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‘The Batman’ opens with $128 million
Warner Bros. Pictures The Batman beat expectations, opening with an estimated $128.5 million domestically. The film, which marks Robert Pattinson‘s bow as the Dark Knight, was only the second pandemic-era movie to score a $100-million opening weekend, [Read More…]

‘American Idol’ recap: A star is born as the judges hand out the second platinum ticket
ABC/Eric McCandless The search for the next American Idol continued Sunday night, with host Ryan Seacrest and judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie leading the hunt. Here are some of the night’s highlights, which include giving away the second out of [Read More…]

Oscar Isaac calls ‘Moon Knight’ “full circle moment” in SNL hosting debut
Will Heath/NBC Oscar Isaac, star of Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series Moon Knight, made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut over the weekend, and used his opening monologue to joke about what he described as his “full circle moment.” Isaac [Read More…]

Ridley Scott to produce a new ‘Alien’ film from ‘Don’t Breathe’ director Fede Alvarez
JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images Fede Alvarez, the director of the thriller movie Don’t Breathe and the successful Evil Dead reboot in 2013, is going to space with Ridley Scott for a new Alien film. Scott, the director of the groundbreaking 1979 original, who returned [Read More…]

‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’ explores one of sports’ most revered and dominant franchises
HBO/Warrick Page It’s time to go back to the 1980s with Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. The HBO series stars John C. Reilly as Dr. Jerry Buss, the real estate mogul who bought the flailing NBA [Read More…]

Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil joining Adam Devine’s ‘Pitch Perfect’ series for Peacock
ABC — Sela Shiloni Modern Family vet Sarah Hyland and The Good Place star Jameela Jamil have been added to Peacock’s streaming spin-off of the Pitch Perfect movies. According to the platform, Pitch Perfect will see Adam Devine reprising his big-screen role as Bumper Allen, who reteams with Flula Borg‘s Piëter [Read More…]

‘The Boys” Homelander, Antony Starr arrested in Spain for alleged assault
Amazon Studios Actor Antony Starr, known for playing the villainous Homelander on Amazon’s Emmy-nominated hit The Boys, will apparently avoid jail time after an allegedly drunken assault on a chef at a restaurant in Alicante, Spain. The New [Read More…]

Former ‘Dancing with the Stars’ pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy opens up about escaping war-torn Ukraine
Good Morning America Maksim Chmerkovskiy is opening up for the first time since escaping Ukraine a week after Russia invaded the country. The former Dancing with the Stars pro, who was born in Ukraine but immigrated to the [Read More…]

Moviegoers asked who was the best Batman — so far
Warner Bros. Pictures While they may change their minds after seeing Robert Pattinson in the cape and cowl in The Batman — if strong preview numbers are any indication — moviegoers say Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton have been the best Batmen so far. This [Read More…]

Pete Davidson reportedly “excited” about heading to space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin craft
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC While his dopey Chad character was tasked with colonizing Mars on a Saturday Night Live sketch last year, it seems Pete Davidson might actually be headed into space. Unfortunately for Kanye West — the ex-husband of Pete’s current girlfriend Kim Kardashian — [Read More…]

‘Outlander’ stars talk “beautiful strength” of female characters ahead of season six
Starz Outlander is back for season six on Starz. The time travel romantic drama premieres its new season with a super-sized episode on Sunday. It’s only fitting that the show — known for its strong [Read More…]

Demi Lovato exits NBC comedy series, ‘Hungry’
Amy Sussman/Getty Images for KLUTCH Sports Group Demi Lovato is no longer starring in the upcoming NBC comedy series, Hungry. According to Deadline, Demi had to leave the acting role due to “scheduling issues” but [Read More…]

Jeffrey Wright on Matt Reeves’ new take on ‘The Batman’
Courtesy of Warner Bros. He’s vengeance, and he’s finally in theaters! The Batman debuts on the big screen this weekend. It’s director Matt Reeves take on the caped crusader, with Robert Pattinson in the starring role. So what makes this one [Read More…]

Harvey Weinstein reportedly busted for contraband in prison…Milk Duds
Etienne Laurent-Pool/Getty Images Disgraced former studio head Harvey Weinstein has reportedly been busted in a Los Angeles jail for being in possession of contraband. And while “prison contraband” usually conjures up images of drugs or [Read More…]

‘South Park’ takes aim at Vladimir Putin with “Back to the Cold War” episode
Comedy Central (NOTE CONTENT) The entertainment community has shown its support for the people of Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion of the country. Now South Park — never a show to shy away from poking fun at [Read More…]

Kevin Costner, Chris Rock, Lady Gaga among this year’s Oscars presenters
ABC/AMPAS Oscar winners Kevin Costner, Lady Gaga and Minari‘s Yuh-Jung Youn will be among the presenters at the 94th Annual Academy Awards, taking place March 27th. Also added at the podium for this year’s festivities will be stand-up icon and Fargo vet Chris Rock and The Batman‘s Zoë Kravitz. In [Read More…]

Robert Pattinson talks to Jimmy Kimmel on taking “Batman as Kurt Cobain” analogy too far
ABC/Randy Holmes Robert Pattinson appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Wednesday night, and got the thumbs-up from lifelong comics fan Kimmel. “You are a really good Batman,” Kimmel enthused, before adding, “If you’re a bad Batman, there’s no bigger [Read More…]

Kerry Washington, Amal Clooney, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez among ‘TIME’ Women of the Year for 2022
TIME Little Fires Everywhere star and advocate Kerry Washington, human rights attorney Amal Clooney, and Pose groundbreaker and trans advocate MichealaJaé Rodriguez are among the honorees in TIME magazine’s 2022 Women of the Year issue. TIME Executive Editor Naina Bajekal and Senior Editor Lucy Feldman wrote in part, “[W]e chose to [Read More…]

50 Cent lashes out at Starz over ‘Power’ franchise being in “limbo”: My bags are packed”
Jackson, “Force” star Joseph Sikora — Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for STARZ (NOTE LANGUAGE) Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson — rapper, actor, and executive producer of Starz’ hit Power franchise — is not happy with the cable network, again. In a [Read More…]

Robert Pattinson read “probably a trillion” comics to prepare for ‘The Batman’ role
Warner Bros. Pictures Robert Pattinson had a lot of preparation ahead of him when he signed on to play the iconic Caped Crusader in The Batman — including about 80 years’ worth of reading material. At Tuesday’s New [Read More…]