Marvel StudiosAfter stunning audiences as King T'Challa in Black Panther and later in Avengers: Infinity War, Chadwick Boseman has set his next film. STX Films has announced the superhero actor will produce and star in the upcoming action thriller 17 Bridges. The film follows a disgraced NYPD detective, played by Boseman, who gets a shot at redemption after being called to help in a citywide manhunt for a cop killer. […]
Elisabeth Moss in "The Handmaid's Tale"; George Kraychyk/Hulu(NEW YORK) -- Just one day after announcing a proposed wine collection created as a tie-in to the hit Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale, MGM and wine seller Lot18 have scrapped the idea in response to social media backlash condemning the promotion, according to People magazine. The Handmaid's Tale is based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel of the same name, set in a dystopian […]
ABC(LOS ANGELES) -- This time, for Indiana Jones, it's not the mileage, it's the years. That is, the fifth chapter in George Lucas' adventure series has been delayed again, to 2021. That change will mean the man in the hat himself, Harrison Ford, will be 79 years old by the time the film opens. The Hollywood Reporter says script changes prompted the shift from July 9, 2020; it's the second […]
ABC/Jeff Neira(LOS ANGELES) -- J.B. Smoove is headed to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Hollywood Reporter has learned the comedian is set to star in the upcoming Sony Spider-Man sequel, Spider-Man: Far from Home. The studio has yet to officially announce what role Smoove will play, but the Curb Your Enthusiasm actor joins Jake Gyllenhaal, who has signed on to play the villain Mysterio. Tom Holland is set to reprise his role […]
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) -- Marvel Studios' blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War will be coming to you soon -- veritably in the snap of a finger. The movie, which has made more than $2 billion worldwide since its release in April, will be available for digital download on July 31, and will be released on Blu-ray and 4K formats two weeks later, on August 14. Both versions of the superhero-packed film will […]
Photo by gotpap/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images(NEW YORK) -- Another woman has accused Russell Simmons of rape, and once again, the media mogul has issued a denial. Alexia Norton, granddaughter of book publisher W.W. Norton, made the accusation, Variety reports exclusively. She claims that Simmons raped her in his New York City apartment in November 1990. “It was literally an attack,” Norton told the trade. “He pulled my dress up. I must have said […]
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) -- Black Panther breakout star Winston Duke is taking his talents into the ring. According to Deadline, Duke, who reprised his role as the hulking warrior M'Baku in Avengers: Infinity War, has been tapped to star as MMA legend Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson in his upcoming biopic, Backyard Legend. The film, which was announced last October, will follow the Bahamian-born fighter's story from being homeless to his rise […]
Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney(LOS ANGELES) -- Billy Dee Williams -- the original Star Wars Lando Calrissian -- is set to reprise his role for the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. While Episode IX will mark Williams' first appearance the suave smuggler-turned-good guy since 1983’s Return of the Jedi, the actor has voiced Calrissian in various cartoon series and video games in recent years. […]
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- After a few days of teases, it was officially announced Monday that Sacha Baron Cohen will return to TV in Showtime's upcoming half-hour comedy series, Who Is America. The seven-episode series will "explore the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation," according to the cable network. The first episode will debut on streaming, online […]
