Stephen Colbert took time out of Monday’s Late Night With Stephen Colbert to pay tribute to Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer who died Friday at age 74. Colbert praised Ali for his braggadocio and skill inside the ring, joking that Ali’s boastful manner “paved the way for so many other people of color” … before showing a photo of Donald Trump. Kidding aside, the late-night host also highlighted Ali’s way […]
Not only is Supergirl season 2 set to air on The CW this fall, but the girl of steel will be bringing along her famous cousin! The CW has officially announced that Superman will appear in Supergirl season 2. “Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler and I are beyond thrilled to welcome Clark Kent and his slightly-more-famous alter ego to the world of Supergirl,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg said. “Superman will be […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is a textbook example of what I like to call “The Tomb Raider Trap.” In short, Paramount/Viacom VIAB +1.06%‘s Tomb Raider was a pretty terrible franchise starter that was horribly butchered in the editing room, but nonetheless opened huge thanks to star power, marketing, and brand interest. Two years later, The Cradle of Life made 43% less worldwide despite being a noticeably […]
Off the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Boyega has been cast in Legendary's Pacific Rim sequel. He will star in the lead role, the son of Idris Elba's character from the original film. The plot for the sequel has been kept under wraps, but the casting of Boyega for the part means that the film will follow the events of the first pic, set in a world […]
Paul Feig was oblivious to the mean, dark underbelly of the Internet until he decided to make an all-female reboot of Ghostbusters. But ever since the film was announced to widely negative reactions and especially after its trailer famously became most disliked trailer on YouTube, Feig seems to have found a new understanding of this particularly ugly side of sexism. “I have been hit with some of the worst misogynistic […]
Showtime says it has ordered White Famous, a half-hour comedy executive produced by and guest starring Jamie Foxx. The show will be penned by Foxx's fellow executive producer Tom Kapinos, who created, wrote and executive produced seven seasons of the hit seriesCalifornication. White Famous is a co-production between Lionsgate Television and Showtime, which will focus on "a talented, young African-American comedian whose star is rising, forcing him to navigate the […]
Kit Harington, who plays the puppy dog-eyed Night's Watch warrior on HBO's Game of Thrones, was recently photographed in London almost clean-shaven, with just hints of his character's signature scruffy mustache and beard, and looked unrecognizable. Harington had sported his thicker facial hair as recently as last week. Filming on the current sixth season of the hit HBO series concluded several months ago. The 29-year-old is currently starring as the […]
Three press releases — from three different artists' camps — crossed our inboxes this week, with all claiming bragging rights for the current Number One album. So, who's to be believed? All three of them. Blake Shelton's If I'm Honest is tops in country music and in physical album sales of all genres. With 153,000 copies sold, the LP is Number One on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart and has […]
If you’ve been a Sims fan since the very beginning, then you completely understand the process of creating a Sim. Men can be skinny or fat, muscular, and have a varying selection of male-sounding voices while women can choose from sweet, high-pitched speaking voices and boob size. It’s all been very black and white in The Sims—until now. Just today, Maxis announced over 700 new and different features for men […]
