Jason Momoa to star in ‘Minecraft’ live-action movie for Warner Bros.

Jason Momoa is set to star in Warner Bros. Studios’ upcoming live-action ‘Minecraft’ movie.  Momoa is in final negotiations to star in the live-action film based on the massively popular video game. Minecraft is a first-person survival game developed and published by Sweden’s Mojang Studios. The first installment in the franchise debuted in November 2011, …

Billie Eilish to appear in ‘The Simpsons’ short for Disney+

Billie Eilish will appear in a new Simpsons short coming to Disney+.  Eilish and her brother, singer and music producer Finneas, will appear in the short “When Billie Met Lisa.” The streaming service said in an Instagram post: @BillieEilish is coming to Springfield Start streaming the short, @TheSimpsons: When Billie Met Lisa April 22 only on #DisneyPlus” “When …

NASA’s SLS moon rocket headed back to vehicle assembly building after testing delays

Official said on Monday that the launch of NASA’s new moon rocket has been pushed back by nearly a month after the Space Launch System failed to complete necessary prelaunch testing. NASA’s SLS moon rocket had been estimated to blast off sometime between June 6 through 16, however, NASA said that launching during that window …

Florida judge overturns CDC mask mandate for planes and other travel

A federal judge in Florida overturned the national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation ‘as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials in their response to the coronavirus pandemic.’ The mask mandate was recently extended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and covered transportation including airplanes, trains, city subways and …

Take a look at the new teaser trailer for Marvel’s ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’

Marvel has shared a teaser trailer for the upcoming new film ‘Thor: Love and Thunder,’ featuring Chris Hemsworth as the superhero Thor.  Thor: Love and Thunder is written and directed by Taika Waititi, and is the sequel to Thor (2011) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). The trailer shows Thor (Hemsworth) leave his “superhero-ing days” behind him …

CBS renews ‘The Talk’ for its 13th season

CBS has renewed the daytime talk show “The Talk” for a 13th season, it was announced during Monday’s show. All five hosts — Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Jerry O’Connell, Natalie Morales and Sheryl Underwood — are slated to return. The Talk has undergone a huge turnover of co-hosts over the past few years. Underwood is …

2 youths killed, 8 others injured in shooting at Pittsburgh house party

Two youths were killed and at least eight others were injured during a shooting a party at a short-term rental property in Pittsburgh early Sunday morning.  Sunday’s shooting occurred in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood, also known as Deutschtown, on the city’s North Side.  Pittsburgh police said that more than 200 people, many underage, were inside …

Authorities confirm shooting at South Carolina club leaving 9 injured

Authorities in South Carolina have confirmed a shooting early Sunday morning at a club in Hampton County that left at least nine people injured.  The State Law Enforcement Division said there were no reported fatalities in the Easter morning shooting at the club in Hampton County, and as of press time no information was immediately …

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ is No. 1 at weekend box office with a franchise-low $43M in earnings

“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”, the third installment in the “Harry Potter” spinoff series, opened to $43 million in North America. According to studio estimates Sunday it was enough to secure the film the top spot on the box-office charts, but it’s also a franchise-low. The first film in the “Fantastic Beasts” series had …

Netflix’s Jennifer Lopez documentary ‘Halftime’ to premiere opening night at the Tribeca Film Festival

The Tribeca Film Festival will feature the Jennifer Lopez Netflix documentary Halftime on its opening night. The premiere is set to take place on Wednesday June 8 at the United Palace in Washington Heights. Halftime, which will debut on Netflix on June 14, follows Lopez as she reflects on her milestones and evolution as an artist …