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Bang Showbiz / Star Wars voice actor Tom Kane has died at 64

Star Wars Yoda voice actor Tom Kane dies aged 64

Star Wars voice actor Tom Kane has died at the age of 64.

The star, whose voice credits include Yoda in animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and as Professor Utonium in The Powerpuff Girls, passed away on Monday (18.05.26) from stroke complications at a hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kane's talent agency Galactic Productions said in a...Read more

Miles Teller's Paper Tiger performance was fuelled by losing home in Los Angeles wildfires

Miles Teller says losing his home in last year's Los Angeles wildfires fuelled his performance in Paper Tiger.

The 39-year-old actor features in James Gray's crime drama about two brothers who find themselves and their families under threat from the Russian mafia and revealed that the emotions he and his wife Keleigh Sperry felt after losing ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Charli xcx is releasing another new song called SS26 and is leaving fans to decipher the lyrics in the days ahead

Is Charli xcx asking if fashion even matters anymore on SS26?

Charli xcx paints a bleak picture on her upcoming song SS26.

After dividing opinion with the glitchy song Rock Music - on which she declares "I think the dancefloor is dead" - Charli seemingly mocks the absurdity of caring about fashion seasons when the world feels apocalyptic.

She sings: "Spring Summer 26 / When the world is gonna end no hope...Read more

Colman Domingo shares siblings' reactions to his coming out

Colman Domingo came out as gay after his brother took him to a strip club.

The Michael actor - who has two older siblings, Derek and Averie, and one younger, Philip Bowles - recalled how his older sibling was the first person he disclosed his sexuality to in the early 1990s and he will never forget his loving reaction.

The brothers were at a ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Christopher Abbott is excited to be a dad

Christopher Abbot excited about baby news

Christopher Abbott is excited to become a father.

The 40-year-old Broadway star's relationship with Aubrey Plaza was made public last month when it was revealed they are expecting their first baby, and the Poor Things actor is looking forward to the future.

Appearing on Today with his Death of a Salesman co-star Nathan Lane on Monday (18.05.26...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Stephen Colbert is planning a Late Show wrap party.

Stephen Colbert 'planning Fired and Festive wrap party' for final Late Show

Stephen Colbert is hosting a "Fired and Festive" wrap party for the Late Show.

The 62-year-old late night host will film the final ever episode of the iconic programme on Thursday (21.05.26), and he'll follow up the taping with a special after party.

As reported by Variety, invites for the bash are topped with the show's red, white and blue ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Matthew Lillard is returning as Shaggy.

Matthew Lillard returns as Shaggy for new Scooby-Doo series

Matthew Lillard is returning as Shaggy in a new Scooby-Doo anime.

Free streaming giant Tubi has announced plans for the long running franchise's first ever anime series via Warner Bros. Animation, with Japan's OLM Studios providing production services, while Itsuro Kawasaki will direct.

Matthew, who played Shaggy Rogers in the 2002 live action...Read more

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List of DVD release dates for May 19 and beyond

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:

MAY

19: Avatar: Fire and Ash

19: Reminders of Him

19: The Bride!

19: Fallout: Complete Second Season

19: The Napa Boys

19: The Yeti

19: Body Heat

19: Fresh Kill

26: Sentimental Value

26: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

26: Agent Zero

...Read more

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Commentary: Netflix's 'Should I Marry a Murderer?' shouldn't be shocking

In the new Netflix documentary series "Should I Marry a Murderer?," Caroline Muirhead, a Scottish forensic pathologist, falls in love with Sandy McKellar, a man who, after proposing, reveals to her that he and his brother have committed a homicide. What follows is baffling: Even after Muirhead turns him in to the police, she returns to his side....Read more

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Spotify doubles down on video podcasts at its Hollywood studios

LOS ANGELES — On a recent weekday morning inside a studio in the heart of Hollywood, Rachel Lindsay and Van Lathan, co-hosts of The Ringer's "Higher Learning," were getting ready to roll.

By the time the podcasters came into the Spotify Sycamore Studios for their show, which covers all things in Black culture and politics, the overhead lights...Read more

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New on DVD: Form a bond with family dramedy 'Sentimental Value'

The 2026 Oscar winner for best international film tops the DVD releases for the week of May 26.

"Sentimental Value": This Norwegian comic-drama from writer-director Joachim Trier concerns a veteran film director (Stellan Skarsgård) who abandoned his family years earlier. Renate Reinsve and Elle Fanning co-star.

"Renate Reinsve is the new face...Read more

Star Wars actor Tom Kane dead at 64

Star Wars actor Tom Kane has died.

The voice actor - who was best known as the man behind Yoda in Star Wars: The Clone Wars from 2008 to 2020 - passed away on Monday (18.05.26) at the age of 64, his talent agency have confirmed.

Galactic Productions posted on Facebook: "Today we say goodbye to Tom Kane -- a legendary voice actor whose work ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Nicolas Cage almost quit acting

Why Nicolas Cage almost retired after Dream Scenario

Nicolas Cage thought about retiring after Dream Scenario.

The 62-year-old actor has revealed he considered stepping away from his career as a performer following his acclaimed turn in the 2023 comedy drama, because he was struggling to figure out what his next move should be.

Asked if he ever considered retirement, he told Extra: "I was ...Read more

Ariel Winter moves in with Modern Family costar after Luke Benward split

Ariel Winter is living with her Modern Family co-star Nolan Gould after her split from Luke Benward.

Last week, the 28-year-old actress confirmed she and her long-term boyfriend - who she was living with in Nashville since 2022 - had broken up, and now she has revealed her onscreen brother has become her real life roommate in Los Angeles.

She ...Read more

Hollywood's longest-married couple, William Daniels and Bonnie Bartlett, address open marriage comments

William Daniels and Bonnie Bartlett have insisted it would have been "abnormal" if they hadn't had affairs with other people during their 75-year marriage.

The Little House on the Prairie actress revealed three years ago that she and the 99-year-old actor had had an "open marriage" earlier in their union, and while she has now insisted her ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Mike Stock says Kylie Minogue transformed into a different person as soon as she got behind the microphone

I Should Be So Lucky hitmaker Mike Stock never expected Kylie Minogue to become a star

Mike Stock says he had no idea Kylie Minogue would become a global star when she first turned up at the studio expecting a song.

One third of the legendary songwriting and production trio Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW), Mike was tasked with penning a hit for a 19-year-old Kylie, who was starring in Australian soap opera Neighbours at the time.

He...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sir Rod Stewart may give up touring

Sir Rod Stewart hints touring days are ending

Sir Rod Stewart has hinted he's ready to retire from touring.

The 81-year-old singer, has been performing his One Last Time concert series since 2024, including the Legends spot at last year's Glastonbury festival, and while he has a number of US shows planned for this year, he has now teased he is thinking of one last UK run before calling ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Drake dropped three albums last week but even his producer didn't know

Even producer Gordo had no clue Drake was dropping three albums

Even Drake's producer Gordo had no idea the rapper was going to release three albums.

The What Did I Miss? hitmaker's friend and frequent collaborator had worked on the music for the last 18 months, but he was under the impression Drake was dropping two LPs.

He told Rolling Stone magazine: "I knew it was going to be two albums. I didn't know ...Read more

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Superheroes and the supernatural are back in 2026 summer blockbusters

NEW YORK – In a strange turn, none of the films slated for this year’s Memorial Day Weekend — the (un)official kickoff of the summer blockbuster rush — actually fit the blockbuster bill, with those more traditional big-budget movies arriving later than usual.

There are smatterings of mid-budget releases bookending the holiday weekend, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Noah Schnapp has graduated

Noah Schnapp graduates from college

Noah Schnapp has graduated from university.

The Stranger Things actor had been studying for a business degree, with a minor in film, at the University of Pennsylvania's prestigious Wharton School and on Monday (18.05.26), he took to Instagram to reveal he has completed his studies.

Noah shared a photo of himself in his cap and gown with twin ...Read more