Stan Lee became the face of Marvel Comics, and up to his death in 2018, an enthusiastic goodwill ambassador for the comic-book industry. But most of his signature heroes were birthed with artist Jack Kirby, who many have seen as an unsung hero in a creative explosion compared to another famous '60s writing duo, John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Pop star Ariana Grande and British actress Cynthia Erivo are set to star in Universal's big-screen adaption of the Tony Award-winning musical "Wicked."
Princess Diana lived a life so sensational and so public that it's no wonder writers and directors have mined it for TV and film since the world first learned her name.
A newly discovered memoir by late Hollywood legend Paul Newman, in which he talks about fame, marriage and aging gracefully, is to be published next year, publishers Knopf said on Wednesday.
Apple TV+ must really like Tom Hanks, with "Finch" representing the second movie featuring the actor the service scooped up during the pandemic. Like "Greyhound," this one is in a modest affair that would likely have been hard-pressed to make waves in theaters, casting Hanks in a last-man-on-Earth scenario that's part "Cast Away," part "WALL-E."
The head of the "Rust" camera department who submitted a letter of resignation one day before the fatal shooting on the Santa Fe, New Mexico, movie set last month is going public with claims of an unsafe working environment, calling safety on the project a "massive issue."
In the last year, Marvel introduced viewers to Agatha Harkness and Monica Rambeau, Sylvie and Mobius, Yelena, Shang-Chi and a new Captain America, to name a few.
For "Sex and the City" fans who couldn't help but wonder whether they, too, could enjoy the lavish lifestyle of Carrie Bradshaw and her crew -- at least for a night -- there's a chance now to find out.
Kristen Stewart's fierce, attention-grabbing work as Princess Diana really ought to be viewed independently of "Spencer," described as "a fable from a true tragedy" that presents a pivotal weekend in Princess Diana's split from the Royal Family. That is, it's possible to admire the performance and still come away feeling director Pablo Larrain's fictionalized movie doesn't significantly add to a story many of us already know in exhaustive detail.
A dozen years ago, actor Dean Winters had surgery resulting in several amputations and he now says "I haven't taken a step since 2009 without being in pain."
