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Gabrielle Union looked like a breath of fresh air as she stepped out solo in the Soho neighborhood of New York City on Thursday.The Bring It On Star, 50, wore a loose-fitting, long-sleeved, bright turquoise blue silk dress with an asymmetrical hemline featuring lace at the hemline and a scarf of the same color around her neck. She paired the colorful dress with a pair of white patent leather pointy closed toed heels with an ankle strap. The mom of one wore her hair swept sleekly up off her face in a high bun.

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Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Octavia Spencer posed up with Gabrielle Union In Hollywood at Thursday's season three premiere of Truth Be Told.Octavia has been leading the crime series from the start, with Gabrielle joining the new season and Reese working behind the scenes as an executive producer.Reese, 46, looked sprightly as ever as she showed off her svelte legs in a pinstriped miniskirt that matched her trendily loose blazer. Trio: Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Octavia Spencer posed up with Gabrielle Union In Hollywood at Thursday's season three premiere of Truth Be ToldBalancing on a pair of jet-black ankle-strap heels, she accentuated her unmistakable features with makeup and accessorized with a gleaming necklace.Gabrielle, 50, oozed showbiz glamour as she arrived at the fete on the arm of her husband Dwyane Wade, 41, a former NBA player.

One day after Lisa Marie Presley’s sudden death, and the tributes have still been rolling in.

in Los Angeles. She was 54. Her mother, Priscilla Presley, confirmed her passing in a statement: “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” she said.

Back in 2019, Apple TV+ jumped on the true crime craze with “Truth Be Told,” which stars Octavia Spencer as a podcaster out to prove a convicted murderer’s innocence. Critics didn’t like the series, but the show garnered enough views for another season in 2021.

General Hospital actress Sonya Eddy died aged 55 from an infection after a scheduled surgery.Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, 52, had revealed the tragic loss of Sonya on Tuesday, sharing a poignant snap of the actress and lauding her 'creative angel'.Her close friend and producing partner Tyler Ford told TMZ that she had developed a serious infection following a surgery that wasn't an emergency.  RIP: General Hospital actress Sonya Eddy died aged 55 from an infection after a scheduled surgery Sonya was released from the hospital on December 11 following her surgery, and began to feel ill so she went to the hospital on December 15, and doctors found she had an infection that became uncontainable, Tyler told the outlet.On Monday, December 19, Sonya was placed on life support and she died that night. Octavia wrote on Tuesday announcing the news: 'My friend @sonyaeddy passed away last night.

Goodbye to a fan favorite. General Hospital star Sonya Eddy died on Monday, December 19. She was 55.

General Hospital actress Sonya Eddy has died aged 55, her close friend Octavia Spencer has announced.Oscar winner Octavia, 52, revealed the tragic loss of Sonya on Tuesday, sharing a poignant snap of the actress and lauding her 'creative angel'.She wrote: 'My friend @sonyaeddy passed away last night. The world lost another creative angel.

Sonya Eddy, best known for her long run as head nurse Epiphany Johnson on ABC’s General Hospital among dozens of other credits, has died.

Following a selective path that led to the first Oscar Best Picture for a streamer in CODA, Apple Original Films’ heads Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht’s 2022 offerings have broken records for the 3+ year old company.   

Apple Original Films announced the theatrical release of a new sing-along version of holiday musical comedy Spirited starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer in 100+ U.S. theaters starting this Friday, Dec. 16.

One day after being presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, Octavia Spencer is opening up about her friendship with Will Ferrell.The legendary comedian, actor and Spirited co-star was one of the handful of people by Spencer's side for the monumental day that evoked tears of joy from the Academy Award-winning actress.'I can tell you that Will is definitely not an adult elf,' The Help star joked, in a reference to his role as 'Buddy the Elf' in the hit Christmas comedy film Elf (2003), as a guest on People's Every Day podcast.And while he often plays the buffoon and idiot, who's the butt of a joke in many of his films, Spencer went on to call Ferrell 'one of the smartest people I've ever worked with.' Mates: Octavia Spencer, 52, opened up about her friendship with Will Ferrell, 55, one day after he shutdown a heckler who interrupted her Hollywood Walk Od Fame ceremonySpencer's comments come just a day after Will reportedly 'shut down a heckler' who interrupted her Walk Of Fame ceremony.As Ferrell began speaking about Spencer's new star, a man on the street started yelling loudly about how the event was 'celebrating rich people.' The Stranger Than Fiction star wasted little time in trying to protect his friend's special moment. 'Not on Octavia's day!, he shouted, before adding a touch of his brand of comedy, 'Keep it moving. Keep it moving.

Octavia Spencer was overcome with emotion as she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday. The star, 52, dabbed away at her tears with a tissue while waiting to accept the special honor, and was joined by a number of famous friends, including her The Help co-stars Viola Davis and Allison Janney, along with her Spirited co-star Will Ferrell. The Academy Award winner looked incredible for the occasion, wearing an elegant black peplum dress and cheetah sandal heels. Emotional: Octavia Spencer was overcome with emotion as she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, on ThursdayThe star accessorized her chic look with a silver bracelet and dangling silver earrings.

Even though we were right in the heart of Beverly Hills for last night’s American Cinematheque Awards tribute to Ryan Reynolds, you would be forgiven if you thought somehow you had been transported from the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom and landed in Canada. Judging from these proceedings Reynolds just may be the hottest import ever to come across the border.

Apple Original Films’ upcoming holiday film Spirited required the hands and talents of multiple creatives behind the scenes including Ian Eisendrath, who served as the musical comedy’s executive music producer. After his performance of an original song at Deadline’s Sound & Screen event, he revealed the elements of his job that kept him busy amid the singing talents of the cast that includes Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer among others.

Will Ferrell is a multi-talented entertainer who loves to sing but too rarely gets the expansive opportunity for it on-screen. (We’ve heard the show-stopping and sincere performance of “Time to Say Goodbye” in “Step Brothers” or the hammy songs in Netflix’s “Eurovision” movie.) Thankfully, we now have the giddy song and dance of Sean Anders’ Christmas musical “Spirited,” which gives Ferrell’s tender tenor plenty of heartfelt scenes that allow him to be cartoonish but also musically sentimental.

Will Ferrell is a multi-talented entertainer who loves to sing but too rarely gets the expansive opportunity for it on-screen. (We’ve heard the show-stopping and sincere performance of “Time to Say Goodbye” in “Step Brothers” or the hammy songs in Netflix’s “Eurovision” movie.) Thankfully, we now have the giddy song and dance of Sean Anders’ Christmas musical “Spirited,” which gives Ferrell’s tender tenor plenty of heartfelt scenes that allow him to be cartoonish but also musically sentimental.

Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer led a number of stars down the red carpet for their movie Spirited in New York City on Monday. Reynolds, 46, wore a stylish gray three-piece suit over a white button-down shirt. He decided not to add a tie to the look. He walked in brown leather shoes, and his dark brown hair was brushed up, out of his face.

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Ryan Reynolds is set for a busy night in early December. NBC and E! will honor the actor, producer, and screenwriter with “The People’s Icon” award at the 2022 “People’s Choice Awards” for his contributions to film and television. He’s also nominated in the “Male Movie Star” and “Comedy Movie Star” categories for his role in his newest film The Adam Project.

Ryan Reynolds flips the script on a lovestruck Ghost Of Christmas Present played by Will Ferrell in the upcoming holiday musical Spirited.A new trailer for the movie shows Ryan as a spiky businessman called Clint Briggs, who has been selected by the three ghosts from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as this year's project to be 'reformed.'However it turns out to be the man who helps the spirit, as Present falls for Clint's colleague played by Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer. Back and forth: Ryan Reynolds (right) flips the script on a lovestruck Ghost Of Christmas Present played by Will Ferrell (left) in the upcoming holiday musical SpiritedClint is initially skeptical when he realizes that he has been chosen as the Ebenezer Scrooge of this year's Christmas ghosts.'So out of all the people on the planet - murderers, people who do gender reveal parties - I'm the guy you're gonna haunt?' he demands.

Apple Original Films today unveiled the official trailer for its new holiday musical comedy Spirited, starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer.

The first trailer for Apple’s upcoming “Spirited” is here! Watch as Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell team up to haunt each other and sing snark through the most wonderful time of the year.From director Sean Anders (“Daddy’s Home”) and featuring a script from Anders and John Morris, the musical comedy is also the latest project from EGOT-winning composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (“La La Land,” “The Greatest Showman,” “Dear Evan Hansen”) – so you know these show-stopping tunes are going to be your newest Christmasy earworms. Oscar winner Octavia Spencer also stars with “Hadestown” Tony Award nominee Patrick Page. Per an official synopsis of the feature: “Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present (Will Ferrell) selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits.

Who do you think of when you think of Scrooge? Ryan Reynolds? Me neither. But the casting directors over at Apple TV+ are clearly working on a different wavelength from all of us because this holiday season they’re promising just such an unlikely pairing with “Spirited,” their musical adaptation of Dickens’ classic story, “A Christmas Carol.” And the brilliant chaos continues, with none other than Will Ferrell set to play The Ghost of Christmas Present.

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Variety has honored rising stars on its 10 Actors to Watch list, a group of thespians who are experiencing a major breakthrough on screen. The alumni group include more than 35 Oscar winners and nominees including Mahershala Ali, Adam Driver, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Lupita Nyong’o.

gifted the internet with the first look at Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming musical-comedy “Spirited” on Wednesday. The story is a retelling of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” told from the perspective of the ghosts.“Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present (Ferrell) selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits,” the official synopsis for the film reads. “But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge.”“Clint Briggs (Reynolds) turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself reexamining his own past, present and future,” it adds.Wednesday’s teaser trailer starts with Ferrell and Reynolds’ yellow silhouettes in a tap-dancing battle against a black background.

Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell both star in the upcoming movie "Spirited," a comedic, musical version of the holiday classic "A Christmas Carol."  A trailer for the Apple TV+ movie was released, showing a bit of the finished project that began filming in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2021.  According to Boston.com, scenes from the movie were shot in various Massachusetts locations, including Boston, Braintree, Devens, Everett, Framingham, Lynnfield, Melrose, Weymouth and Worcester.  Ryan Reynolds plays Clint Briggs in "Spirited" with Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer. ( Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images) Ferrell plays the Ghost of Christmas Present in the movie, while Reynolds plays Clint Briggs, a reimagined version of Ebenezer Scrooge.

On Wednesday, Apple TV+ unveiled the first teaser for Sean Anders and John Morris' $75M-budget Christmas musical comedy Spirited produced by and starring four-time Emmy winner Will Ferrell and Golden Globe nominee Ryan Reynolds.In it, the 45-year-old Deadpool star portrays Clint Briggs, an Ebenezer Scrooge-type businessman who turns the tables on his Ghost of Christmas Present played by the 55-year-old SNL veteran.Spirited marks the first time Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol has been adapted to be told from the perspective of the ghosts - so Ferrell's character will reexamine his past, present, and future. Merry: On Wednesday, Apple TV+ unveiled the first teaser for Sean Anders and John Morris' $75M-budget Christmas musical comedy Spirited produced by and starring four-time Emmy winner Will Ferrell (L) and Golden Globe nominee Ryan Reynolds (R)The minute-long preview begins with Ryan and Will tap dancing up a storm amongst 1800s-era costumed villagers, and Reynolds admits: 'Tap is new for me.

his past, present and future.“Spirited” is produced by Maximum Effort and Gloria Sanchez Productions, and co-written by Sean Anders and John Morris. Octavia Spencer stars alongside Reynolds and Ferrell, and the film will feature new songs from popular duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.“Spirited” will premiere in theaters on Nov.

You’ve never seen A Christmas Carol told quite like this.

Katie Reul editor Despite its 19th century publication, Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” pervades as a popular holiday tale adapted dozens of times for cinema. So what makes the next iteration of this story unique from the rest? The answer is comedians Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds, who are co-starring in the musical “Spirited” — the latest adaptation of the canonical piece of literature. Reynolds will be playing Clint Briggs, a younger, funnier version of the old, crotchety Ebenezer Scrooge, while Ferrell will be portraying the ghost of Christmas Present. However, Clint turns the tables and reexamines the ghost’s past, present and future. For the first time, “A Christmas Carol” is told from the perspective of the ghosts in this hilarious musical twist on the classic Dickens tale.

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