In brief: Mark Ruffalo stars in ‘Task’ trailer and more

Mark Ruffalo is on the case in the trailer for Task. The new series comes from the creator of Mare of Easttown. It premieres Sept. 7 on HBO and streams on HBO Max the next day. Ruffalo plays Tom, an FBI agent who is put in charge of a task force to investigate a number of violent home invasion robberies ...The official trailer for Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut, Eleanor the Great, has arrived. June Squibb stars in the film, which arrives in theaters on Sept. 26. Squibb plays 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, […]

August 13, 2025

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Jenny Slate says playing Nikki on ‘Dying for Sex’ helped her express anger

Jenny Slate as Nikki in 'Dying for Sex.' (Sarah Shatz/FX)There was so much about working on Dying for Sex that excited Jenny Slate."I think this is the kind of work that actors have appetite for," Slate told ABC Audio of the FX limited series.Dying for Sex is based on the true story of friends Molly Kochan and Nikki Boyer as described on their podcast of the same name. Slate plays Nikki on the show, and her performance has earned her a 2025 Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a […]

August 13, 2025

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‘What’s Happening!!’ star Danielle Spencer dies at 60

Danielle Spencer from 'What's Happening!!' poses for a photo in November 1976, in Los Angeles. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Danielle Spencer, a former child actor best known for her role as Dee in the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!, has died, a publicist for her family confirmed to ABC News.Spencer died Aug. 11, due to gastric cancer and cardiac arrest. She was 60, according to Sandra Jones, a family friend who is serving as the family's spokesperson."This untimely death is really hard to process […]

August 12, 2025

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ heads to select theaters for sing-along event

Still from 'KPop Demon Hunters.' (Netflix)Get ready to sing your hearts out and seal the Honmoon with a KPop Demon Hunters sing-along.The hit Netflix animated film is coming to select theaters for one weekend in August, the streaming platform announced Tuesday.A series of screenings of the film will take place across the U.S. and Canada on Aug. 23 and 24. The limited theatrical screening event will be a sing-along version of the movie, according to a press release.Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, Aug. […]

August 12, 2025

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Denzel Washington calls A$AP Rocky ‘intelligent,’ ‘amazing young man’

Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesDenzel Washington made an appearance on Good Morning America Tuesday, where he discussed his latest film, Highest 2 Lowest. He stars in the movie alongside A$AP Rocky, but he admits he didn't "spend that much time with him" on set."I wanted to stay away from him,” Denzel says. “That’s kinda how I work. We meet when we meet.”“But I’ve spent the last couple of days with him,” he notes. “Amazing young man. Intelligent. I was like, ‘Oh, OK. Rihanna. I see. This […]

August 12, 2025

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Selena Gomez stars in ‘Only Murders in the Building’ season 5 trailer

Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin star in season 5 of 'Only Murders in the Building.' (Patrick Harbron/Disney)The trailer for Only Murders in the Building season 5 has arrived.Hulu released the trailer for the fifth season of the comedy series on Tuesday. It finds Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short returning as the investigative trio of Charles, Mabel and Oliver.The trailer follows their investigation into what could have led to the death of their beloved doorman, Lester. The trio refuses to believe his death was an accident."Their […]

August 12, 2025

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Emma Stone on shaving her head for film role: ‘No better feeling in the world’

Emma Stone attends the Los Angeles premiere of A24's 'Eddington' at DGA Theater Complex on June 26, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images)Emma Stone is opening up about how she shaved her head for a film role.The actress talked about shaving off her signature red hair for the character she plays in frequent collaborator Yorgos Lanthimos' upcoming film, Bugonia, in a recent Vogue cover story.In Bugonia, Stone plays a pharmaceutical CEO who gets kidnapped by two conspiracy theorists played by Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis. The duo believe […]

August 12, 2025

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In brief: ‘Swiped’ trailer, ‘Shrek 5’ postponed and more

Noah Centineo is setting his sights on a Rambo prequel. Deadline reports that the actor will star in the film John Rambo. While the plot of the film is being kept under wraps, the outlet reports the film will be the origin story of a young John Rambo during the Vietnam War. Sylvester Stallone previously played the character in the original 1982 film ...Somebody once told me Shrek 5 has been postponed. Variety reports that Universal and DreamWorks Animation have delayed the release of the fifth Shrek film. It was supposed to debut in […]

August 12, 2025

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Apple TV+ shares first look at ‘Mr. Scorsese’ documentary event

Martin Scorsese in 'Mr. Scorsese,' premiering October 17, 2025, on Apple TV+. (Apple)We have our first look at the documentary event centering on Martin Scorsese.Apple TV+ has released a first-look clip of Mr. Scorsese, the upcoming five-part documentary event about the Academy Award-winning filmmaker.In the clip, Scorsese and many of his movie-making friends, including Steven Spielberg, discuss how the director's cut of Taxi Driver almost did not come to be. The group also talks about the lengths Scorsese was willing to go to to make sure the […]

August 12, 2025