Not all critics were entertained by “Gladiator II,” the hotly anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 historical epic.

Scott’s star-studded second chapter, entering the theatrical arena Friday, picks up years after Russell Crowe’s Roman general Maximus was killed by Joaquin Phoenix’s emperor Commodus in the Oscar-winning ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi flippin' love Montecito.

They do. They love it so much they have reportedly owned and/or flipped at least 21 properties there. Nevertheless, they are ditching Santa Barbara County.

The ex-Montecitans are now expats after the reelection of a certain ex-president, the Wrap reports. DeGeneres ...Read more

Country superstar Carrie Underwood, who was not nominated for any Country Music Association Awards this year, still made a surprise appearance at the Nashville ceremony to perform with Cody Johnson.

The "Before He Cheats" hitmaker joined Johnson onstage to perform their romantic duet "I'm Gonna Love You" in front of a cheering audience inside ...Read more

Denzel Washington's August Wilson project — the Oscar winner plans to bring all 10 of Wilson's plays to the screen — continues with "The Piano Lesson," a mixed bag of an adaptation of Wilson's 1987 play.

Washington is a producer on the project, which is a family affair for the Washingtons: His son John David Washington stars in the film, ...Read more

A mother and her son are separated in wartime London in "Blitz," director Steve McQueen's searing drama about clinging onto hope in the midst of chaos.

Saoirse Ronan is Rita, who has to part with her son George (newcomer Elliott Heffernan, in his first role), who joins the thousands of children being sent by train to live in the English ...Read more

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs was a total diva when he appeared as the “Saturday Night Live” musical guest and “demanded” treatment generally reserved for presidential candidates, a former cast member related.

Former “SNL” player Ana Gasteyer recalled that the embattled Harlem-born mogul, 55, currently at Brooklyn MDC awaiting...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Universal Pictures' "Wicked" and Paramount Pictures' "Gladiator II" are expected to post gravity-defying numbers at the domestic box office this weekend.

On the heels of a solid summer ("Inside Out 2," "Deadpool & Wolverine") and a mildly disappointing fall ("Megalopolis," "Joker: Folie à Deux"), the witches of Oz and the ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The lineup for the 2025 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which you normally don’t expect for another two months, arrived like an early Christmas present on Wednesday, and our initial reaction is this: How has Green Day never played Coachella before?

Green Day, which in September rolled through ...Read more

You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: I just finished watching the third season of “The Lincoln Lawyer,” with a cliffhanger. I am wondering if there will be a fourth season.

A: I have not seen an official confirmation, but it appears likely. The “What’s On Netflix” website pointed to the cliffhanger as well as “continued ...Read more

Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang) isn’t in the spotlight; a waiter at the Golden Palace restaurant in Chinatown, he’s someone nobody notices. “I feel like I’m a background character in someone else’s story,” he says in the first episode of the new Hulu series “Interior Chinatown.” And quite literally, he is: He’s a background player in...Read more

Colman Domingo insisted "everyone has got a story to tell" amid the backlash surrounding his Michael Jackson biopic.

The 54-year-old actor portrays the late King of Pop's dad Joe Jackson in Antoine Fuqua's 'Michael' - which stars the 'Thriller' hitmaker's nephew Jaafar Jackson in the lead role - and though the project, which is produced by the ...Read more

Pamela Hayden has retired from 'The Simpsons' after 35 years.

The actress has worked on the US animated series since 1989 and appeared in nearly 700 episodes as the voice of Milhouse - who is Bart Simpson's best friend - as well as lending her vocal talents to a range of other characters including as Ned Flanders' sons Rod and Todd, school ...Read more

Chrissy Teigen has launched a wellness podcast.

The 38-year-old model - who is also a TV host and cookbook author - is planning to delve into the world of wellness with 'Self-Conscious With Chrissy Teigen' and will be interviewing a series of experts to produce what she promises will be a "game changer" for her adueince.

The podcast will roll ...Read more

Nicholas Hoult has insisted it is "fairly clear" he is married.

The 'Great' actor sparked speculation he had secretly tied the knot with Bryana Holly - the mother of his son Joaquin, six, and another child born in 2022 - when he referred to her as his "wife" earlier this week, and he's insisted the meaning of his words should have made things ...Read more

My first memory of Ted Danson is of him dancing solo to Frank Sinatra in a pool of light on a pier in the movie "Body Heat," which is all I remember of "Body Heat."

It set a tone of gracefulness that continues to inform his performances to this day, in a wide range of soft-spoken modes, from "Cheers" to "Bored to Death" to "CSI: Crime Scene ...Read more

Selena Gomez keeps her identity a secret when auditioning for movie roles.

The 32-year-old singer returned to the big screen with A24's musical-thriller 'Emilia Perez', though Gomez has now revealed she and her agents have an unconventional method in landing her Hollywood roles as they try to hide her identity from casting directors to ensure ...Read more

Ben Stiller was "always ready" to play Hal L again for 'Happy Gilmore 2'.

The 58-year-old actor returns as the sadistic retirement home orderly alongside Adam Sandler's unlikely golfing superstar Happy Gilmore for the upcoming sequel to the 1996 comedy classic, and Stiller has now stressed he has been patiently waiting to reprise the role since...Read more

Anne Hathaway is to star in the movie adaptation of 'Verity'.

Following on from the success of 44-year-old author Colleen Hoover's first foray into Hollywood with 'It Ends With Us', Hoover will now see her 2018 romance-thriller novel move from the page to the big screen - with Hathaway, 42, to star.

The actress will be reuniting with her 'The ...Read more