The proposed Roseanne spinoff is still very much alive at ABC, and negotiations are said to have moved to a new phase thanks to concessions from its erstwhile star. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Roseanne Barr has agreed in principle to walk away from the characters she helped create in order to allow Roseanne’s cast and crew to […]
Read moreIf you’re only familiar with seeing Deadpool on the big screen, you might not appreciate how very far our favorite merc with a mouth has come. While he starred in Deadpool and Deadpool 2, in the comics he started out making guest appearances. After hanging around with X-Men, X-Force, and more superhero teams, he finally […]
Read moreKristen Wiig is a gem for comedy! Over her years of entertaining us, Ms. Wiig has proven to be insanely funny, quick witted and extremely talented as a sketch artist. In this compilation, we think you’ll pee in your pants laughing out loud. So, share with us, some of the funniest moments you remember this […]
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Need a good laugh? These days, we all do. Meet the TV auteurs, the stand-ups scoring $20 million Netflix specials and the ventriloquist booking arenas (for real!) as The Hollywood Reporter profiles the players behind billions in funny money in its first comedy power list. Maybe it’s the unfunny state of the world or the […]
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AT&T said late Thursday it has completed its takeover of Time Warner, and, in a memo to employees, Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO of the telecommunications giant, promised his new colleagues at HBO, Turner and Warner Bros. that they would “continue to have the creative freedom and resources to keep doing what you do best.” “It’s been […]
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While accepting the final statuette at Wednesday night’s Crystal + Lucy Awards, future “Captain Marvel” star Brie Larson chose not to devote her stage time to the expected topics of #MeToo and the Time’s Up movement. She also had no interest in thanking her family or “talking about her publicist.” Instead, she wanted to address “an […]
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The chances of Roseanne Barr winning an Emmy this year or even getting a nomination are slim, but the racist-tweeting star of ABC’s canceled sitcom “Roseanne” is still on the ballot. Turns out that producers Carsey-Werner submitted Barr’s name for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category in early May. The submission came weeks before […]
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Barbra Streisand’s “A Star Is Born” is being reborn online with scenes she’d cut from the 1976 movie. Long known as a perfectionist, Streisand tinkered with the film to restore an exchange between the star-crossed lovers played by her and Kris Kristofferson and an instrumental take on the Oscar-winning tune “Evergreen.” The romantic drama, coming […]
Read moreJohn Cena has joined Jackie Chan in the independent action-thriller “Project X,” set at a Chinese-run oil refinery in the Middle East. The duo are set to star in an action-thriller from Need for Speed director Scott Waugh, with Cena replacing Sylvester Stallone, who was previously attached to star alongside Chan. The movie centers on a Chinese private security contractor (Chan) who […]
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Australian actor known for Crocodile Dundee will wear the broad rimmed hat once more Paul Hogan, star of the hit Crocodile Dundee franchise, is heading back to the big screen in feature comedy The Very Excellent Mr Dundee! Back in January, the world got punked by an entire country when news started trickling out about a Crocodile Dundee reboot starring Danny […]
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Avocados ruin everything: Millennials’ financial prospects, proposals, the environment, and now, Joy Behar’s hand. The View co-host told viewers on Tuesday that she spent a night in the hospital this weekend following a gruesome run-in with a knife and an avocado pit. “Saturday night, on my way to the event at the retreat, I stabbed myself in the hand […]
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Jon Bernthal is negotiating to join Matt Damon and Christian Bale in Ford V. Ferrari, the James Mangold-directed Fox drama about the battle between the two premiere car makers to win Le Mans in 1966. Bernthal is in talks to play Lee Iacocca, a key marketing exec at Ford during the 60s and later a symbol of the resilience of the American auto […]
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Comedy Central is looking to the creators of women’s satire website Reductress for its next late-night talk show. The Viacom-owned cable network has handed out a pilot order for The Reductress Hour, teaming with Reductress co-creators Beth Newell and Sarah Pappalardo. Abby Elliott (Saturday Night Live) will star as the show’s in-character host. The potential series […]
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So, apparently Ariana Grande is engaged to Pete Davidson. If it feels like Grande and Saturday Night Live comedian Davidson have only been dating for approximately 24 hours, that’s because in human years, they have been. However, it appears celebrity years move much faster According to TMZ, Davidson and Grande got engaged on June 11. If you’re wondering, […]
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Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said at a hearing that he has found, after a six-week trial, that the deal does not violate antitrust law and can proceed. Leon discouraged the government from asking him to put his own ruling on hold pending appeal, and said that […]
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Gal Gadot is teaming with Dwayne Johnson for Universal and Legendary’s action-thriller Red Notice, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Rawson Marshall Thurber, who directed Johnson in Central Intelligence and the upcoming Skyscraper, is behind the movie that will see the actor star as an Interpol agent who is after the most wanted art thief in the world. Producers include Beau Flynn […]
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If fans were excited to see Matt Damon‘s cameo in “Ocean’s 8,” they’ll be very disappointed. The all-female heist movie was released on Friday, but viewers will note that Damon’s cameo landed a spot on the cutting room floor instead of on the big screen. “[Picking the cameos] is an eclectic process of: How does […]
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The Hollywood Reporter has scooped the news that DC President and chief creative officer Geoff Johns is quitting those positions for a writer-producer deal with Warner Bros. and DC. He is launching Mad Ghost Productions to work on films, television, and comic books, and have his hand in current DC properties as well as new and reimagined creations. Jim Lee will […]
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Jennifer Lopez works hard to look the way she does, and the star shared a few snaps of her fitness routine on Instagram recently to give fans a peek at what it takes for her to stay in Vegas-ready shape. Wearing a strappy sports bra and black-and-white patterned tights, the singer hit the gym, sharing footage […]
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Game of Thrones may be ending with Season 8, but that will be far from the last time we visit Westeros. We’ve known for quite a while that five potential spinoffs were being developed at HBO, yet now the network has formally given a pilot request to one of those prequel thoughts. Furthermore, the most energizing piece? The venture is […]
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One prominent film agent says Netflix, which for years provided an outlet for independent films that otherwise might have struggled to find distribution at movie theaters, is gravitating to splashier cinematic fare as it ramps its movie production. “The problem is, now they’re not buying those movies,” said Jessica Lacy, Head of International & Independent Film for ICM […]
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