read Full Story]
