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Comedians Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers opened their first televised Las Culturistas Culture Awards with a delirious, inch-perfect rendition of Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra.”

Though obviously not quite as elaborate as Gaga’s own video and performances, Yang and Rogers still pulled out as many stops as they could. There was a troupe of cane-wielding back-up dancers, some committed vocal runs, and stomping choreography. They even had fellow comedian Patti Harrison introduce the performance in a full “lady in red” get-up.

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The winners of the 2025 Las Culturistas Culture Awards have been revealed!

Hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, the awards show aired on television for the first time ever on Tuesday night (August 5) on Bravo. It will then stream on Peacock starting Wednesday (August 6).

This year’s event featured live performances from Bowen and Matt, who performed Lady Gaga‘s “Abracadabra,” Ben Platt doing a cover of Addison Rae‘s “Diet Pepsi,” Remi Wolf and Jensen McRae.

Celebs in attendance and taking the stage to present awards included Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Franco and Alison Brie, Renee Rapp, Parvati Shallow, Megan Stalter, Sasha Colby, Dylan Efron, Jack Quaid, Mindy Kaling and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

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If you missed it, check out all of the red carpet photos!

Keep reading below to see the full list of winners at the 2025 Las Culturistas Culture Awards…

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Comedians Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers honored the best, brightest, and dumbest (complimentary) in pop culture at the fourth annual Las Culturistas Culture Awards, which made its television debut tonight.

Both a send-up of, and winking tribute to, the splendor and ridiculousness of industry awards shows, Yang and Rogers started the Culture Awards in 2022, spinning off the bit from their hit podcast, Las Culturistas. For the first three years of its existence, the Culture Awards were put on as a live-only show in New York City, mainly featuring Yang and...

Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers hosted the 2025 Las Culturistas Culture Awards last night and we have all the photos from the star-studded event!

The fourth annual awards show was taped on Thursday night (July 17) at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The show will air on Bravo on August 5 and will be available to stream on Peacock the next day.

There were so many celebs in attendance, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alison Brie and Dave Franco, Allison Janney, Mindy Kaling, Kristen Wiig, Quinta Brunson, Bravo’s Andy Cohen, and more.

During the show, Casamigos Margaritas took over the backstage green room, coining it the Teal Room, which was the exclusive backstage hangout for all the celebs. A Casamigos Margarita cart exclusively served ready-to-drink Casamigos Margarita cans, while a featured “wave wall” made of Casamigos Margarita cans doubled as a photo backdrop.

Casamigos also hosted the official afterparty for Bowen,...

Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang’s Las Culturistas Culture Awards 2025 took place at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.

The event sparkled with stars like Paige de Sorbo, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Allison Janney, Quinta Brunson, Megan Stalter, Law Roach, Alison Brie, and Dave Franco.

Other celebrities that made it to the award show included Kristen Wiig, Mindy Kaling, Kenan Thompson, Ben Platt, Benito Skinner, Aidy Bryant, Joel Kim Booster, Rachel Bloom, Ana Gasteyer, Jeff Goldblum, and more.

Related: Las Culturistas Culture Awards 2025 Nominations List

Bravolebrities were in full force with Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen leading the way. The stars of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City were also in attendance, including Lisa Barlow, Heather Gay, Angie Katsanevas, Britani Bateman, Mary M. Cosby, Bronwyn Newport, and Meridith Marks.

Related: Bravo’s ‘The Real Housewives’: Every Single Cast Photo In Franchise History

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Exclusive: After winning Series Mania’s Best Actress Award for her turn opposite Cooper Raiff in Mubi’s Hal & Harper, Lili Reinhart has come aboard to star in and exec produce The Love Hypothesis, an adaptation of the New York Times bestseller by Ali Hazelwood, for Amazon MGM Studios and MRC.

In the romantic comedy, Olive Smith, a biology PhD candidate, and Dr. Adam Carlsen, a hotshot professor and well-known tyrant, enter into a fake relationship, seeing each of their carefully calculated theories on love get thrown into chaos.

Published by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, Hazelwood’s novel spent 10 months on the New York Times bestseller list, breaking out internationally in 40 countries. Originally acquired for publication by editor Sarah Blumenstock at Berkley, the book was also named the Best Romance of the Year by Amazon. Hazelwood is also known for titles like Problematic Summer Romance, Deep End,...

David Corenswet’s first flight as Superman might have launched in 2025, but the earliest sign of his cape-wearing destiny was quietly stitched into a Netflix drama six years ago. In The Politician, long before he became DC’s new Man of Steel, the actor, 32, played River Barkley, a calm, introspective high school golden boy, opposite Ben Platt’s ambitious Payton Hobart. In a surreal dream sequence from Season 2 episode 7, Hobart tells River:

Why, though? What was so bad about your life? I mean, you look like Superman, and you speak Chinese, and you had money, and hugging you is like hugging a steel shipping crate.

What felt like a clever throwaway line in 2019 now reads like eerie foreshadowing. Right? The internet has taken notice. Check out the scene below:

“You look like Superman”

From The Politician Season 2, Episode 7.

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To be fair, I’d probably lose my job and disappoint my father if I set out to write a “celebration of fly white boys who love beautiful queens of every race,” too.

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Tragically, the “scared straight”-style wilderness intervention he was subjected to as a teen didn’t take, and Chet Hanks has achieved only infamy in his decades-long struggle for pop-culture relevance. His song “White Boy Summer” is the closest he’s gotten so far, but the intended “celebration of fly white boys who love beautiful queens of every race” has turned into more of a white privilege/white pride anthem.

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Aspiring reality star and current “content creator” Carly Reeves got her 15 minutes on Fox’s Claim to Fame, a reality game show where all the contestants were secretly related to megastars. She lost early on, and went viral for her mic’d-up,...

If you’re playing The New York Times‘ “mini” crossword puzzle today, you might be stumped by a Broadway-themed question.

The number one trending topic on Google’s entertainment trends this morning is “Ben of Broadway,” which happens to be a clue on the puzzle. More than 20,000 people have searched for the answer already, according to the website.

People are clearly stumped by the clue and can’t figure out which Ben to put!

The last name has five letters. Can you figure it out?!

Keep reading to find out the spoilers…

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Ben Platt is the answer!

Ben Platt made his Broadway debut in 2014, playing the role of Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon. He had his big break in 2016, playing the title character in Dear Evan Hansen. That role won him a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and an Emmy Award.

Ben later returned to Broadway...

A new action-comedy movie featuring a reunion of two of the stars of Pitch Perfect franchise has been met with derision from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The trilogy of musical comedy movies, which followed the exploits of the college a cappella group the Barden Bellas, debuted in theaters between 2012 and 2019, followed by the one-season Peacock spinoff Bumper in Berlin in 2022.

Joining the ensemble cast of the Pitch Perfect movieshelped cement a number of up-and-coming stars who have since gone on to other major projects. This roster includes Anna Kendrick (A Simple Favor), Rebel Wilson (Isn't It Romantic), Anna Camp (You), Hailee Steinfeld (Hawkeye), Skylar Astin (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist), Adam DeVine (The Righteous Gemstones), and Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen).

Bride Hard Debuted On Rotten Tomatoes With A Low Score The Movie Stars Rebel Wilson & Anna Camp

Bride Hard is not performing well with critics. The 2025 action movie is a...

Amazon Prime Video’s newest A24-backed show, Overcompensating, was promoted as a coming-of-age comedy drama full of emotional awakenings, cringe-comedy, and campus chaos. But as soon as you press play on the pilot, Benito Skinner, playing an 18-year-old college freshman, does not make sense. While there’s no denying Skinner is a talented comedian with a remarkable social media presence, casting him as a teenager fresh out of high school might’ve been a stretch too big.

He might’ve felt like the right fit for the role to other creators of the series, but one can’t help but notice how very awkward his portrayal is. It doesn’t matter if he throws on a graphic tee or clenches his jaw; none of that will successfully mask the age gap.

Benito Skinner does not look 18 in Overcompensating

Overcompensating is inspired by Benito Skinner’s real-life experiences as a student at Georgetown University,...

Richard Linklater greeted enthusiastic applause following the Cannes debut of Nouvelle Vague, his portrait of Jean-Luc Godard’s audacious creation of Breathless. Speaking beside Quentin Tarantino, a filmmaking peer of three decades, Linklater drew parallels between the original French movement and his own 1990s independent surge.

“I told Quentin I felt like I was 28 again, making Slacker,” Linklater said after the premiere. “On that film, I was full of ideas, and everybody around me was asking, ‘So what now?’ It’s thrilling but nerve-racking.”

Nouvelle Vague dramatizes Godard bluffing his way through the shoot of Breathless, pioneering jump cuts and handheld camerawork that shocked audiences. Linklater, seated at a rooftop venue near the Palais, noted how Godard, Truffaut and peers transformed cinema by breaking rules. “They reshaped storytelling,” he said. “We felt that same buzz in the ’90s with Tarantino, Soderbergh, Anderson and van Sant.”

Linklater questioned whether today’s...

Winners of the 2025 Drama League Awards were announced today in a ceremony hosted by Emmy-winning NY1 reporter Frank Dilella at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. In a competitive year for theater awards, both Maybe Happy Ending and Sunset Boulevard added important feathers to their caps on their march to the Tony Awards.

Nicole Scherzinger took home the Drama League’s highly coveted Distinguished Performance prize for her radical reinterpretation of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. Actors can only win this catch-all performance award once in their careers.

The winner of this award repeats that victory at the Tonys more often than not. Last year, Sarah Paulson won the Drama League before clinching a Tony win for her role in the play Appropriate. Other recent Drama League winners who went on to win a Tony in the same year include Danny Burstein (Moulin Rouge!), Bryan Cranston (Network), Glenda Jackson (Three Tall Women), Ben Platt...

Dolly Parton is a legend. Her life story will soon be on Broadway. The upcoming show has finally found the lead role. Keep reading for all the details.

Singer Teases ‘Revolutionary’ Upgrade Coming To Dollywood

Dollywood opened its doors for the first time on May 3, 1986. Dolly Parton was on hand in March to open the park for the 2025 season. This year will be particularly special for visitors. Dollywood is celebrating its 40th season. Many of the park’s attractions got updates in the off-season.

Furthermore, a popular attraction is now a permanent fixture. The Imagination Playhouse is now a staple at the theme park. The playhouse features plays based on books found in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The library provides free books to children. It celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

Multiple sources revealed that Dollywood had record-breaking attendance last season. But that isn’t good enough for Dolly Parton.

The new musical Dead Outlaw is now open on Broadway and the show’s stars Andrew Durand and Julia Knitel led the star-studded red carpet.

The actors, who are both getting Tony nomination buzz, stepped out for the opening night celebration on Sunday (April 27) at the Longacre Theatre in New York City.

Other cast members in attendance included Jeb Brown, Eddie Cooper, Dashiell Eaves, Ken Marks, Trent Saunders, and Thom Sesma.

VIPs on the red carpet for the opening night included Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, Ariana DeBose, Neil Patrick Harris and husband David Burtka, Jim Parsons and husband Todd Spiewak, and former Company co-star Patti LuPone and Katrina Lenk.

Dead Outlaw is the “darkly hilarious and wildly inventive musical about the bizarre true story of outlaw-turned-corpse-turned-celebrity Elmer McCurdy. As Elmer’s body finds even more outlandish adventures in death than it could have ever hoped for in life, the show explores fame,...

Hardcore Wicked fans have a lot of unshakable opinions, including the widespread belief that the Wizard’s big moment in the first act, the talky “A Sentimental Man,” is the Broadway show’s single worst song. But when Jeff Goldblum stepped in as the Wizard for director Jon M. Chu’s blockbuster film version, he managed to salvage the song in fans’ eyes, playing up the character’s toxic blend of smarm and charisma. “I’ve had a lot of positive anecdotal response like that,” Goldblum says in the new...

Earlier this week, Dead Outlaw officially opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre! The new musical features a book by Itamar Moses, music and lyrics from David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, and is directed by David Cromer. BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals below! Special guests included Patti LuPone, Andrea Martin, Neil Patrick Harris, Bonnie Milligan, Katrina Lenk, Ben Platt, Ariana DeBose, and more. Dead Outlaw is the darkly hilarious and wildly inventive musical about the bizarre true story of outlaw-turned-corpse-turned-celebrity Elmer McCurdy. As Elmer’s body finds even more outlandish adventures in death than it could have ever hoped for in life, the show explores fame, failure, and the meaning – or, utter meaninglessness – of legacy. Dying is no reason to stop...

Ben Platt is making rare comments about the Israel-Palestine conflict and sharing how he feels “alienated” by the Jewish community.

Ben‘s family has made headlines recently for being pro-Israel. If you didn’t know, his father Marc Platt is the producer of the new Snow White movie and reports claimed that he attempted to silence star Rachel Zegler from making pro-Palestine statements.

Ben‘s brother Jonah Platt, who hosts the “Being Jewish” podcast, slammed Rachel in social media comments.

Now, Ben is speaking out.

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“As a queer Jew who’s personal connection to Judaism is cultural, emotional, and interpersonal and is not defined for me by the state of Israel, I have felt long alienated from this conversation and from a lot of people in my earliest community who feel differently, sometimes to a dogmatic extent,” Ben wrote on his Instagram Stories (via...

Ben Platt Transformation (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Ben Platt didn’t just play Evan Hansen. He became him, again. When Dear Evan Hansen made the jump from Broadway to the big screen, Platt returned to the title role with a mission: make it real, make it raw, and make it 17. And that meant some serious transformation behind the scenes.

The film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical hit theaters in 2021 with a $15 million budget and sky-high expectations. Platt, who originated the role off-Broadway in 2015 and helped shape Evan from scratch, was now 27 years old. But the emotionally fragile teen at the heart of the story? Still very much supposed to be in high school.

So Platt rolled up his sleeves, and grabbed a razor.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Platt admitted, “I have a lot of facial hair,” and said he shaved three times a day just to keep a baby-faced look on camera.

Ariana DeBose denies that she is taking sides in the alleged feud between her West Side Story co-star Rachel Zegler and the Platt family.

Rachel starred in the movie Snow White, which was produced by Marc Platt. In addition to producing movies like Wicked, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins Returns, and Dear Evan Hansen, he has also made movies like Legally Blonde, Josie and the Pussycats, and La La Land.

Marc‘s son Jonah Platt took to Instagram last week and accused Rachel of hurting the film’s box office by making political statements.

“Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged,” Jonah ended his statement, which has since been deleted.

Ariana shocked fans when she posted that exact quote to her Instagram Stories, though she has since deleted the post after becoming aware of its origin. She’s now speaking out to clarify what happened.

Keep reading to find out more…...

Sony Pictures Classic has acquired the worldwide rights to the film of the recent Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along.

The revival, which starred Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez, ran on Broadway last season and won four Tony Awards, including best revival of a musical. The filmed version of the Broadway show is set for a theatrical release, according to a spokesperson.

Maria Friedman directed the revival of the Stephen Sondheim show, which tracks the relationships of the three friends in reverse chronological order, spanning several decades and ending with their meeting in college. Groff and Radcliffe received Tony Awards for their roles in the production, as the composer Franklin Shepard and his friend and playwright Charley, which ran at the Hudson Theatre from October 2023 through July 2024.

While the original production, which debuted on Broadway in 1981, abruptly closed after 16 performances, the show developed a cult-classic status, as...

Earlier this week, Sony Pictures released a new poster for “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” which stars “General Hospital” alum Nicholas Alexander Chavez (ex-Spencer Cassadine) and sees Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt (“9-1-1”) reprising their roles from the iconic film of the same name which set off the franchise in 1997.

Like the first film, the new iteration sees five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident. To cover up their involvement, they make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them, and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: Someone knows what they did last summer and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to the two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.

It looks like Rachel Zegler is trying to shift her career and lean toward her musical roots. After Disney’s highly anticipated $270M Snow White stumbled at the box office, and backlash followed the actress, Zegler appeared to be switching gears and going back to what she does best: singing her heart out.

Rachel Zegler in a still from Snow White | image: Disney

Sharing the spotlight with Broadway royalties like Jonathan Groff and Ben Platt, Rachel Zegler did a cover of Who I’d Be from Shrek the Musical. It looks like Zegler is perhaps taking the controversial internet figure, Andrew Tate’s advice a little too seriously—after he suggested that the actress should rather stick to singing.

Rachel Zegler returned to her musical roots amid Snow White’s downfall

After Disney’s Snow White remake fell flat at the box office, with critics slamming Rachel Zegler for her...

Let’s talk about Jonah Platt—the name that might make you think hard, and yet come up with “who’s that?” Well, he’s the Hollywood nepo baby who shockingly slipped through the cracks, instead of getting showered with golden opportunities, despite having a father like Marc Platt. Yes, the same guy who produced films like La La Land and Disney’s Snow White.

Jonah Platt in a still from his podcast | image: YouTube/Being Jewish with Jonah Platt

But recently, Jonah Platt emerged from the shadows of his doomed career—not with a blockbuster hit, but with a hot take. He boldly pointed fingers at Rachel Zegler for the underwhelming box office projections of Disney’s Snow White remake, produced by his father. Well, while his own career couldn’t bring him the spotlight at least his thoughts on cinematic success earned him some attention.

So, now that the star is making headlines,...

Jonah Platt is speaking out in defense of his father!

The 38-year-old actor, older brother to Ben Platt and son of producer Marc Platt, recently reacted to the latest news of his dad flying to New York to talk to Snow White star Rachel Zegler about her social media comment, “and always remember, free palestine.”

In a reported since deleted comment that is going viral on X/Twitter, Jonah defended his father, saying what he did is “called adult responsibility and accountability,” and blasted Rachel‘s actions, calling her a narcissist.

Keep reading to find out more…

In a screenshot making its rounds on social media, under a post on Instagram, someone commented to Jonah, saying, “Your dad flew to NYC to reprimand a young actress? Any words on this? Cuz that’s creepy as hell and uncalled for. People have the right to free speech, no? Shame on your father”

Jonah responded,...

Andrew Scott is back on stage in New York in the off-Broadway play Vanya and he just celebrated opening night!

The 48-year-old Emmy-nominated actor took his opening night now on Tuesday (March 18) at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City.

Andrew co-created the new adaptation of the classic Chekhov play and he plays every role in the show!

The opening night performance was attended by stars like Cole Escola, Antoni Porowski, Dylan Mulvaney, Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, Matthew Rhys, Brooke Shields, Michael Gandolfini, Liev Schreiber and wife Taylor Niesen, Noma Dumezweni, Cristin Milioti, and Matthew Wilkas.

“I’m so honored to be in this historic theatre on this historic street, and really excited by how intimate it is. I genuinely believe this is a masterpiece of a play, and I don’t use that word lightly,” Andrew previously said in a statement.

Vanya will be running through May 11. Get tickets now!

These days, it seems like all anyone can talk about in Hollywood are "nepo babies." Originating in the early 2020s, "nepo baby" describes individuals whose success can be attributed to a parent or relative's previous success in the same industry due to nepotism. Plenty of celebrities have achieved accolades without fans knowing about their famously talented families. Some of the most iconic A-listers in film and TV owe their successes to extreme privilege, such as people like Ben Stiller, or Zoë Kravitz. 

Most of the time, nepo babies are forced to wear their privilege on their sleeves just by virtue of their names, as Allison Williams (daughter of former NBC anchor Brian Williams) told Wired, "It doesn't feel like a loss to admit it ... If you trust your own skill, I think it becomes very simple to acknowledge." Others, like Jamie Lee Curtis, have spoken out against the ridicule towards nepotism babies in pop culture.

Brian McGreevy is the author who wrote the novel Hemlock Grove, then worked with Lee Shipman and Eli Roth to develop the concept into a television series that ran on the Netflix streaming service for three seasons and a total of 33 episodes. McGreevy went on to co-create the Western TV series The Son, which ran on AMC for two seasons, a total of 20 episodes. Now, Deadline reports that McGreevy is set to make his feature directorial debut with a psychological thriller called The Technique – and he has assembled a solid cast to bring the story’s characters to life. That cast includes Kelsey Asbille (Yellowstone), Emma Roberts (American Horror Story), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story), Ben Platt (Theater Camp), Laura Harrier (Spider-Man: Homecoming), and Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).

McGreevy has also written the screenplay for the film, but Deadline wasn’t...

Yellowstone & Monster stars are among some of the names to join the star-studded cast of the upcoming Emma Roberts movieThe Technique. The movie will be the directorial debut of Brian McGreevy, who created the short-lived Netflix series Hemlock Grove, based on his novel of the same name. McGreevy will also pen the original screenplay for The Technique, which is described as a psychological thriller, which looks to have the makings of a star-studded cast.

Per Deadline, Kelsey Asbille, who plays Monica Dutton in Yellowstone, and Nicholas Alexander Chavez, who portrayed Lyle Menendez in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, have been added to the cast alongside Roberts. They will be joined by Ben Platt, Laura Harrier, and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo's Noomi Rapace. Miles Skinner and Andrea Bucko are set to produce alongside Jordan Drake, Chadd Harbold, David Duque-Estrada, and Russ Posternak.

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Emma Roberts and Kelsey Asbille are to star in the psychological thriller ‘The Technique’.The 34-year-old actress and the ‘Yellowstone’ star, 33, are to lead the upcoming movie for production studios Raised By Wolves and Hypothesis.‘The Technique’ will also feature Nicholas Alexander Chaves, Ben Platt, Laura Harrier and Noomi Rapace, though the potential roles the actors may be playing are currently unknown.The flick will be filmmaker Brian McGreevy’s directorial debut and he is also slated to write the script.While the cast and director have been revealed, plot details and the release date for ‘The Technique’ are being kept under wraps.Raised By Wolves’ Andrea Bucko and Miles Skinner of Hypothesis are to produce alongside Jordan Drake, David Duque-Estrada, Chadd Harbold, and Russ Posternak.Meanwhile, Hypothesis’ Zak Williams, Jordan Claire Robbins, and Nini Le Huynh under the Raised By Wolves banner are to executive produce ‘The Technique’ with John Kalafatis,...

“Hemlock Grove” creator Brian McGreevy will make his feature directorial debut on the psychological thriller The Technique, Deadline reports.

Kelsey Asbille (Don’t Move), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”), Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect), Emma Roberts (Scream 4), Laura Harrier (Spider-Man: Homecoming), and Noomi Rapace (Prometheus) are set to star.

McGreevy also wrote the script, although plot details are being kept under wraps.

Miles Skinner of Hypothesis and Andrea Bucko of Raised By Wolves are producing alongside Jordan Drake, David Duque-Estrada, Chadd Harbold, and Russ Posternak.

Zak Williams of Hypothesis, Jordan Claire Robbins, and Nini Le Huynh of Raised By Wolves are executive producing alongside John Kalafatis, Joanna Kalafatis, and Daniel Cypress of York Films, as well as Chris K. Daniels of Cinelaunch and Emanuele Morretti.

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Exclusive: Kelsey Asbille (Yellowstone), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story), Ben Platt (Theater Camp), Emma Roberts (The Blackcoat’s Daughter), Laura Harrier (BlacKkKlansman) and Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) will star in psychological thriller The Technique.

The film is the feature directorial debut of Brian McGreevy, who wrote an original script. Plot details are being kept under wraps.

Miles Skinner of Hypothesis and Andrea Bucko of Raised By Wolves are producing alongside Jordan Drake, David Duque-Estrada, Chadd Harbold, and Russ Posternak. Zak Williams of Hypothesis, Jordan Claire Robbins, and Nini Le Huynh of Raised By Wolves are Executive Producing alongside John Kalafatis, Joanna Kalafatis, and Daniel Cypress of York Films, as well as Chris K. Daniels of Cinelaunch. Pete McClellan is serving as co-producer. Raised By Wolves is financing the film.

This marks the first feature film primarily packaged and produced by Miles Skinner...

The new Off-Broadway play All Nighter is now open and plenty of stars stepped out to support the cast on opening night!

The show’s lead producer Ben Platt was joined by husband Noah Galvin and best friend Beanie Feldstein on the red carpet on opening night on Sunday night (March 9) at The Newman Mills Theater in The Robert W. Wilson McC Theater Space in New York City.

Cast members Kristine Froseth, Kathryn Gallagher, Julia Lester, Havana Rose Liu, and Alyah Chanelle Scott, plus understudies Tessa Albertson and Olivia Puckett also posed on the carpet.

All Nighter, written by Natalie Margolin and directed by Jaki Bradley, is playing a limited 12-week run through May 18. Here’s the synopsis: “It’s finals week at a small liberal arts college in rural Pennsylvania. A tight-knit group of roommates pull one last all-nighter to complete their final assignments. Holed up in an old ballroom,...

Antisemitism is sadly on the rise. And while this fast-growing discrimination and prejudice against Jews has been a troubling issue worldwide, it is now plaguing the entertainment industry as well. Where diversity and inclusivity should thrive, Antisemitism has been raising concerns. This led influential voices to speak up and bring much-needed attention to these serious issues.

Now, instead of succumbing to the shackles of antisemitism, several Hollywood stars came forward to take a stand, using their platforms to call out this societal evil and push for change. From Kim Kardashian to Adrien Brody, and even Friends star David Schwimmer, a number of Hollywood personalities openly addressed antisemitism and called for stronger action.

8. Josh Gad Frozen star Josh Gad | image: The Bui Brothers, licensed under Cc-by-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Popularly known for voicing the role of Olaf in the Disney blockbuster franchise Frozen, Josh Gad has been vocal about his concerns regarding rising antisemitism.

Exclusive: Nina Dobrev (The Bricklayer) has joined Russell Crowe and Kartiah Vergara in Bear Country, the action thriller helmed by Derrick Borte that’s currently shooting in the Australian state of Queensland.

An adaptation of the novel Strip by Thomas Perry, Bear Country stars Crowe as the aging yet formidable club owner, Manco Kapak, who has been robbed by a masked gunman. Now, his aspirations of selling his club and riding off into the sunset alongside his girlfriend appear more distant than ever. Cartel bosses are breathing down his neck and a young upstart has been posing as the new guy in town eager to purchase the club.

Dobrev plays a quirky bank teller who gets involved in crimes inspired by her Bonnie-and-Clyde-like fantasies.

Borte adapted the screenplay with Daniel Forte. Producers include Mark Fasano (Marlowe) of Nickel City Pictures; Jeffrey Greenstein (The Hitman’s Bodyguard) of A Higher...

Now you know, when Richard Linklater’s “Merrily We Roll Along” film adaptation premieres in about 15 years, it will star Broadway actress Hannah Cruz.

The “Suffs” star has joined the project as Gussie opposite Paul Mescal, Beanie Feldstein, Mallory Bechtel and Ben Platt, TheWrap has learned. Filming will take place over the next two decades, similar to the director’s process for his Oscar-winning movie, “Boyhood.”

Producers include Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum, Ginger Sledge, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Mike Blizzard and Linklater. Some filming had already taken place as of late 2024, years after Blumhouse first acquired the rights in 2019.

The movie is an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s 1981 musical of the same name. The 2023 Broadway revival notably starred Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe.

Cruz was most recently seen in the Tony-winning “Suffs” and is currently attached to the “Big Fish” industry reading led by Patrick Wilson.

Exclusive: Hannah Cruz (The Time Traveler’s Wife) has closed a deal to join Merrily We Roll Along, Richard Linklater’s adaptation of the 1981 musical from Stephen Sondheim and George Furth.

A Clarence Derwent Award-winning veteran of the theater world, Cruz is set to play Gussie, the wife of Paul Mescal’s Franklin Shepard, who after establishing himself as a talented composer of Broadway musicals, abandons his friends and songwriting career to become a producer of Hollywood movies. The story takes place over 20 years, and Linklater will shoot the film over the same time span, taking a page from his playbook on the Oscar-nominated Boyhood, which was shot over 12 years.

As previously announced, Ben Platt, Beanie Feldstein and Mallory Bechtel will also star. Producers of the feature are Ginger Sledge, Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Linklater and Mike Blizzard.

With a book by Furth and music and lyrics by Sondheim,...

Which Role Did Cillian Murphy Want To Play In Barbie Sequel? (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Cillian Murphy as Ken? Well, he’s open to it. The Oppenheimer star made it clear he’d “have a conversation” about joining the sequel to Barbie. The same guy who played J. Robert Oppenheimer is down to swap his somber suits for pastel beachwear.

Murphy, 47, shared his thoughts in an interview with Omelete. When asked if he’d play a Ken in Barbie 2, he said, “Sure, yeah. Let’s read the script, let’s have a conversation.” No hesitation. No overthinking. Just pure Ken-ergy. This timing is interesting, given how Barbie and Oppenheimer dominated theaters together last summer. Murphy, for one, loved the showdown. “I can’t wait to see Barbie,” he admitted. “I think it’s great for cinema to get all these great movies happening this summer.”

The Barbenheimer era wasn’t just...

Everyone remembers high school differently. For some, high school was an era of overachievement, leading to a false sense of how competitive life can become outside the hallowed halls of judgment, ridicule, and misguided lust. For others, high school is a specter of the past better left behind after years of jeers, rumors, and misinformation about how the world functions. For The Bear‘s Molly Gordon, high school is the setting of her new comedy project with A24 called Peaked.

As the film’s title suggests, Peaked focuses on the glory days of prom planning and experimentation and that fleeting time when we feel invisible. According to the official logline, the film follows “the two girls who traumatized you in high school as they try to relive their glory days at their 10-year reunion.” You remember them. I certainly do.

In addition to her starring role, Molly Gordon is co-writing...

Molly Gordon, best known for “The Bear” and “Theater Camp,” is writing, directing and starring in the upcoming comedy “Peaked” for A24.

According to the official logline, the film follows “the two girls who traumatized you in high school as they try to relive their glory days at their 10-year reunion.” Gordon is co-writing the screenplay with her friend Allie Levitan, who was recently hired as a writer on “Saturday Night Live.”

A24 will finance and produce “Peaked,” which is scheduled to shoot this year. David Hinojosa and Zach Nutman of 2Am will produce alongside Gordon and A24. Levitan will executive produce. Topic Studios, who previously collaborated with Gordon on “Theater Camp,” will co-finance the film.

Gordon and Levitan are also collaborating on the Searchlight Pictures film “Small Parts,” with Gordon attached to direct and co-write with Levitan. That movie, described as a new take on the 1987 Shelly Long and...

Trisha Paytas is having the time of her life in the Big Apple!

The 36-year-old social media star and YouTube icon made an appearance at the Empire State Building to light the landmark pink on Monday afternoon (February 3) in New York City.

Trisha lit the building pink in honor of her Broadway debut that evening in Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream, a one night only event held in benefit of the Entertainment Community Fund.

The event was live streamed and you can buy a live stream ticket to watch it through the end of Tuesday night. Special guests in the concert included Sutton Foster, Ben Platt, Joy Woods, and Rachel Zegler.

Trisha is heading out on tour this year and many dates are sold out, but there’s still a way to get tickets.

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You’re Cordially Invited is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Nicholas Stoller. The Prime Video film follows Margot, a woman planning her sister’s wedding and Jim, an overattentive father planning his daughter’s wedding. However, when the venue is mistakenly double booked, both Margot and Jim get into various misadventures. You’re Cordially Invited stars Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Geraldine Viswanathan, Meredith Hagner, Stony Blyden, Leanne Morgan, and Rory Scovel. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, a bit of romance, and compelling characters in You’re Cordially Invited, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Bride Wars (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – 20th Century Studios

Bride Wars is a romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick from a screenplay co-written by Greg DePaul, Casey Wilson, and June Diane Raphael. The 2009 film follows Emma Allan and Olivia “Liv” Lerner,...

Casting for Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream one night only show has been revealed!

The upcoming production will take place at the St James Theatre on Broadway in New York City on Monday, February 3rd, and it will be streamed live online.

It was just announced that Broadway stars Sutton Foster, Ben Platt, Rachel Zegler and Joy Woods have been tapped as special guests, Deadline reveals.

Keep reading to find out more…

Former Back to the Future: The Musical star Amber Ardolino is set to lead the ensemble, which also features Morgan Bryant, Beau Harmon, Joshua Dawson, Lena Matthews, Jimena Flores Sanchez and Michael Santomassimo.

Sarah Meahl, who can currently be seen in the ensemble in Death Becomes Her on Broadway, has been tapped as choreographer.

A few more surprise guests are also set…

While the actual Broadway show is sold out, you can buy a ticket to livestream at TrishaOnBroadway.

The upcoming Netflix series “The Four Seasons” has added Julia Lester to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively.

Lester will appear in a recurring role alongside series stars Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Erika Henningsen, Marco Calvani, and Will Forte. The series was originally picked up for eight episodes in January 2024 and completed filming in New York in November. It is based on the 1981 film of the same name that was directed by and starred Alan Alda.

In the film, three married couples take vacations together each season, but things are thrown for a loop when one of the husbands leaves his wife and begins bringing a younger woman with him. Lester will appear as Lila, the daughter of Anne (Kenney-Silver) and Nick (Carell).

Lester is perhaps best known for her role in the Disney+ series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” appearing as Ashlyn across the show’s four seasons.

Paul Mescal, Merrily We Roll Along, 20-Year Shoot, Linklater, Filming Challenge (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Paul Mescal is strapping in for a filmmaking journey like no other. The Aftersun star revealed he had second thoughts when signing up for Richard Linklater’s Merrily We Roll Along, a film set to be shot over 20 years. “I probably thought, ‘Oh, fuck!’” Mescal told Esquire UK, acknowledging the magnitude of the commitment.

Linklater, known for his time-lapse epic Boyhood, is tackling Stephen Sondheim’s beloved musical with the same long-game approach. The story, originally a Broadway play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, follows three friends in reverse chronological order as their careers in entertainment unfold and unravel. Mescal plays Franklin Shepard, a composer, alongside Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein as his closest companions.

Mescal admitted that the daunting timeline might leave him second-guessing his choices: “I think I’m going to spend...

Pablo Larraín is singing the praises of auteur Richard Linklater, especially when it comes to Linklater’s 2014 feature “Boyhood.”

Larraín selected “Boyhood” as one of his Criterion Closet Picks. The “Maria” director cited the impact the Oscar-nominated Linklater film had on his career.

“This movie is very important to me. It lives in my heart,” Larraín said. “I admire everyone who did this film. It really, really hit me. When I grow up, I would like to make a movie as good as this one.”

“Boyhood” was filmed across 12 years, with Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette starring. The feature was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

“You know, something that strikes me as a filmmaker is the chance to use time. I think cinema might be the only and the most beautiful time machine that humans have ever created,” Larraín, who has directed a trio of biopics for his “Important Women” trilogy,...

With David Corenswet poised to assume the mantle of Superman this July in James Gunn's hotly anticipated Superman, all eyes are on the up-and-coming actor. Corenswet is a relative unknown with only twenty-two credits to his name, but he has managed to establish a reputation for himself in a short period of time. Even with his limited repertoire, Corenswet boasts noteworthy performances in film and TV shows.

Thanks to the buzzworthy new Superman trailer, audiences already have their first glimpse of Corenswet in the iconic suit and cape. Yet David Corenswet's film and TV show appearances may offer the best hints at how he'll interpret the legendary hero. The young actor has shown an impressive range, and glimpses of Clark Kent are scattered across his portfolio.

In The Politician, Corenswet's Character Has a Secret Role: River Barkley

In Ryan Murphy's The Politician, Corenswet portrays River Barkley, the apparent embodiment of the All-American jock.

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Worldwide interest in David Corenswet skyrocketed after the Superman trailer was released on Dec. 19, the new film from James Gunn that stars the young actor as the famed man of steel. Corenswet, 31, may not be a household name like former Superman actors Christopher Reeve and Henry Cavill, but he’s been a star on the rise over the past decade.

So, who is David Corenswet? Below, we list the five film and TV projects in which you’ve seen the new Superman in action — plus the one appearance you likely blocked from your memory.

Lady in the Lake (2024)

In the recent Apple TV+ limited series, a bearded Corenswet plays Allan Durst, the bereaved father of a young girl who is killed. In one stand-out scene, he angrily confronts Natalie Portman‘s journalist character, Maddie Schwartz, at a Hanukkah party and suggests that she’s...

Shailene Woodley made her Broadway debut with a ton of celebs in the audience supporting her!

The Emmy-nominated actress took her opening night bow in the new play Cult of Love on Thursday night (December 12) at the Hayes Theater in New York City.

Shailene is starring in the play alongside Zachary Quinto, Barbie Ferreira, Chris Lowell, Molly Bernard, and more.

Here’s the play’s synopsis: “It’s the holiday season for the Dahl family! The four adult children return to their childhood home with partners in tow. The Dahl traditions include singing carols in harmony at the drop of a hat, but the gathering is anything but harmonious. Old conflicts resurface, new issues battled, and dinner is taking absolutely forever to be served. Will the love the Dahls have for each other be enough to get them through, or will this be their last Christmas together?”

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Five of Hollywood’s brightest rising stars have joined the cast of the upcoming off-Broadway play All Nighter.

Looking for Alaska‘s Kristine Froseth, Woman of the Hour‘s Kathryn Gallagher, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series‘ Julia Lester, Bottoms‘ Havana Rose Liu, and The Sex Lives of College Girls‘ Alyah Chanelle Scott will star in the upcoming production of Natalie Margolin‘s new play, which will have a 12-week limited engagement in New York City in spring 2025.

The play will be performed at the Newman Mills Theater in the Robert W. Wilson McC Theater Space from February 25 to May 18.

Here’s the synopsis: “It’s finals week at a small liberal arts college in rural Pennsylvania. A tight-knit group of roommates pull one last all-nighter to complete their final assignments. Holed up in an old ballroom, the hours pass, the pressure mounts, the Adderall flows, and the truths...