The 2008 kickoff to the Marvel Cinematic Universe starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Bridges was helmed by Jon Favreau, whom Bridges called a “great filmmaker” during a career retrospective video for Vanity Fair. However, Marvel didn’t make Favreau’s job any easier at the time. “It was Marvel’s first adventure into making movies. It was so lucky to have Jon on there and [Robert] Downey, because both of them are so, they’re terrific improvisers, and we spent a couple of weeks working on the script and rehearsing together, because we didn’t like the original script and we thought, ‘Oh yeah, we fixed this, fixed that,’” Bridges explained....

Jennifer Lopez’s Netflix documentary “Halftime” is confirmed to kick off the 2022 Tribeca Festival on June 8. The film, directed by Oscar nominated Tribeca alum Amanda Micheli (“Vegas Baby”), will host its world premiere at the festival before premiering on the streamer June 14. “Halftime” follows J.Lo’s rise to international stardom as the “Marry Me” star reflects on her milestones, evolution, and legacy as she navigates the second half of her iconic career....

The outcome was a routine that eventually evolved into “Rothaniel,” the 35-year-old Carmichael’s mesmerizing and candid HBO special in which he announces he’s gay to an unsuspecting audience. The show, which Burnham directed, transcends the boundaries of the traditional comedy special many times over: It’s a shadowy, almost noir-like one-man show in which Carmichael invites the audience into his psyche, as he wrestles with his mother’s resistance to his sexuality and the broader sense of repression he’s felt in real time....

Before 9/11, six-foot firefighter Meg Smaker was happily following in her fire captain father’s footsteps. After 9/11, her world turned over. She watched her South Bay Area firehouse transform overnight “from this place of love and support and family to a place of fear and hatred,” she said in a Zoom interview. “It was unrecognizable to me. And I was young. So at that age it shook me to my core....

Citing the realization that he had suffered anxiety attacks for years, Hill said in a public statement over the summer that he would no longer promote any of his work, including “Stutz.” For now, at least, the Netflix release is the last time he’ll appear in front of the camera without putting on a performance. It was an extraordinary move by a movie star in an era defined by self-promotion....

While only a few minutes of new footage was shot for the Snyder cut, this new version runs just shy of four hours long and will reunite audiences with the original film’s sprawling ensemble. Among them are Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Ezra Miller as The Flash, and many more. But the new film comes with an added bonus: the addition of Jared Leto as Joker, whom Snyder wanted to bring into the original film, and is already a DC mainstay thanks to 2016’s “Suicide Squad....

However, it seems that all might be forgiven between Ye and “jeen-yuhs” directors Coodie and Chike Ozah. Variety reports that the rapper attended a screening of his documentary on Friday night, where he was seen embracing the two directors and spoke to the celebrity-filled crowd after the screening ended. He continued to express his distrust for Hollywood executives as a whole, but said he appreciated the belief that Coodie and Ozah had in him and the 20-year relationship he shares with them....

“Sure, I put a bit of mascara on because I’m talking to fine journalists, but trust me, I’m wearing tracksuit trousers,” Winslet said. “I’m wearing sweats and bare feet right now, and wouldn’t normally wear makeup at all.” This particular comment arose when the Berkshire-born actor was explaining what inspired Mare Sheehan’s perma-lounge look in HBO’s limited series “Mare of Easttown” — and how the character’s relaxed style isn’t that far removed from Winslet’s....

The French star, who returns to Cannes this year with David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future” and Mia Hansen-Love’s “One Fine Morning,” said that the famed seven-minute “Blue” lesbian sex scene required over 100 takes for a single shot and took 10 days to film. When asked now, almost a decade later, if an intimacy coordinator would have changed the dynamics on set, Seydoux told The Hollywood Reporter, “No, not really,” offering up a shocking laugh....

“Working with LAFD, Curative, and Metro Los Angeles, my team has worked to reopen testing at Union Station on Tuesday,” Garcetti wrote in a social media post. “The 504 Angelenos who were scheduled for a test there can visit the kiosk as originally planned or any of the other 14 City sites, where we offer 38K tests daily. Since March 20, the City has administered more than 2.5 million free tests....

In “Last Chance U: Basketball,” the documentary team’s first foray into a new sport, East Los Angeles College coach John Mosley has plenty of impassioned speeches of his own. Yet, that same occasional volatility over the course of this eight-episode season is one indication of how the franchise has evolved over the better part of a decade, building on its person-to-person insights that have consistently separated “Last Chance U” from the myriad other shows profiling on-the-verge contenders....

According to BBC.com, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew, London, recently honored the “Titanic” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” star for his work in trying to save the rainforests from the dangers of logging by naming a tree after him. “We think he was crucial in helping to stop the logging of the Ebo Forest,” Dr. Martin Cheek told the BBC. When the Ebo Forest in Cameroon was under threat of logging in 2020, DiCaprio shared the issue with his millions of social media followers, writing, “Cameroon’s Ebo Forest, and all of the incredible animals that live there, are in trouble....

Highlights include standup performances from Joel Kim Booster, who’s hot off of his performance in the hit Hulu comedy “Fire Island,” and several stars of HBO’s “Hacks.” Both the Emmy-nominated Hannah Einbinder and Megan Stalter, who plays Kayla, will be performing sets at the festival. Also appearing are “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Latrice Royale, “Love” star Jordan Rock, and “The Eric Andre Show” writer Sarah Sherman. On the podcasting side, attendees will be treated to live recordings of Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner’s “Giggly Squad,” Chad Kroeger and JT Parr’s “Going Deep With Chad And JT,” and Steven Phillips-Horst and Lily Marotta’s “Celebrity Book Club with Steven and Lily,” among others....

Deborah Norville, reporter and executive producer for “The Long Island Serial Killer,” said during the network’s CTAM Winter 2021 Press Tour that the stories they are telling are ones she covered as an anchor or reporter with “Inside Edition.” She was frustrated covering them on the air because of the lack of time available to delve into the cases. “We [were] just not able to get to the nuance,” she said....

Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to be adapting a musical loosely inspired by Martin Scorsese’s beloved 1977 movie musical “New York, New York” for Broadway, set for a March 2023 release. The official opening night will be in April 2023, and Tony winner Susan Stroman will direct and choreograph the musical. The Scorsese film starred Liza Minnelli as a lounge singer who falls for a saxophonist, played by Robert De Niro....

The artist, who just recently scored another No. 1 hit, told IndieWire that the show receiving that honor, and five more nominations to boot, left her “extremely moved, surprised, and excited. I love going to a carpet. I love award shows….I also was surprised to find out that this was the first freshman series nominated in a long time, like 16 years. I mean, that just speaks to how incredible this show is....

“Well it’s going to be me, so that’s a difference,” Mikkelsen told Entertainment Weekly about replacing Depp. “No, this is the tricky part. We’re still working it out. There has to be a bridge between what Johnny did and what I’m going to do. And at the same time, I also have to make it my own. But also we have to find a few links [to the previous version of the character] and some bridges so it doesn’t completely detach from what he’s already masterfully achieved....

During an April 12 appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Wahlberg confirmed that the foot-long prop is in his home to this day. “Is it true that you still have the prosthetic you wore in ‘Boogie Nights’?” DeGeneres asked. “Yes, yes. It’s in a safe locked away,” Wahlberg replied. “It’s not something I could leave out. All of a sudden my kids are looking for a spare phone charger and pull that thing out and go, ‘What the heck is this?...

“What takes long with Marty is the editing, because Marty never feels finished,” Lebowitz said. “I guarantee you if they had not taken it away from him, he would still be editing ‘Taxi Driver.’ He’s still angry. He said to me numerous times: ‘You know what ruins “Taxi Driver”? The color red. The studio wouldn’t give me enough money to correct the color red, and that’s why it’s horrible.’ I say, ‘You know what’s wrong with “Taxi Driver,” Marty?...

“This film was made at a time when you didn’t really see Black people onscreen with facial hair,” Mario told the crowd, “let alone some of the crazy shit my dad does in this movie.” In addition to pursuing his own career as an actor and filmmaker, the younger Van Peebles has been the caretaker of his father’s legacy for decades, even playing Melvin in the 2000 biopic “Badasssss!” But that investment in the legacy of the project came later....