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Jeff Bridges, the original star of 1982’s Tron, who played against a digitally de-aged version of himself in 2010’s Tron: Legacy, has revealed he will be back for Tron: Ares.

He told the Film Comment podcast, “I’m heading off this Saturday to play a part in the third installment of the Tron story.” Bridges added, “Jared Leto is the star of this third one. … I’m really anxious to work with him. I’ve admired his work.”

Bridges even commented on his last Tron outing, which had him at his age reprising as Kevin Flynn, battling against a digital doppelgänger of his younger self — or at least that was the idea. 

“I didn’t like the way I looked in it,” Bridges admitted of his supposed twin, the nefarious Clu. “I felt like I looked more like Bill Maher than myself. It was kind of bizarre.”

For Tron: Ares, Bridges said the world inside a computer in which his character lived is much more grounded. He noted there will be less artificial intelligence this time around and there are “practical” — that is non-CG — environments.

“There are beautiful sets that I’ve seen,” Bridges said. “So we’ll see.”

Fans will have to see how Bridges will fit into the story: Tron: Legacy ended with Flynn seemingly sacrificing himself by absorbing Clu so that his son Sam, played by Garrett Hedlund, could escape back into the real world with Olivia Wilde‘s digital human Quorra. 

Tron: Ares debuts October 10, 2025, from Disney, the parent company of ABC News.

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Zendaya has already become a fashion icon, and now the Emmy-winning star might be responsible for influencing people to take up tennis.

At least that’s according to research from the casino website Vegas Gems, which noted worldwide searches for “tennis lessons” spiked with the release of her new film Challengers, which aced the box office over the weekend.

According to the search data, interest in tennis lessons jumped 54%, reaching their highest point in 12 months when the sultry sports film from Luca Guadagnino debuted. 

Granted, the French Open and Wimbledon will be played soon. But considering Zendaya has 184 million Instagram followers, it’s quite plausible she’s the main source of the search spike.

If you doubt Zendaya’s influence, consider that the film, in which she stars with Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor, has amassed over 114 million views on TikTok worldwide, according to the website’s research.

Methodology and results have not been verified or endorsed by ABC News or The Walt Disney Company.

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Jerry Seinfeld, whose eponymous sitcom is always listed among the all-time TV greats, is lamenting the loss of television comedy. He tells The New Yorker Radio, “People always need [comedy]. They need it so badly and they don’t get it.”

Jerry continues, “It used to be that you’d go home at the end of the day, most people would go, “Oh, Cheers is on. Oh, M.A.S.H. is on. Oh, [The] Mary Tyler Moore [Show]’ is on, All in the Family is on.’ You just expected [there will] be some funny stuff we can watch on TV tonight.”

“Well, guess what? Where is it? Where is it?” the Unfrosted director asks rhetorically, venting, “This is the result of the extreme left and P.C. crap and people worrying so much about offending other people.”

He adds, “When you write a script, and it goes into four or five different hands, committees, groups – ‘Here’s our thought about this joke’ – well, that’s the end of your comedy.”

Incidentally, Jerry mentions Curb Your Enthusiasm, former Seinfeld co-creator Larry David‘s recently-wrapped show, was immune to that interference, noting, “He’s old enough [to say], ‘I don’t have to observe those rules, because I started before you made those rules.'”

Jerry notes that to get their fix of comedy, audiences are turning to stand-up comics “because [comedians] are not policed by anyone. The audience polices us. We know when we’re off track. We know instantly. And we adjust to it instantly.”

“With certain comedians now, people are having fun with them stepping over the line, and us all laughing about it,” he continues, adding if it “doesn’t go down well … He or she can take all the blame.”

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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have made underdog Welsh football club Wrexham AFC a winner, and Variety reports they are apparently hoping to put their Midas touch on Mexico’s century-old Club Necaxa.

According to the trade, one of the team’s investors, Eva Longoria, brought the pair into the fold, and Rob and Ryan purchased a stake in the team.

The co-chairs of Wrexham spun their enthusiasm — and money — into team promotions for Wrexham, as well as five Emmys for their FX docuseries Welcome to Wrexham. The trade reports their role inside the team isn’t yet known, but Variety speculates they could be eyeing a similar series spotlight for Necaxa, which like Wrexham is beloved, but hasn’t been competitive in years.

The team is currently 14th in Mexico and 23rd in North America, according to FootballDatabase.com.

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Keanu Reeves is revving up a new docuseries project for Roku called The Arch Project.

Sharing a name with Arch Motorcycle, the company the John Wick franchise star founded with Gard Hollinger, the show will see Keanu and Hollinger chasing down creativity in all its forms.

“This new series follows Hollinger and Reeves on a quest to find the answer to the question: ‘Where does human creativity and ingenuity come from?” according to the streaming service. “Fueled by their own curiosity and desire to learn, Hollinger and Reeves help find and explore the stories of those whose ideas and achievements they admire.”

“We’ll join these mavericks to meet and learn how their unique views help fuel them to shape and change the world and hopefully find some answers to that never-ending question,” Roku says.

Hollinger and Reeves offer, “We’ve sought out artists, innovators, and creators whose stories we hope will inspire viewers to find answers that help unlock their own creativity.”

The “one-of-a-kind docuseries hopes to ” inspire us all to dream bigger and bolder,” said Sean Boyle with Roku Originals.

Reeves recently starred in and produced another docuseries, Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story, which is now streaming on Hulu and Disney+.

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Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris went red carpet official as a couple while attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this weekend.

During the Saturday outing, the pair appeared at the event in coordinating looks, wearing all-black ensembles by the same designer, Harbison Studio.

Bush stunned in a black strapless dress with a corset bodice, meanwhile, Harris opted for black pants and a matching vest with gold button details.

The couple sported huge smiles on their faces while posing for the camera.

Their red carpet debut comes a few days after Bush opened up about finding new love with the former soccer player in a personal essay she wrote for Glamour.

“I didn’t expect to find love in this support system. I don’t know how else to say it other than: I didn’t see it until I saw it,” she wrote in her cover story that was published Thursday.

Last year, Bush filed for divorce from husband Grant Hughes on Aug. 4, 2023, noting the date of separation as June 27, 2023 — just over one year after they tied the knot on June 11, 2022. Bush cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.

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The teaser trailer for Barry Jenkins‘ Mufasa: The Lion King is ready to roar.

The first look at the highly anticipated film features Aaron Pierre as the voice of Mufasa, the role previously voiced by James Earl Jones in previous Lion King movies.

“This story begins far beyond the mountains and the shadows, on the other side of the light. A lion was born without a drop of nobility in his blood. A lion who would change our lives forever,” a voiceover says.

We see sweeping shots of the recognizable savannah and all the creatures that call it home — including giraffes, hippos, elephants, and, of course, lions.

“Destiny awaits you,” the voiceover says later in the clip, which ends with Mufasa taking a giant leap.

Jenkins told GMA he was drawn to the “powerful” script written by Jeff Nathanson and the chance to tackle something as culturally resonant as The Lion King universe.

The If Beale Street Could Talk director said it not only shows how Mufasa became the kingly figure he is, but also “how people who may be alone can find strength by coming together.”

Jenkins recalls watching the 1994 animated version after he moved in with his sister, a single mom; he helped her raise his two nephews.

“It’s the first time you see children really process grief in a way that is very direct and blunt, and yet the film presents it in a way that they’re made whole,” he explained. “So it had this very special meaning for me. That was a really hard time for my sister and I, but this was something that was really beautiful.”

Mufasa: The Lion King roars into theaters December 20.

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban turned their red carpet appearance into a sweet family affair this weekend.

Kidman was the honoree at the 49th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award Gala on Saturday, and the teenage daughters of the actress and the singer — Sunday, 15, and Faith, 13 — made their first red carpet appearance together with their parents at the event to celebrate their mom.

Kidman is the first Australian actor to receive the AFI honor at the star-studded event, which was held at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre.

During the evening, Meryl Streep presented the achievement award to fellow Oscar winner Kidman, who received a standing ovation from the crowd when accepting the honor, according to AFI.

“It is a privilege to make films,” she said in her speech. “And glorious to have made films and television with these storytellers who allowed me to run wild and be free and play all of these unconventional women. Thank you for making me better at my craft and giving me a place, however temporary, in this world. Thank you for inviting me into your movie families. Thank you for my childhood dream that became a reality.”

Kidman also mentioned her daughters and husband in her acceptance speech, per People, noting that she has had an “enormous amount of luck” in her life.

“There’s also the most important thing, love,” she said. “Big, big love. And then right there is the love of my life, and the loves of my life. My daughters have never been anywhere publicly with me on a red carpet, tonight was their first night, so they’re here, Sunday and Faith.”

In addition to Sunday and Faith, Kidman is also a mom to two adopted children, Bella and Connor, whom she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise.

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NCIS: Hawai’i‘s current third season will also be its last. Vanessa Lachey, who plays Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant in the NCIS spinoff took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to share her disappointment over the cancellation, writing, “Trying to explain this news to my daughter … and she makes me Mickey ears so I can ‘smile.'” She added, “This decision was bigger than a TV show.” Tori Anderson, who portrays FBI agent Kate Whistler, shared, “Having a really hard time processing this one … This is a huge loss for representation.” NCIS: Hawai’i follows Tennant and her team, who “balance duty to family and country, investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security, and the mysteries of the island itself,” per the network …

Season 50 of Survivor will feature all returning players, host Jeff Probst revealed at a Survivor FYC showcase on Saturday, April 27, according to Variety. “About 10 seconds ago, we just decided, thanks to all the fans that were in attendance at the FYC event here in Hollywood, that Survivor 50 will be returning players — and you all are part of it,” he shared later in an Instagram video. Survivor, currently in its 46th season, airs Wednesdays on CBS …

Marla Adams, best known for playing Dina Abbott Mergeron on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless, died Thursday in Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She was 85. Matt Kane, director of media and talent for Y&R, broke the news. The cause of death was not revealed. Adams’ soap opera career began on CBS’ The Secret Storm, where she played Belle Clemens from 1968 until the show’s cancelation in 1974. Adams joined Y&R in 1982-85, and returned for brief stints in 1991, 1996, 2008 and 2017. In 2021, Adams won a Daytime Emmy for her work …

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Challengers, Luca Guadagnino‘s romantic tennis drama starring Zendaya, opened in first place at the domestic box office, grabbing an estimated $15 million. The film added an estimated $10 million overseas, for a global tally of $25 million.

Meanwhile, Zendaya’s other release, Dune: Part Two, crossed $700 million at the global box office.

The faith-based drama Unsung Hero finished a distant second at the North American box office, earning an estimated $7.75 million in its opening weekend, followed by Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, delivering an estimated $7.2 million in its fifth week of release. The latest film set in the so-called Godzilla Monsterverse has racked up $181.7 million domestically and $519.4 million worldwide.

Last week’s top film, Civil War, dropped to fourth place, grossing an estimated $7 million in its third week of release. The film has grabbed $56.2 million in North America thus far and $86.2 million globally.

Rounding out the top five was the horror film Abigail, earning an estimated $5.3 million for a domestic total of $56.2 million. Worldwide, Abigail has scared up $28.6 million.

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