(L-R) Sadie Stanley, Sean Giambrone -- Disney Channel/Jeff Weddell (LOS ANGELES) -- Call me, beep me, if ya wanna reach me: Kim Possible is back! The beloved Disney animated series is getting the live action treatment with a brand new movie premiering tonight on the Disney Channel. Newcomer Sadie Stanley steps into the role of Kim, a young teen living a double life as a spy, and even sings a […]
ABC Radio(NEW YORK) -- Harvey Weinstein's new legal team will reportedly seek a delay in the start date for his upcoming rape trial, according to Deadline. A month after taking over as Weinstein's attorneys Ronald Sullivan, Duncan Levin, Pam Mackey and Jose Baez -- ex-lawyer for one-time Weinstein accuser Rose McGowan -- are said to be leaning toward asking New York Supreme Court Justice James Burke for more time, either just before a previously scheduled March 8 hearing, or […]
Disney(LOS ANGELES) -- When it comes to their excitement over the Disney's upcoming Frozen 2, fans just can't seem to "Let It Go." The teaser for the sequel to Disney's 2013 blockbuster attracted 116.4 million views in its first 24 hours, making it the most watched animated trailer of all time. The studio announced the news in a message posted to the movie's official Twitter page on Thursday. As for live-action […]
ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) -- Ahead of the 91st annual Academy Awards, Regina King is talking about her Oscar-nominated performance in Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk. While preparing for the critically-acclaimed role, King tells ABC Radio she channeled her grandmother Loretta, who King says helped her to play the loving and strong character of Sharon. "Overall, the biggest inspiration for me for playing Sharon is my grandmother," King says. […]
Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox(LOS ANGELES) -- The new sci-fi movie Alita: Battle Angel takes place in the year 2563 -- indeed, the opening shot cheekily transforms the familiar 20th Century Fox logo into 26th Century Fox -- but director Robert Rodriguez kept it real. That is to say, even though the movie takes place in a post-apocalyptic locale called Iron City, and centers on a fully computer generated heroine, Rodriguez, […]
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(CHICAGO) -- Thursday was a big day for developments in the Jussie Smollett attack investigation, including a denial by police in Chicago of media reports that they believed the Empire star staged the whole thing. “Media reports about the Empire incident being a hoax are unconfirmed by case detectives," a Chicago PD spokesperson said in a tweet Thursday night. "Supt Eddie Johnson has contacted @ABC7Chicago to state on the record […]
Photo by: Aaron Poole/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- It was a heated discussion between Steve Harvey and Oscar-winning actress Mo'Nique. On Wednesday's Steve, Harvey addressed Mo'Nique's claims of being blackballed in Hollywood. In 2009, during promotion for Lee Daniels Precious, Mo'Nique was characterized as "difficult" after she refused producers Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry and Daniels' requests to promote the film. Mo went on to win Best […]
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) -- Thursday is Valentine's Day, and one guy who knows a thing or two about how to romance someone is the current star of ABC's The Bachelor, Colton Underwood, who shared some his expertise with ABC Radio. Colton's first rule: "spoil you woman." And it doesn't have to be anything extravagant, according to him. "The little things go a long way, too." One way Underwood likes to spoil […]
Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox(NEW YORK) -- Alita: Battle Angel -- based upon the beloved graphic novel series by Yukito Kishiro and produced by Oscar winner James Cameron and directed by visionary Robert Rodriguez -- opens today. Set in the far future, the film's title character is a cyborg brought back to life onscreen by a gifted doctor, played by Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz. But the character was brought to life by […]
