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Noah Wyle is back in scrubs in the new medical drama series The Pitt.

He plays Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch in the Max series, which drops new episodes every Wednesday. Each episode of The Pitt covers one hour in a single 15-hour emergency department shift at a hospital in Pittsburgh.

Wyle, who also serves as a writer and executive producer on the series, told ABC Audio the entire team made it their mission to create “the most accurate medical show that’s ever been on TV” and to shine a spotlight on the medical community for two reasons.

“One, to underscore how fragile our system is and how vulnerable we are to another pandemic and a real strain on that system. And also to shine a spotlight on a population that’s been working tirelessly for the last five years without a break under extremely difficult circumstances,” Wyle said. “They really deserve our gratitude and respect.”

Wyle, who played Dr. John Carter on the series ER, said its important to tell the stories of the medical workers who have post-traumatic stress disorder after the many years of working during the COVID pandemic.

“Nobody can do this kind of work and not take on, in some form, the aggregate pain and suffering of everybody’s worst day that you are experiencing multiple times an hour over a 15-hour shift,” Wyle said.

The actor noted that “it’s been really gratifying and somewhat intense to sort of have this show serve as a lightning rod for people to begin those conversations that they haven’t been able to have for a while.” Now, Wyle said, with this show as a point of reference, they are able to articulate their feelings.

And now that The Pitt, which premiered on Jan. 9, has been out for a couple months, Wyle says fans who are doctors have shared “really profound” stories of their own experiences with him.

“It proves the thesis, and it makes us feel like the idea has been validated,” Wyle said. “That there was a thirst for this kind of show on TV, a real need to depict humanity in this way again. And I’m really happy that it’s resonating.” 

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Make way for Moana 2 on streaming. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ latest film is heading to Disney+ on March 12. The sequel, which was the third-highest-grossing film of 2024, grossed $1 billion at the global box office. The film reunites Moana and Maui for an adventure set three years after the events of the original 2016 film. It stars Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson as the wayfinder and demigod…

Celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the Star Wars prequel film Revenge of the Sith as it returns to theaters on April 25. Lucasfilm announced the rerelease, which will run in the U.S. and select international territories for one week, on Tuesday. The film will be available to screen in multiple formats, including, for the first time, 4DX …

Lena Waithe is getting suited in scrubs. The Emmy winner is set to act in a guest arc on Grey’s Anatomy. Waithe will play Dr. Evynn Moore, a former student of Catherine Fox who visits Grey Sloan to help with a unique case, which happens to be her wife. She’ll make her first appearance in the episode that premieres on March 13 …

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The 97th annual Academy Awards ceremony is Sunday, and with this group of nominations comes a bunch of interesting facts. Here’s a look at some fun facts about this season’s crop of nominees.

Wicked and Emilia Pérez are both nominated for best picture, marking the first time since 1968 that two musicals have been nominated in the category. It’s also only the second time ever two musicals received 10 or more nominations in the same year — Emilia Pérez leads the pack with 13 noms, while Wicked earned 10. Wicked is also the first film to receive 10 nominations without a best director or writing nomination.

Speaking of Emilia Pérez, much has been said about its star and best actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón, primarily about her controversial posts on the social platform X in which she expressed views on Muslims, George Floyd and diversity at the Oscars. The actress made history with her nomination, becoming the first openly trans person to be nominated for an acting Oscar. Despite the controversy, Gascón will attend the ceremony, with Netflix agreeing to pay the expenses.

The Fernanda Torres-starring I’m Still Here is the first Brazilian film to be nominated for best picture, as well as the first from any South American country in the category. If Torres wins best actress, she will become the first Latina best actress winner. Her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, was nominated in the same category in 1999 for her performance in Central Station, which was also directed by I’m Still Here helmer Walter Salles. Montenegro was the first Brazilian to receive an Academy Award nomination for acting, making Torres the second.

Finally, former Succession co-stars Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong are both nominated in the best supporting actor category for their work in A Real Pain and The Apprentice, respectively. The first-time Oscar nominees, who played brothers Roman and Kendall Roy in all four seasons of Succession, are up for roles in their first major films since they finished making the HBO series. They frequently found themselves competing with each other for an award in the same Emmys category, with Strong taking home outstanding lead actor in a drama series in 2020 and Culkin winning the category in 2024.

The 2025 Oscars will air live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The show will also stream live on Hulu for the first time ever. A special edition of 20/20, Countdown to the Oscars with Robin Roberts, premieres Friday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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A new teaser for the fifth and final season of You is here.

In the clip, Penn Badgley‘s character, Joe Goldberg, is getting ready for what appears to be a night out with character Kate Galvin (Charlotte Ritchie).

Badgley opens the clip with Goldberg’s inner monologue, saying, “Love tests us.”

“I’ve been tested more than most,” he continues. “This is the last time. I came from nothing. A true rags-to-riches story. I’ve been through it all. Unlucky in life and in love until I met you.”

He goes on, “Kate, you opened doors for me I could have never imagined. We share a life.”

At the very end of the clip, after Badgley talks about power, money and more, he says, “Who knew I’d become the luckiest guy in New York?”

According to a logline for the upcoming season, Goldberg “returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.”

The cast for the fifth and final season includes Madeline Brewer, Anna Camp and Griffin Matthews.

You returns to Netflix on April 24.

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You’ve visited Italy on vacation, but have you been to Naples? The new Hulu documentary Posso Entrare? (Can I Come In?): An Ode to Naples wants to change that. It’s written and directed by Trudie Styler, who has an estate in Tuscany with her husband, rock star Sting. Surprisingly, she was unfamiliar with Naples until she made the film.

“We have quite a full life in Tuscany, but I’d never been to Naples,” she tells ABC Audio. “And then I started to ask questions. ‘Why haven’t you been to Naples?’ I would say to a friend. ‘Oh, well … [it’s] dirty, dangerous.'” 

So when Styler was offered the chance to make a film about the city, she wanted to dispel those notions.

“For the last three years I’ve been immersing myself in that city, meeting extraordinary people who have their stories to tell, which I weave through into the documentary. And they transformed my life,” she tells ABC Audio.

Full of history, art and culture, Naples has been plagued by organized crime for years. Styler’s film highlights all of that, as well as unique programs that artists, locals and clergy have established to give young people a chance to thrive and help those hoping for a better life.

One program, the Orchestra of the Seas, teaches prisoners to make instruments from the wood of shipwrecked immigrant boats. In the film, it sets the stage, literally, for Sting to appear: He’s seen playing his song “Fragile” on one of the first prisoner-created guitars.

“It was wonderful to see how humbled [the prisoners] were to hear something that they’d made with their own hands,” Trudie says.

Ultimately, Trudie says she hopes viewers — especially Americans with Neapolitan roots — will watch the film and, she says, “do what I did: instead of buying into the stories of Naples being dirty and dangerous … they will take a day … to go and see the wonderful sights.”

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Ever since the Britney Spears biopic was announced, fans have been speculating about who could play the Princess of Pop on the big screen. But now that Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown has dyed her hair blond, would she be interested in taking on the role, which some fans have called for?

Asked that question by Access Hollywood, the actress — who can also sing, by the way — said, “She is an absolute icon. I would love nothing more than to be a part of her story.”

“But that’s her story,” the British star continued. “And I am in full support of her bringing her story to life how she wants to. I mean, I would … want someone to bring it to life in the most beautiful way. So, I would always be open to something like that.”

In addition to Brown, Heart Eyes star Olivia Holt has been floated as someone who could portray Britney onscreen, along with Florence Pugh, Sydney Sweeney, Elle Fanning and Sabrina Carpenter.

The biopic, based on Britney’s bestselling memoir, The Woman In Me, is being directed by Wicked director Jon M. Chu, but there’s no timetable yet. Chu told Entertainment Tonight in January, “I haven’t really started anything fully yet” and added that he’d “seen all the fan casting … and I always take those into consideration because maybe there’s a good idea out there.” He also said Britney will be “very involved” in the film.

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Ayo Edebiri and A24 are a happy family.

The actress has been tapped to write and star in a Barney live-action film for the studio. It will be codeveloped by A24 and Daniel Kaluuya‘s company, 59% Productions, in partnership with Mattel Films, which is the IP owner of Barney.

A24 confirmed the news Tuesday in a post on Instagram. The studio shared a graphic created by Variety announcing the news.

“We’re a happy family,” A24 captioned its post, in which it also tagged Edebiri and Kaluuya, and posted in collaboration with Barney the Dinosaur and Mattel.

While Kaluuya is a lead producer on the project, he will not act alongside Edebiri in the film, Variety reports. Plot details are unknown, but back when the project was first announced in November 2019, Mattel Films’ Robbie Brenner said working with Kaluuya would let their studio “take a completely new approach to Barney that will surprise audiences and subvert expectations.”

Rowan Riley will produce alongside Kaluuya for 59% Productions, while Kevin McKeon and Andrew Scannell will produce for Mattel Films. Brenner will oversee as producer for Mattel Films with A24.

The film will be based on the purple dinosaur character from the beloved children’s TV series Barney & Friends, which premiered in 1992 and aired for 14 seasons.

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Zoë Kravitz is opening up on her feelings toward ex-fiancé Channing Tatum and how she views the former couple’s shared film, Blink Twice.

Kravitz broached the subject in an interview with Elle published Tuesday, when asked if the split from Tatum changed the way she feels about her directorial debut, Blink Twice.

“I love this thing that we made together, and I care for him very much,” she said. “Even when you bring up how great his performance is, it warms my heart to hear that, and I’m so happy that all of it happened.”

Kravitz said she felt appreciation for the experience she and Tatum shared on the film.

“I just feel so grateful that we got to go on that journey together.”

The Big Little Lies actress said Tatum has “so much more coming,” adding that “he’s in a place as an actor where he’s feeling really confident and people are seeing different sides of him.”

Kravitz continued to praise Tatum, telling the outlet, “He’s got a lot to offer, so I’m excited for people to keep witnessing that.”

Before their split last year, the couple was first linked in 2021 before becoming engaged in 2023.

In July 2024, Tatum told Extra the experience of working with his partner is what “cemented” their relationship.

When asked what the best part about working with Kravitz was, Tatum replied, “Working with your partner … I know a lot of people are afraid of it, it was the thing that cemented us, in a way.”

Blink Twice, the story of a tech billionaire hosting a vacation gone awry, starred Tatum alongside Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Kyle MacLachlan, Geena Davis and Alia Shawkat.

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J.K. Simmons has joined Brad Pitt in his upcoming film Heart of the Beast. Deadline first reported the news on Monday. It marks the second time Simmons will work with director David Ayer and the third time he’ll star in a film with Pitt. The Paramount Pictures movie will follow a former Army special forces soldier and his retired combat dog as they battle for survival in the Alaskan wilderness after a plane crash …

AMC Networks has renewed their series Dark Winds for a fourth season. The network announced the renewal ahead of the show’s season 3 premiere. It returns for its latest season on March 9. The upcoming season 4, which begins shooting in March, will consist of eight, hour-long episodes, and will mark the directorial debut of the show’s star and executive producer, Zahn McClarnon. It will premiere on AMC and AMC+ sometime in 2026 …

Charlie Kaufman‘s latest project has found its stars. Deadline reports that Eddie Redmayne, Tessa Thompson and Patsy Ferran will star in Later the War, which Kaufman will write and direct. The filmmaker adapted the script from the short story Debby’s Dream House by Iddo Gefen. While plot details about the film adaptation are unknown, the short story follows a man who makes dreams for people, before he ultimately starts creating nightmares for them …

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The 2025 Academy Awards ceremony is Sunday, and this year there are many first-time nominees up for trophies. Here’s a look at some of the stars who are nominated for their first-ever Oscar at the 97th annual awards show.

Thirteen of the performers nominated in the acting categories at this year’s ceremony are up for their first-ever Oscars.

Sebastian Stan is nominated for his first Oscar for playing Donald Trump in The Apprentice. He’s the only first-time nominee in the actor in a leading role category. Meanwhile, the actor in a supporting role category has four first-time nominees: Yura Borisov in Anora, Kieran Culkin in A Real Pain, Guy Pearce in The Brutalist and Jeremy Strong in The Apprentice.

Similarly, the actress in a leading role category also has four first-time nominees. Karla Sofía Gascón is up for her performance in Emilia Pérez, Mikey Madison is up for her role as Anora, Demi Moore is nominated for The Substance and Fernanda Torres has received recognition for her work in I’m Still Here.

The actress in a supporting role category is also filled with four first-time nominees. Monica Barbaro is nominated for her performance in A Complete Unknown, Ariana Grande is up for Wicked, Isabella Rossellini was nominated for Conclave and Zoe Saldaña received a nomination for Emilia Pérez.

Additionally, all of the directors competing for best director — Sean Baker, Brady Corbet, James Mangold, Jacques Audiard and Coralie Fargeat — are first-time nominees in the category. Fargeat, who directed The Substance, is the 10th woman to be nominated for achievement in directing. If she were to win best director, she would become the fourth woman ever awarded the honor.

The 2025 Oscars will air live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. It will also stream live on Hulu for the first time ever. A special edition of 20/20, Countdown to the Oscars with Robin Roberts, premieres Friday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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