Amy Sussman/Getty Images FILE Ian Somerhalder is opening up about his reasons for stepping away from acting. After starring in high-profile shows like Lost and The Vampire Diaries — shows that celebrate their 20th and 15th anniversaries this year, respectively — the actor opened up in a new interview with People about why he left show business to focus on …
Selena Gomez is back as Alex Russo in ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ trailer
Disney Everything is not what it seems — unless it’s the official trailer for Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. The trailer for the Wizards of Waverly Place spin-off series debuted Tuesday, and it reunites Selena Gomez with her onscreen brother, David Henrie. Henrie takes center stage, reprising his role as Justin Russo alongside Janice LeAnn Brown‘s …
Johnny Depp mentions “televised soap opera” that was his life while promoting new film
Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images Johnny Depp was speaking about his latest directorial effort, Modi – Three Days On The Wing Of Madness, at the San Sebastian Film Festival and alluded to his messy court battle with ex-wife Amber Heard. When asked if he saw parallels to his life and the life of the movie’s subject, artist Amedeo “Modi” Modigliani, …
Michael B. Jordan reteams with ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler for supernatural horror thriller ‘Sinners’
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Michael B. Jordan has once again teamed up with director Ryan Coogler, with whom he worked on Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther and Wakanda Forever, for a new supernatural horror film called Sinners. The very creepy trailer to the Prohibition-era Warner Bros. film has just dropped and shows Jordan in a dual role as twin brothers facing …
NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis at House hearing
House TV (WASHINGTON) — NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre told lawmakers he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as he testified Tuesday before the House Ways and Means Committee investigating Mississippi’s misuse of welfare funds — a scandal that has tainted the Green Bay Packers legend after his retirement. At a hearing titled, …
Freddie Prinze Jr. officially joins cast of ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ follow-up
Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images Freddie Prinze Jr. is on board to appear in the follow-up film to the 1997 horror flick I Know What You Did Last Summer, ABC News has learned. The She’s All That actor starred in the original film as Ray Bronson, a teen desperately trying to cover up a tragic accident he …
In brief … Lin-Manuel Miranda added to Broadway’s ‘All In: Comedy About Love’ and more
Lin-Manuel Miranda has been added to the rotating cast of Broadway’s All In: Comedy About Love, according to Broadway.com. Comedian John Mulaney will lead the first round of cast members, which includes Saturday Night Live stars Fred Armisen and Chloe Fineman, Girls5Eva‘s Renée Elise Goldsberry and Richard Kind, appearing Dec. 11-Jan. 12. The play, running at Broadway’s …
The one where ‘Friends’ fanatics put their fandom to the test
HBO Max The TV sitcom Friends is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and Max is marking the occasion with a four-part competition series, titled Fast Friends. “From racing through Rachel and Monica’s apartment to darting across Joey and Chandler’s bachelor pad and grabbing a coffee at Central Perk, fans will relive their favorite moments while being put to …
Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans make unlikely Christmas-saving duo in new ‘Red One’ trailer
Amazon MGM Studios Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans are on a mission to save Christmas. In Amazon MGM Studios’ new action-packed trailer for Red One, a bounty hunter, played by Chris Evans, is kidnapped and brought to the North Pole, where he is informed Santa has been abducted. Also starring in the Jake Kasdan-directed film are J.K. Simmons as Santa and Kiernan Shipka, …
Margot Robbie + Jacob Elordi join director Emerald Fennell for ‘Wuthering Heights’
ABC – Elordi in ‘Saltburn’ – Amazon Content Serivices Margot Robbie is teaming up with Jacob Elordi and director Emerald Fennell for an adaptation of Emily Brontë‘s classic Wuthering Heights, Variety is reporting. Robbie’s LuckyChap production company produced Fennell’s Saltburn, which starred Elordi, and Promising Young Woman, which netted the writer-director an Academy Award, as well as four other nominations, including Best Picture …