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The 'Speedy Gonzales' film is back on track. Will it make it to the finish line?

LOS ANGELES — Arriba, arriba! The long-awaited Speedy Gonzales film appears to be in motion at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation.

News of a movie based on the Looney Tunes character came Tuesday evening as writer-director Jorge R. Gutierrez, creator of “The Book of Life,” uploaded a selfie to X which sees him smiling beside his miniature ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / David Morrissey has joined the cast of Sam Mendes' Beatles biopics

David Morrissey and James Norton join cast of Beatles biopics

David Morrissey and James Norton are among the stars added to the cast of Sir Sam Mendes' Beatles movies.

The pair have joined the ensemble for The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event alongside Leanne Best, Harry Lloyd, Bobby Schofield, Daniel Hoffman-Gill, Arthur Davill and Adam Pally.

Morrissey will play the role of Sir Paul McCartney's ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black II

New Men In Black movie in the pipeline

A new Men In Black film is in development.

Sony Pictures are planning to relaunch the sci-fi action comedy franchise with a new movie that is being penned by Bad Boys For Life scribe Chris Bremner.

Plot details are yet to be revealed but insiders say that the plan is to give the script to Will Smith once Bremner has completed it in the hope ...Read more

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Bari Weiss will interview Charlie Kirk's widow on CBS

Bari Weiss, the newly installed editor in chief for CBS News, will interview Erika Kirk, the widow of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in a network prime-time special on Dec. 13.

The network announced Thursday that Weiss will conduct the taped special called "A Town Hall with Erika Kirk" in front of an invited audience at a venue in New York. ...Read more

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Blake Lively demands her 'day in court' as Justin Baldoni aims to toss lawsuit

NEW YORK — A heavily redacted new filing from Blake Lively calls on a New York judge to forge ahead with her March 2026 trial against her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni, lest he “avoid accountability” for the sexual harassment and retaliatory smear campaign allegedly waged against the actress.

The new filing ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Channing Tatum has fond memories of his late co-star Stephen' tWitch' Boss.

Channing Tatum had 'man crush' on late Magic Mike XXL co-star Stephen 'tWitch' Boss

Channing Tatum had a "man crush" on his late Magic Mike XXL co-star Stephen 'tWitch' Boss.

The 45-year-old actor held back tears as he reflected on his admiration for Stephen - who took his own life at the age of 40 in December 2022.

Speaking at the Dance Hall of Fame Ceremony in Los Angeles on Wednesday (03.12.25), Channing said: "I promised ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sabrina Carpenter sparked controversy with her Man's Best Friend album cover.

Sabrina Carpenter thinks controversial Man's Best Friend album cover was misunderstood

Sabrina Carpenter claims that her Man's Best Friend album cover was designed to demonstrate how she has been "emotionally yanked around" in relationships.

The 26-year-old singer sparked controversy earlier this year with the cover for the record - which depicted her on all fours with her hair being tugged by a faceless figure - but insists that...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Margot Robbie filmed Wuthering Heights just months after welcoming her son.

Margot Robbie took 'haphazard' approach to Wuthering Heights filming after giving birth just months before

Margot Robbie was worried about filming Wuthering Heights so soon after giving birth.

The Barbie actress was grateful for reassurance from director Emerald Fennell as she took on the role of Cathy in the new movie adaptation of Emily Bronte's novel because she wasn't in her usual "headspace" after welcoming her son with husband Tom Ackerley ...Read more

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Maurice DuBois will exit 'CBS Evening News' to make way for a new anchor

Maurice DuBois is following his co-anchor John Dickerson out the door of "CBS Evening News."

DuBois announced his departure from the network Thursday in an Instagram post.

"Moving on: December 18th is the day of my last broadcast on CBS News," DuBois wrote. "It has been the Honor of a Lifetime."

Dickerson announced his exit from the program ...Read more

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What to know about 'Euphoria' Season 3: Who's returning, who's getting married?

The long-awaited — and oft-doubted — third season of “Euphoria” has finally been given a premiere date, nearly four long years after HBO’s hit high school drama aired its sophomore season.

Sam Levinson’s Emmy-winning series will return in April for what’s likely to be its final season, and pick up five years from where the second ...Read more

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Quentin Tarantino calls Paul Dano 'limpest d–k in the world' in podcast rant

Quentin Tarantino came for blood when he revealed, in no uncertain terms, just how much he dislikes Paul Dano, who he dubbed the “weakest male actor,” and the other actors he “really can’t stand.”

The two-time Oscar-winning screenwriter, 62, shared his hot take while revealing his top films of the 21st century — which featured “...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Tom Felton dyed his hair 'every nine days' playing Draco Malfoy

Harry Potter's Tom Felton stunned he still has hair after nonstop Draco Malfoy-era bleaching

Harry Potter's Tom Felton cannot believe he still has hair after bleaching it hundreds of times to play Draco Malfoy.

The star, 38, is relieved he can swap bleaching sessions "every nine days" for a wig to achieve the Slytherin house member's signature platinum look every night he reprises his Hogwarts student alter ego in the Broadway show, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Martha Stewart buries her dead horses on her property

Martha Stewart buries her dead horses in 'clean linen sheet' on her property

Martha Stewart buries her dead hoses in "clean linen sheets" on her property.

The 84-year-old businesswoman also wants to be "composted" when she dies because it is sustainable for the environment.

Martha appeared on the latest episode of QVC+'s 50+ and Unfiltered podcast, and host Shawn Killinger did not know what the star meant by "composted...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Gwyneth Paltrow kisses Timothee Chalamet in Marty Supreme

Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter thought kissing Timothee Chalamet was 'bad-a**' for Marty Supreme scene

Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter thought she was "bad-a**" for kissing Timothee Chalamet in Marty Supreme.

The actors play love interests in the highly anticipated movie - based on the true story of table tennis champion, Marty Reisman (Timothee) - and paparazzi spotted Gwyneth (Kay Stone) and Timothee filming an intimate scene in Central Park, which...Read more

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Review: 'The Abandons' tries to mine new ground, but treads old Western territory instead

Ah, the Western. That great American canvas, upon which many sorts of motion pictures have been projected, stretching back to the very beginning of the medium: adventure, romance, comedic, serious, simplistic, artistic, racist, revisionist, historical, metaphorical, low-budget, big-budget, dark, light, set in a wild landscape or on the edge of ...Read more

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'Merrily We Roll Along' review: Capturing a bittersweet Broadway musical on film

“Merrily We Roll Along” might be the most fun you can have at an existential crisis.

A repeated question forms the heartbeat of this musical, Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and George Furth’s (book) piece about friendship and love, art and show business, selling out and growing up: “How did you get to be here? What was the moment?�...Read more

Guitarist Phil Upchurch, who played with Donny Hathaway and Michael Jackson, dies at 84

LOS ANGELES — Phil Upchurch, a prolific session musician who played guitar on records by artists such as Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway and George Benson, died Nov. 23 in Los Angeles. He was 84.

His death was confirmed by his wife, Sonya Maddox-Upchurch, who didn't specify a cause or say where in L.A. he died.

Among the ...Read more

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Big Sean, Usher invest $1 million in production facility for Detroit youth

DETROIT — Detroit rapper Big Sean has partnered with music superstar Usher to invest $1 million in a new entertainment production facility for Detroit youth.

The Detroit Entertainment Innovation Incubator, which will be housed in the new Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan inside Michigan Central, will offer a virtual production studio...Read more

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The best TV shows of 2025

LOS ANGELES — After the eye strain, the greatest occupational hazard of being a TV critic is people asking what's good on television. It's a question I typically find impossible to answer on the spur of the moment, as a show will run out of my head as soon as a review is filed in order to make room for the next one. (I buy time by responding, ...Read more

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The 25 best songs of 2025

LOS ANGELES — Pop music was not at all safe this year from the encroachments of an AI industry determined to slop-ify everything it can. Yet the proliferation of great songs — written, performed and savored by people — raised the hope that all is not lost. Here are the 25 best of 2025.

1. Bad Bunny, “Baile Inolvidable”

Bad Bunny has ...Read more