‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ still taking off at the box office

thriller night with Michael Jackson sometime in the early 1980s.“I saw Michael Jackson naked,” the “Grace and Frankie” star shared Monday on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.”Fonda played “Plead the Fifth” on the Bravo show while promoting her new film, “Book Club: The Next Chapter.” During the segment, Cohen, 54, asks his guest three questions — and they can only plead the fifth once.After Cohen asked Fonda to name “one man in Hollywood that tried to pick you up once that you turned down,” she revealed she went skinny-dipping with Jackson, who died in 2009 at the age of 50.“Okay, I’m listening,” Cohen said as his jaw fell open. “Where’d you see him naked?”The two-time Academy Award winner said Jackson came to visit her on “a beautiful moonlit night” at her little cottage on the lake while she shot 1981’s “On Golden Pond.”“And you said, ‘Let’s skinny dip,'” Cohen guessed.“No, he did!” Fonda replied.“I think because he knew he was going to die young and I would talk about him, being naked,” she explained as the studio audience laughed.

Jane Fonda just dropped a Hollywood bombshell. The 85-year-old actress didn’t hold back while a guest on Monday's episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen were on the Bravo show promoting Book Club: The Next Chapter, and Fonda was selected to play Plead the Fifth, a game where contestants are asked three questions and you can only pass on one. The two-time Academy Award winner was asked by Cohen, «Name one man in Hollywood who tried to pick you up once that you turned down.»Without much hesitation, Fonda responded, «The French director René Clément.»Clément directed Fonda in the 1964 French mystery–thriller, Joy House.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, Features Boy George, lead singer of Culture Club, was synonymous with 1980s pop culture. Following a string of ubiquitous international radio hits such as “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” and “Karma Chameleon,” the Grammy-winning singer embarked on a solo career, with his recording of “The Crying Game” punctuating Neil Jordan’s Academy Awarding-winning film of the same name. A steady fixture on reality shows as host of “The Voice Australia” and “The Voice U.K.,” Boy George is hitting the big screen, playing himself in Arclight Films’ comedy adventure “Arthur’s Whiskey,” starring Oscar-winner Diane Keaton, David Harewood (“Homeland,” “Blood Diamond”) and legendary Scottish recording artist Lulu. Arclight Films is handling worldwide rights to “Arthur’s Whiskey,” directed and co-written by Stephen Cookson. Arclight Films is selling the pic at the Cannes market. 

Jennifer Lopez had a special moment with two important ladies in her life.Over the weekend, the 53-year-old entertainer shared a sweet video of her mother, Guadalupe Rodríguez, and her husband, Ben Affleck's mother, Christopher Anne Boldt, hanging out together.«Watching #TheMother with my beautiful mothers!!! @Delola watch party

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck celebrated Mother’s Day surrounded by their children. JLo also invited her mother, Guadalupe, while Ben brought his mother and his 14-year-old daughter, Seraphina.JLo’s 15-year-old twins, Emme and Max, also enjoyed the gathering.Ben’s other kids he shares with ex Jennifer Garner, Violet, 17, and son, Samuel, 11, were not part of the celebration, as it is believed they spent the day with their mother.For the outing, the singer, actress, and businesswoman rocked an elevated white and blue springy maxi dress paired with a white handbag and oversized sunglasses.

Book Club: The Next Chapter stars Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen, who chatted with Metro Weekly about the new sequel to their 2018 hit comedy, written and directed by Bill Holderman.The screen legends were missing their girl Diane Keaton, who rounds out the quartet portraying four longtime best friends, who, this time out, jet off to Italy for a bachelorette adventure. Yet they still basked in the glow of their collective thrilling adventure shooting the film throughout Rome, Venice, and Tuscany.The gorgeous Italian scenery, and local color — like homegrown legend Giancarlo Giannini, featured in a supporting role — proved enchanting offscreen as well as in the film.“It was never stressful because you were always in a gondola, sort of coasting along,” recalls Bergen.

J. Kim Murphy The book club can’t topple comic books, as Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” will easily hold off the opening of “Book Club: The Next Chapter” to retain the top spot at the box office. “The Next Chapter” earned $2.14 million on its opening day, projecting a debut of $7 million from 3,508 locations for the three-day frame. That’s on the lower end of estimates heading into the weekend. While there’s hope that the Focus Features release will be able to earn a boost in ticket sales on the Mother’s Day holiday, the sequel won’t be able to match its predecessor. Released by Paramount in 2018, the first “Book Club” debuted to $13.5 million before legging out to a $68 million gross in North America — a solid result for an older-skewing comedy, especially before the COVID pandemic impacted the theatrical landscape.

Ben Affleck got good notes on his new film,, from some of his harshest critics — his kids!«My kids constantly make fun of me, and they won't watch any of my movies, but I showed them some clips from this and my daughter was like, 'That actually looks kind of interesting!'» the actor and director admitted in ET's exclusive look behind-the-scenes of the upcoming thriller. «So I thought that was the best review that I could get, and I hope audiences come away from it having really enjoyed the movie.»Affleck shares three kids with his ex wife, Jennifer Garner — Violet, 17, Seraphina, 14, and Samuel, 11 — but when it comes to, that's the brainchild of writer-director Robert Rodriguez, who wrote the first pass of the script all the way back in 2002.The film stars Affleck as Austin police detective Danny Rourke, who goes searching for his abducted daughter only to uncover a secret government division of «hypnotics,» powerful hypnotists trained to control people's minds. An acclaimed director himself, Affleck praised Rodriguez's «bold» style in the thriller, noting that he used directorial techniques from both modern and classic suspense films to craft a movie that feels like «old fashioned filmmaking, that relied on the story and told the story in a certain style.»«He really wanted to do a kind of homage to Hitchcock,» he continued.

In March, Ben Affleck revealed his and pal Matt Damon’s Artist Equity would be producing Unstoppable, starring none other than Affleck’s wife, Jennifer Lopez. This raises the question: Does the couple that act together, stay together? History doesn’t stand on their side, but with copious side projects in addition to Unstoppable, both Affleck and Lopez are busy enough with their own independent work to avoid on-set tensions: Affleck’s AIR is dropping on Prime Video and Lopez is celebrating the release of The Mother on Netflix on May 12, 2023.

Friday on “The View.” The “Because I Said So” actress, 77, stopped by the daytime talk show with her “Book Club: The Next Chapter” co-stars Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen, and Candice Bergen. Their new film, which hit theaters Friday, is a sequel to the foursome’s 2018 movie “Book Club.”“View” co-hosts Joy Behar, Sara Haines, and Alyssa Farah Griffin asked the legendary actresses about aging and their Hollywood memories.But when Griffin got to Keaton, “The First Wives Club” star seemed nervous, even calling the live studio audience “scary.”“All of you have made me think about aging differently, and I think it’s so powerful to see you can just have so much fun at any age. Now, Diane, I have to ask…” Griffin began.

80 For Brady,” which also starred Fonda in a group of trekking golden girls. Sally Field does not partake in a Guy Fieri chili eating contest here. Thank God.But “Brady,” at least, had a point and a solid aim — to get to the Super Bowl.

Book Club: The Next Chapter is now out in theaters!

He’s been busy by his wife’s side while she promotes her new film The Mother, which hits Netflix on Friday, May 12, 2023. But fans speculate things may not exactly be peachy between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, whose car video just went viral.

get loud — as a lip reading specialist has deduced what Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reportedly discussed Wednesday on the LA red carpet for her new Netflix movie “The Mother.”The singer/actress, who appeared to be frowning at times during the interaction, asked Affleck, 50, whether her low-cut top was “showing too much.”He told Lopez, 53, that it was fine, the Daily Mail reported, quoting a lip reader.Lopez wore a sequin-covered beige bralette with a matching high-waisted maxi skirt, while Affleck suited up in a black three-piece suit with a white shirt.The newlyweds continued shuffling, trying to nail their poses for the photographers, as the “Let’s Get Loud” singer gestured to the “Air” actor to get into position.Affleck appeared to tell Lopez to come closer to him, leaning into her ear and whispering, “Don’t worry, babe,” per the Daily Mail. Lopez then tells him to “come close to me.”After striking several poses, the “Argo” director wraps it up, saying it’s “done.”Ready to head inside for the premiere, he kisses Lopez and comforts her by asking if she is OK.She responds “yes” and proceeds to say they need to “step over there” for others on the carpet.The couple’s tense body language that evening could be attributed to a viral video of Affleck abruptly shutting the car door in Lopez’s face on Tuesday.The clip, posted by The Hollywood Fix, shows the couple walking toward their car and Affleck opening the door for his wife as she gets settled in.He lightly slams the door closed and glances at the paparazzi with annoyance.Several YouTube users quickly labeled Affleck’s glare as grumpy, sad or miserable.“He looks really sad; he doesn’t like paparazzi attention,” commented one person.“He looks miserable as hell,” agreed

Jennifer Lopez is opening up about remarks her mom recently made about how badly she always wanted the actress to reconnect with Ben Affleck.Lopez and Affleck walked the red carpet at the premiere of her new action thriller,, at the Westwood Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday.The couple packed on the PDA while posing for cameras, and a beaming Lopez spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier about her mom's recent comments with the Today show about how she'd been hoping the pair would rekindle their romance for over two decades.«It's so funny, she never said that to me,» Lopez told ET, laughing. «We never spoke about it.»Lopez and Affleck got married last August, after rekindling their romance.

Jennifer Lopez is celebrating the premiere of her new film with her man by her side!Lopez hit  red carpet Wednesday with husband Ben Affleck and the pair were all smiles as they posed for pics. Dressed in a glittering long taupe coat, matching skirt and bra top, J.Lo was chic as ever as she put a modern twist on the power suit.

Michaela Zee editor From riding boats in Venice to landing in Tuscany in a helicopter, “Book Club: The Next Chapter” star Jane Fonda had quite the adventure in Italy with Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen.  Her favorite memory there? “When we went to see the Sistine Chapel at night, and there was nobody else there,” Fonda told Variety at the New York premiere on Monday night. “And we had the whole ceiling explained to us by a great guide. That was a real treat.”  Although the sequel was filmed nearly five years after the original, Fonda never lost contact with her “Book Club” co-stars. 

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Moms, it’s time to swap the paperback copy of “Normal People” for a movie ticket. “Book Club: The Next Chapter” opens on the big screen this weekend, and the sequel to 2018’s sleeper-hit septuagenarian comedy is expected to earn $7 million to $10 million from 3,507 North American theaters in its debut. Focus Features is hoping the film, which reunites the core group of readers in Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen, will bring out the same crowd of older females that powered the first “Book Club” to $68 million domestically and $104 million globally. The original, which was released by Paramount, debuted to $13.5 million.

In today’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo gets hypnotized by Robert Rodriguez (“Desperado,” “Sin City,” “The Book of Boba Fett”). The prolific writer/producer/director is currently promoting his latest film, “Hypnotic,” which follows a detective (Ben Affleck) who relentlessly pursues a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program.

, and Elle Fanning (among others) on the front row, the actor put a luxe spin on festival fashion in denim flares, a triangle bikini top and a bejeweled vest, constructed from double C charms and the maison’s trademark leather chains. Glasto-ready bumbag? Not for Robbie, who opted instead for a quilted top-handle stamped with the Chanel logo.The actor rocked beachy waves on the front row at Chanel’s Resort 2024 cruise show.For added Coachella effect, the actor wore her signature beachy blonde waves in a ’70s-inspired tousled style.

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