Inside George Lucas’ star-studded 80th birthday bash — with ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’-themed music and emcee Steve Martin

Elizabeth Taylor Kerry Washington no longer plays the fictional Olivia Pope on “Scandal,” but she still suits up like a gladiator when it comes to expressing her opinions about Washington, D.C. and Hollywood.

Chanel brought together a star-studded crowd from the annual luncheon to celebrate Through Her Lens: The Tribeca CHANEL Women’s Filmmaker Program.

EXCLUSIVE: James Rollins’ bestselling Sigma Force techno-thriller novels are getting the small screen treatment. A television adaptation of the book series is in development from Absentia creator Matt Cirulnick, Amazon MGM Studios, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions, Oakhurst Entertainment and Talaria Media.

Tyler Perry has a new movie project at Netflix!

Michael Kors is celebrating the opening of his new store on Rodeo Drive!

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Kerry Washington, Olivia Wilde, Gabrielle Union, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dever, Alexandra Schipp, Marisa Tomei and Zoey Deutch gathered at Canter’s Deli in Los Angeles on Tuesday night to help Michael Kors celebrate his new store on Rodeo Drive. Guests were greeted at the door by tuxedoed waitstaff offering glasses of champagne. Hors d’oeuvres featured caviar while dinner began with a butter lettuce salad followed by a choice of Alaskan halibut, pan-roasted Jidori chicken or Westholme Australian wagyu.

Writer-director Tyler Perry has set the cast for Straw, his latest film for Netflix, the streamer announced on Wednesday.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Tyler Perry will write and direct Netflix‘s upcoming movie “Straw,” a tense drama starring Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd and Teyana Taylor.

When will the “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” casting flood end? Well, they seemingly are getting close to the end, as we are in week 2 of the news. And what a way to possibly end the barrage than to announce Josh Brolin.

Josh Brolin is the latest star cast in Knives Out 3!

Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery has another splashy addition to its cast in Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (Dune: Part Two), Deadline can confirm.

Mila Kunis is the latest star to join the cast of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Hemsworth is in talks to star in Paramount Pictures’ untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover movie, Deadline has learned, based on the line of Hasbro toys.

EXCLUSIVE: Rian Johnson‘s next installment in the Knives Out franchise isn’t done adding to its already stacked cast as Deadline is hearing Mila Kunis is set to join Daniel Craig in Netflix’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. She joins new cast members Josh O’Connor, Kerry Washington, Jeremy Renner, Glen Close, Cailee Spaeny and Andrew Scott with Craig set to return as world renowned detective Benoit Blanc and Rian Johnson back as director. Johnson penned the script and will produce though his T-Street along with producing partner Ram Bergman.

Jeremy Renner is the latest star joining Knives Out 3!

The cast of Knives Out 3, aka Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, is rapidly coming together!

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.The third instalment in the Knives Out series – following 2022’s was confirmed last week and will go into production next month. The film is slated for a 2025 release.The news follows the announcement of Andrew Scott joining the cast alongside Josh O’Connor (Challengers) and Caile Spaeny (Priscilla), and Daniel Craig, who played the shrewd and eccentric detective Benoit Blanc in the 2019 film and its first sequel, 2023’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.Rian Johnson will once again return as writer and director.

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off winning the Audience Award at Tribeca Film Festival for The Perfect Find (Netflix), director-actor duo Numa Perrier and Keith Powers reteam for family drama Trip, from screenwriter David E. Baugnon.

Star Wars films were “all white”, countering that “most of the people are aliens”.Lucas was the executive producer, writer and director of the Star Wars franchise up until Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith in 2005, and also conceived and produced the Indiana Jones film series.Speaking at the Cannes Film Festival after receiving an honorary Palme d’Or Award, he responded to the accusation directly.“They would say, ‘It’s all white men’,” he said (via Variety). “Most of the people are aliens!”“The idea is you’re supposed to accept people for what they are, whether they’re big and furry or whether they’re green or whatever.

The Megalopolis parties and debates last week generously fed Cannes’ appetite for media buzz. Fest-goers were reminded that Francis Coppola’s journey had been a thrill ride for those who witnessed it, invested in it or were impacted by its turmoil.