Chris Pratt will not let artificial intelligence (AI) actors end his acting career.

The 46-year-old star has hit out at AI 'actress' Tilly Norwood and insisted the panic within tinsel town about the computer-generated creation replacing humans in roles is "bulls***".

Chris - who has been acting professionally for over two decades - told ...Read more

Lisa Ann Walter wants her best pal Elaine Hendrix to have some of her ashes.

The duo have had a strong friendship since they worked on The Parent Trap in 1997, and Lisa, 62, wants to stand by her "soulmate" forever.

In a joint interview with Us Weekly, she told Elaine: "I just want to be cremated and separated out a little bit, and some of it ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — National celebrities normally might have a hard time finding the Twin Cities on a map. But these days, the area appears to be top of minds. In the wake of the fatal shooting of Renee Good on Jan. 7 by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, many well-known entertainers have weighed in with their opinions.

Here’s a sampling of what they had ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — “Saturday Night Live” almost had another Minnesota moment.

New cast member Tommy Brennan, who grew up in St. Paul, had prepared a personal monologue for the Jan. 17 episode, which marked the show’s return from the holiday break.

But the nearly four-minute piece was cut between dress rehearsal and the live broadcast. That�...Read more

Angel Reese doesn't miss.

The two-time WNBA All-Star has joined the cast of Netflix's hit murder mystery "The Hunting Wives" for its second season, the streamer announced Tuesday. Reese will portray "Trainer Barbie," which is described as a co-starring role.

It's no secret that the Chicago Sky forward is a fan of the sexy, soapy, Texas-set ...Read more

'MERCY'

Rated PG-13 for violence, bloody images, some strong language, drug content and teen smoking.

What it’s about: A Los Angeles detective finds himself at the mercy of an AI judge, jury and executioner when he's accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence.

The kid attractor factor: This action thriller is ...Read more

NEW YORK — Justin Baldoni’s lawyers reportedly plan to call Taylor Swift as a hostile witness after newly unsealed text messages show the pop superstar was far more aware of pal Blake Lively’s grievances against her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star, laying the groundwork for their more than yearlong legal battle.

Insiders told ...Read more

Watching “Return to Silent Hill,” the film adaptation of the acclaimed psychological survival horror game Silent Hill 2, is like watching the latter through a broken mirror. All the original elements are there, but what’s reflected back is disjointed, a tableau that’s familiar but not. The effect has “Return” feeling more like a ...Read more

Can it really be the festival’s final year in Park City, Utah? Braced as we are for nostalgia at every world premiere in the Eccles or every late night spent at the Library with a cup of chili, Sundance should supply plenty of newness. Below, find our picks for 10 movies to prioritize. We’ve either seen these already or have it on good ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Screen Actors Guild Awards took on a new name this year, but Kristen Bell is here to stay.

The "Nobody Wants This" star will hit the stage to host the SAG-AFTRA-presented Actor Awards for a third time, the union announced Wednesday.

Bell first hosted the show in 2018 and then returned as emcee for last year's awards. The ...Read more

Mel Brooks said the murders of Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer would have devastated Carl Reiner, the director’s late father and Brooks’ longtime close friend and comedy partner.

During a Q&A with Judd Apatow at the premiere of documentary “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!,” Brooks said he was relieved Carl Reiner — who died in ...Read more

Well, this stinks. It turns out Ashton Kutcher bathes on the regular after all, trend stories be damned.

“It was the craziest thing of all time,” Kutcher told People in an interview published Monday. “We made a comment at one point and people were like, ‘Does he stink? Does he smell?’”

Kutcher explained to his “The Beauty” co-...Read more

Prue Leith, a longtime judge for the hit baking competition series "The Great British Baking Show," is leaving the tent.

The baking connoisseur, known among fans and competitors for her affinity for boozy sweets and vibrant fashion and accessory choices, announced her departure from the wholesome series on Wednesday morning. "Bake Off has been ...Read more

My favorite thing in "The Beauty," a body-horror procedural adventure from Ryan Murphy and Matthew Hodgson premiering this week on FX and Hulu, is a Chad and Jeremy joke buried in a line of dialogue that will mean nothing to anyone who doesn't know the '60s singing duo responsible for "Distant Shores" and "A Summer Song," or remember their ...Read more

Taylor Swift will be the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The 36-year-old pop singer has qualified for the honour this year because it has been 20 years since the release of her first single, Tim McGraw, and has made it through the ballot ahead of the organisation's 2026 Induction and Awards Gala in New York City...Read more

Kristen Bell is to host the Actor Awards for the third time.

The Nobody Wants This actress is thrilled to have been invited back to host the ceremony - which was formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards - and has pledged to show off her musical talents again.

She said in a statement: "I've enjoyed hosting the show every time, so ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Six years ago, Ally Pankiw got her first big TV breakthrough: She directed the first season of the Netflix comedy-drama “Feel Good.”

But getting there was a slog. She recalls being told repeatedly that she couldn’t land such jobs without first having directing experience in TV, a catch-22 situation shared by many women and...Read more

Over the next few weeks I will have a good deal of headphone and audio coverage, which I have been working on for a while. Most of the headphones are open-back designs, as they are considered the ultimate for sound quality and serious listening. Starting us off is an excellent accessory that can be used to improve the sound of all your wired ...Read more

DENVER — Lauren Grimshaw Sloan will take the reins as Colorado’s newest film commissioner on Thursday, following a monthslong search that began when the former commissioner was fired without explanation in September.

Sloan comes to the film office with strong credentials as the state prepares for the arrival of Sundance Film Festival in ...Read more

The schlocky dystopian action thriller “Mercy” touts itself as having been “filmed for IMAX,” but that’s not such a selling point when almost the entire film is a dim close-up of Chris Pratt strapped to a chair. This real-time AI mystery is a mashup of “Judge Dredd” and “Searching,” in which a Los Angeles detective (Pratt) has ...Read more