Entertainment

Nicholas Cage stars as himself in a new trailer for the action-comedy film, The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent. Directed by Tom Gormican, the movie follows a fictionalized version of Cage, who, rather than being wealthy and successful, can’t find any acting jobs and is on the brink of financial ruin. After being persuaded by his agent, Cage accepts an offer to attend a superfan’s birthday party in exchange for $1 million USD. While he ends up befriending the fan on his private island in Spain, things take a turn when he’s contacted by the CIA and recruited for a clandestine mission. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter at SXSW, Cage revealed that he was initially offended when he learned about the movie. “I turned it down three or four times,” Cage said. A letter from Gor...

CNN is gearing up to launch its own subscription streaming service, dubbed CNN+, on March 29. “March 29 will be an important day in the history of CNN and CNN+ will be a critical part of our future,” said Andrew Morse, CNN Executive VP, Chief Digital Officer and Head of CNN+, in a statement. “I am so proud of the work our teams have done to ensure our world-class journalism and storytelling comes to life on this new platform. We can’t wait for our subscribers to experience it.” CNN+, which was first announced last summer, will host live shows with anchors including Wolf Blitzer, Brian Stelter and Chris Wallace, along with various lifestyle-oriented programs, including a Don Lemon-led talk show, a “parenting guidance” show with Anderson Cooper, a book club hosted by Jake Tapper and a busine...

Austin Butler, who is slated to appear in this summer’s Baz Luhrmann Elvis biopic, is currently in negotiations to join the cast of Dune: Part 2, the upcoming sequel to Denis Villeneuve‘s 2021 movie, according to Variety. A close source confirmed to the outlet that Butler is currently in “the very early stages” of joining the film as a key villain character named Feyd-Rautha, who is the vicious nephew of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, played by Stellan Skarsgård. Butler will be the latest addition to the cast, following Florence Pugh, who was announced earlier this week to be in negotiations for the role of Princess Irulan Corrino. Aside from his forthcoming starring role in Elvis, Butler’s credits include a supporting role in Quentin Tarantino‘s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, as...