Category: Hollywood

Celebrity Promoters are being Sued Over Bored Ape NFT Endorsements

Jimmy Fallon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Justin Bieber are all being sued in a proposed class action accusing them and other celebrities that promoted Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible tokens of fraud. The suit also claims that celebrities misled followers into buying the NFTs, amongst other unregistered securities that were issued by Yuga Labs, in order […]

The FTC Sues to Block $69 Billion Microsoft, Activision Merger

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Microsoft’s $69 billion offer to purchase video game publisher Activision Blizzard, and alleges that the deal will enable them to suppress competition in gaming. Their decision is an aggressive step by competition regulators to rein in the tech industry and marks a roadblock for Microsoft’s plans […]

Patty Jenkins‘ ‘Wonder Woman 3’ Not Moving Forward

James Gunn and Peter Safran are expected to meet next week with David Zaslav, the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO who is reshaping the media company and hired the duo in October to lead a newly launched film and TV division. The pair will give Zaslav their plan expected to lay out their vision. Much of […]

‘ToeJam & Earl’ Movie Being Worked on from Amazon, Stephen Curry

The 1990s SEGA video game titled, ToeJam & Earl is being worked on as a feature film at Amazon Studios and also comes from Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media and Story Kitchen. ToeJam & Earl was created by Mark Voorsanger and Greg Johnson and is centered on two space alien rappers who come to earth seeking […]

‘Malcolm X’ Screens in Saudi Arabia 30 Years After Historic Filming in Mecca

Malcolm X was the first non-documentary to be shot in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, but 30 years have passed for the film to actually screen publicly in the county. The historic occasion happened on December third, at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, where Spike Lee touched down to introduce his […]

Will Smith Opens Up About His Slap on ‘The Daily Show’

On Monday, November 28th, Will Smith appeared on The Daily Show With Trevor Noah for the first time since he slapped Chris Rock on the Dolby Theatre stage at this year’s Oscars. When Noah asked Smith about the time since the slapping incident, Smith started by saying that “it was a horrific night.” He continued […]

Scarlett Johansson is Leading ‘Just Cause’ Series for Amazon

Scarlett Johansson will star in and executive produce Just Cause, a limited series at Amazon’s Prime Video that is based on a 1992 novel by John Katzenbach. Amazon has given a straight to series order for the project from Warner Bros. TV and writer Christy Hall. The novel has previously been adapted for a 1995 […]