Although it’s been a fairly cold spring throughout much of the country, when the warm weather finally arrives, it also brings a multitude of highly anticipated summer movies. Like many summers before, this year’s lineup includes a list of sequels that have spent years in the making in May and June alone.

Starting May 27, X-Men: Apocalypse brings a new cast of superhero mutants to the big screen, including Jennifer Lawrence and Olivia Munn. Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass also opens, with Johnny Depp reprising his role as The Mad Hatter.

Moreover, Andy Samnberg takes on the role of a boy band singer in a mockumentary titled Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping on Jun. 3. The wide range of genres continues with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles along with Out of the Shadows, also opening on said date.

Warcraft, a film based on the popular video game franchise, opens Jun. 10 hoping to excite avid gamers worldwide.

The impressive cast, including Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Daniel Radcliff return for Now You See Me 2 on the same day.

Jun. 17 then brings a sequel 13 years in the making. In Finding Dory, Nemo, Marlin, Dory, as well as old and new characters go on another adventure under the sea in search for their long-time friend.

Another sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, opens on Jun. 24 along with Free State of Jones (starring Matthew McConaughey, which already has movie critics buzzing about a potential Oscar).

Last but not least, The Shallows closes out the month of June’s anticipated films with Blake Lively struggling to survive against a great white shark.

Robin Wright, who stars in the wildly successful Netflix drama House of Cards, recently made news by demanding the same paycheck as her co-star, Kevin Spacey.

As it turns out, the actress’ demands were finally met. She subsequently spoke of the pay inequality in the entertainment industry and how studios capitalize on it.

Wright’s work on House of Cards was as equally influential as Spacey’s character, she said. “You better pay me or I’m going to go public, according to the Huffington Post. Wright continued, “I was like, ‘I want to be paid the same as Kevin.”

On May 17, The Wall Street Journal carefully analyzed 446 elite occupations regarding equal pay. Women earned much less than men, especially in occupations that required extensive qualifications such as medicine and finance. The same goes for Afro-American and Latino women, who are paid much less than their Caucasian and Asian colleagues while performing the same job responsibilities.

Wright plays Claire Underwood on the popular Netflix drama, who is married to Spacey’s President Frank Underwood. Both the President and the First Lady on the show are equally compelling in their roles, as they are conniving in their political and personal pursuits.

Wright further added, “It was a perfect paradigm. There are very few films or TV shows where the male, the patriarch, and the matriarch are equal. And they are in House of Cards.”

While making out well on the deal, Wright’s demands continue to question the ongoing concerns of equal pay for women, and those of different ethnicity.

After much speculation and the media wondering if Eva Longoria was trying to throw off the paparazzi for a while, it is now official – her and fiancé Jose Antonio Baston exchanged nuptials in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, on Saturday. The happy couple had a sunset ceremony, according to a source that told People.

Longoria confirmed the wedding by sharing a picture on Instagram of their rings and name cards with the caption, “In our garden, surrounded by a small gathering of people we love, Pepe and I tied the knot! #TalkAboutBlessed #ImStillFloating #OmgMyFeetHurt.”

In our garden, surrounded by a small gathering of people we love, Pepe and I tied the knot! #TalkAboutBlessed #ImStillFloating #OmgMyFeetHurt

A photo posted by Eva Longoria Baston (@evalongoria) on May 22, 2016 at 7:44am PDT

Longoria wore a white dress designed by Victoria Beckham, where she and husband David were among the guests present. Baston wore a grey suit designed by Brunello Cucinelli, according to Hola! USA, a Telemundo news program.

“I’ve been waiting for a day like this my whole life,” the star told the Hispanic publication.

Al Rojo Vivo, another Telemundo news program, managed to capture some photos of the event.

FOTOS EXCLUSIVAS! Estamos en la boda de #EvaLongoria y #PepeBaston en México! Lo veras todo este lunes en #ARV 4pm/3c por @telemundo

A photo posted by Al Rojo Vivo (@alrojovivo) on May 21, 2016 at 5:59pm PDT

Con este romántico beso concluyó la ceremonia de #EvaLongoria y #PepeBaston 4pm/3c por @telemundo ????

A photo posted by Al Rojo Vivo (@alrojovivo) on May 21, 2016 at 6:21pm PDT

Other guests included Mario Lopez, Ricky Martin, Katy Perry, Jaime Camil, Penelope Cruz, and Melanie Griffith.

After the ceremony, Hola! USA reported guests dined while the new married couple danced the night away. Their first dance was seriated by Colombian singer Carlos Vives’ Volví a Nacer.

Vanessa Williams, meanwhile, surprised the happy couple by entering the reception and singing the rest of her hit, Save the Best for Last.

The couple is now expected to honeymoon through next month, according to sources.

Cher, the legendary singer, entertainer and style icon, turned 70 on Friday. Many on social media have claimed she looks better every year and doesn’t need to Turn Back Time.

A top-selling recording artist, Cher is the only musical act to have no. 1 Billboard hits every decade from the 1960s to 2010s. Cher also took home an Academy for Best Actress in 1988 for her role in Moonstruck. Other acknowledgments include an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award in 2000, and three Golden Globe Awards.

In an interview with Abc News a few years back, she said “What I see more than anything else is when I’m on tour, I see people carrying children on their shoulders.” She continued, “And then, when we were in Vancouver Island, a woman on TV … it was her 90th birthday and she [said] she wanted to spend it at my concert. And I just thought, ‘You know, you go girl!”

While talking about her multi-generational fans, including a large base of loyal followers in the LGBT community, she said “I’m thankful, I’m blessed, but I don’t really understand it at all.”

Some of her most memorable performances include dancing with The Jackson 5 on The Cher Show and making a guest star appearance on Will & Grace, showing an obsessed Jack during the episode.

For many years, people have poked fun at the singer with a one-liner about the only things to survive a nuclear war being Cher and cockroaches. In a recent tweet, which repeated the one-liner, Cher simply stated, “And they’re not positive about the cockroaches!”

The Associated Press had recently reported that Bill Cosby’s wife, Camille Cosby, would not answer many questions during the deposition of the defamation lawsuit filed against her husband.

The actor’s wife of 52 years seemed combative during the intense questioning. Although she is Cosby’s business manager, hence the reason for the deposition requirement, her lawyer cited marital privilege for the majority of the questions asked of her.

Marital privilege protects spouses of the accused, allowing them to keep conversations or opinions to themselves.

Many of the questions were regarding Camille Cosby’s opinion about him using his position as a celebrity to manipulate young women and act with a lack of integrity. These were all questions she either refused to answer or stated she had “no opinion” regarding his actions.

The line of accusations seemed offensive to Camille Cosby, with her answering, “Don’t lecture me. Just keep going with the questions.” Additional subjects also covered an extramarital affair many years ago when Camille was asked about Shawn Thompson.

Thompson’s daughter, Autumn Jackson, attempted to extort money from Bill Cosby after threatening to go to tabloids claiming she was Bill Cosby’s daughter, though she was later convicted in 1997 for it.

Lawyer Joseph Cammarata also asked Camille Cosby, “Was it a big deal when this came up in the 1970s that your husband had an extramarital affair and potentially had a daughter from that extramarital affair?” Cosby replied, “It was a big deal then, yes.”

Needless to say, Cammarata received very little information from the deposition.

This weekend marked the season finale of Saturday Night Live (SNL), which was hosted by the always hilarious alum Fred Armisen. The last episode was one heck of a send-off for the show, with no new episodes airing until this fall.

One particularly popular skit included a parody of the 1989 film Dead Poets Society, which won quite a few awards for its engaging and intelligent screenwriting.

The sketch, titled Farewell, Mr. Bunting, played on the film’s send-off of Robin William’s character, John Keating. In the film, said character was fired and, while getting his belongings, his students surprised him with a fond farewell by standing on their desks reciting Keating’s teachings of the poet Walt Whitman.

SNL cast members, including Beck Bennett, Jay Pharoah, and Peter Davidson played the dramatic students’ roles. The Principal was played by Bobby Moynihan.

As the audience and television viewers waited for the punch line, they got the shock of their lives and were unable to hold back the ensuing laughter.

As Mr. Bunting stands at the door ready to leave, lovingly looking back at the students, one stands on his desk only to be decapitated by the ceiling fan, sending blood everywhere. The head lands on Mr. Bunting’s hands, making him screech with horror.

Following the incident, Mr. Bunting says, “Alright, I’m gonna take off,” to the students that are now bloodied by the event. “You guys have my email and everything, right?”

With the rise of graphic shows that include vampires, ghosts and zombies, the sketch proved to resonate with the type of content many viewers tend to enjoy today.

You can catch the full sketch below…

In a rather touching Instagram post, Vin Diesel honored the late Paul Walker as he prepared to shoot Fast 8, the newest film in the long-running franchise.

The 48-year-old actor shared a photo of the two sitting side by side during the filming of the previous movie.

Many of the crew members who have worked on several of the past Fast films are here again to help us make something special. One of them at the end of the week came up to me and said wow what we are capturing on film is excellent… And then looked at me and said Paul would be proud. #wemakethemwithourhearts

A photo posted by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel) on May 21, 2016 at 1:05pm PDT

Moreover, Diesel talked about a heartwarming encounter he recently had with one of the crew members via the popular social network.

“Many of the crew members who have worked on several of the past Fast films are here again to help us make something special,” He continued, “One of them at the end of the week came up to me and said wow what we are capturing on film is excellent… And then looked at me and said Paul would be proud.”

Earlier this week, the actor had also shared a video disclosing his emotions and how he felt about filming the latest installment without the late Paul Walker.

“Coming into shooting Fast 8, I knew that it was gonna be a darker road,” Diesel said in the video. “It’s amazing how regardless of how successful you are, that you have to go into a dark place to channel a character — to feel a character.”

He continued, “So, I’m grateful that I have this gym here to escape and kind of balance my emotions, so that I can be effective but try not to take the pain with me.”

Dom state of mind…

A video posted by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel) on May 19, 2016 at 10:13am PDT

Fast 8 will bring several new faces to the ongoing franchise, including Hollywood heavyweight Charlize Theron and Scott Eastwood. They will join existing cast members Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, and Tyrese Gibson.

The anticipated film is expected to hit theaters in 2017.

Angry Birds has proven to remain relevant among fans after all these years. The video game franchise has come to theaters and immediately earned Sony and Rovio Entertainment $39 million in its opening weekend, with approximately $94 million worldwide to date.

The mobile phone sensation, directed by Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly, swiftly beat the likes of Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, which is currently in its third theatrical week. The superhero film brought in $33.1 million, raising its total domestic revenue to $347.4 million to date. Worldwide, however, it recently crossed the $1 billion mark and has now become Disney’s tenth billion-dollar flick.

Featuring the talented voices of Jason Sudeikis, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph and Josh Gad, the animated film’s revenue is expected to increase drastically as children are soon out of school.

“We are thrilled that with our partners Rovio, Sony Pictures and Imageworks, we were able to transform a worldwide video game brand into a global movie brand,” Sony’s marketing head Josh Greenstein stated. “We had a fantastic date for a family film, and the marketing really tried to keep it relevant to whatever was happening at the time.”

A strong marketing campaign started almost a full year ago as Sony created specialized content surrounding major holidays and heavily invaded social media networks.

In related news, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising nabbed approximately $21.8 million domestically. Starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne and Zac Efron, Neighbors 2 is a sequel to the 2014 hit that brought in 56% higher revenue during its opening weekend.

Finally, Nice Guys (starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe) opened with approximately $11.3 million across 2,865 theaters.

Cable giant A&E has opted to cancel Damien, the follow-up to the theatrical franchise The Omen, after one season.

“This hurts to say but #Damien will not be getting a second season. Thank you from all of us to our amazing fans,” developer Glen Mazzara announced via Twitter while thanking fans, cast members, and the series’ crew. “I really loved making #Damien. We all did. We just never got the numbers there. Gave i[t] our best shot.”

This hurts to say but #Damien will not be getting a second season. Thank you from all of us to our amazing fans.

— Glen Mazzara (@glenmazzara) May 20, 2016

Damien was initially greenlit with a six-episode order on Lifetime before it eventually moved to the A&E cable network. The transfer granted the show an additional four episodes, but its popularity simply did not increase.

The show followed a grown-up Damien, now 30, portrayed by Bradley James (Homeland). The troubled character is haunted by his past and soon realizes he must embrace his destiny, believing to be the Antichrist. The series aimed to tell the story of everything that happened over the past 25 years as Damien attempts to find balance in the world and find himself.

The drama started in March with roughly 750,000 viewers and ended the season in May with 405,000. The network now continues the struggle in finding a companion for the more successful Bates Motel.

A&E had previously worked on shows Those Who Kill and The Returned, only to cancel them after only one season as well. Meanwhile, the network is currently producing The Infamous (a retelling of the L.A. riots drama) and also working with The Weinstein Co. to produce new military series, Six.

The Voice had planned to have a duet performed with Christina Aguilera and a hologram of Whitney Houston, but the event was ultimately cancelled.

Footage of the event leaked and excitement quickly spread about the show’s season finale. The decision to cancel such a performance shocked many loyal fans, including the holograms creator Alki David of Hologram USA.

Pat Houston, Whitney Houston’s sister-in-law and the Executor of Whitney Houston’s estate, released a statement about the matter. “We were looking to deliver a ground breaking duet performance for the fans of both artists. Holograms are new technology that take time to perfect, and we believe with the artists of this iconic caliber, it must be perfect. Whitney’s legacy and her devoted fans deserve perfection.”

David of Hologram USA gave an interview to Entertainment Tonight (ET) saying, “It did work, it just was incomplete.” David added, “Certainly there was more enhancement to the face that needed to be done on the final close-ups that were chosen for the TV show, because there is a difference between seeing a live performance and seeing an extreme close-up,” he explains, pointing to those who were lucky enough to witness the performance in-person. There were people in the audience that were crying.”

Due to the buzz, even the show’s executive producer Mark Burnett added, “Christina’s performance was brilliant but unfortunately the hologram did not live up to the high production standards of The Voice. We are actively investigating where this leak originated.”

The Voice season finale will air live on Nbc on Tuesday, May 24.

Note: The virtual performers are technically not holograms.