Month: February 2022

The Dropout, Hulu’s upcoming miniseries based on ABC’s podcast by the same name about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, has the unenviable task of dramatizing an already out-there story revolving around a rather unbelievable person and getting audiences to take it seriously. But judging from the serious first trailer, The Dropout might just be able to pull it off. The trailer traces the by-now-familiar arc of Holmes’ (Amanda Seyfried) story that began with her dropping out of Stanford to start what would eventually become Theranos and more recently saw the disgraced inventor being found guilty for defrauding Theranos’ investors. Guided by ambition and a belief that she could will her visions into existence, Holmes crosses paths with key players in the Theranos story like ...

Catherine Zeta-JonesPhoto: Rich Fury (Getty Images) Disney+ announced early last year that it was working on a National Treasure TV series starring Lisette Alexis as Jess Morales, a 20-year-old DREAMer who goes on an adventure to “uncover her mysterious family history and recover lost treasure.” National Treasure stuff, basically. But one of the hooks of the original movies was that they had famous people (Nic Cage! Jon Voight! Others!), and now the Disney+ show has finally followed suit and added a famous person to its ranks: According to a press release, Catherine Zeta-Jones as joined the show as a series regular, playing Billie, a “badass billionaire, black-market antiquities expert, and treasure hunter who lives by her own code.” So, if you can excuse the dumb joke, it sounds like...

Nick Cannon showed off the hilarious gift he was pranked with after announcing he was expecting his eighth child. The talk show host, 41, was gifted a vending machine full of condoms. In a photo posted to his Instagram account, the actor flashed a silly expression as he posed by the side-splitting machine, completely filled with Magnums. 'Vending Machine full of Magnums': Nick Cannon showed off the hilarious gift he was pranked with after announcing he was expecting his eighth child 'Looks like somebody just sent me an early Valentine's Day gift!! Vending Machine full of Magnums,' Nick captioned the photo, along with a head slap and heart emoji. Nick did not reveal who sent him the hilarious gift, but the sender even topped the machine off with a shiny red ribbon. T...

Shanna Moakler may soon be part of the I’m-engaged crowd again -- joining the likes of her own ex, Travis Barker, no less -- that is ... if her current BF is doing what we think he is. Check out these photos of Matthew Rondeau perusing the shelves of a Tiffany and Co. in Thousand Oaks over the weekend ... where it sure looked like he was getting ready to pop the question. As you see, it appears he’s giving engagement rings the once over -- check out the fat rock he's checking out .....

Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth HolmesPhoto: Beth Dubber/Hulu When Amanda Seyfried was cast as Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s biographical limited series The Dropout, many questioned on social media whether or not the Oscar-nominated actor could nail Holmes’ allegedly faked deep voice. The answer is finally here: She can. Don’t be fooled by the first seconds of the trailer, the reveal is gradual. When we first hear Seyfried as Holmes, she speaks at an octave that’s only slightly lower than her own in a voiceover. Then, the camera pans to reveal Seyfried, as the Theranos founder, dressed in her signature Steve Jobs-inspired, all-black outfit. The trailer low-key trolls those of us who’d been eager to hear the deep voice by then cutting to Holmes as a Stanford student with plans to drop out...

Chris Huvane, the Management 360 partner who repped Margot Robbie, Margaret Qualley and the late Chadwick Boseman, has died, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Monday. He was 47. Huvane died of an apparent suicide, according to a knowledgeable source. No date was given for his death. THR has reached out to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. “We are devastated beyond words this morning, Chris was simply ‘the best of the best.’ A brilliant manager, consummate colleague and friend, a rock of our company and our culture, beloved by every single person who ever met him,” Management 360 said in a statement. “It’s an incalculable loss and our hearts go out to his family and friends. We are all better for having known Chris, and we commit to honoring his leg...