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(SPOILER ALERT) 9-1-1 star Peter Krause is speaking out after his character, Capt. Bobby Nash, was killed off after eight seasons.

Nash’s heroic and tearful end in the episode “Lab Rats” was a twist fans of the hit ABC drama series likely never saw coming.

“It would come as no surprise to the viewing audience that Bobby chooses to save Chimney and stoically contains himself in the lab,” Krause told Good Morning America.

The veteran actor opened up about his character’s fatal decision and what he will miss about the long-running show.

“He was willing to sacrifice himself so that others could see another day. And I will miss everybody dearly,” Krause continued. “This was my workplace, for eight years, eight seasons. And I am really going to miss everybody: Angela and the fire team and the crew.”

For Krause’s character, Nash, it has been a wild ride as the captain of Station 118, navigating disasters at sea aboard a cruise ship to disasters in the sky with the “Bee-nado” episode and even a run-in with a rooster.

Krause said one of the people he’ll miss the most on set is his co-star Angela Bassett, who portrays Nash’s wife, police Sgt. Athena Grant. He previously told GMA it was a “blast” working with the Emmy-winning actress.

“I won’t have a relationship like that again on TV,” Krause said. “It’s been a fantastic eight years. I’m going to miss her a lot.”

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Michael B. Jordan gets double the trouble in Ryan Coogler‘s latest movie, Sinners. He plays twin brothers Smoke and Stack, World War I veterans who go back to their Mississippi hometown to open a juke joint — but are met with vampires and the harsh reality of the Jim Crow laws in their community. MBJ tells ABC News the film was a first for him in many ways.

“I never did a horror film before and playing two characters, and twins at that … I think the combination of all those things makes this experience like truly, truly unique and special for me,” he says.

Hailee Steinfeld, who plays Mary, one of Jordan’s love interests in Sinners, praises his performance in the film.

“I was so in awe the entire time of Michael and his ability to so seamlessly go between the two all while keeping a smile on his face and setting the tone for the rest of us,” she says. 

Sinners, out now in theaters worldwide, marks the fifth film Jordan and Coogler have worked on together. Their previous collaborations are Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

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Ryan Gosling is set to join the Star Wars galaxy, landing the lead role in a new standalone film titled Star Wars: Starfighter, Lucasfilm announced Friday.

Star Wars fans cheered when they learned of the news at Star Wars Celebration 2025, a three-day fan event running through April 20 outside Tokyo, Japan.

Star Wars: Starfighter director Shawn Levy, who also directed Deadpool & Wolverine, broke the news to the legions of fans gathered at the Makuhari Messe convention center. Gosling himself made a surprise appearance.

“One of those rumors I heard that I do need to dispel, is, I had heard at one point that my movie was going to star Ryan Gosling and believe me, that would be a dream come true for me,” Levy said on stage. “So today, I just wanted to tell you here in this room that that rumor is 100% true.”

Gosling said he’s excited to join the all-new Starfighter project.

“I think the reality is that this script is just so good,” he said. “It has such a great story with great and original characters. It’s filled with so much heart and adventure. And there just really is not a more perfect filmmaker for this particular story than Shawn [Levy]. So it’s something I just really, really wanted to do.”

According to Lucasfilm and Levy, Star Wars: Starfighter is scheduled to begin filming this fall. The movie takes place five years after the events of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, which was released in 2019.

Star Wars: Starfighter will open exclusively in movie theaters on May 28, 2027.

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Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón has found her next project following the controversy over her past offensive posts on the social platform X. Variety reports that the Oscar nominee will star as a psychiatrist who “embodies both God and the devil” in the thriller The Life Lift. The film co-stars Vincent Gallo and will be helmed by first-time director Stefania Rossella Grassi …

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Jacob Elordi plays a celebrated World War II hero in the new limited series The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

The show, which premieres Friday on Prime Video, follows Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans, played by Elordi, who is haunted by his experience as a prisoner in a Japanese war camp.

The story is a distinctly Australian one, which means Elordi got to speak in his real-life accent for the role. He tells ABC Audio not hiding behind an American accent this time around “was actually really scary.”

“I didn’t have any kind of gage for what that would sound like,” Elordi said. “You know when you record your voice and you hear it back and it’s like nails on a chalkboard? I could really hear my voice because I didn’t have the wall of an accent or a real specific character to hide behind. So I kept hearing myself and when I heard myself, I just thought I was a phony.”

Everything changed after he began filming the project, however. The actor said he began to love “the immediacy of acting in your own accent.”

“It was an acting awakening, just kind of how how much easier thoughts kind of funneled into my head and how much more naturally they came off my tongue,” Elordi said. “I was like, ‘Oh, it could have been this easy the whole time,’ you know?”

Elordi said getting to work on an Australian project was so exciting.

“It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for a really long time. And I’m incredibly proud of it and I’m glad that it was on something that was as beautiful a piece of work as I think this show is,” Elordi said. “It’s nice to do something of substance and that has meaning to me at home.”

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Michael Ealy has joined the cast of Prime Video’s The Greatest, executive produced by Michael B. Jordan, Ben Watkins and Muhammad Ali‘s widow, Lonnie Ali, according to Deadline.

He’s landed the role of Malcolm X in the series about Ali and his life, both in and out of the boxing ring. Malcolm was spokesperson for the Nation of Islam when Ali made the decision to join the group. 

Also added to The Greatest cast is Kai Parham, who will be portraying Rudy Clay, Ali’s younger brother.

The cast also includes Omari Hardwick and Dana Gourrier as Ali’s parents Cassius “Cash” Clay Sr. and Odessa “Bird” Clay. Snowfall‘s Amin Joseph will play heavyweight champion Sonny Liston, Ali’s rival.

Jordan’s Outlier Society is producing the The Greatest, while Outlier Society President Elizabeth Raposo is on board as an executive producer, alongside Authentic Brand Group’s Corey Salter, Marc Rosen and Matthew Gross, Roc Nation, Michele Anthony, Aiyana White, Jeff Augustin, Boyd Muir and Josh Wakely via his Grace: A Storytelling Company.

David Blackman for Polygram will serve as co-executive producer.

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I got a text! It says Leah, Serena and JaNa are returning to the Love Island universe.

Peacock has greenlit a new Love Island spinoff series with the working title Love Island: Beyond the Villa.

The show, which premieres in summer 2025, will reunite the fan-favorite islanders from season 6 of Love Island USA for a new docuseries.

It will follow “everyone’s favorite season 6 Islanders around Los Angeles as they navigate new careers, evolving friendships, newfound fame and complex relationships outside of the Love Island villa,” according to its official synopsis.

The cast of the spinoff includes Leah Kateb, JaNa Craig, Serena Page, Aaron Evans, Miguel Harichi, Kaylor Martin, Connor Newsum, Kenny Rodriguez, Olivia Walker and Kendall Washington. Peacock says other former Islanders will also make appearances throughout the season.

Notably, Kordell Beckham is absent from the spinoff’s cast list. He won season 6 along with Page. Another season 6 fan favorite who isn’t set to appear on the show is snake enthusiast Robert Rausch.

Love Island USA season 6 was the #1 reality series of 2024. It became Peacock’s most-watched reality competition series of all time.

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An original main Emily in Paris cast member is not returning for season 5.

The fifth season of the Netflix series begins production this May in Rome, Italy, ABC Audio has confirmed. Production will then move to Paris, France, later in the summer.

Lily Collins will return as Emily Cooper, the ambitious American marketing executive whose life changes when she moves abroad for work. Also returning in season 5 are cast members Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, William Abadie, Lucien Laviscount and Eugenio Franceschini.

Camille Razat is not set to be part of the returning cast for season 5. She played Camille, Emily’s friend and main rival for love interest Gabriel’s heart, in all of the first four seasons of the show.

All three of Emily’s love interests—Gabriel, Alfie and Marcello—are returning, even after there was speculation on Bravo’s future with the show.

Bravo told IndieWire in October 2024 he was unsure if he wanted to continue with the series.

“It kind of became not fun for me to shoot or to see a character I love so much and brought me so much, being slowly turned into guacamole. I really grew apart from him,” Bravo said at the time. “It makes me question if I want to be part of season 5 […] because my contract ends at season 4.”

Even still, Bravo hinted that he would be open to returning.

“I love the show and the people in it,” Bravo said. “I’m not going to lie, I’ve been frustrated with the direction my character is taking. But we’ll see where it goes. The show is not over.”

Darren Star created, executive produces and writes Emily in Paris, which will premiere its fifth season on Netflix sometime in 2025.

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Sheryl Lee Ralph‘s contributions to the entertainment industry were recognized Wednesday when she got her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Loretta Devine and Quinta Brunson spoke on her behalf, representing her start in a Broadway version of Dreamgirls to her current role in Abbott Elementary, the show that helped her win her first Emmy.

“I’m amazed at her ability to get things done,” Devine said during the ceremony, as reported by ABC7. “That’s Sheryl Lee Ralph. She was strong then and she still is strong.”

“To be around her is to be around Hollywood history, grace and legend,” Brunson told the crowd at the ceremony. “She is a master class in what it means to be an eternal and consistent diva. She commands the room and gives you a show. She is who you came to see, and she is our star.”

Sheryl then took the mic to share a message of gratitude, especially for those who paved the way for her.

“I want generations to see what’s possible, that their dreams are valid,” Ralph said. “That their voice is powerful and their potential limitless.”

Sheryl’s husband, Vincent Hughes, daughter Ivy Coco Maurice and son Etienne Maurice were in attendance, as well as Jenifer Lewis, the cast of Abbott Elementary and many of her sorority sisters from Delta Sigma Theta.

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We have our first look at the Silver Surfer in the official trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

The trailer, which was released Thursday, shows off new details about the superhero film set in the retro-futuristic 1960s. It comes to theaters on July 25.

“We all know the story. Four brave astronauts all head up into space and come back forever changed,” a TV host character named Ted Gilbert says in the trailer. “Our city, our planet owe a debt to these intrepid souls. And while we can never repay them, we can certainly celebrate them.”

Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach star as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Sue Storm/the Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm/the Human Torch and Ben Grimm/the Thing, respectively.

The trailer reveals that Kirby’s Sue Storm is pregnant, meaning she and Pascal’s Reed Richards are expecting parents.

“We can do this. Nothing’s going to change,” Sue tells Reed in the trailer.

The film follows the Fantastic Four as they are “forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond,” according to its official synopsis. “They must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer. And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.”

The trailer ends with Julia Garner‘s Silver Surfer gliding above the city on her floating surfboard.

“Your planet is now marked for death,” she tells the Fantastic Four, who renew their commitment to keep the planet safe.

“We will protect you,” Pascal’s Mr. Fantastic says in the trailer’s final seconds.

Ralph Ineson, Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne, Sarah Niles and John Malkovich also star in the film.

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