Ryan Reynolds hints ‘Deadpool 3’ on track for summer 2024 release following end of SAG-AFTRA strike

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Count Ryan Reynolds among the Hollywood actors back on social media promoting their projects now that the SAG-AFTRA strike is ver.

The actor/producer, who had to hit the brakes on filming Deadpool 3 with Hugh Jackman back in July when the strike was called, popped onto social media Thursday with a photo of a scruffy mutt who could charitably be called untraditionally cute.

The pooch, with its tongue hanging out, is decked out in a Deadpool costume; Ryan confirmed it’s none other than DP’s comics-cononical mutant sidekick.

“Did Dogpool save the day? Not a chance in gremlin hell,” Reynolds began the message.

“But she IS currently causing the Disney plushy merch department nightmares. Coming with the movie, Summer 2024.”

The Disney name drop refers to the upcoming film being ‘Pool’s first dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is owned by ABC News’ parent company.

Dogpool was a character who made their debut in the pages of Marvel Comics in 2010. Hailing from an alternate earth, the canine who possesses Deadpool’s regenerative abilities later became a member of the Deadpool Corps.

Deadpool 3 had a release date of May 3, 2024, but as the strike lingered, it was reported the movie wouldn’t be ready for release by then. Reynolds’ post confirms, however, that even if it does miss its May date, fans won’t have to wait much longer.

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Charlie Sheen buries the hatchet with Chuck Lorre for new show ‘Bookie’

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As reported, in recent years Charlie Sheen buried the hatchet with Chuck Lorre, his former Two and a Half Men producer who became a frequent target of Sheen’s rants during his “tiger blood” days. 

The end result was Sheen being cast as a version of himself in Lorre’s new Max show, Bookie, which just dropped its trailer.

The dark comedy series has stand-up comedian and actor Sebastian Maniscalco playing Danny, a Los Angeles-based bookie who caters to clients big and small, with Sheen being one of the former. 

“What if I make this right with some baseball memorabilia?” Sheen asks, bargaining with the bookie looking to collect. “I have Babe Ruth‘s autopsy report!”

“I’m gonna tell you something I’ve never told a client, ever,” Danny says to Charlie. “You shouldn’t bet on sports.” 

The streaming service teases, “Alongside best friend and former NFL player Ray (Omar J. Dorsey), side-hustling sister Lorraine (Vanessa Ferlito), and reluctantly reformed drug dealer Hector (Jorge Garcia), Danny must contend with his increasingly unstable clients as he tries to settle their debts – all while making plenty of risky bets of his own.”

Max says the eight-episode show chronicles “one man’s journey to adapt to an ever-changing world as he attempts to charm and con his way to the top.”

Bookie debuts November 30 on Max with two episodes, and every Thursday it will drop another two installments until the finale December 21.

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Tallulah Willis talks dad’s condition on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’

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In an emotional interview Wednesday on The Drew Barrymore Show, Tallulah Willis opened up about how she is coping with father Bruce Willis‘ frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis.

Calling it a “really aggressive” and “rare” cognitive disease, Willis explained why she and her family, including stepmom Emma Heming Willis and mom Demi Moore, have been so open with the Die Hard star’s struggle.

“On one hand, it’s who we are as a family, but also, it’s really important for us to spread awareness about FTD,” the 29-year-old explained. “If we can take something that we’re struggling with as a family and individually…and turn it around into something beautiful, that’s really special for us,” she added, to applause.

Of her father’s current condition, Tallulah explained, “He is the same, which…I’ve learned is the best thing I could ask for: What I see is…love when I’m with him. He’s my dad and he loves me.”

She added, “Part of this that has become a really beautiful way for me to heal with this is becoming like an archeologist to my dad’s stuff, his world, his little trinkets and doo-dads.”

Tallulah showed never-before-seen private photos of the star in his pre-fame days, which helped her find a connection with him as he’s her age in some of the shots. “He’s a goofball,” she realized. “He’s an absurd person, and I’m an absurd person.”

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Teaser for ‘Inside Out’ sequel introduces a new emotion: Anxiety

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Disney/Pixar dropped a teaser trailer to the forthcoming Inside Out sequel. Just as Riley turns 13, the voices in her head get an unwelcome new companion: Anxiety.

The teaser shows that the emotions she experienced in the first film — Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust — are taken by surprise when an alarm blares in Riley’s internal “control room,” kicking off with Ozzy Osbourne‘s “Crazy Train,” no less.

A construction crew barges in and undertakes a major renovation of the central control panel — no doubt in preparation for the teenage years ahead of Riley — and the rest of the gang meets Anxiety, voiced by Maya Hawke.

“Oh, I’m sorry, we wanted to make such a good impression,” she says, naturally carrying lots of baggage.

Disgust, voiced by Liza Lapira this time, responds defiantly, “What do you mean ‘we’?”

According to director Kelsey Mann, “Anxiety … might be new to the crew, but she’s not really the type to take a back seat. That makes a lot of sense if you think about it in terms of what goes on inside all our minds.”

Inside Out 2 opens in June.

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A “devastated” Zac Efron says he’d be “honored” to play ’17 Again’ co-star Matthew Perry in a biopic

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According to one of Matthew Perry‘s best friends Athenna Crosby, he was close to asking his former 17 Again co-star Zac Efron to play him in a biopic project, before his untimely death on October 28.

To People, Efron noted that he’d be “honored” to do it.

The actor was at the premiere of his new wrestling movie, The Iron Claw, Wednesday night when he was asked about Perry. “I’m honored to hear he was thinking of me to play him,” Efron expressed. “We’ll see. I’d be honored to do it.”

Efron said he was devastated by Perry’s death, noting, “He was a mentor to me, and we made a really cool film together.”

He added, “I looked up to him, I learned comedic timing from that guy. I mean, when we were filming 17 Again, it was so surreal for me to look across and have him be there, because I’ve learned so much from him, from his whole life.”

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Met Gala announces its 2024 theme: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion”

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Are we going to see PJs on the Met Gala red carpet next year?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced on Wednesday that “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” will be the highly anticipated theme for the Costume Institute’s Spring 2024 Exhibition and Gala.

According to a release from the institution, the theme will “explore notions of rebirth and renewal, using nature as a metaphor for the impermanence of fashion.”

No co-chairs for the event have been announced for the benefit which is set for May 6, 2024, and celebrates the launch of the spring exhibition. Proceeds from the event go towards funding the Costume Institute’s exhibitions and other projects.

“Sleeping Beauties will heighten our engagement with these masterpieces of fashion by evoking how they feel, move, sound, smell and interact when being worn, ultimately offering a deeper appreciation of the integrity, beauty and artistic brilliance of the works on display,” stated Met CEO Max Hollein in the announcement.

But of course, the red carpet for the annual event becomes a celebrity showcase, and you can be sure designers are already dreaming up outrageous looks for the night’s “Sleeping Beauties” theme.

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The horology…The horology…Marlon Brando’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ watch fetches more than $5 million at auction

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A Rolex worn by Marlon Brando in his legendary onscreen performance as Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now has fetched $5.1 million at auction.

The famous Rolex GMT, which was sold at auction by Brando’s family in 2019, went under the hammer again Monday, November 6, and fetched nearly three times as much as its original auction.

While a screen-used timepiece worn by a famous actor would already be sought after by watch enthusiasts, the fact that the actor customized the timepiece with a leather strap and an engraving of “M. Brando” on the back of the case drove the price sky-high.

According to Christie’s, Brando’s daughter, Petra Brando Fischer, explained to the auction house that her father was asked to take the watch off during filming in the Philippines — standing in for Vietnam — as it might be too flashy. He reportedly responded, “If they’re looking at my watch, then I’m not doing my job as an actor.”

For the record, it’s not the most expensive star-owned watch ever to be sold at auction.

In fact, the most expensive watch ever sold at auction remains the Rolex Daytona that Paul Newman wore in the 1969 movie Winning. That sold for $17.8 million at auction in 2017 — not bad considering the star gave the watch to his daughter Nell‘s then-boyfriend James Cox on a whim in 1984 because he wasn’t wearing a watch when Newman asked him for the time.

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In Brief: Major movies about to ramp back up with strike over, and more

Deadpool 3Gladiator 2Beetlejuice 2Juror No. 2 and Venom 3 are among the productions set to restart as soon as possible now that the SAG-AFTRA strike has come to an end, according to Deadline. Also looking to resume production ASAP is Sony’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover‘s bestselling novel, It Ends With Us, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Other movies set to resume are Apple Original Film’s untitled F1 movie starring Brad Pitt

Sony Pictures has pushed the release of Venom 3 from July 12, 2024 to November 8, 2024, according to VarietyThe Venom movies, starring Tom Hardy, have been a smash for Sony Pictures. The 2018 original made more than $856 million worldwide, and while its 2021 sequel made considerably less, Venom: Let There Be Carnage still earned over $506 million against a reported production budget of $110 million…

The Bear‘s Ayo Edebiri and Billions‘ John Malkovich have been tapped to star in the upcoming horror picture Opus, according to Deadline. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the film is said to follow an iconic pop star’s return following his decades-long disappearance, per the outlet…

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Hollywood celebrates the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike

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Hollywood was celebrating Wednesday night after SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with major TV and movie studios to end the 118 day actors strike. The deal now awaits ratification.

Here are some of the reactions:

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher: We did it!!!! The Billion+ $ Deal! 3X the last contract! New ground was broke everywhere!Ty sag aftra members for hanging in and holding out for this historic deal! Ty neg comm, strike captains, staff, Duncan & Ray, our lawyers, the IA team , family and friends. Our sister unions for their unrelenting support! And the amptp for hearing us and meeting this moment!

Octavia Spencer: Ready to work now that the strike is over! Congratulations and thank you to our @sagaftra negotiating committee! Proud to stand in solidarity with all SAG members over the last 118 days.

Kumail Nanjiani: YES!!! Hallelujah. I can tweet a certain trailer that I am VERY EXCITED ABOUT at midnight.

Alec Baldwin: The SAG-AFTRA strike has ended. Congratulations to each and every person, on both sides, who are responsible for this great occasion.

Simu Liu: The strike is over! I’m proud of SAG for continuing to fight for the livelihood of every actor. As someone who used to live below the poverty line, hauled ass to auditions and struggled to live, I have experienced firsthand how these things matter. Bravo and see you on set!

Mandy Moore: Thank you @sagaftra negotiators and leadership for getting us over the finish line!!!! Gratitude is the attitude!! And grateful to all those who walked the walk (picketers, strike captains, Our fellow union brothers and sisters, etc….).

Busy Philipps: OMGGG THANK YOU TO OUR @sagaftra NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE! I AM SO SO THRILLED THIS IS OVER…I AM SO HAPPY.

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Actors union SAG-AFTRA reaches tentative deal to end monthslong strike

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SAG-AFTRA, the union representing approximately 160,000 actors, reached a tentative deal on Wednesday with major TV and movie studios — a deal that could end a strike launched more than three months ago.

The agreement arrives a month after Hollywood writers ratified a deal to end a separate contract dispute with the studios. The actors’ deal has yet to be ratified by a majority vote among union members.

The two professions shared key areas of concern, such as residual payments and artificial intelligence, but some of their demands differed.

The actors began striking on July 14, joining forces with the writers, who had been on strike since May 2. The writers’ union, the Writers Guild of America, ended its strike on Sept. 27 after reaching a tentative agreement with studios. That agreement was ratified by WGA membership on Oct. 9.

The strikes saw production on film and television shows screech to a halt and the 2023 Emmys moved to January 2024.

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