‘Black Widow’: Disney Boss Bob Chapek, Once Again, Confirms That Pic’s Current Summer Release Date Remains Unchanged

The late Betty White's "Golden Girls" co-stars might not have been her biggest fans. Joel Thurm, who oversaw the casting of the "Golden Girls" as head of talent for NBC at the time, claimed Rue McClanahan (Blanche Devereaux) and Bea Arthur (Dorothy Zbornak) in particular had issues with White during an appearance on "The Originals" podcast. White passed away on New Year's Eve in 2021.

Anderson Cooper is officially a dad of two!

Crystal Hefner has shared a new update in her mental health journey.

EXCLUSIVE: We told you two nights ago that buyers were circling. Now the eagle has landed.  Tom Hanks comedy A Man Called Otto has sold to Sony in a record EFM worldwide rights deal pegged around $60M.

Ellise Shafer The SF Studios comedy “A Man Called Otto,” starring Tom Hanks, has been acquired by Sony Pictures for $60 million.The sale marks the largest deal to date at the virtual European Film Market, surpassing Netflix’s $55 million acquisition of “The Pale Blue Eye” last year. Directed by Marc Forster, “A Man Called Otto” sparked a fierce bidding war with Sony ultimately coming out on top with the film’s worldwide rights. It will be released in theaters.Based on Fredrik Backman’s bestselling novel “A Man Called Ove,” the film tells the story of Otto (Hanks), a grumpy and strict widower who upholds the rest of his neighborhood to his staunch rules.

Chris Willman Music WriterIan McDonald, a multi-instrumentalist who was part of the founding lineups of the art-rock group King Crimson in the late 1960s and the more commercial Foreigner in the mid-’70s, died Wednesday at age 75. No cause of death was immediately given but a spokesperson said he “passed away peacefully” surrounded by family at his home in New York City.Among the hits he played on were such platinum Foreigner radio staples as “Hot Blooded,” “Cold as Ice,” “Feels Like the First Time” and “Double Vision.”“I’m quite proud of the fact that the two bands I was a founding member of, King Crimson and Foreigner, are still out there playing,” McDonald said in a 2020 interview with Sound & Vision, even though he had little interest in reunions or rejoining the current iterations of those groups.

It’s time to end that toxic relationship. No, not the one with your significant other — the one you have with your bank! You know, the antiquated one you’ve been using since you first opened a checking account? Enter SoFi, the all-in-one banking app that allows consumers to save, spend, borrow, earn, invest and protect their money.

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift are collaborating again! On Thursday, the pair teamed up for a new version of “The Joker and the Queen,” a track that first appeared on Sheeran’s album, =, last year.

“Reno 911″‘s best and brightest are back.

For those not going to the Super Bowl in Los Angeles this weekend, the second best place to watch the game might now be Las Vegas.

A family affair! Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are doing “really well” after welcoming baby No. 2 — and their daughter, Stormi, can’t get enough of her sibling, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

Rob Lowe is looking back on some of his biggest projects. The 57-year-old actor shared memories about the making of and while speaking with ET's Matt Cohen.Lowe stars as Benjamin Kane in , and the actor told ET that he had to make a major sacrifice to be a part of the flick, which will celebrate its 30-year anniversary later this month.«I get a phone call from [producer] Lorne Michaels. He says, 'I need you to come to this dinner with the studio to talk about ,'» Lowe recalled. «And I said, 'Lorne, I am getting married right now. I am in my tuxedo.

Super Bowl without some must-see, star-studded commercials! Every year, families gather around the television on Super Bowl Sunday to watch the fun and exciting TV spots — and also a football game.The nation's biggest companies shell out millions to craft hilarious, clever, touching and downright wild ads for the annual sporting event.

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift are collaborating again! On Thursday, the pair teamed up for a new version of «The Joker and the Queen,» a track that first appeared on Sheeran's album, =, last year.The accompanying music video — directed by Emil Nava — is a continuation of Swift's «Everything Has Changed,» which also featured Sheeran. It also includes the original actors a decade later.

Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, Netflix, Peacock, Discovery+ and even more streaming services, there’s no shortage of options when choosing what to binge-watch this weekend. However, sometimes the amount of great film and television available to stream can be overwhelming and lead to hours scrolling aimlessly, hoping to land on that perfect piece of content.  Scroll no more! To help you out, we've rounded up the best movies and TV shows to stream this weekend — including new arrivals, nostalgia-filled favorites and titles you may have missed the (well-deserved) hype on originally that are worth circling back for. From Peacock's long-awaited reimagining of , to new rom-coms available to stream just in time for Valentine's Day, we’ve got your content covered this week. For even more recommendations, make sure to check out our guide for everything new on Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock and more this month.Starring fan favorites and newcomers alike including Jenny Slate, Joey King, Charlie Day, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, Gina Rodriguez, Will Arnett, Conan O’Brien, Annie Murphy, Ken Jeong, Kumail Nanjiani, Uma Thurman, Hilary Duff, Lily James, Carrie Coon, Sebastian Stan, Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Tiffany Haddish, Selena Gomez, Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi and more, here are the best TV shows and movies to stream this week: follows Emma and Peter, two strangers who meet after both having their hearts broken in the same weekend.

Billie Eilish is responding to Kanye West's demand she apologize for what he believed to be the singer shading Travis Scott at one of her concerts — and the «Happier Than Ever» singer's essentially saying Ye's got it twisted.The apparent feud surfaced after West took to Instagram and posted on his feed a hip-hop account's post showing side by side pics of Eilish and Scott and text that read, «Billie Eilish dissed Travis Scott at her concert after she stopped the show to give her fan an inhaler! 'I wait for the people to be okay before I keep going.'»West took it a step further in his caption and implored Eilish to apologize or else he'd pull out of headlining Coachella later this year. «Come on Billie we love you.

Drew Carey is opening up and reflecting on his time with his ex-fiancée, the late Amie Harwick. The host sat down with correspondent Erin Moriarty for an emotional chat about his relationship with the Hollywood therapist.«I think about her every single day,» Carey says in a sneak peek of his first in-depth television interview, airing Saturday.Almost two years ago, Harwick died after falling off the third-story balcony of her apartment in the Hollywood Hills. At the time, reports indicated that police had been called to the residence by Harwick's roommate, who told authorities she was being assaulted in the apartment.

Britney Spears is continuing to make shocking claims about her family.

Despite 50 Cent and Chelsea Handler’s past relationship, the “In da Club” rapper still “cares” about the comedian. After the 56-year-old former late night talk show host was hospitalized following an undisclosed health scare on Feb. 4, 50 Cent – whose real name is Curtis Jackson – reached out to check up on his former flame.

New mom Katy Perry understands how “real” mom guilt can be.

Jennifer Aniston shared an atypical workout video. In it, the actress is seen trying her best to complete her routines, only to get repeatedly interrupted by her two dogs, Lord Chesterfield and Clyde.Jennifer Aniston shares beautiful make up free selfieReese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston celebrate their SAG Award nominationsA post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston)The clip, shared on her Instagram Reels, shows Aniston focused on her workout, with a yoga mat and some dumbbells, and her dogs interrupting her every couple of seconds.

Chris Willman Music WriterTaylor Swift has been generous lately about jumping on as a featured artist for duet versions of some of her BFFs’ existing tracks. She did it last year by joining a remix of Haim’s “Gasoline,” and she’s doing it now, in a higher-profile way, by lending not just her voice but some new lyrics to Ed Sheeran’s romantic ballad “The Joker and the Queen.”It may officially be his track, but the music video that accompanies it is a sequel to another duet of theirs that went out under her official imprimatur 10 years ago, 2012’s “Everything Has Changed,” and reunites Ava and Jack, the boy and girl who flirted with and befriended one another as preteens, now grown up and gone to college, with the same actors.

Clayton Davis After years of trying, does Netflix finally have the suitable film, at the right time, to win the coveted top category at the Academy Awards — and become the first streamer to do so?Based on the showing for “The Power of the Dog” at the Feb. 8 nominations announcement — it leads the field with 12 — it sure looks like it might.Netflix received its first feature film Oscar nominations for “Mudbound,” a groundbreaking 2017 release recognized in four categories, including Rachel Morrison for cinematography.

K.J. Yossman Shine TV are set to make “Young MasterChef” for BBC Three, with applications for the show now open to wannabe-contestants.Focusing on “food talent” aged from 18 to 25, the ten-part series will see a panel of expert judges and celebrity guests put contestants’ skills to the test.Participants, who do not need to have any prior experience, will be asked to undertake a variety of challenges set to “push them to new culinary heights”“MasterChef,” on which the younger spin-off is based, has long been a staple on the BBC and its highest rating cookery format since 2017, followed only by “Celebrity MasterChef.” “MasterChef” returns for its 18th series in March.Shine TV, who are part of Banijay U.K., will make the series in association with Ziji Productions.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterTo go out to a movie in Los Angeles, patrons must show proof of COVID vaccination. The same applies for sitting in a restaurant or going to a gym or getting a haircut.When Hollywood’s brightest stars gather for the Academy Awards on March 27, they will not face a vaccine requirement.

I Want You Back,” Pete Davidson has a small but very memorable cameo where he gives partygoers molly, gets on a roof, strips off his clothes and jumps into a jacuzzi. At the film’s Los Angeles premiere, director Jason Orley revealed how he snagged the “SNL” star last minute for the role.“I didn’t even tell him what he’s doing,” Orley said. “I said, ‘Can you come down for a night?’ and he said ‘Sure!’ And he showed up and I said, ‘Okay, get up on this ledge and take off your clothes.’ And he was like, ‘What are you talking about?'”Orley first worked with Davidson on “Big Time Adolescence,” his 2019 directorial debut where the actor played a 23-year old burnout who is best friends with a high schooler.

UPDATE: Disneyland Paris has indefinitely delayed its planned April 2 opening given the Covid-19 situation, which has deteriorated in France and across much of Europe.

While the No. 1 exhibitor AMC has traditionally been flexible about theatrical windows despite their pubic uproar against Universal last year, the chain’s CEO Adam Aron speculated today what the landscape would look like when we come out of this pandemic.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterWith Los Angeles County and Orange County’s COVID-19 cases subsiding enough for each region to potentially leave the most-heightened tier of restrictions, and Disneyland hoping to reopen its gates by late April, thousands of Southern California’s theme park workers are poised to return to work after enduring a grueling yearlong shutdown of the region’s amusement parks.Disneyland, the second-most popular theme park in the world, has plans to bring back 10,000 furloughed workers for its reopening, announced Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek at the company’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek has responded over the firing of The Mandalorian actor Gina Carano.Carano played bounty hunter Cara Dune in the first two seasons of the hit Disney+ show before being axed.She was ousted after reportedly posting an Instagram Story in which she compared being Republican in the current US political climate to being Jewish during the Holocaust.Chapek was questioned about the move at the entertainment giant’s annual shareholders meeting today (March 9), according to Variety.While he didn’t directly address Carano’s sacking, he did push back against any suggestion of an ideological bias.“I don’t really see Disney as characterising itself as right-leaning or left-leaning,” Chapek said.

“It has been a very trying year. The most difficult we’ve had in recent memory, if ever,” said Bob Iger, first up Tuesday at the company’s virtual annual shareholders meeting. Sounding moved, he noted that it would be his last as he prepares to exit after 16 years as CEO and, more recently, executive chairman, and well over 40 years at the company.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek responded to a shareholder on Tuesday who accused Tinseltown, as well as the multimillion-dollar company, of a double standard in firing Gina Carano due to her political affiliation. Last month, Carano drew criticism for a post on social media in which she compared today's political divide to the events in Nazi Germany and conservatives to the Jewish people.The controversial post led to her dismissal from the "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian." Chapek responded to the shareholder, explaining that he doesn’t "really see Disney as characterizing itself as left-leaning or right-leaning," according to Deadline.  The shareholder reportedly made the comment during the Q&A portion of Disney's annual shareholder meeting.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAfter California officials issued new guidelines Friday allowing theme parks and stadiums to reopen as early as April 1, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said at the company’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday that Disneyland could open its gates again in a matter of weeks.“The fact is, it will take some time to get them ready for our guests,” he said, adding that Disney is focused on “recalling more than 10,000 furloughed cast members and training them to operate under the State of California’s new requirements.”Chapek added that “it’s going to take another couple of weeks.”The number of live shows that Disneyland can offer will initially be lower in order to comply with social distancing requirements.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Disneyland will open in “late April” — declining to give a specific date today but at least narrowing the window.

Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday the company’s fast-growing streaming service Disney+ has topped 100 million subscribers.