Year: 2017

Lucasfilm - 2017 (LOS ANGELES) -- Star Wars actor John Boyega is calling out fantasy shows like Game of Thrones for what he describes as their lack of diversity. "There are no black people on Game of Thrones," he said in a new cover story for GQ magazine. To be fair, HBO's hit fantasy drama has featured at least two black actors: Jacob Anderson and Nonso Anozie. The series has also cast other actors of color, including Nathalie Emmanuel and Jessica Henwick. And although […]

Getty Images(NEVADA) -- O.J. Simpson, who's been behind bars for the past eight years in Nevada, has been granted parole.  The earliest the former football star could leave prison is October 1. Simpson, 70, was sentenced in 2008 to a minimum of nine years without parole for the botched 2007 robbery of Bruce Fromong, while trying to recover memorabilia Simpson claimed was his. Fromong said before the hearing that he supported Simpson's release. […]

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation - 2017/Giles Keyte(SAN DIEGO) -- 20th Century Fox has released the second official trailer for the sequel to its massive 2014 sleeper hit Kingsman: The Secret Service. Kingsman: The Golden Circle sees Taron Egerton's newly minted super-spy Eggsy in the States after the destruction of Kingsman HQ. While across the Pond, Eggsy and his former trainer, Mark Strong's Merlin, meet up with a Stetson-wearing Agent Tequila -- Channing Tatum -- and […]

ABC/Ida Mae Astute(LOS ANGELES) -- Kevin Hart doesn't seem fazed by his rumored cheating scandal. After a video surfaced online of the actor allegedly making out with an unidentified woman in the backseat of a car, the actor has shared a photo of himself laughing. "At the end of the day, you just gotta laugh at the BS," reads the border text of the Instagram photo Hart posted Wednesday. "#LiveLoveLaugh ..... SMDH," he added. Hart […]

©2017 CTMG, Inc.(NEW YORK) --Sony is wasting no time trying to build on the success of Spider-Man: Homecoming’s blockbuster opening weekend -- the movie, starring Tom Holland as the web-slinger, grossed more than $480 million worldwide to date. A stand-alone film starring Tom Hardy as Spider-Man supervillain Venom is already in the works, as well as Silver & Black, which will pair Spidey universe characters jewel thief Black Cat with mercenary Silver Sable. A licensing agreement Sony […]

Getty News Images(NEVADA) -- He's spent nine years behind bars, but O.J. Simpson could be granted his freedom today.  Simpson is scheduled for a parole hearing today at the Lovelock correctional facility in Lovelock, Nevada, where the former football star and actor has been doing time since 2008 for the botched 2007 robbery of Bruce Fromong. The crime reportedly occurred when Simpson tried to recover memorabilia from Fromong that O.J. claimed was his.  […]

HBO - 2017(LOS ANGELES) -- There may not be any dragons showing up, but a new, forthcoming series from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss sound like it will be no less dark and fantasy-filled.  On Wednesday HBO announced that it would be working with Benioff and Weiss on an historical fantasy show called Confederate, chronicling events leading to the “Third American Civil War.” According to a statement from HBO, the show is described […]

Disney/ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution(NEW YORK) -- Seacrest...in!  Kelly Ripa made the news official Thursday morning on Live with Kelly and Ryan: Ryan Seacrest is the new host of ABC's reboot of American Idol. "I'm happy to confirm, I can confirm with absolute confirmation, that Ryan Seacrest is returning for the host of American Idol!" said Kelly.  Then, realizing her error, she said, "Let me try that one more […]

Getty Images-Corbis/Rune Hellestad(NEW YORK) -- Empire is adding some more star power.  When the show returns for fourth season in September is will have Oscar winner Forest Whitaker on board. Whitaker, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 movie The Last King of Scotland, will guest star in a multi-episode story arc as Uncle Eddie, a music industry hitmaker who gave Terrance Howard's Lucious Lyon is first big break. […]