How ‘Ouija’ Went From A $100 Million Risky Blockbuster To Likely Low-Budget Hit
It was originally envisioned as a blockbuster in the vein of “Pirates of the Carribean,” but by the time “Ouija” hits theaters Friday, it will look very different.When Michael Bay‘s Platinum Dunes came...
View ArticleJames Foley Was Tortured And Starved While Imprisoned By ISIS
“The person who suffered the cruelest treatment, the former hostages said, was Mr. Foley,” says the TimesJournalist James Foley was violently beaten, waterboarded and starved while imprisoned by...
View ArticleMarvel's Massive Box Office Success Boils Down To These 5 Statistics
Marvel's first 10 movies so far have opened to first place at the box office on all their respective opening weekends, and that's just the beginning of the studio's impressive numbers game.At a special...
View ArticleHow 'Scorpion' Became CBS's Highest-Rated Drama
You don't have to be a super-genius to know that CBS's’ new drama “Scorpion” is a big hit in the early going. And it's doing even better than the most-watched network that houses it ever anticipated as...
View Article'True Detective' Casts 3 Female Leads
HBO has mostly locked down their leads for Season 2 of “True Detective,” and now they're moving onto casting supporting and recurring roles around Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn and Taylor Kitsch.Michael...
View ArticleTom Hiddleston Will Play Loki In All 3 'Avengers' Sequels
Actor Idris Elba has let slip that both he and Tom Hiddleston's characters from the “Thor” movies will be featured in Disney and Marvel's upcoming “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”And Hiddleston's “Thor”...
View ArticleESPN, Comedy Central Ban Comedian Artie Lange After Racist Sex Rant
Comedy Central canceled Artie Lange‘s scheduled Wednesday appearance on “@midnight” following his graphic social media comments about ESPN “First Take” host Cari Champion. The sports network responded...
View ArticleHow 'Shark Tank' Went From Friday Deathslot To Hit Franchise
“Shark Tank,” ABC's entrepreneurial reality hit, has broken some cardinal rules of television: programming on Friday night and doubling down on a bland financial cable network.Now it's birthing a...
View ArticleMatt Damon Will Star In Another Jason Bourne Movie
Matt Damon will once again play Jason Bourne in a sequel set to hit theaters in 2016.TheWrap reported in September that both Damon and director Paul Greengrass were plotting a return to the franchise....
View ArticleWhy 'Interstellar' Didn't Have A Bigger Opening Weekend
To be totally clear, no one involved is complaining after a $132 million first weekend at the worldwide box office for Christopher Nolan‘s space epic “Interstellar.”But the sci-fi tale starring Matthew...
View ArticleHow 'Gotham' Became Fox's Biggest Show Of The Fall
Fox's “Gotham” may lack an actual superhero, but its ratings power has proven undeniable. And having a hit this fall was particularly important for the network.“This is a new regime — it was important...
View Article11 Lessons Musicians Can Learn from Taylor Swift's Massive Album Sales
If Taylor Swift‘s music can't move mountains, it sure can move albums.The country-turned-pop (and occasionally now, hip-hop) artist sold a stunning 1.2 million-plus albums in “1989's” first week, huge...
View ArticleThe 53 Lowest-Rated Primetime Shows On TV Right Now
Congratulations, “Forever,” you're finally at the top of a Nielsen ratings ranker! Unfortunately, it's just in TheWrap's very specific study of the lowest-rated shows on network television so far this...
View ArticleHollywood's 17 Most Powerful Brothers
Twenty years after “Dumb and Dumber,” directors and brothers Peter and Bobby Farrelly released the long, long awaited sequel “Dumb and Dumber To,” reminding Hollywood that they still have some muscles...
View ArticleNetflix Is Postponing Its Bill Cosby Special After Sexual Assault Allegations...
Netflix has backed away from its planned Bill Cosby comedy special in light of the ongoing allegations of sexual assault being brought by several women, according to media reports. The comedy special...
View ArticleJustin Bieber Is The Highest-Paid Celeb Under 30: Here's Where Everyone Else...
Justin Bieber is the highest-paid celebrity under 30 after earning an estimated $80 million in the last 12 months.“Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” star Jennifer Lawrence came in 7th on the Forbes...
View ArticleYou Don't Have To Go To A Movie Theater To See The New 'Star Wars' Trailer On...
Never fear, “Star Wars” fans who don't live near one of 30 theaters that will premiere the first trailer over Thanksgiving weekend.The official “Star Wars” Twitter handle announced Wednesday that in...
View ArticleSony Hackers Reportedly Worked From Thailand And May Have North Korean Ties
The cyber attackers who targeted Sony Pictures Entertainment worked from a five-star hotel in Thailand and bear the hallmarks of DarkSeoul, a hackers group with links to North Korea, according to an...
View ArticleSony Hack: Producer Called Angelina Jolie A 'Minimally Talented Spoiled Brat'
Sony hackers have leaked new emails revealing a heated exchange that detail the meltdown of Aaron Sorkin‘s “Jobs” — a script that suffered several high profile talent departures before winding up at...
View ArticleSony Hack: FBI Says Attack So Sophisticated, Would Have Gotten Past '90%' Of...
A top FBI official told a congressional committee Wednesday that the Guardians of Peace hackers who invaded Sony Pictures’ systems had an “extremely high” level of sophistication and used hacking tools...
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