Showbiz Express

Dame Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent (Paddington), and Eddie Izzard (Victoria & Abdul) are all set to star in a new film, but don’t expect a feel-good movie. It’d be understandable if you did, given Jim’s form as Professor Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter films, and Dame Judi’s recent slew of historical and comedy dramas — not to mention her Victoria & Abdul co-star […]

HBO is a prime destination for great comedy with shows like Silicon Valley, Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Larry Sanders Show and more in the cable network’s roster. But their new collaboration with Fred Armisen and Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels is something much different. HBO has given a series order to the Spanish-language comedy […]

Suzanne Somers is speaking out to defend Morgan Freeman after he was accused of inappropriate behavior. Somers, 71, defended her friend on “The Ingraham Angle,” describing him as simply a “big flirt,” after eight women came forward with accusations of sexual harassment. “Well, this probably won’t be real popular, but I think that women … I totally understand the [Harvey] Weinstein […]

Greta Gerwig is directing a new adaptation of Little Women and pretty much everyone in Hollywood is here for it. Saoirse Ronan, Emma Stone, Florence Pugh, and Timothée Chalamet are currently in talks to star, along with none other than Meryl flippin’ Streep. And while many assumed the queen of the Oscars and their gifs […]

The Miz and Maryse have cemented themselves as WWE superstars, and now they’re taking over reality TV with their own docuseries. USA Network hAS announced it has greenlit MIZ & MRS. (WT), a docuseries chronicling the lives of WWE® Superstars (and married couple) The Miz and Maryse. The six-episode, half-hour series will feature the pair, […]

Known as a gatekeeper for Hollywood investment into China’s highly regulated entertainment sector, CMC founder Li Ruigang has made investments into CAA, Warner Bros.’ Chinese studio, Ron Howard’s Imagine and much more. China Media Capital Inc., the entertainment and media conglomerate headed by Chinese tycoon Li Ruigang, revealed Tuesday that it has raised $1.5 billion […]

Fans of Bojack Horseman don’t have to be sold on Emmy consideration anymore. For four seasons, they’ve watched the Netflix animated series deliver a scathing commentary on Hollywood and the world at large through the lens of anthropomorphic animal celebrities and interspecies romance. We’d previously covered Bojack Horseman’s fourth season, the one that is currently […]

Powerhouse lawyer Jaia Thomas concluded that there should have been one focal area to discover diverse talent when it came to staffing up behind-the-scene groups in the entertainment industry. Up until this point, one was left to assemble staffs piecemeal, which generally, came by the way of recommendations from industry peers. Thomas created the mechanism, […]

AMC has been hit with yet another lawsuit over its massively popular The Walking Dead franchise. But this time, it’s the spin-off Fear the Walking Dead engaging in the legal battle. Dead Ahead author Mel Smith has accused Fear the Walking Dead of copyright infringement after its season 2 arc tread too closely to his […]

Spoilers below for the entirety of Luke Cage season two. When watching the second season of Marvel’s Luke Cage, my mind occasionally turned to thoughts about the spirited black actress Theresa Harris. While promoting the film Bargain With Bullets in 1937, Harris noted somberly, “I never had the chance to rise about the role of […]

Ample Entertainment has entered into a co-production partnership with actress, producer and director Courteney Cox and her production company Hopper Productions. Cox has a history with Ample, the prodco behind Nine Months, an upcoming documentary series on which Cox currently serves as an executive producer, for Facebook.   Through the partnership, Ample and Hopper will create, develop […]

During the BET Awards on June 24, Netflix released an incredibly powerful advertisement spotlighting 47 black actors and creators as part of the streaming service’s Strong Black Lead initiative. Titled “A Great Day in Hollywood,” the spot was directed by Lacey Duke and inspired by the legendary “A Great Day in Harlem” photo, which captured […]

Last week Star Wars fans heard the worrisome but unsurprising news that any future installments in the Star Wars Story spin-off banner from Lucasfilm were on hold. The news came in the wake of the less than satisfying box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, which was meant to kick off an entire […]

President Trump has found a new adversary in Jimmy Fallon. Fallon became Trump’s latest Twitter target after the late-night host expressed regret over a controversial Tonight Show interview he did with the now-president in September 2016. Back then, Trump was still widely considered a longshot to win the presidency. The President took to his favorite figurative megaphone, Twitter, on Sunday night […]

Welcome to Bond Watch! This week brings us another rumor about the upcoming James Bond film. While no official details have emerged from the film apart from star Daniel Craig‘s return and Danny Boyle signing on as director, the latest report to hit the rumor mill adds another tantalizing puzzle piece to the 25th 007 […]