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Rumors are swirling that Charles Melton has passed on playing Beast in Marvel’s upcoming ‘X-MEN’ reboot. via: CBM The cast of the X-Men reboot currently features Kit Connor as Scott Summers, Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, and Samara Weaving as Emma Frost. Adam Driver is reportedly playing the movie's villain, and while the Magneto rumours have been debunked, it seems he's either Mister Sinister or Sebastian Shaw. Christopher Abbott, Tom Pelphrey, Bill Skarsgård, Will Poulter, and H

The Soska Sisters just teased fans with a cryptic response to Scream 8 directing rumors. The twin horror filmmakers reacted to online speculation linking them to the franchise’s next installment. via: CBM Following the record-breaking box office success of Scream 7, it was only a matter of time before we got word on the next instalment of the long-running slasher franchise, and back in April, the trades confirmed that Scream 8 is officially moving forward with a new writing t

Michael Fishman is making his thoughts about Roseanne Barr‘s 2018 firing clear. via: EW After eight years of “ignorant” comments about Roseanne’s cancellation, Michael Fishman has had enough. The actor, who portrayed D.J. Conner for 14 seasons, responded to an Instagram comment that “woke crap” was to blame for the 2018 revival’s abrupt end. ABC pulled the plug after Roseanne Barr likened former Barack Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett, who is Black, to Planet of the Apes in a tw

Last month, the court battle over Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s estate gained national attention after his widow, Tenisha Warner, sought to receive funds from the family trust, which is overseen by his mother, Pamela. Now, one of Tenisha Warner’s closest friends is asking for assistance for her and her 9-year-old daughter. via: Page Six Tenisha’s close friend, Destiny Rael, created the GoFundMe, noting how Tenisha was left the sole provider for her and Malcolm’s young daughter after

A Delaware court handed the former manager of The Notorious B.I.G. a decisive win last week in a legal battle over the control of a nine-figure catalog deal built on the late rapper’s legacy. via: Rolling Stone One of the Notorious B.I.G.’s former managers has won a legal battle against the late rapper’s widow, R&B singer Faith Evans, in the first of two lawsuits over proceeds from the sale of a stake in Biggie’s music catalog and intellectual property assets. A Delaware Chan

A horror icon thanks to his fan favorite role as Reggie in Don Coscarelli’s multi-decade Phantasm franchise, actor Reggie Bannister has passed away at the age of 80 years old. via: EW Reggie Bannister, who portrayed the nemesis of “The Tall Man” in all five Phantasm films, has died after a decade-long battle with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease. He was 80. The horror icon passed away peacefully on Sunday at his cabin in Crestline, Calif., his wife Gigi Bannister wr

Riggs and Murtaugh may soon ride again. via: Deadline Mel Gibson is sharing an update on the development of Lethal Weapon 5 following years of the actor’s intentions to make the sequel. In a new interview, Gibson gave details on what this fifth installment would look like and where the characters would be after all these years. “The characters are quite different. They’re older. One’s retired. The other one’s on a desk job. He’s putting on too much weight, and it’s low-tech,”

HBO‘s Harry Potter series has locked in a key role for season two. via: Deadline Nicholas Hoult is still in his villain era. The Superman star has been tapped as a high-profile cast addition to the upcoming second season of HBO‘s Harry Potter series. He will play Gilderoy Lockhart, a major character in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, who was portrayed in the second movie by Kenneth Branagh. Greenlighted in May, Season 2 of Harry Potter is scheduled to begin filming t

Paramount CEO David Ellison told a group of the company’s top executives that he will start the process of exiting California on October 1 if the state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta will not negotiate to settle an antitrust suit around the planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. via: Variety David Ellison is eager to reach a swift resolution in the antitrust case filed by 12 states seeking to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. And, in a move seemingly aimed

Universal’s annual Halloween Horror Nights is looking like an even scarier place to have a nice daaaate. The announcement was made on August 9 that Curry Barker’s Obsession is making its Halloween Horror Nights debut this year, only a few months after the film arrived in theaters. The film, a box office sensation that scared up $488 million to become the highest grossing horror movie of the year, will be featured at Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood this year. Obsession isn’t

In the world of Marvel Comics, mutants are hated and feared by most of humanity. It will certainly be the same in the MCU, especially after a certain someone waged a one-mutant war on Damage Control that put thousands of New Yorkers in danger. In the real world, however, audiences love mutants such as the X-Men, and Kevin Feige knows it. That’s why Wolverine co-headlined the fourth Deadpool movie and why the old 20th Century Fox X-Men crew are coming back for Avengers: Doomsd

Actor Justice Smith has responded to fan reaction to his casting in season 2 of Heated Rivalry. via: Pink News Justice Smith has addressed online discourse around his casting as Harris Drover in Heated Rivalry season two, telling fans on his Instagram Story that he is “honoured” and promising: “I will take good care of him if you give me the chance.” Smith and Charlie Gillespie were recently announced as playing Harris Drover and Troy Barrett, respectively, in season two of t

According to Rihanna's partner A$AP Rocky, the "Where Have You Been" singer is back in the studio and working on a follow-up to her 2016 album, Anti. No release date has been shared as of March 2026. via: Billboard Is R9 finally in motion? A$AP Rocky revealed during an interview on The Jason Lee Show posted Wednesday (Aug. 5) that Rihanna is back in the studio and actively recording. Rocky pushed back against the theory that he’s the reason that Rihanna hasn’t released a new

Katseye is losing another person, at least for a short while, as second member of the girl group is taking a break. via: Us Weekly Katseye is temporarily losing another group member nearly six months after Manon Bannerman went on a hiatus. “It truly breaks my heart to have to miss out on a lot,” Sophia Laforteza wrote via her Instagram Stories on Friday, August 7, while announcing her decision to take a break from Katseye. “You know how much I love being on stage, performing,

Brad Pitt has shared a major lifestyle change. via: Page Six Brad Pitt revealed he broke his sobriety after seven years. “I was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon,” he confessed with a laugh in an Esquire interview published on Monday. “In a more restrained manner. I got overconfident a couple times, went, Yep, nope, not good for me,” he explained. “Not in big quantities.” Pitt’s sobriety came up after he offered the interviewer some wine during their si

Luann de Lesseps hopes Jennifer Lopez is 'not upset with her' for her comment on the premiere of 'The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip. via: EW OG Real Housewives of New York City star Luann de Lesseps brings up the pop icon on Sunday’s premiere of the Bravo spinoff after a discussion about whether or not her costars should call her “Countess” or “Lu.” (Luann was previously married to French Count Alexandre de Lesseps, earning her the title of Countess, which she has since

Jared Padalecki thought he was extending some kindness to Perez Hilton amid the celebrity blogger's hospitalization. Instead, the message landed him in hot water with fans. via: EW Jared Padalecki is walking back his support of controversial gossip blogger Perez Hilton. Over the weekend, the Supernatural star publicly reached out to Hilton, who was hospitalized on Tuesday after appearing to harm himself during a TikTok livestream. Padalecki has previously been open about his

Perez Hilton remains hospitalized in “serious but stable” condition, with the celebrity blogger requiring surgery, his family said in an update Saturday, four days after Hilton livestreamed a self-harm incident. via: Variety Perez Hilton’s family released a statement on Saturday updating fans about the blogger’s health after he appeared to commit self-harm during a TikTok livestream. “Perez’s condition remains serious but stable,” read the statement, which was released on Hil

Whitney Houston’s legacy lives on through her first-ever Barbie doll. via: Rolling Stone Barbie has been on a roll with its new releases — from the Miley Cyrus doll to the Angel Reese Barbie and even the signature holiday series, the brand has had no shortage of ideas when it comes to paying tribute to some of the world’s biggest icons. Now, Mattel is honoring another superstar: Whitney Houston. Just released today, the Whitney Houston Barbie doll is available for purchase on

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” grossed an estimated $145 million at the domestic box office for a stellar second weekend in theaters, after a record-breaking opening for the web-slinging superhero film. via: Variety Just to put those stratospheric ticket sales in context, only one movie this year — “Toy Story 5” — earned around that much in its opening weekend, with Disney’s Pixar adventure debuting to $159 million. “Brand New Day” scored the third-biggest second weekend of all