In brief: Octavia Spencer to star in ‘Ma’ sequel and more

In brief: Octavia Spencer to star in ‘Ma’ sequel and more

2 Ma 2 Furious. Blumhouse is making a sequel to its horror thriller Ma, Variety reports. Octavia Spencer will reprise the titular role that she first played in the 2019 revenge movie. While no director or release date for the project have been announced, Blumhouse founder Jason Blum says the studio is thrilled for Spencer…Read More…

Marc Maron on playing Owen Wilson’s best friend in ‘Stick’

Marc Maron on playing Owen Wilson’s best friend in ‘Stick’

AppleOwen Wilson is a former pro golfer in the new sports comedy Stick.The series premiered Wednesday on Apple TV+. It stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, a man who hedges his future on a 17-year-old golfer he thinks may just be the next big thing.Podcaster and actor Marc Maron also stars as Pryce’s best friend, Mitts.…Read More…

You’ll be changed for good: Watch the trailer for ’Wicked’ sequel

You’ll be changed for good: Watch the trailer for ’Wicked’ sequel

Giles Keyte/Universal PicturesThe trailer for the Wicked sequel, Wicked: For Good, has arrived.The nearly three-minute clip picks up where 2024’s Wicked left off, and finds Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba, who’s been branded the Wicked Witch of the West, on the run as she plots to expose the fraudulent Wizard of Oz, played by Jeff Goldblum.”I’m off to see the Wizard,” Elphaba declares as she grabs her broom and black…Read More…

Jacob Tremblay is Ted Kaczynski in upcoming Netflix thriller ‘Unabom’

Jacob Tremblay is Ted Kaczynski in upcoming Netflix thriller ‘Unabom’

Stewart Cook/NATAS via Getty ImagesRussell Crowe will star alongside Jacob Tremblay and Shailene Woodley in the upcoming Netflix film Unabom.Unabom, which is currently in production, is a new thriller about the domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski. Janus Metz directs the film, which will star Tremblay as a young Kaczynski and Crowe as controversial Harvard professor Henry…Read More…

Arnold Schwarzenegger praises son Patrick Schwarzenegger’s ‘White Lotus’ performance

Arnold Schwarzenegger praises son Patrick Schwarzenegger’s ‘White Lotus’ performance

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Planet HollywoodArnold Schwarzenegger is proud of his son, Patrick Schwarzenegger, following his performance in The White Lotus.The father-son duo, were featured in Variety’s “Actors on Actors” issue, talked about acting and more, including Patrick Schwarzenegger’s most recent role in season 3 of The White Lotus.”Everyone is coming up to me in the gym and saying, ‘Your son…Read More…

Robert De Niro on 25 years of ‘Meet the Parents,’ working with Ariana Grande

Robert De Niro on 25 years of ‘Meet the Parents,’ working with Ariana Grande

Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesThe 2025 Tribeca Festival begins on Wednesday.Created by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, the festival celebrates storytelling in all forms, including film, TV and music. This year marks the 24th edition of the festival and features diverse programming with many premieres, performances and anniversary retrospectives.De Niro and Rosenthal will join forces with…Read More…

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni legal drama escalates over ’emotional distress’ claims

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni legal drama escalates over ’emotional distress’ claims

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in a scene from the movie, ‘It Ends With Us.’ Sony PicturesThe ongoing legal dispute between It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni escalated Tuesday over Lively’s decision to withdraw claims of emotional distress from her lawsuit.Lively will not be able to refile the claims — included in the lawsuit she originally filed against Baldoni…Read More…