Origin Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is returning to the small screen with the help of NBC. The 48-year-old star debuted the trailer for his upcoming biographical TV show, "Young Rock," on his Instagram Saturday.

it'll be wrapping up in a surreal time — amid a pandemic, social and racial unrest and a heightened feeling of uncertainty.

Plate of Origin contestant Chrys Hong has died, just months after it was revealed that she was suffering from colon cancer.The Hong family shared the tragic news via the 30-year-old’s Instagram page, alongside a beautiful black and white image of her in her happy place: the kitchen.WATCH: Plate of Origin 2020 teaser trailer “Chris has passed away on the night of 17 December peacefully and surrounded by love,” they wrote.

It isn't often Taylor Swift stops by the late night show press circuit, but last night, the singer appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and touched on several of the fan theories around evermore. The one she addressed most directly was whether she was planning a trilogy of albums, given the faded woodvale on album art from the folklore deluxe CD set.

Chris Evans is taking on an iconic role!

Also Read: Chris Evans Goes Viral Again Showing Off Key Skills (Video)MacLane co-directed “Finding Dory” and served as an animator on Pixar films like “The Incredibles,” “Monsters, Inc.,” WALL·E” and “Ratatouille.”Evans, of course, played Captain America in several Marvel films, including last year’s “Avengers: Endgame.” Most recently, he starred in Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” and in the TV miniseries “Defending Jacob.” He will next star in “Don’t Look Up” and “The Gray Man.”“Toy Story” is the

Throughout the seventh season of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver introduced a running bit about actor Adam Driver. In nearly every episode he would admit his obsession with Driver and talked about the wildly inappropriate — and creepy — things he would want the Star Wars actor to do to him.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorBond — James Bond — is coming to a console and computer screen near you with an all-new origin story about the iconic British superspy.IO Interactive, in collaboration with MGM, EON Productions (the production entity owned by the Broccoli/Wilson family) and game financier Delphi, announced that it is developing and publishing the first-ever Bond origin story with the working title “Project 007.” IO Interactive, founded in 1998, has produced multiple award-winning

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE:  Timberman-Beverly Productions has partnered with filmmaker Tod Williams (The Door In the Floor) on a drama series focused on the rarely explored origin story of one of history’s most iconic figures, Napoleon Bonaparte.

Steve Higgins Guest ColumnistWe always watched “Jeopardy!” in my house when I was growing up. We watched Art Fleming do it when Don Pardo was the VO.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentBritish distributor Vertigo Releasing has acquired David Bowie origin film “Stardust,” starring Johnny Flynn (“Emma,” “Beast”), who recently won the best actor award at London’s Raindance Film Festival for his performance as Bowie. Vertigo will release the film before the end of the year, on the back of the U.S.

Watch Video: Gary Oldman Charms His Way Through 1930s Hollywood in David Fincher's 'Mank' TrailerBut starry-eyed fans of American cinema’s golden age who shunned “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood” because they didn’t want to know about the sex lives of their favorite leading men and ladies, and who avoided “Trumbo” because they didn’t want to be reminded that the studios aided and abetted the Blacklist, will have to deal with the Finchers’ evocation of the deeply reactionary politics

Guy Lodge Film CriticIn “Mortal,” a film plagued by assorted crises and confusions of identity, one stands out at the very beginning: It’s an R-rated superhero movie that assumes its audience doesn’t know the meaning of its title. An introductory chyron helpfully offers the single dictionary definition “a human being,” without going into any of the others.

House Rules, which aired every year since 2013, was noticeably absent from the network’s Upfronts showcase, all but confirming the series has been axed.

, they do just that: Reveal exactly how Olaf became the summer-loving, warm hugs-embracing snowman that he is.Correy began imagining what happened to Olaf (voiced by Josh Gad) in the time between his first appearance in «Let It Go» and when he meets up with Anna and Kristoff during his days working as an animator on 2013's. Abraham joined Team Olaf as a storyboard artist on, before Disney entrusted the two with the keys to the franchise.

video above.By the way, we’re sure this is going to be good because it’s “Frozen” and Olaf is the best — but don’t we already have Olaf’s origin story? He was built by Elsa’s magic when she and Anna were kids…Perhaps this is a re-origin story…Also Read: Josh Gad Says a Hit 'Frozen' Song Was Added After Weak Test ScreeningsHere is the official synopsis, per Disney: The previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful, summer-loving snowman who melted hearts in the Academy

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticImagine, for a moment, that a stand-up comic is just like a superhero. On stage, he’s a master of the universe, armored and impervious, slinging jokes like lightning bolts.

Anya Taylor-Joy is opening up about stepping into Charlize Theron‘s shoes and getting to portray Furiosa in the Mad Max origin story.

Dev Patel is set to star in a brand new movie based on Chippendales, according to Deadline.

The worlds of two iconic characters come together in “Come Away”, a new fantasy film starring Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo.

David Spade appears in the latest edition of “That Scene With Dan Patrick”, the “Dan Patrick Show” host’s new podcast venture with IMDb and Amazon Music.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentDavid Bowie origin story “Stardust,” starring Johnny Flynn as the musician, has secured distribution in Italy with a deal inked with I Wonder Pictures ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Rome Film Festival this month.Flynn and director Gabriel Range will be in Rome for the red carpet event on Oct.

Resident Evil origin story reboot has been confirmed.Constant Film has found its main actors for a new franchise, following its six Resident Evil movies to date which starred Milla Jovovich.The new film will be led by Skins star Kaya Scodelario as Claire Redfield, Hannah John-Kamen (Brave New World) as Jill Valentine and Robbie Amell (The Duff) as Chris Redfield.Resident Evil will also star Tom Hopper as Albert Weskey, Neal McDonough as William Birkin and Avan Jogia as Leon S.

Kaya Scodelario and Avan Jogia are just two of the stars who have joined the Resident Evil origin movie.

The “Resident Evil” franchise is going back to the beginning, as Constantin Film announced Tuesday that it is in pre-production on an origin story of the video game and film franchise, and the studio has already set Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen and Robbie Amell to star.Johannes Roberts (“47 Meters Down”) is directing and writing the origin story that will travel to Raccoon City in 1998 where a zombie apocalypse first spread as a result of a deadly virus bioweapon by the Umbrella

Amanda N'Duka, Anthony D'Alessandro Constantin Film has set in motion a new adaptation to add to the ever-expanding Resident Evil movie franchise. Constantin and writer-director Johannes Roberts said Tuesday that have conceived an official origin story adaptation with faithful ties to Capcom’s classic survival horror games.

The name Beyoncé is known the world over as the moniker of one of the most important and beloved artists of the 21st century (and, dare we say, all time). It’s a name that has become synonymous with excellence and empowerment — but it has a surprisingly personal, and even painful, history.

Beyoncé may be one of the most famous names in the world, but it's actually a family moniker. Tina Knowles-Lawson, the mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, opened up about the origins of her eldest's daughter's name in a recent podcast interview, revealing it's actually her maiden name. “A lot of people don’t know that Beyoncé is my last name.

Tina Knowles Lawson just revealed something that some members of Beyonce‘s “BeyHive” may not know…Tina‘s maiden name is actually “Beyonce”!

Naman Ramachandran “I Am Slave” director Gabriel Range’s “Stardust,” that chronicles the young David Bowie’s first visit to the U.S. in 1971, a trip that inspired the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust, will open the 28th Raindance Film Festival.Like several other festivals this year, Raindance will be a hybrid version comprised of a strong online presence with some physical events and screenings.

renaming its Origin Access subscription service to EA Play, Electronic Arts is set to completely pitch the Origin brand with a revamped desktop app called EA Desktop.Mike Blank, the senior vice president of strategic growth at EA, revealed the upcoming rebranding during an interview with gamesindustry.biz.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticAt this point, there are several things you’re almost sure to encounter when diving into one of Ryan Murphy’s gilded television worlds. No matter where or when it’s set, the show will have impeccable, eye-popping costume and production design.

Typical accoutrements for eating raw oysters include cocktail sauce and mignonette, plus or minus a curious spirit for the uninitiated. The key accompaniment is subtlety.

Olaf is getting his very own origin story!

Disney will leave no stone or troll unturned when it comes to the mysteries of “Frozen”. When fans began asking, “Why does Elsa have powers? And why does Anna not?” a sequel — 2019’s “Frozen 2″ — was born. Now, a new short film will fill in the origin story for everyone’s favourite chatty snowman.

. When fans began asking, «Why does Elsa have powers? And why does Anna not?» a sequel — 2019's — was born.