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Entertainment News Before 5/3/2019

CW Renews iZombie and The Originals
The CW announced that they will be renewing "The Originals" and "iZombie" for their 2017-2018 television season. "The Originals" will be heading into their fifth season and "iZombie" will be heading into its fourth. The sho...

5/11/2017 10:06 AM EST | Read More

Ridley Scott Cutting Back on the Number of Alien Films
Ridley Scott's Alien: Convent is set to be released May 19, and the director is getting the word out about possible revisions to his franchise plans.Scott had originally announced that he planned on making four more Alien films but, now, he seems to have had a change of...

5/10/2017 4:29 PM EST | Read More

Dwayne Johnson Discusses Presidential Aspirations
Dwayne Johnson for President? Well, maybe one day, according to the actor.Johnson recently told a reporter for GQ, "I think that it's a real possibility" when asked if he thinks he would ever run for the office of President. He went on to say, "Personally,...

5/10/2017 2:03 PM EST | Read More

CW Cancels Frequency and No Tomorrow
The CW has announced that they are canceling Frequency and No Tomorrow, both after only one season.Both shows only averaged 0.26-0.27 adults 18-49 Live+same day rating for their 13-episode seasons. This was the first time in the channel's history that a new fall series,...

5/8/2017 4:51 PM EST | Read More

Judith Raymer To Attend U.S. Premiere of Baywatch
Delray Beach, FL - FlickDirect announced today that correspondent, Judith Raymer, will be attending the North American premiere of the movie Baywatch starring Zac Efron and Dwayne Johnson.Raymer has made a career for herself as a correspondent for FlickDirect with...

5/8/2017 2:10 PM EST | Read More

A Bad Moms Christmas Slated for November Release
The Bad Moms are returning! STXfIlms will be releasing A Bad Moms Christmas, starring Mila Kunis (Amy), Kristen Bell (Kiki)and Kathryn Hahn (Carla).The holidays are a time for family, and this time around, we get to meet the ladies' mothers portrayed by Cheryl Hines (Kik...

5/5/2017 12:32 PM EST | Read More

Anton Fuqua Signs Deal with Sony Pictures That Includes Equalizer 2 and Black Panther Pic

Anton Fuqua Signs Deal with Sony Pictures That Includes Equali...
Anton Fuqua, who will be reprising his role of director for The Equalizer 2, has been signed to a first-look deal with the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. The first film from the deal will be the aforementioned The Equalizer 2."I started my feature film career...

5/4/2017 12:04 PM EST | Read More

Melissa McCarthy and STXFilms to Release The Happytime Murders
Melissa McCarthy has teamed up with STXFilms for The Happytime Murders, an R-rated puppet movie that will be directed by Brian Henson through the Jim Henson Company's Henson Alternative banner.The announcement was made today by STXfilms Chairman Adam Fogelson and Preside...

5/3/2017 10:27 AM EST | Read More

Scum & Villainy Cantina Celebrates May The Fourth By Extending The Event Through June 2017

Scum & Villainy Cantina Celebrates May The Fourth By Extending...
The popular pop-up experience, Scum & Villainy Cantina, will be extending its run through 2017. The event, which celebrates the Star Wars holiday, May the Fourth, has been nearly sold out for its two-month run."We had a simple concept from the start - to...

5/2/2017 4:16 PM EST | Read More

Writers Guild Strike Averted; Deal Reached
Sometimes drama in Hollywood isn't all on-screen. The WGA had threatened a writer's strike, but now, that crisis has been averted. A deal between WGA and management's AMPTP has been reached, tentatively, on a new three-year film and television contract. All...

5/2/2017 2:50 PM EST | Read More