Dwayne Johnson was headlining one family movie after another following the launch of his acting career with 2002’s “The Scorpion King.” He was successful, but he yearned for more. A lot more. Johnson told his agents that he wanted to be bigger than Will Smith. When they expressed skepticism, he got rid of them. As […]

Comedian and “Kill Tony” podcast host Tony Hinchcliffe ignited a national firestorm with his appearance at Donald Trump’s Oct. 27 rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. While endorsing Trump for president via a comedy set, Hinchcliffe made a joke in which he referred to Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage.” Widespread […]

Denzel Washington revealed in August that “there are very few films” left for him to make at this stage in his Oscar-winning career, but now he’s revealing that “Black Panther 3” is one of them. Speaking to Australia’s “Today” while on the press tour for “Gladiator II,” Washington said that director Ryan Coogler is writing […]

Andy Samberg praised Amy Adams during a recent episode of the “The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) for rejecting the comedy group’s pitch for her to star in a raunchy “Saturday Night Live” digital short. Adams was hosting “SNL” in 2008, a year after winning raves for her leading turn in […]

Marvel Studios recently took Mahershala Ali’s long-delayed “Blade” movie off its release calendar, but studio president Kevin Feige is telling fans not to worry about whether or not the iconic vampire hunter will find his way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Blade is coming, he promises. “We are committed to Blade,” Feige told Omelete (via […]

Keke Palmer recently spoke to the Los Angeles Times about her upcoming memoir “Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative,” which includes one story that alleges Ryan Murphy “ripped” into the actor during their time working on “Scream Queens” together. Palmer played Zayday Williams in the Fox horror comedy, which ran for two […]

Whoopi Goldberg and her fellow hosts on “The View” all passionately defended Nicole Scherzinger during the Nov. 11 episode of the ABC daytime talk show. Scherzinger, who’s earning rave reviews and Tony buzz for her performance as Norma Desmond in “Sunset Blvd.” on Broadway, ignited a firestorm of controversy on Nov. 9 when she commented […]

Dwayne Johnson admitted in a new GQ magazine cover story that he is late to set sometimes and has peed in water bottles to save time during filming, two claims that were at the center of a viral report from The Wrap earlier this year. The story alleged that Johnson’s behavior, especially his tardiness on […]

Comedian Tim Dillon, who has a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it role in “Joker: Folie à Deux” as an Arkham Asylum security guard, recently appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience” and trashed Todd Phillips’ controversial “Joker” sequel as “the worst film that has ever been made.” The sequel earned mostly negative reviews and flopped at the box office with […]

Denis Villeneuve recently participated in a Q&A with students at Concordia University’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal, Quebec (via Montreal Gazette) and brushed off Quentin Tarantino’s viral comments about refusing to watch “Dune” and “Dune: Part Two.” The “Pulp Fiction” Oscar winner said he’s not interested in remakes and didn’t need to watch […]

Anna Kendrick was the latest guest on “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” as her press tour for Netflix’s “Woman of the Hour” continues, and she told a heartfelt story about what it was like working with a Hollywood A-lister like George Clooney so early in her career. The two actors starred together in Jason Reitman’s […]

Josh Brolin was 16 years old when he landed a role in “The Goonies.” He played Brandon “Brand” Walsh, a high-school jock and the older brother of Sean Astin’s Mikey. Speaking to People magazine ahead of the release of his memoir, “From Under the Truck,” Brolin remembered Steven Spielberg shutting down his super-intellectual approach for […]

One of cinema’s most iconic vampires is out of the coffin again. Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” finally debuted to film press, and first reactions are calling the horror drama a “knockout” with impeccable below-the-line craft. A reimagining of F. W. Murnau’s 1922 silent German Expressionist film, “Nosferatu” stars Lily-Rose Depp as a young woman who becomes […]

“Gladiator” director Ridley Scott recently told The New York Times (via Entertainment Weekly) that Russell Crowe said Joaquin Phoenix was being “terribly unprofessional” on set when Phoenix was getting cold feet and had to be convinced to stay on the movie. Crowe headlined “Gladiator” as Maximus, with Phoenix starring as the villainous Commodus. Both actors […]

Nicholas Hoult revealed on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that he was driving in Los Angeles when he heard on the radio that Robert Pattinson was the top casting choice for the title role in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman.” It came as a shock to the actor, considering he was set to audition for Batman […]

Does Channing Tatum’s Gambit have a future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? A definitive answer has yet to be revealed, but Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds revealed on Entertainment Weekly’s “Awardist” podcast that Marvel executives are quite high on Tatum after his Gambit debut in this summer’s record-breaking tentpole “Deadpool & Wolverine.” “I honestly don’t know […]

Christina Applegate apologized on X after issuing fiery responses to people who challenged her viral reaction to Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. The Emmy winner reacted to the election results by telling any fan that voted for Trump to unfollow her on the social media platform. “Please unfollow me […]

Tom Hanks launched into a playful tirade on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast in which he took listeners through the long and winding road that is a movie’s reception. At one point, the two-time Oscar winner humorously referred to movie critics as “cocksuckers” as it’s ultimately time that is the decider of a […]

“The View” hosts — Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Ana Navarro, Joy Behar and Alyssa Farah Griffin — came together on the Nov. 6 episode of the ABC talk show to react to Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. All six women voted for Harris, even outspoken Republican and former Trump aide […]