It’s official: Zendaya will return for the third film in the Sony/Marvel Spider-Man franchise. Tom Holland, who portrays the titular character, gave the information away in an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer to promote his new film, Onward. He also revealed the film will shoot this summer. Zendaya plays Michelle (aka MJ), the love […]
Gina Torres has been cast as one of the leads of ABC’s upcoming Dracula reimagining, The Brides. The show comes from the team behind Archie Comics TV series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Riverdale and Katy Keene. The show is described by Variety as a “female-led vampire soap opera pilot” that focuses on three immortal women […]
The family of late Good Times star Ja’Net DuBois claims that the star’s biological father was jazz pioneer Cab Calloway. According to TMZ, DuBois’ death certificate stated that her full name was Jeannette T. Calloway-DuBois and listed Calloway as her father. However, DuBois’ father has been thought to be Gordon Dubois, as listed in her […]
The museum’s director of collections says he wants items on display to tell stories of “people of high character.” The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has removed three Michael Jackson items from exhibits after a new documentary renewed allegations of child sexual abuse against the late singer and Gary, Indiana, native. The Indianapolis Star reports a fedora and glove Jackson […]
Empire is ending season five without Jamal Lyon. Jussie Smollett was written out of the final two episodes of the season while his real-life legal drama plays out. It was a “difficult decision,” according to executive producer Brett Mahoney. “It was a very difficult decision, but I think in terms of allowing the cast and the crew to really […]
Jordan Peele’s new shocker, Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, three very different TV series and a comedy about a Catholic girl discovering masturbation were among THR critics’ 10 faves from the fest. Read More…
The University of Illinois says the 1972 film directed by Sydney Pollack has been stored in a vault for decades. It’s now been restored and released. The Aretha Franklin concert film Amazing Grace will open this year’s Roger Ebert film festival in Champaign-Urbana. The University of Illinois says the 1972 film directed by Sydney Pollack has been […]
Facebook is doubling down on its Watch video platform with an initiative designed to encourage more digital talent to create programming for its audience of more than 2 billion users. The social network is pairing digital publishers like BuzzFeed and Tastemade with creators like Hannah Hart and Angela Kinsey to incubate new projects that will […]
