Apple Picks Up Tom Hanks Sci-Fi Film ‘Finch’ From Amblin Entertainment

Ariana DeBose, who made her dream come true and needed to take a moment before meeting Hollywood legend Rita Moreno, her co-star in Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story.’The 31-year-old actress plays Anita in the 2021 film, the role that Rita played in the 1961 acclaimed musical. On a recent joint interview with the rest of the cast, the pair revealed some behind the scenes situations that took place on the set of the movie, including the moment the two stars met.DeBose said she couldn’t hide her excitement when she first met Rita as the cast was getting ready for rehearsals, “I was having a full-fledged panic attack,” DeBose confessed, “I hid underneath the bleachers for like 20 minutes until I could get myself together.”The actress had to pull herself together and prepared to meet Moreno for lunch, who gave her some sweet words of encouragement, “She calmed me down and gave me the space to feel my feelings.

There are now just nine women remaining on Clayton Echard‘s season of The Bachelor following the latest episode that just aired on ABC.

Yet another contestant was evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house on Monday (February 14) and there are only six celebs left in the game. Let’s do a recap of everyone’s status this season!

Meghan McCain, 37, is sharing her feelings on Joy Behar‘s latest questionable comment on her romantic Valentine’s Day post dedicated to her husband Ben Domenech. The former co-host of The View took to Twitter to post a screenshot of the comment her ex-colleague left as well as her own reaction to it.

The evictions keep coming on Celebrity Big Brother thanks to the sped-up nature of the season!

Eminem kneeled at the end of his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance, seemingly in support of Colin Kaepernick, and now the NFL is responding to the moment.

Ariana DeBose looks gorgeous in a floral fuchsia dress at the Carolina Herrera fashion show during 2022 New York Fashion Week in New York City on Monday (February 14).

SPOILER ALERT - Do not continue reading if you don’t want to know what happened on episode six of The Bachelor!

house.After last week's unexpected developments — including Chris Kattan quitting the show and Chris Kirkpatrick getting the boot — Monday's heated episode began with Carson Kressley having won the Head of Household, after making a deal with his season-long nemesis, Todrick Hall.With Carson as the HoH, he's got the responsibility of nominating which other houseguests end up on the chopping block. This presents a problem for Todrick and his closest ally, Miesha Tate.

Seymour Wishman, who was president of distributor First Run Features for nearly four decades and produced the documentary feature Sex & Justice, has died. He was 79.

Clayton Echard has finally said goodbye to Shanae. On Monday night's episode of , the medical sales rep sent the villain of his season home, but a new woman was waiting in the wings to take over the title, and ET is breaking it all down in the recap below.The episode picked up with Clayton's awkward two-on-one with Shanae and Genevieve.

Halle Berry was one of the many celebrities that starred in a Super Bowl commercial this year. The actress played Cleopatra in the campaign for Caesers Sportsbook and on Sunday she shared some behind-the-scenes photos with JB Smoove who, also starred in one of the ads.A post shared by Halle Berry (@halleberry)Halle Berry explains why her wedding prank went wrong: ‘This was not supposed to happen’Super Bowl: Take a look at Taylor Rapp’s marriage proposal after winning with the RamsEiza González celebrates Rams’ Super Bowl victory holding the Lombardi trophyThe Sportsbook commercial wasn’t the only screen time Berry had during the Super Bowl.

Villains come and go. Clayton Echard finally ended his relationship with controversial contestant Shanae during the Monday, February 14, episode of The Bachelor, but there was still no shortage of drama after her exit.

It was a warm Valentine’s Day in Los Angeles on Feb. 14 — so warm, in fact, that Sophie Turner, 25, wore a crop top for a leisurely stroll with her husband, Joe Jonas, 32, and their daughter, Willa, 1, on Monday afternoon.

Kim Kardashian, 41, “won’t be bullied” by ex Kanye West, 44. A source close to the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that Kim has seen the rapper’s social media rants about her and her boyfriend Pete Davidson, 28.

Coach kicked off the Fall/Winter 2022 collection at New York Fashion Week with a heritage feel.

The top songs about love are sure to get you through this Valentine’s Day.

The Lord of the Rings franchise is branching out even further with the announcement of New Line’s upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime movie.

Tyrese Gibson's mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson, has died after a battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia. Tyrese announced the sad news Monday on his Instagram.He shared a sad video of him holding on to and rubbing his mother's hand as he tearfully said his goodbyes.«Rest in peace mom,» Tyrese can be heard saying through his tears. «You fought, mom.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are soon-to-be first time parents, and while the couple are definitely one of the most successful celeb power pairs, a source tells ET that the Rihanna and A$AP are planning to be «very hands-on.»«This baby can have anything in the world, but more than anything this baby will be spoiled with love and attention,» the source shared, before adding that «they will be very hands-on parents.»With ties to New York, Los Angeles and Barbados the couple's child will likely travel the globe alongside their famous parents with the source telling ET that the baby is going to be «well-traveled.»But, in the little one's early days, the source said Rihanna is planning to keep a low profile.«Rihanna is a pro at staying out of the public eye when she wants to,» the source said. «L.A .will be home base, but they'll likely spend time in the Hamptons again this summer. And of course, she has very strong ties to Barbados, it's been several months since she's been there, but that will be one of their first trips with the baby.»ET's Rachel Smith spoke to the couple Friday night at Rihanna's Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin launch where they opened up about the «Love on the Brain» singer's pregnancy journey thus far.«It's a long nine to 10 months.

Mary J. Blige brought the drama, glitz, glamour and soul to the Super Bowl LVI halftime show!The queen of hip-hop and soul dazzled in a custom Dundas look as she performed alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent during the halftime show at So-Fi Stadium.

UPDATED with sentencing: Zachary Horwitz, the Hollywood actor who pleaded guilty last fall for operating a Ponzi scheme that bilked $650 million from investors who thought their money would be used to acquire licensing rights to films, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday.

LeBron James is putting his fit body on display.

Melania Trump is flat-out denying a new report about her alleged non-nonprofit activity!

A 13-year-old girl was arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat against her school in November, but it has now been confirmed she was innocent all along. Police are now admitting they were outsmarted by a different seventh grader — after the innocent girl spent two weeks behind bars, that is!

Black Women In Sports Brunch in Inglewood. Presented by Coca-Cola® and hosted by Gia Peppers, the event honored sports journalists Cari Champion and Jemele Hill with additional remarks from ESSENCE CEO Caroline Wanga and Chairman of ESSENCE Ventures, Richelieu Dennis.Before teasing with a backstory about how she and Hill became friends, Champion told attendees, “The very first image of a Black woman in a position of power was this lady named Oprah Winfrey.” Through Oprah’s visibility, Champion first saw herself on TV, and it was later with support from Jemele Hill that she found deeper purpose. “She stood in the gap.

school’s hallway, or holding the hand of the most beautiful woman you’ve ever seen in your life. Fictional authors are describing what it feels like to experience the flutters of falling in love through the lens of queer people, and non-fiction authors are penning the stories of how casual encounters can blossom into great love stories. Some have the dramatic flair of international incidents and major sports franchises while others are more low-key but they’re all filling us up with all the feelings this Valentine’s Day. Follow a burnt-out academic from the dance floor in Vegas to a random trip down the aisle, hear the stories of those who have been muffled, travel along for the hijinks of those who are down for a silly adventure, see how a broken-down car or a ride or the subway can switch up one’s relationship status, or saddle up next to two secret lovers who are finding a way in a sport that isn’t safe for them to love out loud.

After picking up the once theatrically bound WWII feature Greyhound, Apple has landed another Tom Hanks-fronted feature. The streamer has acquired sci-fi movieFinch, previously titled Bios, fromAmblin Entertainment.

While we see streaming services snatch up exclusive rights to talent all over the world, it appears that Apple TV+ is wanting to stay in the Tom Hanks business as much as humanly possible. After debuting his war film, “Greyhound,” on the streaming platform last year and signing on to produce and finance his WWII series, “Masters of the Air,” Apple isn’t done working with the Oscar-winning actor, nabbing the distribution rights to his upcoming awards contender, “Finch.” READ MORE: ‘Masters Of The Air’: Austin Butler & Callum Turner To Lead The Cast Of The ‘Band Of Brothers’ Sequel Series According to Deadline, the distribution rights for the upcoming film “Finch,” formerly known as “Bios,” has been purchased by Apple TV+.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Bios,” an upcoming sci-fi drama starring Tom Hanks, has been sold to Apple TV Plus.Amblin Entertainment produced the film, which was intended to be distributed by Universal Pictures in theaters this August. With its purchase from Amblin, Apple TV Plus has renamed the movie “Finch.” The company has yet to set an official release date, but sources say it’s aiming for late 2021.Insiders suggest the pic was sold to Apple TV Plus due to the impaired theatrical landscape.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple Original Films won a very competitive weekend auction among streamers to land the Tom Hanks-starrer Finch, an Amblin Entertainment sci-fi film that previously carried the title Bios and was originally intended to be released by Universal. It will now be released on Apple TV+ later this year, likely in awards season, with a qualifying theatrical run at least in the cards.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are one of the most adored couples in Hollywood, and just last week the duo celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary! Wilson celebrated the day by writing a sweet tribute to the Sleepless in Seatle actor. She wrote: "33 years of marriage to my BFF, my lover, my man," the actress and singer captioned the picture, which showed the pair smiling while posing together outdoors.

Rita Wilson took to Instagram on Friday to mark a big milestone.

Hollywood’s favourite couple Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary! The duo met on the set of the sitcom "Bosom Buddies" in 1981 and got married a few years later in 1988 and had two children together, Chet and Truman. Needless to say, the couple has been through a lot together, Hanks supported Wilson during her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, and the duo even survived testing Covid positive together.