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Paris Hilton is on her way back to reality TV and looking for a new best friend when she gets there. She has signed on to star and co-produce an MTV reality show created by former VH1 execs Michael Hirschorn and Stella Stolper, tentatively dubbed Paris Hilton’s My New BFF–that’s “best friends forever” among the text messaging crowd. According to Variety, the show will feature 20 potential hangers-on battling to prove they’ve got what it takes to hang with Hilton....

June 26 is going to be a very Peaceful day. Peaceful Warrior, the uplifting and inspirational film hailed by celebrities and critics alike, comes to DVD on June 26, 2007 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Nick Nolte (Hotel Rwanda), Amy Smart (Just Friends) and Scott Mechlowicz (Euro Trip) star in the feature adaptation of Dan Millman’s autobiographical novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior, a cult phenomenon that has sold more than 2....

The new TV series based on Percy Jackson & The Olympians is moving along according to author Rick Riordan, with the script mostly complete and filming set to commence in June. Furthermore, the author has revealed in a new update on his website that the first season of the Disney+ show will have eight episodes as it tells the story of Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief. The new live-action adventure series based on Riordan’s set of novels will look to do justice to the story in a way the 2010 movie adaptation didn’t....

The writers of the new remake give some details on a potential follow-up Clash of the Titans will invade theaters this weekend starting on Friday, April 2 and, if the film is a success, a sequel seems inevitable. Director Louis Leterrier recently spoke about a plan he had for a trilogy of films in this universe, and one item that was mentioned was that the Perseus character might not appear in future installments....

A wealthy gambler with a devastating secret invites his childhood friends for high-stakes Texas Hold’em, which also attracts a jealous criminal looking for an easy score. Russell Crowe stars, directs, and co-writes a big set-up thriller with a lackluster finale. The first act hints something sinister is brewing. The protagonist mysteriously organizes the reunion with his accomplice lawyer. He’s got a special plan for the dear old chums. The arrival of an unexpected interloper throws a spanner in the works....

When Summit Entertainment announced that the role of Victoria in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse would be played by Bryce Dallas Howard and not Rachelle Lefevre, a firestorm was set ablaze amongst not only fans of the franchise but Hollywood executives and Lefevre as well. Here is Rachelle Lefevre’s statement about why she was recast. Here is Summit Entertainment’s rebuttal: “I was stunned by Summit’s decision to recast the role of Victoria for ‘Eclipse....

Global icon Rihanna has now released the music video for her single, Lift Me Up, which will be released alongside the upcoming Marvel sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Coming courtesy of Rihanna’s official YouTube channel, the single comes following weeks of rumors and teases and is the first single from the artist in six years. Check out the video for Lift Me Up below. “Rihanna – the global icon, designer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the top-selling digital singles artist of all time – makes her highly-anticipated return to the airwaves today with “Lift Me Up,” the lead single from the upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever original soundtrack,” the official press release for the video reads....

Robert De Niro is often considered one of the greatest actors of all time (per Empire). He quickly became a household name in the 1970s, and arguably America’s favorite gangster. De Niro is most recognizably known for his collaboration films with Martin Scorsese, and has portrayed countless villains, psychopaths, and unstable characters in the past. He gained notice for his role in a baseball film called Bang the Drum Slowly, but it wasn’t until he teamed up with Scorsese, who focused on showing De Niro’s versatile acting abilities, that his career really took off....

MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY 7 Pop Squad Netflix In the episode Pop Squad, an overpopulated world’s gaping wealth disparity is reminiscent of that of Piltover and Zaun in the hit Netflix series Arcane. Taking place in a futuristic, dystopian society, the short reveals that the rich elite gladly sacrifice their reproductive rights to live forever and enjoy grandiosity and leisure. On the other hand, the impoverished “breeders” are brutally punished for having and harboring children....

The acclaimed, multi-award nominated show Luther is gearing up for a massive comeback this upcoming spring. The fate of Luther’s continuation had been in limbo for a few years due to BBC not releasing the show’s renewal status and Idris Elba announcing that he wasn’t returning for a sixth season. Despite the grey area, passionate fans have kept hope that the complicated but devoted detective would return to the screen in some fashion, especially since the idea of a movie adaptation has been floating around for some time....

Fox has brought it’s late-night sketch comedy series to an end. According to Variety, MadTV will end its run at the end of this season. However, much like Fox’s recently-cancelled King of the Hill, there seems to be interest in continuing the series on another network. “There’s been great interest in recent years,” said executive producer David Salzman. “We’ve had a number of networks inquire as to whether the show was coming off Fox and saying that they’d be interested....

Madame Web will no longer be arriving in theaters on July 7th, 2023, following a delay from Sony. Instead, the release window is being swung back three months to October 6th of the same year. The film will follow Dakota Johnson in the lead role as Madame Web herself, a telepath whose psychic abilities allow her to see visions of the future, and who is an on-again-off-again ally to Spider-Man....

It seems a long time since Netflix saved NBC’s canceled series Manifest, but thanks to Geeked Week we have our first look at the fourth and final season of the show, which will hit Netflix soon. Manifest fans went into meltdown when the series was canceled after the third season, leaving the story unfinished and many of the mysteries of the show unanswered. Even when series creator Jeff Rake tried to suggest a final movie-length episode to give the show some kind of closure, it looked like it wasn’t going to happen until Netflix rode in and saved the day....

NBC’s hit reality show Celebrity Apprentice is still running strong, airing on Sunday nights at 9 PM ET and this past Sunday night, the latest celebrity to be fired by Donald Trump was Maria Kanellis. The former WWE Diva recently held a conference call to discuss her appearance on the show and here’s what she had to say. It was so enjoyable to watch your run on the show and I - my question for you is, how awkward was it when you found out that you had to work with Curtis, you know, in this last episode after you had been fired, after that remark in the board room?...

The two voice the lovable Beth and Boog in the animated film Animated films are getting better and better looking every second, even getting down to the design of a character’s hair color. In Open Season, that’s what happens to Debra Messing’s character, Beth - directors Jill Culton, Roger Allers, and Tony Stacchi gave Beth red hair to match Debra’s color. But that’s not the only thing similar about them - both Beth and Debra have a very nurturing and maternal instinct....

Disney+ shared two exclusive sneak peek clips from the upcoming new original anthology docuseries, Marvel’s 616 at Comic-Con@Home this week. The first clip is from the episode “Higher, Further, Faster” directed by actor/director Gillian Jacobs, which shines a light on the trailblazing women of Marvel Comics and how they found ways to tell stories of representation and inclusion. The second clip is from the Paul Scheer-directed episode “Lost and Found,” following the actor and comedian’s eye-opening and hilarious journey to discover the “forgotten” characters of Marvel Comics....

Hydraulx SFX supervisor Chris Wells has been out and about, promoting his visuals on the just released Blu-ray for last year’s acclaimed drama Take Shelter. While speaking with Starburst Magazine, he opened up about working with Joss Whedon on this summer’s highly anticipated Marvel’s The Avengers, and remarked that it’s the best comic book movie that he has worked on to date. Wells has seen a rough cut of the entire movie and confirms that it is never “boring”, and that it’s the film comic book fans have been waiting for....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a vast sprawling collection that spans galaxies and even multiverses. The franchise is filled with wonderful sights, amazing heroes, and sinister threats. As the universe has expanded over the past 15 years on film, the franchise has introduced concepts that make for some interesting discussions, mainly in terms of theology in the MCU. In a universe where gods exist and walk among humans, how does that shape the world of the movies?...

The Good One can always use more Melrose Place on DVD. The Bad Extras seem a little thrown together here. Melrose Place: The Complete Second Season was bigger and better in every way than the first one. From what I gather this show wasn’t doing too hot in it’s first season and the introduction of Heather Locklear changed all that. Featuring a lot of soap opera-like plots, gorgeous women, good looking guys and the kind of outrageous behavior that people only wish really happened all the time in Los Angeles....

Director Michael Bay has posted on his official Blog about the progress in filming Transformers: We finished our first week. One of the best first weeks on a movie I’ve ever experienced. We shot over 250 set ups.{@@@newline@@@}{@@@newline@@@}I’m working on the military aspects of the film right now in New Mexico at Hollaman Air Force base and the Army’s White Sands missile base. The military has been stellar with us. This is the largest military cooperation since Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down....