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Sony’s superhero tentpole “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” dominated the U.K. and Ireland box office for a third consecutive weekend, adding £6.1 million ($8.3 million), elevating its running total to $106.5 million after 20 days of release. Universal’s epic “The Odyssey” held onto second place in its fifth frame. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the wide release collected $5 million, driving its cume to $93.4 million. Warner Bros.’ “The End of Oak Street,” starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, arrived in third place with an opening weekend of $2.8 million. Trafalgar Releasing claimed fourth spot with the wide event cinema launch of…
George De Sota/Getty Images Like so many others in the business, the late “Heroes” and “Nashville” star Hayden Panettiere began her acting career as a child. One of her earliest roles was in the world’s longest-running daytime soap opera “Guiding Light,” which began as an NBC radio drama in 1937 before moving to television in 1952, where it would run until 2009. The New York native made her first appearance in December 1996 and went on to become a regular, staying with the show until 2000. Panettiere played Lizzie Spaulding, who was involved in…
Former creative collaborators continue to react to the sudden death of Hayden Panettiere at 36, with Tim Fywell (Happy Valley, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency), the British director of the 2005 Disney movie Ice Princess, on Tuesday paying tribute to her. “It was really upsetting to hear yesterday of the death of Hayden Panettiere at the age of 36,” the director shared in a statement received by The Hollywood Reporter. “I worked with her 21 years ago when she played Kim Cattrall’s daughter in the Disney movie Ice Princess, which I directed. I remember a brave, sparky, dedicated young actress…
And Just Like That… Rosie O’Donnell felt super awkward on set! In case you don’t recall, Rosie got a short role on the Sex & The City reboot as a nun named Mary. She starred alongside Cynthia Nixon, who played Miranda on the series, and they had an NSFW scene together! She only appeared on one episode of the show in season three, but that was enough to make her feel a little tense about what went down, as she revealed on the Good Hang podcast. She revealed to host Amy Poehler last week: “[The sex scene] was horrifying to…
Picture: Regina Lei as Mina Shen in The Fixers – Netflix Coming to Netflix on September 17, 2026, is the highly anticipated Taiwanese action-comedy The Fixers. Starring Christopher Lee, Shou Lou, and Regina Lei as “Fixers,” agents of a mysterious organization tasked with cleaning up problems for criminals, political figures, and business elites. Here’s everything we know about the exciting new series. The Fixers is an upcoming Taiwanese Netflix Original action-comedy series directed by Hung Tzu-hsuan and Henri Chang. The series is produced by Cora Yim and Benjamin Lin. Director Hung had the following to share with Netflix about The…
Has any character ever redeemed themselves so fully — and so believably — in a single episode? Leave it to Julianne Nicholson to pull off that evil-to-good transformation, turning from Paradise’s most manipulative villain (well, maybe second to Nicole Brydon Bloom’s Jane) to its unlikely savior — sacrificing herself in the final moments to save the town and perhaps the world. Just watch those final moments as she wanders through the streets, imagining her reunion with her son, and it’s no wonder the actress landed an Emmy nomination for best supporting actress — one of the few non-Pitt performers to break…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Jennifer Lawrence found the easiest way to give a basic summer outfit instant cool-mom energy: add a slouchy purse style. The relaxed silhouette has that effortless, tossed-over-the-shoulder feel that makes even sweatpants look intentional. And while Lawrence’s designer version costs hundreds, we found a similar style for $21. Lawrence was spotted out and about wearing a black slouchy Tory Burch shoulder bag tucked casually under her arm. She paired it with sweatpants, a classic trench coat, clogs and oversized sunglasses,…
Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed epic The Odyssey is now the biggest film of all time at the UK’s largest cinema, the BFI IMAX. To date, BFI IMAX has sold more than 101,000 admissions for the movie, generating £2,683,987 gross in ticket sales from a single screen and achieving a 95% occupancy rate across all showtimes currently on sale – making it the cinema’s highest grossing film ever. The film has overtaken James Cameron’s 2009 ground-breaker Avatar to claim the crown at the venue. BFI IMAX remains the number one IMAX venue in both the UK and international markets for the film,…
The world continues to mourn the loss of Hayden Panettiere, who died on Sunday, August 16, at the age of 36. The actor, who memorably starred in network hits Heroes and Nashville, was found dead inside a residence in Greenville, South Carolina. The preliminary autopsy results found no signs of trauma that would have contributed to her death, but the investigation remains “active and ongoing.” Perhaps best known for her portrayal of Claire Bennet on Heroes and Juliette Barnes on Nashville, Panettiere had a long and prolific career in Hollywood, starting on One Life to Live as a child actor before…
Alia Shawkat has been trying to star in a stoner comedy for years. She signed on to Dylan Meyer‘s The Wrong Girls during the pandemic, giving a near-instant yes after her first coffee meeting with the writer-director and with the knowledge that the project would reunite her with her The Runaways costar Kristen Stewart. The group put on a table read for investors, and secured the financing to move forward. Then Shawkat got pregnant. The actress isn’t one to let anything get in the way of a job — she points out that she shot both the second season of…