James Corden Talks Final ‘Late Late’ Shows and Next Steps, With Hopes to Return to Theater: “It’s Absolutely Terrifying”
James Corden is getting honest about his post-Late Late Show steps, admitting to some uncertainty about his future and revealing hopes to return to the theater. “There’s loads of things I’d love to do, but they’re very reliant on people wanting me to do them,” Corden said at a PaleyFest event in Los Angeles on […]
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Why John Oliver Barely Addressed Donald Trump’s Indictment on ‘Last Week Tonight’
You knew John Oliver would bring up Donald Trump’s indictment by a grand jury, and he expected you to expect him to. The problem is, he doesn’t feel like we know enough about the actual charges to even talk about it. Joking it had been a “quiet” week, Oliver started out Sunday’s episode of HBO’s […]
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Seymour Stein’s Daughter Mandy Reflects on Her Dad’s Legacy: “He Created a Soundtrack That Is Untouchable”
Seymour Stein’s footprint in rock ‘n’ roll loomed large, and while it was always clear to his daughter, Mandy Stein, it was perhaps most evident in her own career as a music documentarian, when she realized how intermeshed her father’s legacy was in the history of music. “When I first started making films, I discovered a […]
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Country Couple: Kane Brown, Katelyn Brown Win Top Prize at CMT Music Awards
Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown’s touching duet about finding the one won over the hearts of the CMT Music Awards. The married couple’s hit, “Thank God,” was named video of the year Sunday and broke Carrie Underwood’s four-year winning streak to collect the top prize. “This is all so new to me and when we […]
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China Box Office: Anime ‘Suzume’ Dominates as ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and ’65’ Flop
Makoto Shinkai’s Japanese anime sensation Suzume held strong at the top of China’s box office over the weekend, earning $22.1 million while easily defeating Paramount’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Sony’s 65, which both flopped. Suzume has earned $80.6 million in China, better than any other international film released in the country this […]
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‘Succession’ Star Unpacks That “Dangerous and Terrifying” Final Season Power Grab
(This story contains spoilers from the second episode of Succession‘s fourth season, “Rehearsal.”) First, they stole their father’s birthday present. Now, they’re after his birthday future. Following the final Succession season premiere‘s tense bidding war for Pierce Global Media, the second episode sees the siblings Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) once […]
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‘Yellowjackets’ Stars Dish on Filming Fleshy Feast in Oral History
[This story contains major spoilers from the second episode in Yellowjackets‘ season two, “Edible Complex.”] The Yellowjackets stars who play the teen cast on the hit Showtime series have had to do some dark things out in the wilderness. But many of them weren’t quite prepared for the reactions they would have when filming the […]
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Samuel L. Jackson Faces Off Against an Army of Skrulls in Trailer for Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’
Samuel L. Jackson is back as Nick Fury and ready to take on the Skrulls in “one last fight” during an explosive new look at the upcoming Disney+ miniseries Secret Invasion. Marvel revealed the newest trailer Sunday, offering a bigger look at its star-studded cast, including Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Don Cheadle, Martin Freeman, Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie […]
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Seymour Stein, Sire Records Co-Founder Who Signed Madonna, The Ramones and More, Dies at 80
Seymour Stein, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who was the co-founder of Sire Records, the former vice president at Warner Bros. Records and, many years ago, began his storied career in the music industry at The Hollywood Reporter sister publication Billboard, has died. His daughter, filmmaker Mandy Stein, told THR that her […]
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Endeavor Nears Deal to Buy WWE and Merge It With UFC
Forty-three years after Vince McMahon founded the company now known as the WWE, and 70 years after his father entered the professional wrestling business, the McMahon family appears ready to give up control of their empire, closing in on a multibillion-dollar deal to sell the WWE to Endeavor, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Assuming the […]
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Lewis Capaldi on Why It’s a “Very Real Possibility” He May Have to “Pack Music In”
Lewis Capaldi says that his latest album, Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent, is “a record that I love,” but his feelings of being an imposter and his Tourette’s syndrome may eventually make continuing in music impossible. The “Before You Go” artist opened up about the challenges and pressures around producing his second album […]
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Neil Diamond on Living With Parkinson’s Disease: “I Can’t Really Fight This Thing, So I Had to Accept It”
Neil Diamond has opened up about living with Parkinson’s disease after being diagnosed with the condition in 2018. In a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning, the singer-songwriter behind hits like “Sweet Caroline” and “Cracklin’ Rosie” opened up about putting his life on display “warts and all” for the Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise, along […]
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‘John Wick 5’? Director Chad Stahelski Says “We’re Open To It”
John Wick: Chapter 4 director Chad Stahelski admits he’s open to a fifth film in his assassin franchise starring Keanu Reeves for Lionsgate, following Chapter 4’s big debut. In its second weekend, the movie has already topped $245 million globally. “It’s very flattering for them to come back and, you know, say ‘We want more’ and […]
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Members Applaud Academy’s New Production and Technology Branch: “The Arts and Sciences Not Only Inspire Each Other But Require Each Other”
Members-at-Large of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are applauding Friday’s news that they will become part of a new Production and Technology Branch. Comprising approximately 400 individuals previously classified as Members-at-Large, the new branch represents members working in various technical and production positions including chief technology officers, senior department heads in technology […]
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Jennifer Lawrence’s Personal Assistant Branches Out to Build Staffing Agency
Meghan Grimm might be Hollywood’s best matchmaker. In addition to being Jennifer Lawrence’s executive personal assistant, Grimm is the founder and CEO of Clyde Staffing, a first-of-its-kind staffing agency led by a seasoned personal assistant that is dedicated to vetting and matching prospective assistants with top talent. But unlike other agencies, where the extent of […]
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The Secret L.A. Warehouse Where Chloë Sevigny and More Stars House Their Red Carpet Gowns
Inside a warehouse in an undisclosed location in Los Angeles’ South Bay, a shipment of clothes belonging to Chloë Sevigny recently arrived. They are being photographed, cataloged with barcodes and properly boxed and hung by The Wardrobe, a New York storage and preservation company that recently opened its first archive in the L.A. area. “I’d […]
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Sharon Horgan Reveals New Writing Process for Upcoming ‘Bad Sisters’ Season: Staying in Bed
At the recent Spirit Awards, Sharon Horgan revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that she’s been hard at work writing the second season of her Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters, even if it sounds like she’s stuck in a battle with a snooze button. “Sitting in bed is my new writing process at the moment. It’s […]
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Chris Pratt Promises “Your Childhood Is Firmly Intact” With ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’
Chris Pratt is saying, “It’s-a-me, Mario!” and weighing in on the response to him voicing the iconic video game character in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. “It makes sense, I was pretty nervous when they offered it to me. I thought, ‘Wow, let’s not screw this up,'” Pratt told The Hollywood Reporter of the fan […]
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