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Patrick Dempsey is in talks with Spyglass to star in “Thanksgiving,” multiple media outlets have reported. Yes, that’s Eli Roth’s “Thanksgiving,” a violent slasher film based on the fake trailer from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s double feature “Grindhouse” from 16 years ago.  Chatter has existed about turning the jokey trailer into an actual movie, with Roth having written a screenplay over a dozen years ago.

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Trejo and Joel McHale have been unveiled as key supporting cast members of Stimson Snead’s sci-fi comedy Tim Travers & The Time Traveler’s Paradox, which wrapped in Spokane Washington earlier this month.

EXCLUSIVE: Multimedia mogul Lenard “Charlamagne Tha God” Mckelvey has boarded the documentary short In the Bubble with Jaime as an executive producer, ahead of its weekend premiere at the Montclair Film Festival.

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Carnes (Desperate Housewives, General Hospital) has signed with Sovereign Talent Group under its theatrical division.

Director Robert Rodriguez smashed box-office expectations with his cult classic family film Spy Kids.

Celia Shatzman editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. When we think of the rich and famous, we imagine they enjoy all the perks that come with being a celebrity. Having a personal chef certainly tops the list — but some stars love getting busy in the kitchen with their own hands. So why not take some cooking inspiration from your favorite celebrities and whip up one of their recipes for your next meal? To get you started, we rounded up the best celebrity cookbooks out there. “Top Chef” Justin Sutherland brings his cooking chops to the page in his debut cookbook “Northern Soul,” which features more than 90 soul-satisfying recipes from the chef and restauranteur’s Southern-inspired home cooking. In addition to step-by-step recipes, Sutherland also writes about the foundation for unique approach to Southern cooking, which he honed during his upbringing in the Midwest and the South, and his African-American and Asian heritage. BUY NOW: $30.00  $27.49 Buy It Everyone’s favorite television cook is back with another best-selling cookbook, this time centered around effortless recipes that require little time and stress. You’ll find everything from overnight oats to Cacio e Pepe in this book of gems.  Courtesy of Amazon[/caption]You might recognize Danny Trejo from his breakout role in “Breaking Bad” or more recent shows such as “Boba Fett” but the actor also has a side gig as the creator of Los Angeles’s award-winning taco shop called “Trejo’s Tacos.” In his recipe book of the same name, Hollywood’s favorite bad guy shares 75 recipes among his cantina favorites. 

Clerks III is being released in theaters next month and Kevin Smith celebrated the new film at the L.A. premiere!

Scott Huver In addition to reuniting him with several of the “Clerks” actors whose careers he helped launch back in 1994, “Clerks III” gave Kevin Smith another chance to direct his old friend Ben Affleck in a cameo role — and pay tribute to their long friendship with a very inside joke. The two previously worked together on several early-career films, including “Mallrats,” “Chasing Amy,” “Dogma” and “Jersey Girl,” and as Smith told Variety at the new film’s Hollywood premiere at the Chinese 6, Affleck was extremely eager to appear in a cameo as one of several famous faces — including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Danny Trejo and Melissa Benoist — auditioning for a role in the movie-within-a-movie being made by the Quick Stop clerks.

Vivienne Chow Hollywood actor Danny Trejo (“Machete,” “Con Air,” “Heat”) has been cast for the role of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in “1521,” an upcoming historical epic that charts the pre-colonial era of the Philippines depicting the Battle of Mactan, Variety has learned.Produced by Filipino-American filmmaker Francis B. Lara Ho of Inspire Studios (“Angel Warrior,” “Palawan: Last Man Out”), “1521” is a U.S.-Philippines production that follows the journey of Magellan, who led the Spanish expedition and was one of the first Europeans to travel to Asia.

Starcrawler have released their new single ‘Stranded’. Check it out below, along with our interview with frontwoman Arrow De Wilde.Announced last month alongside its title track, ‘She Said’ is the Los Angeles band’s third album but their first for a major label. ‘Stranded’ follows the title track and the release of the album’s first single ‘Roadkill’ in May.“It’s not just a hard rock, banger type of song like we normally make,” De Wilde told NME of ‘Stranded’.

J. Kim Murphy It’s official —the Minions are back.Universal’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru” is setting off fireworks at the Fourth of July box office, projecting a $129.2 million opening over the four-day holiday weekend.

Lightyear,” a film that sometimes falls into that old Pixar trap of being too smart for its own good.The Minions, on the flip side, are not Mensa candidates. They’re stooges.The story exists, for the most part, to put them into a bunch of silly situations.Kevin and Bob go full-on “Catch Me if You Can,” dress up as pilots and fly a commercial jet to California … with plenty of turbulence.They meet Master Chow (Michelle Yeoh), a San Fran acupuncturist who moonlights as a kung fu expert and teaches them her martial art — in “Rocky” training montage style. Dumb, dumb Otto, meanwhile, takes to the open road on a motorcycle and visits the World’s Biggest Banana.He’s also a hopeless romantic, and briefly falls in love with a rock with googly eyes glued on it.“Rise of Gru” is better than the previous Gru-less flick because the Minions make the most sense when serving a lame-o villain.

Let’s start with what’s most important about “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” which is that my children loved it. One is going on nine years old, so she’s mostly come out on the other side of her affection for these characters, but she had a good time; her five-year-old sister, in the midst of full-on Minion Fever (she brought a stuffed Bob along with her to the screening), proclaimed it the best one yet, though she may have been suffering from recency bias.

The stars of Minions: The Rise of Gru are stepping out for the premiere of their new movie!

Things are heating up in the “Iron Chef” kitchen.Netflix announced Wednesday that the latest series in the cooking franchise, “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend” will debut June 15. The series will see five new Iron Chefs welcome their Challengers to the reimagined Kitchen Stadium, where they’ll face off and be pushed to the limits of endurance and creativity, as they cook up extraordinary culinary creations.

Danny Trejo baby talking to his dogs will be well-worth your time.

Netflix has closed a deal with Skydance to produce a reimagining of the Spy Kids franchise, alongside Spyglass Media, LLC and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (We Can Be Heroes, Alita: Battle Angel), who created the film series and directed all past installments.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Eric Roberts (The Righteous Gemstones) is reteaming with his Runaway Train co-star Danny Trejo as part of the cast of Alone Today, an upcoming crime drama from director Wendy Wilkins, which will also star Shannon Elizabeth and Frank Whaley.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Eric Roberts (The Righteous Gemstones) is reteaming with his Runaway Train co-star Danny Trejo as part of the cast of Alone Today, an upcoming crime drama from director Wendy Wilkins, which will also star Shannon Elizabeth and Frank Whaley.

Universal/Illumination’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru has been set to open the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in a world premiere on June 13. The fest is returning to a fully in-person event after last year’s hybrid edition. Annecy and the Minions franchise have a long history, going back to 2010’s Despicable Me.

football himself for the University of Miami, where he won a national championship in 1991.“It is time for all of us here and millions around the world to bear witness to these incredible players, who will leave every ounce of sweat, guts, pride and legacy out here on this hallowed field, because that is what champions do," he said.

Lindsay Lohan will be featured in a commercial airing during the 2022 Super Bowl!

Better Things,” its original comedy series created by, executive produced by and starring Pamela Adlon.Adlon stars as Sam, a working actress raising three daughters in Los Angeles attempting to navigate her life and find fulfillment. Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood and Olivia Edward portray Sam’s daughter, who are each struggling to come of age, while Celia Imrie portrays Sam’s mother, who deals with increasingly difficult mental and physical health issues. Adlon heavily based the series on her own experiences as an actor raising three daughters.The trailer for the new season sees Sam working on a new movie, giving a presentation to an elementary school class and arguing with her daughters.

Lindsay Lohan poked fun at her past in a new Superbowl ad. In it, she’s seen working out, playing Jeopardy with Dennis Rodman and tattooing Danny Trejo, embodying the goals of anyone who wants to live healthier lives.Lindsay Lohan ‘freezes’ on a trip with her fiancé and little brother CohanWatch Paris Hilton explain how she and Lindsay Lohan got back on good termsA post shared by Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan)The ad is called “What’s Gotten into Lindsay” and it’s for the gym Planet Fitness, addressing her past in a funny and smart way.

Lindsay Lohan is on a path to health and wellness! Or so it appears in the latest Super Bowl LVI commercial from Planet Fitness. The Mean Girls vet is at the center of the new spot for the gym franchise, which is advertising during the annual sports spectacular for the first time. The premise is that Lindsay’s life, which has been filled with legal and personal troubles in the past, is much better now that she works out on the regular.

It’s all about fitness and wellness for Lindsay Lohan these days.

DistroTV, a free ad-supported streaming television platform, is moving into original content with the global debut of a feature film, Escándalo Secreto: En Plena Cuarentena. The comedy feature, directed and written by Jorge Cano, will bow on February 25th.

EXCLUSIVE: ScoreG Productions and Super Channel are pleased to announce that they have teamed up to release a revealing three-part true-crime docuseries, Thunder: The Life and Death of Arturo Gatti, a chronicle of the original “blood and guts warrior” and his illustrious career with never-before-seen evidence surrounding his mysterious death.

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Trejo (Machete), Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie) and Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction) have joined the cast of Alone Today, an upcoming crime drama from director Wendy Wilkins.

EXCLUSIVE: Tootoo, a new documentary on Canadian hockey player Jordin Tootoo, the first Inuk player to play in the NHL, is in production with Super Channel and ScoreG Productions. Film hails from executive producer Adam Scorgie, producer of Inmate#1 : The Rise of Danny Trejo, among other high-profile documentaries.

Rosalía and the Weeknd have released "LA FAMA," the lead single from Rosalía's forthcoming 2022 album, MOTOMAMI. The track, teased earlier this week, comes with a music video by Director X featuring beloved character actor Danny Trejo.

The Weeknd and Rosalía are back together for another collaboration!

The Weeknd and Rosalía are back together for another collaboration!The artists dropped the bachata-esque Spanish song, «La Fama,» and its accompanying music video on Thursday night. The sizzling visual, which was teased earlier this week, features a cameo from Danny Trejo and shows Rosalía, 28, putting on a show in a sparkly silver dress as The Weeknd, 31, watches from the audience.The Weeknd also sings in Spanish, which he previously did in Maluma's «Hawái» remix.

Rosalía and The Weeknd have announced "La Fama," a new song coming this Thursday, November 11. They've also shared a trailer for the track's music video featuring beloved actor Danny Trejo.

Rosalía and The Weeknd have shared a trailer for their upcoming collaboration, titled ‘La Fama’ – scroll down the page to watch it now.The track, which will feature on the Spanish artist’s new album ‘Motomami’ next year, will be released on Thursday (November 11).The trailer features a cameo from Danny Trejo, who tells a crowd: “So get ready for some heat… La Fama.”Rosalía then performs to an audience in a silver bejewelled outfit, while The Weeknd sits in the crowd and watches.

Far Cry 6 update has added a new mission featuring Hollywood star Danny Trejo – but Ubisoft is already pulling the mission after it was released early.Ubisoft has confirmed that it accidentally released new Far Cry 6 content before it was intended, with a “work-in-progress” version of an upcoming new mission making its way into the game.The mission, featuring Danny Trejo, is being removed as part of a title update, to be released on Tuesday November 3 on PC, consoles, Stadia and Luna versions of