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The passing of actress Michelle Trachtenberg has reminded some of how she nearly starred in a classic 2000s Disney film!

It’s striking when an actor passes away at a young age with little warning. This has happened to Michelle Trachtenberg. Fans of the actress were stunned on February 26 as word came of her being found dead in her Manhattan apartment at the shockingly young age of 39.

Details are sketchy, but Trachtenberg had recently undergone a liver transplant, and speculation that there might have been complications. It’s a sad end to a bright young talent.

Trachtenberg made her debut as a child actress on various TV shows, such as The Adventures of Pete and Pete. She got her big break in 1996, starring in the film adaptation of Harriet the Spy and followed that up by playing Penny in the Disney film Inspector Gadget.

Trachtenberg’s most famous role was...

“Nosferatu” (Focus) and “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” (Paramount), two of the biggest hits last Christmas, are both coming to their studios’ streaming platforms less than two months after their theatrical release. That is a radical decrease in the amount of normal time before home subscribers can see a hit film for no extra charge.

In a week that saw four different films released no earlier than January 12 make the VOD top 10 lists, Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk” (Lionsgate) currently is the most popular. At Netflix, the Italian-set rom-com “La Dolce Villa” capitalized on Valentine’s Day to take the #1 spot.

With the absence of any same-week streaming charts for all services, IndieWire normally concentrates on top 10 charts for VOD (which usually is the first stage of home availability) and Netflix’s same-day list. But the gravity of these two announcements overshadows our normal coverage.

We surveyed the average time before...

It all starts with a slap. After getting into a fight at school, Marielle (Laeni Geiseler) spontaneously develops the capacity to eavesdrop on her parents’ lives. Whether the teenage girl wants to or not, she can sense what her mom and dad are doing at every moment — an uncanny (and highly inconvenient) ability that disrupts the tidy sense of mutual respect her family had been maintaining until that point. Come to find, most of the things Julia (Julia Jentsch) and Tobias (Felix Kramer) tell one another around the kitchen table aren’t true, a subtle yet essential observation keenly revealed by “What Marielle Knows.”

In nearly all families, it’s the adults who have the upper hand, monitoring how their children behave, while carefully filtering which details they choose to share. But in writer-director Frédéric Hambalek’s intriguing thought experiment, that dynamic is reversed, and a young girl inexplicably gains the upper hand,...

Rom-coms have been no small piece of director Mark Waters’s career. He’s the man behind films including “Just Like Heaven” and “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,” he produced “500 Days of Summer,” and more.

But, even with a new rom-com out on Netflix this week, if you ask Waters himself, he wouldn’t necessarily tout himself as a king in the genre.

“I think I’m the person who’s responsible for killing people’s rom-com career,” Waters joked with TheWrap. “Because I know that Mark Ruffalo, after [‘Just Like Heaven’], I don’t think he did another rom-com. And after ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,’ I think Matthew McConaughey never did another one.”

In fairness, that’s because both actors went on to star in much heavier fare, intentionally so. And Waters knows that, saying that “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” was a “bridging” role for McConaughey, as the character...

Heard of those homes in the Italian countryside that only cost a euro? Sounds like a great deal, right? Scott Foley isn’t so sure.

In the new romantic comedy La Dolce Villa, now streaming, the Scandal star heads to Italy to stop his daughter from frittering away her entire bank account on restoring one of those villas. Of course, that’s only the beginning of his trip. By the end of it, he may have a few different ideas — about life, love, and even a decaying old villa.

“His initial determination — to save his daughter from making what he believes would be a huge mistake in purchasing property in Italy — turns out to be a sort of second chance at happiness for Eric, in so many ways,” Foley tells Tudum.

Directed by Mark Waters, written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy...

Mark Harmon thought he was signing up for a hard-hitting military crime drama — something dark, gritty, and intense. What did he actually get? A snappy, quippy procedural packed with banter, boat-building, and head slaps. Classic Hollywood bait-and-switch. But instead of walking away, Harmon leaned in, and NCIS blew up into one of the biggest TV hits ever.

Mark Harmon in NCIS | Credits: CBS

The guy went from thinking he’d be solving serious crimes to leading a show that practically defined primetime for two decades. Not what he expected, but let’s face it, when you end up with that kind of success, who’s complaining?

Mark Harmon’s unexpected journey: From NCIS star to best-selling author Mark Harmon in NCIS | Credits: CBS

Mark Harmon thought NCIS was going to be a whole different show. When he first signed on, he was told it would be based on real cases...

Prior to headlining NCIS as Agent Leroy Jethro Gibb, Mark Harmon played a tough homicide cop in 1988’s The Presidio, starring Sir Sean Connery. Even though it wasn’t a major hit, the movie did garner acclaim for its beautifully choreographed action sequences, which were pretty intense for Harmon, who didn’t resort to taping his ankles for the stunt sequences.

Mark Harmon in NCIS | Credit: CBS

Although the NCIS star rose to the challenge of performing the stunt work for the movie, surprisingly, it was a beer commercial that landed him his career’s biggest injury.

The beer commercial proved to be too costly for Mark Harmon The Presidio | Credit: Paramount Pictures

Even though Mark Harmon served as a Quarterback for the UCLA team back in ’72 and ’73, the rigorous physical demands of acting did take a toll on him. But while it was The Presidio that required him to jump over automobiles,...

It took CBS 12 seasons, but when it finally happened, it was indeed worth the wait. Mark Harmon’s best NCIS episode had fans baffled, proving that sometimes, the best things really do come to those who wait.

Mark Harmon in NCIS | Credit: CBS Studios

After years of incredible performances, the show finally delivered the one episode that made fans shout, “Now that’s what we’ve been waiting for!” Here’s the full story.

Mark Harmon’s Gibbs takes center stage in NCIS’s most epic episode yet Mark Harmon in NCIS | Credit: CBS

It took CBS 12 seasons, but they finally gave us Mark Harmon’s best NCIS episode – and boy, was it worth the wait.

For over a decade, Harmon’s Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs has been the rock of the series, balancing tough guy charm with razor-sharp instincts. But in NCIS Season 12’s “Twenty Klicks,” they threw Gibbs...

Throughout his 19-season stay in NCIS, Mark Harmon witnessed the highest highs in terms of the show’s ratings and his paychecks. Not only was he one of the original actors from the SAG, NCIS‘ parent show, but his character Leroy Jethro Gibbs soon proved to be the face of the series.

Mark Cuban in NCIS | Credit: CBS

Although his co-stars, including Pauley Perrette, enjoyed their fair hand at success too, their proceeds from the show are nowhere close to Harmon’s earnings, which heavily contributed to his $120M fortune.

The Stark difference between Mark Harmon and Pauley Perrette’s NCIS proceeds Mark Cuban in NCIS | Credit: CBS

While NCIS was pulling good numbers from the very start, in the early 2010s, it was voted the most popular show in the USA, and the salary of its lead reflects that. Opposed to fan favorite Pauley Perrette‘s reported $200K per episode salary,...

In an interview with the new PBS SoCal digital series Locationland, location manager Danny Finn describes the kismet moment when he discovered that the house used for Freaky Friday in 2003 was still standing and still owned by the same woman. Even better, she was open to allowing it to be used again for Disney’s August 2025 release, Freakier Friday.

“I called and got an old, robotic answering machine, left a Hail Mary voicemail,” Finn recalled. “Two minutes later I got a call from an unknown number and this voice answered, ‘Hi. It’s Me. Yes, I still live here. Same house, new husband, all good.’ So we ended up shooting there, which was wonderful.”

Then, last week, everything changed.

“We’ve since confirmed that that house — along with every house on that block — was lost in the Palisades Fire,” he told Locationland.

In the midst of that life-altering tragedy, Finn...

Amanda Kramer made quite a splash with her last narrative film, Please Baby Please, and her latest movie, By Design, is an even more ambitious swing that landed it a spot in the Next competition at the Sundance Film Festival. By Design will hook viewers with its wacky concept, only to put them off with its dry tone, but its thematic richness will lend itself to intriguing analysis.

By Design Review

By Design tells the story of a woman who envies a chair so much that she endeavors to swap bodies with it. Although it may be billed as a “twist on the body swap genre,” don’t come into By Design expecting something akin to a quirkier version of Freaky Friday. It’s actually something much more intellectual and weird than you’d imagine it to be, even if you are a fan of Kramer’s past work.

For...

One of Hollywood’s biggest cheerleaders has been sidelined at this year’s Oscars. Jamie Lee Curtis was snubbed for her performance in The Last Showgirl despite recent Best Supporting Actress nominations at both the SAG Awards and BAFTAs. In 2023, she won this category for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Gia Coppola‘s The Last Showgirl stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly Gardner, a 57-year-old Las Vegas showgirl who has performed for three decades in Le Razzle Dazzle. Curtis plays Shelly’s older best friend, Annette, a cocktail waitress who was ousted from the show years prior. Her brief, but impactful performance had launched Curtis into fifth place in our Best Supporting Actress Oscar odds heading into nominations morning.

Curtis, 66, has been vocal about her career resurgence in recent years. In addition to her Oscar win in 2023, the actress took home her first Emmy last year for playing...

Scott Foley (“Scandal”) has traded Washington, D.C. for Italy.

Foley leads Netflix rom-com “La Dolce Villa” as Eric, a successful businessman who travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter from restoring a crumbling villa. Per the logline, “Italy, however, has different plans for him as it delivers on its legendary promise of beauty, magic, and romance.”

Violante Placido and Giuseppe Futia also star.

Mark Waters directs. Robyn Snyder and Deborah Evans produce the film, with writers Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy executive producing. Hackett and Galanoy previously penned “A Perfect Pairing” and “Falling Inn Love.”

The feature filmed in Rome, eastern Lazio, and Tuscany, with the interiors of the villa built at Cinecittá Studios in Rome. The exteriors were shot in eastern Lazio at Torrino del Gelsi.

Foley told Tudum that his character arc leads to his own discovery.

“He’s desperately trying to foster a new and...

The trailer for Scott Foley‘s new Netflix movie, La Dolce Villa, just dropped online – and it’s going to make you want to take a trip to Italy Asap!

Here’s the brief synopsis, from Netflix: A successful businessman (Foley) travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter (Maia Reficco) from restoring a crumbling villa. Italy, however, has different plans for him as it delivers on its legendary promise of beauty, magic, and romance. Violante Placido and Giuseppe Futia also star.

Head inside to watch the debut trailer for the new Netflix movie…

Mark Waters directed the movie, and you might recognize some of his past films: Mean Girls, Freaky Friday and Just Like Heaven!

Netflix will be releasing the film just in time for Valentine’s Day on Thursday (February 13). Be sure to mark your calendars!

Watch the trailer below, and see stills from the movie in the gallery.

The Palisades Charter High School, which has become recognizable to millions as a location where multiple movies and television series have been filmed inside its halls and exterior, is seeking a temporary campus after 40 percent of the property was scorched in the ongoing Palisades Fire.

Faculty and students are barred from entering the campus, according to an announcement from the school indicating that a decent portion of the school remains viable after the largest fire in Los Angeles history tore through the campus. Principal Dr. Pam McGee wrote that the charter schools’ classroom buildings and gyms were in good shape and its gyms, baseball field, stadium and aquatic center are all viable.

The fires that are still burning in the area have led to the start of the semester being delayed until Jan. 21, when the school plans to offer online instruction when classes resume next week. The Palisades Fire was...

It’s time to take NBC‘s comedic sitcom St. Denis Medical off life support because the show is getting a Season 2 renewal! Fans of the series created by Superstore and American Auto’s Eric Ledgin and Justin Spitzer have been stuck in the waiting room while hoping for more episodes of the laugh-out-loud comedy, and today, news outlets are ready to give them the good news!

St. Denis Medical takes place in an underfunded, understaffed Pregon hospital for a mockumentary-style sitcom. The show places audiences in the scrubs of determined doctors and nurses who work tirelessly to treat patients while holding tightly to their tolerance and humanity. Anyone who’s ever worked in the medical field or experienced an extended hospital stay knows how stressful a hospital environment can be, and the staff of St. Denis Medical do their best to keep the unpredictable environment safe, light-hearted, and functioning.

The best Chad Michael Murray movies and TV shows include a mix of young adult releases, and in recent years, more adult drama fare. Murray got his start as an actor after he graduated from high school and won a modeling scholarship, which helped him pick up an agent. He moved to California and quickly earned a role in the MTV drama series Undressed. This helped lead to his breakout role on The Gilmore Girls as Tristin DuGray.

After another recurring role in Dawson’s Creek, Murray’s popularity exploded when he grabbed one of the leading roles in One Tree Hill. This also led to several film roles, mostly in young adult movies like Freaky Friday and A Cinderella Story. He hasn’t slowed down since aging out of many of those young adult releases, earning some great roles in movies like Fruitvale Station and TV shows like Marvel’s Agent Carter and Sullivan’s Crossing.

As the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire, and other blazes continue to rage in the Los Angeles area, several beloved filming locations have already gone up in flames. So far, the fires have destroyed filming locations for movies like Freaky Friday and TV shows like Hacks, Succession, and Westworld. See impacted properties below — including one that narrowly escaped destruction — as fans send donations to relief efforts for people affected by the ongoing disaster. Palisades Charter High School: Damaged The fires damaged Palisades Charter High School, though the Los Angeles Times reported that 70 percent of the campus was still standing as of Wednesday morning. The school served as a filming location for the film Carrie and 2003’s Freaky Friday, per Entertainment Weekly. Tarek Fattal went to check out Palisades Charter High School and found reasons to be optimistic. @Tarek_Fattal #Palisades #PalisadesHighSchool pic.twitter.com/subBwnMxa8 — Sports Central LA (@SportsCentralLA) January...

Palisades Charter High School, which boasts a lineup of A-List alumni and has been the locale of several TV and film projects, has been significantly damaged by the Palisades Fire that sprung up Jan. 7 and has ballooned to over 23,000 acres since.

In a statement posted by the school to Facebook, many places on the sprawling campus were not visibly damaged by the blaze, including most classroom buildings and gyms, as well as the baseball field, stadium, aquatic center and lush quad. However, a “significant portion,” estimated at 40% has been either “damaged or destroyed.”

The famed campus has been home to such sets as 1976’s Stephen King adaptation Carrie, with Sissy Spacek, as well as the Lindsay Lohan body-swap comedy Freaky Friday, which filmed all of its classroom scenes at the school. More recently, MTV’s Teen Wolf, the 2010s supernatural YA series starring Dylan O’Brien and Tyler Posey, shot its...

A massive Pacific Palisades mansion, that was reportedly featured in Succession, has been destroyed by the fires raging through Los Angeles.

The house, reportedly owned by tech executive Austin Russell, appears to be the same palatial estate shown in the fourth season premiere of the hit HBO drama, where the Roy siblings were holed up as they strategized over their next move to take on their father.

The Daily Mail has published photos showing the house reduced to rubble and charred beams.

The Mail adds that nothing remains of the once elaborate interior, highlighted in this video tour, as the four-story property has collapsed in on itself, with even the home’s panic rooms and retinal scanner outside of the master bedroom damaged by the fire. Outside, while the house’s fire pit remains intact, it is now black with soot and the outdoor pool contains murky black water.

The six-bedroom,...

Jamie Lee Curtis is addressing the horrific fires in Los Angeles.

On Wednesday night (January 8), the 66-year-old Oscar-winning actress made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where she became emotional while discussing the fires in her neighborhood.

“I’m literally just about to cry,” Jamie said while holding back tears. “As you know where I live is on fire right now. Literally the entire city of the Pacific Palisades is burning.”

Keep reading to find out more…“I flew here last night,” Jamie said. (The Tonight Show films in New York City). “I was on the plane, started getting texts and it’s f–king gnarly, you guys.”

“It’s just a catastrophe in Southern California,” she continued. “Obviously there have been horrific fires in many places [but] this is literally where I live.”

Jamie went on to share that her local market, her friends’ homes, and many...

Anthony Hopkins is among the Los Angeles area residents who lost their homes to the Palisades Fire, a source confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

THR has learned that Hopkins and his wife owned two houses in the Palisades, both of which have burned down.

In photos obtained by People magazine, the Pacific Palisades home of the Welsh actor can also be seen burned to the ground with only concrete pillars still standing and a stone pathway at the property.

This is not the first time the actor has endured a property loss due to flames. In 2000, the Oscar winner reportedly lost a home in London to a fire. Meanwhile, in 2018 his Pacific Palisades home narrowly escaped the Woolsey Fire, according to TMZ. The outlet also reported that the actor has been in the U.K. this week.

Hopkins is one of the myriad Hollywood stars who have tragically lost their homes.

Jamie Lee Curtis has revisted her aerobics routine from the 1985 film Perfect. The iconic movie moment saw her play Jessie, a fitness instructor who becomes involved with Los Angeles reporter Adam, portrayed by John Travolta, when he sets out to write a story about gym culture. The movie, written and directed by James Bridges, became infamous for its high-energy aerobics scenes, which captured the fitness craze of the '80s.

Curtis appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to recreate her character's iconic aerobics scene, complete with exaggerated movements. Her routine took on a new humorous perspective with the added bonus of comedic gags, such as a pizza delivery, a surgery, and a champagne tower pour. Fallon took Travolta's place in this revived take, adding to the silliness of the parody. Check out the video below:

What This Means for Jamie Lee Curtis’ Longstanding Career It's A Humorous...

Despite the widespread devastation to homes and businesses across the Southland, central production hubs in Los Angeles appear to remain unscathed from the historic destruction caused by wildfires in the region.

Not included in the 5,000-plus structures that have been ravaged by the blazes are major soundstages that host the majority of TV and movie shoots in Los Angeles. Most production in the area has been suspended but is expected to return.

While some of those soundstages were threatened by the Sunset Fire, which triggered mandatory evacuation orders in Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday evening, that blaze is subsiding as firefighters made big gains overnight pushing it back. If the fire continued unabated, it could’ve approached critical production facilities, including Radford Studio Center and Sunset Gower Studios, as well as iconic Hollywood locations such as Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Dolby Theatre and the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.

To the west,...

“Luke Skywalker” Mark Hamill is among the people who have evacuated Malibu amid the fires raging across parts of L.A. The Star Wars actor shared on Instagram how he and his family left their home amid the spreading fire.

Starting in Pacific Palisades, the fires have overnight also hit parts of Malibu and Santa Monica.

“7pm – Evacuated Malibu so last-minute there (were) small fires on both sides of the road as we approached Pch,” Hamill posted on his Instagram account on Tuesday night. The Pch is the Pacific Coast Highway.

At 8:15 p.m., Hamilton, wife Marilou York, and their dog Trixie arrived at their daughter “Chelsea’s house in Hollywood,” he added. “Most horrific fire since ’93,” he concluded, expressing hope that other people would also “stay safe.”

Other Hollywood stars have also spoken out about the blaze and its impact. Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, as well as...

The Palisades Fire has engulfed Palisades Charter High School, a school that has long been a popular location for Hollywood productions.

NBC Los Angeles reported on Tuesday night that the fire spread through several structures at the Pchs campus, and had all but destroyed the adjacent Theater Palisades.

Earlier in the day, Pchs posted a note on its website that the school was closed due to the Palisades Fire.

As the fires continued to rage, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency, and nearly 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate.

Pchs is a popular location for Hollywood productions. The school has featured prominently in films, most notably Brian De Palma’s 1976 horror classic Carrie, where it was dubbed Bates High School in the movie. The school also featured heavily in Danny Steinmann’s 1984 teen vigilante movie Savage Streets, the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday, the Teen Wolf TV series,...

Jodie Foster won her first ever Emmy in September for her turn in HBO’s True Detective: Night Country and tonight she won her fifth Golden Globe for that same role.

Foster won the award for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for the fourth season of the dark crime series.

She beat out Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer), Cristin Milioti (The Penguin), Sofía Vergara (Griselda)

Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans) and Kate Winslet (The Regime).

“The great thing about being this age and being in this time, is having a community of all these people… our True Detective team, we love you so much. We’re really here for only one reason, and that is the wonderful, beautiful Issa Lopez, our showrunner, writer, director, I’m so grateful to you and your talents and your friendship,...

Honestly, forget Mark Harmon's return to the flagship for NCIS for season 22. The franchise has a more compelling opportunity to return the original Leroy Jethro Gibbs, and it had better take it. Harmon's central NCIS character established the franchise, with the actor staying on board for nearly 20 years. Ultimately, Mark Harmon exited NCIS in season 19, but fans still miss his brash, charming presence. Although Harmon returned in NCIS: Origins to help kick off and tell the story of the agent's background at Nis, the Freaky Friday actor's role left me feeling like Gibbs hadn't actually returned.

Harmon narrates the NCIS: Origins story from his isolation in Naktok Bay. The Agent in Charge retired to Alaska after a case brought him and McGee (Sean Murray) to the state, and Gibbs decided to stay there when he realized the profound sense of peace the landscape brought him. Thus, in the shared NCIS universe,...

Mark Harmon is best known for his role as Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the long-running CBS series NCIS. After spending 19 seasons on the show, Harmon hasn't starred in another TV series or film (aside from narrating NCIS: Origins). However, the actor will return to act in Freakier Friday, the sequel to the hilarious 2003 Disney fantasy comedy Freaky Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan. Joining the Freakier Friday cast, Harmon is reprising his role as Ryan (who marries Curtis' Tess Coleman in the first movie) in the sequel.

Harmon's return to acting in Freakier Friday raises the question of whether he could potentially play Gibbs again. A comeback for Gibbs in NCIS may be unlikely due to Harmon being away from the show for three years and the actor's advanced age, disapproving of the long schedule and physical demands. However, Harmon's Gibbs could be a recurring guest...

Chad Michael Murray found filming 'Freakier Friday' to be like a "high school reunion".The 43-year-old actor has reprised his 'Freaky Friday' role as Jake alongside Lindsay Lohan as former love interest Anna and Jamie Lee Curtis as her mother Tess, and the 'Merry Gentlemen' actor had an "awesome" time working with the women again, even though so much time had passed since the first film.Appearing at Christmas Con 2024 in New Jersey, Chad was asked about the project during a fan Q+A and People magazine reports he said: "It was awesome. It was just a nostalgic kick. It felt like a high school reunion, you know? It felt like no time had passed, and yet we had entire lives in between."But after noting it had been "23 years since we were on set doing the first one," Chad admitted following the body-swap plot was confusing even for him.

Active since the early '90s, Tia Mowry has had a long acting career, including a number of Christmas films. Mowry's big break came in the sitcom Sister, Sister, where she starred alongside her actual twin sister, Tamera Mowry. Sister, Sister was a staple of the mid-90s sitcom, running from 1994-1999. Tia and Tamera would go on to star in a handful of films after Sister, Sister ended, with the Disney Channel original movies, Twitches and Twitches Too.

After appearing in her first Christmas movie, The Mistle-Tones, in 2012, Tia Mowry would go several more years before appearing in another one. After starring in My Christmas Inn in 2018, the floodgates opened, and Mowry regularly began appearing in various Christmas films since, with her most recent movie in the genre, A Very Merry Beauty Salon premiering in December 2024.

My Christmas Inn (2018) Tia Mowry As Jen Taylor My Christmas Inn

My Christmas Inn,...

Netflix has released first look photos for the upcoming romantic comedy La Dolce Villa!

Scott Foley stars in the new movie, which was directed by Mark Waters, who is well known for helming such movies as Mean Girls, Freaky Friday and Just Like Heaven, among others.

Keep reading to find out more…

Here’s a synopsis: Successful businessman Eric travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter Olivia from restoring a crumbling villa. Italy, however, has different plans for him as it delivers on its legendary promise of beauty, magic, and romance.

“His initial determination — to save his daughter from making what he believes would be a huge mistake in purchasing property in Italy — turns out to be a sort of second chance at happiness for Eric, in so many ways!” Scott shared with Tudum.

Also starring in the movie are Maia Reficco, Violante Placido and Giuseppe Futia.

Scott and...

The 'One Tree Hill' reboot has been confirmed 12 years after the original series aired the last episode.MEGAWhen Was 'One Tree Hill' Reboot Confirmed?Hulu/YouTube

Twelve years after One Tree Hill ended, the series has been finally set to return with a long-rumored sequel.

In August, Deadline confirmed that a reboot is currently in the works on Netflix. The streaming giant, however, declined to comment and share further details.

What Is the 'One Tree Hill' Reboot About?Hulu/YouTube

The upcoming One Tree Hill reboot will follow the lives of BFFs Sophia Bush's Brooke Davis and Hilarie Burton's Peyton Sawyer now that they are adults and have children. Their teens also start navigating life and love just like how they did before.

Which Cast Members Are Returning for the 'One Tree Hill' Reboot?Mega

As of press time, only...

Lindsay Lohan’s presence in Hollywood’s millennial culture is indisputable. The actress put her imprint on some classic late ’90s and early 2000s projects and after a lengthy hiatus, continues to deliver films for the Netflix audience.

Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls [Credit: Paramount Pictures]

While famous for films like Parent Trap and Mean Girls, Lindsay Lohan – nicknamed LiLo by her fan club – had an almost similar reaction to fame as her contemporary era pop star, Britney Spears. The extreme scrutiny and fan following offered by the tabloids and paparazzi of the decade made her quit the industry by 2006 and escape halfway around the world to Dubai in 2014.

However, the hiatus could not make the industry forget the reputation she accrued during the early decades of her career.

Lindsay Lohan racks up a bad rap as a “mean girl” Lindsay Lohan in Freaky Friday [Credit: Walt Disney Pictures]

There can be...

Jamie Lee Curtis is looking likely to take over from the late Angela Lansbury in a new take on Murder, She Wrote. More here.

We’ve known for over a year now that a film version of the beloved 1980s TV series, Murder, She Wrote is heading our way courtesy of the writing team behind 2023’s Dumb Money.

The writers of the film, Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, revealed in September of that year that they were teaming with producer Amy Pascal to work on an adaptation of Murder, She Wrote, the classic 1980s US murder mystery show that made the late Angela Lansbury into a beloved star.

Of course, that announcement came at the very tail-end of the Hollywood writers’ strikes so just how quickly things got up and running, we can only guess, but accoring to Deadline, things are definitely moving. What’s more with none other...

Chad Michael Murray is in his Christmas era.

The actor opened up to People magazine on what it’s like to release The Merry Gentlemen on Netflix around the same time Lindsay Lohan-starring Our Little Secret is hitting the streamer.

While Murray and Lohan reunited to film Freakier Friday earlier this year, the One Tree Hill star would love to continue working with the actress.

“If we had the opportunity, it’d be great,” Murray told the publication about potentially doing another holiday movie in the future, with Lohan as his co-star. “For us to be able to come back together at this time where we just got done filming a movie, and now here we are both celebrating two Christmas movies at the same place, with Netflix, and they’re a week or two away from each other, is pretty cool.”

He continued, “We were kind of all...

Lindsay Lohan was once a Hollywood favorite, known for her talent and charm. She started her career as a rising star, acting alongside Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried in hit films.

However, her life took a sharp turn when personal struggles with substance abuse became public. Instead of offering support, the media turned her challenges into sensational headlines, making her life a tabloid spectacle. She left Hollywood and settled in Dubai almost a decade ago.

Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls (2004) | Credit: Paramount Pictures

In recent years, Lohan has turned her life around, making significant progress both personally and professionally. Her journey back into the spotlight has sparked curiosity, leaving many to wonder why she stepped away from Hollywood in the first place.

Lindsay Lohan opened up about why she left Hollywood Lindsay Lohan in Irish Wish | Credit: Netflix

Lindsay Lohan, the iconic Mean Girls star, is back in Hollywood after years away from the spotlight.

Hoda Kotb is on an emotional farewell tour and is likely savoring every moment along the way.

The longtime co-anchor of NBC’s Today show revealed weeks ago that she would officially leave the morning program.

Her initial TV reveal with co-stars seated around her was full of teary-eyed moments, and she’s experiencing more of those with various guests she interviews.

Count actor Jamie Lee Curtis among them, as she made Hoda shed tears during their recent conversation.

Curtis, who won an Academy Award for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, is back for several more movies, including Prime’s Sticky and a Freaky Friday sequel with Lindsay Lohan.

However, before talking about herself, she became emotional with Hoda about the Today star’s upcoming departure.

Jamie Lee Curtis had heartfelt remarks for Hoda

On Thursday’s Today show, Hoda introduced guest Jamie Lee Curtis and listed her impressive career highlights,...

Chad Michael Murray opened up about a time when he strongly considered leaving Hollywood behind.

The 43-year-old actor hit it big in the early aughts with starring roles in projects like One Tree Hill, Freaky Friday and A Cinderella Story.

More recently, he’s starring in the Netflix Christmas movie The Merry Gentlemen. In a new interview, he revealed that he did once consider quitting the industry and reflected on where he stands now.

He also shared a big personal update.

Keep reading to find out more…

Speaking to Interview, Chad said that he “one hundred percent” was tempted to quit.

“There was a moment where I was quitting. I was done. I just couldn’t do it anymore. It was right after I left One Tree Hill, and it wasn’t because of the fandom,” he said.

The star continued, explaining his motivation: “It was because, when you’re...

Chad Michael Murray may have achieved teen heartthrob status early in his career, but there was a moment he was ready to walk away.

In a conversation with Interview published Wednesday, the Merry Gentlemen star reflected on being at the center of mega fandom after starring on One Tree Hill for seven seasons, as well as films such as A Cinderella Story and Freaky Friday. At the time, Murray not only experienced stardom, but also tried to navigate it while growing up, which almost felt like too much.

“There was a moment where I was quitting. I was done. I just couldn’t do it anymore,” he said. “It was right after I left One Tree Hill, and it wasn’t because of the fandom. It was because, when you’re 18 to 25, these formidable years where you’re really cutting your teeth on life experiences and your brain isn’t fully developed,...

Hallmark is known for having a pretty reliable stable of artists. Once an actor has starred in one of the many Hallmark Christmas movies out there, chances are, you'll start to see them over and over again. In fact, there are a small class of actors who can eke out a reliable living solely through their appearances in holiday films. Especially for a channel like Hallmark, which goes into sicko mode every fall, churning out dozens of Christmas movies to round out their calendar for the last few months of the year. 

Aside from familiar faces, sometimes Hallmark manages to score an actor who is more well-known for their career outside of the holiday film ouevre. Often, they make little pit stops between other projects -- sometimes they're content with a one-off appearance, other times they're assimilated into the Hallmark family, taking on more holiday films afterwards. 

So grab some hot cocoa,...

A lot of the most exciting movies set for 2025 are sequels, including some which are bringing back dormant franchises. Sequels can always be marked on the calendar long in advance, since audiences roughly know what they're in for. Before any of 2025's other movies have started to generate buzz and release trailers, fans know that some upcoming sequels promise a good time.

Like any other year, 2025 will see some huge franchises returning with blockbuster sequels. Mission: Impossible and Captain America will excite action fans, while Avatar and Jurassic World look set to be some of the year's biggest sci-fi movies. There are also some more surprising sequels coming out in 2025, including Now You See Me 3 and 28 Years Later, both of which will bring back franchises which most fans thought were long gone.

Now You See Me 3 November 14

Now You See Me 3 is one of 2025's most surprising sequels.

Freakier Friday‘s cast list has us even more excited about the long-awaited Freaky Friday sequel!

After months of teasing, Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis entered production on the sequel to their 2003 body swapping comedy this summer. The movie officially premieres in theaters on August 8, 2025.

While the plot is still a bit of a mystery, we did learn the entire cast list, which includes nine returning stars. Two key players from the original movie will sadly not be back. However, there are five new additions to the project.

We pulled together a complete rundown.

Scroll through the slideshow to see all of the updates to the Freaky Friday 2 cast list…...

Though fans might be most excited about Freakier Friday, Our Little Secret already demonstrates Lindsay Lohan’s official return to being a top actress. After appearing in some unsuccessful raunchy comedies and dramas of the 2010s, Lohan made a shocking comeback in 2022. Twenty years after Mean Girl’s success, the actress stars in three Netflix rom-coms, going back to her charming comedic style and proving she’s here to stay. While Our Little Secret has mixed reviews, Lohan’s performance shines through, foreshadowing a promising future for the actress.

Sharing the screen with a popular 2010s teen drama actor, Lohan and Ian Harding play exes who are forced to spend Christmas together, as they discover their partners are siblings. Our Little Secret’s cast marks a considerable improvement in the actress’ releases, having beloved Broadway actress Kristin Chenoweth play a Robert De Niro-esque judgmental parent, creating a fun Meet...

The entertainment industry is in the midst of a general contraction after last year’s SAG and WGA strikes, but there’s one sector that continues to thrive: holiday-themed TV movies! Granted, last year’s 116 has very slightly declined to a mere 110 in 2024, but that should still provide you with enough distraction to minimize your obligation to make conversation with loved ones.

There are probably sicko fans out there who commit to watching every single one of these titles. I am, however, normal, and thus limited my in-depth investigation to a single platform: Netflix, which has released “only” five new Christmas comedies. Which (if any) should be your next watch? This guide should help narrow it down.

“I want to watch something from an actual comedy legend”

Comedy fans of a certain age will remember Fear of A Black Hat, a feature mockumentary about fictional hip-hop act Nwh, and a...

From child actor to Academy Award winner to accomplished director, Jodie Foster has built an impressive career spanning over five decades in Hollywood. Her journey is a testament to both raw talent and business acumen, setting her apart from many of her peers in the entertainment industry. While many child stars struggled to maintain their success into adulthood, Foster not only survived but thrived, building a fortune estimated at $100 million.

Jodie Foster in a still from The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | Credits: Orion Pictures

Her story isn’t just about acting talent – it’s about strategic career moves, smart financial decisions, and an uncanny ability to adapt to the ever-changing entertainment landscape. What makes her success even more remarkable is her ability to maintain a relatively low profile while consistently delivering box-office hits and critically acclaimed performances. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Foster has managed to avoid the typical pitfalls of child stardom,...

Lindsay Lohan has made a comeback in acting in recent years. She was originally known as a child actor, providing her talents to movies like The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday. In 2004, she made a splash in the teen comedy Mean Girls, wherein she played Cady Heron. Lohan's teenage years in acting were defined by films like these, which in turn became definitive works of family comedy. Mean Girls has a long legacy that has resulted in a Broadway musical and then a back-to-film adaptation of that musical, and Freaky Friday is also getting a new sequel.

After her active period in the early 2000s, however, Lohan's career slowed down significantly in the 2010s. For a while, her acting career only consisted of brief television appearances and short films. This changed in 2022, however, when Lohan signed a deal with Netflix that would allow her to star in a series of films.

Manny Jacinto feels honoured to be a part of the “Lohan-aissance” in ‘Freakier Friday’.The 37-year-old actor stars opposite Lindsay Lohan, 38, and Jamie Lee Curtis, 66, in the upcoming sequel to the 2003 Disney comedy ‘Freaky Friday’, and has now said he feels blessed to be a part of the actress’ Hollywood resurgence.During an interview with Collider, Jacinto said: “I mean, I never thought I'd be a part of the Lohan-aissance. “She's having a whole revolution of itself, but I remember watching Lindsay as a kid, ‘The Parent Trap’, ‘Mean Girls’ and to be able to act opposite her was unreal.”‘The Acolyte’ star also gushed about Curtis, calling the ‘Halloween’ star “an incredible human being”.He continued: “And also, Jamie Lee Curtis. Give it up for Jamie, because, like her acting, she's an incredible human being, they both are. It's going to be a good one, it's going to bring...

Lindsay Lohan was once the golden girl of Hollywood—until the media turned her life into a tabloid circus. Her struggles with substance abuse were plastered across every headline, twisted into a scandal instead of a cry for help. But behind the flashy mugshots and relentless paparazzi coverage was a much deeper, more heartbreaking truth.

Lindsay Lohan at Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women dinner event | Credits: Instagram/@lindsaylohan

Lohan’s story was less about indulgence and more about being chewed up and spit out by an unforgiving industry. Looking back, the treatment she endured feels less like reporting and more like a witch hunt. It’s almost criminal, really.

Lindsay Lohan Sets the Record Straight on Her Past: The Truth Behind the Headlines Lindsay Lohan in original Mean Girls | Credits: Broadway Video

Lindsay Lohan’s life was a media circus, but her interview with CNN aimed to clear the...

Lindsay Lohan cannot be stopped. In the space of just two years, she has released festive romance Falling For Christmas, romcom Irish Wish, completed filming on the sequel to Freaky Friday, and even popped up in a Mean Girls cameo. Now, a mere nine months after her last film, she returns with Our Little Secret, her latest attempt to convincingly colonise the Christmas-romantic-comedy market.

Directed by Stephen Herek (whose journeyman career has seen everything from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure to the 101 Dalmatians live-action remake), it is another rung on the conveyor belt of seasonal cosiness beloved of Hallmark, Lifetime and — in this case — Netflix: a cheap, disposable bit of fluff, easily watched in the background while wrapping gifts or peeling potatoes. Interestingly, Our Little Secret has less of a high-concept than Lohan’s previous efforts for the streaming service, possessing neither the hare-brained ski-slope amnesia of Falling For Christmas...