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Jimmy Kimmel reunited several Barbie cast members in a promo for the 96th annual Academy Awards.

In the clip that debuted during Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night, Kate McKinnon, America Ferrera, Ryan Gosling and Helen Mirren got together to promote the upcoming Oscars ceremony.

McKinnon reprised her role as Weird Barbie, taking Kimmel on a journey through the year’s nominees for Best Picture on their way to OscarsLand. The pair drove past “weirder Barbie” aka Emma Stone in Poor Things.

They also passed by the Oppenheimer set, where Kimmel took a shot at Matt Damon, in costume as Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr., calling him “that poor, incredibly hideous, disgusting, ugly man.”

After Kimmel and Weird Barbie make it to OscarsLand, they run into Ferrera, who gives a variation on her speech from Barbie about how hard it is to be a woman.

“It’s literally impossible to host the Oscars,” Ferrera says. “You have to be extraordinary, but somehow you’re always doing it wrong. You have to make fun of people, but you can’t make too much fun of people. You have to give everybody enough time, but you can’t go long.”

The promo wouldn’t be complete with Gosling’s Ken, who pops up from the back seat of their car wearing his “I am Kenough” sweatshirt, holding a bag from In-N-Out. Kimmel tells Ken the trend is actually to get food from In-N-Out after the ceremony. Gosling recovers with this: “Good thing Greta [Gerwig] has got director in the bag.”

Ken then screams upon discovering Gerwig was not nominated for Best Director, prompting Mirren’s voice-over.

“Girls grow into women, but not all boys grow into men. Some remain hopelessly stuck in a loop of infantile foolishness,” Mirren says.

The 96th Oscars air March 10 on ABC.

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Deadpool & Wolverine has claimed the record for the most-watched movie trailer of all time.

The first trailer for the third film in the Deadpool franchise has broken global records, garnering 365 million views in just 24 hours. It made its initial debut during Super Bowl 58, which is estimated to be the most-watched telecast in history. 

This film introduces Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Shawn Levy reteams with Reynolds to direct the film, which also stars Hugh Jackman, who reprises his iconic role as Wolverine, for which he appeared in nine films. This also marks Jackman’s introduction to the MCU.

Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni and Matthew Macfadyen also star.

In the trailer, Reynolds’ Deadpool is captured by the Time Variance Authority, an organization that monitors timelines, which was first introduced in the Disney+ series Loki.

“I smell what you’re stepping in, sensei,” Deadpool says in the trailer. “Your little cinematic universe is about to change forever. I’m the messiah. I am Marvel Jesus.”

Deadpool & Wolverine opens in theaters on July 26.

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When it was announced that Jennifer Lopez would be the musical guest on the SNL episode hosted by Ayo Edebiri, the Emmy-winning star of The Bear, things got awkward — because in 2020, Edebiri had bad-mouthed J.Lo on a podcast. But Lopez tells Variety that they’re good, and that Edebiri apologized.

“She was mortified and very sweet,” Lopez tells Variety about talking to her after SNL. “She came to my dressing room and apologized with tears in her eyes, saying how terrible it was that she had said those things.”

What Edebiri said in 2020 was, “I appreciate a good scam. Today I was actually thinking about one of my favorite scams of all time, because J. Lo is performing at the Super Bowl halftime show.” 

“She felt really badly and loved my performance because we had just done my soundcheck and she actually got to hear me perform,” J.Lo continued. “She was just like, ‘I’m so f****** sorry, it was so awful of me.’ It’s funny. I’ve heard similar things said about me throughout my career, so it really didn’t affect me.”  

Jennifer’s new album, This Is Me … Now is out on Friday, as is her Amazon original musical film, This Is Me … Now: A Love Story. A documentary called The Greatest Love Story Never Told comes out February 27. Jennifer tells Variety she put $20 million of her own money into financing this three-part project.

She tells Variety, “I do think this is a beautiful project. The message is strong and the message is true. I think it’s a true piece of art, and I’m very proud of it.”

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It’s estimated that more people watched Taylor Swift’s boyfriend win the Super Bowl than watched man land on the moon.

Super Bowl 58 is now the most-watched telecast in history, surpassing 123.4 million viewers across all platforms. Not only did it set the record for the most-watched Super Bowl of all time, but CBS also set the record for the largest audience ever for a single network with 120 million viewers.

Nielsen Fast National and Adobe Analytics delivered this data, confirming that the coverage of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 25-22 win in overtime against the San Francisco 49ers, as well as Usher’s halftime show, was the most watched in the history of television. The broadcast streamed across multiple platforms, including CBS Television Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision, CBS Sports and NFL properties, such as NFL+.

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Jon Stewart returned to his Daily Show desk after a nine-year break on Monday night.

The comedian will host the series on Mondays during the 2024 election cycle. He originally departed the series in 2015, with Trevor Noah taking over hosting duties. Noah left the show in 2022, and the series has continued with several rotating potential hosts since then.

“Welcome to The Daily Show, my name is Jon Stewart. Now, where was I?” Stewart said as the broadcast began, picking right up where he left off. He was welcomed with cheers and applause before he went on to address his grand return head-on.

“I have committed a lot of crimes, and from what I understand, talk show hosts are granted immunity,” Stewart said.

After joking about the Super Bowl and Taylor Swift conspiracy theories, Stewart focused on the 2024 presidential election, narrowing in on the expected race between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Stewart then reached out to news team correspondent Dulcé Sloan, who gave her opinion on the options Americans have when it comes to voting this year.

“This is just the same s*** all over again, it’s just a reboot. We need more than just the same show with an older but familiar face,” Sloan said.

“You… you’re talking about the two candidates, right?” Stewart joked.

“Yeah! I mean, they already had this job,” Sloan replied. “Now these old white dudes gotta come and reclaim it? Like, come on, sir. Go do something new. It’s so desperate. Like, let someone else run the show.”

Again, Stewart asked: “You’re talking about the election, right?”

“I said what I said,” Sloan replied. 

The Daily Show airs weeknights on Comedy Central, with new episodes available the next day on Paramount+.

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Ben Wang, best known for his role in the Disney+ series American Born Chinese, has been tapped to star as the new Karate Kid in the latest installment of the beloved franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He’ll join Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio reprising their characters from previous Karate Kid films. The new film will take place on the East Coast and follow “a teen from China who finds strength and direction via martial arts and a tough but wise mentor (or maybe even two),” per the outlet. The original movie, starring Macchio and the late Pat Morita, spawned three sequels, as well as the Netflix series Cobra Kai. A 2010 revival starred Chan and Jaden Smith. The films have earned over $618 million globally, while the series has earned several Emmy nominations …

Adam Sandler is working on a new Netflix comedy special, directed by Josh Safdie, according to Variety. The yet-to-be-titled project is the latest in a long string of projects for the streaming service — including Leo, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah and Hustle — and his second special, following 2018’s 100% Fresh. Safdie is also known for co-directing films with his brother Ben, including Daddy Longlegs and Good Time …

Netflix has dropped the first trailer for Scoop, a dramatization of Prince Andrew‘s infamous BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis in which he was grilled about his relationship with disgraced millionaire Jeffrey Epstein and allegations he had sex with Virginia Roberts — now Virginia Giuffre — when she was 17. Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell play Maitlis and Prince Andrew, respectively. Scoop drops April 5 …

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Kate McKinnon can now add published author to her list of accomplishments.

The actress’s debut novel, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science, is set to arrive on October 1 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

McKinnon started working on the upcoming release before she ever appeared on Saturday Night Live, incorporating story elements and characters inspired by her own childhood. The project is the first in her new series, which follows three sisters and a mad scientist.

“I wanted to write the kind of book that I would have loved reading when I was younger, when I was eating honeysuckle on the playground and collecting bugs and falling in love with the natural world—I hope young people read about the adventures of the Porch Sisters and are inspired to get out there and have their own adventures,” McKinnon said in a press release.

“I started playing with the idea of these characters and this world over a decade ago and am so thrilled to finally bring them to an audience, especially with a team as wonderful as the one at LBYR,” McKinnon continued.

LBYR President and publisher Megan Tingley said that McKinnon brought her signature comedic voice to her debut novel.

“Kate McKinnon has brought all the intelligence, energy, and go-for-broke comedic genius she has on stage to the pages of this book,” Tingley said. “Her essential message that being weird is exactly what makes you wonderful will inspire and empower young readers everywhere.”

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Courteney Cox was there for Jennifer Aniston on her birthday.

The Monica to Aniston’s Rachel shared a celebratory tribute to Instagram on Sunday in honor of the actress’s 55th birthday. The carousel featured a photo of the two smiling on the red carpet, a couch-snuggle selfie with a cheek kiss and a clip from season 2 of Friends.

The short video features Aniston in character as Rachel Green, addressing the late Matthew Perry’s Chandler Bing, from the episode “The One Where Heckles Dies.”

“Hey, Chandler. Monica just broke my seashell lamp,” Aniston says in the clip.

“Not sure why this is one of my favorite clips… I guess it’s because nobody else in the world could make this line sound so cute,” Cox wrote in her caption. “Happy Birthday my sweet Jenny Louise. Also don’t know why I call her that…but I sure do love you.”

Aniston made her own post celebrating her big day. She shared a video montage of moments from her life to Instagram, which included footage from the Friends episode “The One Where They All Turn Thirty,” as well as red carpet pics, recent videos with her pets and photos from her childhood.

“Grateful,” Aniston captioned her video, before inserting the poem The Layers by Stanley Kunitz.

“I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I was, though some principle of being abides, from which I struggle not to stray,” the beginning of the poem reads.

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It was State Farm’s Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring Super Bowl ad that took the top spot on USA Today’s 36th Ad Meter contest.

Rankings for the contest were determined by a panel of judges who weighed in on all 59 commercials that aired during the breaks of Super Bowl 58.

The insurance advertisement features Schwarzenegger paired once again with his Twins co-star Danny DeVito. Throughout the 60-second spot, Schwarzenegger is starring in an action movie as Agent State Farm, who flies a helicopter, rescues puppies and carries a pregnant woman out of a burning home.

The only problem? He can’t pronounce the company’s tagline quite right. “Like a good neighbaaa, State Farm is there,” Schwarzenegger says in the ad.

The State Farm ad scored a 6.68, beating out the Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Jennifer Lopez-starring Dunkin’ ad, which got a 6.52.

The rest of the top five was rounded out by Kia, with an ad score of 6.36; Uber Eats, which got a 6.26; and then the NFL, which got a 6.23.

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It seems Kate Winslet didn’t always enjoy her newfound fame after her star-making turn in Titanic.

In an interview with Porter Magazine, Winslet said it was frustrating to be suddenly thrust into the spotlight after the iconic film was released in 1997.

“I felt like I had to look a certain way, or be a certain thing, and because media intrusion was so significant at that time, my life was quite unpleasant,” Winslet said.

She went on to explain why she chose smaller projects after making the blockbuster disaster epic.

“Journalists would always say, ‘After Titanic, you could have done anything and yet you chose to do these small things’ … and I was like, ‘Yeah, you bet your f******’ life I did! Because, guess what, being famous was horrible.’ I was grateful, of course. I was in my early twenties, and I was able to get a flat. But I didn’t want to be followed literally feeding the ducks.”

Asked if her relationship to fame has changed now, Winslet said, “Oh, it’s such a ridiculous word!”

“I wear it really lightly,” Winslet continued. “It’s not a burden, any of it. [Titanic] continues to bring people huge amounts of joy. The only time I am like, ‘Oh god, hide,’ is if we are on a boat somewhere.”

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