Best known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novels, Ashley Greene’s casting was met with controversy among fans as she is 7 inches (18 cm) taller than her character, as described in the novel.
Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen and Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale appear deeply concentrated while strategizing in a scene from the “Twilight” saga (Credit: Summit Entertainment)
Response to Fan Expectations
In an interview with MTV in March 2008, Ashley addressed the criticism. “Uh, that’s the biggest complaint about me actually; I’m 5-foot-5. I’m much, much taller than Alice is described, but who is 4-foot-10 anyways?”
“Well, when I read the book, I could see that, and she’s the actress that Stephenie put on her site and said, ‘This is what I think she looks like in my head,’ so that’s natural that everyone else would have...
Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen and Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale appear deeply concentrated while strategizing in a scene from the “Twilight” saga (Credit: Summit Entertainment)
Response to Fan Expectations
In an interview with MTV in March 2008, Ashley addressed the criticism. “Uh, that’s the biggest complaint about me actually; I’m 5-foot-5. I’m much, much taller than Alice is described, but who is 4-foot-10 anyways?”
“Well, when I read the book, I could see that, and she’s the actress that Stephenie put on her site and said, ‘This is what I think she looks like in my head,’ so that’s natural that everyone else would have...
- 4/22/2024
- by Jan Stromsodd
- Your Next Shoes
The Western is a genre that's mostly gone by the wayside in recent decades, as portraits of straight-shooting American heroes and uncomplicated "bad guys" have become less digestible to the public. While popular neo-Westerns (like "Justified" or the works of Taylor Sheridan) and perspective-changing genre breakdowns have made a splash in recent yers, the genre has mostly died out. Of the relics that remain, few are as prolific and familiar as "Bonanza," a Western series that ran for an impressive 14 seasons on NBC in the '60s and '70s.
As a long-running TV series, "Bonanza" was able to chart the change — or stubborn lack thereof — within the genre and the country, frankly addressing topics like racism and bigotry while also delivering regular laughs and a dash of melodrama to loyal viewers. The series starred Lorne Green as widower Ben Cartwright and Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts, and Michael Landon as Ben's three sons.
As a long-running TV series, "Bonanza" was able to chart the change — or stubborn lack thereof — within the genre and the country, frankly addressing topics like racism and bigotry while also delivering regular laughs and a dash of melodrama to loyal viewers. The series starred Lorne Green as widower Ben Cartwright and Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts, and Michael Landon as Ben's three sons.
- 3/30/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
There’s something uniquely cinematic about romantic comedies — something that makes them a natural fit for the movies and vice-versa. There’s an intoxicating alchemy that allows us to believe in the magic of meet-cutes, happily-ever-afters, and all the agonizing contrivances that tend to pop up between the two. Love it seems gives storytellers permission to transpose the stuff of operas and fables into the fabric of real (or at least overly glossed but still recognizable) life.
On paper, a film like “Pretty Woman” might be a retrograde fairy tale about a sex worker with a heart of gold and the rich businessman who can afford it, but the chemistry between Julia Roberts and Richard Gere is so explosive that you surrender to the sentiment of it all. Literally nothing in Richard Curtis’ “Love Actually” makes sense if you stop and think about it for even a few seconds. The...
On paper, a film like “Pretty Woman” might be a retrograde fairy tale about a sex worker with a heart of gold and the rich businessman who can afford it, but the chemistry between Julia Roberts and Richard Gere is so explosive that you surrender to the sentiment of it all. Literally nothing in Richard Curtis’ “Love Actually” makes sense if you stop and think about it for even a few seconds. The...
- 2/14/2024
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
The 10th annual Variety Artisans Awards at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival hosted its biggest crowd to date at this year’s event, with 2,000 attendees packing the Arlington Theater to hear artisans behind Oscar-nominated films discuss their projects.
After one-on-one conversations, honorees Stephane Ceretti, visual effects supervisor on “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” Billie Eilish and Finneas, songwriters on “Barbie’s” “What Was I Made For,” Ludwig Göransson, composer on “Oppenheimer,” Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer, production designers on “Barbie,” Kazu Hiro, makeup artist on “Maestro,” Jennifer Lame, editor on “Oppenheimer,” Rodrigo Prieto, cinematographer on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Michael Semanick, re-recording mixer on “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and Holly Waddington, costume designer on “Poor Things,” gathered for a panel discussion.
Senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay challenged the honorees to name their favorite rainy day movies.
“Amadeus,” came up a few times. Goransson mentioned he had two...
After one-on-one conversations, honorees Stephane Ceretti, visual effects supervisor on “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” Billie Eilish and Finneas, songwriters on “Barbie’s” “What Was I Made For,” Ludwig Göransson, composer on “Oppenheimer,” Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer, production designers on “Barbie,” Kazu Hiro, makeup artist on “Maestro,” Jennifer Lame, editor on “Oppenheimer,” Rodrigo Prieto, cinematographer on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Michael Semanick, re-recording mixer on “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and Holly Waddington, costume designer on “Poor Things,” gathered for a panel discussion.
Senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay challenged the honorees to name their favorite rainy day movies.
“Amadeus,” came up a few times. Goransson mentioned he had two...
- 2/12/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Usher & Jennifer Goicoechea’s Combined Net Worth Revealed! ( Photo Credit – Instagram )
Usher Raymond IV, popularly known as Usher, is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer who rocked the Super Bowl 2024 with his performance at halftime. The singer is known for his R&b and pop hits. The music artist released his debut album at an early age, and over the years, he has amassed an impressive fortune. Raymond recently got his marriage license with his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer ‘Jenn’ Goicoechea, ahead of the Halftime Show.
The R&b hitmaker released his debut album before age twenty, and around 500,000 copies were sold. He was in high school then. He gained fame and recognition after releasing his second album, My Way, in 1997. He entered the Billboard Hot 100 because of a few of the songs on this album. He earned significant fame in the 2000s.
One of Usher’s most popular albums is Confessions,...
Usher Raymond IV, popularly known as Usher, is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer who rocked the Super Bowl 2024 with his performance at halftime. The singer is known for his R&b and pop hits. The music artist released his debut album at an early age, and over the years, he has amassed an impressive fortune. Raymond recently got his marriage license with his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer ‘Jenn’ Goicoechea, ahead of the Halftime Show.
The R&b hitmaker released his debut album before age twenty, and around 500,000 copies were sold. He was in high school then. He gained fame and recognition after releasing his second album, My Way, in 1997. He entered the Billboard Hot 100 because of a few of the songs on this album. He earned significant fame in the 2000s.
One of Usher’s most popular albums is Confessions,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Cole Sprouse and Kathryn Newton in Lisa FrankensteinPhoto: Michele K. Short/Focus Features
Screenwriter Diablo Cody was done dirty upon the release of Jennifer’s Body, a horror film inappropriately marketed to teenage boys that only later found its proper cult following in the form of terror-loving girls and women. It...
Screenwriter Diablo Cody was done dirty upon the release of Jennifer’s Body, a horror film inappropriately marketed to teenage boys that only later found its proper cult following in the form of terror-loving girls and women. It...
- 2/7/2024
- by Leigh Monson
- avclub.com
In January of 1999, two teen movies opened back to back and kicked off what would be one of the most extraordinary years for youth-oriented movies in the history of Hollywood. Both were No. 1 at the box office their first weekend. Both boasted remarkable casts of rising stars — they even shared a star in Paul Walker. And both whipped ancient genre conventions into new combinations that made them fresh and new. Yet for all their similarities, “Varsity Blues” and “She’s All That” couldn’t have been more different: one an R-rated sports drama that tempered its inspirational coming-of-age drama with surprisingly harsh depictions of misogyny and physical and mental abuse, the other a sweet, good-natured romantic comedy nearly as innocent as a Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland vehicle from the 1940s. In their similarities and differences lies the key to why 1999 was such a great year for movies of their type — the 1939 of teen movies.
- 1/30/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
The list of movies and television shows that Netflix is removing from the streaming service throughout the month of February 2024 have been revealed.
If you don’t know, each and every month, Netflix has to remove certain titles from the streaming service, likely due to the expiration of various deals with studios.
Head inside to find out what is being removed from Netflix beginning in February..
See the full list of titles that are leaving Netflix in February…
Leaving February 7
MTV Floribama Shore: Season 1
Leaving February 9
Prisoners
Leaving February 10
Father Stu
Goosebumps
Leaving February 14
Chicken Run
Prometheus
Real Steel
Leaving February 19
Operation Finale
Leaving February 23
Married at First Sight: Season 12
The Real World: Season 12
Leaving February 26
19-2: Seasons 1-3
Million Pound Menu: Seasons 1-2
Unsolved: Tupac & Biggie
Leaving February 27
American Pickers: Season 15
Leaving February 28
Babylon Berlin: Seasons 1-3
Morbius
Snowpiercer
The Last Black Man...
If you don’t know, each and every month, Netflix has to remove certain titles from the streaming service, likely due to the expiration of various deals with studios.
Head inside to find out what is being removed from Netflix beginning in February..
See the full list of titles that are leaving Netflix in February…
Leaving February 7
MTV Floribama Shore: Season 1
Leaving February 9
Prisoners
Leaving February 10
Father Stu
Goosebumps
Leaving February 14
Chicken Run
Prometheus
Real Steel
Leaving February 19
Operation Finale
Leaving February 23
Married at First Sight: Season 12
The Real World: Season 12
Leaving February 26
19-2: Seasons 1-3
Million Pound Menu: Seasons 1-2
Unsolved: Tupac & Biggie
Leaving February 27
American Pickers: Season 15
Leaving February 28
Babylon Berlin: Seasons 1-3
Morbius
Snowpiercer
The Last Black Man...
- 1/24/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
We remember the Alamo. Now, the Alamo Drafthouse is going to remember for you.
The movie chain is undertaking a year-long “Time Capsules” program, featuring curated films from 1974 to 1999.
Alamo Time Capsules is “a yearlong trek back through time that revisits both beloved blockbusters and forgotten favorites spanning six landmark cinema years — 1999, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1979, and 1974. Title collections will span six to eight weeks and, rather than act as a ‘top ten list’ of films, instead will tell their part of the story of that year in cinema, culture, and history,” the chain said in its announcement.
The retrospective runs all year and will include nearly 150 different selections. Time Capsule collections will include special merchandise, custom Alamo Drafthouse menus, and special events.
First up: the year 1999 begins with films like Being John Malkovich, The Blair Witch Project, The Iron Giant, Cruel Intentions, Jawbreaker, The Matrix, and Run Lola Run.
“My first job was...
The movie chain is undertaking a year-long “Time Capsules” program, featuring curated films from 1974 to 1999.
Alamo Time Capsules is “a yearlong trek back through time that revisits both beloved blockbusters and forgotten favorites spanning six landmark cinema years — 1999, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1979, and 1974. Title collections will span six to eight weeks and, rather than act as a ‘top ten list’ of films, instead will tell their part of the story of that year in cinema, culture, and history,” the chain said in its announcement.
The retrospective runs all year and will include nearly 150 different selections. Time Capsule collections will include special merchandise, custom Alamo Drafthouse menus, and special events.
First up: the year 1999 begins with films like Being John Malkovich, The Blair Witch Project, The Iron Giant, Cruel Intentions, Jawbreaker, The Matrix, and Run Lola Run.
“My first job was...
- 1/4/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The Alamo Drafthouse is going back in time to ring in the New Year.
The cinema chain announced that starting January 5, a year-long Time Capsules program will feature curated films ranging from 1974 to 1999. Per the theater, Alamo Time Capsules is “a yearlong trek back through time that revisits both beloved blockbusters and forgotten favorites spanning six landmark cinema years — 1999, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1979, and 1974. Title collections will span six to eight weeks and, rather than act as a ‘top ten list’ of films, instead will tell their part of the story of that year in cinema, culture, and history.”
The retrospective — the largest and most comprehensive in the company’s history — runs throughout 2024 and will include nearly 150 different selections. Upcoming Time Capsule collections will include special merchandise, custom Alamo Drafthouse menus, and special events. The year 1999 kicks off the program with films like “Being John Malkovich,” “The Iron Giant,” “Cruel Intentions,” “Pretty Woman,” “Jawbreaker,...
The cinema chain announced that starting January 5, a year-long Time Capsules program will feature curated films ranging from 1974 to 1999. Per the theater, Alamo Time Capsules is “a yearlong trek back through time that revisits both beloved blockbusters and forgotten favorites spanning six landmark cinema years — 1999, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1979, and 1974. Title collections will span six to eight weeks and, rather than act as a ‘top ten list’ of films, instead will tell their part of the story of that year in cinema, culture, and history.”
The retrospective — the largest and most comprehensive in the company’s history — runs throughout 2024 and will include nearly 150 different selections. Upcoming Time Capsule collections will include special merchandise, custom Alamo Drafthouse menus, and special events. The year 1999 kicks off the program with films like “Being John Malkovich,” “The Iron Giant,” “Cruel Intentions,” “Pretty Woman,” “Jawbreaker,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse is launching Alamo Time Capsules, a retrospective film series, to kick off the new year. With screenings slated throughout the entirety of 2024, this will be the chain’s largest retrospective series yet.
Starting Jan. 5, each of Alamo Drafthouse’s forty locations across the U.S. will screen a selection of approximately 150 different films from the years 1999, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1979 and 1974 — chosen for being landmark years in cinema history. Each rotation will last six to eight weeks, with the first year, 1999, slated to run until February. 1999 films include “The Matrix,” “Cruel Intentions,” “She’s All That” and “Being John Malkovich.”
The year 1999 has personal significance to Alamo Drafthouse senior film programmer John Smith, who developed the retrospective along with programmers Jake Isgar and Jenny Nulf.
“My first job was making popcorn and tearing tickets at a second run movie theater in 1999, and I was lucky enough to get to see everything...
Starting Jan. 5, each of Alamo Drafthouse’s forty locations across the U.S. will screen a selection of approximately 150 different films from the years 1999, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1979 and 1974 — chosen for being landmark years in cinema history. Each rotation will last six to eight weeks, with the first year, 1999, slated to run until February. 1999 films include “The Matrix,” “Cruel Intentions,” “She’s All That” and “Being John Malkovich.”
The year 1999 has personal significance to Alamo Drafthouse senior film programmer John Smith, who developed the retrospective along with programmers Jake Isgar and Jenny Nulf.
“My first job was making popcorn and tearing tickets at a second run movie theater in 1999, and I was lucky enough to get to see everything...
- 1/3/2024
- by Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Mainstay Entertainment has signed Rachael Leigh Cook for representation in all areas.
Cook can currently be seen in Hallmark’s family holiday feature film Rescuing Christmas. The project was developed and produced under Cook’s development deal with Marvista. In addition, Cook also stars and produces the Netflix film A Tourist’s Guide to Love. Prior that, Cook was seen in the film Spirit Halloween, opposite Christopher Lloyd. In 2021, Cook starred in Netflix’s He’s All That, a gender-swapped remake of her 1999 hit romantic comedy, that she starred in. In 2020, Cook pitched, produced, and starred in the Netflix film Love Guaranteed opposite Damon Wayans Jr. and Heather Graham. The film premiered on the streaming platform at #1.
She most recently inked a wide-ranging development and talent deal with Fox’s Marvista Entertainment. The pact will see Cook star and produce a number of projects including There She Goes, (w/t), a...
Cook can currently be seen in Hallmark’s family holiday feature film Rescuing Christmas. The project was developed and produced under Cook’s development deal with Marvista. In addition, Cook also stars and produces the Netflix film A Tourist’s Guide to Love. Prior that, Cook was seen in the film Spirit Halloween, opposite Christopher Lloyd. In 2021, Cook starred in Netflix’s He’s All That, a gender-swapped remake of her 1999 hit romantic comedy, that she starred in. In 2020, Cook pitched, produced, and starred in the Netflix film Love Guaranteed opposite Damon Wayans Jr. and Heather Graham. The film premiered on the streaming platform at #1.
She most recently inked a wide-ranging development and talent deal with Fox’s Marvista Entertainment. The pact will see Cook star and produce a number of projects including There She Goes, (w/t), a...
- 12/20/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Can you believe that The Young and The Restless has been on the air for 50 years?!
The soap opera’s 50th anniversary episode aired on CBS back in March 2023 and it definitely was a memorable one. (We have 50 incredible photos from the episode for you to see!)
While a lot of the actors on the show have remained in their roles for decades, many celebs got their start on the soap opera and eventually broke into the world of film and primetime television.
One of the show’s stars recently slammed Eva Longoria for the comments she made about being on the show when she was younger.
Head inside to see the 14 famous actors who got their start on The Young and the Restless, from first to most recent…
Keep scrolling for the full list…
Tom Selleck
Years On Show: 1974–75
Role: Jed Andrews
Around five years later, Tom had his...
The soap opera’s 50th anniversary episode aired on CBS back in March 2023 and it definitely was a memorable one. (We have 50 incredible photos from the episode for you to see!)
While a lot of the actors on the show have remained in their roles for decades, many celebs got their start on the soap opera and eventually broke into the world of film and primetime television.
One of the show’s stars recently slammed Eva Longoria for the comments she made about being on the show when she was younger.
Head inside to see the 14 famous actors who got their start on The Young and the Restless, from first to most recent…
Keep scrolling for the full list…
Tom Selleck
Years On Show: 1974–75
Role: Jed Andrews
Around five years later, Tom had his...
- 12/13/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Zack Snyder’s latest big-budget effects-driven feature, an awards contender from Todd Haynes, Bradley Cooper’s sensitive portrayal of an American icon, a beloved follow-up to an Aardman classic and the conclusion of The Crown are some of the highlights of a jam-packed December schedule on Netflix.
Haynes’ drama May December debuts on Netflix on Dec. 1. Loosely inspired by the story of Mary Kay Letourneau, the film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year, is led by A-listers Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore and also stars Charles Melton, who was named best supporting actor by New York critics this week.
Sam Esmail’s feature Leave the World Behind is another heavyweight addition to Netflix in December. Starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke, the psychological thriller tells the story of survival in a world on the brink of collapse. Written, directed and produced by Esmail, the film...
Haynes’ drama May December debuts on Netflix on Dec. 1. Loosely inspired by the story of Mary Kay Letourneau, the film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year, is led by A-listers Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore and also stars Charles Melton, who was named best supporting actor by New York critics this week.
Sam Esmail’s feature Leave the World Behind is another heavyweight addition to Netflix in December. Starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke, the psychological thriller tells the story of survival in a world on the brink of collapse. Written, directed and produced by Esmail, the film...
- 12/1/2023
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Matthew Lillard has signed With Verve for representation.
Lillard can currently be seen in the Universal/Blumhouse box office and streaming hit, Five Nights At Freddys’, which opened to an astounding $80 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend — even with a day-and-date release on Peacock.
His breakthrough came in Wes Craven’s horror classic, Scream along with memorable turns in Hacker’s, She’s All That and Summer Catch. In 2002 he portrayed Shaggy Rogers in the live-action adaptation of Scooby -Doo and reprised the role in the 2004 sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Other notable feature credits include Alexander Payne’s The Descendants opposite George Clooney, Trouble With The Curve with Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams and Stephen Belber’s Match opposite Carla Gugino.
In 2012, he directed his first feature film, Fat Kid Rules The World, a coming-of-age drama that received critical acclaim for its authentic portrayal of adolescence...
Lillard can currently be seen in the Universal/Blumhouse box office and streaming hit, Five Nights At Freddys’, which opened to an astounding $80 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend — even with a day-and-date release on Peacock.
His breakthrough came in Wes Craven’s horror classic, Scream along with memorable turns in Hacker’s, She’s All That and Summer Catch. In 2002 he portrayed Shaggy Rogers in the live-action adaptation of Scooby -Doo and reprised the role in the 2004 sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Other notable feature credits include Alexander Payne’s The Descendants opposite George Clooney, Trouble With The Curve with Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams and Stephen Belber’s Match opposite Carla Gugino.
In 2012, he directed his first feature film, Fat Kid Rules The World, a coming-of-age drama that received critical acclaim for its authentic portrayal of adolescence...
- 11/22/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Addison Rae Easterling‘s latest acting role comes in a holiday-themed horror movie. The TikTok star and Gen Z icon has a supporting role in Thanksgiving, a new film from director Eli Roth.
Thanksgiving is a slasher film that takes place against the backdrop of Black Friday sales. Easterling portrays Gabby, a popular girl who is best friends with the protagonist Jessica (played by Nell Verlaque). Based on the movie’s trailer, I wouldn’t bet on Gabby to make it through Thanksgiving alive.
Thanksgiving began as a fake trailer that played during the 2007 double feature Grindhouse. More than 15 years later, Roth brought a full version of the movie to theaters. Thanksgiving has received generally favorable reviews, with critic Jeremy Jahns describing it as “a really fun, bloody slasher flick.”
Easterling, who was attached to Thanksgiving nine months before its release, is one of TikTok’s most-followed personalities. She has...
Thanksgiving is a slasher film that takes place against the backdrop of Black Friday sales. Easterling portrays Gabby, a popular girl who is best friends with the protagonist Jessica (played by Nell Verlaque). Based on the movie’s trailer, I wouldn’t bet on Gabby to make it through Thanksgiving alive.
Thanksgiving began as a fake trailer that played during the 2007 double feature Grindhouse. More than 15 years later, Roth brought a full version of the movie to theaters. Thanksgiving has received generally favorable reviews, with critic Jeremy Jahns describing it as “a really fun, bloody slasher flick.”
Easterling, who was attached to Thanksgiving nine months before its release, is one of TikTok’s most-followed personalities. She has...
- 11/21/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. are not often photographed together, but they were seen out to dinner on Monday (November 20) at Baltaire Restaurant & Steakhouse in Los Angeles.
The 46-year-old Buffy The Vampire Slayer actress and the 47-year-old She’s All That actor were with a larger group as they waited for their car at the valet.
Freddie and Sarah Michelle were photographed at an event together last month, but they really don’t often pose at events together all too often.
If you don’t know, an I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot movie is reportedly in the works! Find out which 2 original stars are in talks to return! Sarah Michelle and Freddie co-starred in the film franchise back in the 90s.
The 46-year-old Buffy The Vampire Slayer actress and the 47-year-old She’s All That actor were with a larger group as they waited for their car at the valet.
Freddie and Sarah Michelle were photographed at an event together last month, but they really don’t often pose at events together all too often.
If you don’t know, an I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot movie is reportedly in the works! Find out which 2 original stars are in talks to return! Sarah Michelle and Freddie co-starred in the film franchise back in the 90s.
- 11/21/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Can you believe that The Young and The Restless has been on the air for 50 years?!
The soap opera’s 50th anniversary episode aired on CBS back in March 2023 and it definitely was a memorable one. (We have 50 incredible photos from the episode for you to see!)
While a lot of the actors on the show have remained in their roles for decades, many celebs got their start on the soap opera and eventually broke into the world of film and primetime television.
One of the show’s stars recently slammed Eva Longoria for the comments she made about being on the show when she was younger.
Head inside to see the 14 famous actors who got their start on The Young and the Restless, from first to most recent…
Keep scrolling for the full list…
Tom Selleck
Years On Show: 1974–75
Role: Jed Andrews
Around five years later, Tom had his...
The soap opera’s 50th anniversary episode aired on CBS back in March 2023 and it definitely was a memorable one. (We have 50 incredible photos from the episode for you to see!)
While a lot of the actors on the show have remained in their roles for decades, many celebs got their start on the soap opera and eventually broke into the world of film and primetime television.
One of the show’s stars recently slammed Eva Longoria for the comments she made about being on the show when she was younger.
Head inside to see the 14 famous actors who got their start on The Young and the Restless, from first to most recent…
Keep scrolling for the full list…
Tom Selleck
Years On Show: 1974–75
Role: Jed Andrews
Around five years later, Tom had his...
- 11/11/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
With the actor’s strike finally over, Matthew Lillard can finally talk about the plum role he has in Five Nights at Freddy’s. In a recent THR interview, Lillard mentioned being thrilled about how fans have reacted to the film, noting:
“Being 53 years old — and being around the block a couple times — I have a much deeper sense of appreciation in this moment than I probably have ever had because I didn’t expect it. I realize that these opportunities don’t come around that often. It’s been a really rich, joyful moment because I can sort of sit back and appreciate it on a deeper level.”
Lillard’s character, who has a rich mythology in the game, could well wind-up being a recurring presence in the Five Nights at Freddy’s world, especially with the film such a huge hit in theaters and on Peacock. But, it turns...
“Being 53 years old — and being around the block a couple times — I have a much deeper sense of appreciation in this moment than I probably have ever had because I didn’t expect it. I realize that these opportunities don’t come around that often. It’s been a really rich, joyful moment because I can sort of sit back and appreciate it on a deeper level.”
Lillard’s character, who has a rich mythology in the game, could well wind-up being a recurring presence in the Five Nights at Freddy’s world, especially with the film such a huge hit in theaters and on Peacock. But, it turns...
- 11/11/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
This post contains spoilers for "Five Nights at Freddy's."
Matthew Lillard is a horror legend and we don't say it enough. We know him and we love him from films like "She's All That," "Slc Punk," "Without a Paddle" ... any "Love's Labour's Lost" fans out there? But the man got his start in horror and his irrepressible comic spirit and fearless willingness to switch to pitch-black menace on a dime have made him an extremely effective and underrated horror star, as you can see in films like "Scream," "Scooby Doo," and "Thirteen Ghosts."
Lillard has just added another glinting badge to his vest in the form of "Five Nights at Freddy's." We meet him as Steve Raglan, the career counselor that our hero, Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson), is sent to after he beats up a dad in front of his son while on the job. Mike is a man of few words,...
Matthew Lillard is a horror legend and we don't say it enough. We know him and we love him from films like "She's All That," "Slc Punk," "Without a Paddle" ... any "Love's Labour's Lost" fans out there? But the man got his start in horror and his irrepressible comic spirit and fearless willingness to switch to pitch-black menace on a dime have made him an extremely effective and underrated horror star, as you can see in films like "Scream," "Scooby Doo," and "Thirteen Ghosts."
Lillard has just added another glinting badge to his vest in the form of "Five Nights at Freddy's." We meet him as Steve Raglan, the career counselor that our hero, Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson), is sent to after he beats up a dad in front of his son while on the job. Mike is a man of few words,...
- 10/29/2023
- by Ryan Coleman
- Slash Film
Dazzler Media presents Spooky Night: The Spirit of Halloween in selected cinemas from 13th October 2023 and own it on DVD & Download from 16th October 2023.
Featuring Christopher Lloyd and Rachael Leigh Cook, Spooky Night: The Spirit of Halloween promises haunted family fun this spooky season!
Synopsis:
When a new pop-up Halloween store opens in a deserted shopping mall, three school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick-or-treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store for Halloween night. But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters inside! The kids will embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order to survive the night and avoid becoming possessed themselves!
Dazzler Media presents Spooky Night: The Spirit of Halloween in selected cinemas from 13th October 2023.
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Featuring Christopher Lloyd and Rachael Leigh Cook, Spooky Night: The Spirit of Halloween promises haunted family fun this spooky season!
Synopsis:
When a new pop-up Halloween store opens in a deserted shopping mall, three school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick-or-treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store for Halloween night. But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters inside! The kids will embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order to survive the night and avoid becoming possessed themselves!
Dazzler Media presents Spooky Night: The Spirit of Halloween in selected cinemas from 13th October 2023.
Own it on DVD & Download from 16th October 2023
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- 10/13/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Exclusive: In a major shakeup at Miramax, CEO Bill Block will exit the company this week, a move that will come as soon as Tuesday when his contract expires. It does not look like there was much if any negotiation on a new deal for Block, which raises questions of exactly which areas the multi-faceted company will lean into.
Block’s exit comes at a time when he has been a catalyst for a large amount of film business. Block had been appointed CEO in 2017.
Owned 51% by beIN, and 49% by Paramount Global, Miramax had transformed from the days when its value resided in the film library built back in the day by Bob and Harvey Weinstein. It has become a prolific generator of original projects, with some based on library IP. Back when Block was appointed, the company had $150 million in debt and a high overhead that was pared by...
Block’s exit comes at a time when he has been a catalyst for a large amount of film business. Block had been appointed CEO in 2017.
Owned 51% by beIN, and 49% by Paramount Global, Miramax had transformed from the days when its value resided in the film library built back in the day by Bob and Harvey Weinstein. It has become a prolific generator of original projects, with some based on library IP. Back when Block was appointed, the company had $150 million in debt and a high overhead that was pared by...
- 10/2/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox Entertainment Global is headed to Mipcom Cannes with new fare from Gordon Ramsay and TMZ and network gameshow Snake Oil.
The Fox-owned sales house’s slate next month will include titles from Fox Alternative Entertainment such as David Spade show Snake Oil, animated content from Bento Box Entertainment, live-action comedy from Fox Entertainment Studios and more than 20 movies from MarVista Entertainment.
Toplining the new shows is Snake Oil, the upcoming Fox game show in which entrepreneurs pitch products to contestants, who must determine which ventures are the real with the help of celebrity advisors. Spade hosts and produces and Will Arnett is executive producer through his Electric Avenue Productions banner.
Also joining the Fox slate is Next Level Chef, the Gordon Ramsay cooking competition whose second season premiere took 16.7 million viewers in a post-Super Bowl slot, which made it the most-watched cooking telecast in history.
The Fox-owned sales house’s slate next month will include titles from Fox Alternative Entertainment such as David Spade show Snake Oil, animated content from Bento Box Entertainment, live-action comedy from Fox Entertainment Studios and more than 20 movies from MarVista Entertainment.
Toplining the new shows is Snake Oil, the upcoming Fox game show in which entrepreneurs pitch products to contestants, who must determine which ventures are the real with the help of celebrity advisors. Spade hosts and produces and Will Arnett is executive producer through his Electric Avenue Productions banner.
Also joining the Fox slate is Next Level Chef, the Gordon Ramsay cooking competition whose second season premiere took 16.7 million viewers in a post-Super Bowl slot, which made it the most-watched cooking telecast in history.
- 9/19/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Rosario Dawson’s starring role in Disney+’s Ahsoka, premiering Aug. 22 and based on a character from Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars, is not her first time bringing an animated figure to life — she played bassist Valerie Brown in Universal-MGM’s Josie and the Pussycats, the directorial debut of Can’t Hardly Wait screenwriters Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan.
Based on the Archie Comics series that spawned the 1970s cartoon, the 2001 film centers on a female pop-rock group plucked from obscurity in Riverdale. Tara Reid, then 24, was cast first as drummer Melody Valentine following her turn in American Pie. Rachael Leigh Cook (She’s All That), 19, nabbed the part of frontwoman Josie McCoy over Zooey Deschanel and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
For Val, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds — who produced the gold-selling soundtrack — encouraged the filmmakers to consider a music star, and Aaliyah, TLC’s Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Beyoncé were among those to audition.
Based on the Archie Comics series that spawned the 1970s cartoon, the 2001 film centers on a female pop-rock group plucked from obscurity in Riverdale. Tara Reid, then 24, was cast first as drummer Melody Valentine following her turn in American Pie. Rachael Leigh Cook (She’s All That), 19, nabbed the part of frontwoman Josie McCoy over Zooey Deschanel and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
For Val, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds — who produced the gold-selling soundtrack — encouraged the filmmakers to consider a music star, and Aaliyah, TLC’s Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Beyoncé were among those to audition.
- 8/22/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated: This post has been updated to include Cinespia’s full lineup of screenings planned from May through July.
Cinespia, L.A.’s first and longest running series of outdoor movie screenings, has set its summer lineup, returning for a 22nd season of programming held at L.A. State Historic Park, the Greek Theatre and the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
“We’re thrilled to be back for our 22nd season with an amazing lineup of fan-favorite films,” stated Cinespia founder, John Wyatt, announcing this summer’s screenings, presented by Amazon Studios.
The season kicks off on June 3 with a special presentation of “The Lost Boys,” followed by “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” on June 10 and “She’s All That” on June 16.
Then, Cinespia will again partner with the Christopher Street West Association (Csw) — the nonprofit that has produced L.A. Pride celebration for more than 50 years — to host a special screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show...
Cinespia, L.A.’s first and longest running series of outdoor movie screenings, has set its summer lineup, returning for a 22nd season of programming held at L.A. State Historic Park, the Greek Theatre and the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
“We’re thrilled to be back for our 22nd season with an amazing lineup of fan-favorite films,” stated Cinespia founder, John Wyatt, announcing this summer’s screenings, presented by Amazon Studios.
The season kicks off on June 3 with a special presentation of “The Lost Boys,” followed by “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” on June 10 and “She’s All That” on June 16.
Then, Cinespia will again partner with the Christopher Street West Association (Csw) — the nonprofit that has produced L.A. Pride celebration for more than 50 years — to host a special screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show...
- 5/12/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: LA-based firm Jackrabbit Media is launching international sales on Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries) comedy Sick Girl ahead of the Cannes market.
Jennifer Cram’s feature directorial debut follows Wren Pepper, played by Dobrev, a woman who feels her lifelong friends are slipping away. In a desperate attempt to bring her crew back together, Wren blurts out a lie that quickly spins out of control, taking them all on a wild ride and leaving Wren torn between the newfound attention she’s receiving and her guilt over a lie that could end the friendships she cherishes so deeply.
Supporting cast includes Wendi McLendon-Covey (The Goldbergs), Sherry Cola (Good Trouble), Brandon Mychal Smith (She’s All That), Stephanie Koenig (The Offer), Hayley Magnus (The Dressmaker), Dan Bakkedahl (Veep) and Ray McKinnon (Deadwood).
Above and below are first look images from the movie, which has music from Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump...
Jennifer Cram’s feature directorial debut follows Wren Pepper, played by Dobrev, a woman who feels her lifelong friends are slipping away. In a desperate attempt to bring her crew back together, Wren blurts out a lie that quickly spins out of control, taking them all on a wild ride and leaving Wren torn between the newfound attention she’s receiving and her guilt over a lie that could end the friendships she cherishes so deeply.
Supporting cast includes Wendi McLendon-Covey (The Goldbergs), Sherry Cola (Good Trouble), Brandon Mychal Smith (She’s All That), Stephanie Koenig (The Offer), Hayley Magnus (The Dressmaker), Dan Bakkedahl (Veep) and Ray McKinnon (Deadwood).
Above and below are first look images from the movie, which has music from Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump...
- 5/5/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Rachel McAdams had been anointed Hollywood's latest "It Girl" when she was tapped to grace the cover of Vanity Fair's 2006 Oscar issue alongside Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson. She was coming off a string of critical and commercial successes in "Mean Girls," "The Notebook," "Red Eye" and "The Family Stone," and appeared to be on the cusp of superstardom. But when McAdams learned, upon arriving at the Tom Ford photoshoot, that she was expected to pose nude, she walked, promptly fired her publicist (who'd failed to inform her of the shoot's parameters), and pressed the pause button on her film career.
Prior to the #MeToo revolution, firing up double rockets at the exploitative Hollywood movie star machine was considered career suicide. This was how women got smeared with the "difficult" label. McAdams, however, persevered and has established herself as one of the most brilliantly unpredictable actors of her generation. She's...
Prior to the #MeToo revolution, firing up double rockets at the exploitative Hollywood movie star machine was considered career suicide. This was how women got smeared with the "difficult" label. McAdams, however, persevered and has established herself as one of the most brilliantly unpredictable actors of her generation. She's...
- 4/21/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Rachael Leigh Cook has done all that: She’s been a teen breakout star in an iconic high school comedy (“She’s All That”), transitioned to cringe sponsored movies (“Spirit Halloween”), and made the leap to Hallmark Christmas queen (“Tis the Season to Be Merry”). Now, she’s deftly parlayed her everywoman likability into the sweet made-for-Netflix movie “A Tourist’s Guide for Love.”
Yes, “made-for-Netflix” is a category all on its own. While “The Irishman” is considered to be a Netflix Original, “made-for-Netflix” separates the mass-produced movies like the nearly-perfect “Falling for Christmas” and calming background noise of “Murder Mystery 2” from the real Oscar contenders. It’s a sliding scale of quality under the streaming titan’s content umbrella, and Cook’s latest film, “A Tourist’s Guide to Love,” feels like an adaptation of a sweet viral BookTok romance novel — in the best way possible.
Cook stars as...
Yes, “made-for-Netflix” is a category all on its own. While “The Irishman” is considered to be a Netflix Original, “made-for-Netflix” separates the mass-produced movies like the nearly-perfect “Falling for Christmas” and calming background noise of “Murder Mystery 2” from the real Oscar contenders. It’s a sliding scale of quality under the streaming titan’s content umbrella, and Cook’s latest film, “A Tourist’s Guide to Love,” feels like an adaptation of a sweet viral BookTok romance novel — in the best way possible.
Cook stars as...
- 4/21/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Rachael Leigh Cook, star of ‘90s movies including She’s All That, has signed a wide-ranging deal with Fox’s Marvista Entertainment.
The pact will see Cook develop, produce and act in a number of projects including a holiday film and There She Goes (w/t), a feature loosely based on her real-life experiences.
It comes as Cook is starring in Netflix’s A Tourist’s Guide to Love, which launches this month.
The deal is one of the highest profile partnerships unveiled by Marvista Entertainment since it was acquired by Fox Entertainment in December 2021.
Leigh Cook will develop and produce several projects across genres over the next few years via her production company Ben’s Sister Productions. She will work in front of and behind the camera.
The deal was shepherded by Hannah Pillemer, EVP, Creative Affairs, MarVista Entertainment.
The first few projects revealed are There She Goes, which will star...
The pact will see Cook develop, produce and act in a number of projects including a holiday film and There She Goes (w/t), a feature loosely based on her real-life experiences.
It comes as Cook is starring in Netflix’s A Tourist’s Guide to Love, which launches this month.
The deal is one of the highest profile partnerships unveiled by Marvista Entertainment since it was acquired by Fox Entertainment in December 2021.
Leigh Cook will develop and produce several projects across genres over the next few years via her production company Ben’s Sister Productions. She will work in front of and behind the camera.
The deal was shepherded by Hannah Pillemer, EVP, Creative Affairs, MarVista Entertainment.
The first few projects revealed are There She Goes, which will star...
- 4/11/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
When Succession debuted on HBO in 2018, the show didn’t take long to get the attention of viewers and critics. The series follows the family owners of a media conglomerate, and perhaps it’s most notable for its stellar ensemble cast. Over the years, fans have learned a lot about what it was like making the show, including how Kieran Culkin managed co-star Brian Cox’s on-set “outbursts.”
Kieran Culkin landed a main role on ‘Succession’ in 2018 Kieran Culkin attends the HBO’s “Succession” Season 4 Premiere I Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Prior to Succession, Culkin’s only main role on television was the short-lived sitcom Go Fish in 2001. But the actor has worked extensively on film, starting with a supporting role opposite his big brother Macaulay in 1990’s Home Alone. That led to other supporting roles in films like 1991’s Father of the Bride (and its 1995 sequel), She’s All That,...
Kieran Culkin landed a main role on ‘Succession’ in 2018 Kieran Culkin attends the HBO’s “Succession” Season 4 Premiere I Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Prior to Succession, Culkin’s only main role on television was the short-lived sitcom Go Fish in 2001. But the actor has worked extensively on film, starting with a supporting role opposite his big brother Macaulay in 1990’s Home Alone. That led to other supporting roles in films like 1991’s Father of the Bride (and its 1995 sequel), She’s All That,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When The Way Home‘s Kat walked down a staircase in a red dress to the sounds of Sixpence None The Richer’s “Kiss Me” in Episode 5, it was hardly the first time her portrayer Chyler Leigh had paid homage to the iconic scene from the ’90s teen movie classic She’s All That.
Leigh tells TVLine that the producers of Hallmark Channel’s time-traveling family drama “definitely knew” that the actress had already once recreated the moment in which Rachael Leigh Cook’s She’s All That character unveils her makeover while descending a flight of stairs to a stunned Freddie Prinze Jr.
Leigh tells TVLine that the producers of Hallmark Channel’s time-traveling family drama “definitely knew” that the actress had already once recreated the moment in which Rachael Leigh Cook’s She’s All That character unveils her makeover while descending a flight of stairs to a stunned Freddie Prinze Jr.
- 4/2/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Succession features a stunning ensemble cast led by Brian Cox. The actor plays billionaire Logan Roy opposite Alan Ruck, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook. Much of the cast has received praise and accolades for their performances. And for Culkin, it marks the most lauded role of his career. Yet, even now, the actor refuses to speak with a notable pair of media outlets.
Kieran Culkin | Theo Wargo/Getty Images ‘Succession’ star Kieran Culkin has been acting since the 1990s
Even though he’s only 40 years old, Culkin has been working in the business for more than 30 years. The actor made his big-screen debut opposite big brother Macaulay in 1990’s Home Alone. In the years that followed, Culkin popped up in films like Father of the Bride, She’s All That, Music of the Heart, Igby Goes Down, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Wiener-Dog.
But Succession marks his first...
Kieran Culkin | Theo Wargo/Getty Images ‘Succession’ star Kieran Culkin has been acting since the 1990s
Even though he’s only 40 years old, Culkin has been working in the business for more than 30 years. The actor made his big-screen debut opposite big brother Macaulay in 1990’s Home Alone. In the years that followed, Culkin popped up in films like Father of the Bride, She’s All That, Music of the Heart, Igby Goes Down, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Wiener-Dog.
But Succession marks his first...
- 4/1/2023
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Since it premiered on HBO in 2018, Succession has gotten a lot of attention for its performances, intricate storytelling, and high-stakes drama. But the show could inadvertently take one of its stars into a completely different genre going forward. Here’s how Succession just might lead actor Kieran Culkin down the road toward becoming an action movie star.
Kieran Culkin | Theo Wargo/Getty Images Kieran Culkin has been acting since 1990’s ‘Home Alone’
Culkin might have gained an entirely new fan base with his role as Roman Roy on Succession. But the actor has been working in Hollywood for more than 30 years. Culkin made his film debut opposite big brother Macaulay in 1990’s Home Alone and continued to work as a child actor throughout the decade, including films such as Father of the Bride, Nowhere to Run, and She’s All That.
Beyond that, Culkin has stretched his acting muscles in a variety of other projects.
Kieran Culkin | Theo Wargo/Getty Images Kieran Culkin has been acting since 1990’s ‘Home Alone’
Culkin might have gained an entirely new fan base with his role as Roman Roy on Succession. But the actor has been working in Hollywood for more than 30 years. Culkin made his film debut opposite big brother Macaulay in 1990’s Home Alone and continued to work as a child actor throughout the decade, including films such as Father of the Bride, Nowhere to Run, and She’s All That.
Beyond that, Culkin has stretched his acting muscles in a variety of other projects.
- 4/1/2023
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Freddie Prinze Jr. might be considering a return to the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” franchise, but the star doesn’t have many fond memories of making the original slasher flick.
In a recent interview with Too Fab, the “She’s All That” star called the making of the 1997 movie — one of his first major screen credits — a “miserable” experience that almost caused him to quit acting. Specifically, Prinze said his issues stemmed from clashes with the director Jim Gillespie, who wanted to cast Jeremy Sisto, then best known for “Clueless,” but was pushed to hire Prinze by the studio and screenwriter Kevin Williamson.
“It’s not that we weren’t on the same page, I knew what the correct choices were for the Ray character. He wanted a different actor, a really good actor named Jeremy Sisto, who I know and I like and respect very, very much,...
In a recent interview with Too Fab, the “She’s All That” star called the making of the 1997 movie — one of his first major screen credits — a “miserable” experience that almost caused him to quit acting. Specifically, Prinze said his issues stemmed from clashes with the director Jim Gillespie, who wanted to cast Jeremy Sisto, then best known for “Clueless,” but was pushed to hire Prinze by the studio and screenwriter Kevin Williamson.
“It’s not that we weren’t on the same page, I knew what the correct choices were for the Ray character. He wanted a different actor, a really good actor named Jeremy Sisto, who I know and I like and respect very, very much,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
When news broke last month that Freddie Prinze Jr. was to potentially reprise his role as Ray Bronson in the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” franchise, it was the actor’s first time finding out about the so-called project.
In February, reports began circulating that a sequel to the 1997 and 1998 horror flicks was in the works with Prinze Jr. and co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt “in talks” to reprise their roles as Bronson and Julie James, respectively.
However, while the 47-year-old actor was recently promoting his new horror movie podcast “That Was Pretty Scary”, he revealed he had no clue about the project until his name began to appear in headlines.
He thinks the announcement was “leaked” by the production company in efforts to “get people hyped about their movie.”
Read More: Freddie Prinze Jr. Reveals What Led To His Frustration When Asked To Take A Pay Cut For...
In February, reports began circulating that a sequel to the 1997 and 1998 horror flicks was in the works with Prinze Jr. and co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt “in talks” to reprise their roles as Bronson and Julie James, respectively.
However, while the 47-year-old actor was recently promoting his new horror movie podcast “That Was Pretty Scary”, he revealed he had no clue about the project until his name began to appear in headlines.
He thinks the announcement was “leaked” by the production company in efforts to “get people hyped about their movie.”
Read More: Freddie Prinze Jr. Reveals What Led To His Frustration When Asked To Take A Pay Cut For...
- 3/11/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Addison Rae, scream queen? The TikTok star is expanding her film repertoire, joining the cast of director Eli Roth’s slasher “Thanksgiving.”
Spyglass Media is backing the thriller, which follows a killer who visits a small town in Massachusetts with the hopes of creating a carving board out of the town’s turkey-loving inhabitants. The story is based on the fake trailer that Roth made 16 years ago for Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s double feature “Grindhouse.”
Rae confirmed the news, which was first reported by Deadline, on Instagram with the caption “Let’s eat.”
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Rae has 88 million followers on TikTok, making her one of the most popular creators on the social media platform. She parlayed her online fame into a Hollywood career, recently starring in “He’s All That,” Netflix’s gender-swapped remake of 1999’s teen comedy “She’s All That.
Spyglass Media is backing the thriller, which follows a killer who visits a small town in Massachusetts with the hopes of creating a carving board out of the town’s turkey-loving inhabitants. The story is based on the fake trailer that Roth made 16 years ago for Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s double feature “Grindhouse.”
Rae confirmed the news, which was first reported by Deadline, on Instagram with the caption “Let’s eat.”
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A post shared by Addison Rae (@addisonraee)
Rae has 88 million followers on TikTok, making her one of the most popular creators on the social media platform. She parlayed her online fame into a Hollywood career, recently starring in “He’s All That,” Netflix’s gender-swapped remake of 1999’s teen comedy “She’s All That.
- 2/23/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Addison Rae is one of the biggest names in social media. She has 88.9 million followers on TikTok and also happens to be the video-hosting service’s highest earning contributor. She has been able to use her TikTok popularity to segue into singing and acting careers (she recently starred in Netflix’s She’s All That reboot He’s All That), and now The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that she has signed on to star in director Eli Roth’s long-awaited slasher Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is based on the faux trailer Roth created for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse, which was released way back in 2007. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving for sixteen years and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. Now it’s finally happening, thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding.
Thanksgiving is based on the faux trailer Roth created for the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse, which was released way back in 2007. Roth has been wanting to make a feature version of Thanksgiving for sixteen years and even wrote the screenplay with Jeff Rendell (who played the homicidal pilgrim in the trailer) a dozen years ago. Now it’s finally happening, thanks to Spyglass Media stepping in to provide the funding.
- 2/23/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Addison Rae, one of the biggest names in social media, has joined the cast of Eli Roth’s horror movie Thanksgiving.
Spyglass is behind the slasher, which is based on the faux trailer that Roth made 16 years ago for the Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez double bill Grindhouse. Production is due to commence in Toronto in March.
Plot details are on the thin side, although it concerns a slasher who comes to a small Massachusetts town with the intention of “creating a Thanksgiving carving board out of the town’s inhabitants,” per sources. Character details for Rae’s role are being kept stuffed in the turkey.
Patrick Dempsey of Grey’s Anatomy fame is among those in talks to join the cast, which is said to be looking to cast numerous up-and-comers.
Roth is directing and producing with Electromagnetic Productions’ Roger Birnbaum.
Rae is a massive star on TikTok, with more than 88.9 million followers.
Spyglass is behind the slasher, which is based on the faux trailer that Roth made 16 years ago for the Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez double bill Grindhouse. Production is due to commence in Toronto in March.
Plot details are on the thin side, although it concerns a slasher who comes to a small Massachusetts town with the intention of “creating a Thanksgiving carving board out of the town’s inhabitants,” per sources. Character details for Rae’s role are being kept stuffed in the turkey.
Patrick Dempsey of Grey’s Anatomy fame is among those in talks to join the cast, which is said to be looking to cast numerous up-and-comers.
Roth is directing and producing with Electromagnetic Productions’ Roger Birnbaum.
Rae is a massive star on TikTok, with more than 88.9 million followers.
- 2/23/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paul Walker enjoyed a lengthy career in Hollywood that carried him through various roles in several unique movies before his unfortunate death in 2013 at just 40 years old. Fans likely remember him best as Brian O'Conner in the "Fast and Furious" franchise, but the talented and handsome actor also appeared in critical hits such as "Pleasantville," "Joy Ride," and Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers," and served as executive producer on the films "Vehicle 19," "Hours," and "Pawn Shop Chronicles." He even enjoyed a guest spot on National Geographic's "Expedition Great White" in 2009.
In his youth, Walker popped up in a variety of high-profile TV shows, among them "Highway to Heaven," "Charles in Charge," "Who's the Boss," and "Touched by an Angel," before making the leap to schlocky B-movie horror films such as "Tammy and the Rex," opposite Denise Richards, in which his character's brain somehow lands inside a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
In his youth, Walker popped up in a variety of high-profile TV shows, among them "Highway to Heaven," "Charles in Charge," "Who's the Boss," and "Touched by an Angel," before making the leap to schlocky B-movie horror films such as "Tammy and the Rex," opposite Denise Richards, in which his character's brain somehow lands inside a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
- 2/21/2023
- by Jeff Ames
- Slash Film
Rich Hull is shifting to an advisory role at TelevisaUnivision in the wake of the Hispanic media giant’s acquisition of Vix, the Spanish-language streaming service he founded.
At TelevisaUnivision, which acquired Vix in 2021 and later added premium companion Vix+, Hull had a stint as the company’s interim head of global distribution. He will now return to investing in media and tech through his reactivated company, Avalanche Capital, initially founded in 2012. Hull’s first project as Avalanche CEO is arranging a gap financing package for Paulist Productions and the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps for the feature documentary Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey. Budgeted at 3 million, Fighting Spirit is now in post-production. Hull is producing along with Michael Sullivan, Tom Gibbons, Daniel Schnider and former U.S. Army chaplain Justin D. Roberts.
Under the Avalanche banner, Hull engineered a rollup of of distressed Spanish-language film and TV libraries...
At TelevisaUnivision, which acquired Vix in 2021 and later added premium companion Vix+, Hull had a stint as the company’s interim head of global distribution. He will now return to investing in media and tech through his reactivated company, Avalanche Capital, initially founded in 2012. Hull’s first project as Avalanche CEO is arranging a gap financing package for Paulist Productions and the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps for the feature documentary Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey. Budgeted at 3 million, Fighting Spirit is now in post-production. Hull is producing along with Michael Sullivan, Tom Gibbons, Daniel Schnider and former U.S. Army chaplain Justin D. Roberts.
Under the Avalanche banner, Hull engineered a rollup of of distressed Spanish-language film and TV libraries...
- 2/18/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
When Sarah Michelle Gellar became one of the biggest stars of the Nineties, as representative of an era as jelly shoes, Pogs and Bart Simpson, rumours began to surface. Y2K message boards whispered that she was mean. That she was eager to abandon Buffy the Vampire Slayer, her star-making TV series, for a career in movies. That the words her co-stars so often used to describe her – “professional”, “committed”, “a perfectionist” – were coded, or ambiguous niceties to cover up the fact that she was a teen-queen-from-hell. The truth was a lot more complicated.
“A lot of times on sets, you’re told not to make waves,” Gellar says today. “‘Just do the job.’ ‘You’re replaceable.’ And in Hollywood, and when you’re specifically a young female and you speak up about things, you’re labelled as ‘difficult’. But now I’ll wear that with pride, if ‘difficult’ means...
“A lot of times on sets, you’re told not to make waves,” Gellar says today. “‘Just do the job.’ ‘You’re replaceable.’ And in Hollywood, and when you’re specifically a young female and you speak up about things, you’re labelled as ‘difficult’. But now I’ll wear that with pride, if ‘difficult’ means...
- 1/28/2023
- by Adam White
- The Independent - TV
It's difficult to overstate the immediate and overwhelming effect that Wes Craven's 1996 film "Scream" had on pop culture. By the mid-1990s the slasher genre had pretty much come to an end. The most popular monsters of the 1980s were being deliberately killed off, as "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" and "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday" seemingly closed the door on their respective franchises. The slasher series that continued started to die of fatigue, as seen in clunky, underwhelming films like "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" and "Hellraiser: Bloodline."
Then, in December of '96, "Scream" came out and a new trend was immediately born. The Kevin Williamson-scripted "Scream" was a slasher movie, yes, but it was populated by teenage characters who all knew -- and spoke openly about -- the tropes of slasher movies. Everyone was wry, sarcastic, and understood the metafictional situation they occupied.
Then, in December of '96, "Scream" came out and a new trend was immediately born. The Kevin Williamson-scripted "Scream" was a slasher movie, yes, but it was populated by teenage characters who all knew -- and spoke openly about -- the tropes of slasher movies. Everyone was wry, sarcastic, and understood the metafictional situation they occupied.
- 1/27/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Gabrielle Union felt it was her right to be unfaithful in her first marriage.
The actress appeared on the “Armchair Expert” podcast and revealed her infidelity in her first marriage to NFL player Chris Howard was something she felt owed as the breadwinner.
“I just felt entitled to it as well. I was paying all the bills, I was working my ass off and I felt like that’s what comes [with it] – the spoils of riches,” she recalled. “Like my dad before me, whoever has the most gets to do whatever the hell they want, is what I thought.”
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The two were married in 2001, but separated four years later. She revealed in her 2017 memoir We’re Going to Need More Wine that she had been uncertain even at the altar,...
The actress appeared on the “Armchair Expert” podcast and revealed her infidelity in her first marriage to NFL player Chris Howard was something she felt owed as the breadwinner.
“I just felt entitled to it as well. I was paying all the bills, I was working my ass off and I felt like that’s what comes [with it] – the spoils of riches,” she recalled. “Like my dad before me, whoever has the most gets to do whatever the hell they want, is what I thought.”
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The two were married in 2001, but separated four years later. She revealed in her 2017 memoir We’re Going to Need More Wine that she had been uncertain even at the altar,...
- 1/4/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
One of my favorite things to do is drop the most random, bizarre fact I can remember into a normal conversation during a social event. Don't worry -- these facts are never Nsfw, because I'm a classy lady with standards, but they're certainly weird. One of my favorite facts to use in these situations is that M. Night Shyamalan helped co-write the 1999 rom-com classic "She's All That." I make sure to specify that the film came out in 1999, because that was the same year "The Sixth Sense" came out. Need I say more?
I've gotten some pretty funny reactions to this information. As a result, I often get asked to what extent he wrote the film, and my response was that he ghost wrote the film, attributing it to R. Lee Fleming Jr. instead. Besides, that's what Shyamalan seemed to imply in an archived 2013 interview. As it turns out, however,...
I've gotten some pretty funny reactions to this information. As a result, I often get asked to what extent he wrote the film, and my response was that he ghost wrote the film, attributing it to R. Lee Fleming Jr. instead. Besides, that's what Shyamalan seemed to imply in an archived 2013 interview. As it turns out, however,...
- 1/4/2023
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
Sometimes it's almost hard to recall that the late Paul Walker had a career outside of the "Fast & Furious" films. Before he became a cornerstone of one of the most successful franchises in Hollywood history, Walker was cutting his teeth the way any young, ludicrously handsome actor just breaking into the movie business does: in teen movies like "She's All That" and "Varsity Blues."
It was actually in "Varsity Blues" where a lot of people first really got to know Walker as an actor, especially since he was playing something of an antithesis of the stereotypical blonde haired, blue-eyed, All-American kid who happens to be a star high school quarterback in Texas. Usually, the pretty boy quarterbacks are played as total jerks, but in "Varsity Blues," Walker's character, Lance Harbor, is actually a nice guy who sees a promising playing career cut short due to a catastrophic injury. But...
It was actually in "Varsity Blues" where a lot of people first really got to know Walker as an actor, especially since he was playing something of an antithesis of the stereotypical blonde haired, blue-eyed, All-American kid who happens to be a star high school quarterback in Texas. Usually, the pretty boy quarterbacks are played as total jerks, but in "Varsity Blues," Walker's character, Lance Harbor, is actually a nice guy who sees a promising playing career cut short due to a catastrophic injury. But...
- 12/22/2022
- by Jeff Kelly
- Slash Film
The Story: Over the course of one Christmas Eve, a disparate group of twenty-somethings deal with drug deals gone wrong, touchy-feely cops, bad drugs trips, angry gangsters, dead-end minimum wage jobs and a whole lot of angst.
The Players: Starring: Katie Holmes, Sarah Polley, Timothy Olyphant, Scott Wolf, Jay Mohr, Taye Diggs, and William Fichtner. Directed by Doug Liman.
We were a strange movie because we were an indie film, and then right before we started filming, Columbia bought us out. We were in pre-production and about to start shooting and our foreign financing fell out because we didn’t have a bankable white male star. At that point, though, we had a cast that was already really exciting. Katie Holmes wasn’t a star, but everyone thought she might become a star. Scott Wolf was a star. People were excited about Sarah Polley. We had a really electric young cast,...
The Players: Starring: Katie Holmes, Sarah Polley, Timothy Olyphant, Scott Wolf, Jay Mohr, Taye Diggs, and William Fichtner. Directed by Doug Liman.
We were a strange movie because we were an indie film, and then right before we started filming, Columbia bought us out. We were in pre-production and about to start shooting and our foreign financing fell out because we didn’t have a bankable white male star. At that point, though, we had a cast that was already really exciting. Katie Holmes wasn’t a star, but everyone thought she might become a star. Scott Wolf was a star. People were excited about Sarah Polley. We had a really electric young cast,...
- 12/21/2022
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Billy Ray Cyrus, Chevy Chase and Freddie Prinze Jr. have boarded the voice cast of animated Christmas movie “Glisten and the Merry Mission.”
Co-produced by Build-a-Bear Entertainment and Foundation Media Partners, the feature also stars Michael Rappaport, Morgan Simianer, Tim Johnson Jr and Reginald VelJohnson.
The film is led by five-time Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum singer-songwriter Julia Michaels, six-time Grammy-winning singer Dionne Warwick and Trinity Jo-Li Bliss (“Avatar: The Way of Water”). The project is the first animated Christmas feature for Build-a-Bear, and is based on the company’s best-selling Holiday plush collection.
“Glisten and the Merry Mission” follows a young elfling Marzipan (voiced by Bliss) and her mother Cinnameg (Michaels) as Marzipan must believe in the magic of the season as she goes on the adventure of a lifetime to rediscover the enchanted snow deer named Glisten and save Christmas. Their mission is aided by a colorful cadre of reindeer and elves,...
Co-produced by Build-a-Bear Entertainment and Foundation Media Partners, the feature also stars Michael Rappaport, Morgan Simianer, Tim Johnson Jr and Reginald VelJohnson.
The film is led by five-time Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum singer-songwriter Julia Michaels, six-time Grammy-winning singer Dionne Warwick and Trinity Jo-Li Bliss (“Avatar: The Way of Water”). The project is the first animated Christmas feature for Build-a-Bear, and is based on the company’s best-selling Holiday plush collection.
“Glisten and the Merry Mission” follows a young elfling Marzipan (voiced by Bliss) and her mother Cinnameg (Michaels) as Marzipan must believe in the magic of the season as she goes on the adventure of a lifetime to rediscover the enchanted snow deer named Glisten and save Christmas. Their mission is aided by a colorful cadre of reindeer and elves,...
- 12/9/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
At the beginning of 2002’s Scooby-Doo, the Gang encounters their worst nightmare. No, not the Luna Ghost nor any of the other spookies they’ve uncovered in their long career as Mystery Incorporated. Rather, the movie begins with the Gang breaking up.
Of course, by the end of the movie, the team has reunited and put their differences besides them. Realizing that they work best as a team, the quintet learns how to share the glory. But in real life, the situation was far more fraught. In a recent interview with Esquire Magazine, Freddie Prinze Jr., who played team leader Fred alongside his wife Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne, revealed the drama behind the fictional Gang’s exploits.
The problems began when Prinze Jr. and his co-stars learned that they would not be making the movie they had intended, a PG-13 script by a post-Troma/pre-DC Studios James Gunn.
Of course, by the end of the movie, the team has reunited and put their differences besides them. Realizing that they work best as a team, the quintet learns how to share the glory. But in real life, the situation was far more fraught. In a recent interview with Esquire Magazine, Freddie Prinze Jr., who played team leader Fred alongside his wife Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne, revealed the drama behind the fictional Gang’s exploits.
The problems began when Prinze Jr. and his co-stars learned that they would not be making the movie they had intended, a PG-13 script by a post-Troma/pre-DC Studios James Gunn.
- 11/30/2022
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for Netflix's "Wednesday" series.
2022 has been a banner year for Jenna Ortega. While she's been working for a decade now, it wasn't until her roles in "Jane the Virgin" and "You" that she caught the world's attention. She's since appeared in several shows, including "Big City Greens," and a slew of high-profile films, such as "Scream" (2022) and "X." Along with excellent turns in "The Fallout" and Netflix's "Wednesday," Ortega has commanded the conversation. She's more than a scream queen: Ortega is the moment.
Ortega's body of work also includes appearances in television series like "Stuck in the Middle" and roles in "Insidious: Chapter 2" and "The Babysitter: Killer Queen." Her other credits this year include "Carnage" and "Studio 666," a Dave Grohl-produced horror-comedy. Whenever Ortega appears on screen, you'll know it. She draws you into her world with performances that are grounded, authentic, and complex.
2022 has been a banner year for Jenna Ortega. While she's been working for a decade now, it wasn't until her roles in "Jane the Virgin" and "You" that she caught the world's attention. She's since appeared in several shows, including "Big City Greens," and a slew of high-profile films, such as "Scream" (2022) and "X." Along with excellent turns in "The Fallout" and Netflix's "Wednesday," Ortega has commanded the conversation. She's more than a scream queen: Ortega is the moment.
Ortega's body of work also includes appearances in television series like "Stuck in the Middle" and roles in "Insidious: Chapter 2" and "The Babysitter: Killer Queen." Her other credits this year include "Carnage" and "Studio 666," a Dave Grohl-produced horror-comedy. Whenever Ortega appears on screen, you'll know it. She draws you into her world with performances that are grounded, authentic, and complex.
- 11/29/2022
- by Bee Scott
- Slash Film
If anyone if equipped to talk about the future of movie musicals, it’s director/producer/choreographer extraordinaire Adam Shankman. The prolific multi-hyphenate has not one but two movies out this year, both of which happen to be Disney sequels: The witchy Halloween comedy “Hocus Pocus 2” and the Amy Adams-starring musical “Disenchanted.”
Shankman has had a hand in a wide variety of big-budget studio fare over the last two decades, from kids’ comedies to dance movies, and he is uniquely equipped to assess the future of movie musicals.
“The original screen musical is difficult because trying to create an awareness around it is hard,” Shankman said during a recent interview with IndieWire. “In the heyday of musicals, the world was simply a different place. People were looking for escapism in a way that was so different than the way we think now. Everybody is so much more critical.
Shankman has had a hand in a wide variety of big-budget studio fare over the last two decades, from kids’ comedies to dance movies, and he is uniquely equipped to assess the future of movie musicals.
“The original screen musical is difficult because trying to create an awareness around it is hard,” Shankman said during a recent interview with IndieWire. “In the heyday of musicals, the world was simply a different place. People were looking for escapism in a way that was so different than the way we think now. Everybody is so much more critical.
- 11/23/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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