A “Beauty and the Beast” prequel series is in the works at Disney+. Luke Evans and Josh Gad will reprise their roles as ‘Gaston’ and ‘LeFou’ from the 2017 movie, with the upcoming series set to be an origin story for the two characters.
Steve Irwin’s daughter, Bindi, will honor her late father during her wedding to professional wakeboarder Chandler Powell later this year. Terri Irwin, who is Bindi’s mother and the widow of the “Crocodile Hunter” star, said everyone will light a candle in honor of Steve, who died in 2006 after a stingray attack. Terri also revealed that Bindi’s younger brother Robert will be walking her down the aisle when the couple weds at the Australia Zoo.
Lady Gaga’s new song ‘Stupid Love’ has soared to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her 16th top 10 and highest-debuting entry since ‘The Edge of Glory’ nearly nine years ago.
The Dixie Chicks’ new single “Gaslighter” debuted at #36 on Billboard’s latest Country Airplay chart. It’s the trio’s highest debut on that chart since their 2002 cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide,” which debuted at #32.
A-Rod took to Instagram to celebrate the first anniversary of his proposal to fiancée Jennifer Lopez with a sweet montage video. “I was a nervous wreck…I got down on one knee and asked you a question. You said yes,” A-Rod wrote alongside the clip. He added, “Every moment with you is a blessing. You are my best friend, my inspiration, an amazing mother, and a role model to all.”
Billie Eilish cuddled with a group of adoptable puppies from Miami-Dade Animal Services before her recent concert in South Florida. She took selfies with the adorable pups to let everyone know they need new homes.
Vin Diesel says that his daughter is responsible for casting Cardi B in the next Fast and the Furious movie.
Dr. Phil is going to tape his daytime talk show without a studio audience for the next two weeks because of the coronavirus. The Wendy Williams Show, The Tamron Hall show, Live with Kelly and Ryan and The View will all tape without studio audiences until further notice.
A University of Illinois student recently discovered a new insect and named it after Lady Gaga. Brendan Morris found the treehopper off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. He named the bug Kaikaia Gaga.
CBS has canceled Thursday’s San Antonio, Texas, casting call for the reality show competition Big Brother. In fact, they’ve canceled all nationwide casting calls. CBS says, “anyone who is still interested in applying for the upcoming season can do so through our website.” The deadline for applying is April 3.
The Coachella and Stagecoach festivals will be postponed until next October because of the coronavirus. Coachella, originally scheduled to begin on April 10, will instead take place October 9 and October 16. Stagecoach will move from April 24-26 to October 23-25.
Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” was named the 2019 single of the year by the recording industry trade group IFPI. The video for the song got 809 million views on YouTube. The song also racked up 19.5 million track equivalent downloads.
On Tuesday, Jenna Dewan revealed that she and her fiancé, Broadway star Steve Kazee, welcomed their first child on March 6. The baby boy’s name is Callum Michael Rebel Kazee.
“Rolling Stone” has a list of the 50 best science fiction movies from the ’70s. “Alien” is #1, followed by “The Man Who Fell to Earth”, “A Clockwork Orange”, “Solaris”, and then a little flick called “Star Wars”.
