J.J. Abrams Says Paramount Will Drop Lawsuit Against ‘Star Trek’ Fan Film
During an interview at a fan event for the upcoming film “Star Trek: Beyond,” J.J. Abrams revealed that Paramount will be dropping a lawsuit against a Kickstarter-funded fan film at the behest of both...
View Article‘Star Trek: Beyond’ New Trailer Blows Up the Enterprise (Video)
Trekkies can now get another taste of what director Justin Lin has in store for them this summer with a new trailer for “Star Trek: Beyond.” While the teaser trailer released in December emphasized...
View ArticleJames Corden Gets Driven to Work by Chewbacca Mask Lady (Video)
When James Corden gets driven to work by the Chewbacca Mask Lady, you can expect a whole lot of laughs. Candace Payne was a guest on CBS’ “The Late Late Show” on Monday when Corden and Payne shot the...
View ArticleSee ‘Star Wars’ Holograms Hover Over Soundtrack LPs (Video)
Dropping five months after the film broke its own set of records, the soundtrack for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is now available on some specially enhanced vinyl. Hand etched by holography expert...
View Article11 Things We Learned at AFI Tribute to John Williams
It takes a special kind of L.A. icon to bring together such disparate local luminaries as retired Laker Kobe Bryant and charismatic Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel, not to mention...
View ArticleHollywood Reacts to Death of Actor Anton Yelchin
As news spread on Sunday of actor Anton Yelchin‘s untimely death, his friends and colleagues reacted on social media. J.J. Abrams, who directed Yelchin in the first two “Star Trek” reboot installments,...
View ArticleClooney, JJ Abrams Among Hollywood Democrats Hit in DNC Hack
The personal information of several of Hollywood’s top Democrats was leaked on Monday as part of the latest dump by Democratic National Committee hacker Guccifer 2.0. The documents, leaked to The Hill,...
View Article‘Star Trek Beyond': What You Need to Know Before Beaming Up for New Movie
(Warning: Contains spoilers for “Star Trek” as well as some plot details for “Star Trek: Beyond”) If you’re interested in seeing “Star Trek: Beyond” this weekend but have never seen an Enterprise...
View Article‘Star Trek Beyond’ Cuts to the ‘Core of the Series’ Original Appeal,’ and 5...
“Star Trek Beyond” diverged from its original director J.J. Abrams to Justin Lin, but the switch-up didn’t seem to deter critics from loving the 13th movie in the blockbuster franchise. The film, which...
View ArticleDavid Spade, Rosanna Arquette and John Mellencamp to Guest on ‘Roadies’ (Video)
The roadies on “Roadies” just got some more gear to haul. David Spade, Rosanna Arquette, John Mellencamp and Marc Maron are each set to guest star on future episodes of Cameron Crowe‘s freshman series....
View Article‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Gets A CGI Demo Reel (Video)
In the run-up to the release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” director J.J. Abrams discussed frequently how the new series of “Star Wars” films would use practical effects whenever possible. It was a...
View Article‘Star Wars': Adam Driver Compares ‘Episode VIII’ to ‘Empire Strikes Back’
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” star Adam Driver is once again teasing the script for “Episode VIII,” this time comparing it to “The Empire Strikes Back.” “It’s great. It’s similar to how ‘The Empire...
View ArticleInside HBO’s ‘Westworld’ Trippy Premiere Party (Photos)
J.J. Abrams‘ new fantasy sci-fi series “Westworld” converted Hollywood Boulevard in to “Westworld-World” on Wednesday night with a sprawling premiere at the TCL Chinese Theater and party, four days...
View ArticleAll 8 ‘Star Wars’ Movies Ranked, From ‘New Hope’ to ‘Rogue One’
Disney promised a new “Star Wars” movie every year after it acquired Lucasfilm, and the saga keeps on keeping on with “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” But while many would call themselves “Star Wars”...
View ArticleWatch Chewbacca Rip Off an Arm in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Deleted...
Always let the Wookie win. In a newly-found deleted scene from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” Unkar Plutt (Simon Pegg) confronts Rey (Daisy Ridley) for not selling him the droid BB-8, until her new...
View ArticleOscar Parties: 26 Sizzling Pics From Inside the Pre-Show Bashes (Photos)
Three nights before the Oscars, the bashes are in full swing. Zach Quinto and Sarah Paulson put the “wild” in the Oscar Wilde awards down in Santa Monica… As Jon Hamm and J.J. Abrams (who emceed and...
View ArticleSteven Spielberg, JJ Abrams Team for Female Syrian Refugee Drama (Exclusive)
Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams are teaming up to produce a film based on the harrowing real-life story of a Syrian refugee, TheWrap has learned. Paramount Pictures and Spielberg’s Amblin Partners...
View ArticleJJ Abrams’ D-Day Thriller ‘Overlord’ Enlists Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell
Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot jointly announced today that Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell will lead the cast of producer JJ Abrams’ D-Day movie “Overlord.” The supernatural thriller takes place...
View ArticleRuPaul Biopic Series in the Works at Bad Robot, World of Wonder
Warner Bros. TV is developing a RuPaul biopic series, TheWrap has learned. The series, which will tell the fictionalized version of RuPaul’s rise from club kid to drag queen, gay icon and global star,...
View ArticleParty Report: CAA Chief Kevin Huvane Leads $800,000 Night for High School...
Look out, Jeffrey Katzenberg. Your throne as Hollywood’s fundraiser-in-chief just got a nudge. Heavy industry turnout: Deborah Marcus of CIS LA, BET Founder Robert Johnson, Lauren Johnson, CAA’s...
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