The film version of “Jem and the Holograms” won’t hit theaters until Oct. 23, but Universal released the first photo of stars Hayley Kiyoko, Aubrey Peeples and Stefanie Scott performing as the titular band. Peeples plays Jem, Kiyoko was cast as Aja and Scott appears as Jem’s sister, Kimber. Jon M. Chu directs and Ryan […]
Have you ever wondered what the No. 1 song in the country was on your date of birth? Okay, probably not, but it’s still fun to find out! For example, the No. 1 song on Kanye West’s birthday back on June 8, 1977 was “Sir Duke” by Stevie Wonder: And when Kim Kardashian was a […]
Baz Luhrmann has started casting his new Netflix drama “The Get Down” — and he’s not just looking for established talent with agents. In an exclusive interview with Vulture, the director/producer says that while he’s “already looking at some great talent out there who are professionals,” he’s also determined to feature undiscovered performers on his […]
‘McFarland, USA’ follows the true-story of coach John White and his all-Latino track team, who despite being newcomers to the sport overcome obstacles to become champions. But director Niki Caro said she was very “conscious” of avoiding a white savior plot. During an interview with the Motion Picture Association of America’s online magazine, The Credits, […]
–Will Smith responds to Sony Pictures executive, Tom Rothman leaked email where he criticized Jaden and Willow Smith for their Nov. 2014 New York Times interview. (Variety) More Notable/Quotables:)
When producer Adi Shankar’s dark “Power Rangers” fan film spread like wildfire on the Internet, racking up millions of views and shares, it was closely followed by copyright complaints from Saban Entertainment, the company that owns the franchise. First Vimeo took the video down on Wednesday, and YouTube followed suit on Thursday. That doesn’t sit […]
Kanye West took the Twitter on Thursday to apologize to Beck for blasting the singer at the Grammys. I would like to publicly apologize to Beck, I’m sorry Beck. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 26, 2015 During the Grammy Awards earlier this month, West almost interrupted Beck when he took the stage to accept Album […]
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, Feb 26 (Reuters) – A convicted drug dealer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to murdering a Hollywood studio executive whose remains were found buried in the California desert last year, and a defense lawyer said he would prove the case was “mutual combat,” not homicide. John Lenzie Creech, who is […]
Harrison Ford will reprise his role as Rick Deckhard in a sequel to “Blade Runner.” Alcon Entertainment announced the news in a press release, while also touting that Denis Villeneuve (“Prisoners”) would replace Ridley Scott in the director’s chair. Scott, who directed the acclaimed first film, is still on board as executive producer. “We are […]
It’s been 42 years since Spider-Man’s girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, died in the final pages of The Amazing Spider-Man #121 — a death that changed comic book history forever and was quite possibly Marvel’s first admission that superheroes can’t save everyone. But what if she wasn’t dead? What if, in an alternate universe, Peter Parker died […]
