Melissa McCarthy fired an extra from her new comedy, ‘Tammy,’ for mistreating her own child on the set, TMZ is reporting. The actress, who also co-wrote and is directing the film with her husband, Ben Falcone, fired the extra on Monday from the Wilmington, North Carolina set. The extra is a woman in her 20s, who brought her child, who is approximately 4 or 5-years-old, for the daylong shoot by a lake. Witnesses said the mother, who was receiving the standard $58 paycheck for being an extra for the day, had been struggling with her child all morning. The mother was reportedly telling the child to quiet down constantly. She  [ Read More ]

In addition to the caUniversal CityWalk is celebrating its 20th anniversary and the release of the anticipated action crime thriller ‘Fast and Furious 6′ through a retrospective of eight prop cars from all six films in the hit film series. tTe event will also feature a life-sized wax figure of ‘Fast and Furious’ star Vin Diesel from Madaame Toussads. The cars to be featured in the exhibit include the Dodge Daytona, Ford Escort and Flip car from ‘Fast and Furious 6;’ the Buick Grande National from ‘Fast and Furious;’ the Nissan Skyline GT-R, Mitsubishi eclipse Spyder and Mazda RX-7 from ’2 Fast 2 Furious;’ and the 1970 Dodge Charger from  [ Read More ]

The second season of “Small Town Security” has been entertaining fans with its particular brand of crazy reality. This Thursday, the show continues the adventures of JJK Security with Episode Three. Here’s what’s happening in this upcoming episode: “Captain schemes to sell Chief’s Mustang behind her back. Brian takes Christa on a P.I. Stakeout. Lieutenant helps Chief manage her anger.” We’ve got an exclusive clip from the episode below featuring the crew culling together some items for auction; check it out and tell us what you think in the comments section! “Small Town Security” airs every Thursday at 10/9c on AMC. Here’s more on “Small Town Security”: “Fame or infamy?  [ Read More ]

“Anchorman: The Legend Continues” is already exciting audiences, and it hasn’t even come out to theaters yet! If you’ve been in the audience to see “Star Trek Into Darkness,” you probably saw this teaser trailer and, if you’re like a lot people, started getting really happy. The first film, “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” became a cult classic and, judging from the trailer, the second one aims on becoming just as big. Below is the teaser trailer. I think that if you’re a fan of Will Ferrell and “Anchorman,” I think you’re going to really like it. “Anchorman: The Legend Continues” stars Ferrell along with Steve Carell, Jim Carrey,  [ Read More ]

TIFF darling and award-winner “Picture Day” is now out on DVD and VOD. The film is directed by Kate Melville and stars “Orphan Black” star Tatiana Maslany along with Spencer Van Wyck and Steven McCarthy. The film takes a look at a girl named Claire (Maslany), who is forced to repeat her senior year in high school. At night, she indulges in a relationship with rocker Jim (McCarthy), but during the day, she bonds with freshman Henry (Van Wyck), a boy she used to babysit. ShockYa was happy to be able to speak with Maslany about playing Claire, a role that she said offers a unique perspective on sexuality and  [ Read More ]

Kit Williamson is extremely busy. Not only does he have a recurring role in one of TV’s most exciting shows, “Mad Men,” but he’s also got a huge fanbase thanks to web series “EastSiders” and “Hipsterhood.” ShockYa was excited to be able to speak with Williamson about his projects and what it’s like to have fans both on and offline. I know that you’re in “Mad Men.” Could you tell me a bit about your character, Ed Giffords? Kit Williamson: He’s a copywriter in Elizabeth Moss’ [as Peggy Olson] office. And he’s kind of insecure and anxious, especially around Peggy. The two offices actually merged…so now my character works at  [ Read More ]

Rihanna looked chic on Thursday as she sported Jennifer Fisher jewelry while leaving her hotel in New York City. The singer, who won four Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night, was filming a Bud Weiser commercial during her time in New York. Fisher started her line, Jennifer Fisher Jewelry, after the birth of her first child, Shane, as she created a personalized dog tag charm for him with his name. She then wanted to create jewelry that signifies her own personal style, and can be worn all the time. The designer provides each client, including Rihanna, Naomi Watts, Jessica Alba, Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicole Kidman, with individualized pieces. Since  [ Read More ]

Summertime is going to be here before we know it, and if you’re ready to celebrate summer, Pepsi and Mountain Dew is giving you what you need with their “Iconic Summer program! Pepsi and Mountain Dew will be celebrating the best sporting events, concerts, local happenings and much more. Even better, Iconic Summer is offering over 250,000 prizes to fans, starting today. Both brands are giving away a smorgasbord of prizes, including A trip to Super Bowl XVIII A trip to the 2013 World Series Tickets to the MTV Video Music Awards in Brooklyn, NY on August 25 Passes to the Winter 2013 DEW Tour in Breckenridge, CO, as well  [ Read More ]

NASA is routinely thought of as the our precursor to the fictional Starfleet Academy, and recently, astronauts interacted with “Star Trek Into Darkness” stars to discuss the intersection between “Star Trek” and NASA’s current programs. Astronaut Chris Cassidy on the International Space Station and astronauts Michael Fincke and Kjell Lindgren connected with writer/producer Damon Lindelof and stars Chris Pine, Alice Eve and John Cho through Google+ to talk about how “Star Trek” and NASA are connected along with what happens in zero gravity, if any of the actors would want to go into space, which captain is Eve’s favorite and more. We’ve got the highlights embedded below, but if you  [ Read More ]

Michael Bay and Paramount Pictures have announced that Chinese actress Li Bingbing (“Resident Evil: Retribution”) has been cast in “Transformers 4.” She joins Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz and Sophia Myles in the fourth film in the hit series of movies based on the best-selling Hasbro toyline. “Transformers 4″ will be in theaters June 27, 2014. “I am excited to have Li Bingbing join our cast and to be shooting portions of the movie in her native China,” said Bay. “I have always aspired to work with the best actors and this cast is especially exciting now with the addition of Li.” Li was recently  [ Read More ]

You might recall when ShockYa told you about the chance to get a limited edition piece of “Star Trek” art made by Gallery 1988′s Mark Englert. If you happened to miss out, don’t worry! There’s now a second chance to get your hands on the cool artwork! The piece is a glow-in-the-dark “Star Trek Into Darkness” IMAX FANFIX poster. The art came about through a collaboration between IMAX, Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot, Gallery 1988 and Englert. IMAX will be giving away this second print to the first 300 people to see “Star Trek Into Darkness: AN IMAX 3D Experience” this Friday, May 24 at each location. If you’d like to  [ Read More ]

Brooklyn, New York was the scene of Jamie Foxx’s newest film. This film isn’t your standard Hollywood blockbuster, though; it’s a film for Canon’s “Project Imaginati0n.” Foxx was the director for the latest film in the Canon project. The film stars Tyrin Turner, one of Foxx’s long time-friends and star of the cult classic “Menace II Society,” along with “Django Unchained” actress Nichole Galicia. “Project Imaginati0n” mentor Ron Howard and visitors including David West from the Indiana Pacers and fans populated the set. You can take a look photos from the film set below the post. Other celebrity directors for Project Imaginat10n include Eva Longoria, James Murphy, Biz Stone and  [ Read More ]

Emma Roberts looked gorgeous on May 13 as she stepped out wearing the Loeffler Randall “Lulu” sandal. The ‘Adult World’ star wore the black suede t-strap flat sandal, which is embroidered with gold studs, and features a bow, 5mm heel and leather sole, as she as she strolled in West Hollywood. The sandal, which retails for $295 is now available on Loeffler Randall’s official website. Roberts is just one actress, including Diane Kruger, Mandy Moore and Emma Watson, who is a fan of Loeffer Randall’s mix of refined sophistication and downtown vibe, which earned the brand early critical and commercial success. The brand was created by designer Jessie Randall, following  [ Read More ]

With so many promising projects in the works, this weekend’s Cheat Sheet is all about the upcoming films you should keep on your radar. Even before “RED 2” hits theaters, Summit already has “RED 3” in the works while Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are gearing up for Bond 24 by honing in on a potential replacement for Sam Mendes. Craig Zobel just snagged Chris Pine and Amanda Seyfried for his adaptation of “Z for Zachariah” while Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski just scored Asa Butterfield and Chloe Mortez for their feature debut, “The White Circus.” Looking for the details on those stories and more? They’re all here in  [ Read More ]

The box office results for the weekend of May 17th – 19th is all about Star Trek Into Darkness. J.J. Abrams sequel to his successful 2009 relaunch of the lauded sci-fi series didn’t quite reach the universal masses as planned, but it didn’t lose any speed either on its way to claiming top honors around the world. Here are the studio estimates: 1. Star Trek Into Darkness ($70.5 million) 2. Iron Man 3 ($35.1 million) 3. The Great Gatsby ($23.4 million) 4. Pain & Gain ($3.1 million) 5. The Croods ($2.7 million) 6. 42 ($2.7 million) 7. Oblivion ($2.2 million) 8. Mud ($2.2 million) 9. Tyler Perry Presents Peeples ($2.1  [ Read More ]