Howard University is cementing Chadwick Boseman‘s legacy into its campus — putting his name on a college, and securing some financial backing from a Disney bigwig. HU announced Wednesday that its College of Fine Arts would be named after Chadwick, who graduated from Howard in 2000, and had deep ties to the higher-ed facility and
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“Your name is Estella,” her mother says. “Not Cruella.” Not yet, anyway. Disney’s Cruella, headlined by Emma Stone, is named for its would-be villain rather than for the 90-something Dalmatian puppies she’s tried to dognap in the name of fashion, time and again, over the years. The original Cruella would probably have preferred a biopic
Hong Kong based martial artist and actor Robin Shou (real name Shou Wan Por) is best known for his butt-kicking monk character, Liu Kang — who battles it out with the Outworld to save the Earthrealm from impending doom — in the classic 1995 action movie, “Mortal Kombat,” and the 1997 sequel, “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.”
Kevin Clark, a Chicago musician who as a child actor portrayed drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in the 2003 film School of Rock, died Wednesday after he was struck and killed by a driver while biking in Chicago. Clark was 32. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Clark was biking in the Avondale neighborhood when he
The origin story for one of Disney’s most iconic villains has finally arrived. Cruella, a live-action film starring Emma Stone as the titular villainess, has been in the works for some time. The movie finally arrived in theaters on Friday, but Disney also decided to simultaneously release Cruella on the Disney+ streaming service with its
Shia LaBeouf has an avenue to get the charges dropped in his battery and petty theft case … as long as he keeps his nose clean for the next year. The “Honey Boy” star appeared in court Thursday and was placed into a judicial diversion program, which lays out several conditions he must satisfy in
A family finds themselves in a horrific race against time in Old, the latest psychological horror film from director M. Night Shyamalan. The first full-length trailer was released by Universal on Thursday, showing what surreal elements are in store from the Sixth Sense filmmaker’s latest project. Inspired by Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters’ 2013 graphic
Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder sports sweatbands and sweatpants in a new look from the set of Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder. After playing an out-of-shape Thor in Avengers: Endgame, the Asgardian Avenger is back to buff when he reunites with Dr. Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) for the first time since 2013’s Thor: The Dark
There’s a massive estate in Houston that just hit the market … and it’s out of this world ’cause it’s dubbed the Darth Vader house. The 4-bedroom, 5 bathroom house has 7,040 square feet of living space, which is awesome, but it’s the unique front structure that stands out … thanks to its near-spitting image
UPDATE (5/27/21): Wes Anderson’s new film The French Dispatch is set to open in theaters on October 22nd, according to Variety. ** UPDATE (4/3/20): The release Wes Anderson’s new film The French Dispatch has been delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak, Variety reports. The film was scheduled to arrive July 24th but will now open October 16th. **
The Boss Baby is back in action this year and his return is coming even sooner than expected. DreamWorks and Universal Pictures announced on Monday that The Boss Baby: Family Business is being released on July 2nd, a few months earlier than its planned September debut. Additionally, the studios announced that the new Boss Baby
The man who voiced Sebastian in “The Little Mermaid” got what he always wanted after his passing — a Broadway tribute. Samuel E. Wright‘s daughter Dee tells TMZ … her father’s death has been very emotional for the family, but they’re also overjoyed that one of his wishes came true. As we told you …
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The world of films based on DC Comics feels like it’s evolving on a daily basis, with a number of new live-action projects based on characters that fans know and love. One particularly highly-anticipated entry on that list is Static Shock, a film adaptation of the hero that has been in the works in some
“School of Rock” star Kevin Clark, who played the drummer, is dead after a motorist hit him while he was cycling around Chicago … TMZ has learned. The professional drummer — best known as Freddy Jones, aka Spazzy McGee — was riding his bicycle on the Northwest Side of Chicago early Wednesday morning when he
Broad City’s Ilana Glazer plays a mom-to-be who suspects she’s carrying something sinister in the new trailer for the horror film False Positive, heading to Hulu on June 25th. In the trailer, Glazer’s Lucy and her partner (played by Justin Theroux) recruits the services of an illustrious fertility doctor (Pierce Brosnan), who helps Lucy get
Disney’s recent slate of live-action remakes have mostly felt like pale imitations of their animated counterparts, but Cruella manages to stand above the rest thanks to its original story. The new movie is a prequel starring Emma Stone as Estella, the younger version of 101 Dalmatians‘ infamous villain, Cruella de Vil. This 1970s romp explains
New York City native Michael Tucci was actually in his 30s when he was cast in his most notable role as Sonny LaTierri — the wrench-twisting T-Birds member and Danny Zuko’s sidekick — in the iconic 1978 musical movie “Grease.” The T-Birds posse consisted of Kelly Ward as the blonde bomber, Putzie, Barry Pearl as
An aspiring fashion designer finds herself trapped in a time-loop in the trailer for Edgar Wright’s upcoming psychological thriller, Last Night in Soho, set to arrive October 22nd. The film stars Thomasin McKenzie as Eloise, a young student who moves to London to pursue fashion design, but soon finds herself lonely and out of place.
The latest Jackass controversy continues to boil, as filmmaker Jeff Tremaine has now reportedly filed for a restraining order against franchise star Bam Margera. Margera has been in the news of late after being fired from Jackass 4, and it now appears Tremaine is looking for legal protection from the actor. TMZ reported the news