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Today — 19 September 2024Main stream

‘Harry Potter’ Director Says Kids Casting Search Was Shaped by Macaulay Culkin’s ‘Home Alone’ Stardom and Troubled Family Life: The Parents Are Just as ‘Important’

18 September 2024 at 23:18
Chris Columbus has directed some of the most iconic child performances in movie history as the filmmaker behind “Home Alone” and the first two “Harry Potter” films, and his tip for finding the right kids is to make sure they have the right parents. Columbus sat down with Demi Lovato for her Hulu documentary “Child […]

Yesterday — 18 September 2024Main stream

Lady Gaga Never Spoke Out Against Rumors Claiming She’s a Man ‘Because I Didn’t Feel Like a Victim With That Lie’: ‘I’m Used to Lies Being Printed About Me’

18 September 2024 at 21:47
Lady Gaga appeared in the second episode of “What’s Next? The Future With Bill Gates” and explained her decision not to speak out against the rumors that dominated headlines early in her career and claimed she was actually a man. The pop icon famously shut down a question about the rumors by telling CNN in […]

David Schwimmer Says Rejecting ‘Men in Black’ Offer Was a ‘Brutal Decision’ and It ‘Would’ve Made Me a Movie Star’; He Chose to Direct a Film Instead

18 September 2024 at 19:27
David Schwimmer recently said on the “Origins with Cush Jumbo” podcast that he’s well aware how different his career would been had he not rejected the offer to lead 1997’s “Men in Black.” The actor’s popularity was skyrocketing at the time as he was a few seasons into “Friends.” He decided to direct his own […]

Florence Pugh Asked for an Acting Break This Summer for the First Time in Her Career After Realizing: ‘I Hate How Much of My Life I’ve Missed’

18 September 2024 at 15:41
Florence Pugh said an interview with British Vogue that she did something this past summer that she’s never done before in her career: Asked to take a break from acting. The Oscar nominee had been working at breakneck speed for several years, filming roles in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune,” Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” and the […]

Ben Whishaw Expects James Bond Franchise to Drop Him as Q After Daniel Craig’s Exit: ‘I Think They’re Going to Start All Over With a New Cast’

18 September 2024 at 14:50
Ben Whishaw played James Bond’s technology and weapons expert Q in three 007 movies with Daniel Craig, joining the franchise on a high note in 2012’s acclaimed “Skyfall” and also appearing in 2015’s “Spectre” and 2021’s “No Time to Die.” The latter title marked Craig’s last Bond movie, which has Whishaw predicting that his time […]

Demi Moore Says $12.5 Million ‘Striptease’ Salary Wasn’t About Being Compared to Bruce Willis: ‘If I’m Doing the Same Amount of Work, Why Shouldn’t I’ Be Paid?

17 September 2024 at 22:36
Demi Moore became the highest paid female actor in the world when she landed a $12.5 million payday for 1996’s “Striptease,” and that’s when the backlash against her started. During a discussion on The New York Times’ “The Interview” podcast while promoting “The Substance,” the actor recalled people trying to tear her down as soon […]

Before yesterdayMain stream

Gary Oldman Says Sirius Black Was Not in the ‘Harry Potter’ Movies Enough: ‘He Turned Up and Then He Went Through the Veil’

17 September 2024 at 21:16
Gary Oldman recently told IndieWire that he believes Sirius Black wasn’t in the “Harry Potter” film franchise enough. The actor debuted as the fan-favorite character in 2004’s “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” but that movie marked the rare “Potter” film to give Sirius significant screen time. He was just a cameo in “Goblet […]

Billie Eilish and Finneas Endorse Kamala Harris for President Because ‘We Can’t Let Extremists Control Our Lives, Our Freedoms and Our Future’

17 September 2024 at 16:42
Billie Eilish and Finneas have officially endorsed Kamala Harris for president over Donald Trump. In a joint video post on Instagram, the Grammy and Oscar-winning duo celebrated National Voter Registration Day by encouraging their followers to register, vote early and to vote for the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket. “We are voting for Kamala Harris and […]

‘Agatha All Along’ First Reactions: Kathryn Hahn’s Marvel Return Hailed as ‘Bewitching,’ ‘Deliciously Devious’ and ‘Bats— Crazy in All the Right Kinds of Ways’

17 September 2024 at 04:41
Kathryn Hahn has made her grand return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the witch Agatha Harkness, and members of the press appear to be delighted. “Agatha All Along,” the nine-episode sequel series to 2021’s “WandaVision” is being called “insanely fun” and a “bewitching follow-up” in first reactions. “The Movie Podcast” host Daniel Baptista called […]

Donald Glover Says ‘Star Wars’ Is ‘Way Too Serious’ Sometimes and Hopes a Lando Movie Brings Fun Back: ‘We Have a Responsibility to Have Enjoyment’

16 September 2024 at 21:42
Donald Glover is set to return as “Star Wars” fan-favorite Lando Calrissian in a movie he’s developing for Disney and Lucasfilm alongside his brother and frequent collaborator Stephen Glover, and all Donald Glover wants to do is to bring the fun back to the “Star Wars” franchise. “I just want it to be fun,” he recently […]

Hillary Clinton Slams Elon Musk’s Offer to Give Taylor Swift a Child as ‘Rotten and Creepy’: It’s ‘Kind of Another Way of Saying Rape’

16 September 2024 at 20:48
Hillary Clinton appeared on Kara Swisher’s podcast (via The Daily Beast) and was asked to comment on Elon Musk’s creepy reaction to Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris for president. The X owner and pro-Trump multibillionaire suggested he would impregnate the pop star by writing on his social media platform: “Fine Taylor … you win … […]

‘SNL’ Alum Laraine Newman Says ‘I Can Feel an Ulcer Developing’ Over ‘The Bear’ Being a Comedy at the Emmys: ‘It’s Not Even a Dark Comedy’

16 September 2024 at 19:18
Original “Saturday Night Live” cast member Laraine Newman railed against “The Bear” on Emmys night, where the FX series set a new record for most comedy wins in a single year with 11 trophies for its second season. The previous record holder was the first season of “The Bear” with 10 wins. Newman, who was […]

Michael Che Warned Colin Jost About One ‘SNL’ Punchline and Said ‘If You Tell That Joke on Air, I’m Quitting the Show’; the Joke Then Became a Hit: ‘I Was Furious’

16 September 2024 at 17:18
Michael Che said during a recent interview on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast (via The Daily Beast) that one “Weekend Update” joke involving salsa nearly led him to quit the show. Asked by podcast hosts and “SNL” alums Dana Carvey and David Spade if any punchline continues not to sit well with him, Che […]

‘Beetlejuice 2’ Once Got Pitched to Stream on Max but ‘That Was Never Going to Work’ for Tim Burton; He Lowered the Budget to Under $100 Million to Get It in Theaters

16 September 2024 at 15:37
Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” has grossed $264 million and counting at the worldwide box office in two weeks of release, making it a smash success not only for the director and his cast but also for Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy. The duo took over the film studio […]

Steve-O Canceled Plan to Get Breast Implants for a Comedy Prank After Talking to a Transgender Person He Met on Surgery Day: ‘It’s Not All Fun and Games’

13 September 2024 at 21:45
“Jackass” alum Steve-O revealed in a new interview with Consequence that he scrapped a plan to temporarily get breast implants for hidden camera sketches that he was planning to film for his upcoming live tour, “The Super Dummy Tour.” The idea was for Steve-O to make himself look like a woman and then trick groups […]

James McAvoy Says He Signed on for ‘Split’ at the ‘Last Minute’ After Joaquin Phoenix Pulled Out: ‘I Think He Ditched It Two Weeks Before Shooting’

13 September 2024 at 20:17
James McAvoy appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast to promote his villainous turn in the new horror movie “Speak No Evil,” but his revelation about M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split” has garnered attention on social media. McAvoy said he only had about two weeks to prepare for his various roles in the thriller because he […]

‘The Goonies 2’ Is ‘Not Real,’ Says Cast Member Martha Plimpton Amid Rumors: ‘There’s No Script, No One Attached and Spielberg Is Not Directing’

13 September 2024 at 15:12
Sad news for fans of “The Goonies” as a viral report claiming a sequel to Richard Donner’s 1985 classic is in development is not true. At least not at this time. The Sun claimed earlier this month that “The Goonies 2” would be filmed next summer with many of the original cast returning, but actors […]

Robin Williams Was the First Person to Visit Christopher Reeve in the Hospital and Made Him Laugh by Pretending to Be a Russian Colon Doctor

12 September 2024 at 23:39
Christopher Reeve’s son Will revealed to People magazine ahead of the release of the upcoming documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” that Robin Williams was the first person who visited his father in the hospital after Reeve was paralyzed from the neck down. Williams also managed to make Reeve laugh for the first time since […]

Jenna Ortega Says Cameron Boyce Stopped an Audition Where They Were Supposed to Kiss as Teens and Felt ‘Uncomfortable’: ‘No, We Can’t Do This’

12 September 2024 at 22:36
Jenna Ortega remembered the late actor Cameron Boyce supporting her during an uncomfortable audition. Speaking to her “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” co-stars Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara during an interview for French outlet Canal+ (via People), Ortega said she was having a hard time during the audition because was supposed to kiss Boyce during it. They were […]

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