The Rock asked whether he’d consider heading up Warner Bros.’ superhero universe — from the boardroom
Warner Bros. Pictures/Dave AlloccaRecently, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav made it known the studio was looking for an executive to head up a unit that could turn its DC Comics properties into a blockbuster-minting machine the way Kevin Feige …
Emma Thompson is nearly unrecognizable as meany school mistress in trailer to Netflix’s ‘Matilda the Musical’
Netflix/Dan SmithNetflix dropped the trailer to its upcoming Matilda the Musical, and Emma Thompson is turning heads as the production’s icy school headmistress, Miss Agatha Trunchbull.
It is hard to even recognize the Oscar winner, thanks to fearsome…
Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads guilty to harassment in sexual assault case
Jefferson SiegelCuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday to a count of second-degree harassment.
After reaching a prearranged deal with prosecutors, Thursday’s plea replaces Gooding’s original plea in April, when the actor pl…
Company creates Joe Rogan podcast interview with Steve Jobs to flaunt audio AI tech
Getty ImagesApple icon Steve Jobs never appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast, but thanks to a Dubai-based tech company, you might be convinced he did.
The company, Play.ht, used its audio AI wizardry to create a fake podcast interview between the pair as a…
Jan. 6 hearing live updates: Committee meets again just weeks before midterms
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 committee meets Thursday after a months-long hiatus to hold its ninth public hearing since June, and possibly its last in its investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack. The pane…
Jan. 6 hearing live updates: Committee votes to subpoena Trump
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 committee on Thursday, after a months-long hiatus, held its ninth public hearing since June, and possibly its last in its investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack.
The panel f…
Brittney Griner struggling in Russian prison, ‘not very much hopeful’ ahead of appeal hearing, attorney says
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is facing nine years in a Russian prison, is worried that she may not be released, her attorney told ABC News as the U.S. works to secure her freedom.
“Her being…
New York AG files injunction against Trump as part of fraud lawsuit
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking a preliminary injunction as part of her $250 million civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to stop what she says is his ongoing fraudulent co…
Kevin Hart reveals his father died in touching tribute: “a better father because of you”
ABC/Christopher WillardKevin Hart is mourning the loss of his father, Henry Robert Witherspoon. The comedian shared news of Witherspoon’s death with a series of tribute posts on Instagram Thursday.
“RIP to one of the realest & rawest to ever do it…Lov…
Mortgage rates soar as Federal Reserve raises rates
moodboard/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — This week, mortgage rates in the United States reached a 16-year high in response to rising interest rates.
Back in September, President Joe Biden told a reporter that the “pandemic is over.” While doctors and infec…