Zach Galifianakis and Elizabeth Banks to Star in Beanie Babies Craze Film at Apple

Matt Smith is taking on a new role!

“The Crown” star Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark, who will appear in the upcoming “Lord of the Rings” series “The Rings of Power,” will star together in a supernatural horror film called “Starve Acre.” Daniel Kokotajlo (“Apostasy”) will direct and write the screenplay for his sophomore film based on the novel of the same name by Andrew Michael Hurley. Set in 1970s rural England, the story follows an archaeologist named Richard, who buries himself in exploring a folkloric myth that the ancient oak tree on the land his family lives on is imbued with phenomenal powers.

Tom Brady might be moving on from the NFL to become an actor?!

Starting in February, The Viewalums Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, and Elizabeth Hasselbeck will make their return to the show as guest hosts, reported PEOPLE on Jan. 27. Meredith, 68, Star, 59, and Elizabeth, 44, will be coming back to the ABC series for its 25th season that begins in February. Meredith and Star were part of the original panel of women who were on the show when it premiered in 1997 and subsequently left the show in 2006 during its ninth season.

The Office on the new film IF.The pair will star together in the project, which is directed by Krasinski, alongside Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve), Alan Kim (Minari), Cailey Fleming (The Walking Dead) and Louis Gossett Jr (An Officer And A Gentlemen).According to Deadline, the story is based on Krasinski’s original idea about a child’s journey to rediscover their imagination. The film was originally called Imaginary Friends, but the title has now been shortened to IF.Announcing the news on Instagram, Krasinski wrote: “Ah, what if one day I could assemble my dream cast? What… IF.”A post shared by John Krasinski (@johnkrasinski)Krasinski will write, direct and produce the project via his company, Sunday Night, through Paramount Pictures.

Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the rare actors who is able to successfully put one foot in the world of prestige drama films and the other in action, spectacle blockbusters. This is the guy who can wow people in films like “Nightcrawler,” “Nocturnal Animals,” and “Wildlife,” while also showing up as a mustache-twirling supervillain in “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” And it would appear he’s going to keep that trend going with his new film “Cut and Run.” READ MORE: Pain Won’t Hurt Jake Gyllenhaal In A New ‘Road House’ Film From Doug Liman According to THR, Jake Gyllenhaal has signed on to star in and produce a new heist action film, “Cut and Run.” Here’s the official description of the film: “A group of thieves using high-powered speedboats to rob superyachts steal the wrong thing from the wrong group of people.” The film is written by John Glenn.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorBerlin-based outfit M-Appeal has acquired world sales rights to “Lonesome,” from Australian director Craig Boreham, who won the Berlinale Teddy Award for his short film “Transient.” Sales on the film will commence at the upcoming European Film Market, which was moved online due to the ongoing pandemic.The feature follows Casey, a young man from the countryside running from a small-town scandal, finding himself down and out in Sydney. When he meets Tib, a young city lad, struggling with his own isolation, both men find something they have been missing, but neither of them knows quite how to navigate their feelings.According to a statement, “‘Lonesome’ explores the adventures and sexuality of young gay men in a world that has never been more connected.

the pain that was losing Betty White just shy of her 100th birthday and, now, the comedy world has lost another great in Louie Anderson. Celebrities who have worked and/or had experiences with him have shared touching tributes to the talented comedian following his death at the age of 68 last week. Now, Anderson’s Baskets co-star, Zach Galifianakis, has shared some loving words of his own for his departed friend.

Daniel Craig (“No Time to Die”) and Javier Bardem (“Being the Ricardos”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here.Since starring together as hero and villain of 2012’s “Skyfall,” Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem have continued to test themselves on screen. Last year, Craig finally bid farewell to James Bond with “No Time to Die,” a moody sendoff for his iteration of the British superspy.

Paige DeSorbo quips, referencing the predicament she finds herself in at the start of 's sixth season. Last week's premiere kicked off with Paige moving into her Hamptons share house alongside her  love interest, Andrea Denver, where it was soon revealed that Paige had started seeing their  housemate,  star Craig Conover, in the months between filming the Vermont-set spinoff and the mothership show. Many viewers assumed they'd see Paige and Craig's romance fully play out on , but the ball was already in motion when cameras went up.«So, when we left, which we left [at] the beginning of March, I actually went on a trip with my brother to Charleston, [South Carolina, where Craig lives]… in April,» Paige shares.

In the film, Banks plays Joy, a smart wife and assistant to her lawyer-husband who discovers that she has been diagnosed with a rare condition that could kill her if she carries her unborn baby to term. But when her abortion is denied by an all-male medical board, she finds refuge with a group of women involved in The Jane Collective, an underground group secretly providing abortions in Chicago.The Jane Collective was a service that ran from 1969 until 1973 when the Roe v.

Zach Galifianakis is opening up about the loss of Louie Anderson.In a statement to ET, the 52-year-old actor said he'll remember the late comic as «pure.» «His essence triggered child-like euphoria when he was around,» Galifianakis continued. «He was caring and tender. And you learn that his tenderness was born out of pain.

Consider these scenarios: A woman who is unable to get an abortion even though she has a life-threatening condition because of her pregnancy. Women banding together to run underground abortion clinics because the procedure is illegal in their city or state.

A suburban housewife falls in with a group of activists in Call Jane, a Sundance Film Festival premiere directed by Phyllis Nagy, the writer of Carol. Elizabeth Banks is a likeable lead in this story inspired by the network of women who arranged safer illegal abortions in 1960s and ’70s Chicago. Written by Hayley Schore and Roshan Sethi, it strikes an upbeat, non-judgmental note while exploring the gender and body politics of the time.

Emmy for his role in comedy TV series Baskets had been receiving treatment for diffuse large B cell lymphoma at a hospital in Las Vegas. A statement from his representative said: “Iconic comedian Louie Anderson passed away peacefully on Friday morning January 21 in Las Vegas at age 68. “He is survived by his two sisters, Lisa and Shanna Anderson.

Baskets, entered hospital in Las Vegas earlier this week (January 18) after being diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma, a form of cancer. His death was confirmed by his publicist (via Deadline).A statement from his representative said: “Iconic comedian Louie Anderson passed away peacefully on Friday morning January 21 in Las Vegas at age 68.“He is survived by his two sisters, Lisa and Shanna Anderson.”The stand-up comedian had his breakthrough appearance in 1984 on The Tonight Show hosted by Johnny Carson.

EXCLUSIVE: Roger Michell’s last movie, the documentary Elizabeth about the life of Queen Elizabeth II, has been picked up by Signature Entertainment and set for a Friday 3 June theatrical release to coincide with the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee.