Jill Scott is an angel who returns to Earth to transform sadness to joy at a junior high school in the upcoming Highway to Heaven movie, based on the 1980s TV series of the same name. The television film features the three-time Grammy winner as Angela Stewart, a temporary guidance counselor.
In the trailer released Tuesday, Stewart says, ”I am not like anyone else. I am an angel. I can see and do things that other people can’t do.” After she meets Cody, a young student grieving over the death of his mother, she brings happiness to his life.
The school principal tells her, “You are too good to be true. Are you a unicorn?”
Angela replies, ”I am actually a real an angel,” and he laughs. Angela then tells him, “My boss has such big plans for you.”
Later in the trailer, she declares her mission is “to come to those who are looking for a miracle.”
Highway to Heaven will premiere on Saturday, November 6 at 8:00 p.m. ET/:00 p.m. CT on Lifetime.
Former That ’70s Show and Orange Is the New Black star Laura Prepon, who was once a dedicated Scientologist, now reveals that she hasn’t “practiced [it] in close to five years.”
Prepon explains to People, “I’ve always been very open-minded, even since I was a child. I was raised Catholic and Jewish. I’ve prayed in churches, meditated in temples,” adding about the L. Ron Hubbard-founded belief system, “it’s no longer part of my life.”
The actress credits what she refers to as her evolution to being the mother of two children with actor Ben Foster, noting, “If motherhood has taught me anything so far, it’s that something can work out for a period of time, and then you move on and evolve.”
The 41-year-old Prepon recalls, “As a new mom, I was riddled with anxiety…My friends who were mothers with older kids said, ‘Laura, this is a phase, you’ll move on…’ And that has transcended into other parts of my life. We’re all evolving. I always see that with my kids.”
Now, Prepon finds peace by meditating daily with her husband. “I’m really liking it, because it’s something that helps me to hear my own voice and it’s something we can do together,” she says.
In her recent memoir, You and I, as Mothers, the actress revealed the “complicated” relationship she has with her own mother, including that her mother taught her how to be bulimic when she was young. She tells People that her mother is suffering from Alzheimer’s.
Prepon says, “I have to come to terms with the fact that this woman who was an incredible force in my life — is fading. It’s very hard to watch. I just try to be there and stay present for the good moments we have.”
Netflix has released the first images of The Crown‘s newest cast members to play Prince Charles and Lady Diana in the in-production fifth season of the Emmy-winning drama.
Dominic West, a veteran of the acclaimed show The Wire, and films including 300, is a dead ringer for a greying Charles in the early ’90s as his marriage to Princess Diana continued to crumble. They divorced officially in 1996.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Tenet veteran Elizabeth Debecki is shown with her head on a pillow, looking haunted. Diana, of course, battled an eating disorder and constant tabloid pressure as their royal marriage splintered amid Charles’ extra-marital romance with his current wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, leading to Diana’s own affair with James Hewitt, played in the series by Daniel Donskoy.
In The Crown‘s fourth season, Emma Corrin plays a younger Diana Spencer, who falls for and eventually marries Josh O’Connor‘s Prince Charles in 1981.
50 Cent is bringing in the “big dogs” for his upcoming Starz series Black Mafia Family.
In an Instagram post on Tuesday, 50 revealed that he had tapped fellow emcee Eminem to play White Boy Rick, the notorious Detroit teenager turned undercover FBI informant, on his new series. “I couldn’t do a show based in Detroit without incorporating the legend @eminem,” 50 wrote in part. As previously reported, BMF follows the real-life story of brothers Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, who “rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in the country.” The series premieres Sunday, September 26, at 9 p.m. ET. and stars Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., Russell Hornsby, Snoop Dogg, La La Anthony and Serayah, among others.
In other news, Amazon Prime Video has announced this year’s installment of the Welcome to the Blumhouse movie series. Described as “unsettling thrillers” that center on diverse storytelling, the first set of double features includes Bingo Hell and Black as Night, which will both premiere on October 1. They will be followed by Madres and The Manor, which will debut on October 8.
Finally, Netflix has released the official trailer to the fourth and final season of Dear White People. As previously reported, the upcoming season will be a “’90s-inspired musical event” that will pick up in the “not-so-distant, post-pandemic future” where the cast will be looking back at “the most formative (and theatrical) year of their lives.” Created by Justin Simien, Dear White People stars Logan Browning, Brandon P. Bell, Antoinette Robertson, DeRon Horton, John Patrick Amedori, Ashley Blaine Featherson and Marque Richardson. The final season of Dear White People premieres on Wednesday, September 22.
Netflix has just released an eerie teaser for its anticipated documentary Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed, about the rise of late, legendary soft-spoken painter Bob Ross.
According to the streaming service, this “shockingly untold story” examines the life of the prolific landscape artist and The Joy of Painting host, whose “kind and gentle demeanor…encouraged everyone he met to embrace their creativity and believe in themselves, becoming a cultural phenomenon along the way.”
However, Netflix teases, “Beyond the iconic hair, soothing voice and nostalgic paintings lies a mystery that many have yet to discover.”
The teaser is no less mysterious: “We want to show you the trailer,” a title card reads as off-putting xylophone music tinkles in the background, “but we can’t.”
“Find out why on August 25,” it concludes.
Melissa McCarthy and her husband and producing partner Ben Falcone co-produced the film, which was directed by Joshua Rofé, who also called the shots on the documentaries Lorena and Sasquatch.
Lucasfilm has debuted the first trailer for its animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions, and also has revealed the star-studded voice cast for the series.
The anthology tapped seven of Japan’s leading anime studios to put a unique spin on Star Wars tales — fitting, considering that legendary director Akira Kurosawa‘s films were a major inspiration for George Lucas, and remain so for The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau and its executive producer and anime artist Dave Filoni.
The anthology will feature voices dubbed both in English and Japanese, and both versions will be available on Disney+ starting on September 22.
The cast for the English-language episodes feature the voice talents of stars including Lucy Liu, Star Trek‘s George Takei, and Stranger Things‘ and Black Widow‘s David Harbour, as well as Neil Patrick Harris, Alison Brie and Temuera Morrison, the latter reprising his role as Boba Fett, which he played in two Star Wars movies and The Mandalorian.
The cast, character and title information for each of the nine installments has also been revealed:
“The Duel” — Brian Tee (Ronin), Lucy Liu (Bandit Leader), Jaden Waldman (Village Chief)
“Tatooine Rhapsody” — Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Jay), Bobby Moynihan (Geezer), Temuera Morrison (Boba Fett), Shelby Young (K-344), Marc Thompson (Lan)
“The Twins” — Neil Patrick Harris (Karre), Alison Brie (Am), Jonathan Lipow (B-20N)
“The Village Bride” — Karen Fukuhara (F), Nichole Sakura (Haru), Christopher Sean (Asu), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Valco), Andrew Kishino (Izuma), Stephanie Sheh (Saku)
“The Ninth Jedi” — Kimiko Glenn (Kara), Andrew Kishino (Juro), Simu Liu (Zhima), Masi Oka (Ethan), Greg Chun (Roden), Neil Kaplan (Narrator), Michael Sinterniklaas (Hen Jin)
If you just can’t wait for the September 3rd debut of Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, you’re in luck: On Wednesday night, it will play in dozens of IMAX theaters.
The special fan screenings will be held in 25 markets across the U.S. and Canada at 7 p.m., and will feature a special onscreen welcome from its titular lead, Simu Liu, and his co-star, Awkwafina.
In the film, Liu plays Shang-Chi, who is forced to confront his past and his destiny, which pits him against the mysterious, mystical organization the Ten Rings, first referenced back in the first MCU film, 2008’s Iron Man.
Shang-Chi features a predominantly Asian cast, including legendary performers like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 vet Michelle Yeoh, Avengers and Doctor Strange star Benedict Wong, Tony Leung, Fala Chen, and Ronny Chieng.
Here’s a list of theaters and locations that will host the fan screenings:
Atlantic Station Stadium 18 & IMAX – Atlanta, GA
Showcase Randolph 16 with IMAX – Randolph, MA
City North Stadium 14 & RPX – Chicago, IL
Cinemark 17 + IMAX – Dallas, TX
AMC Westminster 24 with IMAX – Westminster, CO
Houston Marqe Stadium 22 + IMAX – Houston, TX
AMC Indianapolis 17 with IMAX – Indianapolis, IN
AMC Barrywoods 24 with IMAX – Kansas City, MO
TCL Chinese Theatre + IMAX – Hollywood, CA
Irvine Spectrum 21 + IMAX & RPX – Irvine, CA
CMX Dolphin 24 – Miami, FL
AMC Rosedale 14 with IMAX – Roseville MN
AMC Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX – New York, NY
Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 + IMAX – Orlando, FL
AMC Neshaminy 24 with IMAX – Bensalem, PA
Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX -Tempe, AZ
Megaplex Theatres @ Geneva + IMAX – Vineyard, UT
Palladium 19 IMAX + AVX – San Antonio, TX
AMC Mission Valley 20 with IMAX – San Diego, CA
AMC Metreon 16 with IMAX – San Francisco, CA
AMC Saratoga 14 with IMAX -San Jose, CA
AMC Alderwood 16 with IMAX – Lynnwood, WA
Marcus Ronnie’s 20 Cine + IMAX – Saint Louis, MO
AMC Tysons Corner 16 with IMAX – McLean, VA
Scotiabank – 14 IMAX – Toronto, ON
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(BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.) — Live Nation recently announced that proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will be required for entry to any Live Nation owned and operated venue or festival in the U.S. this fall.
The company, which promotes, operates and manages ticket sales for live entertainment in the U.S. and around the world, said enforcement begins Oct. 4. This mandate will be applied to both concertgoers and musical acts were permitted by law.
Live Nation said best practices have also been developed for artists to request these policies at third-party venues.
“Vaccines are going to be your ticket back to shows, and as of October 4th we will be following the model we developed for Lollapalooza and requiring this for artists, fans and employees at Live Nation venues and festivals everywhere possible in the U.S.,” Live Nation Entertainment president and CEO Michael Rapino said in a statement.
The company also is mandating employees be vaccinated by Oct. 4.
This news comes after AEG, another leader in concerts and live events, announced last week proof of vaccination will be required for entry into its owned and operated clubs, theaters and festivals as of Oct. 1 where permitted by law.
While AEG makes no mention of negative COVID-19 tests being accepted in lieu of proof of vaccination, Live Nation’s policy is similar to how Broadway is approaching the situation as the country grapples with the delta variant surge.
John Boyega is reminiscing about his first film role in Attack the Block, the 2011 U.K. sci-fi comedy where his character Moses, along with a gang of teens, help to save their neighborhood from a group of aliens.
Boyega tells ABC Audio that his seminal film did not receive the credit that it was due.
“The significance of Attack the Block is big,” he says. “I feel like Attack the Block was a movie that wasn’t understood because it was kind of before its time in a sense.”
Thankfully for Boyega, there’s now an opportunity for people to “revisit that world” with an Attack the Block sequel that’s currently in the works.
“[S]o much things have happened, especially in the U.K., between now and the first movie… We have so much to take from,” he teases.
While Boyega jokes that wielding a katana in his most recent film, Naked Singularity, was simply “muscle memory” from chopping down aliens in his film debut, the Star Wars actor says he’s all business when it comes to reuniting with his Attack the Block creatives.
“I actually have to leave the United States soon to get back to the U.K. to start the writing process with [writer-director] Joe [Cornish],” he reveals. “We’re actually gonna do that in my house.”
He continues, “We’ve already had a few creative sessions with the rest of the team, [producer] Nira Park, and some of the creative guys that were behind the first one. And yeah, we’re plotting. We’re bringing back… some cool people and definitely some new cast members as well.”
Aside from the new and familiar faces, Boyega says fans can also expect the same absurdity showcased in the first film.
Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock have wrapped filming on their upcoming film, Lost City of D, and to celebrate, Tatum decided to have a little fun — by pranking his costar.
In a behind-the-scenes clip of the two on set, the Magic Mike star cradles Bullock as she pleads “no” just before he jumps into a pool, taking them both under. They later emerge from beneath the surface and share a hug before swimming off.
Tatum captioned the snippet, “That’s a wrap on #LostCityOfD. I love this movie so much I don’t have words.”
“I also don’t have words for how special Sandy Bullock is. We definitely were made in the same lab & share a brain at times. I [read heart emoji] U girl. As U can see I’ll ride your coattails anywhere anytime forever,” he added.
Jumping into a pool isn’t the only way that the Step Up alum chose to celebrate. He also debuted a new ‘do. Sharing a black-and-white mirror selfie of himself receiving a haircut, he wrote, “And just like that… our 1st Charlie yells “and that’s a wrap”… and i feel myself coming back and the hair starts coming off.”
“And now time… time for all the things. Mine time,” Tatum continued. “Getting back to me before the next creative adventure into someone and somewhere else. I’m so happy and easy right now. Breathing and gonna indulge in this life I’ve been blessed with. Be easy.”
Lost City of D is slated to hit theaters on April 15, 2022.
That’s a wrap on #LostCityOfD. I love this movie so much I don’t have words. I also don’t have words for how special Sandy Bullock is. We definitely were made in the same lab & share a brain at times. I ❤️ U girl. As U can see I’ll ride your coattails anywhere anytime forever. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/yAXAf5D4x6
