Charlize Theron honored at Women in Entertainment gala
December 8, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — For once, Charlize Theron has begun to witness more women in power roles with the film industry.
“Women are tearing down the whole … building,” Theron said after she received the prestigious Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment breakfast gala Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 7-13
August 1, 2022 GMTCelebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 7-13:
Aug. 7: Humorist Garrison Keillor is 80. Actor John Glover (“Smallville”) is 78. Actor David Rasche (“Sledge Hammer!”) is 78. Country singer Rodney Crowell is 72.
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ prequel ‘Furiosa’ delayed to 2024
September 10, 2021 GMTThe “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel “Furiosa” isn’t speeding into theaters anytime soon. The film’s release date was pushed back a year — to May 24, 2024, Warner Bros. said Friday. It had originally been set for June 2023.
Reshma Saujani’s book ‘Pay Up’ urges support for mothers
July 14, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The founder of the non-profit organization Girls Who Code has a book coming out about helping women who raise children, with suggestions including government aid and a more compassionate workplace.
Jay-Z, other celebs ask feds to probe student’s 2010 killing
July 17, 2020 GMTRihanna, Jay-Z, Charlize Theron and other celebrities are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the death of 20-year-old Danroy “DJ” Henry Jr...
Review: In ‘The Old Guard,’ the comic movie gets an overhaul
July 8, 2020 GMTFor all the painful absences of this summer, it has been a season blessedly bereft of superheroes...
Hollywood catches up to director Gina Prince-Bythewood
July 7, 2020 GMTGina Prince-Bythewood knows what good fighting looks like. The “Love & Basketball” director has been an athlete her entire life, but she also just loves action movies...
New this week: ‘Stateless,’ ‘Palm Springs,’ The Dalai Lama
July 6, 2020 GMTHere’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week...
Charlize Theron hopes daughters are represented in Hollywood
July 1, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Charlize Theron says she’s making choices as a producer and actor to ensure her “two small, beautiful African American daughters” will feel represented on-screen...
Shakira, Dwayne Johnson highlight coronavirus equity concert
June 22, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Dwayne Johnson will host and Shakira, Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Hudson will perform on a globally broadcast concert calling on world leaders to make coronavirus tests and treatment available and equitable for all...
A breakdown of the gowns, bling and beauty from the Oscars
February 10, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars closed the awards season in style, with statement necklaces and classic gowns, traditional tuxedos and some young rule-breakers...
The list of nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards
January 13, 2020 GMTThe list of nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards:
Best picture: “Ford v. Ferrari”; “The Irishman”; “Jojo Rabbit”; “Joker”; “Little Women”; “Marriage Story”; “1917”; Once Upon a Time ...
A mix of risk-takers and classic Hollywood at Golden Globes
January 6, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington and Gugu Mbatha-Raw led the fashion risk-takers at the Golden Globes, while Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Cynthia Erivo topped the lists of many for more classic looks on one of the biggest red carpets of the awards season...
Plenty of pink, puffy sleeves and shimmer at Golden Globes
January 6, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — There was plenty of pink, puffy sleeves and a touch of neon on the Golden Globes red carpet as the stars shimmered and shined Sunday on one of the award season's biggest nights for fashion...
Review: ‘Bombshell’ breezes through a Fox News rebellion
December 12, 2019 GMTIt’s probably a testament to the makeup artists of Jay Roach’s Fox News docudrama “Bombshell” that the movie opens with a disclaimer announcing that the people depicted within are played by actors...
‘Bombshell’ almost died; How Charlize Theron helped saved it
December 11, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — It was two weeks before cameras were to start rolling on a film about the sexual misconduct scandals at Fox News that ended the reign of Roger Ailes and things were rolling along smoothly...
Complete list of nominees for 26th SAG Awards
December 11, 2019 GMTWEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A list of the nominees for the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, announced Wednesday in West Hollywood, California:...
Complete list of the Golden Globe nominations
December 9, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Nominations for the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards:
Best motion picture, drama: “The Irishman”; “Marriage Story”; “1917”; “Joker”; “The Two Popes...
REVIEW: ‘Long Shot’ hits a muddy track, but shows in the end
May 8, 2019 GMTConsidering the number of schlubby politicians with gorgeous wives, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a gorgeous politician would have a schlubby boyfriend.
But that’s the premise behind “Long Shot,” an amusing look at presidential politics and what is viewed as acceptable behavior.
Q&A: Theron, Rogen on the comedy of politics, and vice versa
May 2, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The last time Seth Rogen made a movie set in the political world, it went a little rocky...
Review: In ‘Long Shot,’ a comedy with a big heart and smarts
May 1, 2019 GMTCharlize Theron and Seth Rogen make a sparkling comedic duo in the unconventional romantic comedy "Long Shot," about a sleek politician and a schlubby journalist that is more than its superficial premise...
Lionsgate chair: ‘The sky is not falling in Hollywood’
April 4, 2019 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Lionsgate's motion picture group chairman Joe Drake says the sky is not falling in Hollywood and the feature film business is not dead. It's certainly a message that the audience of movie theater owners and exhibitors wanted to hear at the final Hollywood studio presentation at CinemaCon.
Charlize Theron: Parenthood is incredible but messy
January 8, 2019 GMTCharlize Theron thinks parenthood is "incredible but messy".
The 'Atomic Blonde' star - who has son Jackson and daughter August - understands the "pressure" mothers can be under and is glad her latest movie 'Tully', in which she plays a stressed out mother-of-three who hires a night nanny, is showing a more real portrayal of the trials and tribulations of motherhood.
Review: Nicole Kidman as a hardened LA cop in ‘Destroyer’
December 21, 2018 GMTA different Nicole Kidman stares out at us under the harsh Los Angeles sun of the neo-noir "Destroyer...
‘Tully’ starts strong, then gets dicey
May 4, 2018 GMT“Tully” is about the experience of motherhood, not only in terms of its demands and difficulties and the exhaustion that comes from caring for an infant, but of the psychological landscape, as well.
Review: In ‘Tully,’ a rare close-up of postnatal motherhood
May 2, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The title character of Jason Reitman's "Tully" descends not from the clouds, carried by an umbrella in the wind, but glides cheerfully through the front door on a black night. She arrives just as Marlo (Charlize Theron), the mother of two plus an unplanned-for newborn, is reaching the limits of exhaustion.
Charlize Theron wants to make a Mad Max sequel
May 2, 2018 GMTCharlize Theron would love to star in another 'Mad Max' movie.
The 42-year-old actress starred alongside Tom Hardy in the George Miller-directed 'Mad Max: Fury Road', and Charlize has admitted she'd relish the chance to reprise the role of Imperator Furiosa in another action film.
Theron calls idea of arming US teachers ‘so outrageous’
March 17, 2018 GMTDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Actress Charlize Theron says the idea of arming teachers after recent U.S. school shootings or "adding more guns" to the situation is "so outrageous."
The South African says: "I have a very personal experience with gun violence...
2017 Breakthrough: ‘Wonder Woman’ director Patty Jenkins
December 14, 2017 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Some people have breakout years. Director Patty Jenkins had one with "Monster" in 2003, a movie that earned Charlize Theron a best actress Academy Award...
Charlize Theron admits to taking drugs in her 20s
July 24, 2017 GMTCharlize Theron has admitted to taking drugs in her twenties.
Although the 41-year-old actress now leads a quiet life with her son Jackson and daughter August, she revealed that she was quite wild during her younger days.
Chris Hemsworth: Charlize Theron scares me
July 17, 2017 GMTChris Hemsworth says Charlize Theron "scares the hell out of" him.
The 33-year-old actor has praised his 'The Huntsman: Winter's War' co-star for being "smart as hell" and thinks she would be an excellent person to play the next James Bond as she "embodies the strength and nobility and dignity and integrity" the character needs.
Cannes fetes itself with massive 70th anniversary bash
May 23, 2017 GMTCANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival threw a star-studded celebration Tuesday for its 70th anniversary, drawing mobs of celebrities and a dozen former Palme d'Or winners to commemorate the illustrious French Riviera festival's birthday...
Charlize Theron ‘unleashes the beast’
April 22, 2017 GMTCharlize Theron relished the chance to "unleash the beast" in 'Fast & Furious 8'.
The 41-year-old actress portrays high-tech terrorist Cipher in the latest instalment of the action franchise and was delighted to play a villain that wasn't just a "femme fatale".
Charlize Theron relished seducing Sofia Boutella
March 14, 2017 GMTCharlize Theron found it "very easy" to seduce Sofia Boutella in 'Atomic Blonde'.
The Oscar-winning actress and Sofia, 34, filmed rough lesbian sex scenes for the new thriller movie and Charlize says she was the ideal candidate for the role, admitting Sofia is "gorgeous".