Selena Gomez and Timothée Chalamet on the set of Woody Allen’s ‘A Rainy Day in New York’ on Sept. 11, 2017 in New York City. (Bobby Bank/GC Images)
Selena Gomez and Timothée Chalamet are teaming up with Illumination, the people who brought you the Minions films, for a new animated feature.
The movie, called Not Alone, was announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. According to studio information distributed to multiplemediaoutlets, Chalamet will play Joe, an introverted rocket mechanic. Gomez will play Fran, an astro-botanist who’s created the first rocket powered by plant-based fuel. Things get complicated when three aliens on the run from the law hide out in Joe’s house, where they plot to return home using Fran’s rocket.
The voice cast also includes Allison Janney, Lamorne Morris and Brett Goldstein. The movie hits theaters in April 2027.
This isn’t the first time Gomez and Chalamet have worked together: They both appeared in the movie A Rainy Day in New York, which was released in 2020.
While Chalamet will be making his animated film debut, Gomez has voiced multiple characters in animated films, including the Hotel Transylvania series. Her most recent film role was the Oscar-winning movie Emilia Pérez.
Chalamet, last seen in 2025’s Oscar-nominated Marty Supreme, will appear in Dune: Part Three later this year.
Curry Barker’s next film has landed at Universal Film Group. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Obsession director’s next film will be released by the studio along with Blumhouse Atomic Monster. The outlet describes it as an eight-figure deal for Barker to write, produce and direct his third film …
An animated Pippi Longstocking series is in the works. Variety reports that Studiocanal is teaming up with its Paddington production partner Heyday Films to develop a new animated show based on the book character. The series will focus on Pippi, who arrives in a small town and changes it forever …
We now know the celebrities who will fill in for Jimmy Kimmel and host Jimmy Kimmel Live! during his traditional summer break. Tiffany Haddish, Anthony Anderson, Ike Barinholtz, Colman Domingo, Jelly Roll and Rosie O’Donnell are set to host the show over the summer months. The announcement was made during Kimmel’s monologue on Thursday, which was interrupted by Matt Damon, who used a Trojan horse to sneak onstage …
Tom Hanks is Woody and Tim Allen is Buzz Lightyear in ‘Toy Story 5’ (Walt Disney Pictures)
The U.S. box office had a friend in the new Toy Story film.
As per Variety,Toy Story 5debuted with $160 million, which makes it the biggest domestic opening of the year. The previous record was $131.7 million, set by The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. It was also the biggest debut for any of the Toy Story films — previously, Toy Story 4 held the record with $120 million.
Toy Story 5 — which boasts a new end-credits song by Taylor Swift — scored the second-biggest opening weekend in history for an animated film. Only The Incredibles 2, which debuted with just under $183 million in 2018, earned more.
According to Box Office Mojo, last week’s #1, the new Steven Spielberg alien extravaganza Disclosure Day, slipped to #2 with earnings of $17 million — a drop-off of more than 60% from its debut.
The horror film Obsession fell from #2 to #3. The only other new entries in the top 10 were the supernatural horror film Leviticus, at #8, and Hugh Jackman’s A24 drama The Death of Robin Hood, in ninth place.
Here are the top 10 films at the box office:
1. Toy Story 5 — $160 million 2. Disclosure Day — $17 million 3. Obsession — $14.2 million 4. Backrooms— $7.3 million 5. Scary Movie — $6.7 million 6. Masters of the Universe — $5.6 million 7. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu — $3.9 million 8. Leviticus — $2.7 million 9. The Death of Robin Hood — $2.6 million 10. Michael — $2.2 million
In this March 25, 2025, file photo, James Burrows attends a premiere in Los Angeles. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images, FILE)
Legendary director James Burrows has died, his agent confirmed to ABC News on Friday. He was 85.
Burrows is known for directing some of the most iconic shows on television, from Cheers and Taxi to Will & Grace and Frasier.
Throughout his illustrious career, Burrows won 11 Emmys and five Directors Guild of America Awards. The Directors Guild of America also honored Burrows in 2015 with a lifetime achievement award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2006.
“Jimmy was the greatest comedic television director in the history of the medium,” his agent, Rick Rosen, said in a statement to ABC News. “He directed the most iconic, defining shows of generations. Always a gentleman, it was an absolute honor to represent him.”
Born on Dec. 30, 1940, Burrows made his mark across many television shows in the mid 1970s, directing episodes for several television series in 1975 including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Phyllis and The Bob Newhart Show.
He also helmed episodes of Laverne & Shirley, The Betty White Show, Rhoda and more, before a long stint as director for the TV sitcom Taxi starting in 1978. Burrows directed the first four seasons of the series, which focused on the everyday lives of New York City taxi drivers.
While speaking to the Television Academy in 2025, Burrows said his job as a director on Taxi was to “mold” the actors “into an ensemble.”
“I’m not sure how much the actors learned from me, but I learned a lot about how to deal with people because of that show,” he said.
Following Taxi, Burrows directed several other TV shows as well as the 1988 television movie The Nerd, prior to directing Cheers starting in 1982. He was also a co-creator on the show, and directed 237 episodes.
In 2003, Burrows told Conan O’Brien that it was a “wonderful experience.”
“It was so smooth, it was scary, how the process went,” Burrows said about the writing, cast and crew.
The show won a total of 28 Primetime Emmy Awards, with Burrows winning two for directing.
Burrows went on to direct more television shows after Cheers, including Frasier, Will & Grace and Friends.
When asked in an interview in 2003 by the Television Academy about how he wanted to be remembered, Burrows said, “That every night forever you can tune in somewhere and there’ll be a show I did.”
ABC News’ Andrea Dresdale contributed to this report.
The Netflix phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters celebrates the one-year anniversary of its release on Saturday, June 20. The animated film has gone on to dominate the streaming service’s “most-watched” list, global pop culture and the Billboard charts in equal measure.
Here’s a look at KPop Demon Huntersby the numbers, courtesy of Netflix:
– It’s the first title ever to spend 52 straight weeks on Netflix’s Global Top 10.
– It was the most-streamed movie of 2025, with 20.5 billion viewing minutes.
– The soundtrack spent two weeks at #1 on Billboard 200, and racked up more than 15 billion streams worldwide, making it the most-streamed soundtrack of the decade.
– The HUNTR/X song “Golden” was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks, becoming the first-ever #1 by a female K-pop act, and the longest-running #1 by a female group in this century. It was also the fastest song to reach a billion streams on Spotify.
– In addition to “Golden,” the soundtrack also sent three other songs into the top 10 simultaneously: “Your Idol,” “Soda Pop” and “How It’s Done.”
– At the Oscars earlier this year, KPop Demon Hunters won best animated feature, while “Golden” won best original song, making it the first K-pop song to win an Oscar. “Golden” also won the Golden Globe in the same category, and the Grammy in the category of best song written for visual media.
– Since the film’s debut, Duolingo has seen a 22% jump in Korean language learners.
On Saturday, the official Netflix TikTok account will host a nine-hour livestream featuring multiple versions of the film, plus appearances from fans, cast members and filmmakers, live commentary and more.
Luca Guadagnino attends the Dior Homme Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 21, 2026, in Paris, France. (Peter White/Getty Images)
Artificial, the upcoming film by director Luca Guadagnino, will no longer be released by Amazon MGM Studios.
The studio confirmed the news to ABC Audio on Friday.
“We have the utmost respect and admiration for Luca Guadagnino as an award-winning filmmaker – not to mention a longstanding relationship that we hope to continue,” an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. “We believe that Artificial will be better served if it were released by a different studio and are working closely with the filmmaking team to find the film a new home.”
Artificial is described as a comedic drama about the world of artificial intelligence. It explores Sam Altman’s OpenAI during a period in 2023 when Altman was fired and rehired in a matter of days. It is directed by Guadagnino from a script by Saturday Night Live alum Simon Rich.
The film’s cast includes Mark Rylance, Andrew Garfield, Yura Borisov, Monica Barbaro, Billie Lourd, Jason Schwartzman, Cooper Koch, Cooper Hoffman and Ike Barinholtz.
It would have reunited Guadagnino and Amazon MGM Studios after he directed the 2024 film Challengers for the studio, as well as 2025’s After the Hunt.
Anne Hathaway at the 2026 Oscars. (Disney/Ser Baffo)
Anne Hathaway is pregnant with her third child, a representative for the actress confirmed to ABC News on Friday.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 star, 43, revealed the news Friday morning in a video posted on her Instagram.
In the video, Hathaway steps into frame wearing a long, flowy white skirt set with her arms folded across her midsection before dropping them to the side to reveal her pregnancy with a smile.
“Baby, I’m yours,” Hathaway wrote in the caption of the video, set to the 1965 song of the same name by Barbara Lewis.
Hathaway’s Instagram post amassed more than 800,000 likes in just over 30 minutes, and the comments section was immediately flooded with congratulatory messages and well-wishes from friends and fans alike.
Hathaway has two other children with husband Adam Shulman — sons Jonathan Shulman, 10, and Jack Shulman, 6.
Hathaway and Shulman have been married since 2012.
‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ by Matt Dinniman (Ace Books)
Dungeon Crawler Carl is being taken to the next level.
The popular Matt Dinniman sci-fi book series has officially been greenlit for TV by Peacock. The author confirmed the news on social media with a graphic proclaiming, “The apocalypse will be televised!”
“Surprise! I’m happy to announce that our friends at Peacock have *officially* greenlit the Dungeon Crawler Carl television series!” Dinniman writes. “Me, Chris Yost and Seth MacFarlane and his team at Fuzzy Door are all really excited to get to work.”
Yost is writing the series, with MacFarlane’s company producing. Dinniman, who is also serving as an executive producer, promises more details in the coming weeks and tells fans to be sure to catch his panel at San Diego Comic Con.
“In the meantime I wanted to thank you, the fans, for helping make this happen,” he writes.
Dungeon Crawler Carl takes place in a world that has been invaded by aliens who wipe out most of the population. The humans who survive are forced to compete in an intergalactic game show with various video game-inspired levels. There are currently eight books in the series.
Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) in ‘Toy Story 5.’ (Pixar)
Toy Story 5 rides like the wind into theaters on Friday. Joan Cusack once again stars as the voice of Jessie in the film.
Cusack told ABC News that now, after all this time, she hopes she’s more like Jessie than she is like Joan.
“I strive to be more like Jessie,” Cusack said. “She’s fearless and hopeful and relentless and loving and all the good things. She’s like the ideal parent, I think, which is so sweet that they captured that in a toy.”
The fifth installment in the Toy Story franchise introduces a new character in Greta Lee’s Lilypad. The smart tablet represents how technology threatens to take over playtime. Lee said while she grew up with some tech in her childhood, she was “on the cusp of all of it.”
“I’m so thankful that I had a childhood that was completely free of all this. So I know what that’s like, as opposed to my own kids who actually don’t have that at all,” Lee said. “It’s so different now. And the kids are — I’m worried that they’re losing the ability to go back to basics, basically, and form real connections, human connections, without the assistance of these screens.”
Toy Story 5 is an emotional watch, Lee said. She watched the film for the first time with Cusack, and said she cried six times.
“I was so moved by it. I really was, and I laughed so much, too. I’m so genuinely proud of the movie,” Lee said, noting that while making the Pixar animated film they had only watched clips featuring their respective characters ahead of time.
“We saw it for the first time as fans, basically. And they did such an amazing job.”
Disney is the parent company of ABC News and Pixar.
Outwit, outlast, outplay … outperform at the box office? That’s surely what Survivor host Jeff Probst hopes will happen with the upcoming animated movie based on the reality competition series. The film, which is in the works at Paramount Animation, will be set in the animal kingdom and feature animals competing for the chance to be crowned the sole survivor. Probst announced the upcoming comedy in a video shared to Instagram, where he said the movie will have “everything we love about Survivor: big personalities, funny characters, surprising alliances, competition, chaos, and of course, a lot of heart. But this time, the players aren’t humans.” …
We now know when Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson’s upcoming comedy series Brothers will premiere. The show will debut to Apple TV on Sept. 23. Its first two episodes will be available at that time, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through Nov. 4. McConaughey and Harrelson play fictionalized versions of themselves in the show, which follows what happens when they find out they may actually be brothers instead of simply just friends …
Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller are set to announce the nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards. The Emmy winners will present this year’s nominations during a ceremony on July 8 at 11:30 am ET …
