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With the writers strike over, The White Lotus creator Mike White is back at work on the upcoming third installment of the Emmy-winning anthology series, which is expected to debut in 2025.

Guests won’t be able to check in to the third season of The White Lotus until 2025.

Monsters at Work executive producer Kevin Deters revealed the second season guest cast today at New York Comic Con, along with a sneak peek screening ahead of its debut in 2024.          

started July 14, Cooper can’t promote the upcoming film. But, in a stroke of incredible convenience, the 48-year-old actor is reportedly in the early stages of a new romance with supermodel Gigi Hadid, 28.As the actors’ strike drags on and prevents movie stars from doing traditional press such as talk shows and magazine interviews, A-Listers are still staying in the public eye — and in the minds of Emmy and Oscar voters — through less conventional means.

Underdeveloped in both LA and Australia, he rocked longer wavy hair and a full goatee.Appearing on The Morning Show, Nicholas, now 43, was completely unrecognizable in a video cross from Los Angeles as he spoke to hosts Kylie Gillies and Matt Doran.In the interview, the actor recalled when he first saw the script for American Pie before the movie was released in 1999.“I first thought that it was a bit dirty, maybe something for the adult channels,” he admitted.“So I sort of threw it in the trash and called my agent and said, ‘Don’t send me this’ … That is the truth.”However, producers were relentless and really pushed for him to audition.“I gave the script a whole read through and I realized that it was great, there was a lot of heart to it, so I auditioned,” he said.“Each film that we did, we would have more fun, I would say off-camera, especially as we started getting onto locations and things.”Three more installments we made: American Pie 2 in 2001, American Pie: The Wedding in 2003, and American Reunion in 2012.Nicholas appeared in all four movies but did not reprise his role of Kevin in the five series spin-offs.Amid his success on American Pie, the actor had roles in films such as Halloween: Resurrection and TV shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and Medium.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter Daniel D’Addario is stepping into a new role at Variety. The journalist, who was brought on as chief television critic in 2018, has been named chief correspondent for the magazine, co-editors-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh and Cynthia Littleton announced.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large One of my favorite categories this year, however, is lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie. And here’s the top reason: This is the only acting category this year that features not a single previous Emmy winner among its nominees. As a matter of fact, half of them have never been nominated at all.

Karen M. Peterson From the start, “The White Lo­­tus” has focused on building characters. The second season of Mike White’s watercooler show for HBO, brought a (mostly) new cast, a new location and a switch from limited series to drama, where it added 23 Emmy nominations to its tally, five of which went to supporting actresses.

Saturday Night Live was one of many late-night shows interrupted by the writers and actors strikes, with the last three episodes of Season 48 scrapped altogether in May.

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Seann William Scott is the latest actor speaking out about their small paycheck in light of the actor’s strike.

Seann William Scott is the latest actor speaking out about their small paycheck in light of the actor’s strike.The American Pie star — who played the iconic role of Stifler — says he went from starring in the 1999 hit to working as the churro guy at the LA zoo after he was only paid $8,000 for the entire movie. Scott made the shocking claim while appearing on the Rick Eisen Show.

In this new era of actors’ financial transparency, actor Seann William Scott has revealed the paltry amount he was paid to appear in 1999 hit comedy American Pie.

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We know the guests of The White Lotus don’t shy away from splashing the cash and a Motion Picture Association study has now revealed inward investment on the HBO show’s second season in Italy neared $40M.

Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers about the end of HBO’s White Lotus season 2

and Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan on the pink carpet!By now you've surely seen your fair share of stunning looks from the various and events. Issa Rae, America Ferrera, and especially have been serving and slaying for days. But this is the first time we've seen Coughlan—who plays Diplomat Barbie in the sure-to-be blockbuster—strut her stuff for a photo call.

The White Lotus is currently on pause due to the Hollywood writers’ strike, it has been revealed.The third season of The White Lotus is believed to be set in Thailand, after creator Mike White was reportedly scouting locations there. The first two seasons were set in Hawaii and Sicily respectively, with predominantly all-new ensemble casts in each.In a new appearance on The News Agents podcast, star Tom Hollander, who played British expat Quentin in the show’s second season, has confirmed that the new series will be set in Asia, and that “like everything else, it’s on pause”.He said: “They can’t actually shoot it, and they can’t write it, I think they know what the story is.”Hollander added that the show’s creator, Mike White, is also pausing production on the show because he doesn’t want to be thrown out of the Writers’ Guild.“You wouldn’t want to [be thrown out of the union], you’d be a scab,” the star said.Elsewhere, Jennifer Coolidge has said she hopes Tanya’s husband dies in a “meat-grinding machine” in the show’s third season.In the finale of the show’s second season, Tanya (Coolidge) goes on a shooting spree aboard a yacht against a group hired by her husband Greg (Jon Gries) to kill her.

Dildarian, 53, who voices Tom in the series. “Maybe some of that is growing up in New Jersey and looking over the river into New York City and always, to some degree, not quite participating in the success and fun that the rest of the world seems to be having.“I’ve been told I’ve got a natural skepticism of things … whatever it is, it’s an underdog quality and an outsider mentality that I think is consistent,” he said.

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GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has named the winners of its 15th Dorian TV Awards with the final season of HBO’s Succession and ABC’s Abbott Elementary taking top drama and comedy honors, respectively. Succession star Sarah Snook also took the best drama performance trophy, while Max’s showbiz satire The Other Two was named Best LGBTQ TV Show.

Jennifer Garner is opening up about her life before the fame came to her.

Jennifer Coolidge is going into depth about why she almost turned down her award-winning role in The White Lotus.

Jennifer Coolidge almost missed out on playing Tanya McQuoid. During 's drama actress roundtable, the 61-year-old actress reveals how her now-iconic role on nearly slipped through her grasp.«Mike and I were going to do another show, which had been turned down by a lot of people, and he mentioned he was going to write [his next] show about rich people on vacation, but I never heard anything more about it,» Coolidge tells Claire Danes, Emma D'Arcy, Dominique Fishback, Jennifer Garner and Melanie Lynskey of Mike White, the show's creator.Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, Coolidge explains.«We were like six months into COVID, and I'd been locked up in my house in New Orleans just pigging out on these vegan pizzas.

Editor’s note: The interviews conducted in this podcast were recorded at Deadline’s Contenders TV event, prior to the WGA’s strike starting on May 2.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter It’s the most wonderful time of the year: “Actors on Actors” season, that is! Season 18 of the beloved Variety series, which celebrates the biggest stars in this year’s Emmys race, reached new heights on social media with over 85 million total views across platforms. This round’s pairings included Jenna Ortega with Elle Fanning, Pedro Pascal with Steven Yeun and a highly-anticipated “Grey’s Anatomy” reunion for Katherine Heigl and Ellen Pompeo. Once again, the series took over TikTok during its two-week run, racking up over 66 million views and gaining over 100,000 new followers on the entertainment trade’s account. Top performing videos on the platform include Ellen Pompeo’s realization that Meredith Grey was the original “pick me girl,” Jeremy Allen White’s curiosity over Jennifer Coolidge’s most iconic “White Lotus” line and Jenna Ortega’s emotional appeal for kindness on social media. 

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Season 48 of “Saturday Night Live” may have been cut short due to the writers’ strike, depriving us of the final three hosts, Pete Davidson, Kieran Culkin and Jennifer Coolidge (crossing our fingers for the first three slots of Season 49?), but there will lots for members of the Television Academy to choose from. Pedro Pascal, Quinta Brunson, Austin Butler and Jenna Ortega are among the hosts submitted for Emmy consideration in the guest acting categories. Not every person lucky enough to take the stage of Studio 8H in New York City submits for Primetime recognition. For example, Season 47 hosts Oscar Isaac, Kim Kardashian and Billie Eilish were not among the proposed names.

Editor’s note: The following interviews were done outside of the FYC event series, as there was no panel or screening.

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Naomi Watts was all smiles preparing for her courthouse wedding with Billy Crudup in New York City. The Hollywood star tied the knot over the weekend during a casual ceremony, wearing a beautiful lace Oscar de la Renta dress paired with heeled sandals.

The White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge could “absolutely” get her own spin-off series, according to the show’s creator.Coolidge starred as Tanya McQuoid in the two seasons of the hit HBO show, the only character to carry over between both season one and two.Tanya met her death at the end of season two, but creator Mike White has said that there is the possibility of a prequel series focusing on the character.“I absolutely think that’s possible,” White told press at the Vivid Sydney Festival this weekend (June 10), as reported by Deadline.“We were just talking about that. It’s a funny idea,” he added, discussing the potential joy of “making Jennifer 20 years younger” to become a younger version of Tanya.“That would be fun too,” White added.

Billy Crudup and Naomi Watts announced they got married! The two stars were first romantically linked in 2017 and have been together ever since. They apparently got hitched at a New York City courthouse and shared an adorable picture from the lovely day. And after they shared the confirmation of their nuptials, a wide array of big-name stars, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Mark Ruffalo, have been forwarding their congratulations.

Jennifer Coolidge is sharing new details about her life.

61-year-old actress reflected on her choice not to become a mother in a cover interview with British GQ.Coolidge told that outlet that her friends suggested that she adopt children, but she thinks she would be more suited to becoming a stepmother.“I’m very, very immature,” the “Legally Blonde” star said. “I think that has kept me from having children, because I’m sort of a child.

Jennifer Coolidge candidly revealed the reason why she never had children.  The 61-year-old actress reflected on her choice not to become a mother in a cover interview with British GQ. Coolidge told that outlet that her friends suggested that she adopt children, but she thinks she would be more suited to becoming a stepmother. "I’m very, very immature," the "Legally Blonde" star said.

Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup are officially married!