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BAFTA Rising Star winner Mia McKenna-Bruce has joined the cast of “The Species,” the upcoming drama from Justin Chadwick (“Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom,” “The Other Boleyn Girl,” “Bleak House”). The “How to Have Sex” breakout, recently seen in “The Lady” and set to star in the upcoming “The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event,” joins Anthony Hopkins, Charlotte Rampling and Tom Hollander in the feature, being sold internationally by HanWay Films in Cannes. “The Species” follows Emma Darwin (Rampling), recently widowed following the death of famed naturalist Charles Darwin (Hopkins), as she finds herself locked in a battle with…

‘WandaVision’ (MovieStillsDB.com) It’s nearly time for Vision to come back online. The Marvel Studios series “VisionQuest,” in which Paul Bettany reprises his MCU role of Vision, will premiere Wednesday, October 14, on Disney+.  Bettany was on hand to break the news at Disney’s Upfront presentation to advertisers on Tuesday. He also confirmed that “VisionQuest” will mark the conclusion of the “WandaVision” trilogy, which includes both “WandaVision” and the Kathryn Hahn-led follow-up “Agatha All Along.” Though plot details for “VisionQuest” are scarce, the series will follow Bettany’s synthezoid as he “explores his new purpose…

Macaulay Culkin has “unfinished business” with Catherine O’Hara. The Running Point actor opened up about how the death of his Home Alone co-star has impacted him in a new profile with the Gentleman’s Journal. The Emmy Award winner died Jan. 30 from a pulmonary embolism, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Rectal cancer was listed as the underlying cause of death. O’Hara portrayed Kate McCallister, the mother of Culkin’s Kevin McCallister, in the beloved Home Alone films. “When Catherine passed away in January, that hit me,” Culkin said. “That hit me pretty good, ’cause, you know,…

Lisa Vanderpump Handyman Seeks 6-Figure Sum … Claims He Fell at ‘RHOBH’ Alum’s $14M Estate Published May 12, 2026 2:13 PM PDT A handyman who claims he was injured at Lisa Vanderpump’s $14 million mansion is now demanding a hefty sum in court … TMZ has learned. According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Eric Nieto filed a lawsuit back in November against Lisa and Ken Todd over an alleged incident at the couple’s 5-bedroom, 8-bathroom, 8,801-square-foot mansion in Beverly Hills on November 25, 2023. Nieto claims he was hired to perform handyman work at the home and says he…

Forty-four years ago today, on May 12, 1982, the final episode of the acclaimed live-action television series The Incredible Hulk aired on CBS, bringing an emotional close to one of the most distinctive superhero dramas of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Titled A Minor Problem, the installment followed the wandering scientist Dr. David Banner as he entered a seemingly abandoned town evacuated because of a hazardous biological threat, where he encountered looters, a determined researcher, and a loyal dog amid rising danger. The episode delivered one last transformation sequence that encapsulated the show’s signature blend of quiet introspection and…

More than 50 years after first breaking out on the Toronto comedy scene, Martin Short is finally getting the full documentary spotlight in Marty, Life Is Short. Directed by longtime friend Lawrence Kasdan, the Netflix documentary traces Short’s rise from SCTV and sketch-comedy fame to Hollywood stardom, while also pulling back the curtain on the friendships, family life, and personal resilience that shaped one of comedy’s most beloved performers. So, does the documentary do justice to one of comedy’s great scene-stealers? Critics are largely saying yes — even if many agree the film is more heartfelt celebration than definitive career…

Baywatch may be all sunshine and tan bodies on the screen. But the reality of filming the beachside series is much less romantic—just take it from Stephen Amell, the actor stepping into the role of Hobie Buchannon in the Baywatch reboot. “Nobody wants to hear this,” he teased to E! News at the FOX Upfront on May 11, “because I remember watching Baywatch in Toronto, in the early ‘90s, and when you see the sun and the surf, you think it’s 82 on the beach and 84 in the ocean. It’s not.” He continued, “So, getting in the water when…

The Cannes Film Festival got underway Tuesday in typical very French fashion with the opening-night film, The Electric Kiss (La venus electrique), a very French romantic comedy of loss, grief, deception and renewed love of life and art. Premiering out of competition, the 1928 Paris-set charmer comes from veteran filmmaker Pierre Salvadori (After You , Priceless) and serves as a sweetly old-fashioned kind of movie we often have seen coming from France, a crowd-pleaser that could work nicely for audiences, international and domestic, seeking a little escape from the dark times that no doubt will be portrayed vividly at the…

Move over, Heated Rivalry, there’s a new steamy hockey series that’s heating up the ice: Prime Video’s buzzy new romantic drama Off Campus! Based on Elle Kennedy’s bestselling book series and created by Louisa Levy, the collage soap series follows the “opposites attract” romance between a quiet songwriter (Hannah, played by Ella Bright) and an all-star hockey player, Garrett (Belmont Cameli). Thankfully, the future looks bright for this hotly anticipated new show. Not only has Off Campus earned a slew of positive reviews — the New York Post’s Lauren Sarner called it “fun, charming, and addictively watchable” — but it’s…

Peter Jackson says he’s not really a “Palme kinda guy” but the Cannes Film Festival made him one anyway as the beloved filmmaker received an honorary Palme d’Or Tuesday night as the 2026 Cannes Film Festival officially got underway inside the Palais’ Grand Lumiére Theatre. Jackson received the coveted trophy from Elijah Wood, who famously played Frodo Baggins in Jackson’s blockbuster Lord of the Rings series. Wood talked about getting the call he was cast in Jackson’s movies, remembering, “I sat down on the floor of my bedroom and knew my life had been divided into before and after.” “Peter…