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'Black Panther' battles his way to the top of the weekend box office!
The Chadwick Boseman-Michael B. Jordan superhero picture Black Panther is the No. 1 movie in North America this weekend, earning $192 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
Coming in at No. 2 is Peter Rabbit with $17.3 million, followed by Fifty Shades Freed at No. 3 with $16.9 million, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle at No. 4 with $7.9 million and The 15:17 to Paris at No. 5 with $7.7 million.
Rounding out the top tier are The Greatest Showman at No. 6 with $5.1 million, Early Man at No. 7 with $3.2 million, Maze Runner: The Death Cure at No. 8 with $2.5 million, Winchester at No. 9 with $2.2 million and Samson at No. 10 with $2 million.
Did you see Black Panther or did you attempt to make Fifty Shades Freed the dominant film? See what I did there?!
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'Toy Story Land' to open at Disney's Hollywood Studios June 30
Toy Story Land is set to open at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando on June 30, Walt Disney World announced Friday.
The new section of the theme park is inspired by three animated Toy Story blockbusters that follow the beloved action figures and playthings who come to life when their owners -- first Andy, then after he grows up, Bonnie -- leave the room. Toy Story 4 is due in theaters next year.
"Here, guests can take a ride on Slinky Dog Dash, a roller coaster Andy has assembled from his Mega Coaster Play Kit and topped off with Slinky and Jessie," the Disney Parks website said about its new addition.
"Families will also be able to take a spin on Alien Swirling Saucers, a galactic play set that Andy won from Pizza Planet. Here, adorable little green aliens swirl about in their flying saucers with guests in tow in their rocket ship toys, while The Claw hangs overhead. Guests can also walk through a new carnival game box to experience Toy Story Mania!, which has been a guest-favorite attraction at the park since it opened in 2008. Now expanded with a third track, the popular attraction will put even more guests in the action taking aim at 3D objects -- using everything from baseballs to cream pies -- in a variety of whimsical, fast-paced games."
Disney World's other recent attractions include two new Pandora: The World of Avatar-themed rides and a restaurant at Animal Kingdom and a Frozen-themed log flume at Epcot.
Joel McHale: New Netflix show will 'make fun of everything'
Joel McHale says his new weekly, topical program for Netflix is "definitely a clip show, but it's going to be a lot more than that."
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale is to begin streaming at midnight Sunday.
"We're going to take television and the Internet from around the world and we're going to make fun of Netflix -- our employers -- and we are going to make fun of everything and ... use those clips and make sketches out of them," the 46-year-old comedian told UPI in a recent phone interview, adding he enjoys "the anarchy of not having to have commercial breaks or a set amount of time."
"We even asked them how long should the show should be and they said, 'How long do you want it to be?' They literally said, '25 minutes to 35 minutes?' And we said, 'Sounds good to us.'"
Asked what he thinks about how the U.S. comedy landscape has changed over the years and what it is like to tell jokes when people seem easily outraged these days, McHale emphasized he has always understood and appreciated how much freedom American comedians have to express themselves.
"Yes, there may be repercussions, but you do get to try so many different things and that is what has made America so wonderful. Obviously, it's way better than growing up in North Korea where you could be shot for telling a joke. Yes, there is always risk in comedy and I think that is one of the reasons why comedy exists," he said. "If everything was safe, it's not comedy anymore. I know there are really safe comedies out there that people love and if they are really funny, they are really funny and that's it. But if people are just trying to be risky and just trying to be shocking and it's not funny, then it's not [comedy] and I am not interested."
"TONIGHT/(early morning) @thejoelmchaleshow premieres on @netflix. After you see @blackpanther watch me from the comfort of your any device. #thejoelmchaleshowwithjoelmchale," McHale posted as a reminder on Instagram Saturday.
McHale is best known for hosting the pop-culture analysis show The Soup for more than a decade. He also co-starred in the sitcoms Community and The Great Indoors, as well as in the movie A Futile and Stupid Gesture.
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"One or the other says, 'Say something nice.' And the other one has to say something nice ... and the other [person] has to go right after."
--Ashley Graham, on how she and husband Justin Ervin make up after a fight, to PEOPLE
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Which action superstar has joined the cast of the upcoming film 'Kung Fury'?
Woodley, Dern, Kravitz returning for 'Big Little Lies' Season 2
Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoë Kravitz are confirmed to return for Season 2 of the dramedy Big Little Lies.
HBO previously announced Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman would be back as Maddie and Celeste for the second installment. Season 1 followed a group of mothers who live in a wealthy, California school district. The finale featured the death of Celeste's abusive husband Perry.
"Woodley's character Jane Chapman will be processing Perry's sudden death in the storyline, while trying to build a new life for herself and her son, Ziggy," the cable network said on its website Friday. "Dern, who received both an Emmy and Golden Globe for her performance, will be reprising her role as Renata Klein, a woman who will be faced with new challenges in her marriage. Bonnie Carlson, Zoë Kravitz's character, will confront her past while struggling to come to terms with Perry's death."
Meryl Streep has joined the Season 2 cast as Mary Louise Wright, Celeste's mother-in-law.
David E. Kelley will write all seven scripts for Season 2, which will be based on a story by author Liane Moriarty, who penned the novel that inspired Season 1.
Andrea Arnold will direct Season 2.
Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane ending 14-year-marriage
Beverly Hills, 90210 alum Rebecca Gayheart has filed for divorce from The Last Ship and Grey's Anatomy actor Eric Dane.
TMZ said the actress moved to end her 14-year marriage by filing legal documents Friday.
Gayheart requested spousal support, as well as joint legal and physical custody of their daughters, who are ages 6 and 7.
"After 14 years together, we have decided that ending our marriage is the best decision for our family," Dane said in a statement to People magazine. "We will continue our friendship and work as a team to co-parent our two beautiful girls as they are the most important thing in the world to us. We kindly ask that you respect our privacy during this time as we navigate the next phase of our lives."
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Which action superstar has joined the cast of the upcoming film 'Kung Fury'?
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been cast in feature film version of David Sandberg's action-comedy, Kung Fury.
Schwarzenegger joins a cast that includes Michael Fassbender, David Hasselhoff and Sandberg who is starring and producing the project under his Laser Unicorns production company, Variety reported.
Kung Fury, a short film that has gained a cult following, was released in 2015 and paid homage to cheesy martial arts, police and action films of the 1980s. The feature film version will take place in 1985 Miami and deal with the breakup of the Kung Fury's (Sandberg) Thundercops squad following the death of a teammate.
Schwarzenegger will appear in the film as the American president, noted The Hollywood Reporter. Production is set to begin this summer in the United States and Europe. David Katzenberg, Seth Grahame-Smith, and Aaron Schmidt of It fame are producing.
Kung Fury marks the second new role for Schwarzenegger who is also set to star in a new Amazon western series titled Outrider.