Month: March 2021

Disney+ says that The Falcon and The Winter Soldier ranks as the most watched series premiere ever for the streaming service during its opening weekend, Friday, March 19 – Sunday, March 22, and the most watched title overall for the same time period on a global basis, including in Disney+ Hotstar markets. No viewership numbers were provided whatsoever. Disney+ did not provide any degree of viewers for Falcon and the Winter Soldier specifically in regards to WandaVision‘s weekend premiere or The Mandalorian‘s season 1 or 2’s weekend premieres. The streaming service only mentioned that Falcon, WandaVision and season 2 of Mandalorian are the streaming service’s top three most watched weekend premieres. Related Story 'Hawkeye' Spinoff Series About Deaf Marvel Super...

Kylie Jenner may be a lot of things, but “heartless” isn’t one of them. The mega-wealthy beauty maven, 23, defended herself via Instagram on Monday after fans attacked her for asking for donations to help cover celebrity makeup artist Samuel Rauda’s medical bills following a horrific car accident. And while Jenner is known for her luxurious lifestyle, she only donated $5,000 to her friend. After calling the backlash a “false narrative” on her Instagram story, she explained, “I saw my current makeup artist and friend Ariel post about Sam’s accident and his family’s GoFundMe and I called Ariel immediately to see what happened to Sam [sic].” The reality star said she decided to visit the fundraising page at that point and saw the goal was set at $10,000 and ...

Emerald Fennell at the 2020 Golden GlobesPhoto: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images) Promising Young Woman feels like a gritty superhero flick. It has a fearless heroine with a taste for vengeance and thrilling action scenes. So it shouldn’t come off as much as a surprise that Oscar-nominated Promising Young Woman director and writer Emerald Fennell has now been announced as the writer for DC’s awaited Zatanna movie for Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Deadline broke the news and noted there’s no word yet on whether Fennell will also direct. No details have been shared about what the plot will entail, either. DC Comics’ Zatanna first made her debut in the November 1964 issue of Hawkman, created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson. She’s a stage magician who actually has magical powers and at one p...

The “Hawkeye” series at Disney Plus may already be getting a spinoff. A show centered on Echo, a deaf Native American character who will be played by Alaqua Cox in the “Hawkeye” series, is in the early stages of development for Disney Plus, Variety has learned exclusively from sources. Etan Cohen and Emily Cohen are attached to write and executive produce the show, with a writers’ room recently being assembled. Marvel Studios will produce. Reps for Marvel Studios declined to comment. Reps for the Cohens did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment. Echo, whose real name is Maya Lopez, has the ability to perfectly copy another person’s movements or fighting style, making her a formidable opponent in battle. In the Marvel comics, Echo crosses paths with charact...

Portia de Rossi was hospitalized for appendicitis, Fox News has learned.  The actress, 48, underwent surgery on Friday and is now home recovering with her wife Ellen DeGeneres, according to a report from People magazine.  A rep for the couple told the outlet that de Rossi is "doing well." The "Arrested Development" star isn't the only one who has struggled health-wise recently. DeGeneres, 63, tested positive for COVID-19 in December 2020.  ELLEN DEGENERES REVEALS SHE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, WON'T RETURN TO SHOW UNTIL 2021 Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi married in 2008.  (Reuters) The pair wed in August 2008 after same-sex marriage became legalized in California. "We've grown together as a couple, and we really consider each other and put our relationshi...