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Another Hollywood Chris Is Off the Market

Evans quietly married 26-year-old Portuguese actor Alba Baptista over the weekend

(Newser) - There is apparently only one of the four Hollywood Chrises who still qualifies as a bachelor, and he is Chris Pine, not Hemsworth, Pratt, or Evans. The 42-year-old Evans, aka Captain America in the Marvel franchise, quietly got himself married to Portuguese actor Alba Baptista over the weekend, reports Page...

Hemsworth: Fourth Thor Movie Was 'Too Silly'

But he hasn't ruled out playing character again

(Newser) - Thousands of miles from Hollywood, Chris Hemsworth is enjoying family life—and surfing—in Byron Bay, Australia, but he hasn't ruled out picking up Thor's hammer again. In a wide-ranging interview with GQ , the 39-year-old Australian actor says he agrees with critics, including friends of his twin sons,...

Chris Hemsworth Learns of Health Risk While Making Show

Actor has an increased risk for Alzheimer's, he discovers on 'Limitless'

(Newser) - Chris Hemsworth got an unwanted surprise when participating in the National Geographic series Limitless on Disney+. Blood tests revealed that the then-37-year-old Thor star has roughly 10 times the average risk of developing Alzheimer's because both his parents have a gene known as APOE4. "It was initially pretty...

Fight Over Chris Pratt Gets Very Political

A Twitter meme turns into a battle over Pratt's religion, beliefs, politics, and character

(Newser) - Chris Pratt, anger magnet? Sure looks that way. The Hollywood actor was savaged on Twitter and defended by colleagues this week after an Internet challenge named him Hollywood's "worst Chris," Deadline reports. TV writer and producer Amy Berg started it by asking Twitter which Hollywood Chris "...

Tasmanian Devils Haven't Done This in 3K Years
Tasmanian
Devils Haven't
Done This
in 3K Years
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Oct 10, 2020 7:00 AM CDT

Tasmanian Devils Haven't Done This in 3K Years

The scrappy marsupials are returning to mainland Australia

(Newser) - Welcome back, Tasmanian Devils—it's been 3,000 years. The fierce little creatures are returning to Australia's mainland for the first time in three millennia thanks to the efforts of conservation groups, the BBC reports. As of last month, 26 of them have been released into a large,...

Jumanji is No. 1 for the Third Week in a Row
Jumanji Tops the Charts
Again With $20M
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Jan 21, 2018 11:25 AM CST

Jumanji Tops the Charts Again With $20M

It's the third week in a row for the family adventure film

(Newser) - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle outdid another weekend's worth of newcomers to top the North American box office for the third straight weekend, making the surprise hit the fifth-highest grossing film of all time for Sony Pictures. Jumanji sold $20 million in tickets, according to studio estimates Sunday, bringing...

Goofy Ghostbusters 'Silences the Backlash'
 Goofy Ghostbusters 
 'Silences the Backlash' 
MOVIE REVIEW
Jul 15, 2016 9:17 AM CDT

Goofy Ghostbusters 'Silences the Backlash'

Kate McKinnon resembles 'a young Bill Murray'

(Newser) - Remaking Ghostbusters was never going to be easy. Luckily, an all-female cast wasn't afraid to answer the call. While audiences—who may or may not have read the hate blanketing the web —give this summer's reboot a 44% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes , most critics are counting...

Huntsman Misses Its Mark, Bombs
 Huntsman Misses 
 Its Mark, Bombs 
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Apr 24, 2016 11:09 AM CDT

Huntsman Misses Its Mark, Bombs

'Jungle Book' continues to roar

(Newser) - The Jungle Book remains king of the box office in its second weekend in theaters, beating new opener The Huntsman: Winter's War by nearly $40 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. While The Jungle Book celebrates a $60.8 million weekend and a $191.5 million domestic total, The ...

Teen Who Returned Thor's Wallet Gets a Hero's Reward

'Ma, do you know who this is?'

(Newser) - A 17-year-old kid who returned Thor's missing wallet is an even bigger Boy Scout than Captain America—literally. Mashable reports actor Chris Hemsworth was eating with his family in a "rough" area of Los Angeles when he forgot his wallet. "I left my wallet on the table...

Fey, Poehler Returning to SNL
 Fey, Poehler Returning to SNL 
Nov 18, 2015 8:16 AM CST

Fey, Poehler Returning to SNL

They'll co-host the show for the first time on Dec. 19

(Newser) - Former Saturday Night Live cast members Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will return to the stage next month—only this time they'll be hosts. The pair will co-host the show for the first time on Dec. 19, a day after their new film, Sisters, hits theaters. They'll be...

People's New Sexiest Man Hails From Down Under

Australian actor Chris Hemsworth nabs the title

(Newser) - For the fourth year running , People has handed its Sexiest Man Alive crown to someone other than Ryan Gosling . This year's winner? Chris Hemsworth, who just barely dodged the bullet of becoming Miley Cyrus' brother-in-law . The Thor star, 31, trots out the standard line of finding it "pretty...

Your Top-Earning Actor Is...
 Your Top-Earning Actor Is... 
Jul 22, 2014 8:59 AM CDT

Your Top-Earning Actor Is...

Robert Downey Jr., again

(Newser) - For the second year in a row , Robert Downey Jr. has snagged the top spot on Forbes ' list of Hollywood's highest-earning actors. Once again, he's estimated to have earned $75 million between last June and this one, and once again, a large part of that is probably...

Mighty Thor (Mostly) Delivers

 Mighty Thor 
 (Mostly) Delivers 
MOVIE REVIEW
Nov 8, 2013 9:04 AM CST

Mighty Thor (Mostly) Delivers

They might need a 'field guide,' but fans should enjoy, say critics

(Newser) - The nine realms are about to converge in Thor: The Dark World—but don't expect to keep them all straight. The jumping from world to world in director Alan Taylor's film, starring Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman, appears to have left critics scattered. (It's got a 69%...

Brace Yourself: Miley Is Having 3 Weddings

Billy Ray Cyrus confirms daughter, Liam Hemsworth are overdoing it

(Newser) - As if the prospect of one Miley Cyrus wedding isn't bad enough, now her dad confirms that you will actually have to hear about three. Yes, for some reason not spelled out by Billy Ray, his daughter and her fiancé , Liam Hemsworth, "are going to have three weddings....

Kristen Stewart Not Invited to Snow White Sequel

Affair cost her more than just Robert Pattinson, apparently

(Newser) - First Kristen Stewart lost her boyfriend ; now her affair with Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders may have cost her a job. The Hollywood Reporter says Stewart has been "dropped" from the Snow White sequel, which will now focus solely on the Huntsman character played by Chris...

Snow White a Mix of Good, Evil
 Snow White a Mix of Good, Evil 
movie review
Jun 1, 2012 11:40 AM CDT

Snow White a Mix of Good, Evil

Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron star in dark take on tale

(Newser) - Snow White and the Huntsman, the latest take on the fairy tale starring Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron, is an impressive spectacle, featuring all kinds of brooding visual effects. But critics are sharply divided as to whether the film is an overall success:
  • "There is nothing cute about this
...

Critics Agree: Avengers a Blast
 Critics Agree: Avengers a Blast 
movie review
May 4, 2012 7:37 AM CDT

Critics Agree: Avengers a Blast

Joss Whedon directs Robert Downey Jr. in superhero blowout

(Newser) - Sure, it's an effective moneymaking scheme: release movies about individual superheroes, then one about all of them. But with Joss Whedon at the helm, The Avengers really works. What critics are saying:
  • "Even if you don't particularly like comic-book adaptations, this film just might make a believer
...

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