Talk about an earworm. Jack Black broke a Billboard Hot 100 record this week when his song from “A Minecraft Movie,” called “Steve’s Lava Chicken,” reached No. 78 on the popular singles chart. The catchy tune, which clocks in at just 34 seconds, is officially the shortest song to make the Billboard Hot 100 list … Read more
Maybe this will be her fairest role of them all. Rachel Zegler has set her first movie since “Snow White,” which bombed at the box office upon its release last month. According to Variety, the 23-year-old actress will play Marisa Tomei’s daughter in the comedy drama “She Gets It From Me,” directed by Julia von … Read more
There’s a new Senator Bail Organa in the galaxy. The role of Princess Leia’s adoptive father was recast in the second season of the hit “Star Wars” series “Andor.” Benjamin Bratt officially stepped into the role in place of Jimmy Smits in the sixth episode that premiered on Disney+ Tuesday. Jimmy Smits as Senator Bail … Read more
Jodie Foster isn’t feeling freaky. The Oscar winner, 62, allegedly declined to make a cameo appearance in the upcoming “Freaky Friday” sequel with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis — after starring in the original 1976 movie that kicked off the body-swapping franchise. “We begged her,” said “Freakier Friday” director Nisha Ganatra in a new interview … Read more
Priscilla Pointer — who starred in several films alongside her real-life daughter, actress Amy Irving — has died at the age of 100. The actress, who was known for her role in “Dallas” and playing Amy’s on-screen mom in “Carrie,” passed away on Monday at an assisted living facility in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Amy’s brother, director … Read more
You’ll have to time travel in the DeLorean to relive “Back to the Future.” According to franchise screenwriter Bob Gale, there won’t be any more films following up the 1985 classic, the 1989 sequel “Back to the Future Part II” and 1990’s “Back to the Future Part III.” After the “Cobra Kai” finale featured an … Read more
Too pretty for the job. Kerry Barden, the casting director for “American Psycho,” recently told The Hollywood Reporter he thinks Austin Butler is too beautiful for his rumored role as Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel. Kerry Barden at a SAG-AFTRA Foundation event for casting in LA in Feb. … Read more
The Bacon Brothers kicked off their Sunday shoes. Kevin Bacon, 66, performed the song “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins at the Stagecoach Festival alongside his brother, Michael Bacon. The tune is the title track in the 1984 musical drama “Footloose,” which starred Kevin, Lori Singer, Chris Penn, John Lithgow and Sarah Jessica Parker. Kevin Bacon of The … Read more
What’s going on? Terrence Howard says he turned down playing Marvin Gaye in a Lee Daniels-directed biopic after being told that the late singer was gay. The “Iron Man” star, 56, shared the revelation on Sunday’s episode of Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast. The conversation turned to Gaye after Howard confessed the “biggest mistake” of … Read more
Heather Graham has confessed she’s “glad” she didn’t have children — “80% of the time.” The “Boogie Nights Star,” 55, reflected on her decision to avoid motherhood in an interview with The Guardian published Monday. “I think I’ve had moments where I wondered: what would it have been like if I had a kid? I … Read more