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Warner Bros. and © DC Comics(LOS ANGELES) -- After years of delays, shooting on The Batman is officially underway. Writer/director Matt Reeves tweeted a snap of the opening shot slate for the film, which stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne and his cape-and-cowl-wearing alter-ego. "#DayOne #TheBatman," Cloverfield director Reeves captioned the image. The Batman also stars Colin Farrell as a much more elegant take on Penguin than Danny DeVito's fish-chomping presentation […]

L-R, Robbie, Yan -- Photo: Claudette Barius/© 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. & © DC Comics(LOS ANGELES) -- Next Friday, Warner Bros. launches Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, its third DC Comics-based film fronted by a female director, counting the as-yet unreleased Wonder Woman 1984.  Cathy Yan, who only had the small-budget feature Dead Pigs under her belt, recalls to Variety she "never" thought she'd land […]

ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) -- The shocking death of Kobe Bryant has had a chilling effect on the king of beefs, 50 Cent. The Power star is famous for his feuds, but following the passing of the Los Angeles Lakers legend, he says he’s changing his ways. “I feel like I have to achieve what I want in life now after this. I have to focus, I’m not arguing with anyone anymore I’ll deal with it […]

Kobe Bryant: Harry How/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK) -- Jimmy Fallon and James Corden each took a moment on Monday to pay homage to NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people.  Jimmy Kimmel went even further, devoting his entire show to remembering the basketball great. Fallon, the host of NBC's The Tonight Show, recalled he and Bryant met in Los Angeles years ago, […]

ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) -- On Monday’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelor, Alayah returned and brought a fresh round of chaos to the Bachelor mansion. First though, Peter and the 15 remaining bachelorettes attempt to leave the drama from last week's episode behind them as they travel cross-country to continue their search for love in Cleveland, Ohio. The first one-on-one date goes to Victoria F., with an invitation to let their love “soar to new heights,” […]

L-R Martin, Whitaker -- BBC America/James Pardon (LONDON) -- (SPOILER ALERT) Doctor Who, one of the longest-running television shows of all time, has made a historical casting decision.On Sunday, the iconic 56-year-old BBC science fiction show revealed that Jo Martin, a black actress, will play The Doctor -- alongside current Doctor Jodi Whittaker.If that sounds confusing, well, it's meant to be. Doctor Who follows the interstellar adventures of "The Doctor," […]

Paramount Pictures(LOS ANGELES) -- Paramount is revving up two new Transformers films, in a continuation of a franchise that has made nearly $5 billion at the global box office. The franchise that saw success with four big-budget, bombastic Michael Bay-fronted films took a different tack with 2018's Bumblebee, a smaller-budgeted film starring Hailee Steinfeld that was a coming-of-age story that just so happened to co-star the titular Transformer. While the movie pulled in a franchise-low of […]

Christian Petersen/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Ellen DeGeneres delivered a tearful and heartfelt tribute to the late Lakers great Kobe Bryant on Monday's special episode of The Ellen Show. "I have mentioned before that we tape the show in advance," explains DeGeneres before exhaling loudly to gather herself while battling back tears.  The Finding Dory star emotionally continues, "Today is Monday, and yesterday was Sunday.  It happened to be my birthday and the Grammy Awards... I was nominated.  I didn't win.  […]