Gunn to write new ‘Suicide Squad’ film:
James Gunn, above, may have been fired from Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” but DC Comics will welcome him with open arms. Warner Bros. on Tuesday confirmed that Gunn will write the script to the studio’s next installment of “Suicide Squad,” the DC supervillain team-up franchise. In July, Disney fired Gunn after jokes involving rape and pedophilia he wrote years earlier on Twitter resurfaced. New Whitehead novel coming:
Colson Whitehead’s next novel after “The Underground Railroad” is another look at the country’s tragic past. Whitehead’s “The Nickel” is set in a brutal reform school in early 1960s Florida, Doubleday announced Wednesday. Scheduled for July 2019, the book is based on real events during the Jim Crow era, with students being beaten and sexually abused. Cardi B, Mendes headline Jingle Ball Tour: Cardi B, Shawn Mendes and Calvin Harris are set to perform on the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour this holiday season. The 12-city tour kicks off Nov. 27 in Dallas. The lineup also includes The Chainsmokers, Meghan Trainor, 5 Seconds of Summer, Bebe Rexha and Camila Cabello. Tickets go on sale Monday. Other performers include Alessia Cara, Khalid, Normani, Dua Lipa, G-Eazy and Bazzi. Oct. 11 birthdays:
Actress Joan Cusack is 56. Actor Luke Perry is 52. Actress Jane Krakowski is 50. Actress Constance Zimmer is 48. Rapper Cardi B is 26.