Samuel L. Jackson Will Reprise Nick Fury Role For Upcoming Disney+ TV Series

Samuel L. Jackson is set for a return as Nick Fury in a new breakout Marvel spinoff series on Disney+. Details are still slim, but Mr. Robot‘s Kyle Bradstreet is reportedly set to write and executive produce the still-untitled series.  The role will be Jackson’s first-ever starring slot in a non-animated TV series, having made …

Yara Shahidi To Star As Tinker Bell In Disney’s Live-Action ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’

Grown-ish star and Black-ish alum Yara Shahidi is set to play Tinker Bell in Disney’s new live-action version of Peter Pan and Wendy. The cast includes Jude Law as Captain Hook, Alexander Molony as Peter Pan and Ever Anderson as Wendy, with Pete’s Dragon director David Lowery heading up the project. No release date is …

House Democrats Prepare New $2.2 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package

House Democrats are preparing a revised coronavirus relief proposal focused on unemployment and direct payments that would cost roughly $2.2 trillion. Democrats and Republicans have been deadlocked in negotiations for more aid despite CARES Act funds expiring over the summer. The bill would include unemployment insurance, direct payments, small-business loan funding and aid for airlines, …

President Trump Unveils Health Care Plan And Signs Twin Executive Orders On Program

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on healthcare for Americans, a hot-button issue in light of the upcmoing Nov. 3 presidential election. Trump signed the twin orders implementing his “America First Healthcare Plan,” and in describing part of the program said, “Under my plan 33 million Medicare beneficiaries will soon receive a …

Netflix To Host “Father Of The Bride” Reunion

Netflix announced on Twitter that a “Father of the Bride” reunion is headed our way. The streaming service posted a short teaser video, with George Banks (played in the film by Steve Martin) checking his emails. There are messages in his inbox from “Masks-R-Us,” and one reading “Just when we thought 2020 couldn’t get worse…” …

Disney Delays Release Dates For ‘Black Widow,’ ‘West Side Story’ Back To 2021

Disney announced several films that had originally been scheduled for late 2020 release, including Black Widow and West Side Story, will now be pushed back until 2021. The studio said Marvel movie Black Widow, starring Scarlett Johansson as the titular hero, is being pushed back from Nov. 6 until May 7, 2021. The Eternals, starring Angelina …

Mourners Pay Respects To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg At U.S. Supreme Court

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s flag-draped coffin was placed outside the Supreme Court building on Wednesday as the United States began three days of tributes to the liberal icon. Hundreds of mourners lined up outside the court for a chance to pay their respects to the pioneering women’s rights advocate, who died …

One of The Three Louisville Police Officers Involved In The Breonna Taylor Shooting Is Indicted

A grand jury on Wednesday indicted one of three police officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor in her Louisville apartment. However, the charges relate to the firing of shots into the home next door – and not Taylor’s killing. A grand jury indicted former officer Brett Hankison on three counts of first-degree wanton …

MTV’s ’16 And Pregnant’ Will Return As Reimagined Docu-Series

MTV announced that it is bringing back the iconic series 16 and Pregnant as a newly reimagined docu-series.  The series launched over a decade ago and helped to reduce teen pregnancy to record lows. The six-episode season premieres on Tuesday, October 6 at 9PM ET/PT on MTV. The new season will follow the pregnancy journey from …

CW’s “Supergirl” Will End With Sixth And Final Season

The CW and Warner Bros. Television announced that the superhero drama “Supergirl” is coming to an end after its upcoming sixth season. The show is set to start production on its final season “later this month,” the CW said. “Supergirl,” starring Melissa Benoist, debuted in 2015 on CBS, but it made the move to the …