NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Santorum was glad-handing a friendly crowd at a cocktail reception the other night, seeking support just as he did for many grueling months on the 2012 campaign trail for the Republican presidential nomination. But this time he wasn’t looking to get on a ticket — well, not yet, anyway — […]

By Josh DickeyTheWrap Eloise Mumford has signed on to Universal/Focus Features’ “Fifty Shades of Grey” to play Kate, the college journalist who misses her big interview with Christian Grey because she’s sick —  so she sends along roommate Anastasia Steele instead. Bing: ‘Fifty Shades’ wine Individuals close to the talks tell TheWrap that Mumford — who’s had […]

  I’d not heard of him. I suppose decadent rich was not his to be, while the two or three  biographical articles I’ve linked seem to explain. He was politically blacklisted, and rather than revert to suicide (a la Larry Parks), he went into film/book European writing exile. The surname “Knox” is apparently showbiz-crapola, because he was (apparently) of Russian-Jewish […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Eight — that’s how many red carpets the stars of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” have walked at premieres around the globe to promote it. Not that they’re complaining about going to cities like Rome, London, Paris and Madrid. Still, the film’s stars, Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth, admitted it was […]

By Brent LangTheWrap Venom and the Green Goblin should start getting ready for their close-ups because Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal hinted that the studio is planning spin-off adventures for supporting character in its “Spider-Man” franchise. “We are going to access Marvel’s full world of Spider-Man characters, so be on the lookout for new […]

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama will visit the home of “Shrek” next week to deliver remarks on the economy. Bing: Kanye says he’s ‘past’ Obama White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the president will stop next Tuesday at DreamWorks Animation in Glendale, just north of Los Angeles. Earnest won’t provide details but he […]

By L.A. RossTheWrap Jason Statham hopes to stoke a growing fire under the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to finally recognize stunt actors with their own Oscar category. Bing: 2014 Oscar predictions “All of the stunt men — these are the unsung heroes,” Statham said in an interview with Vanity Fair. “Nobody is giving […]

By Todd CunninghamTheWrap It’s clear that “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” will be one of the year’s biggest movies. But just how high it will fly in its box-office opening this weekend isn’t so clear. Pre-release tracking has Lionsgate’s sequel, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, taking in between $160 million and $172 million. The […]

By Greg GilmanTheWrap Yoda — that wise, little green Jedi that captured the hearts of movie fans around the world after making his big screen debut in 1980’s “The Empire Strikes Back” — was almost played by an adorable monkey. Bing: ‘Stars Wars: Episode VII’ Though this not news to the dedicated community of “Star Wars” fans, […]