Issa Rae: Last News

Issa Rae spoke to ET's Ash Crossan at the  premiere Tuesday, where she spilled the tea on hanging with her  co-stars after filming.«We went out together at a club night, we had a couple of other crazy nights, so, she was all about facilitating bonding time,» Rae said of the film's director, Greta Gerwig, who hosted Barbie and un-Barbie events for the star-studded cast, which includes the likes of Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu and more. «I'm grateful for it.

Dua Lipa is pushing fans onto the dance floor with her groove-heavy new single and accompanying music video, from the soundtrack to the upcoming “Barbie” movie.

Thania Garcia Dua Lipa has shared the first single off the incoming “Barbie” soundtrack: a slick, disco-pop number titled “Dance The Night.” The track was released alongside a playful, and perfectly pink music video featuring clips of the movie and a cameo from director Greta Gerwig. As a bonafide synth-pop hitmaker, Dua pulls retro-futuristic inspiration from her last record “Future Nostalgia” to craft the disco delight of “Dance The Night.” “Baby you can find me under the lights / Diamonds under my eyes,” Dua sings in the first few lines of the song. In the matching music video, Dua shows up on set and is shocked to see the giant disco ball that Gerwig ordered for the video has been accidentally destroyed.

Barbie is taking on the real world!

The upcoming "Barbie" movie almost starred a superhero as the iconic plastic doll. In a new interview with Vogue, the film's star Margot Robbie revealed that "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot had to turn down a role as one of the many Barbies seen in the movie. "Gal Gadot is Barbie energy," Robbie said.

Barbie is heading out on her biggest adventure ever.

movie — which stars Margot Robbie as the world-famous doll and Ryan Gosling  as her Ken.It's in the middle of yet another «best day ever!» in Barbieland when the titular doll starts to get a sense that something might be a little bit off.«Do you guys ever think about dying?» she asks, bringing her perfectly-choreographed dance party to a halt.It turns out, plenty of strange things have been happening to Barbie. Her shower runs cold, she falls off her roof and — worst of all — her feet are flat on the ground!With the help of Kate McKinnon's marker-faced Barbie, she sets out to find the truth in the «Real World.» But what will she uncover?Watch the full trailer below:'s star-studded cast also includes America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, Michael Cera, Emma Mackey, Ncuti Gatwa, Emerald Fennell, Alexandra Shipp, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Hari Nef, Ariana Greenblatt, Sharon Rooney, Scott Evans, Rhea Pearlman, Will Ferrell, and more.When Robbie and Gosling sat down for s summer 2023 issue recently, the actor shared one of the ways his co-star would help him get into character on set.«She left a pink present with a pink bow, from Barbie to Ken, every day while we were filming,» Gosling recalled.

The second trailer for the Barbie movie just debuted and this time, the plot is becoming more and more clear.

Margot Robbie wanted to cast Gal Gadot as one of the Barbies in her upcoming Barbie movie. The Australian actress, who produced the film, plays the main Barbie in the movie alongside Dua Lipa, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, and Hari Nef as different variations of the iconic Mattel doll. In a cover interview with Vogue magazine, Robbie revealed that she wanted to cast the Wonder Woman star as one of the Barbies but she was unavailable at the time.

Margot Robbie is opening up about Barbie and the sexualization of the doll. The star of the Greta Gerwig-directed film also reveals that she wanted to get Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot could’ve been a part of the star-studded “Barbie” movie cast.

revealed in the summer issue of Vogue the surprising amount of work involved in bringing plastic to life on screen. A big choice made in the film, directed by Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), is keeping Barbie and Ken playthings rather than real people.So, one major question the “Wolf of Wall Street” actress faced: What are Barbie’s feelings on sex?“I’m like, Okay, she’s a doll,” Robbie said to the magazine. “She’s a plastic doll. She doesn’t have organs.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ryan Gosling revealed to Vogue that Margot Robbie helped him get into character on the “Barbie” set by leaving him a gift each day of filming. “It would be very un-Ken of me to talk about Ken,” Gosling said when asked about his process of getting into character. The only thing he would reveal were the presents Robbie left him. “She left a pink present with a pink bow, from Barbie to Ken, every day while we were filming,” Gosling said. “They were all beach-related. Like puka shells, or a sign that says ‘Pray for surf.’ Because Ken’s job is just beach. I’ve never quite figured out what that means. But I felt like she was trying to help Ken understand, through these gifts that she was giving.”

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Margot Robbie’s “Barbie” movie casts Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Emma Mackey, Dua Lipa, Alexandra Shipp, Kate McKinnon and more as different iterations of the iconic Mattel doll, but the first actor Robbie envisioned as a Barbie in the film was none other than Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot. She wasn’t available, but Robbie explained to Vogue that Gadot’s “Barbie energy” became a template for casting all of the film’s Barbie roles. What exactly is Barbie energy? “Gal Gadot is Barbie energy,” Robbie said. “Because Gal Gadot is so impossibly beautiful, but you don’t hate her for being that beautiful because she’s so genuinely sincere, and she’s so enthusiastically kind, that it’s almost dorky. It’s like right before being a dork.”

Eva Mendes is proud of her husband’s new role as Ken, and she is showing her support by wearing a t-shirt with Ryan Gosling. The actor who stars in the upcoming movie Barbie appears across the garment in full character.The 49-year-old actress wrote she “Got that real big Kenergy.

This year’s Peabody Awards ceremony has been canceled “due to the ongoing uncertainty and meaningful challenges that exist industrywide,” according to a statement from the Peabody Awards organization. The June 11 awards would have been the organization’s first in-person ceremony since 2019, as well as the first time ever in its history that the Awards would take place in Los Angeles.

This week’s guest is Sharon Horgan.

The winners of the 2023 Peabody Awards have been announced and PBS leads the pack with a total of 6 followed by Apple TV+ and Disney+ with 3 a piece and HBO Max with 2 trophies.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “I am Black woman; hear me roar!” The hilarity of Black women on television has been sorely missed and ignored by the Television Academy over multiple decades. However, this year’s slate of outstanding lead and supporting comedy actress seem to be the two spots preventing an #EmmysSoWhite moment from occurring. Quinta Brunson is the front-runner to win her first acting Emmy for her charming turn as Janine Teagues, the optimistic 2nd-grade teacher from ABC’s “Abbott Elementary.” With a beautiful sophomore season in the books and the added benefit of Jean Smart being out of the competition for “Hacks,” she seems perfectly aligned with the Emmy cosmos to land much-deserved recognition. The possible recognition would be long overdue for Black comedians on television.

All about the LOLs! Skye Townsend is stepping out of character to share some personal facts with Us Weekly. 

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are channeling their characters! The co-stars stepped out to promote their upcoming film at CinemaCon on Tuesday, and both certainly dressed for the occasion.Both Robbie and Gosling donned pink for the Las Vegas outing, with the former in a pale pink skirt and crop top set, and the latter rocking a hot pink jacket, which he wore over a T-shirt that read, «From Director Greta Gerwig.»Robbie and Gosling looked happy as could be as they posed on the red carpet, before heading inside for the presentation about their film. The pair smiled and laughed onstage, and Gosling even discussed how he got into character to play Ken.«I have to be honest.