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Sarah J. Maas has revealed the titles and covers for the next two novels in her A Court of Thorns and Roses series.

The bestselling author took to Instagram on Monday to reveal the books will be titled A Court of Splintered Harmony and A Court of Forgotten Melody.

Her post featuring the book cover for A Court of Splintered Harmony was captioned, “What was broken will be remade.”

Maas’ post for A Court of Forgotten Melody included the caption, “What was lost will be reclaimed.”

A Court of Splintered Harmony will be released on Oct. 27, 2026, while A Court of Forgotten Melody will be released on Jan. 12, 2027.

Digital billboards displayed across Los Angeles, Denver and New York City also helped announce the news on Monday.

In March, Maas told Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper that her popular ACOTAR series will continue with books six and seven.

“It’s been a long time coming,” she said at the time. “It’s something that took me a long time to write, just because there were enough things going on in my life that I had to sort through.”

She didn’t reveal much about the upcoming novels, but talked about her writing process, saying, “The story that was finally ready to come out of me was big. Really, really big. And as I started writing this in like this Montana energy vortex, it came out of me in a way that surprised me.”

She went on, “By the time I got to the end of the part one, it was, like, 400 pages long. But what I was writing felt right. That was the story that needed to be told.”

What resulted was 1,000 pages of storytelling, she said. Because of this, she’s decided to release the next part of the ACOTAR series in three parts.

She added, “I’ve never told a story this way. This is how it wants to come out. Why do I have to be held back by the realities of the glue that we need to hold the pages or just like placement on a shelf?”

The author introduced the first ACOTAR book to the world in May 2015. It follows 19-year-old huntress Feyre, who is taken to a magical land by a beast-like creature called Tamlin, described as a lethal, immortal faerie.

“Her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae,” a book synopsis said.

A Court of Mist and Fury was released in 2016 followed by A Court of Wings and Ruin in 2017 and A Court of Frost and Starlight in 2018.

A Court of Silver Flames was released in February 2021.

Maas’ announcement was also a part of the author’s rebrand of her digital presence, with her previous social media posts removed on Instagram and her website transformed into a darkened landing page.

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It’s not too good to be true, we can’t take our eyes off of this 10 Things I Hate About You musical announcement.

A musical adaptation of the beloved film 10 Things I Hate About You is headed to Broadway in 2027. It will start preview performances on Aug. 17, 2027, in a yet-to-be announced theater. The production’s cast and additional creative team members will also be announced at a later date.

“Class begins one year from today. See you August 17, 2027 on Broadway,” the production’s official Instagram captioned an announcement post.

Lena Dunham wrote the musical’s book alongside Jessica Huang. Music and lyrics are by Carly Rae Jepsen and Ethan Gruska. The show’s music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements are by Tom Kitt. It will be directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon.

This new musical “takes us back to the halls of Padua High. Amid the crushes, cliques, and teenage angst, two sisters set out to define themselves on their own terms. This rebellious new musical is about growing up, discovering yourself, and refusing to live by others’ expectations,” according to its official logline.

10 Things I Hate About You is a teenage high school take on William Shakespeare’s classic The Taming of the Shrew. The 1999 film starred Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Larisa Oleynik. One of its most-famous scenes finds Ledger’s Patrick Verona descending the high school’s bleachers as he sings a cover of Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” to woo Stiles’ Kat Stratford.

This production marks Dunham’s Broadway creative team debut. Jepsen previously performed as the titular princess in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella back in 2014.

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A new semester begins in September at the fictional Hillman College.

A new trailer to the show follows Maleah Joi Moon’s Deborah Wayne, daughter of fan favorites Whitley and Dwayne, as she begins her college years at their alma mater, Hillman College.

“My parents have been pushing Hillman since before they knew my name,” she tells a counselor who questions her reason for attending the school. “I wanna prove to them I can crush it.”

The clip features Deborah introducing her roommate to mother, Whitley; what appears to an impending romance with the college football star; and Deborah finding her voice as she leads a movement on campus.

“You are forging your own legacy at Hillman,” Whitley tells her daughter.

In addition to Whitley and Dwayne, played by Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Harrison, the trailer features original A Different World cast members Freddie Brooks (Cree Summer) and Ron Johnson (Darryl M. Bell).

Summer Walker and Method Man also make cameos.

A Different World premieres Sept. 24 on Netflix. 

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Dancing with the Stars pro Witney Carson is returning to the ballroom for season 35 and has a new partner to tango with.

The two-time Mirrorball champion revealed Monday on Good Morning America that she’ll be hitting the dance floor with none other than longtime Jimmy Kimmel Live! personality Guillermo Rodriguez this season.

“I was so stoked,” Carson said when she learned she and Rodriguez would be teaming up. “I think he is so sweet. He’s so fun. That’s exactly what I need in this season of life that I’m in, just someone who’s fun, personable.”

Carson is also appearing in a new episode of Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro airing Monday night. She said she “was genuinely impressed” by all of the contestants vying for a pro spot on season 35 alongside her.

“This specific challenge was really telling,” Carson said. “It was exactly laid out like Dancing with the Stars, so they had to teach a novice, beginner dancer, how to do a routine in four days.”

Carson will also share the dance floor with another new partner this season. She revealed she is pregnant with her third child.

“I am expecting, so I will be dancing with this little baby right here,” Carson said. “Very excited, but I would be lying if I said it wasn’t very daunting. I’ve never been this far along, pregnant, and competing on Dancing with the Stars before.”

The professional dancer, who already shares two sons with husband Carson McAllister, said she’s excited to show people she can take on the challenge.

“Someone the other day was like, ‘You can just hide it with some fringe and rhinestones,’ and I was just thinking, ‘I don’t want to hide it,'” the mom of two said. “I’m so proud to be a woman, to be creating life, and growing this human, and to be able to do the show and compete and be able to grow this life is such a huge blessing.”

As for the upcoming season, Carson said she’s not sure how it will unfold but remains excited for whatever happens.

“It wasn’t on my bingo card to compete on Dancing with the Stars and be four months pregnant, but I think that it’s a beautiful thing, and I think I’m really excited,” she said.

“This show is so beautiful, and I think why people keep coming back to watch it is because it’s so joyous,” she added. “We really support each other and the camaraderie and the positivity that it brings to people, and I think people are just drawn to that energy. It’s a little escape for people. And I’m very grateful to be a part of a show that promotes that.”

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Hayden Panettiere was remembered on Monday as an “amazing talent.”

The actress, who launched a career as a child actor, including an appearance in Remember the Titans, and later became a TV star with leading roles in Heroes and Nashville, died over the weekend at age 36, according to her representatives.

Panettiere also starred in Raising Helen, Ice Princess and several Scream films.

Panettiere’s former co-stars and industry colleagues paid tribute to her this week.

“What an amazing talent you were….so gifted,” Viola Davis, the Oscar-winning actress who co-starred with Panettiere in the 2016 film Custody, wrote in the caption of an Instagram post Monday morning.

Davis described Panettiere as “an old, wise soul with such a deep heart,” adding, “I wish the world had more time with you because I had a burning curiosity about who you were becoming.”

SAG-AFTRA, a union representing performers and broadcasters, wrote in a social media post, “Our hearts are with her daughter, family, friends & fans.”

Bethany Joy Lenz, who starred alongside Panettiere on the soap opera Guiding Light in the late 1990s, paid tribute to her former co-star in an Instagram post.

“I’m crushed. I knew the wild little blonde. Was she nine? Ten? I was eighteen,” Lenz wrote alongside a carousel of photos, including several shots of Panettiere as a young girl. “She ran through the Screen Gem studio hallways at 222 E44th St. laughing and playing games in between Guiding Light blocking and camera rehearsals. Long, unruly curls trailing behind her. She knew her lines and everyone else’s. Her intelligence was astonishing.”

Lenz wrote that Panettiere “understood scenes and nuance and human struggle like no child I’d ever seen on camera” and would “sit with you for a great conversation, then giggle and go play.”

“These are moments of how I knew you, in glimpses over 26 years. I don’t know how to process this. I am praying for you to know the peace of God now and always,” she added.

Heather Matarazzo also remembered Panettiere in a post on Instagram.

“Devastated…….. We first met on the [Long Island Rail Road] traveling to NYC for auditions when we were both kids,” she wrote. “Every time our paths crossed, my heart always filled up. She was special. She was a Sprite of a being and such a talent. Truly a light…. Love you, Hayden.”

Panettiere died in South Carolina, her representative told ABC News early Monday morning, and an investigation into her death is “ongoing.”

Further details surrounding Panettiere’s death were not immediately available.

Panettiere had been candid about her struggles from child stardom through adulthood. She released a memoir in May titled This Is Me: A Reckoning.

She was the mother to one child, her daughter Kaya Klitschko, whom she had in 2014 with her ex-fiancé, heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu has set its streaming debut. The film will arrive on Disney+ on Sept. 2. Jon Favreau directed the film that stars Pedro Pascal as the titular bounty hunter. Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White also star … Disney is the parent company of ABC News.

Another season of Finding Her Edge is on the way. Netflix has announced that season 2 of the ice dancing drama begins production later in August. Madelyn Keys, Cale Ambrozic and Olly Atkins are set to return to their starring roles …

In other Netflix news, the streaming service has greenlit two new series. One is called Sid & Zoey and the other is Sunshine Girls. The former is an eight-episode supernatural mystery young adult romance series, while the latter follows a young girl who moves from California to New York …

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day has reached a major box office milestone.

The latest Spider-Man film, starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker, has surpassed $2 billion at the global box office after three weekends in theaters.

The film has earned $785.8 million in North America and more than $1.2 billion internationally, bringing its worldwide total to $2.022 billion.

Brand New Day is the second-fastest movie in history to reach $2 billion, behind 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, which reached the milestone in 11 days.

The film joins seven other movies that have surpassed $2 billion worldwide: Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, Ne Zha 2, Avatar: The Way of Water, Titanic, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Avengers: Infinity War.

It is also the third movie released this decade to reach the milestone, following Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022 and Ne Zha 2 in 2025.

The latest Spider-Man movie has been breaking records since opening in theaters on July 31.

The film earned $360 million in North America during its opening weekend, surpassing the $357 million opening of Avengers: Endgame to score the biggest domestic opening weekend of all time.

Globally, Brand New Day debuted with $927 million and went on to surpass $1 billion worldwide after six days in theaters.

The movie remained at No. 1 at the domestic box office during its third weekend, adding another $70 million to bring its North American total to $785.8 million.

Brand New Day has earned $785.8 million domestically. The all-time domestic box office record is held by 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which earned more than $936 million.

Here are the top 10 films at the box office this weekend:

1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day — $70 million
2. The Odyssey — $23.2 million
3. The End of Oak Street — $21 million
4. PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie — $20.5 million
5. Katseye: Wild Hearts — $3.95 million
6. Six: The Musical Live! — $3 million
7. The Brink of War — $2.7 million
8. Toy Story 5 — $2.3 million
9. One Night Only — $2 million
10. Vishwanath and Sons — $1.6 million

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Actress Hayden Panettiere has died, her representative confirmed to ABC News. She was 36 years old.

“It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen,” her father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement.

Her father asked for privacy “as our family takes time to process this unimaginable loss.”

Further details surrounding Panettiere’s death were not immediately available.

Beginning as a child star, with a long career in both TV and film, Panettiere is remembered for her roles as Claire Bennet on the hit series Heroes and as Juliette Barnes on the musical drama Nashville.

She also starred in Remember the Titans, Raising Helen, Ice Princess and Scream 4.

Panettiere has been candid about her struggles from child stardom through adulthood. She released a memoir this May titled This Is Me: A Reckoning.

She is the mother to one child, her daughter Kaya Klitschko, whom she had in 2014 with her ex-fiancé, heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.

Her brother, Jansen Panettiere, died suddenly in February 2023 from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) coupled with aortic valve complications, his family said in a statement at the time. He was 28.

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Disney superfans are gathering in Anaheim, California, this weekend for D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, where there will be no shortage of announcements made.

From sneak peeks of new Disney movies and shows to first looks at new experiences and products, D23 is the place where news is made for fans of Disney’s theme parks, characters and more.

Read below for a full recap of this year’s announcements.

Movies
Frozen 3 will feature a wedding, a new villain, a new love interest and of course new music when it hits theaters on Nov. 24, 2027.

Hexed will arrive in theaters on Nov. 25, featuring Walton Goggins, Hailee Steinfeld and Jodie Foster starring in her first-ever Disney animated movie.

The Bluey Movie will arrive in theaters on Aug. 6, 2027, and D23 attendees got a first look at the teaser trailer and poster for the CG-animated film.

Avengers: Doomsday stars assembled onstage to give fans a special look at the new movie, hitting theaters on Dec. 18.

X-Men has a new cast, including Adam Driver, Kit Connor, Christopher Abbott, Samara Weaving, Inde Navarrette and Maya Boyd.

Zootopia 3 is in the works, two of the movie’s stars, Ginnifer Goodwin and Ke Huy Quan, announced alongside Disney Animation head Jared Bush.

Clay, a new animated movie starring Kieran Culkin, is coming to theaters in November 2028.

Star Wars: Starfighter will arrive on May 28, 2027, according to director Shawn Levy and star Ryan Gosling.

Incredibles 3 is coming to theaters in summer 2028, and the Parr children will take center stage in the movie, according to Pete Docter, chief creative officer at Pixar Animation Studios.

Coco 2 will premiere in movie theaters in November 2029, according to actor Benjamin Bratt, who also shared that he’ll reprise his role as Ernesto de la Cruz in the movie.

Princess Diaries 3 is currently underway, the movie’s star, Anne Hathaway, announced onstage, adding that the team is hard at work on the highly-anticipated movie.

Lilo & Stitch 2 will premiere in theaters on May 28, 2028, and, according to a newly-released image, will feature the character, Angel.

Ice Age: Boiling Point starring Queen Latifah and Dennis Leary, is debuting only in theaters on Feb. 5, 2027.

The live-action Tangled movie is coming to theaters on March 31, 2028.

Ghost Street will be released in spring 2028, becoming Pixar’s first ghost movie.

TV, streaming and theater
VisionQuest, starring Paul Bettany, will debut on Oct. 14 on Disney+. Check out the trailer.

Ahsoka season two premieres on Jan. 20, 2027 on Disney+, and the first trailer of the new season was released.

Oswald, a three-part mini-series featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, is coming to Disney+ in February 2027, Jon Favreau announced.

Season three of Percy Jackson and the Olympians will arrive on Disney+ on Nov. 20, and the show’s stars — including surprise guests Ming-Na Wen and Andra Day — debuted the official teaser trailer for the new season.

The Greatest Showman will arrive at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London in Spring 2027.

Kingdom Hearts, an original anime series inspired by the video game franchise, is coming soon to The Disney Channel and Disney+.

Stay tuned for more announcements Saturday night during the Horizons: Disney Experiences Showcase at D23.

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The X-Men cast was revealed Friday during the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23. 

The movie’s mutants will include Kit Connor as Cyclops, Inde Navarette as Rogue, Christopher Abbott as Professor Xavier, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Maya Boyd as Storm and Sadie Sink will play Jean Grey.

Adam Driver will play Nathaniel Milbury, better known as supervillain Mr. Sinister.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe movie will be directed by Jake Schreier, who previously helmed 2025’s Thunderbolts*. The movie will hit theaters on May 5, 2028.

D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event is the company’s biennial exposition, where it previews upcoming movies, shows, experiences and products, in addition to honoring its history. This year’s event is taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center from Friday to Sunday.

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