The first name you see in the opening credits of Prime Video‘s new Batman: Caped Crusader cartoon isn’t Hamish Linklater, who plays Bruce Wayne, nor anyone else in the voice cast. It isn’t executive Matt Reeves, who has earned a fair share of Bat-credibility from directing Robert Pattinson in The …
Read More »Colin Farrell's Oz Chases the 'American Dream' in 'The Penguin' Trailer
Right after Colin Farrell‘s Oswald “Oz” Cobb shares a heartfelt waltz with his mother in the latest trailer for The Penguin, he sets out on a deadly crusade stabbing his first victim with a pocket knife and throwing the next into a body bag. “The world ain’t set up for …
Read More »Scott Peterson, Convicted of Killing Pregnant Wife Laci, to Give First Interview in 20 Years
Scott Peterson, a man convicted of killing his eight-month pregnant wife in 2002, is speaking out for the first time in nearly two decades. On Monday, Peacock released a teaser for Face to Face With Scott Peterson, a documentary series slated for Aug. 20 that reexamines Peterson’s case. Face to …
Read More »Drag Star Morphine Love Dion 'Traumatized' After Surviving Deadly Car Crash
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Morphine Love Dion is grateful to be alive after surviving a car crash that killed one person in L.A. On Monday, the drag performer shared that she was in recovery, though “traumatized,” at home in Miami after the accident last weekend. “I was in a serious …
Read More »Erica Ash, 'Mad TV' Cast Member and 'Survivor's Remorse' Actress , Dead at 46
Erica Ash, the actress whose sharp wit and comedic timing landed her on famed sketch-comedy show Mad TV and Starz dramedySurvivor’s Remorse, has died at the age of 46. The star died on Sunday following a battle with cancer, her publicist told The Hollywood Reporter. “Erica was an amazing woman …
Read More »Robert Downey Jr. to Play Doctor Doom in Two 'Avengers' Films
Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the Marvel universe for two Avengers movies. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige announced the news during Marvel’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, as The Hollywood Reporter reports. Feige also revealed that the Russo brothers would direct the next Avengers film. The upcoming …
Read More »Dan Aykroyd Looks Back: Making 'The Blues Brothers,' Hiding John Belushi's Cocaine, and More
As Dan Aykroyd reminds us in his enjoyable new Audible Original, Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude, there was a moment in 1978 when his friend and collaborator John Belushi was at the center of a smash-hit album, movie, and TV show, all at once. The album in question was …
Read More »Star Trek: See Trailer for 'Discovery' Spinoff Movie 'Section 31' Starring Michelle Yeoh
Star Trek’s Comic-Con panel Saturday revealed the trailer for the Discovery spinoff movie Section 31, with Michelle Yeoh reprising her role from that series. For the non-Trekkies, Yeoh — before her Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All at Once — played two roles on Star Trek: Discovery, first as Captain …
Read More »Gwyneth Paltrow Is Also Confused About Robert Downey Jr. Playing Doctor Doom
The most stunning news to come out of Comic-Con thus far was the Marvel Cinematic Universe bringing back Robert Downey Jr. to play Doctor Doom in a pair of upcoming Avengers films. The decision to recast the actor, one of the MCU’s biggest stars, as one of its greatest villains …
Read More »'Didi' Captures the Pain, Confusion and Adrenaline Rush of Being 13 All Too Well
All coming-of-age movies essentially hit the same beats: the getting of wisdom, the loss of innocence, the passage from childhood to some hard-won form of adulthood. Only the names, regions, eras and cultures change. Trace a through line from The 400 Blows to Lady Bird, however, and you’ll notice the …
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