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Watch the rebellion unfold in new ‘Andor’ season 2 trailer

Des WillieThe rebellion assembles in the new trailer for Andor season 2.Disney+ released the trailer for the final season of the Emmy-nominated Star Wars series on Monday. The second and final season of the show premieres on the streamer April 22.Andor follows Cassian Andor, played by Diego Luna, as he is radicalized into becoming the rebel who steals the Death Star plans.The show serves as a prequel to the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. It takes place five years before the events of that film to chronicle Cassian's transformation from a disinterested nobody to a rebel hero."I came with you to be part of something," Cassian says in the trailer. "The Empire cannot win."The season will take ... Read More

In brief: Regina Hall, Jimmy Tatro join new Will Ferrell comedy and more

Will Ferrell and Zac Efron's upcoming comedy film for Amazon MGM Studios has two new cast members. Regina Hall and Jimmy Tatro have joined the film's cast, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline, respectively. Its plot centers on a young convict who takes a TV courtroom hostage after its judge delivered a ruling that ruined his life. The film comes from director Nicholas Stoller, who also helmed You're Cordially Invited, a film starring Ferrell that debuted on Prime Video earlier this year ...Two Nickelodeon alums are uniting for a new horror film. Victoria Justice has been cast alongside Robbie Amell in the upcoming Send a Scare, Deadline reports. Josh Trank will direct the film from a script he wrote ... Read More

The fairest of them all: ‘Snow White’ tops the weekend box office with $43 million

The fairest of them all: ‘Snow White’ tops the weekend box office with million

DisneyDespite battling negative press before its release, Disney’s Snow White, starring Rachel Zegler in the title role, managed to snag a box office win this weekend.According to Box Office Mojo, the film brought in $43 million to debut at #1, with the foreign box office at about $44.3 mil.Coming in at #2 domestically is the Steven Soderbergh-directed spy thriller Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, which brought in $4.4 million, followed by Captain America: Brave New World at #3 with $4.1 mil, and Mickey 17 at #4 with $3.9 million.Rounding out the top five is last week’s #1, Novocaine, which brought in $3.76 million, a drop of over 57% from the week prior.Here are the top 10 films ... Read More

Quinta Brunson files for divorce from Kevin Jay Anik after 3 years of marriage

Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Neiman Marcus, FILEQuinta Brunson has filed for divorce from Kevin Jay Anik, her husband of three years.The Abbott Elementary star and creator filed for divorce from Anik on Wednesday, March 19, in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences.The filing did not list a date for the couple's separation.According to the filing, the parties entered into a postnuptial agreement, and Brunson requested that their property be divided between them.A representative for the Emmy winner offered no additional comment on the divorce filing. Anik does not appear to have commented publicly on the divorce filing.Brunson confirmed her engagement in July 2020 on Instagram. They tied the knot more than a year later on Oct. 5, 2021, according to Wednesday's ... Read More

Amanda Seyfried thinks ‘Jennifer’s Body’ is a perfect movie: ‘Looking forward to the sequel’

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tory BurchAmanda Seyfried thinks her movie Jennifer's Body deserved better.The actress starred alongside Megan Fox in the 2009 horror comedy film. She spoke about the role in a recent video with GQ where she looked back on some of her past performances."It's got balls," Seyfried said. "We were expressing a certain angst in a very, very specific, comedic way in a very specific genre. ... There was everything you could want."The actress called the film a "perfect movie," saying it was ruined by a marketing strategy that ultimately misrepresented what it actually was going for."If the critics criticize anything it would be the marketing. The marketing sucked. It just did. And we all agree. ... The ... Read More

Weekend Watchlist: What’s new in theaters, on streaming

Ready, set, binge! Here's a look at some of the new movies and TV shows coming to theaters and streaming services this weekend:HuluGood American Family: Ellen Pompeo stars in a new show about a Midwestern couple who adopts a girl with a rare form of dwarfism.O'Dessa: Stream the original rock opera starring Sadie Sink.Paramount+Happy Face: Watch the two-episode premiere of the show about the true story of the "Happy Face Killer."Movie theatersThe Alto Knights: Robert De Niro plays two roles in the new movie about New York's most powerful crime bosses.Snow White: The live-action version of the animated Disney classic comes to the big screen.Magazine Dreams: The long-delayed movie starring Jonathan Majors as an aspiring bodybuilder comes to theaters. That’s all ... Read More

‘Severance’ renewed for season 3

Courtesy Apple TV+The mysterious and important work will continue: Severance is hired for another season.AppleTV+ announced that the mind-splitting workplace thriller will be back for season 3 shortly after the season 2 finale episode was released.“Making Severance has been one of the most creatively exciting experiences I’ve ever been a part of,” said executive producer and director Ben Stiller. “While I have no memory of this, I’m told making season three will be equally enjoyable, though any recollection of these future events will be forever and irrevocably wiped from my memory as well.”Adam Scott, who stars as Mark S. on the show, added, “I couldn’t be more excited to get back to work with Ben, [creator] Dan [Erickson], the incredible cast & ... Read More

In brief: Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ teaser trailer and more

The eighth and final season of Big Mouth now has a release date. Netflix has announced that the final episodes of the show will drop on the streamer on May 23. Along with the date announcement, first-look images of the season were released. The animated series from Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg will feature a guest cast that includes Cynthia Erivo, Holly Hunter, Steve Buscemi, Kristen Wiig and Quinta Brunson ...Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film will soon be upon us. Warner Bros. Pictures released the 20-second teaser trailer for his film One Battle After Another on Thursday. It also announced that the teaser arrives before the full trailer, which is expected next week. The upcoming film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina ... Read More

‘The Hunger Games’ producer on casting Haymitch in ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ film

Murray Close/Getty ImagesMay the odds be ever in the favor of The Hunger Games filmmakers as they cast the actor to play young Haymitch Abernathy.The fan-favorite character, portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the first four Hunger Games films, takes center stage in Suzanne Collins' newest novel in the franchise, Sunrise on the Reaping.The book hit shelves everywhere on Tuesday. In the prequel novel, a younger version of the mentor who helped bring Katniss and Peeta to victory sets out to compete in the 50th annual Hunger Games. A film adaptation was announced to be in the works at the same time as the book was announced back in June 2024.In a recent interview with Variety, The Hunger Games franchise's producer ... Read More

Joey Bada$$: It’s ‘dope to see’ the love for his ‘Raising Kanan’ character after near-death season 3 experience

StarzJoey Bada$$ is back on Power Book III: Raising Kanan, though his character, Unique, was nearly killed off in the show's third season.A fan-favorite on the cast, he tells ABC Audio it was "actually dope to see how much love and appreciation people have for the character in the event of his 'demise.' But it was also cool to see how people felt when they found out, 'Oh, s***, he's actually not gone,' too."As seen in the first two episodes of season 4, Unique survived with the help of an under-the-radar doctor, who warned his injuries could lead to personality changes if he didn't receive professional help. Those changes are coupled with his desire to seek vengeance against Raq and all ... Read More

Kelly Clarkson celebrates 1,000th episode of her show, execs unbothered by her recent absence

Kelly Clarkson, Tyler Perry on her 1,000th episode; Weiss Eubanks/NBC UniversalThe Kelly Clarkson Show aired its 1,000th episode on Thursday, and the people in charge of the show find it amusing that people freaked out about Kelly's recent absences.Kelly was absent from the show from March 3 to March 13, with guest hosts taking her place. Deadline reports that Kelly was out due to a "private matter." The mag noted that "multiple press outlets went wild" over the absences, while fans were "desperate for answers."“It’s so funny because every season there’s been a period where we had to go to guest hosts for one reason or another,” executive producer and showrunner Alex Duda tells Deadline. “But for some reason this year ... Read More

Disney, Pixar announce ‘Coco 2’ will arrive in 2029

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for DisneyThe universe of Coco is expanding.Disney and Pixar are developing the sequel Coco 2, CEO Bob Iger announced during the Walt Disney Company's annual shareholder meeting.“While the film is just in the initial stages, we know it will be full of humor, heart and adventure,” Iger said. “And we can't wait to share more soon.”The original team behind the first film will reunite to create the sequel, which is set to release in 2029. Director Lee Unkrich and co-director Adrian Molina, along with producer Mark Nielsen, are all slated to return to further tell the story of the Rivera family.The original Coco film debuted in movie theaters in 2017 and grossed over $800 million at ... Read More

Tina Fey vacations all year in trailer for Netflix comedy series ‘The Four Seasons’

Jon Pack/NetflixThe teaser trailer for Tina Fey's new comedy series, The Four Seasons, has arrived.Created and written by Fey, Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, the show arrives on Netflix May 1. It follows a year in the life of a group of longtime friends over the course of four seasonal vacations.Fey stars in the show alongside a star-studded cast that includes Will Forte, Steve Carell, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Colman Domingo and Marco Calvani."It is rare to find your soulmate. And yet, somehow, all six of us have done it," Forte says during a cheers to all of the main cast in the trailer.The Four Seasons covers six old friends as they "head for a relaxing weekend away only to learn that ... Read More

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ reality competition series set for Netflix

Silver Screen Collection/Getty ImagesCome with Netflix and you'll be in a world of pure imagination.The streamer has announced it is producing a reality competition series based on the beloved Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.Called The Golden Ticket, the show will find contestants immersed in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory to take place in what's described as a high-stakes social experiment.Participants will adapt and strategize through games, tests and temptations that are designed to prove their resilience and ability to thrive in the candy-colored, retro-futuristic wonderland. There is one catch, however. Only players who find a golden ticket will be allowed to enter the chocolate factory.While the filming location and premiere date have yet to be announced, applications to ... Read More

Jerry ‘Ice Man’ Butler, soul singer whose hits included ‘Only the Strong Survive,’ dies at 85

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your Precious Love,” “Only the Strong Survive” and “Make It Easy On Yourself,” has died at age 85. Butler’s niece, Yolanda Goff, told The Associated Press that Butler died Thursday of Parkinson’s disease at his home in Chicago. A longtime Chicago resident, Butler was a former Cook County board commissioner who would still perform on weekends and identify himself as Jerry “Ice Man” Butler, a show business nickname given for his understated style. Butler, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a three-time Grammy Award nominee, was a voice for two major ... Read More

Stage and film actor Tony Roberts, who often starred in Woody Allen movies, dies at 85

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated theater performer at home in both plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody Allen movies — often as Allen’s best friend — has died. He was 85. Roberts’ death was announced to The New York Times by his daughter, Nicole Burley. Roberts had a genial stage personality perfect for musical comedy and he originated roles in such diverse Broadway musicals as “How Now, Dow Jones” (1967); “Sugar” (1972), an adaptation of the movie “Some Like It Hot,” and “Victor/Victoria” (1995), in which he co-starred with Julie Andrews when she returned to Broadway in the stage version of her popular film. He also was in the campy, roller-disco “Xanadu” ... Read More

Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84

NEW YORK (AP) — Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma, Grammy-nominated singer and prominent booster of orange juice and other products who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84. Bryant died Dec. 16 at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, according to a statement posted by her family to news site The Oklahoman on Thursday. The family did not list a cause of death. Bryant was a Barnsdall native who began singing at an early age, and was just 12 when she hosted her own local television show. She was named Miss Oklahoma in 1958 and soon began a successful recording career. Her hit singles included “Till ... Read More

Trailblazing model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — Dayle Haddon, an actor, activist and trailblazing former “Sports Illustrated” model who pushed back against age discrimination by reentering the industry as a widow, has died in a Pennsylvania home from what authorities believe was carbon monoxide poisoning. Authorities in Bucks County found Haddon, 76, dead in a second-floor bedroom Friday morning after emergency dispatchers were notified about a person unconscious at the Solebury Township home. A 76-year-old man police later identified as Walter J. Blucas of Erie was hospitalized in critical condition. Responders detected a high level of carbon monoxide in the property and township police said Saturday that investigators determined that “a faulty flue and exhaust pipe on a gas heating system caused ... Read More

Olivia Hussey, star of 1968 film ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ dies at 73

LONDON (AP) — Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” has died, her family said on social media Saturday. She was 73. Hussey died on Friday, “peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones,” a statement posted to her Instagram account said. Hussey was 15 when director Franco Zeffirelli cast her in his adaptation of the William Shakespeare tragedy after spotting her onstage in the play “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,” which also starred Vanessa Redgrave. “Romeo and Juliet” won two Oscars and Hussey won a Golden Globe for best new actress for her part as Juliet, opposite British actor Leonard Whiting, who was 16 at the time. Decades ... Read More

Richard Perry, record producer behind ‘You’re So Vain’ and other hits, dies at 82

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart’s “The Great American Songbook” series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles, died Tuesday. He was 82. Perry, a recipient of a Grammys Trustee Award in 2015, died at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering cardiac arrest, friend Daphna Kastner said. “He maximized his time here,” said Kastner, who called him a “father friend” and said he was godfather to her son. “He was generous, fun, sweet and made the world a better place. The world is a little less sweeter without him here. But it’s a little ... Read More

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