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Naomi Watts is opening up about early conversations she had while first hitting the Hollywood scene two decades ago that jarred her as a young actress. The actress - who landed her breakthrough role in the 2001 film "Mulholland Drive" at the age of 33 - revealed that during this time, she revealed that her age was considered "old" in Hollywood.

Zack Sharf Naomi Watts just earned strong reviews for leading Amazon Prime Video’s English-language remake of “Goodnight Mommy.” This month, she’s headlining Ryan Murphy’s latest Netflix thriller, “The Watcher.” She’ll also be reuniting with the mega-producer to play Babe Paley in the Capote-centric second season of FX’s “Feud.” All of this is to say Watts’ acting career is thriving, which is not what she was told by an unnamed Hollywood figure after her U.S. breakthrough in David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive.” Watts was 33 at the time, which many in Hollywood viewed as old. “I was told, ‘You better get a lot done because it’s all over at 40 when you become unfuckable.’ And I’m like, ‘What? What does that mean exactly?'” Watts recently told Entertainment Weekly. “Then you think about it, and you go, ‘Oh, right. When you are no longer reproductive, when those organs are no longer functioning, you are not sexy, so, therefore, you are not hirable.’ That just made me so mad.”

Covid cases could rise again. Similarly, every autumn and winter the UK's most vulnerable people are at risk from flu. With vaccines for both available, one pharmacist is urging people to take up the offer.

Elizabeth Banks is looking back at her 2019 movie, Charlie’s Angels, which starred Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, and Kristen Stewart in the rebooted movies.

Apparently, Bryce Dallas Howard had to deal with a lot more than just getting paid significantly less than her co-star Chris Pratt behind the scenes of the Jurassic World franchise!

Charlize Theron is getting candid about her personal life. The actress, 47, spoke with Harper’s Bazaar for their October cover issue all about parenting, navigating the dating world and her experience after 25 years in Hollywood. "I feel like I’m at a place where it is what it is," Theron said of her career.

decades-long film career, but he knows he’s not the only hunk.On the heels of announcing his new skincare line Le Domaine, the 58-year-old actor has revealed his top picks for the most attractive men in Hollywood, past and present.In a new interview with Vogue on Wednesday, the Oscar winner noted how late filmmaker Paul Newman and his friend George Clooney are “the most handsome in the world.”“You know in the acting world because it’s my day job… the immediate go-to is Paul Newman, because he aged so gracefully,” Pitt said. “By all reports, [he was] a really special, giving, warm and truthful human being.”When the “Bullet Train” star was asked who he thinks is “handsome” in present-day Tinseltown, he namedropped his pal Clooney, 61.“I gotta name that George Clooney f–ker, because why not?” Pitt added.

Major Hollywood actors including Leonardo DiCaprio will “probably” become part of Squid Game if there is a third season, according to the show’s Emmy-winning director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who said Netflix has upped budget for season two and he has now settled on the games.

Sheryl Lee Ralph is glowing after her big win at the 2022 Emmy Awards!

Love Island presenter Laura Whitmore made her West End debut last night in spooky production 2:22 A Ghost Story. The Aftersun host, 37, joined Matt Willis, Tamsin Carroll, and Felix Scott in the cast of the show at the Criterion Theatre in London. Fellow Love Island star and husband Iain Stirling attended the press night for the show to see Laura tread the boards in her new role.

Michaela Zee editor The American Film Institute has announced that the world premiere of “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” is set to open the 36th edition of AFI Fest on Nov. 2. “AFI is proud to launch AFI Fest 2022 with ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me,’ a film as profoundly powerful as it is personal,” AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale said in a statement. “Selena is a global force in art and entertainment, and we are honored to partner with her, Alek and Apple to shine a light upon her journey in this beautifully crafted celebration of optimism, vulnerability and hopefulness.” Directed by Alek Keshishian (“Madonna: Truth or Dare”), the documentary explores Gomez’s rise to stardom as an actress and singer, along with the personal crises she’s endured throughout her life.

Taking a walk down memory lane. Maitland Ward‘s time on Boy Meets World came with its ups and downs — which the actress is reflecting on two decades later.

Anne Heche, who died last month, was one of several late beloved stars honored during the In Memoriam tribute at the 2022 Emmy Awards on Monday, September 12.

The winds of change with theatrical and streaming coming out of Covid were top of mind this morning at the TIFF panel for Dialogues: Production & Development which included TriStar President Nicole Brown, Knives Out franchise producer Ram Bergman and White Noise producer Uri Singer.

Paramount Pictures chief Brian Robbins wants to boost the studio’s annual theatrical output to 12 to 15 releases, up from its current Covid-affected level of eight this year and 10 to 12 in 2023.