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Jenna Ortega Cast as Title Character Wednesday Addams In Netflix’s Live-Action Series

Up-and-coming actress, Jenna Ortega has landed her next star-making role, as the title character in Netflix’s upcoming live-action show, Wednesday. The news of the performer’s casting as Wednesday Addams comes after the comedy was ordered to series at the streaming service in February. Ortega is taking over the role from Christina Ricci, who’s the most…

Kumail Nanjiani Becomes the Chippendales Co-Founder in the Hulu Limited Series

Emmy Award-nominated actor Kumail Nanjiani is returning to the small screen after receiving acclaim for his performances on such television shows as The Twilight Zone and Silicon Valley. Hulu announced today that it has put in a straight-to-series order for the performer’s limited series, Immigrant. In the eight-episode show, Nanjiani will portray Indian-American entrepreneur and Chippendales…

Amazon May Be Buying MGM for $9 Billion

A major acquisition appears to be in the making for Amazon, the giant that began as an online bookstore and has evolved into one of the top suppliers of just about everything. online pharmacy avodart with best prices today in the USA The Information first reported the news that Amazon was talking about acquiring MGM…

The Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Movie Is Already in Controversy

Just as Eva Longoria was about to start filming Flamin’ Hot, her biopic about the invention of the spicy Cheetos snack item, an equally spicy controversy erupted around whether her subject, Richard Montañez, invented the product after all. Two weeks ago, it was announced that Jessie Garcia and Annie Gonzalez had been tapped to star in…

Cancel Culture Is Getting Out Of Control

Back in the summer of 2020, the 1939  Oscar-winning Gone With The Wind was removed from HBO Max, after 12 Years A Slave screenwriter John Ridley, who won the best adapted screenplay Oscar for his work, wrote a column in the Los Angeles Times saying it should not continue to be shown because of its…

Amazon Exec Jennifer Salke Explained Why “Lord of the Rings” Series Cost Half of a Billion

Half a billion dollars for a season’s worth of a single television show? online pharmacy buy glucophage online with best prices today in the USA   Well, not quite—it’s more  like $465 million, give or take a few guilders. That’s how much Amazon Studios is budgeting to bring The Lord of the Rings to the…

Adventures After ‘Parasite’ For The Unstoppable Bong Joon-Ho

The 51-year-old South Korean director isn’t resting on his laurels after his acclaimed film Parasite took top honors in four categories at the 2020 Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film, to say nothing of Golden Globes, Palmes d’Or, and other prestigious prizes. Not to mention that Bong has…

Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ Coming to Theaters and Disney+ Premier Access Simultaneously in July

DISNEY’S “JUNGLE CRUISE” STARRING DWAYNE JOHNSON AND EMILY BLUNT TO DEBUT IN THEATERS AND ON DISNEY+ WITH PREMIER ACCESS JULY 30 Dwayne Johnson, star and producer of Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” took to social media today to break the exciting news that “Jungle Cruise” will release day and date in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access on Friday, July 30.  …

Joel Coen Embarks on the First Solo Directorial Gig with A24 and Apple Original Films

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki It was announced this week that Apple Original Films would be partnering with A24 in the theatrical and streaming release of Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth toward the end of the year. Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand are slated to play Lord and Lady Macbeth in Coen’s upcoming version of…

Ellen DeGeneres Is Ending Her Show Next Year

The long-running daytime talk show Ellen is coming to an end next year with its upcoming nineteenth season. In a lengthy interview with The Hollywood Reporter, DeGeneres explained her reasoning for deciding to wrap up, citing a belief that it is no longer challenging and that she has been encouraged by her wife Portia de…

Tom Cruise Speaks Out about Covid-19 Rant on Mission Impossible Set

As the film and entertainment industry continues to adapt to the social-distancing protocols of the COVID pandemic, new details are emerging about Tom Cruise’s profanity-laced rant on the European set of Mission Impossible: 7 last December. Media sources including the Los Angeles Times and the Empire Magazine reported this week that Cruise was having no regrets for the…