Entertainment

Rotten to the core and back for more. Disney has released the trailer and release date for the upcoming film Descendants: Wicked Wonderland. The latest installment in the Descendants franchise is set to premiere to Disney Channel on July 16. It will stream on Disney+ the next day. The film will feature Awkwafina as part of its ensemble, with her taking on the role of Chessy the Cat …

Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham star in the official trailer for Ride or Die. The Prime Video action-comedy series follows best friends Judith and Debbie, who are on the run after the former tells the latter she is a professional assassin. All eight episodes of the season will drop to the streamer at once on July 15 …

Production has started on season 2 of Marshals. The series, which is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, follows “Kayce Dutton as he joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana,” according to an official description. Its upcoming second season is set to premiere this fall. Luke Grimes returns as its star …

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

The trailer for director Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars has arrived.

20th Century Studios released the official trailer for the upcoming film, which stars Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin. The film is based on Peter Heller’s bestselling book. It’s described as “a riveting, epic thriller set in a world where survival is instinct, but humanity is a choice,” according to the studio.

Elordi plays Hig in the film, “a young pilot who, together with a military survivalist, Bangley (Brolin), has carved out an efficient but isolated homestead in a brutal post-apocalyptic world,” according to an official description. “But when Hig receives a mysterious radio transmission, he ventures into the unknown in search of the hope and humanity he still believes exist.”

Alongside Elordi and Brolin, the film stars Margaret Qualley, Allison Janney, Benedict Wong and Guy Pearce.

The trailer finds Elordi’s Hig speaking with Qualley’s character.

“So what did you do before the world ended?” she asks him.

“I was kissing my wife, playing with my dog, and wondering every day how I got so lucky,” he says.

Mark L. Smith adapted the film’s screenplay from Heller’s novel. Heller executive produces while Scott produces the movie.

The Dog Stars arrives in theaters on Aug. 28.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News and 20th Century Studios.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Ridley Scott and Hugh Jackman are taking on an adaptation of a classic novel.

Scott is set to direct Jackman in a new film adaptation of Treasure Island, ABC Audio has confirmed. Jackman will play the pirate Long John Silver in this new take on the Robert Louis Stevenson novel.

According to Deadline, Adolescence writer Jack Thorne wrote the film’s script and will executive produce. Scott will also produce the film alongside Michael Pruss for the production company Scott Free.

There is currently no studio attached to the project, but it is set to hit the market on Monday, the outlet reports.

Treasure Island follows a young boy who discovers a map to a legendary buried treasure. He sets out on a journey across the sea to find the fortune, all the while finding himself in a battle of wits with the pirate Long John Silver.

This upcoming adaptation is described as a new take on Stevenson’s classic, which was originally published in 1883.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Production has officially started on the Beach Read film adaptation.

Director Yulin Kuang made the announcement in an Instagram post Monday. The photo features stars Phoebe Dynevor and Patrick Schwarzenegger in costume and on the set of the film.

“a crumb of bts from the BEACH READ camera test for you, dear reader .. can’t wait to show what we’ve been cooking up,” Kuang captioned her post.

Kuang also announced the film’s release date, which will be May 7, 2027.

“filming has officially commenced,” she wrote. “see you only in theaters on May 7, 2027.”

Beach Read follows the character January Andrews, a romance novelist who struggles with writer’s block due to her grief after the death of her father and her discovery of the secrets he kept.

January spends the summer at her father’s Michigan beach house as she prepares to sell it. While there, she reconnects with Gus Everett, a fellow author and her formal college rival. The pair spark an unexpected romance after they agree to partake in a writing challenge to get them out of their respective writing ruts.

Joining Dynevor and Schwarzenegger as part of the film’s cast are Andie MacDowell, Kevin Bacon, Kristin Davis and Tig Notaro. Kuang, who co-wrote the Netflix film adaptation of author Emily Henry’s novel People We Meet on Vacation, directs Beach Read for 20th Century Studios from her own script.

This is the latest adaptation of one Henry’s works, following the release of People We Meet on Vacation in January. Three of her other novels — Book Lovers, Funny Story and Happy Place — are also currently being adapted for the screen.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News and 20th Century Studios.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

We now have our first look at the dog who’s going to solve that mystery.

Netflix has revealed that for the first time in the history of the franchise, the character of Scooby-Doo is being portrayed by a real dog in its upcoming live-action series Scooby-Doo: Origins. Production on the series is currently in process in Atlanta, Georgia, with its premiere set for 2027.

“SCOOBY IS FINALLY REAL!!! Meet our goodest boy in Scooby-Doo: Origins, coming to Netflix in 2027,” the streaming service posted to Instagram on Monday.

Scooby-Doo: Origins‘ previously announced main cast includes Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy Rogers, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma Dinkley and Maxwell Jenkins as Fred Jones. Additionally, Paul Walter Hauser has been cast as a series regular, although the specific role he will play has not been unveiled.

Scooby-Doo: Origins “will uncover how this mystery-solving crew, and their beloved dog, first teamed up to crack the haunting case that started it all,” according to the streamer.

Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg will serve as the show’s writers, executive producers and showrunners. According to Netflix, the show will be a modern reimagining of the Scooby-Doo gang’s origin story.

“During their final summer at camp, old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder,” according to the show’s official synopsis. “Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the strange, but ever so handsome new kid, Freddy, they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets.”

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

We now know when season 3 of Lioness is set to debut on Paramount+. The third season of the series that stars Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman will premiere on Aug. 2. From creator Taylor Sheridan, the espionage thriller continues with even more hidden networks, foreign operatives and personal betrayals …

Henry Cavill has joined the cast of Kevin Hart’s upcoming spy comedy. Variety reports that Cavill will star alongside Hart in a Netflix comedy where they’ll play rival spies who cross paths when their wives become friends. According to a synopsis, “their double lives collide in unexpectedly hilarious and dangerous ways, forcing the two men to reluctantly become confidantes and partners on the road to fatherhood.” …

The Harry Potter HBO series is looking to cast another young wizard. Deadline reports that casting directors are searching for a young actor to play the character Colin Creevy in season 2 of the fantasy series based on the books by J.K. Rowling. According to the outlet, auditions are currently underway …

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

It seems folks were clamoring for the return of Scary Movie.

The sixth installment in the horror movie parody franchise, and the first since 2013’s Scary Movie 5, earned $55 million at the box office this weekend to debut at #1, according to Box Office Mojo.

Variety reports that Scary Movie’s haul was actually a record opening for the franchise, surpassing 2006’s Scary Movie 4, which brought in $49.7 million in its debut weekend.

Another new film, Masters of the Universe, debuted at #2, bringing in $29.3 million, while last week’s #1, Backrooms, dropped to #3 with $25.9 million.

Rounding out the top five were Obsession, with $25.6 million, and another new film, The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act, with $11.6 million.

Here are the top 10 films at the box office:

1. Scary Movie — $55 million
2. Masters of the Universe — $29.3 million
3. Backrooms — $25.9 million
4. Obsession — $25.6 million
5. The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act — $11.6 million
6. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu — $10 million
7. Michael — $7.7 million
8. The Breadwinner — $3.4 million
9. Pressure — $3 million
10. The Devil Wears Prada 2 — $2.8 million

(Video includes uncensored profanity.)

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

The 79th annual Tony Awards, hosted by Pink, were handed out Sunday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and carried live on CBS.

Here’s the complete list of winners:

Best play
Liberation

Best musical
Schmigadoon!

Best revival of a play
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best revival of a musical
Ragtime

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical
Caissie Levy, Ragtime

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical
Joshua Henry, Ragtime

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play
Lesley Manville, Oedipus

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play
John Lithgow, Giant

Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play
Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw

Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play
Laurie Metcalf, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys

Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical
Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys

Best direction of a play
Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best direction of a musical
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best book of a musical
Cinco Paul, Schmigadoon!

Best original score
Music and lyrics: Cinco Paul, Schmigadoon!

Best choreography
Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best orchestrations
Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon!

Best scenic design of a play
Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best scenic design of a musical
Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys

Best costume design of a play
Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels

Best costume design of a musical
Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best lighting design of a play
Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best lighting design of a musical
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

Best sound design of a play
Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best sound design of a musical
Kai Harada, Ragtime

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. are reuniting for a brand-new comedy series.

The New Girl co-stars are set to lead a currently untitled comedy pilot for Hulu, ABC Audio has confirmed. The pilot will be inspired by the Jim Carrey movie The Cable Guy. Both Johnson and Wayans will star in and executive produce the project, which is produced by Sony Pictures Television.

“In a world of endless streaming, binging, and algorithms, old-school cable technician Chip Douglas (Johnson) languishes alone — until Steven Stephens (Wayans Jr.) calls to have his cable turned back on, reconnecting Chip with a childhood friend he never forgot,” according to the project’s logline. “The relationship gives each man something he’s been missing…until Chip’s enthusiasm turns into obsession. Inspired by the movie, the show explores the darkly absurd side of modern-day male friendship.”

The pilot episode is written by It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia‘s Rob Rosell, as well as Cobra Kai‘s Joe Piarulli and Luan Thomas.

ABC Audio understands that the series won’t be a remake of the original film and instead will be inspired by it. Its creators are big fans of the movie and want to honor the film instead of remaking it, akin to what the Fargo TV series did.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News and Hulu.

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Anthony Head, the British actor known for his roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died, the Associated Press reported Friday. He was 72.

His daughters, Emily Head and Daisy Head, told the Press Association news agency that their father died due to complications from pneumonia.

“Our grief is far greater than the hole he has left behind, but we know his legacy will live on, in the shows he was a part of, and in the audiences that love them,” Emily Head and Daisy Head said in a statement. “How lucky we are to know we are able to watch him doing what he loved, even when he is no longer with us.”

Anthony Head was born in London on Feb. 20, 1954. He was predeceased by his longtime partner, animal welfare activist Sarah Fisher, in 2025.

The actor is known for his role as librarian Rupert Giles, who mentored Sarah Michelle Gellar’s titular character in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series ran from 1997 to 2003.

He is also known for playing Rupert Mannion, the ex-husband of Hannah Waddingham’s Rebecca, in the Apple TV comedy series Ted Lasso.

ABC News has reached out to Anthony Head’s representatives for confirmation. 

Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.