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Stephen Kalyn is going from the hockey rink to the courtroom.

The Off Campus breakout actor has been cast in The Housemaid’s Secret. He will play the role of Brock Cunningham, a lawyer who is in a relationship with Sydney Sweeney’s character, Millie Calloway.

Lionsgate announced the casting news in a video shared to Instagram on Monday. The video finds Kalyn reading Freida McFadden’s novel before walking inside a trailer on a film set.

“Welcome home, Brock. Stephen Kalyn joins the cast of The Housemaid’s Secret,” the post’s caption reads.

The Housemaid’s Secret will be based on the second book in the trilogy by McFadden. It is the direct sequel to the 2025 film The Housemaid, directed by Paul Feig. This new movie finds Millie taking a job as a housekeeper for a woman she’s never allowed to see, who remains behind a locked door. She discovers the truth behind all of this and it threatens to expose secrets darker than her own.

Lionsgate announced plans for a film adaptation of The Housemaid’s Secret in January. At the time, the studio announced it would begin production on the film in 2026.

Sweeney and Michele Morrone are set to return to their roles of Millie and Enzo Accardi in the movie. Joining the cast for the sequel are Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Snow and Paul Anthony Kelly.

Feig will also return to direct. Sweeney is set to executive produce while Feig also produces through his Pretty Dangerous Pictures alongside Laura Fischer. Rebecca Sonnenshine will once again adapt McFadden’s words for the screen.

At the time the sequel was announced, Feig said, “It’s been thrilling to see audiences around the world fall in love with The Housemaid and the incredible work of our talented cast and crew. We’re lucky that Freida McFadden has already extended Millie’s journey on the page, and that we get to work with Rebecca Sonnenshine and Lionsgate to bring this next story to audiences.”

The Housemaid’s Secret arrives in theaters on Dec. 17, 2027.

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Melinda French Gates is matching the $10 million raised by Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Music Festival, bringing the total going to nonprofit organizations supporting women and girls to $20 million.

Rodrigo announced French Gates’ matching commitment Saturday during the festival in Irvine, California.

“Daisy Chain Fields is about what can happen when we come together and use our collective power to support one another,” Rodrigo said. “I’m incredibly grateful to Melinda and Pivotal for believing in this mission and making the impact of our first festival twice as powerful.”

French Gates joined Rodrigo onstage, where she praised the singer and the festival’s mission.

“Olivia Rodrigo is a force,” French Gates said. “What Daisy Chain Fields sets in motion will last far beyond a single night, by opening up opportunity for women and girls around the world and showing a new generation how much their voices matter. I’m so proud to support Olivia’s vision.”

The $20 million will be divided equally among 10 nonprofit organizations: Baby2Baby, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Center for Reproductive Rights, FreeFrom, Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, National Domestic Workers Alliance, National Institute for Reproductive Health, National Women’s Law Center and Planned Parenthood.

Rodrigo said the organizations are doing “incredibly important work every single day in the U.S. and globally.”

“I’m so grateful to every person who bought a ticket, every artist who waived their fee, every sponsor for signing onto a brand new festival and every donation that helped get to $10 million to support women and girls,” she said.

Throughout the event, concertgoers could learn more about the nonprofit partners and their work through Daisy Chain Reaction, an initiative highlighting the causes supported by the festival.

The 2026 event marked the first Daisy Chain Fields Festival, which Rodrigo announced in June.

The festival featured performances from Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Mitski, Bikini Kill, the Breeders, Garbage, Rachel Chinouriri and others.

Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette, Karen O and Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan also appeared as special guests.

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The world of Manifest is expanding.

Netflix has announced a new sci-fi series, Arrivals: A New Manifest Mystery, from the same creative team behind the original series. The show will feature a new cast of characters and new storylines.

“I’m delighted to be able to tell a new story for the Manifest fans out there and also for a brand-new audience,” says creator Jeff Rake. “It’s been five long years since we showed up on Netflix, and there’s probably half a generation who has never heard of Manifest. We’ve tried to thread the needle in a way that’s rewarding for the OG Manifest fans, but also equally rewarding for people who are brand new to the show.”

Manifest originally debuted on NBC in 2018 before moving to Netflix for its fourth and final season, where it found renewed success with audiences. The show follows the passengers and crew of Flight 828 who mysteriously reappear years after going missing and being presumed dead. It starred Josh Dallas, Melissa Roxburgh and Athena Karkanis.

The announcement for the new series came on 8/28 — which fans celebrate as Manifest Day in honor of the show’s core mystery of Flight 828.

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For Jacob Elordi, working on The Dog Stars wasn’t simply a starring role in Ridley Scott’s latest film. It was also an opportunity to learn alongside a performer he’s admired for years.

The actor plays Hig, a young pilot who survives in a brutal post-apocalyptic world. He joins forces with military survivalist Bangley, who is played by Josh Brolin. The film is based on Peter Heller’s bestselling book of the same name and also features Margaret Qualley, Allison Janney, Benedict Wong and Guy Pearce.

Elordi told ABC News that Brolin “has been someone that I’ve looked up to as an actor forever. He’s just one of the greats, you know?”

In a moment Elordi described as “sentimental,” he opened up about a memory he shared on set with Brolin. The pair were hanging out in a hangar Scott had built for Elordi’s character, Hig. While relaxing on a leather couch, the pair just sat “there, looking at the Dolomite Mountains, talking about acting. Waxing poetic on it” even, Elordi said.

The moment “meant so much” to Elordi. It was more than just a passing conversation between takes.

“To be taken in and embraced by somebody that you’ve studied and admired for so long. That was really, really special to me,” Elordi said. “He’s totally free when he acts, and that’s something that I took from him. He bears himself the second he gets to set and shows everyone exactly who he is, and then he can do what he does. He’s a master.”

Brolin said he relied heavily on Elordi.

“I was kind of under prepped because I had just come from another movie and I relied on Jacob, who’s a 28- year-old, at least in my mind, newbie,” Brolin said. “He was so available and he was willing, and I think he respects … the kind of old-school mentality so much.”

In Brolin’s eyes, Elordi “is a kid that’s the real deal.”

“Personally and professionally, we both leaned on each other very much,” Brolin said.

The Dog Stars arrives in theaters on Friday.

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Hulu has ordered a second season of its new psychological thriller Furious.

Starring Emmy Rossum, Furious follows rookie FBI Agent Alice Black, who is hunting down a female serial killer while also battling her own demons. As Black grows closer to finding the “mysterious and calculating” killer, played by Lola Petticrew, “their lives start to intertwine [and] the line between right and wrong begins to blur,” according to the show’s official logline.

Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Scoot McNairy also star in the critically acclaimed crime drama; Jake Lacy, Rob Delaney, Hope Davis, Rob Yang and Steve Way guest star.

The series debuted to Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in July. The season 1 finale will drop Monday, Aug. 31.

Elizabeth Meriwether, known for hits like New Girl and Dying for Sex, created, wrote and executive produced Furious. Rossum also served as an executive director.

There’s no word on when season 2 production will begin. 

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Dolly Parton’s sister Stella Parton is remembering the late singer’s generosity — including a decision she made near the end of her life in hopes of helping others.

In a moving tribute shared on Facebook, Stella Parton revealed that the 9 to 5 singer, who died at 80 this week after a brief battle with cancer, told her that even if there was no hope for her, she would allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope that the treatment could help others in the future.

“My sister was one of the most generous, thoughtful and kind people I’ve ever known,” she wrote, adding that she was always thinking of others “and if you want to honor her legacy, show more kindness, lift others up and give more of your time and resources as she continued to do to the very end.”

Stella Parton also reflected on the close relationship she shared with her big sister, including their weekly tradition of waking up early and having coffee together over the phone.

“Being little farm girls we’ve continued to be early risers,” she wrote. “As she liked to say; ‘shoot Tedda we get more work done before the sun comes up than most folks do all day long!’ We would catch up on gossip, as sisters do, and drink coffee and make plans as it has always been our way.”

Stella Parton also shared how her sister’s outlook shaped their conversations, recalling how her sister would laugh off her complaints about other people.

“Dolly loved the world and everyone in it,” she wrote. “I would criticize and complain about it and she would laugh and say; ‘shoot Tedda, we’ve got more important things to do than worry about their silly a****.'”

She added, “She was right and proved it everyday.”

Stella Parton thanked everyone who has shown love and respect to her sister and their family following her sister’s death.

“My Tuesday morning coffee time will never be the same, but her love, respect and goodness will remain,” she added.

She also ended her message with a call for others to carry on her sister’s example, writing, “She left the world a better place by being in it, so let’s follow her example. Love and respect to all of you.”

Stella Parton was one of Dolly Parton’s 11 siblings.

According to People, the late singer’s siblings also include Willadeene, David, Coy, Robert Jr., Cassie, Larry, Floyd, twins Freidda and Rachel, and Randy, a singer-songwriter, who died from cancer in 2021. Her brother Coy also died in July 2026 at the age of 82, according to an obituary from Atchley Funeral Home.

“It was crowded!” Dolly Parton told The Guardian in 2016. “With that many brothers and sisters there was plenty of teasing and fighting, but we were all in it together.”

Following her death, many around the world have mourned her. Across Hollywood, Nashville and beyond, many have shared memories with her and why she meant so much to them.

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Sharon Horgan is chasing her Youth in the trailer for her new HBO comedy series.

Horgan stars as Alex, a 50-year-old divorcee looking for sex and love as she juggles taking care of her aging parents and college-age son.

“When did it all stop being fun? It’s been four years since I’ve had a man in my bed,” Alex says in the trailer. “I need to meet someone now. I think I’ve got like 10 years left as a sexual person, tops.”

In addition to starring, Horgan wrote and produced the series. The cast features Rupert Friend, Sharlene Whyte, Aran Murphy and Robbie Gee.

The first two episodes of the eight-episode series premiere Sept. 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The rest of the episodes will then air weekly every Sunday at the same time.

Horgan previously starred in and created the shows Bad Sisters and Catastrophe.

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Toy Story 5, the latest chapter in the classic fun-filled toy-adventure franchise, is coming to streaming next month, and Taylor Swift is dropping a surprise to celebrate the news.

The billion-dollar box office franchise’s fifth edition will hit Disney+ on Sept. 23, 2026, Good Morning America announced exclusively on Thursday morning.

The film opened in theaters in June and is still in theaters, as well as now being available for purchase on digital.

In order to celebrate the occasion, Taylor Swift, whose single “I Knew It, I Knew You” headlines the soundtrack, shared a first-look sneak peek at the animated new music video for her piano version of the song.

An earlier music video for the new song, featuring the Toy Story 5 characters, was released in June.

In an interview aired on Good Morning America earlier this summer, the Grammy-winning singer said an early screening of the film sparked the idea for the track, which was inspired by Jessie, the beloved cowgirl first introduced in 1999’s Toy Story 2.

“We’ve seen her have her heart broken. Like, we’ve watched, you know, the car pull away,” Swift said. “I get really emotional talking about this.”

The full video is available on Disney+, Spotify and Apple Music, ahead of the film’s release to streaming next month.

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Actress Busy Philipps says she’s “grateful to be alive” after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor.

In an exclusive interview with People, the Freaks and Geeks actress shared how the brain tumor was discovered and what the recovery process for her was like.

Philipps said that the discovery of the tumor began in June 2025 with her asking her doctor at her yearly physical about their opinion on full-body MRI screenings, which have recently become increasingly popular for detecting early-stage cancers, autoimmune disorders and more. Her doctor told her there was no need for one because he told her she was healthy.

Months later, the actress said that she got a second opinion from a doctor in her family who told her the screenings were great, saying, “Knowledge is power.”

Philipps said that her scan was scheduled in February 2026, a day after the death of her friend and former Dawson’s Creek co-star James Van Der Beek. Days later, she received the results of the scan, which revealed a lesion in her brain.

While recalling the moment that she had to get an MRI scan done, Philipps said, “My life was sort of flashing before my eyes a little bit.”

After learning the results of her scan, the actress said she got in touch with her daughter’s neurologist, Dr. Orrin Devinsky, who treats her for epilepsy. He reviewed her scan and told Philipps that the tumor had to come out. Devinsky then introduced Philipps to Dr. Golfinos, who facilitated the surgery.

When it came to telling her daughters Birdie Leigh Silverstein and Cricket Pearl Silverstein, whom she shares with ex-husband Marc Silverstein, Philipps said that she had to be “honest” with them, adding that Birdie took the news much harder and said she was “really, really scared.”

“I just kept saying to her, ‘Birdie, you’re just not in the movie where your mom dies senior year of high school, that’s just not the movie that you’re in. I promise you,'” she said.

After the surgery, Philipps said that doctors learned that the tumor was 2.8 cm by 1.8 cm and it was located on her right frontal lobe. After testing a sample of the tumor, doctors told her that it was a stage 2 glioma “caused by an IDH mutation.” According to the National Institutes of Health, gliomas are “the most common primary brain tumors of the central nervous system.”

Treatment for gliomas may vary based on tumor stage, with some patients undergoing surgery only and some patients needing to undergo additional treatment such as radiation and chemotherapy to destroy remaining cancer cells, according to the NIH. The actress said the doctors removed the tumor completely, and she isn’t undergoing any other treatment at this time. But she does have to get scans every three months for the next two years.

“It really is sort of the best case scenario of the worst case scenario, I suppose,” Philipps said.

While the surgery appeared to have gone smoothly for Philipps, it was a second procedure that she said “really threw me.”

Six weeks after the initial surgery, Philipps said she was told her that her surgical incisions needed debridement, which, according to the NIH, is the removal of dead, damaged, infected or foreign tissue from a wound to help healthy tissue heal.

Following the procedure, Philipps said doctors found two different forms of staphylococcus infection. She also said she was on a high dose of oral antibiotics for 29 days.

Philipps said that she healed after the debridement and that she hopes that others, especially women, can learn from her experience.

“First of all, there’s nothing to be afraid of in having information, it’s only empowering,” she said. “And secondly, if you feel anything, don’t let some doctor be like, there’s — ‘I don’t like it, you don’t need to do it. That’s a waste of time.’ See things through if you can.”

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The official trailer for season 5 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has arrived.

In addition to the brand-new trailer, Hulu has announced that season 5 of the reality series premieres on Sept. 10. As previously announced, the fifth season of the show will consist of five episodes rather than the usual 10. The show has already been renewed for seasons 6 and 7. 

The season 5 cast includes Taylor Frankie Paul, Jen Affleck, Jessi Draper, Layla Taylor, Mayci Neeley, Mikayla Matthews, Miranda Hope and Whitney Leavitt.

“After two wild years, #MomTok is hotter than hell, but will friendships and dreams go up in flames? Taylor returns from The Bachelorette with unfinished business, an old temptation, and the pressure of life in the public eye. Whitney debuts on Broadway in New York City as tensions back home chase her. Back in Utah, the limits of loyalty are tested as fame, secrets and backlash threaten #MomTok — with every blowup making headlines,” according to the season’s official synopsis. “As the heat threatens to burn the sisterhood, have they finally flown too close to the sun? With rumors spiraling and the public demanding answers, the sisterhood starts to crack, and #MomTok must decide what — and who — it’s willing to sacrifice.”

The new season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives arrives months after Paul’s season as lead of The Bachelorette was pulled by ABC amid an open “domestic assault investigation” involving Paul and ex-partner Dakota Mortensen.

Season 5 marks Leavitt’s final season as a cast member on the series. She confirmed her departure in a video posted to Instagram in May.

Additionally, Hulu has announced a spinoff titled The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County, which will star Affleck. Fans assume she will also leave the original show after season 5.

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