Shaka King, Regina King and Lee Daniels on the Importance of Black Directors Telling Black History

Margot Robbie in the awaited Barbie movie. While her role is undisclosed, Robbie will play Barbie and Ryan Gosling will play Ken.America Ferrera stars in her first COVERGIRL dual-language campaignThe film ‘Real Women Have Curves’ will be adapted into a Broadway musicalA post shared by America Ferrera (@americaferrera)Ferrera shared the news over Instagram, where she wrote: “come on Barbie, let’s go party.” The film is expected to start shooting this year.

Former MLB star Jeremy Giambi died on Wednesday morning at his parents’ home in southern California.

Bob Saget’s autopsy report showed that he had contracted COVID-19 at the time of his death. The report, which showed that he’d died from head trauma and internal injuries, also found that a test on his respiratory system showed that he was positive for COVID when he died on January 9.

Disney’s strong quarterly numbers, especially the rebound of its theme parks to 2019 levels of revenue and operating income, propelled a 3% gain for its stock despite the gloom on Wall Street.

Nearly two years after Cheer alum Jerry Harris was arrested for child pornography, he entered a guilty plea during a Thursday, February 10, hearing.

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Sarah Palin completed her testimony in her libel case against The New York Times, as she told a New York federal court that the publication’s editorial linking her political action committee to a 2011 mass shooting “was mortifying.”

Film Independent has set Alex Camilleri (Luzzu), Lizzie Shapiro (Shiva Baby) and Jessica Beshir (Faya Dayi) as the winners of its Emerging Filmmaker Awards, with each now earning an unrestricted $25,000 Spirit Awards cash grant.

Revisiting her past. Ireland Baldwin reflected on some of the names she’s been called over the years — and she included dad Alec Baldwin‘s “thoughtless little pig” remark.

Super Bowl returns to Los Angeles this year, and Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Mary J.

Bel-Air returned to the red carpet to pass the torch to a new generation of the Banks family on Wednesday night. Will Smith, Tatyana Ali, Joseph Marcell, and DJ Jazzy Jeff joined Jabari Banks, Akira Akbar, Jimmy Akingbola, and Jordan L.

Tina Knowles-Lawson is opening up about a past experience. On Thursday's episode of , a clip from Tina's new project, , aired in which Beyoncé's mother described an encounter with an older white woman.«I can remember getting on a plane, and an older white woman saying, 'Oh, your son is a gangster rapper, right? How did you let him marry your daughter?'» Tina said in a clip, alluding to her son-in-law, JAY-Z, who married Beyoncé back in 2008.

Ant Anstead is a proud boyfriend! On Thursday, the 42-year-old TV personality took to Instagram to promote his girlfriend, Renée Zellweger's, anticipated NBC true-crime series In the upcoming series, Zellweger plays Pam, whose deeply diabolical and deadly scheme was exposed by a chain of events following the overturning of Russ Faria’s conviction in the 2011 murder of his wife. The show also stars Josh Duhamel as defense attorney Joel Schwartz, Judy Greer as prosecutor Leah Askey and Katy Mixon as Betsy Faria.Sharing the trailer for the miniseries, Anstead gushed of the 52-year-old actress, «Beaming with pride (and now sleeping with one eye open!) Ren’s latest role! Make sure you follow @big.pic.co! Brought to you by @nbcnews @blumhouse and @big.pic.co See Reneé Zellweger transformed into the infamous Pamela Hupp! She stars alongside @joshduhamel & @missjudygreer in this limited series. Premieres March 8th on @nbc & next day on @peacocktv.»A post shared by ant anstead (@ant_anstead)Her talent isn't the only attribute that attracts Anstead to Zellweger.

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s baby boy, August, is marking a major milestone! On Thursday, the royal took to Instagram to wish her son a happy first birthday.“Happy 1st Birthday to our little hero Augie,” Eugenie, 31, wrote. “You are such a special soul that brightens every room with your smile and wave.

sparks fly scenario to the less common tale of girl-loses-boy and obsesses over how to get him back before it’s too late, certain films just have a special way of conveying the indescribable.Be it a whirlwind summer romance that has long-lasting ramifications, an idyllic view of young adults slipping into a love their society will never accept, or a gritty snapshot of one earth-shaking evening in a rocky relationship, these films capture several angles of the many nuances that illustrate the Black love experience.

Super Bowl 2022 is right around the corner.In less than two weeks, we'll get another chance to watch the National Football League crown a champion in Super Bowl LVI at the brand new home of the Rams and Chargers — SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. If you're feeling confused about the who, what, where and when of it all, ET has you covered. We have all the details of where to tune in for the big game day. Once again, your Super Bowl LVI plans for 2022 might be a little different, but we know you'll still want to catch all the excitement. NBC will air this year’s Super Bowl, which can be streamed live on Peacock’s premium tier, in addition to the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com. Here is everything you need to know from date and kickoff time to more places to watch, plus all the details on the halftime show.Sunday, Feb.

, there’s renewed attention surrounding Anna Delvey, aka the “Fake German Heiress” and convicted fraudster who scammed some of New York’s high society, hotels, restaurants and banks between 2015 and 2017. While Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, was found guilty of larceny in 2019 and was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison, one of her former friends is lashing out against the Netflix series for “running a con woman’s PR.” Rachel DeLoache Williams, who once was a part of Delvey’s inner circle and was later stuck with a $60,000 bill, writes in an essay for that the series is making Delvey “a star again.” Not only that, but it’s “repositioning the character of Anna Delvey from fraudster to front-row.” “Take it from someone who knows: This is the art of the con, a shell game that proffers irresistible thrills for low stakes, while a sleight of hand carries out the high-roller business unseen,” Williams writes.

Savannah Guthrie has been documenting all of the Winter Olympics' most special moments, but this might be one of the most heartwarming yet. MORE: Savannah Guthrie jokes about 'terrifying' Winter Olympics experience on Today showThe Today Show star took to Instagram to share an adorable mom and daughter moment that had the whole Today crew holding back tears and saying "mom and daughter goals."As Savannah, Hoda Kotb, Carson Daly, and Al Roker were huddled around a campfire outside the NBC studios interviewing silver medalist Jaelin Kauf, they surprised her with the best moment she could ask for after tirelessly competing: a visit from her mom.WATCH: Savannah shares rare behind-the-scenes moment with fans ahead of new projectMORE: How Al Roker reflected on 'miracle' baby news with wife Deborah RobertsSavannah shared the sweet moment on her Instagram, which captured every step of Jaelin and the Today crew's reaction to the surprise.The television host captioned her post with: "Mom Daughter goals right here!!! The surprise reunion of silver medalist @jaekauf and her mom had all of us in tears!!! Soooo sweet." The images featured the Olympian's jaw dropping as she saw her mom, and immediately standing up for tight hugs, squealing, and tears of joy.A post shared by Savannah Guthrie (@savannahguthrie)Today Show adorably surprises JaelinJaelin posted the moment to her Instagram as well, expressing how grateful she was to the Today Show for the surprise.MORE: Al Roker defended by wife Deborah Roberts from Today co-star's remarksMORE: Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie share disappointment over 2022 Winter Olympics newsThe mogul skier wrote in her caption: "What a welcome home!! This was such a very special morning, I can't believe

Four more actors have been added to the cast of The White Lotus season two!

Jerry Harris has entered a plea.

The cast of the new Peacock series Bel-Air stepped out to celebrate at a premiere party last night!

Spike Lee has said he’s not opposed to directing a Marvel movie, given the right opportunity.The Da 5 Bloods filmmaker recently opened up about a potential future in which he would direct a superhero film, saying “I will give it consideration.”In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, when asked about whether he would dismiss Marvel Cinematic Universe opportunities, Lee said: “I have nothing against Marvel. I grew up reading Spider-Man comic books.”He added, however, that “to me, DC Comics was always corny.

With Marvel Studios dominating the box office and superhero projects getting the green light in massive numbers, eventually, everyone will have their hands in a comic book film at some point, right? Well, even though he’s been rumored in the past to have his own ‘Spider-Man’ spinoff film in development, it appears that Spike Lee doesn’t have that superhero movie lined up anytime soon. But that doesn’t mean he would turn down Marvel, if offered.

With Regina King as the host and folk singer Nathaniel Rateliff as the musical guest, last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live certainly hit all of the right notes, especially when they touched on the biggest trending topics as of late! We’re talking about you, Tessica Brown, or as the internet widely knows her as Gorilla Glue girl.

Saturday Night Live‘s Feb. 13 telecast, featuring Regina King in her hosting debut and musical guest Phoebe Bridgers, drew a 4.1 rating household Live+Same Day rating in the 44 metered local markets and a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Spike Lee is receiving a major honour.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector, writer and producer Spike Lee will be honored by the American Cinema Editors (ACE). Lee, who directed “Da 5 Bloods,” will be recognized with the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award at the 71st Annual ACE Eddie Awards on April 18, 2021.“From ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ in 1986 to ‘Da 5 Bloods’ in 2020, Spike has directed an astonishing number of feature films — 24.

EXCLUSIVE: While 2020 was most everyone’s worst year, you’d be hard pressed to find a filmmaker who got more done than Spike Lee. He’s in the middle of the awards season race with his superb Netflix drama Da 5 Bloods; got raves for the virtual Toronto Film Fest and HBO premieres of American Utopia, based on the live Broadway show by former Talking Heads front man David Byrne; and generated the short films New York, New York and 3 Brothers, the latter of which played on CNN and drew connective tissue between the police custody deaths of George Floyd, Eric Garner and Radio Raheem, latter a fictional character from Lee’s 1989 film Do The Right Thing. Here he reflects on 2021 and the year ahead.

Oliver Stone and Spike Lee recently sat down together in a video chat for Variety‘s insightful Directors on Directors, where the two got to interview each other and shoot the breeze. It’s certainly an interesting pairing as Stone had once attempted to make a version of Lee’s fantastic post-Vietnam drama “Da 5 Bloods” himself.

Natalie Oganesyan editorAcclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee, who directed the war drama “Da 5 Bloods,” starring Delroy Lindo and the late Chadwick Boseman, was definitely curious about the de-aging technology used by his fellow Netflix filmmaker Martin Scorsese in “The Irishman.”However, Lee’s budget from Netflix was $43 million, while it was rumored that Scorsese’s film spent more than $100 million solely on the special effects process.“Da 5 Bloods” follows four Vietnam veterans (Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters and Norm Lewis) who return to the country decades after the war has ended, in search of their squad leader’s remains (Boseman) and the gold treasure he helped them hide.As a result of the budgetary constraints, Lee opted to have

Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah” has arrived at something of a cultural tipping point for Hollywood. Months before the tragedy of George Floyd‘s death or the millions of people marching in the streets for social justice, his period piece about the assassination of a prominent Chicago community leader, Fred Hampton, had wrapped production.

Lee Daniels is moving into the spy genre, according to The Hollywood Reporter, as he’ll executive produce a series adaptation of the Sam Greenlee novel “The Spook Who Sat By Door” with “The First Purge” director Gerard McMurray handling the show’s pilot. Leigh Dana Jackson will be the series showrunner, writer, and executive producer on the CIA project.

FX is moving forward with its adaptation of The Spook Who Sat By the Door – ordering a pilot for the project.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterFX has ordered a pilot for a series adaptation of Sam Greenlee’s spy novel “The Spook Who Sat by the Door,” Variety has learned.The adaptation of the book will be written by Leigh Dana Jackson, who will also serve as executive producer and showrunner. Lee Daniels and Marc Velez will also executive produce on behalf of Lee Daniels Entertainment.