Movie theatre operators, after a year of dismal ticket sales during the pandemic, are hoping a lineup of superheroes, fighter pilots and cinema’s most famous spy will help them stage a comeback in 2021. Roughly two-thirds of theatres remain shut in the United States and Canada, normally the world’s largest film market. Box office receipts Read More…
Director of Robin’s Wish, a new documentary which tells the story of actor Robin Williams’ final days speaks to SkyNews In the summer of 2012, Robin Williams wrote a note in the inside cover of his Twelve Steps book, just a short sentence detailing what he hoped might be his legacy. “I want to help Read More…
Olivia Newton-John delivered an inspiring message to fans as she continues her brave battle with stage-four breast cancer. The Grease actress, 72, said she wanted to speak out to offer some hope after what has been a difficult year for many people. In the video posted to Instagram Olivia said: “I just want to wish Read More…
Veteran Nollywood actors on Friday mourned the death of veteran filmmaker, Chico Ejiro, saying that the movie producer would be missed by the industry. Ejiro died on early on Christmas Day, throwing the industry into mourning. Speaking on the passing of Ejiro, the President of the Directors’ Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Fred Amata, said the Read More…
Nigerian music star, David Adedeji Adeleke (DAVIDO), is upset about his cancelled global engagements as a result of the current novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. In a recent tweet, he moaned: “MAHN COVID Sucks .. Was meant to have my first show in Jamaica today” Davido has indeed cancelled all his live performances. According to the Read More…
U.S. movie studio MGM Holdings is exploring a sale, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The movie studio behind the “James Bond” franchise has tapped investment banks Morgan Stanley and LionTree LLC and started a formal sale process, the source said, asking not to be identified. The company has a market Read More…
A veteran actress, Gloria Young, has called for adequate supervision of child actors to protect them against unhealthy information. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos, Young said that the supervision should be a condition for allowing a child to act in any Nigerian movie. According to her, Read More…
Diana Prince may be able to best Cheetah, but she’s no match for a global pandemic. “Wonder Woman 1984” opened to a less than heroic $18.8 million in China over the weekend and a disappointing $38.5 million overseas. That’s far less than the $38 million that the first “Wonder Woman” grossed in its opening weekend Read More…
Welcome back to Zamunda — and Queens. Thirty-two years after Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall became movie royalty in Coming to America, Prince Akeem and his trusty friend Semmi are reuniting in the first look at Coming 2 America, which arrives March 5, 2021 on Amazon Prime Video. Akeem and Semmi make a return to Read More…
“The Voice” has crowned a new champion. After a fiercely competitive — but socially distant — season, Team Gwen pulled off its first win with performer Carter Rubin taking the title on Tuesday’s season finale. At 15, Rubin is among the youngest singers to ever win and the show’s youngest male winner ever. Season 14 Read More…