Entertainment

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Mattel struck gold – or pink – with “Barbie,” which was the first major feature film to come from the toy company and made nearly $1.5 billion worldwide, becoming the biggest movie of 2023 and racking up eight Oscar nominations earlier this week. Now, CNN has learned that Mattel

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Eva Mendes has time for the haters. The actress and longtime love of Ryan Gosling posted Wednesday about public skepticism when he initially took on the role of Ken in the blockbuster film “Barbie.” Gosling earned best supporting actor Oscar nomination earlier this week for his performance in

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — British actor Tom Hollander knows all too well the trials and tribulations of being the almost-namesake of an incredibly famous fellow actor. In an error to trump all errors, “The White Lotus” actor said he was once mistakenly sent Tom Holland’s first whopping seven-figure “Avengers” box office bonus. On

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Between “Wednesday” and her previous forays with the “Scream” franchise, Jenna Ortega might be enjoying a pop-culture moment, but even that star power can’t overcome the flaws in “Miller’s Girl,” a sort-of psychological, semi-erotic drama that, despite its literary pretensions, possesses roughly the intellectual heft of a perfume

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Daisy Ridley would like “Star Wars” devotees – and the world at large – to know a thing or two about her decision to come back to the intergalactic franchise. The English actor – who anchored the trilogy of “Star Wars” films most easily referred to as “the sequels,”

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” is cooking up what’s sure to be a Michelin Star episode for its February 3 show. The long-running NBC sketch series will feature Ayo Edebiri, star of Hulu and FX’s “The Bear,” as she makes her hosting debut alongside the episode’s musical guest, Jennifer Lopez. Edebiri

CNN Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — It only took eight years, but apparently Jon Stewart has finally decided to answer the plea from my May 2016 CNN article titled, “We need Jon Stewart back now!” At the time, my point was that we desperately needed Stewart back in “The Daily Show” host chair because he was the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mark Ruffalo has quite the tale about what happened before he first became a father. During a recent conversation on Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett’s “Smartless” podcast, Ruffalo shared that more than 20 years ago, when his wife Sunrise Coigney was close to giving birth to

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — After announcing his touring days were over, Ozzy Osbourne will return to the stage for a few final performances. While the Black Sabbath legend has been dealing with health issues in recent years, his wife and manager Sharon Osbourne says the rocker is planning two final concerts in Birmingham,

CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Gosling is grateful for his Oscar nomination, but joined the chorus of people who question the omission of his costar Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig from their individual respective categories. Gosling was nominated on Tuesday in the supporting actor category for his portrayal of Mattel’s Ken

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There has been conversation and surprise after Greta Gerwig, who helmed the top-grossing film of the year in “Barbie,” did not receive an Oscar nomination on Tuesday for best director. Yet, she was not the only female director behind a critically acclaimed film who went overlooked. Outcry over

By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Jon Stewart is heading back to “The Daily Show.” The comedian, who during his 16-year run as host of the Comedy Central program established it as an entertainment and cultural force, will return to host the show each week on Mondays starting February 12, Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sofia Vergara has reportedly opened up about her split from Joe Manganiello. In an interview with Spanish newspaper El País, the “Griselda” star revealed that she and Manganiello disagreed about having children, according to People magazine. “My marriage broke up because my husband was younger; he wanted to