The sequel to Deadpool unveiled its new trailer Wednesday and gave fans their first (nearly finished) look at the film’s time-traveling villain, Cable. The preview opens on a serious note with Josh Brolin’s half-man, half-machine Cable talking tough and blowing things up. However, Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool interrupts the action in …
Read More »Super Bowl Ad With Martin Luther King Speech Sparks Backlash
Dodge’s Super Bowl ad caught the attention of viewers during the second half of the game Sunday night – but not for the right reasons. The car company’s TV spot for Dodge Ram trucks incorporated one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s powerful last sermons, “The Drum Major Instinct,” and viewers …
Read More »'Bill and Ted' Star: Films Helped Me Cope With Childhood Sexual Trauma
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventurestar Alex Winter recently revealed that he is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse in a new interview with BBC Radio 5 live’s Adrian Chiles. But, the actor-turned-filmmaker said, working on the set of the original 1989 film, and then again for the 1991 sequel Bill …
Read More »Joel McHale Preps New Netflix Comedy Series
Community star and former host ofThe Soup,Joel McHale, will return to topical, satirical comedy with his new Netflix series, The Joel McHale Show. The weekly, half-hour show – which launches globally on Sunday, February 18th – will feature sketches, celebrity guest spots and video clips spanning TV, sports, politics and …
Read More »Biopic About 'Gone With the Wind' Star Hattie McDaniel in Development
A biopic about actress Hattie McDaniel, the Gone With the Wind star who became the first African American to win an Academy Award, is in development. Variety reports that producers Alysia Allen and Aaron Magnani have acquired the writes to author Jill Watts’ biography Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood …
Read More »Time's Up: Golden Globes 2018 Tackles Sexual Assault With Mixed Results
The 75th Annual Golden Globes were a curious night for Hollywood. After months of a business-wide reckoning where many powerful men have seen histories of sexual assault, harassment and abuse lead to career-ending consequences, the film industry’s biggest stars gathered for what’s typically one of the more uproarious, loose nights …
Read More »'Silicon Valley' Actor T.J. Miller Accused of Sexual Assault
Silicon Valley actorT.J. Millerhas been accused of sexual assault by a woman who knew him in college, The Daily Beast reports.The alleged victim, who remains anonymous, said the assault occurredduring their brief relationship in 2001. “He just tried a lot of things without asking me, and at no point asked …
Read More »'SNL': See Trump's White House Celebrate Christmas, Remember 'Haters'
Alec Baldwin‘s Donald Trump celebrated Christmas at the White House with Cabinet and family – including Scarlett Johansson‘s Ivanka Trump – on Saturday Night Live. After Trump acknowledges “the greatest year in the history of America” and the tax plan that “might me make a real billionaire,” Cicely Strong’s Melania …
Read More »See Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Bring Jimmy Kimmel's Childhood Comic to Life
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, J.J. Abrams and other stars compiled a goofy short film to celebrate Jimmy Kimmel‘s 50th birthday. The inspiration for the amusing gift was The Terrific Ten, a comic book that Kimmel drew when he was a boy. The story is full of made-up heroes like “Color …
Read More »Louis C.K. Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Five Women
UPDATE:HBO has dropped Louis C.K. from its Night of too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programscomedy benefit, The New York Times reports. The network announced on Thursday night that Louis C.K. would “no longer be participating” in the event, which is scheduled to air on November 18th, following allegations …
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