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Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Rihanna has been cast in the voice role of Smurfette, in a new animated feature from Paramount Animation. The superstar showed in person to CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners, to make the announcement. “I tried to get the Papa Smurf role but It didn’t work out,” the singer joked on stage at Daesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino. Appearing with Paramount Animation head Ramsey Naito, it was revealed that Rihanna will star, write and record original songs, and produce the upcoming projects. Rihanna previously lent her voice to the DreamWorks animated feature “Home,” which grossed over $380 million at the worldwide box office. Her live action screen credits include “Battleship,” “This Is the End,” “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” “Ocean’s 8” and “Guava Island.”

EXCLUSIVE: Nick Nesbitt has been upped to Vice President of on the Studio Film Team at Netflix.

 is bitter-sweet one for the show's star, Yara Shahidi.ET spoke to Shahidi at the premiere of her new film, , where she dished on the show coming to an end this summer with its sixth season, and what it's like having her own Tinker Bell doll.«I mean, we hit 100 episodes. Shows don't get to do that anymore,» Shahidi said.

We all like to dream about our favorite on-screen couples becoming real life couples off the screen, and for some, that’s actually happened.

Kyra Sedgwick opened up in a new interview, and she had a lot to say!

George Clooney confirmed “some very famous people,” including Mark Wahlberg and Johnny Depp, turned down the chance to star in the 2001 hit “Ocean’s Eleven”.

growing out her underarm hair.“It’s my body, it’s my choice,” Margolies, 42, a yoga teacher and mother of two from Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, told The Post. “I stopped shaving because I couldn’t come up with a good reason for why I was doing it in the first place.”As a native of Bogotá, Colombia, Margolies — who moved to New York in 1999 — began shaving her underarms, eyebrows and legs at age 12, in accordance with cultural norms, which equated a hair-free body with femininity. But she never liked the pressure she felt around grooming.   “Women are taught that it’s not okay to have body hair,” she said.

George Clooney recently revealed a few big stars turned down roles in his hit movie franchise Ocean’s 11.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Steven Soderbergh’s beloved 2001 heist comedy “Ocean’s Eleven” remains one of the director’s most star-studded affairs thanks to an ensemble that included George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle and more. It turns out the group wanted even more star power, as Clooney recently confirmed reports that both Mark Wahlberg and Johnny Depp were approached to star in the movie (via Entertainment Weekly). “Steven had just done ‘Erin Brockovich’ and ‘Traffic,’ and he was nominated for [an Oscar for] directing both films,” Clooney said during a discussion with Soderbergh at the TCM Film Festival. “So, people really wanted to work with Steven.”

George Clooney blasted Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Mark Wahlberg for rejecting roles in "Ocean’s Eleven." The 61-year-old actor revealed that both Depp and Wahlberg turned down the role of Linus Caldwell after being approached for the gig.The role ended up going to Matt Damon. "Some very famous people told us to f--- right off.

Following another impressive week of sales, Avatar: The Way of Water swims into a second week at the top of the Official Film Chart.

Helen Flanagan was the ultimate lady in red at Aintree Ladies' Day as she turned heads in a bright button-up one-shoulder dress. The former Coronation Street looked stunning in her elegant dress with pleated full skirt, which she teamed with a black and white fascinator and striking black clutch with a silver tassel detail.

Charna Flam Jennifer Garner really wanted the starring role in “The Last Thing He Told Me,” Hello Sunshine’s television adaptation of Laura Dave‘s novel of the same name. At the series’ Los Angeles premiere on Thursday, Garner told Variety she went after the role of Hannah when original star Julia Roberts dropped out of the project.

Chloë Grace Moretz, Julia Roberts, Connie Britton, Sterling K. Brown, Julianna Margulies, Selma Blair, Shonda Rhimes, Andy Cohen, and many other public figures are coming together to support the #LetAmericaRead campaign amid the book bans in some states in America.

Joshua Alston Jennifer Garner’s star turn came courtesy of “Alias,” the influential J.J. Abrams drama about Sydney Bristow, a grad student moonlighting as a sultry spy. Her agency? A sinister syndicate masquerading as a governmental skunkworks project, as Sydney and her colleagues toil unaware they’ve been working for the bad guys. The pilot opens on Sydney, battered and bloody after being captured and tortured by a rival faction. Then, it hops back in time to show how Sydney’s once-simple life became so treacherous, a journey that reveals to her how little she actually knows about the people closest to her. Perhaps that’s why, some 21 years later, Garner feels so perfectly cast in Apple TV+’s “The Last Thing He Told Me.” (So much so that even Julia Roberts, who dropped out of the role due to scheduling conflicts, suddenly seems mismatched with the material.) Based on the brisk, best-selling novel by Laura Dave, Garner’s new limited series is a much different kind of thriller than “Alias.” But it too revolves around a woman who abruptly learns no one around her is quite who they seem, and becomes determined to find answers even as each revelation places her in greater danger.

Jennifer Garner wore five classic looks to promote her new Apple series, The Last Thing He Told Me, in New York City on Tuesday (April 11).

What to watch: 7 movies & shows to stream this week - March 24What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week - April 3rdDespite its unfortunate name, “Chupa” has a lot of things going for it. It’s directed by Jonas Cuaron and it’s a tribute to kids‘ movies of the ‘80s, in the vein of “E.T.” and “The Goonies.” These films were entertaining, at times silly, and emotionally resonant, qualities that are much needed in kids’ entertainment today.

“Indecent Proposal,” starring Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson as Diana and David, a loving but financially strapped couple approached by John Gage, a playboy billionaire (Robert Redford) with a twisted proposition. The film was a massive hit. At the same time, it was derided by critics and won multiple Razzie awards.

Prime Video is stacked with returning favorites, the launch of one of Amazon’s biggest shows ever and a bevy of great movies to watch. The fifth and final season of “The Marvelous Mrs.

Manchester United is one of the most well-supported football clubs in the world.

Ba-bangs! Julia Roberts debuted a fierce fringe in Geneva.

Major A-lister Julia Roberts has just given us a whole new dose of hair inspiration as she shows off a fresh new ‘do. Whilst attending the 2023 Chopard’s Watches and Wonders 2023 to celebrate her partnership with the luxury watch brand, Julia showed off her brand new style, and it’s giving us a major 2006 throwback.

Julia Roberts and Richard Gere established themselves as two of Hollywood's biggest and brightest with the success of their 1990 film Pretty Woman – and three decades on (33 years to the day, to be exact), the pair have changed a lot.A commercial and critical smash, the film cemented Richard as a leading man and the upcoming Julia as one of the industry's newest stars. Julia and Richard became global stars after the release of the 1990 smash hitBoth have since become some of the topmost draws in Hollywood, even collaborating once again almost a decade later in another romantic-comedy, 1999's Runaway Bride.MORE: Julia Roberts praises 'one of a kind' daughter Hazel as she talks about her family lifeJulia has starred in several other commercial hits over the course of her career, including the Ocean's franchise, Eat Pray Love (2010), and August: Osage County (2013).

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Hugh Grant seems to have no problem revealing his candid thoughts, no matter how offensive they may be to others.

Notting Hill “nauseating” while explaining a small Easter egg in the scene.The actor, who plays bookstore owner William Thacker in the 1999 rom-com opposite Julia Roberts, discussed a detail in the film’s ending during a Wired video interview.In the scene, Anna Scott (Roberts) is seen lying on William on a park bench as he reads a specific novel, which carried additional meaning for the late director Robert Michell.“In that nauseating moment on the bench at the end, I’m reading Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières, which was going to be his next film,” Grant said. “So it’s a little in-joke from Roger Michell, God rest his soul.”Michell died aged 65 in September 2021.

rude to Ashley Graham at the Oscars, the British actor, 62, is now adamant about offending pretty much everyone else in Hollywood — from “Notting Hill” fans to former co-star Drew Barrymore and even an extra on set.He recently appeared in a Wired interview alongside his “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” castmates Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez.The “Love Actually” alum revealed during the clip how he made fun of Barrymore’s singing during their 2007 rom-com “Music & Lyrics.”“I’m auto-tuned a bit, but not as much as some,” Grant divulged of his singing in the flick. “Drew Barrymore was in that film with me and I don’t think she’d mind me saying her singing is just horrendous.

and ex (more accurately, while their respective fans pick apart their and their friends' posts looking for evidence of a feud), Biebs is reportedly keeping his lips sealed on the matter, and it makes total sense."Hailey and Justin are doing fine. They don't want to continually deal with this " on March 14.

EXCLUSIVE: Bear Grylls has unveiled an original content slate for Outdoors.com, the adventure site and streaming platform he recently acquired alongside Nashville-based digital investor Savage Ventures.

One of the first celebrities to walk this year’s Oscars champagne-coloured carpet was Vanessa Hudgens, who kept it simple and chic in a vintage Chanel gown. However, red-carpet commentators were quick to point out the dress was reminiscent of a Valentino dress that actress Julia Roberts wore when she won her 2001 Best Actress Oscar for her role in Erin Brockovich.

Naman Ramachandran “Emily in Paris” star Lucas Bravo is thankful to George Clooney and Julia Roberts, who starred with him in hit 2022 romcom “Ticket to Paradise.” The dashing French star, who is also known for “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” was speaking at a press meet for the 16th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong, where he is a presenter. “George and Julia happen to be the most generous, kind and protective people I’ve ever worked with — they go out of their way to make the set a safe place,” Bravo said. “They gave me an opportunity to improvise, they made me feel loved and accepted. And I’ve learned with them that the bigger the star, the nicer the person, so it gives me a lot of fuel for the rest of my career.”

Scream VI,” Dermot Mulroney joined Instagram for the first time — and said he is trying to not fall victim to online mania.“It’s like a weird relationship, right? I mean, it takes over your brain at first. So then you go, ‘Oh, I’m not gonna let this take over’ … And then you’re in like phase two,” the actor told The Post ahead of the film’s March 10 release. “So I’m in like phase four where I could give a rat’s a– about it right now.

Why is the Academy Award statuette called Oscar, and what is it made of?Why Halle Berry describes her Best Actress Oscar win as ‘heartbreaking’Scroll down to have a look at some of our favorite Oscar fashion moments over the past years:

The producer of "Shakespeare in Love" revealed Julia Roberts was originally cast as the lead before casting became a "disaster" in a new essay. Ed Zwick wrote about his experience attempting to cast Roberts in the late 90s in a personal essay for Air Mail. "The mere possibility of having the ‘Pretty Woman’ wearing a corseted gown got the studio excited enough to cough up the dough," he wrote.

Edward Zwick, the Oscar-winning producer of the movie Shakespeare in Love, has written a new essay that revealed so many bombshells about what went into making the movie.

A true Hollywood queen! Julia Roberts established herself as a leading actress in 1990’s Pretty Woman and has since continued to be one of Hollywood’s most prominent stars.