Bridgerton Author Julia Quinn Just Defended That Controversial Gender Swap, But Some Book Readers Are Still Upset

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Kevin Costner recently joined his “Horizon: An American Saga” cast for a live recording of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, and he said his planned four-movie saga differs from many Western films that have come before in that its female characters “drive the story in every plot line.” Costner, who co-wrote the franchise with Jon Baird, said he “couldn’t conceive of a scene that didn’t involve a woman” while shaping the story. “Horizon” chronicles the journey of several characters during and after the Civil War as they settle the American West. Kevin Costner stars in the film opposite a sprawling ensemble cast, which includes Sienna Miller, Jena Malone, Isabelle Fuhrman, Abbey Lee and Ella Hunt.

There’s some news about season three of And Just Like That, the Sex and the City reboot show on HBO’s Max!

Max‘s And Just Like That… is shaping its third season with three new cast additions and two promotions as production continues in New York City.

Selome Hailu “And Just Like That” has added Logan Marshall-Green, Mehcad Brooks and Jonathan Cake to its Season 3 cast as recurring guest stars. Additionally, Season 2 recurring guest stars Sebastiano Pigazzi and Dolly Wells have been upped to series regulars. Pigazzi plays Giuseppe, who dates Anthony (Mario Cantone), while Wells plays Joy, a colleague of Miranda (Cynthia Nixon).

Hannah Dodd is enjoying some downtime following the launch of Bridgerton season three!

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Ebon Moss-Bachrach may be playing Ben Grimm, aka the Thing, in Marvel’s upcoming reboot of “The Fantastic Four,” but he admits he didn’t read comics about the superhero team when he was younger “I was a comic book fan, but the comic books I read when I was a kid were more like the cheaper kind of ones I could get from the five-cent bin,” the actor told me Tuesday at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Bear” Season 3. “I liked ‘Archie,’ some ‘Richie Rich.’ I really liked ‘Groo.’ I liked ‘Elfquest’ a lot. I think some of my earliest sexual visions were ‘Elfquest.’” Moss-Bachrach’s “Fantastic Four” co-stars include Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr.

Bridgerton‘s author Julia Quinn has released a statement on some of the fan backlash from season three’s major change to Francesca’s story.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Bridgerton” author Julia Quinn has taken to social media to address upset fans of the Netflix series following the Season 3 finale, which included a dramatic change from Quinn’s novels in gender-flipping Francesca Bridgerton’s love interest. While Season 3 was primarily devoted to the blossoming romance between friends Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), it also tracked the courtship of Francesca (Hannah Dodd) by John Stirling, Earl of Kilmartin (Victor Alli).

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points for Season 3 of Netflix’s Bridgerton.

historical romance novels by Julia Quinn, follows a different member of the Bridgerton family as they fall in love in Regency-era England. Season 2 followed Kate’s romance with Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey).

A mum has shamed her daughter's school for its 'stupid' rule that could end up costing her a small fortune. The mother explained how her 12-year-old came home with a pink water bottle instead of the usual Evian bottle she carried every day to school.

Mystic Pizza, Julia Roberts has become known for two things: her dazzling smile and headline-stealing hair moments. As for the latter, she’s done it again over the weekend with her most striking look yet: with honey-hued layers.Julia's hair evolution began with a headful of gravity-defying auburn curls that tumbled over her shoulders—a look made famous by the movie .In the ‘90s, she experimented with shorter styles including , a tousled reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe, and various iterations of where her hair was coaxed into choppy jaw-length, face-framing layers.In the years that followed, it was all about shoulder-length styles, occasionally with curls but, more often than not, worn poker straight with flippy ends and a side part in shades that seemed to ricochet between brunette, strawberry, and golden blonde.Then in the late noughties, she settled on the long, brushed-out waves that have become her red carpet go-to.

There’s a reason why Daphne and Simon (played by Phoebe Dynevor and Rege-Jean Page) were not mentioned in Bridgerton‘s third season.

Bridgerton showrunner Jess Brownell is speaking out about the major Francesca storyline at the end of season three.

Simone Ashley is sharing her thoughts on Bridgerton newcomer Masali Baduza following the Season 3 finale and her character reveal.

In a pretty significant departure from the Bridgerton novels, the third series of the smash hit Netflix Regency drama has introduced an interesting plot swerve - a lesbian love plot.The second part of the highly-anticipated series dropped on Thursday, delighting viewers, with Francesca, played by Hannah Dodd, 29, finding affections with the opposite sex. The new romance changes a character in the books from Michael to Michaela - as Francesca Bridgerton falls in love with a woman in the third series, in stark difference to the source novels. In Julia Quinn’s original books, Francesca falls for Michael Stirling after the death of her husband, John.

It’s hard to imagine about anyone other than Mark Harmon playing the role of Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS, but he almost didn’t play the role!

The Bridgerton season three finale has left fans fearing for one star's future in the hit Netflix series.The finale episode of the Regenecy series had viewers on the edge of their seats, as Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) took centre stage. Penelope finally unveiled her secret identity as Lady Whistledown in front of the ton. She went on to bid a final farewell to her writing persona, as she signed her next column under her real name.

Bridgerton is streaming on Netflix now, but when can fans expect to see season four? Created by Chris Van Dusen, the period drama follows the fictional Bridgerton family as they navigate London high society in the early 1800s. After two seasons and a spin-off, the show recently returned for a third season, with the first four episodes going live in May. Now, the remainder of the season has dropped on Netflix, with the final four episodes streaming as of June 13.

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details from the Bridgerton Season 3, Part 2 finale.