BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The pressure was on for young actors Shahadi Wright Joseph and JD McCrary when they got word that they’d been cast as the voices of young Nala and young Simba in “The Lion King.” Not only was it an ambitious remake of an iconic film, but it was their first major ...
LOS ANGELES — “Spider-Man: Far From Home” is celebrating another weekend at No. 1, but non-franchise fare continues to struggle at the box office. Fresh studio-released counterprograming such as the horror movie “Crawl” and the action-comedy “Stuber” barely made a dent in the ...
NORFOLK, Neb. — What does it take to make a mind-meltingly cool guitar? Answer: 4,000 M&M’s. And a lot of time. Brian King knows a little bit about it after making his own colorful custom guitar build a few months ago. The Norfolkan calls it one of his “mad scientist ...
CHICAGO — R. Kelly and his entourage recruited girls and women to engage in illegal sexual activity with the singer and covered up the crimes by paying off and threatening victims and witnesses, federal prosecutors alleged Friday in indictments that could keep the Grammy winner behind bars ...
LOS ANGELES — Here’s a chance to bring cosplay to a new level. Costumes and props from Marvel comics-based TV shows including “Daredevil” and “Luke Cage” are going on the auction block. The Prop Store, a film and TV memorabilia company, said Tuesday that the sale is set for next ...
Actor Cameron Boyce, best known for his role as the teenage son of Cruella de Vil in the Disney Channel franchise “Descendants,” has died. He was 20 years old. Boyce, who played Carlos de Vil in the “Descendants” movies, died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles, according to his ...