Photo: Craig Sjodin/ABC (2)Victoria Fulleris excited about the journey ahead with boyfriendGreg Grippo.“Greg and I are very, very happy right now,” Fuller, 29, toldE! News. “We are just enjoying being able to finally be together.“The former season 24Bachelorcontestant added: “We don’t know what the future holds, but maybe it’s a bunch of Grippo babies. We’ll see!“Fuller sparked dating rumors with Grippo, 29, over the summer as they were spotted vacationing in Italy together....

Stock image of a Babirusa.Photo:Hohlfeld/ullstein bild via Getty Hohlfeld/ullstein bild via Getty The rare endangered babirusa — which means “pig deer” in the Malay language — was born on Dec. 15, 2023, the zoo announced onInstagramTuesday. This was the first time a babirusa was born at the zoo. The swine’s sex is still undetermined because it remains in isolation with its mother. Babirusas are native to Indonesia and found in wet climates — such as swamps and rainforests....

Dwayne Johnson inBlack Adam(2022).Photo: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures Black Adamis making waves. Dwayne Johnson’s superhero passion project — which he’s been working to bring to the big screen for 15 years — is out Friday, and critics are finding it fun, if somewhat familiar territory for the genre. ForEmpiremagazine, Helen O’Harawrotethat the movie is “sometimes a mess, but it’s a generally entertaining one.” But, since the PG-13 movie is “mixing family-film tropes with a protagonist who straight-up murders people,” there’s a “weird contradiction” at play, added O’Hara: The filmmakers “want edge, but without alienating family audiences....

Danai Guriradoesn’t just wield a spear as Dora Milaje general Okoye in theBlack Panthermovies — she brings those skills home. In an appearance on the U.K.‘sJonathan RossShowairing Saturday, Gurira, 44, said she’s found her character’s spear useful in the real world — specifically for knocking down unwanted spiderwebs around her house,according to Insider. “When I’m coming up and down some stairs outside my home and there’s always a spiderweb,” Gurira said....

Chadwick Boseman and Ryan Coogler in February 2018.Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImageRyan Cooglercontemplated quitting the movie business after the death ofChadwick Boseman.The director, 36, toldEntertainment Weeklythat after Bosemandiedof colon cancer in August 2020 at the age of 43, he didn’t know if he could continue making movies.“I was at a point when I was like, ‘I’m walking away from this business.’ I didn’t know if I could make another movie period, [let alone] anotherBlack Panthermovie, because it hurt a lot....

Ryan Coogler; Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa.Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/Getty; Marvel/Disney/Kobal/ShutterstockRyan Coogleris explaining what the focus ofBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverwas originally going to be prior to the death of starChadwick Boseman.Coogler, 36, spoke toThe Hollywood Reporterfor a recent profile of Boseman’s franchise costarLupita Nyong’o, revealing that the script he co-wrote withJoe Robert Cole"before Chadwick passed was very much rooted in [Boseman’s characterKing T’Challa]’s perspective.““It was a massive movie but also simultaneously a character study that delved deeply into his psyche and situation,” added the filmmaker, who also helmed 2018’sBlack Panther....

Chadwick Boseman and Ryan Coogler in February 2018.Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImage Ryan Coogleris remembering his final conversation withChadwick Boseman. In an episode ofWakanda Forever: The Official Black Pantherpodcast that aired on Thursday,The Black Pantherdirectorrecalled his “last conversation"with the beloved actor, whodied of colon cancer in August 2020at the age of 43. At the time, Coogler, 36, noted he was calling Boseman “to ask if he wanted to read [the script] before I got notes from the studio....

Black Pantheris back! On Saturday, Marvel debuted the first teaser trailer forBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever, a sequel to the smash-hit 2018 film, which starred the lateChadwick Bosemanas the titular hero. A synopsis of the film states that the characters “must fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death.” “As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda,” the synopsis continues....

Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverjust made history in Nigeria. The film’s Sunday premiere in the African country’s largest city, Lagos, marked thefirst time a Marvel film has held a local premiere, according to Deadline. Attendees at the star-studded event included director/co-writerRyan Cooglerand producer Nate Moore, as well as the film’s starsLupita Nyong’o,Danai Gurira,Winston Duke,Letitia Wright,Michaela CoelandTenoch Huerta. “This is huge for the continent of Africa as it symbolizes to us further bridging of the gaps between the global film industries,” Ude added of the Nigerian premiere, which AFRIFF held in association with FilmOne Entertainment, per Deadline....

Huerta, who plays the antagonist Namor inWakanda Forever, gasps as he examines an action figure of his character. “I want to havethisbody,” he jokes. In the unboxing video, Thorne, Gurira, Duke and Huerta all unveil Funko Pop toys of their characters in the movie. “Your head size matches,” Duke said of Gurira and her Funko Pop figure, causing the actress to burst out in laughter. Winston Duke and Danai Gurira.Disney...

Photo: Fox Searchlight/Kobal/ShutterstockBlack Swanmight someday transform into a live musical.DirectorDarren Aronofskytold The AV Clubthat he is working on a stage musical adaptation of his 2010 filmBlack Swan, which won starNatalie Portmanan Oscar. (The thriller was also nominated for Best Picture, Cinematography, Editing and Director.)“We’re trying to do theBlack Swanmusical,” said Aronofsky, 53, when asked about making a Broadway show. “We’ll see what happens. But we’re working on it.“The director — who made the new dramaThe Whaleand films likeThe Wrestler,Requiem for a Dream,Noahandmother!...

Jenifer Lewis.Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Jenifer Lewisis ready to fight for abortion rights after the Supreme Court decided tooverturnRoe v. Wade. Lewis, who voiced Mama Odie in the 2009 animated film, gave a rousing performance of her character’s song “Dig a Little Deeper” before getting deep, explaining her reaction to the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion rights. “Go to my page and watch me, Lizzo and Tiffany [Haddish] sing about it,” Lewis tells PEOPLE of a recent post she shared in the wake of the news that features the superstars criticizing the ruling....

Stock image of the Marburg virus.Photo:Science Photo Library/Getty Science Photo Library/Getty A warning has been issued to travelers over the spread of three diseases, including theMarburgvirus. It’s a close cousin ofEbolathat’s been dubbed the “bleeding eye” virus due to one of its symptoms. Marburg,Mpoxand Oropouch (commonly called“sloth fever”) are spreading in multiple countries, according to the UK Department of Health’s site,Travel Health Pro. Marburg is a rare but “severe hemorrhagic fever that can cause serious illness and death,” theU....