MoviesMarcus ErricoThe Joker's still getting away… How 'Jingle Bells, Batman Smells' became the ultimate holiday spoof
With DC's Caped Crusader celebrating his 80th birthday in 2019, we trace the secret history of Robin's egg-dropping gaffe.
MoviesBen Falk5 weird Disney films we never got to see
Here are five fascinatingly different versions of famous Disney movies that almost came to pass, only to be consigned to the idea bin of history. Disney had been trying to make a version of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale ‘The Snow Queen’ since the late 1930s, but every attempt had run aground. In 2008, the project was revived again and even had some cast – ‘Will & Grace’ star Megan Mullally was onboard as Elsa (then a flat-out villain) and Josh Gad, who did eventually play snowman Olaf in the finished film.
MoviesKevin PolowyWhoopi Goldberg Wants Disney to Bring Back 'Song of the South' to Start Conversation About Controversial 1946 Film
Whoopi Goldberg was named the "surprise" Disney Legend Friday at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, and she had some surprising things to say about the most infamous film in the studio's history.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterAs Trump Defends O'Reilly, Fox Uses 'Access Hollywood' Tape in Harassment Seminars
One employee of 21st Century Fox details a company presentation and expresses shock at seeing the president's infamous Billy Bush conversation: "There was an audible gasp in the room, like, 'Can you believe this is happening?'”
CelebrityThe Hollywood Reporter'Beauty and the Beast' Box Office: 5 Biggest Records Broken
The live-action musical adaptation of the classic animated film stars Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterI Was Carrie Fisher's 1978 Oscar Date: Spielberg, Lucas and a 3 a.m. Afterparty With John Belushi
"This is just like prom!" said the 'Star Wars' actress, set up with 27-year-old Tom Coleman, who now recounts their wild night, which included waltzing with Debbie Reynolds and ended at Richard Dreyfuss' apartment.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterOscars 2017: Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway Planning 'Bonnie and Clyde' Reunion
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the classic film, the stars have agreed to present best picture on the Feb. 26 telecast.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterWhy Leonardo DiCaprio Nearly Derailed the 'Trainspotting' Sequel
After 20 years, a major falling out between director Danny Boyle and star Ewan McGregor and a lengthy gestation period, the creative team behind the cult hit aim to reclaim the '90s mojo of the original "Cool Britannia" classic as the sequel gets ready for the gala treatment in Berlin.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterBen Affleck No Longer Directing Batman Solo Movie
"It has become clear that I cannot do both jobs to the level they require," says the actor, who will still star as the Dark Knight.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterShia LaBeouf Launches 4-Year Live Stream to Protest President Trump
The actor's latest art project asks passersby to stop by the Museum of the Moving Image and say 'He will not divide us' in front of a mounted camera.
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterUniversal Cancels Premiere of 'A Dog's Purpose'
PETA has called for a boycott of the film after a video surfaced of a German shepherd forced to perform in artificial rapids.
CelebrityPeopleInside the Emotional Memorial for Carrie Fisher: ‘Everyone Was Singing’
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher shared a bond like no other. Friends and family of Carrie Fisher, who died at age 60 on Dec. 27 after a heart attack, gathered Thursday for an intimate memorial at her Beverly Hills home. On Friday, a funeral service for Fisher’s mother, Debbie Reynolds, who died at age 84 following a possible stroke just one day after her daughter, will take place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. For Fisher’s memorial on Thursday, her daughter, Billie Lourd, 24, chose to have it at her mother’s home, where Fisher famously and frequently entertained (Reynolds also lived on the property).
CelebrityThe Hollywood ReporterOscars: Mel Gibson, Casey Affleck and Hollywood's Sliding Scale of Moral Punishment
As Gibson, once banished to directors jail for personal behavior, wins plaudits for 'Hacksaw Ridge,' voter forgiveness seems to apply to some (Affleck) but not others (Nate Parker).
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Hugh Jackman finally returns Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool burn
At last, Hugh Jackman has returned the burn he got courtesy of Ryan Reynolds in ‘Deadpool’. Jackman chose the occasion of Reynolds receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to deliver his dazzling comeback. Later, Deadpool is spotted with a Jackman mask, to hide his terrible disfigurement from his lady love, Vanessa.
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Wonder Woman binned as UN honorary ambassador following protests
Wonder Woman is no longer an honorary ambassador at the United Nations, following protests. It was announced in October that the veteran DC Comics character was to be used as part of an ’empowerment campaign’ for women and girls in 2017. “Although the original creators may have intended Wonder Woman to represent a strong and independent ‘warrior’ woman with a feminist message, the reality is that the character’s current iteration is that of a large breasted, white woman of impossible proportions,” the petition read.
