The first time they ever met, Melanie Lynskey and Sophie Nélisse immediately agreed that Shauna, the character they both play (at different ages) on Showtime’s “Yellowjackets,” was anything but the wallflower housewife audiences see at first. “We both were very sure about the fact that
Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” topped the U.K. and Ireland box office in its opening weekend, debuting with a strong £9.5 million ($12.9 million), according to Comscore. Close behind in second place, Paramount launched “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” The latest instalment in the long-running
From kung fu cops with half-human, half-dinosaur crime-fighting partners to treasure-hunting adventurers with T-Rexes as BFFs. Swedish filmmaker David Sandberg, best known as the writer, director and star of viral action-comedy short “Kung Fury” about a renegade time-travelling martial arts law enforcer, is working on
DEUTSCH DEBUT Acclaimed actor Diane Kruger has lent her voice to the first-ever German-language “Bluey Book Reads,” marking a milestone for the digital sensation. The “Troy” and “Inglourious Basterds” star, who also headlines Fatih Akin’s Cannes-bowing “Amrum,” has narrated beloved “Bluey” storybooks “The Creek” and
Rick Derringer, whose six-decade career spanned teen stardom as lead singer of the ‘60s smash “Hang on Sloopy,” a ‘70s solo hit with “Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo,” session work with artists from Steely Dan to Barbra Streisand, and extensive work as a writer and
The Made in NY Awards have announced Darren Aronofsky, Michelle Buteau, Tracy Morgan, and president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters chief Thomas J. O’Donnell as the honorees for the upcoming 2025 ceremony. Earlier this year, MOME presented a Made in NY award to producer
The eighth annual Women in Entertainment (WIE) summit has been set for June 17 with Kathy Bates, “Matlock” showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman, and “Nobody Wants This” executive producers Erin and Sara Foster among the headlining speakers. Co-founded by Relativity Ventures’ Renee Rossi and Gretchen McCourt,
HBO’s “Harry Potter” TV series has officially found its Harry, Ron and Hermione. Dominic McLaughlin will play the role of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton is Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout is Ron Weasley. More than 30,000 actors auditioned for the lead roles since HBO launched an open casting call