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Friday March 28, 2025
The GLAAD Media Awards took place in Los Angeles Thursday night, honoring notable queer artists and projects that feature fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ+ community.
Among the winners announced onstage were Agatha All Along for outstanding new series, Baby Reindeer for outstanding limited or anthology series, Hacks for outstanding comedy series and 9-1-1: Lonestar for outstanding drama series.
Other winners announced in an offstage video reel included My Old A** for outstanding film - wide theatrical release, Heartstopper for outstanding kids and family programming or film - live action, and Crossing for outstanding film - limited theatrical release.
Cynthia Erivo received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award for her LGBTQ+ advocacy.
The 36th GLAAD Media Awards will stream on Hulu starting Saturday, April 12.
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Martin Scorsese's next film is shaping up to be star-studded. Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt are set for the director's latest film, Deadline reports. The movie will follow a Hawaiian crime boss who battles rivals for control of all organized crime on the islands. The film has been picked up at 20th Century Studios ...
Oscar Isaac will executive produce and star in a new series for Apple TV+. The actor will play the conman Juan Carlos Guzmán in the show Stowaway, according to Variety. Steven Levenson will develop the series, which will have a pilot episode directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon ...
Billy Eichner is getting on board of the upcoming Will Ferrell and Zac Efron comedy film. The actor has joined the movie, which will be made for Amazon MGM Studios, according to Deadline. The untitled comedy is written and directed by Nicholas Stoller and also stars Regina Hall and Jimmy Tatro. It follows a young convict who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage after blaming the judge for a past ruling that destroyed his life ...
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A lottery winner reunites his favorite band in the new film The Ballad of Wallis Island.
Longtime collaborators Tim Key and Tom Basden star in the movie, which arrives in select theaters on Friday.
Key plays Charles, the world's biggest fan of the fictional former folk-rock duo McGwyer Mortimer. Basden is Herb McGwyer, a musician who is surprised to find out he's been brought out to a remote location to play a concert for an audience of one.
The feature is based on a short film Key and Basden made with this film's director, James Griffiths, 18 years ago. Basden told ABC Audio "it was a lovely thing to revisit and to come back to and to play these characters again and to kind of rediscover that sort of dynamic between Charles and Herb."
Both actors wrote this film's script, which Basden said was "a very easy and organic thing."
"The good thing about working with someone for such a long time as I have with Tim is that you kind of know exactly what the other person would do and what that character would say," Basden said.
After agreeing with Basden, Key made sure to add, "Just as a slight caveat. It did take us 18 years to write it."
The biggest change from the short film to this feature is the addition of the new character Nell Mortimer, who is played by Carey Mulligan.
"That kind of elevated our film and turned it into something very different," Key said. "Both the character, what that added to the story, and then obviously [we were] very, very lucky to have Carey Mulligan."
The Ballad of Wallis Island expands to even more theaters on April 18.
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Friday means another episode of Power Book III: Raising Kanan. In this fourth season, the dynamic between Raq and her son Kanan has changed to focus on their new relationship as business partners.
"I think there are even more challenges [between them]," Patina Miller tells ABC Audio, noting the effects of her decision to kill his dad, Detective Howard. "She did something quite impulsive like Kanan did, but it's ... a bigger consequence because it's his father."
"Raq knows that it's forever changed," she continued. "Season 4 is sort of her pivoting to ... if they're not going to have the relationship they normally had, she's trying to figure out a way that he could still be in her life in some capacity."
With Kanan's former business partner, Ronnie, no longer alive, she says "being business partners for Raq seems like a good idea."
"That's the way to sort of continue to have some sort of a connection with Kanan. If she can be his business partner, then maybe she can gain his trust in that way," Patina says of her character.
She notes Raq will continue to fight for her son, though she "recognizes that what she did can never, can never be undone."
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Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly have welcomed their first child together.
Mgk confirms the news in an Instagram post Thursday, writing, "She's finally here!! our little celestial seed," alongside the date March 27, 2025.
The post also includes a clip of music, which Kelly explains in a Story that reads, "We composed the score of the birth."
"Born into 432 HZ," mgk writes. "What an epic journey praise god."
The Story also tags frequent collaborator Travis Barker, among others.
Fox and Kelly began dating in 2020, and were at one point engaged. Reports surfaced in December 2024 that they'd broken up.
Amid their relationship, Fox suffered a pregnancy loss, which mgk appeared to reference on his 2022 song "last november" with the lyrics "One day and another ten weeks/ I never even got to hear your heart beat."
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The Little Mermaid is set to swoon over the Duke of Hastings in an upcoming romance film.
Halle Bailey will star alongside Regé-Jean Page in the new movie Italianna, ABC Audio has confirmed.
The Universal Pictures film will be directed by Kat Coiro. Ryan Engle wrote the screenplay based on an original idea from him and Kristin Engle.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, the project has been described as a romantic comedy.
Coiro also directed the 2022 Universal romantic comedy Marry Me starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson.
Bailey is known for being part of the music duo Chloe x Halle, as well as her breakout acting role as Ariel in the live-action The Little Mermaid adaptation. Page is known for his starring role in season 1 of the period romance drama series Bridgerton.
Deadline first reported the casting news about Italianna.
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The sequel to This Is Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, is hitting theaters in September. But before that fans are being given a chance to catch the original on the big screen.
It was previously revealed that the original film would be rereleased ahead of the sequel's opening, and now Deadline reports that a remastered, remixed and 4K restoration of the film will hit theaters nationwide July 5-7.
Originally released in 1984, This is Spinal Tap was directed by Rob Reiner and starred Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. It followed a fictional heavy metal band being filmed for a documentary.
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues will open in theaters Sept. 12 and follow the band as they reunite after 15 years for a final concert. It will feature cameos from Paul McCartney, Elton John, Garth Books, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, Metallica's Lars Ulrich and more.
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Leonardo DiCaprio fights many battles in the trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film, One Battle After Another.
DiCaprio shared the film's trailer to his own brand-new YouTube channel on Thursday.
The new movie comes to theaters and IMAX screens on Sept. 26. It was filmed on 35mm film while using VistaVision cameras and marks the first collaboration between Anderson and DiCaprio.
While exact plot details for the film remain unknown, it's said to be partially inspired by the 1990 Thomas Pynchon novel Vineland.
DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a revolutionary who is looking to save his daughter. In the trailer, DiCaprio's Bob cannot remember the answer to the question, "What time is it?"
He desperately says through the phone, "I cannot remember for the life of my only child the answer to your question."
“Maybe you should have studied the rebellion text a little harder,” the voice on the other side of the phone says back.
The trailer ends with Bob yelling "Viva la revolución" to Benicio del Toro's sensei character before escaping.
Anderson wrote and directed One Battle After Another for Warner Bros. Pictures.
Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Alana Haim, Wood Harris, Shayna McHayle and Chase Infiniti also star in the upcoming film.
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The newly announced stars of Avengers: Doomsday are reacting to the jam-packed cast announcement.
Several big names took to social media to celebrate their casting in the star-studded project after Marvel revealed who will appear in the upcoming film — which is now in production — in a livestream on Wednesday.
Alan Cumming, who will be joining the film reprising his Nightcrawler role from X2: X-Men United, shared a video of himself jumping into frame from off-screen and creeping through what appeared to be a hotel lobby. He also shared a photo of his Nightcrawler character.
"Never say never! #AvengersDoomsday," he captioned the post.
Channing Tatum, who played Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine, shared a post on Instagram, writing, "It all leads to Doom.?#AvengersDoomsday is now in production!"
Black Panther actress Letitia Wright, who plays T'Challa's sister Shuri, shared her excitement in an Instagram post, writing in the caption, "Unfinished business."
Wright's Black Panther co-star Winston Duke, who plays M'Baku, also hyped up the film on his Instagram Story, writing, "Back in the saddle baby!!!"
Simu Liu, who will reprise his character Shang-Chi, kept it short and sweet in his Instagram post, writing, "DOOMSDAY!"
Rebecca Romijn, who starred in several X-Men films as the all-blue Mystique, shared an Instagram photo of her name in the cast announcement, as well as a photo of her character. She wrote in the caption, "She's back. True. Blue."
The film's directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, originally announced the project at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2024, revealing that Robert Downey Jr. would return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Doctor Doom.
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Jennie Garth says she still feels deeply connected to her late Beverly Hills, 90210 costars Luke Perry and Shannen Doherty, even after their deaths.
During her recent appearance on the Two Jersey Js podcast, Garth opened up about her close friendships with her castmates, some of whom she will reunite with at this year's 90s Con in Connecticut.
Host Jennifer Fessler expressed condolences, saying, "We should also tell you how sorry we are that you've lost two of your castmates," adding that the "whole world" mourned their death.
Doherty died in July 2024 at age 53 after a long battle with cancer, while Perry died in 2019 at age 52 following a massive stroke.
Reflecting on their loss, Garth said, "It doesn't make sense. It still doesn't make sense to my brain."
She continued, "I live in a world where they still are alive in my mind, so it's very hard to understand that they're not here physically."
In addition to Perry and Doherty, Garth shares a lasting bond with longtime 90210 co-star Tori Spelling.
Last year, she celebrated Spelling's 50th birthday with an Instagram tribute, sharing throwback photos from their days on the iconic teen drama, which ran from 1990 to 2000.
"Tori& Jennie or is it Donna& Kelly?" she wrote in the caption of the post at the time, referencing their characters. "It's both forever and always!"
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Another wizard may have just joined the cast of HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series. Deadline reports that Nick Frost is nearing a deal to play the half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in the show. This means he would join actors John Lithgow, Janet McTeer and Paapa Essiedu, who are set to play or are in negotiations to be Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape in the new series ...
CBS has renewed its series Watson for season 2. The renewal comes two months after the show launched its first season. The show follows the character John Watson six months after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of his nemesis, Moriarty. The Paramount-owned network said the premiere episode was its most-watched scripted show of the 2024-25 season, according to Nielsen ...
Renée Zellweger has joined the season 5 cast of Only Murders in the Building. Deadline first reported the casting news about the Hulu show on Wednesday. While details about Zellweger's character and the season 5 storyline are being kept under wraps, stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are all returning for the new batch of episodes ...
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Jinkies! Scooby-Doo is getting a live-action series.
Netflix announced Wednesday that it is collaborating with Warner Bros. Television to develop a modern reimagining of the beloved mystery-solving group of teens and their very special dog in a live-action series format.
The show will revolve around the teens' final summer at camp, according to a logline for the upcoming series.
"Old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder," the logline says. "Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the strange, but ever so handsome new kid, Freddy, they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets."
Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg will serve as showrunners via Midnight Radio and Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Leigh London Redman will serve as executive producers via Berlanti Productions.
For Berlanti, working on the live-action series is a full-circle moment.
"One of my first and favorite jobs in Hollywood was sitting with Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera while they signed animation cells," Berlanti said in a statement shared in the announcement for the series. "Josh and Scott and everyone at Midnight Radio have crafted a story that captures their amazing spirits and their genius creation. We are grateful to them and everyone at Warners and Netflix for the partnership in helping bring this iteration of Scooby-Doo to life!"
The upcoming series is based on characters in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, created in 1969 by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears for the production company Hanna-Barbera.
Over the years, Scooby-Doo has been developed into several spinoffs, reboots and live-action films.
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The trailer for Amy Sherman-Palladino's latest comedy series has arrived.
Amazon Prime Video released the official trailer for Étoile on Wednesday. It marks the latest project from Sherman-Palladino, who created Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
The new series focuses on the competitive ballet world and centers on the heads of two rival dance companies.
Mrs. Maisel fan-favorite Luke Kirby plays Jack, the head of a New York company, while French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg plays Genevieve, the head of a company in Paris.
Both companies seem to be in a bit of a rut. In order to fix this, Genevieve suggests they swap dancers.
"We trade our top talent, Paris and New York. Put fresh faces out there, get people interested in dance again," Genevieve says in the trailer.
The studios' top ballerinas are played by Lou de Laâge and Gideon Glick, who star in the Paris and New York dance companies, respectively.
Also featured in the trailer are David Alvarez, Simon Callow, David Haig, dancer LaMay Zhang in her screen debut and Gilmore Girls alum Yanic Truesdale.
Ètoile premieres on Prime Video on April 24.
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The Avengers are assembling. Again.
Marvel announced the cast of Avengers: Doomsday during a livestream and on its social media channels on Wednesday. It also revealed that the film is now in production.
During the five-hour long livestream, many of the film's cast members were revealed via their names appearing on the back of a long line of director's chairs.
They include Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Anthony Mackie as Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Letitia Wright as Shuri, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov, Winston Duke as M'Baku and Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr.
Superheroes that audiences have yet to see in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will also join this new ensemble. This includes the new Fantastic Four crew of Pedro Pascal, who plays Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby, who plays Sue Storm, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm. All four actors make their Marvel debut in the upcoming film The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which releases in theaters on July 25.
Lewis Pullman also joins the movie in the role of Bob Reynolds, or Sentry. He debuts as the character in the upcoming film Thunderbolts*, which releases on May 2.
Notably, many actors from the X-Men franchise have joined the film, including Patrick Stewart. He famously played Professor Charles Xavier and previously made a cameo in the 2022 film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Kelsey Grammer has also joined the film's cast. He previously reprised his X-Men role of Beast in the post-credits scene of the 2023 film The Marvels. Ian McKellen will also appear in the film. He previously played Magneto in the X-Men films. Alan Cumming, who played Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, is also set to be in the movie, along with Rebecca Romijn, who played Mystique in the X-Men franchise and James Marsden, who played Cyclops.
Channing Tatum will also appear in the film. He previously appeared in the 2024 blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine as Gambit.
The livestream ended with an appearance from Robert Downey Jr. The only person to appear in the announcement, he turned to look at the camera, before gesturing to the long line of chairs representing the large ensemble cast.
It was announced at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2024 that Downey would make his return to the MCU in the upcoming Avengers film. Instead of playing Iron Man, however, Downey will play the villain Doctor Doom.
Avengers: Doomsday finds brothers Joe and Anthony Russo back in the directors chairs. They return to Marvel after having helmed the two Captain America films Winter Solider and Civil War, as well as Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame.
Avengers: Doomsday crashes into movie theaters on May 1, 2026.
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We now know who will direct Zendaya in the Ronnie Spector biopic.
Barry Jenkins will helm the film about the lead singer of The Ronettes for A24, ABC Audio has confirmed.
David Kajganich will write the original screenplay. Rather than reading like a traditional biopic, the film's story will reportedly center on the singer's life with her first husband, the troubled producer Phil Spector.
Zendaya was first announced to be in talks to play the rocker in 2020. She was hand-selected by Ronnie Spector, who was an executive producer on the film before she died, to play her. Shortly after Ronnie Spector died in January 2022, Zendaya took to Instagram to pay tribute to the star.
"This news just breaks my heart. To speak about her as if she's not with us feels strange as she is so incredibly full of life," Zendaya wrote. "There's not a time I saw her without her iconic red lips and full teased hair, a true rockstar through and through."
Zendaya also thanked Ronnie Spector for the time she spent helping to prepare her to take on the role.
"Ronnie, being able to know you has been one of the greatest honors of my life," Zendaya wrote. "Thank you for sharing your life with me, I could listen to your stories for hours and hours. Thank you for your unmeasured talent, your unwavering love for performing, your strength, resilience and your grace."
This marks the third collaboration between A24 and Jenkins after the Oscar-winning Moonlight and the upcoming film Sorry, Baby, for which he serves as a producer.
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