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“Euphoria” star is a “serious actress” after being slammed by producer Carol Baum. “Sydney is beautiful because she has inner depth, intellect, compassion, style and facial features — eyes, smile, cheekbones — that the camera angles pick up on,” Sedita told TMZ. “The camera loves her ‘look’ … Audiences love her because she’s relatable and approachable.”“She’s been through the ups and downs of this business,” he continued.

2023 historical drama “Napoleon.”“It’s terrible,” the “Succession” star, 77, said at London’s HistFest earlier this week. “A truly terrible performance by Joaquin Phoenix.” The English actor continued: “It really is appalling. I don’t know what he was thinking.

role of a lifetime in a Kevin Costner film — to the Oscar winner himself.“There was a movie, a script that I’d read and loved and was like, ‘I want to get that,’ and then someone said, ‘Kevin Costner has that [role],’” Hemsworth, 40, told “Entertainment Tonight” on April 11.The Aussie star continued: “I’d love [to have] him as a director. I was like, ‘Goddamnit!’ [I spent] an hour the other day trying to convince him, and he was like, ‘I’m doing it, kid.’ Didn’t work.

Michael J. Fox says being a Hollywood star in his prime required some grit.Fox spoke candidly when asked if fame in the 1980s was “harder” to achieve than modern fame, admitting to People magazine, “You had to be talented. That helped.”“We used to bust our a–, our acting muscles, and watch other actors and sit around with other actors and talk about acting and talk about it,” he shared.“And now you’ve got people who just go like, ‘Who’s your sweater? What’s your sweater you’re wearing? And what’s that dance step?’ And you’re the most famous person in the world.”Fox starred on the sitcom “Family Ties” for much of the ’80s, becoming a household name for his portrayal of Alex P.

upcoming “Beetlejuice” sequel.The Canadian acting icon, 70, appeared at CinemaCon in Las Vegas where she and the cast unveiled a new look at “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”The “Home Alone” star headed down to Sin City alongside director Tim Burton and stars Michael Keaton, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci and Willem Dafoe.The forthcoming flick is the follow-up to the 1988 comedy-horror movie that chronicled the mishaps of a deceased couple, whose spirits are being annoyed by the Deetz family that has moved into their home.“It’s truly very personal and emotional and special,” Burton, 65, gushed to the audience about the project, which is set to debut Sept. 6.“It’s like a weird big home movie for me,” he continued, according to Entertainment Weekly.O’Hara then chimed in, adding that the sequel will be both funny and a bit scary for viewers.

Dan Schneider has been under fire for several remarks made in the new documentary series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”The series has concluded, but on Sunday night a bonus episode aired, featuring former stars from the network sharing their thoughts on the events that have transpired since the premiere. In one segment, two actors slammed Schneider for the apology he made on the show, claiming it was insincere.Giovonnie Samuels and Bryan Hearne both appeared on “All That,” a sketch comedy show that aired on the children’s network, in the early 2000s.

“Sixteen Candles,” “Pretty in Pink” and “The Breakfast Club.”But the budding actress was eager to transition to more mature roles after appearing in those coming-of-age flicks — and she came close to scoring parts in two iconic movies. In an interview with Variety, the new 56-year-old dished on the directors she met at the end of the 1980s, saying: “I got really close on a couple movies. I met with Mike Nichols for ‘Working Girl’ and Jonathan Demme for ‘The Silence of the Lambs,’ but ultimately I was too young.”For “Working Girl,” which was released in 1988, Ringwald was presumably in talks to play plucky young secretary Tess, with the role eventually going to Melanie Griffith.

drama “Scoop” hit Netflix on Friday.The film is a fictionalized portrayal of BBC reporter Emily Maitlis (played by Gillian Anderson), who interviewed Andrew for a “Nightsnight” segment in 2019 about his friendship with dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.Andrew was seen out and about at Windsor Castle riding his horse during his outing. He wore a helmet, gloves, a sweater and an olive jacket to brave the cold weather.Rufus Sewell plays Andrew in “Scoop,” while Keeley Hawes was cast as the royal’s private secretary Amanda Thirsk and Billie Piper as TV producer Sam McAlister.The movie also reveals how Maitlis booked the disastrous interview, which showed Andrew sweating as he denied that he had sexual relations with Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts when she was a teenager in the early 2000s.In 2022, Andrew was stripped of his royal and military titles by his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, after Roberts brought forward a lawsuit against him and claimed he sexually abused her.

Christian Bale has come alive in his new role as Frankenstein’s monster. Maggie Gyllenhaal’s newest film, called “The Bride!,” is currently in production and stars Oscar winner Bale, 50, and Jessie Buckley, 34.

“Bridgerton” star Ruby Barker suffered a nasty fall earlier this week.The 27-year-old — who played Marina Thompson on the Netflix series — broke her arm while rock climbing during a class at Last Sun Dance gym in Leeds, England.She shared a video of the incident on social media, as well as snaps of herself in the hospital getting stitched up.“You ok? This is what happened

Kathie Lee Gifford may love being a mom, but she also had concerns over raising her kids in the spotlight. The former “Today” show anchor, 70, shared daughter Cassidy, 30, and son Cody, 34, with late husband Frank Gifford.Kathie spoke about her parenting choices in a joint interview with Cassidy ahead of the March 28 premiere of their new Prime Video series, “The Baxters.”“Frank and I were both very careful to raise our children,” the former talk show host told The Post.

“Sex and the City” sequel series “And Just Like That” has lost a key star.Karen Pittman — who played professor Nya Wallace in the controversial HBO Max revival — has decided not to return for season three.The Mississippi native has left the comedy series due to scheduling conflicts. Max announced the news on Friday, saying in a statement to Deadline that it was a “joy” to work with Pittman, 37.“As we have thoroughly enjoyed working with this dynamic actress, so too have others.

Patricia Arquette built a career by showing up in eclectic, high-profile 1990s flicks like “Ed Wood,” “Bringing Out the Dead” and “Holy Matrimony.”But there was one film that the Oscar winner, 55, appears to have found a little bit too weird — the mysterious 1997 thriller “Lost Highway.”Arquette recently opened up about her experience on the cult-fave David Lynch project — and why filming an iconic nude scene was actually a “terrifying” experience, Variety reported.Arquette portrayed the dual role of Renee Madison/Alice Wakefield in the drama, alongside an ensemble cast that consisted of Bill Pullman, Balthazar Getty, Gary Busey, Giovanni Ribisi and Richard Pryor.During an appearance at the Series Mania Festival in France on Thursday, Arquette noted that at the time, she was “so extremely modest.”“I would take a bath in the dark,” she said. “The scene when my character had to strip was terrifying to me.”The “Boyhood” star added that the cast and crew would say degrading things to her when she had to peel off her clothes.

Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed” was much-applauded and earned four Academy Awards when it premiered in 2006.However, star Mark Wahlberg was unhappy behind the scenes alongside co-stars Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Vera Farmiga and Matt Damon, as well as with director Scorsese, 81.The Boston native played Staff Sergeant Sean Dignam in the crime drama, who is tasked with allowing DiCaprio’s character, Billy Costigan Jr., to go undercover as a criminal. Wahlberg divulged on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he was a “little pissed about a couple of things.”“Originally I was supposed to play another part.

intimacy coordinators are a necessity on set — especially when he’s acting alongside his wife, Mary Elizabeth Winstead.The Scottish actor, 52, and the “Birds of Prey” actress, 39, star in the upcoming miniseries “A Gentleman in Moscow” together. McGregor recently got candid with the Radio Times about working with his spouse, whom he married in 2022, and why it felt slightly uncomfortable to shoot sex scenes with her in front of the film crew.“We did have an intimacy coordinator,” the “Star Wars” alum said.

2024 Oscar hosting gig. The late-night talk show host, 56, made a joke about the former president, 77, at the awards ceremony on March 10.Trump appeared on Fox News’ Media Buzz on Sunday where he slammed Kimmel’s quips. “Jimmy Kimmel is — every night he hits me, I guess.

streamer’s new miniseries “Supersex” has been slammed on social media for being extra explicit, with prudish pundits promising to cancelling their subscriptions. The steamy show is loosely based on the life of Rocco Siffredi, a famous porn star known as the “Italian Stallion.”But subscribers were less than impressed when Netflix posted an excerpt of the erotic offering on its US Instagram account on Mar.

Michael Culver, who starred in the 1980 “Star Wars” film, “Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back,” has died. He was 85. While his cause of death has yet to be determined, he suffered from poor health for years.

96th Academy Awards are just a few short days away and the night promises to be an epic evening filled with A-listers, fun, music, funny commentary and heartfelt speeches. The Emmys, the Golden Globes and the Grammys have all come and gone.

Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the most celebrated actors of our time, scoring three Oscars over the course of his four-decade-long career.While the 66-year-old retired from the profession back in 2017, is there a possibility he could make a grand return?Not a chance. Director Jim Sheridan — who worked with the performer on films such as “My Left Foot,” “In the Name of the Father” and “The Boxer” — just confirmed that Day-Lewis is done with Hollywood for good.The filmmaker, 75, told Screen Daily that he desires to work with the “Lincoln” star again.“He says he’s done, I keep talking to him,” Sheridan said.

Millie Bobby Brown has seemingly been in ‘Merica a little too long.The “Damsel” star’s accent — or lack thereof — was called into question during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday.During the segment, the 20-year-old’s tone of voice appeared to slip from her English tongue into the American accent she uses for most of her acting roles. While the young Emmy Award-nominated actress was raised in Bournemouth, England, and also in Orlando, Florida, she has spent much of her career in the US working on the Netflix series “Stranger Things.”Naturally, viewers were very confused over her voice during the NBC talk show.“Her british accent is barely there anymore.

Oscars has almost reached its end. The final award show before Hollywood’s biggest night, the 2024 SAG Awards, is just around the corner.The 30th annual ceremony will take place on Feb. 24, celebrating the best and brightest across the film and television industries.

“Law & Order” after three decades on the air, he’s still not ready for retirement. The “Great Gatsby” actor, 83, opened up about his replacement, Tony Goldwyn, and why he’s not quite done with showbiz just yet during an appearance on the “Today” show.Waterston has played district attorney Jack McCoy on the legal drama since 1994, and announced he was exiting the show earlier this month.“I think he’s going to be great. I think my reputation is in terrible danger because I think just he’s going to be wonderful and I’ll be watching,” Waterston said of the “Scandal” alum, 63, on Wednesday.“It’s going to be big trouble.

Bill Pullman‘s turn in the 1995 hit rom-com “While You Were Sleeping” may have been iconic, but he was desperate to get out of it pre-production.The film’s producer, Jonathan Glickman, revealed that the “Casper” alum, 70, was not allowed to quit the movie — because he’d just abandoned a previous project.According to Glickman, the initial screenplay was a dumpster fire, having gone through many rounds of edits and even a screenwriter change.“We went to Chicago and we did a read-through, a table read of the script,” Glickman said on the “Hollywood Gold” podcast. “And the script was kind of a cut-and-paste of the stuff that the original guys had written and the new person had written.“And then Jon [Turteltaub, the director], I think, did sort of a polish to make it make sense,” he added.The former MGM executive recalled that the table read was “one of the worst” of all time.He continued: “It just tanked.

helped shape Julia Roberts’ career as a leading lady in Hollywood.However, according to co-star Sally Field, the late director of the 1989 dramedy, Herbert Ross, was “very, very, very hard on Julia.”Field, 77, opened up in an interview with Vulture about filming the beloved movie and how she and the cast — Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah and Olympia Dukakis — kept an eye on the now-56-year-old actress on set.The “Forrest Gump” star noted that Ross “picked on” Roberts.“If you ever talk to Julia, she’ll tell you,” Field said in her profile.“We would all rally around Julia, because she was the baby. She was sort of the newcomer.

blink twice when you see the new title of Zöe Kravitz’s directorial debut.The 35-year-old’s feature film, “P—y Island,” has been given a much more G-rated name — “Blink Twice.”It also has a new release date for Aug. 23, Amazon MGM Studios announced Friday.The “Divergent” star and Lolawolf singer wrote the film with E.T.

Drew Barrymore got a little teary-eyed on Thursday’s episode of her eponymous talk show.The “Never Been Kissed” star, 48, gathered her old co-stars from her 1994 Western flick “Bad Girls” for a reunion, which included Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell and Dermot Mulroney.Barrymore thanked the “Scream VI” actor, 60, for helping her through a few rough times as they shot the movie when she was a teenager.“You were so good to me, I really was like a lost 17-year-old,” Barrymore said.“I was having so much fun, but I didn’t know how to take care of myself and you took such good care of me. You were so kind to me.”“I was really wild, guys,” she jokes to her audience.

posted an Instagram pic of herself alongside stars Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Liana Liberato, Tony Revolori, Skeet Ulrich and Jack Quaid.“Yeah

2024 Emmys Awards on Monday, the “Last of Us” star, 48, came on stage to give an award.But while he was speaking, he was censored after taking a jab at the “Succession” actor, 41.Pascal, who has been sporting a sling in recent weeks, presented the accolade for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.“A lot of people have been asking about my arm,” he began.“It’s actually my shoulder. And I think tonight is a perfect time to tell everyone that Kieran Culkin beat the s – – t out of me,” Pascal said, as the ceremony censored him.The telecast then showed the “Father of the Bride” star, who looked unamused … until moments later when he cracked a smile.The “Wonder Woman 1984” actor’s fake feud with Culkin began at the 2024 Golden Globes earlier this month.At the Jan.

the Wall Street Journal about the widespread Hollywood practice of actors’ close identificatiion with the role being played and why it is not her cup of tea.“The Black Swan” lead admitted that she has never tried Method acting before and that many women couldn’t undertake the process.“I’ve gotten very into roles, but I think it’s honestly a luxury that women can’t afford,” Portman said. “I don’t think that children or partners would be very understanding of, you know, me making everyone call me ‘Jackie Kennedy’ all the time,” the “May December” star added.Portman then explained how Method acting wouldn’t help her fulfill her duties as a mom to her kids Aleph, 12, and Amalia, 6.While Portman will avidly prep for a role, such as stunt training and even changing her diet, she is still able to distance herself from the character after filming a project has concluded.“Maestro” star Carey Mulligan also recently discussed the idea of going Method for films.The 38-year-old noted that she never attempted the technique until she starred in Bradley Cooper’s recent biopic, “Maestro,” about composer Leonard Bernstein.“There was a part of me as an actor that always felt like, ‘Well, I’m never going to be one of those actors that keeps their dialect in between takes,’ ” Mulligan told Variety. The “Great Gatsby” actress said she was “nervous of completely committing to something.” She added that Cooper — who directed and starred in the Netflix drama — told her before they started shooting: “If you’re going to do this, you just have to fully, fully do it.” “When he said that, I was like, ‘OK, I’m going to absolutely do it all.’ I’m going to do all the research.

died on Thursday when the small plane they were in “plummeted into the ocean” off a Caribbean island Thursday.Oliver, whose real name Christian Klepser, was with daughters Madita, 12, and Annik, 10, when they died alongside their pilot, Robert Sachs.Just three days before the tragedy, he shared his last post on Instagram.“Greetings from somewhere in paradise! To community and love …2024 [here] we come,” he happily captioned a photo of a beach.A phrase that read: “Let love rule. Wishing all of you the best for 2024” was also scrawled on the photo.

news in a statement, saying that he passed away “after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family.”“He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend,” she added.“His smile, laughter and passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he has touched.”Soul suffered from a medley of health issues throughout his life, such as cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.The buddy cop drama aired from 1975 to 1979 alongside Paul Michael Glaser as David Michael Starsky.In February 2023, a reboot of the series with two females as the infamous police partners was announced. However, Soul penned on X (formerly known as Twitter) at them that him and Glaser, 80, should be the leads instead.

wants what she wants. Former Disney Channel star Selena Gomez revealed that she has one more album in her before she plans to take a step back from music to focus on her acting career.

“Entertainment Tonight.”“That word is a dirty word to me,” she joked about the jaw-dropping phrase “retirement.”“I’d love going back to Broadway. I loved doing ‘Annie Get Your Gun,’ and I’ve been offered other [stage productions] but it just hasn’t been the right thing,” she continued. The “Devious Maids” actress also gave the outlet her tips for staying healthy and fit at her age.

The New York Times how everyone should dress how they want — regardless of their age.“People should express themselves and wear whatever they feel on any given day,” she said.Streisand then noted how her own style has “nothing to do with age” and that there have been times in her decades-long career that she didn’t want to be sexy. “I was too afraid to be seen that way at that time. Now I’m too old to care,” she said.The singer has been in Tinseltown since the 1960s, appearing in hit films such as “Funny Girl” and “Yentl,” and has sold more than 150 million records worldwide.However, she admitted recently that making movies is too tiring for her.

reunited last month to discuss the legacy of the British film in the event, “The Laughter & Secrets of ‘Love Actually’: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special.”Thompson, 63, revealed what Grant, 62, said to her while on shooting the movie,. “Hugh came up behind me as we were walking out and said, ‘Is that the most psychotic thing we’ve ever been in?’ ” she humorously recalled.“Did I say that?” the “Four Weddings and a Funeral” actor joked.