Idris Elba as The Gunslinger in "The Dark Tower"; Ilze Kitshoff © 2016 CTMG, Inc.(NEW YORK) -- Projections are that The Dark Tower will debut with between $20 million and $25 million this weekend, and so far it’s off to a good start. The movie adaptation of the Stephen King book series took in an estimated $1.8 million in Thursday night previews at 2,770 movie theaters. It’ll add about another […]
Still from “Game of Thrones”; Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBO(NEW YORK) -- Hackers who breached HBO's computer systems and already have leaked unaired episodes of HBO shows have threatened to release more material on Sunday, according to Variety. The entertainment industry trade reports that in an automated email reply the hackers wrote that they will be releasing everything they've obtained "gradually every week," with the next leak coming at 8 […]
"Will & Grace" cast, producers and NBC executives; Robert Trachtenberg/NBC(LOS ANGELES) -- Here's great news for Will & Grace fans. Ahead of its revival, scheduled for this fall, NBC has picked up the sitcom for a 13-episode second season. In addition, the network's expanded its first season from 12 to 16 episodes. NBC boss Bob Greenblatt made the announcement on Thursday at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly […]
"Will & Grace" cast, producers and NBC executives; Robert Trachtenberg/NBC(LOS ANGELES) -- Here's great news for Will & Grace fans. Ahead of its revival, scheduled for this fall, NBC has picked up the sitcom for a 13-episode second season. In addition, the network's expanded its first season from 12 to 16 episodes. NBC boss Bob Greenblatt made the announcement on Thursday at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly […]
L-R: Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio in 1984’s “The Karate Kid”; Courtesy Columbia Pictures/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Get ready to wax on, wax off, sand floor and paint fence again -- The Karate Kid's coming back. Ralph Macchio will reprise his role as Daniel LaRusso in Cobra Kai, a comedy series coming to YouTube Red, his rep confirms to ABC News. The series will take place in the present day, […]
Sony/Columbia/Ilze Kitshoff(NEW YORK) -- Opening nationwide on Friday: * The Dark Tower -- The fate of the universe is at stake in this sci-fi thriller, adapted from Stephen King's Dark Tower books about the last Gunslinger -- played by Idris Elba -- who is locked in an eternal battle with the Man in Black -- played by Matthew McConaughey -- to keep him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe […]
iStock/Thinkstock(EVANSTON, Ill.) -- A Northwestern University professor accused in the fatal stabbing of a man found in the professor's Chicago apartment allegedly sent an apologetic video message to family and friends, authorities said.The professor and a second suspect are at large and police are urging them to surrender.Here's what we know about the case:The crimeOn July 27 around 8:30 p.m. local time, officers responded to a call at an apartment […]
ABC News(BOSTON) -- The mother of Conrad Roy, a Massachusetts teenager who died of carbon monoxide poisoning after locking himself in his truck following encouragement from his then-girlfriend, Michelle Carter, says, "My pain will always be the same.""I wake up each and every day with pain and heartache living without Conrad," Roy's mother, Lynn Roy, said in an exclusive statement to ABC News' "20/20." "The same pain I felt the […]
iStock/Thinkstock(SALT LAKE CITY) -- Three children sustained injuries after they were struck by lightning in Utah on Friday, according to police.Two children were medically evacuated to local hospitals in the Salt Lake Valley area in critical condition, according to the Summit County Sheriff's Office. Another child was taken to the hospital via ambulance in good to fair condition, authorities said.The children were at the Lilly Lake Campground in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache […]
