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EXCLUSIVE: Jack Black, Bobby and Peter Farrelly, the team behind the comedy hit Shallow Hal, looking to be reuniting for the holidays and bringing an infamous character along for the sleigh ride. Sources tell Deadline that Jack Black is set to star in the Christmas comedy Dear Santa Bobby Farrelly set to direct and Peter Farrelly on board to produce with Bobby and Jeremy Kramer.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Amazon Freevee has landed the exclusive first-run U.S. rights to “Casa Grande,” a bilingual limited series that follows the tales of California’s hardworking, often undocumented migrant workforce, as well as the wealthy landowners in Northern California. The series, which consists of five one-hour episodes, premieres May 1 on Freevee. Lauren Swickard (“A California Christmas”) and Ali Afshar created “Casa Grande,” which comes from Afshar’s ESX Entertainment shingle. Series stars include John Pyper-Ferguson (“The 100,” “Suits”), Christina Moore (“That ‘70s Show,” “90210”), Madison Lawlor (“Juniper”), Karen Bethzabe (“Babylon”), Javier Bolaños (“All American”), Raquel Dominguez (“Chicago Med”), James Marsters (“Buffy The Vampire Slayer”), Kate Mansi (“Days of Our Lives”), Daniel Edward Mora (“Coco”), Loren Escandon (“The Baxters”) and Ali Afshar (“He’s Just Not That Into You”).

Remember “Shallow Hal?” That’s the comedy from the Farrelly Brothers that stars Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow. But what it’s really remembered for is being incredibly offensive with the use of a fat suit and never-ending weight jokes.

awkward moment with a contestant after he tugged on his facial hair — something he said he’ll “never do again.”Contestant Greg Weichert, from Florida, sported a big, bushy gray beard as he revealed that he’s been “helping out” Santa Claus for 25 years. He has a big, blended family of six children, 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.“I started a real beard about six years ago, it made all the difference in the world,” Weichert explained.

After four decades of hosting "Wheel of Fortune," Pat Sajak has shocked viewers with a new game show move. During Tuesday night’s episode, the longtime host had an awkward encounter with a contestant who shared similar features to Santa Claus. "Now, Santa Claus needs help in the holidays, he needs helpers and I understand you fill that role," Sajak said to the game show player.

Becky G isn’t sure about the specifics of her upcoming wedding to Sebastian Lletget just yet. However, she knows a couple of things that will be present on their big day.

Helen Flanagan has said it's 'never ending' as she gave an honest glimpse into being a mum-of-three. The former Coronation Street star took to Instagram on Wednesday evening (March 1) after saying she felt 'better' after getting back into her fitness regime.

Chance The Rapper has shared a heartwarming encounter he had with Martin Short on a plane.The ‘YAH Know’ artist was left in a difficult position when he was travelling with his daughter over the weekend. And, it was Martin Short who came to their aid – unexpectedly.Chance and his daughter, Kensli, were not ticketed to sit together on the plane they were catching.

They say don’t meet your heroes — but if your hero is Martin Short maybe it’s time to rethink that rule!

Chance the Rapper is sharing the heartwarming story of what happened when he was seated next to Martin Short on a recent flight.

Niall Horan has one thing he doesn’t love about being one of the coaches on The Voice – Just Jared Jr Will there ever be a royal apology – Celebitchy You might have missed this detail about Zendaya at the SAGs – Popsugar The Santa Clauses season two is now in production but there are some cast members who aren’t returning – Just Jared Jr

EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias is joining the cast of The Santa Clauses as a series regular.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures International Productions has optioned remake rights to Latvian Christmas comedy Accidental Santa in eight territories: North America, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Mexico and Brazil.

Chance the Rapper and Martin Short are a celebrity duo that we didn't know we needed!The 29-year-old rapper, whose real name is Chancellor Johnathan Bennett, took to Twitter over the weekend to share a wholesome plane encounter he had with the 72-year-old star.«So I just got on this plane with my daughter, and found out our seats weren’t next to each other. I really ain’t wanna inconvenience anyone by asking them to swap seats, but before I could say anything this kind older gentleman offered his seat to Kensli so we could sit together,» Chance shared of his 7-year-old daughter.

BreAnna Bell Eric Stonestreet has signed on to join Disney’s “The Santa Clauses” just in time for Season 2, which is currently in production. He’ll portray Magnus Antas (aka the Mad Santa), who reigned during the 14th century and is now returning to try and take down Scott Calvin and reclaim the North Pole. Season 2 of the holiday comedy picks up with the Calvin family back in the North Pole as Scott Calvin continues his role as Santa Claus after his retirement plans were put on pause when failing to find a worthy successor in season one. Now that he and his family have saved Christmas, Scott is finally able to put his focus toward training his son Calvin to eventually take over the “family business” as Santa Claus.

Time for Eric Stonestreet to put on an angry face: The Modern Family will join the cast of the Disney+ Original series The Santa Clauses as Magnus Antas (aka the Mad Santa), who reigned during the 14th century and is now returning to try and take down Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) and reclaim the North Pole.

Liza Foreman Spanish SVOD service Atresplayer Premium has announced at the Berlinale Series Market a raft of new cast members joining the continuation of its award-winning trans series “Veneno,” which played on HBO Max in the U.S. to large acclaim. Joining the cast of the seven-episode series “Vestidas De Azul” are supporting cast members Susana Abaitua (“Crazy about Her”), Elena Irureta (“Patria”), Luis Callejo (“Jefe”), drag artist Estrella Xtravaganza, Mercedes Sampietro (“Gary  Cooper, Who Art in Heaven”) and Anabel Alonso (“7 Vidas”), among others. The announcement was made at a Q&A on Monday focused on the continuation of the series. It forms part of a Next from Spain event focusing on first looks at four new series.

She’s been on our screens for the last two years as Weatherfield’s Daisy Midgeley but away from the soap, Charlotte Jordan lives a drama-free life. The actress's life is world’s away from her character’s who arrived on Coronation Street in 2020. Daisy is the step-daughter of Jenny Connor, the landlady at the Rovers.

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Tributes have been paid to a Glasgow grandfather who sadly lost his battle with pancreatic cancer earlier this month. Thomas 'Junior' Buist, 70, from Milton, was known for donning the iconic red of Santa during the festive season, however, he also looked to help anyone he could throughout the year

The room reached critical mass quickly on Monday, with the crush of people moving depending on what luminary was where. Jamie Lee Curtis talked to Cruise, and photographers surrounded them immediately.

declaring that,” Colbert said as he began to quote a recent article about it. “Because, and this is important, according to a senior Air Force general, the military was unable to immediately determine the means by which any of the three latest objects were kept aloft or where they were coming from, adidng ‘I haven’t ruled anything out.'”“Yeah, nothing’s off the table.

Valentine's Day is nearly here, which means love is in the air.

Mommy and me! Gigi Hadid has learned to ebb and flow while navigating motherhood and running her own business.

EXCLUSIVE: Laura San Giacomo, recently seen in NCIS & Barry, has signed with Stewart Talent for representation.

She’s Little Mrs. Sunshine now. Abigail Breslin married fiancé Ira Kunyansky on Saturday, January 28.

This is the adorable moment a young Lewis Capaldi fan was left ecstatic as the Scots singing sensation opened his gig in Glasgow earlier this week. Lewis took to the OVO Hydro stage on Tuesday night in a sell-out concert as thousands of people packed into the venue to see him.

Tim Allen is coming under fire again — for flashing another Home Improvement co-star!?

EXCLUSIVE: Global Screen has acquired international sales rights to the animated feature Niko – Beyond The Northern Lights, the third instalment of the popular children’s classic about a flying reindeer, and released a first image of the rebooted character.

brutal. The only thing that was more brutal than the fight itself was filming it.“It was by far the hardest fight to shoot, and only because it was minus 25 to 30 Celsius every day,” director Tommy Wirkola told TheWrap. “We shot outside at night in Winnipeg.

“Violent Night,” 2022’s “Bad Santa”-meets-“Die Hard” action movie, was a sleeper hit, making more than $75 million globally on a budget of only $25 million. (Plus untold riches from its PVOD release shortly after its theatrical bow.) The Tommy Wirkola-directed and David Harbour-starring film saw Santa Claus, who in this mythology was originally an ancient Norse warrior, defend a family from killer thieves and also suggested a broader world. And don’t worry, there will be more Christmases for Harbour’s Santa to save.

EXCLUSIVE: Punky Brewster duo Eugene Garcia-Cross and Robin Shorr have teamed up with Modern Family star Ty Burrell on a new multi-camera comedy for ABC.

The Sundance Institute has named the participants and projects set for the 2023 editions of a pair of its flagship programs: the Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive.

A big-hearted Ayrshire businessman treated his community to a free winter wonderland event with live reindeer and alpacas on display.

Nick Cannon is a dad… yet again!