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How Prince Jackson tried to honor his father's legacy through biopic 'Michael'

Prince Jackson and Jaafar Jackson attend Lionsgate's "Michael" Los Angeles premiere at Dolby Theatre on April 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Savion Washington/Getty Images for Lionsgate)

Prince Jackson, son of the late pop music superstar Michael Jackson, spoke with ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis in an exclusive interview discussing the new biopic about his father, Michael.

The 29-year-old was an executive producer on the film, which was directed by Antoine Fuqua — known for Training Day and The Equalizer. The biopic, which arrived in theaters on Friday, covers Michael Jackson's 1960s rise from his childhood music group The Jackson 5 to his solo career during the Bad tour in the late 1980s.

Prince Jackson said the movie was meant to show audiences a side of his father, who is played by Prince Jackson's cousin Jafaar Jackson in the movie, that they may not have seen before.

"For those of us, like myself and younger, that never got to experience that [part Michael Jackson's career], I hope that it contextualizes the growth and the rise to stardom and the hard work and effort that my father put into it," Prince Jackson told Davis.

Prince Jackson and Jafaar Jackson, the son of Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine Jackson, spent time together as children at Hayvenhurst — the California home of their grandfather Joe Jackson.

"One of the greatest experiences of my life — growing up with Jafaar as we did at Hayvenhurst as siblings, as cousins, making home movies to now here we are making a major motion picture about my father, his uncle — someone we both love very much," Prince Jackson said.

The music legend's son said he was surprised by how much it struck him to see Jafaar Jackson in costume as his father.

"[It] was really an emotional shock because I had not seen my father in a long time," Prince Jackson told Davis. "And it was difficult to maintain and keep composure because I really just wanted to give him a hug in that moment. But I had to tell him like, 'Jafaar, I'm proud of you. You're gonna do great. But I need to take a little step outside and get some air.'"

Some critics have reported that the film was "sanitized" and did not dive deeper into controversies that followed Michael Jackson later in his life.

"I think that my father is probably one of the most misunderstood people out there," Prince Jackson said. "And I hope that you get a glimpse into the life and the cause and effect that made him who he was."

Prince Jackson also talked about his nonprofit, Heal Los Angeles Foundation. He noted how his father's example sparked the decision to bring some families his nonprofit served to the LA premiere of Michael to give them a glimpse of the red carpet and the opportunity to meet cast members and celebrities.

"[Michael Jackson] still made time to give back and used his platform to highlight social needs," Prince Jackson said. "And that's where we take inspiration at the Heal Los Angeles Foundation ... we want to inspire young people to be their best and to give them the tools that they need to succeed."

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Andy Cohen on leaked audio from 'Summer House' season 10 reunion: 'It’s disgusting and illegal'

Ciara Miller, Amanda Batula and West Wilson from 'Summer House.' (Bravo)

Andy Cohen is addressing the Summer House fandom after audio from the season 10 reunion leaked online.

The Bravo producer took to Threads on Friday to respond to the fact that audio from the season 10 reunion taping, which occurred on Thursday, has leaked and spread widely online. Specifically, the audio features Summer House cast members West Wilson, Ciara Miller and Amanda Batula in a heated exchange.

"People laid their souls out emotionally for ten hours yesterday and it’s disgusting and illegal for someone to leak or distribute this," Cohen wrote. "It’s disrespectful to the work and tears the cast put in yesterday. Let the season play out. You will see it all in due time."

Bravo posted a statement to its Instagram saying the network has launched a full investigation into how exactly the audio was leaked.

"The Summer House Reunion audio leak represents a serious breach of trust and a clear lack of respect for the cast, crew and the integrity of the production process,” the statement reads. “We take this matter very seriously and have launched a full investigation and we will take appropriate action based on our findings.”

The currently airing 10th season of Summer House has captured the zeitgeist due to a scandal that has been given the colloquial name "Scamanda."

After months of rumors, Batula and Wilson confirmed they are in a relationship in posts made to Instagram on March 31. Batula is married to Summer House cast member Kyle Cooke, although they are divorcing. Wilson is Miller's ex-boyfriend, and Batula was considered one of Miller's close friends.

The Summer House season 10 reunion will air May 26 on Bravo and stream the next day on Peacock. 

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'Scooby-Doo: Origins' live-action Netflix series gets official title, starts production

The cast of 'Scooby-Doo: Origins.' (Netflix)

It's time to solve that mystery.

Netflix has announced that production has started in Atlanta, Georgia, on its upcoming Scooby-Doo live-action series. The streaming service has also revealed that the show's official title is Scooby-Doo: Origins.

The show's previously announced main cast includes Mckenna Grace as Daphne Blake, Tanner Hagen as Shaggy Rogers, Abby Ryder Fortson as Velma Dinkley and Maxwell Jenkins as Fred Jones.

Netflix has also posted the first image of this live-action version of the Scooby-Doo gang in costume.

Additionally, Paul Walter Hauser has been cast as a series regular, although the specific role he will play has not been unveiled.

Scooby-Doo: Origins "will uncover how this mystery-solving crew, and their beloved dog, first teamed up to crack the haunting case that started it all," according to the streamer.

Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg will serve as the show's writers, executive producers and showrunners.

According to Netflix, the show will be a modern reimagining of the Scooby-Doo gang's origin story.

"During their final summer at camp, old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder," according to the show's official synopsis. "Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the strange, but ever so handsome new kid, Freddy, they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets."

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Weekend Watchlist: What's new in theaters, on streaming

Ready, set, binge! Here's a look at some of the new movies and TV shows coming to theaters and streaming services this weekend:

HBO
Half Man: The new show from the creator of Baby Reindeer makes its premiere. 

Netflix
Running Point: Kate Hudson stars in season 2 of the comedy series from co-creator Mindy Kaling. 

Stranger Things: Tales from '85: This animated series takes place between seasons 2 and 3 of the original show. 

Apex: Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton star in this movie set in the Australian wilderness.

Prime Video
Kevin: Aubrey Plaza lends her voice to this new adult animated series about a cat. 

Movie theaters
Michael: This music biopic tells the story of the King of Pop. 

That’s all for this week’s Weekend Watchlist – happy streaming!

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Rob and Michele Reiner's son Jake Reiner speaks out in heartbreaking statement: 'My living nightmare'

Jake Reiner, Romy Reiner, Rob Reiner, and Michele Reiner attend the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Jake Reiner, the eldest son of renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner, is speaking out in a rare statement, saying, "I still wake up every morning having to convince myself that, no, it’s not a dream."

"This truly is my living nightmare," he said in a post on Substack on Friday.

"One thing I keep coming back to is how frightened they must have been,” Jake Reiner said of his parents. “They were the last people in the world to deserve what happened to them. They deserved to be loved, they deserved to be respected, and above all they deserved to be appreciated for how much they gave to all three of us and to the world."

Jake Reiner's brother, Nick Reiner, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges for the deaths of their parents and is due back in court next week.

Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on Dec. 14, 2025. The night before, Nick Reiner -- who had been living on his parents' property -- got into an argument with Rob Reiner at a holiday party and was seen acting strangely, sources told ABC News. Nick Reiner was taken into custody hours after the bodies were discovered.

Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Reiner, 68, married in 1989 and had three children: sons Jake and Nick and daughter Romy.

Jake Reiner described his parents as his “guiding lights, the foundation of who I am as a human being, and the most giving people I have ever known.”

"The love they have for me, my brother, and my sister is truly unconditional. And the love they have for each other in their marriage is something I always looked up to as the standard of what a successful relationship looks like," he wrote.

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In brief: 'The Nanny Diaries' TV series headed to Netflix and more

Scarlett Johansson is set to executive produce a TV adaptation of her film The Nanny Diaries. Deadline reports that Netflix is developing a series based on the film adaptation of Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus' book of the same name. Johansson starred as the titular nanny Annie alongside Laura Dern, Paul Giamatti, Alicia Keys and Chris Evans in the 2007 film ...

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It seems many people have been watching Euphoria season 3. Variety reports that the second episode of the third season of HBO's drama series hit 8.5 million viewers across both HBO and HBO Max in its first three days, according to numbers measured by Warner Bros. Discovery. This matches the viewership of the season 3 premiere ...

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'Euphoria' star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the 'roller-coaster ride' of season 3

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje in 'Euphoria' season 3. (Eddy Chen/HBO)

Euphoria is so back.

Sam Levinson's drama series has finally returned for season 3. Now that we're two episodes into the third season, viewers are situated in the time jump and have met the many new characters who become part of Rue, Cassie, Nate, Maddy and Jules' journey.

One of those new characters is Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje [ah'-duh-WAH-lay ah'-kuh-NO-yay ag-BAH-zhay]'s Alamo, who is Rue's (Zendaya) new boss. He spoke to ABC Audio about what it was like to join the series in its third season.

"It was really exciting to be invited and to be a part of the journey of Euphoria," Akinnuoye-Agbaje said. "These performances of this young cast — Zendaya, Alexa Demie, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi — they were some of the most powerful performances I've seen on TV in many years. So the bar was set really high. And I was just happy to come on board and try to be a part of raising that bar."

Akinnuoye-Agbaje continued, saying fans will be "taken on a roller-coaster ride" over the course of the season.

"We follow these characters that they've [grown] to love in high school into the real world and see the cost of some of the choices that they make dabbling on the wrong side of the law, which is the realm in which Alamo lives," Akinnuoye-Agbaje says.

Above all else, Akinnuoye-Agbaje says season 3 continues to put a spotlight on one of the show's main themes. 

"Most importantly, I think the subject matter that it addresses in this season, as it did in the previous ones, [is] the drug use and the impact of fentanyl on the younger generation," Akinnuoye-Agbaje said. "It really does spotlight and highlight it in a real way, and I was happy to see that and be a part of that."

New episodes of Euphoria air Sundays on HBO.

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Kat Graham’s Diana Ross portrayal cut from 'Michael' biopic

Kat Graham attends Lifetime's Summer Soiree at Santa Monica Proper Hotel on July 16, 2025, in Santa Monica, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

The new Michael Jackson biopic Micheal opens in theaters Friday, and while Diana Ross was good friend of the singer, she won’t be represented in the film.

Vampire Diaries star Kat Graham was cast to play Ross in the movie, but she revealed on social media that her part of the film has been cut.

"Ahead of the April 24 release of the Michael Jackson film, I want to share that certain legal considerations affected a few scenes, including the ones I filmed with an incredible cast," she wrote on X. "Unfortunately, those moments are no longer part of the final cut, though the team worked hard to preserve as much of the story as possible."

Graham didn’t go into detail about the scenes. Variety reported in early April that the film went through $15 million worth of reshoots and cut out scenes pertaining to Jackson’s child molestation accusations because a settlement with one of the singer’s accusers, Jordan Chandler, prevented his portrayal in the film.

Michael stars Michael’s nephew Jaafar Jackson in the title role, with Colman Domingo playing the star’s father, Joe Jackson.

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'Clueless' sequel TV series no longer in development at Peacock

Alicia Silverstone visits the IMDb Portrait Studio at Acura House of Energy on Location at Sundance 2024 on Jan. 20, 2024, in Park City, Utah. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images for IMDb)

Get ready for some news that may leave you totally buggin'.

Peacock is no longer moving forward with the Clueless sequel series it had in development, ABC Audio has confirmed.

The show, which had planned to bring Alicia Silverstone back to her iconic role of Cher Horowitz, was announced to be in development at the streaming service in April 2025.

While exact plot details for the show had never been revealed, we know that it was meant to pick up with what happened in Cher's life many years after the events of the 1995 film Clueless.

Along with Silverstone, the original movie starred Paul Rudd, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Donald Faison, Elisa Donovan, Breckin Meyer and Dan Hedaya.

In an appearance on Today in August 2025, Silverstone said she was "really excited" about the TV show.

“I think we’re going to try really hard. The goal is to make it honor what everyone loves about Clueless and Cher," she said.

Silverstone also said she wanted to pay tribute to the source material while creating something new.

“So we want to honor that, but also bring something fresh and new to it. I’m confident that we’ll be able to do that, but we’re in baby stages right now," Silverstone said.

While the show is no longer moving forward at Peacock, Variety, which first broke the story, reports CBS Studios and Paramount are still high on the project and expect it to "generate significant interest in the marketplace" when it's taken out to buyers again.

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'Clayface' teaser trailer shows off DC Studios' first horror film

The poster for 'Clayface.' (DC Studios)

Body horror is on full display in the Clayface teaser trailer.

DC Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures have released the first trailer for the upcoming thriller film from director James Watkins. It stars relative newcomer Tom Rhys Harries as the titular Gotham City villain.

According to its official description, Clayface "unravels one man’s horrifying descent from rising Hollywood star to revenge-filled monster in a story that explores the loss of one’s identity and humanity, corrosive love, and the dark underbelly of scientific ambition."

The teaser, which runs for just over a minute, finds Harries in character as the titular villain. He lies down, covered head to toe in bandages, on what appears to be a hospital bed. As he rests, we see moments from his Hollywood past in quick flashbacks. It is all cross-cut with imagery of his body and face changing in many different ways.

The Batman director Matt Reeves is producing Clayface from a script by Mike Flanagan, who is known for his Netflix horror projects The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass. DC Studios co-head James Gunn also produces the project, which marks the studio's first-ever foray into the horror genre.

Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, Eddie Marsan, Nancy Carroll and Joshua James also star in the upcoming film.

Clayface opens in theaters just ahead of Halloween on Oct. 23.

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Lena Dunham celebrates memoir 'Famesick' hitting #1 on 'The New York Times' bestseller list

Lena Dunham is seen leaving the Disney and ABC headquarters on April 13, 2026, in New York City. (Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images via Getty Images)

All adventurous women do ... write a bestselling book.

Lena Dunham is celebrating her new memoir, Famesick, reaching the top spot on The New York Times bestseller list.

The Girls creator took to her social media on Thursday to share a video of herself learning that her memoir reached #1 on the prestigious list. In the video, Dunham gets a call from her team telling her the good news.

Afterward, Dunham puts her head in her hands and starts to cry. The person on the other end of the call tells her she sold almost 60,000 copies of Famesick in week one alone.

"You’re joking guys,” Dunham says. “No way!”

The post's caption goes in depth on Dunham's feelings about the accomplishment.

"Screaming, crying, throwing up. Which, to be fair, I do a lot of in this book- but this time it’s for a much more joyful reason: I am bowled over by the support you have shown Famesick," Dunham wrote. "Almost two decades into my career, I know enough to know what a rare and special thing is to feel seen and heard, and this release has given me the opportunity to see and hear so many of you. I missed that."

Dunham goes on to write that she doesn't take any of this for granted.

"I am honored by every book in every pair of hands/ears and that Famesick made the #1 spot on the NYTimes, London Sunday Times, USA TODAY, and Indie Bookseller Bestseller lists," she wrote, before finishing with, "Thank you. Truly."

Famesick was published on April 14. According to a description from Penguin Random House, it is a "rowdy, frank reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between" that finds Dunham wondering "whether fulfilling her creative ambitions has been worth the pain."

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Hulu announces new 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' show, 'Project Runway' and more

Aspyn Ovard, Avery Woods, Bobbi Althoff, Saloma Andrea, McCall Dapron, Ashleigh Pease, Madison Bontempo and Chandler Higginson Brooks attend Hulu's Get Real House event, April 22, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Maya Dehlin/Disney)

A Secret Lives of Mormon Wives show based in California, a new reality show from Khloe Kardashian and a new season of Project Runway were among the new projects announced Wednesday at Hulu's second Get Real House event

The event, hosted by talk show host and actor Scott Evans, delivered a series of announcements about Hulu's upcoming unscripted slate.

Here are some of the upcoming new shows coming to Hulu:

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County
The show that originated in Utah will air a new installment this year featuring a group of young moms in Orange County, California.

The moms "collide in a community where beliefs are not just their religion; they are their identity. While some defend their way of life, fighting against modernity, others embrace change, becoming a platform to disrupt the status quo," according to a show description.

The series, which does not yet have a release date, stars Aspyn Ovard, Bobbi Althoff, Avery Woods, Salomé Andrea, McCall DaPron, Chandler Higginson, Ashleigh Pease and Madison Bontempo.

Project Runway
Model Heidi Klum will return for a new season of Project Runway in July.

Twenty-two designers will compete for a chance to take their fashion careers to the next level, according to a press release from Disney Entertainment Television Publicity.

The upcoming new season will feature a crossover with some of the Dancing with the Stars cast members, who will hit the Runway catwalk. 

Project Runway will premiere on Hulu, Disney+ and Freeform on July 9.

The Girls from executive producer Khloé Kardashian
Many may know Khloé Kardashian on The Kardashians, but the reality star and entrepreneur is stepping behind the camera for the new reality series The Girls.

As an executive producer, Kardashian is bringing a new show to Hulu about her "inner circle of real-life besties" as they raise children and run businesses and survive "brutally honest group chats."

The Mob hosted by Parker Posey
A new reality competition series The Mob will also be coming to Hulu, with Emmy-nominated actress Parker Posey as host.

The series will send a group of celebs to an Italian villa where they will "shake down, hustle and whack their way to win up to $250,000 in cash prizes," a press release says.

"Every episode, they will tackle mob movie-inspired jobs to survive," the press release adds. "But every mob family needs a don, and whoever they choose will have absolute power — deciding who makes money, who stays, and who ultimately gets whacked."

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Maura Higgins, Ciara Miller join 'Dancing with the Stars' season 35 cast

Maura Higgins attends an event in West Hollywood, Calif., on March 13, 2026. / Ciara Miller attends a premiere on March 30, 2026, in New York. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Women In Film | Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

We're months away from stepping back into the Dancing with the Stars ballroom, but two cast members are already preparing their dance moves.

The Traitors star Maura Higgins and Summer House star Ciara Miller were announced Wednesday as the first two cast members to join the upcoming season of DWTS.

Higgins and Miller were revealed as part of the next season's cast at Hulu's second Get Real House event held in Beverly Hills, California.

Higgins rose to fame on the fifth season of the British reality show Love Island in 2019, where she was a finalist.

She went on to become a presenter for Love Island USA, Love Island Games and Love Island USA: Aftersun.

Most recently, Higgins starred on the fourth season of The Traitors, where she was a runner-up as a "faithful."

Miller, a former travel nurse and model, joined the fifth season of the hit Bravo reality show Summer House in 2021.

Many fans have shown support for Miller amid the show's current season, airing now, after her castmates Amanda Batula and West Wilson, whom Miller dated previously, confirmed their romantic relationship in a joint statement shared on their separate Instagram Stories.

While fans are awaiting to see how things will unfold between Miller, Batula, and Wilson at the Summer House season 10 reunion, Miller is turning her attention to DWTS.

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Robert Irwin to host new spinoff series 'Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro'

Robert Irwin hosts ABC’s 'Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro.' (Disney/Maarten De Boer)

Robert Irwin is taking his ballroom experience to the next level.

The conservationist, zookeeper, and TV presenter is set to host a new Dancing with the Stars spinoff series called Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro.

At Hulu's second annual Get Real House event in Beverly Hills, California, on April 22, Irwin was announced as the host for the highly anticipated new show, which will aim to find the next pro dancer for the next season of DWTS.

Irwin was crowned the season 34 winner of DWTS with his pro dance partner Witney Carson. The duo quickly became a fan-favorite pair as they lit up the dance floor each week on the reality competition show.

The new series will feature 12 "up-and-coming dancers who move into one house and compete in a grueling audition process, all vying for a coveted spot as a pro dancer on Season 35 of 'Dancing with the Stars,'" Disney Entertainment Television Publicity said in a press release.

Three-time Mirrorball champion Mark Ballas and his mom Shirley Ballas, dubbed "The Queen of Latin," will serve as judges on the show.

Returning pros will also appear as rotating mentors/guest judges.

BBC will produce the new show, while Conrad Green will serve as showrunner and executive producer.

Hulu's realityverse came together at the Get Real House on Wednesday to celebrate some of the platform's beloved shows and talent.

In addition to the Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro reveal, the event gave fans a front-row seat to some of Hulu's biggest announcements, exclusive first-looks and surprise moments.

Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro will premiere July 13 at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT on ABC, with episodes available the next day on Hulu.

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In brief: 'The Vampire Lestat' official trailer and more ...

The official trailer for Interview with a Vampire season 3 has arrived. The series has been renamed The Vampire Lestat for its third season, and this new trailer is showing off what fans can expect from the AMC series going forward. Sam Reid stars as Lestat de Lioncourt in the trailer, which features him singing Billy Idol's hit song "Dancing With Myself." The Vampire Lestat premieres on June 7 ...

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James Gray's next film has officially joined the Palme d'Or race at the Cannes Film Festival. Variety reports that the crime thriller Paper Tiger, which stars Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, will have its world premiere at the festival in competition. Additionally, the studio Neon has secured North American rights for the film, which follows two brothers striving for the American dream only to get tangled up in a scheme that ends up being too good to be true ...

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'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' special fan events coming on May the 4th

Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian with Grogu in 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.' (Lucasfilm)

The force will be with Star Wars fans this May 4.

Lucasfilm is set to host special-look fan events for its upcoming film Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. All of the special events will take place on May the 4th, also known as Star Wars Day, at select IMAX theaters around the world.

The events will feature over 25 minutes of exclusive footage from the upcoming movie, fan giveaways and other surprises. One of the giveaways will be a brand-new, exclusive poster created just for this event.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is based on the Disney+ TV series The Mandalorian starring Pedro Pascal. Jon Favreau directed the movie, which stars Pascal alongside Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White.

"The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu," according to the film's official description.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu opens in theaters on May 22.

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Allison Janney, Andrew Rannells film 'Miss You, Love You' lands at HBO

Andrew Rannells and Allison Janney in 'Miss You, Love You.' (Jordin Althaus/HBO)

Miss You, Love You is headed to HBO.

The new film, which had a secret screening at this year's Sundance Film Festival, is set to premiere to HBO on May 29. It will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Miss You, Love You stars Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells, while Jim Rash wrote and directed it. Janney plays a grieving widow named Diane Patterson who is forced to plan her husband's funeral with a complete stranger: her estranged son's assistant, Jamie Simms, played by Rannells.

"As they fumble through grief and their strange, darkly funny circumstances, buried secrets and long-held resentments surface, but their partnership becomes an unlikely conduit for connection, laughter, and healing for this mother and her unexpected surrogate son," according to the film's official logline.

The film also stars Bonnie Hunt as Judith Bibbs, Suzy Nakamura as Kathy, Oscar Nuñez as Minister and Lisa Schurga as Nance.

"I'm absolutely thrilled! To be championed by HBO and included among their exemplary library of films and series is humbling. It’s the perfect home," Rash said in a press release.

Francesca Orsi, the executive vice president of HBO Programming and head of HBO Drama series and films, said that "Jim Rash has crafted a film that masterfully navigates grief, family, and the weight of buried trauma with a comedic lightness that never undercuts its depth."

She continued, "At its center, Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells deliver beautifully calibrated performances as Diane and Jamie, two people bound by loss, misunderstanding. We’re thrilled to bring this beautifully human story into the HBO Films family and can’t wait for audiences to experience it.”

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Will Forte, John Cena and Looney Tunes gang star in 'Coyote vs. Acme' official trailer

Wile E. Coyote appears in a still from 'Coyote vs. Acme." (Ketchup Entertainment)

At long last, the trailer for Coyote vs. Acme has arrived.

Ketchup Entertainment has released the official trailer for the upcoming live-action and animated hybrid movie, which pokes fun at the film's history.

Iconic Looney Tunes characters star alongside Will Forte and John Cena in the film, which "centers on Wile E. Coyote as he takes legal action against the Acme Corporation for the countless faulty products that have hindered his relentless pursuit of the Road Runner," according to its official synopsis.

Coyote vs. Acme was shelved by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2023. In 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery wrote off $115 million of their content as part of an earnings filing that they called a “strategic realignment plan associated with the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation group.” It is presumed Coyote vs. Acme was one of the projects that was affected by the decision. Ketchup Entertainment acquired the film in March 2025.

The new trailer hints at this history through subtle nods. After showing the Warner Bros. Discovery logo toward the beginning of the trailer, the logo, which previously read "WB," flips and changes to "WAG," with an asterisk noting fine print at the bottom of the screen. When zoomed into, the fine print reads, "A wholly owned subsidiary of the Acme corporation."

Later in the trailer, title cards read, "The movie Acme doesn't want you to see." In the trailer's final seconds, a voice says, "The Acme Corporation is releasing this film for accounting purposes only."

Lana Condor, Tone Bell, P.J. Byrne and Martha Kelly also star in Coyote vs. Acme. It is directed by Dave Green with a screenplay written by May December scribe Samy Burch. James Gunn and Chris DeFaria produced the film.

Coyote vs. Acme blasts into theaters on Aug. 28.

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'Heartstopper Forever' coming to Netflix July 17

'Heartstopper Forever' first look photo. (Courtesy of Netflix)

Heartstopper’s happily ever after is coming this summer.

The movie conclusion to Nick and Charlie’s love story, Heartstopper Forever, will debut on Netflix on July 17. It’ll premiere 10 days after the release of series creator Alice Oseman’s final volume of the Heartstopper graphic novel, which comes out on July 7.

As previously reported, Kit Connor and Joe Locke will be reprising their roles as Nick and Charlie, respectively, as well as serving as executive producers on the project.

The film will pick up after the events of season 3 as Nick prepares to leave for university and Charlie finds new independence at school. According to the description on Tudum, “the reality of a long-distance relationship begins to weigh on them. Doubts take hold, and their relationship faces its biggest challenge yet.”

The rest of the main cast also returns for the film, including Will Gao, Yasmin Finney, Tobie Donovan, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell and Jenny Walser.

Last week, it was announced that the role of Nick’s mother, played in seasons 1 and 2 of the series by Olivia Colman, has been recast for the film. Anna Maxwell Martin will now be playing the part.

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