Here's the Scoop...
The weekend box office got rather 'Strange'...
Marvel's superhero picture Doctor Strange -- starring Benedict Cumberbatch -- was the No. 1 movie in North America after earning $85 million in receipts over the weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
Coming in at No. 2 was Trolls with $45.6 million, followed by Hacksaw Ridge at No. 3 with $14.8 million, Boo! A Madea Halloween at No. 4 with $7.8 million and Inferno at No. 5 with $6.3 million.
Rounding out the top tier are The Accountant at No. 6 with $6 million, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back at No. 7 with $5.6 million, Ouija: Origin of Evil at No. 8 with $4 million, The Girl on the Train at No. 9 with $2.8 million and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children at No. 10 with $2.1 million.
I can't wait for this upcoming weekend to see 'Arrival' with Amy Adams. Amy Adams is in the movie. I'm not seeing the movie with her.
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Steve
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Dave Chappelle to host 'Saturday Night Live' on Nov. 12
Dave Chappelle will host Saturday Night Live for the first time next week.
NBC announced in a press release Friday that the 43-year-old actor and comedian will host the show's Nov. 12 episode featuring musical guest A Tribe Called Quest.
"Dave Chappelle and @ATCQ are here next week! #SNL," the series confirmed on its official Twitter page.
The episode will air a day after the release of A Tribe Called Quest's first album in 18 years. The trio, who last debuted The Love Movement in 1998, will release We Got It From Here, Thank You For Your Service on Nov. 11.
Chappelle had nothing but praise for Saturday Night Live at the show's 40th anniversary special in 2015. The actor told The Wrap the late-night sketch comedy series has been "a hotbed of many, many comedy moments."
"It has been a place for a lot of great entertainers to hone their skills and find a way to bridge the gap between being a nightclub act and entertaining the masses," he said.
Chappelle is known for Chappelle's Show, which ran from 2003 to 2006 on Comedy Central, and has appeared in numerous standup comedy specials. The actor last appeared in the 2015 movie Chi-Raq starring Teyonah Parris.
LOOSE LIPS:
"Maybe my stomach and my boobs are not going to be the same way they are now. But it's just who I am. I am more of a free person. I'm more nudist that way. I'm fearless. I don't think that will change. I'm gonna be that 60-year-old woman laying on the beach with just my bottoms on."
--Heidi Klum, on embracing her body when she's 60, to PEOPLE
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Which Emmy Award-winning actor will play Freddie Mercury in the biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?
Lady Gaga to portray Donatella Versace in 'American Crime Story' Season 3
Lady Gaga has singed on to portray fashion designer Donatella Versace in the third season of American Crime Story.
According to Rolling Stone, the third season of the anthology series which adapts real-life crimes, will focus on the murder of Donatella's brother Gianni Versace in 1997.
Gianni was shot and killed outside his Miami Beach mansion by serial killer Andrew Cunanan who committed suicide days later. At least five others were killed over a three-month span however it remains unclear why Cunanan targeted Gianni. After his death, Donatella took over his fashion empire Versace.
Gaga has worked with executive producer Ryan Murphy in American Horror Story: Hotel. She also currently appears in American Horror Story: Roanoke.
According to Us Weekly, when discussing the series during a PopFest panel in October, Murphy replied "Ya think?" with a smile after it was suggested that Gaga would make "the perfect Donatella."
Production on Season 3 titled Versace/Cunanan: American Crime Story, is expected to start in early 2017 around the same time that filming starts on Season 2 which takes place during Hurricane Katrina.
Gaga is a noted friend of Donatella's having dedicated a song to the fashion mogul titled "Donatella" on her 2013 album Artpop.
??? Guess Who ???
Which Emmy Award-winning actor will play Freddie Mercury in the biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?
Rami Malek of Mr. Robot fame is to play the late Queen front man Freddie Mercury in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer is to helm the New Regency and Fox project, which Anthony McCarten wrote and Graham King is producing, Variety reported.
Sacha Baron Cohen was initially set to star in the long-gestating project, but he dropped out.
Mercury's original band mates Brian May and Roger Taylor will serve as music producers on the film.
"bryanjaysinger#bohemianrhapsody #queen #freddiemercury #brianmay #rogertaylor #johndeacon #grahamking #fox #newregency Looking forward to @ramimalek @whoismrrobot playing #Freddie photo @therealmickrock," Singer captioned a photo of the real-life "We Will Rock You" and "Under Pressure" band in an Instagram post Friday.