Author: Alizee Ali Khan

Seth Rogen brought one of the more emotional moments of the 2026 BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday. Taking to the stage, he collected the award for Best International Series. His hit satire is titled The Studio. He said it would be “remiss” not to mention his co-star. His beloved late co-star Catherine O’Hara who passed away in January. She was 71. “It would be remiss of me not to mention Catherine O’Hara, she meant so much to us,” he told the London crowd. “I assume her work was as important to y’all over here as it was to us, so…

In a May 6 opposition filed in California federal court, attorneys for Taylor Swift, TAS Rights Management, UMG Recordings, and Bravado International. They asked a judge to deny Maren Flagg’s motion for a preliminary injunction. Flagg performs under the name Maren Wade. She filed the lawsuit in late March. She alleges Swift’s album The Life of a Showgirl infringes upon her trademark. That trademark is the phrase “Confessions of a Showgirl.” Flagg has used it for a newspaper column, podcast, and cabaret since 2015. In a sharply worded court filing, Swift’s attorneys argued there is virtually no chance consumers would…

Yellowstone actress Q’orianka Kilcher has filed a lawsuit against James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company for alleged unauthorized use of her likeness without her consent. At the center of the complaint is a claim that goes back two decades. It may be one of Hollywood’s most striking identity disputes in recent memory. Kilcher alleges that Cameron extracted her facial features after seeing her performance in Terrence Malick’s 2005 film The New World. She acted in that film when she was 14. She claims he directed his design team to use her features as the basis for the character of…

Chris Bacon didn’t walk into Wednesday without a clear creative direction. The composer elaborated on Deadline’s Sound & Screen Television awards-season concert event. There he shared the first and most important piece of advice Tim Burton gave him. “One of the very first things that Tim [Burton] said when we started was ‘don’t make this funny,'” Bacon told the panel Tim Burton was very straightforward about it. “It’s a funny show,” Bacon explained said, “but Tim Burton, he was very serious: ‘Do not play funny music.’ Play them serious.” “The same way Jenna Ortega plays it,” “That makes it funnier…

Brendan Fraser is on fire! The Oscar-winning actor came to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on May 7, 2026 to tell fans: The Mummy 4 is coming, and Fraser’s already getting ready for it. Fraser let Fallon know he is getting back into action-hero mode for the film by saying, “Please wish me luck. I’m doing my best to get this 57-year-old gear in shape.” Those comments were the most specific to date from the actor regarding the fourth film in the beloved original The Mummy series, released nearly 20 years ago. Fraser confirmed he is returning as the…

Robert Downey Jr. is not convinced that influencers will be the next stars of Hollywood. But when the Academy Award-winning actor spoke on the Conversations for Our Daughters podcast, he revealed exactly where he stands on the matter. “When I hear people talk about, ‘Oh, the stars of the future are going to be influencers,’ I go, ‘I don’t know what world you’re living in, but I think that that is absolute horseshit.'” Downey He agrees that “nowadays, people can create a celebrity without ever doing much besides rolling a phone on themselves.” But he’s not convinced that’s a bad…

Matt Reeves has released the first official production snapshot of The Batman: Part 2, sharing a photo on X captioned “#SnowTires 🦇” that reveals a teaser image of the Batmobile in the midst of a camera test. It’s the first substantial glimpse fans have had of the long-awaited sequel. The photos are a call-up to the film’s instantly iconic muscle car Batmobile, now sporting snow tires for this sequel’s new wintery setting. The snowfall is also a clear departure from the rain-soaked Gotham of The Batman. That film opens on Halloween. It follows Bruce Wayne through a grim murder mystery.…

Billie Eilish has discovered a whole new fanbase since becoming a Survivor idol. The pop star’s involvement in the CBS reality competition has opened doors to a crowd she never quite reached before. Billie Eilish, a 10x Grammy winner, shared her excitement over the “Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol”, which debuted on Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans in February. The twist carries her name and her letter, hidden somewhere fans least expect. Contestant Genevieve discovered the idol in the first episode. Eilish’s letter explained she had to give it to someone on another tribe. If that person was…

Helen Mirren to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Taormina Film Festival Helen Mirren will be the guest of honor at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy in June, where she will receive the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be part of a special evening honoring late Italian acting legend Anna Magnani. The 72nd Taormina Film Festival will take place in Sicily from June 10-14, 2026. With its long history, the event is one of Europe’s most prestigious film festivals. Artistic Director Tiziana Rocca delivered the news with some excitement. “It is an immense honor to welcome…

Hocus Pocus 3 Is in Early Development and is Starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy Hocus Pocus 3 is officially in early development and will star Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker & Kathy Najimy, reprising their respective roles as the Sanderson sisters. The threequel is finally not just a rumor! There’s a theatrical distribution component this time, unlike the Disney+ exclusive original sequel, which put the witches to the big screen in 2022. That’s a win! A third installment was first announced back in 2023 by Sean Bailey. He is the former President of Walt Disney Studios…