Morena Baccarin Recalls Her Failed 'Avengers' Audition: 'I Didn't Get It At All'

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“The Prank” is no big whoop, but for a good stretch it’s a tartly written, engagingly nasty little comedy of high-school vengeance. It’s set during the senior year of Ben (Connor Kalopsis), the kind of eager, obsessive-compulsive overachiever who prints out several backup copies of his homework assignments, and Tanner (Ramona Young), a hacker, high on energy drinks, who’s his equally brainy but less responsible best friend. These two exist in their own unpopular cloistered geek space.

While the Russian war against Ukraine has continued, one of the bravest shows of support for Ukraine came from Marina Ovsyannikova, a Russian journalist, who interrupted a newscast to hold up a sign protesting the war on Monday March 14. She could be heard shouting in Russian in the background of the Channel One broadcast. Marina, who is an editor for the channel, quickly garnered worldwide support for speaking out against the Russian government, with many praising her for putting herself at risk to speak out against the attacks. Find out everything you need to know about Marina here.

Emily Atack wants Miriam Margolyes to guest star on ‘Celebrity Juice’ The former Inbetweeners’ actress - who replaced Holly Willoughby as a team captain back in 2020 -has been discussing ideas about potential guests ahead of the shows return is getting ready for its return to ITV2 next Thursday (24. 03. 22) and named the outspoken actress as a particular favourite, along with documentary star Louis Theroux.

If you go to see this, The Prank’s on you.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Grammy-winning country star Maren Morris was on turbo speed after her first two records, scoring multi-platinum hits and crossover success with songs like “The Middle” and “The Bones."But as she heads back on tour after an extended break due to the COVID-19 pandemic and becoming a mother, she's just not ready for arenas, even if she's likely to sell out.“My outlook and strategy from the get go, even with my first record, was like, do the underplay as long as you can and not overshoot too quickly,” said Morris.

Marianna Podgurskaya is one of the women who was photographed during the aftermath of Russia bombing a maternity ward in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Wednesday, March 10. In one picture, the young, heavily-pregnant woman wore maternity pajamas as she was being pulled from the rubble. Another pic showed the mom-to-be wrapped up in a blanket as her face was covered with dried blood. Here’s everything there is to know about the expecting mother who endured this tragedy.

Morena Baccarin is currently starring as criminal mastermind Elena Federova in the hit show The Endgame, which kicked off at the end of February.MORE: Michael Strahan shares new update during time away from GMAThe actress has received rave reviews for her performance so far, but in real life she has a far calmer existence!Ahead of the premiere of the show, Morena enjoyed a well-deserved beach break, and shared plenty of snapshots from her vacation.VIDEO: Watch Morena Baccarin in The EndgameThese included many of her posing on the beach, complete with a clear blue sea and white sand.MORE: Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie's exciting family newsREAD: Savannah Guthrie announces surprise career move that leaves her co-stars baffledThe Endgame sees Elena star alongside Ryan Michelle Bathe, who plays Val Turner, a once formidable FBI agent who's been trying to get back into the good books of the bureau following her husband's jail sentence.A post shared by Morena Baccarin (@morenabaccarin)Morena Baccarin looks fabulous as she posed on the beach ahead of the start of The EndgameElena has been sharing teasers of the latest episode on social media, alongside snapshots into her life away from the spotlight.MORE: Hoda Kotb left frustrated over missed opportunity with co-star live on airThe star is married to actor Ben McKenzie, and the pair are doting parents to children Frances and Arthur. The actress plays Elena Federova in the hit showThe actress is also mom to seven-year-old Julius from her previous marriage to director Austin Chick.

Back home. During the Wednesday, March 9, episode of Chicago P.D., Burgess (Marina Squerciati) and Ruzek (Patrick Flueger) find their adopted daughter, Makayla (Ramona Edith Williams), safe and sound after being drugged and kidnapped for ransom.

Chicago PD stars Marina Squerciati and Patrick John Flueger saw their character's Kim Burgess and Adam Ruzek's storyline come to a climax on Wednesday as they raced to find their adopted daughter Makayla who had been kidnapped and held for ransom by her mother.Exclusive: Chicago Fire's Hanako Greensmith opens up on Violet and Hawkins - and the #hawkami nameBut the pair - who are not together romantically after ending their engagement several years ago - saw their differences highlighted when Adam fought for a different approach to the recovery, and Kim threw the words 'she's my daughter' at him; Kim adopted Makalya and named Adam as Makayla's guardian should anything happen to her.WATCH: Chicago PD: Burgess decides Ruzek will be Makayla's guardian"That point where they come to a head - they feel like they are on the same page and then it just breaks - it is hard to talk about, it hurts me now," Patrick shared with HELLO! adding: "They got rough with each other."Marina added: "Things have now been said that can't be unsaid. They have been in different places but this is dirty, and I don't know how they will come back."MORE: Chicago Fire's Taylor Kinney gets candid about future on showMORE: Chicago Fire showrunner reveals Jesse Spencer will return to show very soonKim and Adam have been living together throughout season nine as Kim recovered from her own kidnapping at the end of season eight, and learned to become a mother after adopting Makayla.There was a short period of time when the two seemed to be able to relax and learn together about growing as a family - until Makayla's blood uncle arrived and demanded custody.

Seems like this Catwoman got the last laugh.

Maren Morris hits the blue carpet with her main squeeze, husband Ryan Hurd, for the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards on Monday (March 7) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.

Post-baby body confidence! Maren Morris showed her postpartum self some love nearly two years after giving birth to son Hayes.

EXCLUSIVE: Maureen Polo, who has been an exec at WarnerMedia and GM of streaming service Fullscreen, has been named head of direct-to-consumer at Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAvril Lavigne, Maren Morris, Alicia Keys and other artists will appear in “iHeartRadio SeeHer Hear Her: Celebrating Women Who Make Music and Culture,” a celebration on the radio network taking place on International Women’s Day on March 8.The event will highlight successful and influential artists in music during a live one-hour special that will stream on iHeartRadio’s YouTube and Facebook pages on March 8 at 8 p.m. ET (available on demand through March 14).iHeartMedia is the largest radio network in the U.S.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched “Fairytale Wedding,” the Feb. 28 episode of NBC’s “The Endgame.”NBC’s new high-octane crime drama “The Endgame” aired its second episode Monday, revealing many more compelling details about its leading ladies — Morena Baccarin’s international arms dealer/crime boss Elena Federova and Ryan Michelle Bathé’s FBI agent Val Turner — than it did in its week-ago series premiere.In the episode, “Fairytale Wedding,” we saw the titular nuptials go up in flames when the church where Elena and her now-husband Sergey Vodianov (Costa Ronin) were to be wed was blown up with everyone they loved inside.

Every actor has a story about bombing an audition and Morena Baccarin is sharing hers.

Helen Mirren is taking in her moment on the red carpet at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday (February 27) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.