Jack Quaid bounds up the stairs of Manhattan’s Midtown Comics like a Golden Retriever on a long-promised walk, his plaid winter jacket fluttering behind him in the January chill. Sandwiched between a 99-cent pizza joint and a smoke shop, the Times Square institution is one of the largest stores of …
Read More »Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively Will Reunite This Spring for 'Another Simple Favor'
Nearly seven years after the 2018 release of Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor, Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively will reunite in the forthcoming sequel, Another Simple Favor. The film will make its world premiere on opening night at the SXSW Film Festival in March. “I have a simple favor to …
Read More »Neil Gaiman Sued by Former Nanny Who Accused Him of Rape
Author Neil Gaiman and his estranged wife Amanda Palmer were sued in federal cases filed in New York, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts on Monday by their former nanny, who accused the author of rape and sexual assault. The suits also accused Palmer of “procuring and presenting the Plaintiff to Gaiman for …
Read More »Late-Night Hosts Take Aim at Trump's Tariffs: 'So Many Stupidly Bad Things'
President Donald Trump announced a series of tariffs over the weekend, resulting in a potential trade war between the U.S. and countries like China, Mexico, and Canada. Although several of the tariffs, including with Mexico, have been delayed, late-night TV hosts still had a lot to say on the matter. …
Read More »The Fantastic Four Leap Into the Unknown in New 'First Steps' Teaser
The Fantastic Four reintroduce themselves in the first teaser for the highly-anticipated superhero flick that finally brings the legendary quartet into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The new clip for The Fantastic Four: First Steps doesn’t give away anything in terms of plot, but it does offer viewers a first glimpse …
Read More »'Cobra Kai' Season Six Trailer Reveals End of Decades-Long Karate Saga
It’s been about 40 years since the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament in The Karate Kid. In Season Six of Cobra Kai, which released it flashback-filled trailer Monday, longtime rivals Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) set aside their long-standing resentment to take things back to the …
Read More »Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Trial May Start Early Unless Lawyers Limit Press Engagement: Judge
Pre-trial proceedings have begun in the legal fight between Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni. In December, the actress accused Baldoni — who also directed the film — of sexual harassment on set and coordinating a smear campaign against her during the press cycle for …
Read More »Nicolas Cage Cautions Against Actors Using AI: 'Robots Cannot Reflect the Human Condition'
For Nicolas Cage, using artificial intelligence to manipulate even one second of a performance is just as dangerous as using it to create an entire work from scratch. While accepting an award for his film Dream Scenario at the Saturn Awards, the actor cautioned against compromising creativity by “letting robots …
Read More »Justin Baldoni Accuses Blake Lively, New York Times of 'Colluding' in Amended $400 Million Lawsuit
Justin Baldoni has amended his counterclaim suit against Blake Lively, which names Ryan Reynolds, The New York Times, and others as defendants, and claims Lively and her PR team colluded with the Times for months to smear him. Baldoni directed and co-starred with Lively in It Ends With Us. Baldoni’s …
Read More »Netflix's Neil Gaiman Series 'The Sandman' to End After Season 2
Netflix has announced that The Sandman, its series based on the graphic novels by Neil Gaiman, will conclude with its upcoming second season. While other streaming services, comic book publishers, and theater groups have severed ties with the author, who is accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct, Season 2 …
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