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In the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd, several powers that be in the entertainment industry reacted by scrubbing long-since completed projects (or providing contextual disclaimers) for scenes/depictions that some viewers might find racist. A couple choice examples include: NBC Universal yanking 30 Rock episodes with characters in blackface, The Office taking out […]
Like Tom Hanks before him, Idris Elba is giving social media updates to fans since he was diagnosed with coronavirus because, well, what the hell else are they going to do? They’re in quarantine. In an apparent effort to cope with the isolation, Elba released a song/music video called “The Long Road 2.” The lyrical […]
Idris Elba is asking the public to stop spreading conspiracy theories about the coronavirus. A day after revealing he tested positive for the deadly disease, the 47-year-old English actor posted videos condemning some of the coronavirus myths he’s read online—specifically, the “stupid” claims that black people cannot be infected. “Thank you to everyone that’s shown a lot of support … Something that’s […]
As the weeks go by, it’s become clear that no one is safe from the global coronavirus pandemic. With over 182,000 cases worldwide, everyone from athletes to celebrities have discovered that they tested positive for COVID-19. While it can feel like those in Hollywood would never fall prey to this virus for whatever reason, recent revelations […]
The critically panned Cats is getting an update. According to a memo obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Universal has informed theaters they will receive new versions of the Tom Hooper-directed film with “improved visual effects.” The news arrives just a day after Cats opened with disappointing box office numbers and countless brutal reviews. Per THR: The move […]
According to early projections, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will have no problem neutering the film version of Cats when it comes to U.S. ticket sales, after those numbers become official when the year-end box office wraps up this weekend. Note that this also happens to be the opening weekend for both films. The […]
Idris Elba is set to join the cast of Netflix’s The Harder They Fall. Netflix revealed Elba’s casting on Monday. The all-black Western follows an outlaw (played by Jonathan Majors) who embarks on a quest for vengence after he finds out that the man who killed his parents is being released from prison. Elba plays the murderer, […]
John Legend has been named People‘s “Sexiest Man Alive.” The annual honorific passed from actor Idris Elba to the singer and The Voice judge and he told the magazine that he’s feeling the weight of the mantle. “I was excited, but I was a little scared at the same time because it’s a lot of […]
John Legend has been named People‘s “Sexiest Man Alive.” The annual honorific passed from actor Idris Elba to the singer and The Voice judge and he told the magazine that he’s feeling the weight of the mantle. “I was excited, but I was a little scared at the same time because it’s a lot of […]
Quentin Tarantino has multiple classic movies under his belt. But none of his nine feature films did better at the box office than Django Unchained. While talking to an audience at the Toronto Film Festival, Jamie Foxx explained he used every trick in the book to land the role as the movie’s main character. When […]
