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Actor and producer Joe Mantegna and sports journalist Brigham Avery sat down with Bob Sirott to talk about their work on Hollywood & Ivy for WGN Radio. The show, which Avery hosts, involves celebrity Cubs fans talking about their memories of the team and Wrigley Field. Besides being the executive producer, Mantegna was the very first guest on the show, with upcoming guests being Vince Vaughn and Bill Hader. According to Mantegna, Hollywood & Ivy was Avery’s idea....

While Kevin Feige may have been playing to fan service by featuring John Krasinski as Reed Richards in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, we shouldn’t count on seeing the actor back in the role for the upcoming Fantastic Four movie. For years, Krasinski had said that he was open to playing that character, and many fans had just as long been campaigning for it to happen. There was a lot of hope that he’d be cast when it was announced that the Fantastic Four would be reimagined with another reboot set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Marvel first surprised fans with Krasinski playing a Reed Richards variant in Doctor Strange 2....

Inventing Anna hasn’t even made its debut on Netflix yet, and it is already creating a buzz. The show stars Emmy winner Julia Garner and if that isn’t enough to get watching, maybe her unique accent will. In this new miniseries, Garner plays Anna Delvey, the Instagram-alleged German heiress who stole the hearts of New York’s social scene as well as stole their money. The character is intense, and the meeting was crucial for Garner to take on the role....

Disgraced former Empire star Jussie Smollett who has been convicted of orchestrating a racist and homophobic attack on himself in 2019, is still refusing to admit his guilt. Last month, Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in county jail and ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution to the city of Chicago, along with serving 30 months of probation after his release. Smollett is currently out on bail and has revealed what he’s been up to in these three weeks: singing....

Former child star Lance Kerwin has passed away. The actor, who first rose to fame in the 1970s, had his death announced by his daughter, Savanah Kerwin, with an emotional post on Facebook. A cause of death wasn’t revealed for Kerwin, though it was shared that the James at 15 star has died in San Clemente, California. He was 62 years old. The post reads, “Hello everyone. I am so sorry to those we have not been able to reach out to personally to notify but Lance Kerwin passed away yesterday morning....

George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures are in final negotiations to sign an exclusive two-year theatrical development and production deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Picture Entertainment and Chairman of the studio’s Motion Picture Group. MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY “We admire and respect George and Grant as filmmakers and producers and we couldn’t be more excited to be in business with them and their talented team at Smokehouse Pictures,” said Pascal....

It’s almost time to bring home Ghostbusters: Afterlife on home media, and that means it’s time to delve into the magic behind the movie with behind-the-scenes videos, featurettes and more. One such segment has been exclusively shared by Screen Rant, giving viewers a look at how the film revived one of the best-known automobiles in cinematic history: Ecto-1. Featuring interviews with the cast and crew, the 77-second clip gives a very brief look at just a few steps of the work that went into recreating the iconic vehicle as accurately as possible to ensure the continuity of the movie with the previous entries in the franchise....

John Carpenter wisely made a film for the superstitious holiday season back in 1978. The premise of a motiveless killer came from a similar 1974 holiday horror film, Black Christmas. Thus, Michael Myers was spawned from Hell and Halloween reached infamy. A sequel propelled the man behind the mask into a franchise riddled with ludicrous complications. For a psychotic homebody, it sounds like Michael would be right at home, except on the night of Halloween III: Season of the Witch....

Let’s face it: finding a movie everyone can enjoy is tough. People have different tastes and interests, and it’s hard for films to meet everyone’s expectations all the time. This often proves especially true for video game adaptations, which mostly appeal to fans of the game. However, some movies provide a fantastic viewing experience for just about anyone, and Detective Pikachu is a prime example. Based on the 2016 video game, the film tells the story of Tim who’s tasked with handling final affairs on behalf of his late father, Harry....

When it comes to superhero movies, it is hard to argue that the Marvel Cinematic Universe isn’t the biggest name in film. Four of the top ten highest-grossing movies worldwide are superhero movies, and all four are installments in the MCU. They have dominated the landscape and have expanded their empire in both the amount of films and television series created over the past year and a half (otherwise known as the start of the MCU’s Phase Four)....

The heirs to the Gucci empire have taken umbrage with the depiction of the Gucci family in director Ridley Scott’s recent crime drama House of Gucci, even hinting at potential legal action. Releasing a statement regarding their dissatisfaction with the movie, the family have said they were wrongly portrayed as “ignorant,” paying particular attention to the portrayal of Patrizia Reggiani, played in the movie by Lady Gaga. “The Gucci family reserve the right to take every initiative (necessary) to protect their name and image and those of their loved ones,” said the statement, which was put out by Aldo Gucci’s heirs....

House of Cards season 6 is finally here and with that, the knowledge of who killed Frank Underwood has been revealed. Kevin Spacey was fired by Netflix ahead of production on the final season, given the multiple accusations of sexual misconduct brought against him, leading to a significant rewrite that killed off his character entirely. That has been easily the biggest mystery heading into the final season and those who have seen it now know the answer....

The public perception of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson has been a chaotic rollercoaster, going from teen girls and media sweethearts to objects of ridicule and vicious parodies, and then to the status of this generation’s most interesting movie stars. In 2008, they first appeared on-screen together as Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, an ordinary schoolgirl and a vampire in love, setting the new standard of Hollywood romance. Five installments of the ‘vampire saga’ based on the novels of Stephenie Meyer have earned around three and a half billion dollars worldwide....

The Orville, the sci-fi comedy series created by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, is returning for a third season. Fans have been concerned about the fate of a new season of the Hulu show amidst COVID restrictions for a while. But Hulu has revealed the first look of the show’s return as The Orville: New Dawn. Originally a Fox show, The Orville will now continue its space adventures as a Hulu original series....

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny could be getting a new ending, according to legendary composer John Williams. Williams recently appeared in Italy to tease his score for the Indiana Jones sequel, and revealed that filming was still underway, stating that production has “another ending to shoot.” See what John Williams had to say below courtesy of BadTaste.it. While Williams does not provide any further details regarding what this ending might involve, or why “another” ending is needed, it is sure to have Indiana Jones fans a little concerned about the state of the highly anticipated sequel....

Can Smallville survive without Lex Luthor? We may soon find out, based on a quote from Michael Rosenbaum in a video segment at Young Hollywood. Rosenbaum, who plays the role of a young Lex Luthor, suggested that either the show, or at least his involvement in it, will soon be coming to an end. In the video segment, Rosenbaum finishes it off by saying “Watch Smallville, for only a couple more months, because then I’m done....

It is not unusual for a movie to undergo some extensive changes during the early months of development, but when it comes to James Cameron’s Avatar sequels, it seems that the director took even more drastic measures than most to make sure the story was right. With Avatar back in cinemas and Avatar: The Way of Water heading into cinemas this December, Cameron has been discussing in great depth the decade-long process that has been needed to bring the story of Pandora back to the big screen, and that included scrapping over a year’s worth of scripting that didn’t work....

James Roday and John Cena talk about the new episode featuring the wrestler The USA Network hit series Psych will make its return to the USA lineup on a brand new night, Wednesday, January 27 at 10 PM ET and stars James Roday and Dule Hill will have some heavyweight company. The new episode features a guest-star turn by WWE wrestler John Cena, and Roday and Hill will also be the special guest hosts of WWE Monday Night Raw on Monday, January 25 as well....

Bezos is putting some pressure on McKay and Payne, whose credits thus far in their career are relatively small. The pair worked on Star Trek Beyond as writers for the 2016 film and currently have a Flash Gordon project in development. However, the Rings of Power is their biggest assignment, as it would be for most filmmakers. The $465 million project has a lot riding on its first season, which consists of ten episodes....

According to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS has greenlighted Sybil, an original movie based on Flora Rheta Schreiber’s best-selling book that will star two-time Oscar winner Jessica Lange and Emmy winner Tammy Blanchard. Writer John Pielmeier (CBS’ Hitler: The Rise of Evil) has adapted the book, which chronicles the real-life treatment from 1954-65 of a young woman who suffered from dissociative identity disorder, better known as multiple personality disorder. The movie, to be directed by acclaimed TV director Joseph Sargent, centers on Sybil (Blanchard), who, after a suicide attempt, is introduced to psychiatrist Dr....