Cindy Ord/Getty Images Ryan Reynolds wished his friend Hugh Jackman a happy 56th birthday in a sweet way on social media. Jackman’s friend and Deadpool & Wolverine co-star Reynolds took to Instagram on Saturday to share a wide-spanning collection of photos and pen a note to Jackman. “I hope we get to do this til …
In brief: ‘Unstable’ canceled at Netflix and more
Netflix has canceled Unstable, the comedy series starring Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe, after two seasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series stars Lowe as Ellis Dragon, a “universally admired, eccentric, narcissist-adjacent biotech entrepreneur” whose son goes to work for him to help save his company. The show’s second season failed …
Not clowning around: ‘Terrifier 3’ tops box office with $18.3 million debut
Photo of Lauren LaVera courtesy of Santiago Felipe/Getty Images Terrifier 3 took the top spot at the domestic box office, delivering an estimated $18.3 million in its opening weekend. The slasher film franchise — which kicked off in 2016 and centers on Lauren LaVera‘s Sienna Shaw, a young woman determined to defeat the mysterious Art …
As ‘SNL’ host, Ariana Grande sings, jokes, impersonates Céline Dion, Jennifer Coolidge
Will Heath/NBC If Ariana Grande ever decides to give up singing and acting, she could always play Vegas as an impressionist. She showed off her incredible gift for mimicry on the Oct. 12 edition of Saturday Night Live, which she was hosting for the first time since 2016. Ari kicked off the show with a …
Ella Purnell on why ‘Sweetpea’ serial killer role “scared” her
Starz Ella Purnell stars as Rhiannon Lewis in the new six-part Starz drama Sweetpea, about a young woman who transforms from meek wallflower to emboldened serial killer. Think Dexter meets female rage. Purnell, who can also be seen in hit shows Yellowjackets and Fallout, says taking on this role in particular scared her because of …
‘Freakier Friday’ gets summer 2025 release date
Andrew Eccles/Walt Disney Enterprises Freakier Friday has a release date. On Friday, Walt Disney Studios announced that the highly anticipated sequel to Freaky Friday will arrive in theaters on Aug. 8, 2025. Disney also shared an image from the film of Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan as Tess and Anna Coleman in what appears …
“Art the Clown ruins Christmas”: Director Damien Leone talks just-opened ‘Terrifier 3’
ABC Audio The third film in the growing Terrifier slasher series is now in theaters. The franchise that centers on masked killer Art the Clown had humble beginnings: its 2018 original was made for $34,000, but went on to earn 10 times that. Director Damien Leone tells ABC Audio he hoped to raise $50,000 for …
Companies weighing how to delete now-defunct Redbox’s DVD vending machines
A Redbox machine in 2009 – Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The DVD rental company Redbox is no more — but unfortunately, its more than 20,000 DVD vending machines still are, and that’s causing a pricey problem for the stores in front of which they’re parked. At issue: The 890-pound, movies-stuffed boxes aren’t easy …
Hugh Jackman takes to Instagram to help in the search for missing Broadway dancer
Bruce Glikas/Getty Images Two-time Tony winner Hugh Jackman is using his social media presence to help in the search for a fellow Broadway veteran. According to ABC News’ South Carolina affiliate WOLO-TV, 28-year-old Hamilton dancer Zelig Williams was last seen on Oct. 3, according to his family, who reported him missing. In an Instagram Story, Jackman posted a photo of …
John Leguizamo, Gina Torres & more featured on ABC special ‘Latinos in Hollywood: Owning Our Destiny’
ABC News Studios John Leguizamo, Gina Torres and Eva Longoria are among the actors appearing in the new ABC special Latinos in Hollywood: Owning Our Destiny. The special, part of the network’s monthlong coverage celebrating Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month, is hosted by What Would You Do? host John Quiñones, with the stars opening up …