After rescuing Jyn Erso as a child and promptly abandoning her when she was a teenager, Gerrera’s vicious tactics and terrorist-style methods of achieving victories against the Empire seem just a little off. The character, whose actual first appearance did not occur on the big screen, has a growing legacy involving several generations of “Star Wars” heroes, but conveying that in the movie seemed to be a little difficult in the heat of battle. As we gear up for his appearance on the second half of “Star Wars Rebels,” it’s important to look at where the character — who first made his debut in the “Clone Wars” animated series — has been and where he’s going.

CryWorks, the startup virtual-reality company founded by Euan Macdonald, Hans Uhlig and Kymber Lim, has changed its name to Holor Media. Now composed of Holor Studios, Holor Labs and the upcoming Holor.tv, it will focus on producing and distributing next-gen content while continuing to invent tools for VR/media creators. "Holor Media is bringing fans, creators and brands together in a way that's never been done before," Macdonald said. "As our technology evolves into next…

About a third of the way through Assassin’s Creed, Michael Fassbender’s Callum Lynch sits in a moment of quiet reflection, looks around, says, “What the fuck is going on?,” then laughs. Then I let out a, “ha ha.” We are all laughing – sharing a good laugh with Michael Fassbender. After sitting through Assassin’s Creed, I just want to believe in something again.

Gal Gadot doesn’t understand your problem with Wonder Woman as a U.N. Ambassador. The actress who currently plays the heroine in the DC movies was reacting to pressure put on the United Nations to walk back from using the large breasted superhero as an ambassador for girls and women. “When people argue that Wonder Woman should ‘cover up,’ I don’t quite get it,” Gadot added.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has declared Monday’s Berlin Christmas market truck crash a target of a terrorist attack. According to the New York Times, German interior minister Thomas de Maiziere said that a 23-year-old Pakistani man who had applied for asylum was arrested on suspicion of being involved in the crash. “We must assume at the current time that it was a terrorist attack,” Merkel said on Tuesday.

Fact: Surfers are some of the bravest souls on the planet. They may feel like their sport of choice is NBD, but…

Kate Beckinsale dishes on spending the holidays with both her ex, Michael Sheen, and his girlfriend, Sarah Silverman.

The “Justice League” is ready for battle in a new image from the upcoming film. In the image (below), we see Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), and The Flash (Ezra Miller) looking off into the distance, ready to combat whatever the forces of evil can throw at them. In an interview accompanying the image, first published at Entertainment Weekly, Miller explained the personalities of the different superfriends, and how they relate to one another.

“Flip or Flop” stars Christina and Tarek El Moussa won’t be getting back together anytime soon, according to a recent TMZ report. Tarek dated the family’s former nanny, 23-year-old Alyssa Logan, according to TMZ.

In her highly hyped White House exit interview with Oprah Winfrey, First Lady Michelle Obama continues to insist she is not interested in running for office. The idea of a Michelle Obama White House probably speaks more to voters regret with the election outcome, FLOTUS speculated in the interview, which aired first on CBS and then on OWN. Among many other reasons for her non-interest, Michelle Obama thinks that’s too big an ask for members of a family that already have…

The 'Flip or Flop' star is looking to her children to help brighten her darkest days.

Rogue One finally opened this past weekend. We’ve seen it one or twice (okay, maybe three times), because needless to say we’re…

“I would ask if he has no shame, but he proved decades ago that he didn’t,” Scarborough said. Former president Clinton recently said that “angry white men” voted for Trump elected. “Oh my god,” Scarborough said in response. “If Hillary Clinton would have carried the same people that Barack Obama carried among these ‘angry white men,’ she would have been elected.

Epileptic Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald said Tuesday that supporters of President-elect Donald Trump are “loading up” his Twitter feed with flashing lights designed to inflict harm. Fox News host Tucker Carlson recently called out Eichenwald for spreading potentially fake news on Twitter without an explanation, which may have been what sparked Trump supporters to attack the reporter.

Even if you’re not a big fan of Family Guy, you have to admit that it was created by a pretty talented…

When it comes to this festive season of spreading cheer, goodwill, and presents, it’s absolutely no fun if your pets don’t get…

Samantha Bee had Glenn Beck on her TBS late night show, during which Beck went through the latest iteration of his “reaching out to apologize” for his perception of the role he has played in the country’s nasty political conversation, and Bee became the latest liberal to give him a platform in which to perform. “My audience is going to think I'm crazy for sitting down with you,” Bee told him in the highly hyped Full Frontal interview, in which both agreed to wear ugly…

British actor David Thewlis has been confirmed for season three of "Fargo" reports Entertainment Weekly. The actor, known for his role as Remus Lupin in the "Harry Potter" franchise, will join the next season as a series regular. Thewlis will join already confirmed cast members Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead ("10 Cloverfield Lane") and Carrie Coon ("The Leftovers") for the next installment of the thriller.

“I, as a guy who has done damage, I don’t want to do any more damage,” Beck said. Despite the vast difference in their politics, Beck said that Bee is a “catastrophist” just like him, making them even more alike than she realized. “Do you believe there’s a chance we fall into a dictatorship under Donald Trump?” Beck asked.

In the 19th century, before the advent of antibiotics, Listerine mouthwash was marketed as a cure for gonorrhoea. Listerine killed gonorrhoea bacteria in petri dishes in the lab, and in the throats of infected people, a team reported in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. Also known as "the clap", gonorrhoea is spread through unprotected oral, vaginal or anal sex.

We’re officially calling it guys: Kylie Jenner is the queen of Christmas decorations and all things holiday-related. Her holiday-themed cosmetics collection has…

Jennifer Lawrence and her BFF bring the shade on 'Watch What Happens Live!'

Brendan Fraser was booted from The Mummy franchise (one of two times he was replaced by Dwayne Johnson), but even he feels embarrassed for Tom Cruise right now. The only noises are grunts, sighs, screams, and an occasional snippet of dialogue, like Cruise saying, “What the hell…?” or Russell Crowe, who plays Dr. Henry Jekyll (no, really), introducing Sofia Boutella’s Princess Ahmanet.

Makeup artist Bobbi Brown is stepping down from her eponymous cosmetics brand. After 25 years at the helm of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, which was acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies in 1995, Brown is preparing to turn the page. "The brand's 25-year anniversary was a wonderful milestone that made me realize it was time to start a new chapter and move on to new ventures," Brown said in a statement.

Gracenote’s video, music and sports — to Nielsen for $560 million in cash. “We are extremely proud to have grown our Digital and Data business into a vibrant global enterprise, with talented and creative people who deliver outstanding service to blue-chip clients around the world,” said Liguori, Tribune Media’s president and chief executive officer. The global Gracenote provides descriptions of virtually every song, TV show and movie ever produced, along with sports scores and statistics for all of the world’s top leagues and teams.

Is it just us, or does the number of people to buy gifts for seem to grow every year? We’ve got secret…

Earlier this week, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Jones was the highest paid actor of the Rogue One cast, a non-story in my opinion as she’s the star and by rights should be the highest paid cast member. Depending on how much Lucasfilm is willing to gamble on fandom’s good will, there are a couple of options.

Quick! What’s one thing that’d really put you in an incredible mood? If you said “Denzel Washington dramatically reading greeting cards,” you’re totally…

Fox has dropped a new trailer for Gore Verbinski’s A Cure For Wellness starring Dane DeHaan. The psychological horror pic sees an ambitious young executive (DeHaan) sent to an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center." He soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem. His sanity is tested, as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests longing for the cure. Mia Goth and Jason Isaacs also star. Check out the…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday opened the first ever road tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul from Europe to Asia, the latest project in his plan of transforming Turkey's infrastructure. The opening ceremony -- which brought together Turkey's entire ruling elite -- went ahead as planned despite the shock assassination of the Russian ambassador to Ankara by a Turkish policeman a day earlier. Turkey in October 2013 opened the Marmaray rail tunnel underneath the iconic waterway, the first link beneath the waters that divide Europe and Asia.

According to early morning industry estimates, Disney’s  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story  grossed $17.7M yesterday, the fourth best for that day of the week in December, and during the post July period. Among the top Mondays of all-time, Force Awakens owns the first two slots — Dec. 21 and 28 — which respectively made $40.1M and $31.3M. The third best Monday in December/post July belongs to  Avatar  (Dec. 28) with $19.4M. Disney will weigh in with their official figure later…

Gr?la is a giantess whose favourite meal is child stew and every Christmas she comes to town looking for a slap-up feed. Translated as Black Peter, Piet is a favourite of the Netherlands, where he has come in for a bit of a bashing recently due to him being represented by people in blackface.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has finalized its 2017 class: Welcome to Cleveland, Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur, Yes and Nile Rodgers.

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While we all wish we could be best friends with J-Law, the role is already filled. Last night, viewers got to watch Jennifer…

Comedy show "Shameless" has been renewed for an eighth season reports Variety. Showtime has ordered 12 episodes of the comedy for another season, with production beginning next year. The news comes just after the show, which is Showtime's top comedy, aired its season 7 finale last night.

Not every network can be USA or FX. Here are the least-watched basic cable channels of 2016, along with their percentage change compared with prime time viewing the previous year.

Emma Stone has been wowing us in recent weeks with mega-glam style at a slew of promotional events (anyone else still not…

"As long as your snacking is balanced and portion sizes are sensible, a snack drawer can be a brilliant asset in helping you throughout the working day, especially if you're prone to hunger pangs or struggle to fit three regular meals around a busy schedule," she says.

The singer says he “hit the jackpot” by landing Nicole as his mentor.

Celebrating its 80th anniversary this winter, the ski resort in France's Isère region has been crowned Europe's Best Ski Resort for 2017 by the "European Best Destinations" organization in Brussels, Belgium. "...This great award is a real source of encouragement to continue improving our services," said François Badjily, director of the Alpe d'Huez tourism office. Alpe d'Huez has still more improvements in store, with an estimated €350 million (approx. $363 million) of investment over the next five years.

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Samantha Bee made an unexpected new friend on Monday.  During a sit-down with former Fox News personality Glenn Beck — who in recent months has stressed that he isn’t proud of the extremist, anti-Obama ideologies he spewed on national television — the Full Frontal host was advised not to dismiss those whose views are more conservative than her own. […]

On January 9, Chevrolet will be taking the wraps off what it describes as an "all-new" Traverse SUV. The car for growing families -- it offers three rows of seats -- will be the sixth new or heavily refreshed crossover or SUV added to Chevrolet's lineup over the past 18 months. "Nobody in the industry offers a broader, fresher lineup of SUVs and crossovers than Chevrolet," said Alan Batey, president of GM North America and brand chief of Global Chevrolet.

Zac Efron has been announced as the new face of fragrance HUGO Man. Chosen as the "ultimate embodiment of modern masculinity," the American actor and producer will front a new digital campaign for the fragrance, which will launch early next year.

The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the first 11 films that will run in its Panorama section. The fest says two prominent themes have already emerged among the films selected to date: “a fresh historically reflective approach to the history of black people in North America, South America and Africa” and "Europa Europa," which explores “how progressive forces might best defend themselves in light of a zeitgeist that makes it seem as if yesterday never went away.” Among…

Dick Van Dyke has confirmed he will make a guest appearance in the Mary Poppins sequel, entitled Mary Poppins Returns. Earlier this year, Disney confirmed that British actress Emily Blunt will play Mary Poppins in the upcoming remake of the much-loved film. The new movie will be set two decades after the original Mary Poppins, and will draw inspiration from all of P.L Travers eight book series.

Keanu Reeves makes his return as John Wick in the new trailer for "John Wick: Chapter 2."

Rap legend Tupac Shakur and grunge rockers Pearl Jam earned spots Tuesday in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as perpetual nominee Nile Rodgers finally won recognition -- in a side category. Tupac, who was slain in 1996, and Pearl Jam were both chosen to enter the shrine to rock culture in their first year of eligibility. The other selected artists were folk singer Joan Baez, stadium-packing rockers Journey and two top forces in English progressive rock -- Yes and the Electric Light Orchestra.

Canadian pop duo and all around amazing people Tegan and Sara have launched a foundation to support LGBTQ girls and women and…