Stars from Hollywood’s golden age are being reborn through celebrity estate AI voice cloning deals, a sign of how some of the “Wild West” concerns about unauthorized AI impersonation are being addressed by new business models. ElevenLabs, an audio technology startup funded by venture capital firms including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia has penned multiple deals … Read more
NEW YORK — In the Ryan Reynolds-Blake Lively box-office showdown, both husband and wife came out winners. Reynolds’ Marvel Studios smash “Deadpool & Wolverine” remained the top movie in North American theaters for the third straight week with $54.2 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates Sunday. Worldwide, it’s now surpassed $1 billion. “Deadpool … Read more
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Disney The “Merc with a Mouth” is breaking even more box office records. Over the weekend, Disney and Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” became only the second R-rated film to top $1 billion at the global box office. And it’s on its way to becoming … Read more
A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in a garden in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images The time of villains has come. Disney’s classic baddies are getting their own theme … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney will bestow “legends” status to 14 artists, including Harrison Ford, Angela Bassett and Miley Cyrus, who have shaped the company. The honorees — who the company says have had a “significant impact” on Disney’s legacy — include director James Cameron, iconic film composer John Williams, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Ripa, … Read more
Blake Lively recently revealed that her husband and fellow actor Ryan Reynolds helped write a scene in the new film she stars in, “It Ends With Us.” But the film’s screenwriter apparently had no idea. Lively told E! News in a red carpet interview at the movie’s premiere in New York on Tuesday that Reynolds … Read more
Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company appears at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, California on August 09, 2024. Araya Doheny | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images When Disney CEO Bob Iger stepped onto the stage at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Friday night, … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney teased upcoming movies and television series including “Moana 2” in a rousing showcase featuring sneak peaks, live performances and surprise appearances from actors. Fans at Disney’s D23 convention welcomed CEO Bob Iger with a standing ovation Friday at the top of the showcase, where he said he was eager to show … Read more
Star Wars actor Daisy Ridley has revealed she has been diagnosed with Graves’ disease. The 32-year-old told Women’s Health magazine in an interview published Tuesday that she was diagnosed in September 2023 after experiencing bouts of hot flashes and fatigue. She said she started to feel ill after filming the thriller Magpie in which she … Read more
Michelle Pfeiffer is heading to Montana. The Oscar nominee will executive produce and star in “The Madison,” a new Taylor Sheridan-penned series set in the “Yellowstone” universe, Paramount announced Thursday. Set in present day, “The Madison” is the “Yellowstone” sequel that has been promised since it was announced the upcoming second half of season five … Read more
