In brief: ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ gets release date and more

In brief: ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ gets release date and more
In brief: ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ gets release date and more

Are you ready or not for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come? The theatrical release for the Searchlight film is set for April 10, 2026. The news was made official on social media Thursday. Samara Weaving reprises her role in the sequel, joined by Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Elijah Wood

Paige DeSorbo is saying goodbye to Summer House. The reality TV star announced she would not be returning to the series for its upcoming 10th season in a post shared to her Instagram Story. “I’ve made the decision not to return to Summer House,” DeSorbo wrote. “You’ve seen me grow up over these last 7 summers. I’ll always be beyond grateful for the memories … But like all good things (and some bad decisions), it’s time for this chapter to close.” …

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives stars will spill all in the upcoming reunion special set for July 1 on Hulu. The Bachelor franchise alum Nick Viall will host the reunion, which will unpack the shocking end to season 2, and reunite the entire cast to talk about all the secrets and scandals, plus a surprise announcement …

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Ashley Tisdale on returning to Candace for ‘Phineas and Ferb’ season 5

Ashley Tisdale on returning to Candace for ‘Phineas and Ferb’ season 5
Ashley Tisdale on returning to Candace for ‘Phineas and Ferb’ season 5
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There’s another 104 days of summer vacation with brand-new episodes of Phineas and Ferb.

The beloved animated series has returned for its fifth season 10 years after its original run concluded.

Ashley Tisdale has lent her voice to the titular stepbrothers’ older sister, Candace, for the show’s entire run.

“It’s obviously a dream to be a part of something for so long,” Tisdale told ABC Audio. “Playing Candace is always wild and a fun adventure.”

The original seasons of Phineas and Ferb were added to Disney+ in summer 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, a film centering on Candace premiered on the streaming service the same year, just as TikTok was rising in popularity. This caused a resurgence in the Phineas and Ferb fandom, which Tisdale noticed.

“I remember seeing Jimmy Fallon doing ‘Squirrels In My Pants,'” Tisdale said, referencing a song she performed as Candace in a 2009 episode that went viral. “That was kind of the moment where I [thought], ‘Oh wow, this feels like it’s coming back.'”

“I truly, I think in all of the things that I’ve done, owe so much to the fans,” Tisdale said. “Even with the High School Musical stuff, it was because of them. And for Phineas and Ferb to come back, it’s because of them. So I’m so grateful that they’ve loved these projects I’ve been in so much.”

Tisdale is looking forward to fans getting to see Candace try new things in the fifth season.

“There’s an episode where she goes to a therapist finally. And I think that’s just a genius idea. We all need to see that episode,” Tisdale said. 

The first 10 episodes of Phineas and Ferb season 5 are available to stream on Disney+.

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Da’Vinchi talks Meech and Terry’s relationship in season 4 of ‘BMF’: The womb to the tomb ‘is slowly dying’

Da’Vinchi talks Meech and Terry’s relationship in season 4 of ‘BMF’: The womb to the tomb ‘is slowly dying’
Da’Vinchi talks Meech and Terry’s relationship in season 4 of ‘BMF’: The womb to the tomb ‘is slowly dying’
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Meech and Terry’s womb to the tomb mantra is no more in season four of BMF. Da’Vinchi, who portrays Terry Flenory, drug trafficker and co-founder of the Black Mafia Family crime organization, says the tension between the brothers continues as they expand the Flenory drug empire.

“I think [their relationship] is slowly dying because, you know, more money, more problems, more responsibility and certain things as people are in your ears,” he explains, adding they have varying approaches to conducting business.

Following their trip to Mexico to establish direct links with the Mexican drug cartels, Da’Vinchi says Terry also noticed the spiritual differences between them. In this fourth season, he says his character grapples with faith as he engages in crimes that conflict with his spiritual and moral compass.

“[Terry] just wants to just be able to just finish this and get out this game for good and use the money and do pretty different things, but it’s the thing that keeps pouring back,” Da’Vinchi explains.

With the spiritual battles and constant issues with Meech, Da’Vinchi says Terry’s happy medium is to break out and go about things his own way.

“Terry just wants us to run in a way that [business is] flying under the radar,” he says, comparing it to Meech’s flashy approach. He adds T “just want[s] to make enough money…to live regular lives and live the American dream” all while avoiding attention from cops who know they’ve never had a 9 to 5 job. 

Season 4 of BMF is now available to watch on the STARZ app. The show airs on the STARZ linear platform on Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT in the U.S. and Canada.
 

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Jennifer Lopez stars in ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ teaser trailer

Jennifer Lopez stars in ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ teaser trailer
Jennifer Lopez stars in ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ teaser trailer
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Jennifer Lopez revels in the glitz and glam of Hollywood in the teaser trailer for Kiss of the Spider Woman.

The first trailer for the upcoming movie musical arrived on Thursday. Dreamgirls director Bill Condon helmed this new adaptation, which is based on the 1976 novel and the Tony-winning Broadway musical of the same name.

Andor star Diego Luna stars as Valentín, a political prisoner who shares a cell with Molina, played by Tonatiuh. The two form a bond as Molina tells Valentín about the plot of his favorite Hollywood musical, which stars Ingrid Luna, played by Lopez.

“What’s your favorite movie?” Molina asks Valentín in the trailer. He responds, “I don’t have one.”

“I couldn’t live without movies,” Molina continues, as he looks at a poster of Kiss of the Spider Woman he’s hung up in their jail cell. “One of them, I’ll never forget.”

Condon wrote the screenplay of the film, based on the novel by Manuel Puig, musical book by Terrence McNally, and music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb.

The trailer finds Lopez performing “Where You Are,” one of the musical’s 13 songs.

Lopez and Luna also serve as executive producers on the film, which first premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January.

Kiss of the Spider Woman arrives in theaters on Oct. 10.

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Tom Felton to play Draco Malfoy in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ on Broadway

Tom Felton to play Draco Malfoy in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ on Broadway
Tom Felton to play Draco Malfoy in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ on Broadway
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Tom Felton is returning to the Wizarding World.

The actor, who portrayed Draco Malfoy in all eight of the Harry Potter films, is reprising the role of the Slytherin wizard on Broadway.

Felton is joining the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for a 19-week engagement starting on Nov. 11.

The website for the Broadway production of the show promotes the newly announced casting decision with a photo of Felton as the older version of the character he originated in the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

“Don’t miss your chance to witness wizarding world history. Tom Felton returns to the role he made famous, Draco Malfoy, as he joins the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child live on Broadway this fall,” the Cursed Child website reads.

Felton’s time in the role is scheduled to last through March 22, 2026.

The ticket presale begins on June 10 at 11 a.m. ET. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child runs at the Lyric Theatre in New York City.

The play continues the Harry Potter story 19 years after the events of the book series and film franchise. It follows the children of Harry, Hermione, Ron and Draco, who now all attend Hogwarts together.

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In brief: Octavia Spencer to star in ‘Ma’ sequel and more

In brief: Octavia Spencer to star in ‘Ma’ sequel and more
In brief: Octavia Spencer to star in ‘Ma’ sequel and more

2 Ma 2 Furious. Blumhouse is making a sequel to its horror thriller Ma, Variety reports. Octavia Spencer will reprise the titular role that she first played in the 2019 revenge movie. While no director or release date for the project have been announced, Blumhouse founder Jason Blum says the studio is thrilled for Spencer to be on board for another movie …

Will Ferrell is taking his talent to Broadway. The actor is developing a stage musical based on his 2020 Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. “We are more than excited to bring Eurovision to Broadway,” Ferrell said. “The stage musical is a perfect place to continue our celebration of all the things we love about this amazing and unifying song competition.” …

Magic mirror on the wall, when will Snow White be available to watch at home? The film will make its streaming debut on Disney+ on June 11. The Mark Webb-directed live-action remake stars Rachel Zegler as the Disney princess and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen …

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Marc Maron on playing Owen Wilson’s best friend in ‘Stick’

Marc Maron on playing Owen Wilson’s best friend in ‘Stick’
Marc Maron on playing Owen Wilson’s best friend in ‘Stick’
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Owen Wilson is a former pro golfer in the new sports comedy Stick.

The series premiered Wednesday on Apple TV+. It stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, a man who hedges his future on a 17-year-old golfer he thinks may just be the next big thing.

Podcaster and actor Marc Maron also stars as Pryce’s best friend, Mitts. Maron tells ABC Audio he hadn’t met Wilson before starring alongside him in the show.

“We’re kind of the same age and we’ve both been through some stuff,” Maron said. “We’re just very different types of people and I think that the characters are not that unlike us.”

He wasn’t worried if they would get along or not, he just hoped they could play believable best friends.

“The only thing that was not known was whether or not we were going to be—to feel—emotionally connected as a couple of guys that have known each other for decades,” Maron said.

After they shot their first scene together, Maron said, “It became pretty apparent that it just wasn’t gonna be a problem.”

“Picking up on each other’s rhythms for comedic purposes was, it was just sort of natural,” Maron said.

Even though he hadn’t met Wilson before, he knew his movies. Because of that, Maron said it felt like he did sort of know him before shooting, in his own way.

“Cause you know that guy,” Maron said. “If you watched his movies, you kind of know what you’re dealing with. And, you know, it just worked out. We got along well on screen and off.”

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You’ll be changed for good: Watch the trailer for ’Wicked’ sequel

You’ll be changed for good: Watch the trailer for ’Wicked’ sequel
You’ll be changed for good: Watch the trailer for ’Wicked’ sequel
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The trailer for the Wicked sequel, Wicked: For Good, has arrived.

The nearly three-minute clip picks up where 2024’s Wicked left off, and finds Cynthia Erivo‘s Elphaba, who’s been branded the Wicked Witch of the West, on the run as she plots to expose the fraudulent Wizard of Oz, played by Jeff Goldblum.

“I’m off to see the Wizard,” Elphaba declares as she grabs her broom and black hat.

We also see Ariana Grande‘s Glinda, Michelle Yeoh‘s Madame Morrible and Jonathan Bailey‘s Fiyero, and hear clips of songs including “No Good Deed” and “For Good,” the latter of which gives the movie its title.

Wicked: For Good, directed by Jon M. Chu, premieres in theaters on Nov. 21.

 

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Walton Goggins says he and Aimee Lou Wood have no feud: ‘I love this woman madly’

Walton Goggins says he and Aimee Lou Wood have no feud: ‘I love this woman madly’
Walton Goggins says he and Aimee Lou Wood have no feud: ‘I love this woman madly’
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Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood have addressed their supposed feud, saying it never existed in the first place.

The White Lotus co-stars sat down with Variety for an interview about the public suspicion they do not get along. In the article, the actors addressed rumors that began to circulate after Goggins refused to talk about Wood in a cover story for The Times of London back in May.

“There is no feud. I adore, I love this woman madly, and she is so important to me,” Goggins said. “She is love and I know that I am that to her. We care about each other very deeply.”

Goggins told Variety he did not want to speak about Wood during The Times interview because he didn’t think it would be fair to speak about her without her present.

Wood also got the chance to talk about Goggins unfollowing her on Instagram.

“I think it’s such a comment on where we’re at culturally. Why is everyone obsessing over Instagram? That is irrelevant,” Wood said.

Goggins said he unfollowed Wood as his way of letting go of his White Lotus character.

“I knew what we had gone through, and I knew how close that we had gotten, and I needed to begin to process saying goodbye,” Goggins said. “And I knew that that was going to take a while for me, so I let her know, this is what I’ve gotta do. And she was extremely supportive about that.”

Goggins ended the interview by re-following Wood on Instagram.

“It’s all so ridiculous,” Goggins said. “It’s just a part of me just saying goodbye to this character so that now Aimee and I will be friends for f****** ever.”

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Zoe Saldaña fell sick immediately after she won her Oscar: ‘I collapsed right after’

Zoe Saldaña fell sick immediately after she won her Oscar: ‘I collapsed right after’
Zoe Saldaña fell sick immediately after she won her Oscar: ‘I collapsed right after’
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Zoe Saldaña won her first Oscar back in March. Three months after the awards ceremony, the actress is opening up about what happened backstage during the ceremony.

“It was all beginning to become a blur, it was such a beautiful journey leading up to the Oscars. I don’t think I was there as myself [that day], my 13-year-old self was there,” Saldaña said while appearing on Live with Kelly & Mark on Wednesday.

Saldaña said after she gave her acceptance speech she became sick backstage.

“I collapsed right after. I lost my voice within an hour after I won the award,” Saldaña said. “I couldn’t stand on those heels that I had. All I wanted to do was crawl in bed and maybe cry. I don’t know why, I needed to cry.”

According to Saldaña, her body was running on pure adrenaline, and that’s what led to her feeling ill.

“Your immune system is in optimal condition, but once, you know, you tell your body that it’s over, then everything sort of collapses.”

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