Hailee Steinfeld has released new music for her upcoming film, Hexed.

The actress and singer released "Magic" on Friday, which is a cover of the song from The Cars' 1984 album, Heartbeat City.

"Nothing compares to when the two (creative) loves of my life -- acting and music -- come together under one roof," Steinfeld wrote in her Beau Society newsletter. "It happened with 'Sinners' in a crazy kismet way when I recorded 'Dangerous' at the 11th hour. And with my new movie 'Hexed,' it happened again!"

She continued, "I had an amazing, very impromptu opportunity to sing on the record, and I still can't even believe it happened. Even better, I got to record the song with my childhood friend Demitri Lerios. The whole thing felt like pure creative magic."

Steinfeld, who became a mom in April to a daughter named Harper Haize Allen, stars in the new animated Disney film Hexed, which follows a teenage girl named Billie (voiced by Steinfeld), "who discovers secret magical abilities which, once unleashed, hurtle her out of suburbia and into a spectacle-filled journey through a vast witch realm called Hexe," a synopsis for the film says.

The synopsis continues, "Forced to team up with her cautious mother, Alice (voiced by Rashida Jones), they uncover family mysteries that could change the world of witches forever."

Steinfeld said that the song got her thinking about motherhood.

"While we were recording, I couldn't help but think about how perfect the timing of all of this feels," she said. "Having made a movie about a beautiful mother-daughter story, while also becoming a mother myself, and recording the kind of song I envision her dancing around the kitchen counter to one day."

Steinfeld shares daughter Harper with husband Josh Allen, who is the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills.

The duo tied the knot on May 31, 2025.

Also starring in Hexed are Walton Goggins, Jodie Foster, Henry Winkler, Dan Stevens, Tracey Ullman and Stephen Fry.

Hexed arrives in theaters on Nov. 25.

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When the first trailer for Wicker debuted in July, it had viewers swooning over an unlikely heartthrob, a man made of wicker.

The trailer introduced audiences to a fisherwoman, played by Olivia Colman, who commissions a local basketmaker, played by Peter Dinklage, to craft her a husband out of wicker.

Alexander Skarsgård, who plays the wicker man in the film, told ABC News that he was "overwhelmed" by the reaction to the trailer when it came out.

"People really respond to this world that our writer-directors had created," Skarsgård said. "That is definitely something you don't take for granted when you make an indie film. I've never experienced this kind of a reaction to a trailer before."

In the film, Skarsgård transforms into a man made entirely out of wicker. His look was created out of prosthetics by a team at Wētā Workshop, which used digital sculpting software and 3D printing technology.

Skarsgård said that it wasn't until two weeks before filming began that he was able to try the costume on.

He said that transforming into wicker man for the first time was an "extraordinary moment."

"It definitely helped me find the physicality of the character and playing around with the movements," he said. "The face plate was glued to my face so that it would move with my facial movements. And it was great that we had a little time before we started filming because I had to exaggerate all the facial movements so that it would read on the mask."

He added, "That was great that we had a little bit of time to kind of perfect that and work on the physicality of the character."

The film is based on Ursula Wills-Jones's 2008 short story The Wicker Husband, a modern literary fable. The film is centered around the fisherwoman, who rejects the village's societal structures.

Colman said what drew her to playing the fisherwoman was her journey and that she was "gripped when the script arrived."

"I was like, oh my God, it's totally different. I love her," Colman said. "I love who she is and she's fragile and strong and she's everything -- she's the whole gamut of human emotions."

The Oscar winner continued, "I loved that she looks like she has strong armor at the beginning, but she just doesn't -- she's same as all people. It's terrifying to give yourself to love but she does it and I loved the relationship and that they really sort of put a little grenade amongst the people in the village. It's really satisfying."

"It's social commentary about love and relationships and our communities, but done in a very light way and I just hope people laugh and cry and have a think about what their life is like and just enjoy it," she added. "It's really beautiful, I keep hearing the phrase handcrafted film, it really is that."

Also starring in the film are Elizabeth Debicki, Richard E. Grant, Nabhaan Rizwan, Marli Siu, Gustav Lindh and Máté Mészáros.

Wicker arrives in theaters on Oct. 23.

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

Netflix
Nobody Wants This: Kristen Bell and Adam Brody are back for season 3 of this rom-com about the unlikely relationship between an agnostic podcaster and a Jewish rabbi.

Hulu
Phony: A teenage boy starts questioning if his mom has been replaced by an impostor following a car accident.

Prime Video
The Terminal List: Chris Pratt returns as a Navy SEAL out for revenge in the action-thriller’s second season.

AMC+
Yaga: A witchy retelling of the Baba Yaga fable starring Noah Reid, Clark Backo, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hudson Williams.

Movie theaters
Clayface: A body horror thriller centered on the titular DC Comics character.

Klara and the Sun: A sci-fi drama based on the book by Kazuo Ishiguro and starring Jenna Ortega as an android companion.

Wicker: A fisherwoman commissions a husband to be made out of wicker.

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

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The cast of Ugly Betty is back together 20 years after the beloved series first premiered.

America Ferrera, Vanessa Williams, Michael Urie, Ana Ortiz and more cast members reunited for an interview with ABC News' Chris Connelly, reflecting on the show's lasting impact and their time working together.

Ugly Betty, which premiered in 2006 and ran for four seasons on ABC, starred Ferrera as Betty Suarez, a young woman navigating the fashion industry while working at the fictional Mode magazine.

In the interview aired on Good Morning America Friday, Ferrera said she knew the show, which centered on a Mexican American family, would resonate with viewers.

"Are you so surprised at like how huge Ugly Betty was? I'm like, 'No. I, like, knew,'" Ferrera recalled being asked. "Do you know how many people are going to be so hungry for that character and that show and that family?"

The series also explored issues including immigration and LGBTQ representation, something the cast said continues to resonate with audiences today.

Tony Plana, who played Betty's father, Ignacio Suarez, recalled the impact of a storyline involving his character's deportation.

"I think we made a huge impact when Ignacio was deported. And look at the situation now," Plana said. "I think it's changed culture. It's changed the way young people, but especially young women, young girls, feel about themselves."

Ferrera also reflected on the show's legacy, adding, "We were ahead of our time — and like everything, you know, not everything ages well, but I think we do."

The cast also opened up about the friendships they formed while filming the series.

Williams, who played Mode's creative director Wilhelmina Slater, recalled working alongside Urie, who portrayed her assistant, Marc St. James.

"We gave each other permission every episode to play and feed off each other and make things even better," Williams said.

Urie became emotional while remembering how Williams embraced him as her on-screen partner.

"Many actors that would have been considered for the 'diva' role might not have gone for that and could have gotten me fired," he said, adding that Williams instead "included" him.

"Once I turned 40, I started crying every time I talk about this," he said.

Williams credited her parents, who were music educators, with teaching her the importance of working together.

"My parents as educators showed the importance of teamwork and working together always and giving people grace and opportunity to be themselves," she said.

The reunion also included an emotional exchange between Ferrera and Mark Indelicato, who was 11 years old when he began playing Betty's nephew, Justin Suarez.

Indelicato, now 32, said he recently watched the show's first season for the first time and reflected on his character's impact on the LGBTQ community.

"It felt far enough away to be able to appreciate what Justin Suarez did for the LGBTQ community," he said. "When I was so young ... you're kind of like footloose and fancy free. I was just having fun."

Ferrera praised Indelicato for navigating the challenges of being a child actor and growing up in the public eye.

"You didn't just do a phenomenal job being extremely talented on camera," Ferrera said of Indelicato, adding that he emerged as "such an intelligent, compassionate, interested, interesting person, that's rare."

The cast also discussed whether they would be interested in returning for more of the Ugly Betty series.

"I'm ready, let's go! Let's goooo!" Ortiz said.

Ferrera, meanwhile, had a humorous idea for where her character would be 20 years later.

"I think Betty is curled up in the fetal position in her childhood bed having a midlife crisis," Ferrera joked. "And that is the opening scene of the reboot."

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The landslide is bringing them to Apple TV. Fleetwood Mac is telling their story in their own words in the Apple Original Films documentary Fleetwood Mac: The Chain. Apple announced the “unprecedented look” is the first fully authorized documentary about the award-winning, culture-defining band. It brings together the voices and memories of Fleetwood members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and the late Christine McVie. Fleetwood Mac: The Chain will debut Jan. 29 ...

Ramy Youssef’s feature directorial debut has added some more star power to the cast. Amanda Seyfried will join Youssef and Sharon Stone in Martha & Muhammad, a new comedy for A24, according to Deadline. Youssef will direct from his own script, in addition to starring. Plot and character details are being kept under wraps, though The Hollywood Reporter previously described the project as telling the story of “a white widowed socialite in New York who develops a relationship with a young Muslim man” ...

Another book adaptation is coming to Prime Video. Amazon MGM Studios confirmed Thursday it has picked up Butcher & Blackbird, the bestselling thriller novel by Brynne Weaver. Emma Laird and Thomas Doherty are signed on to star in the new film, which follows vigilante serial killers who fall in love as they compete to take out the most targets ... 

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Tom Hanks is coming back to Broadway.

Hanks is returning to the Great White Way, set to star in his own play This World of Tomorrow. Hanks will act alongside Kelli O’Hara, known for her TV roles in The Gilded Age and Sheriff Country, in a limited engagement beginning next fall. The official show dates have yet to be announced.

The play follows scientist Bert Allenberry, played by the Forrest Gump star, as he embarks on a time-traveling journey and falls in love with a woman named Carmen, played by O’Hara, at the 1939 World's Fair in Queens, New York. Co-written by James Glossman and Hanks, the plot is based on a series of short stories written by Hanks in the book Uncommon Type.

Hanks and O’Hara originated their roles during the show’s off-Broadway run during an eight-week engagement in 2025.

It’s been 13 years since Hanks appeared on Broadway, last starring in Nora Ephron's play Lucky Guy back in 2013. Although Hanks has quite the filmography, the Tony Award-nominated actor has a special appreciation for live performance.

“This is the single best thing about the theatre: every day, every night, every performance … You start at the beginning and you work all the way through to the end,” he told Playbill in an interview published Nov. 11, 2025. “So the theoretical disappears, and it's actually the reality of what happens at that moment on the stage.”

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Veteran actress Dame Judi Dench says she can't act anymore due to her worsening eye condition.

"I can't be on stage, I can't do a play anymore, I can't do a film anymore. I can't read anymore," she told the BBC in an interview on Thursday. "So you've got to adjust to all that and make allowances for it and just get on. And don't think about it too much."

The actress, who is known for Shakespeare in Love, Skyfall and more, said in 2012 that she was losing her sight to macular degeneration.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness. It destroys the sharp, central vision needed to see clearly.

Dench said that, for her, macular degeneration has also made it hard to make out faces.

"I go up to lots of the wrong people and say, 'Hello!' and give them a hug and I say, 'Oh, I'm so sorry,'" she said.

When asked about aging in the interview, Dench called it "rubbish."

"There's nothing to say for it at all," she said. "Nothing at all. Don't think about it too much."

Dench added, "And if you can't see as well, which I can't, it's a whole other ball game."

Earlier this year, Dench lent her voice in the film The Magic Faraway Tree, which starred Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy. The actress provided the voice of a technologically advanced, data-spying smart refrigerator.

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Veteran actor Tom Skerritt, known for his roles in projects including Steel Magnolias, Alien, Top Gun and Picket Fences, has died at the age of 93.

Skerritt died on Wednesday due to natural causes, according to a statement released by his family.

"We are heartbroken by his loss," the statement read. "While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting career, we knew him for his humor, curiosity, wisdom, generosity, and the love he brought into our lives."

Born Aug. 25, 1933, in Detroit, Skerritt served in the U.S. Air Force before pursuing acting.

He made his film debut in the 1962 war drama War Hunt alongside Robert Redford, and later appeared in Robert Altman's 1970 film M*A*S*H.

Skerritt went on to build a career spanning more than six decades, appearing in numerous films and television shows.

In 1979, he played Capt. Arthur Dallas in Ridley Scott's science fiction horror film Alien, starring alongside Sigourney Weaver.

He later portrayed Cmdr. Mike "Viper" Metcalf opposite Tom Cruise in 1986 blockbuster Top Gun and played Drum Eatenton in the 1989 comedy-drama Steel Magnolias, alongside Sally Field, Julia Roberts and Dolly Parton.

Skerritt also found success on television, starring as Sheriff Jimmy Brock in the CBS drama Picket Fences, which aired from 1992 to 1996. His performance earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series in 1993.

His other notable film credits included The Turning Point, A River Runs Through It and Contact.

Beyond acting, Skerritt helped found TheFilmSchool in Seattle to support aspiring filmmakers and storytellers. He also co-founded the Red Badge Project, which helps military veterans cope with PTSD, anxiety and depression through writing and storytelling.

"Tom will be remembered not only for the characters he brought to life, but also for his belief that stories can help people heal, find purpose, and create change," his family said in a tribute. "His talent, integrity, curiosity, and compassion made a lasting impact on his family, his profession, and the many communities he worked to support."

Skerritt is survived by his wife, Julie Tokashiki, five children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

His family said information about a memorial will be shared at a later date.

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What better way to celebrate the spookiest day of the year than with Inde Navarrette?

The Obsession star has been announced as the Saturday Night Live host for Halloween night, with Gracie Abrams making her return as musical guest. It will be Navarrette’s SNL debut — and the first time in six years SNL has aired live on Halloween night.

On Nov. 7, comedian and influencer Druski will be welcomed to Studio 8H as the first content creator to ever host the legendary sketch show. He’ll be accompanied by four-time musical guest The Strokes, who are on tour in support of their album Reality Awaits.

The following week will see John Mulaney return to SNL for his seventh hosting gig. Mulaney, a former SNL writer, will join the ranks of the show’s most frequent hosts with his Nov. 14 appearance, though he’s still 10 shy of beating Alec Baldwin’s record. Serving as musical guest will be Phoebe Bridgers, who recently released her third studio album, Lost Weekend.

SNL airs on NBC Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET and streams on Peacock.

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Sam Heughan is trading the dangers of the Scottish Highlands for the dangers of global corporate crisis and damage control.

The Outlander star has booked his next TV project, joining Viola Davis in the Paramount+ thriller series Ascent. Billed as a “character-driven thriller,” Ascent will follow Davis’ corporate fixer Catriona, who will “weaponize the ruthless skills that have made her indispensable to billion-dollar clients when her estranged daughter is in danger.”

Heughan will play Conal, a top agent for Ascent Ventures. Known for being a “lethally charming and natural chameleon,” Conal “uses social cunning and ruthlessness to get the job done, and he always gets a thrill out of completing a mission.”

Ascent was created by John Logan, who will serve as showrunner. In addition to starring, Davis will executive produce through her JuVee Productions.

Ascent production will begin in LA next year.

Heughan wrapped his eight-season run as Jamie Fraser in Outlander earlier this year.

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Horror buffs, rejoice!

Prime Video's young adult series Carrie has been renewed for season 2. Written and executive produced by Mike Flanagan, the show’s first season debuted Oct. 7 as a modern retelling of Stephen King’s 1974 novel of the same name.

The series follows outcast high‑schooler Carrie White, played by Summer H. Howell, who’s isolated by her controlling mother, portrayed by Samantha Sloyan, and faces incessant bullying at her new school. The coming-of-age drama ends with a dramatic prom scene, involving prom court, pigs' blood and telekinesis.

Along with Howell and Sloyan, the season 1 ensemble included Resident Evil’s Siena Agudong, Fire Country’s Alison Thornton and My Life with the Walter Boys’ Joel Oulette.

“For 50 years, audiences have known and gravitated to Carrie White’s story,” Flanagan said in a press release. “From the beginning, we imagined a story that goes far beyond the prom, and I’m incredibly grateful for Stephen’s trust and support in exploring what comes next.”

Although the second season is expanding beyond its source material, King will continue to work on the show as an executive producer.

“I can’t wait for audiences to get to see what’s down the road for Carrie White,” King shared. “Mike Flanagan and I are excited about what comes next. It’s bound to be thrilling.”

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Chris Pratt is ready to return to the galaxy.

The Guardians of the Galaxy star, who played Star-Lord across six films, confirmed he won’t be letting go of the wise-cracking, Walkman-wearing superhero anytime soon. Pratt recently shared on The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast that Marvel Studios has already taken “hard action” to make the comeback happen, including the studio's president, Kevin Feige, and co-president Louis D’Esposito.

“I have a great relationship with Kevin and Lou, and there have been both ongoing conversations about how we make good on that promise and also hard action taken to make sure that we make good on that promise,” the Terminal List actor said while chatting about the beloved superhero.

“So yeah, you’ll see Star-Lord again, which is very exciting,” he added. “But I’m not at liberty to say when that’s going to be, but he’s not going anywhere.”

The news comes three years after the third and final installment of Guardians of the Galaxy hit theaters in 2023. While promoting the project on Good Morning America at the time, he told hosts Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan that he could see himself reprising the role.

“I mean, it's Marvel, so all kinds of things can happen,” he teased during the May 3, 2023, interview. “You never know, they've got various timelines and alternate universes, and they can always probably orchestrate a way to bring somebody back.”

The next Marvel Cinematic Universe film to hit the big screen is Avengers: Doomsday, out Dec. 18.

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Heated Rivalry is headed to the big screen.

Regal is bringing all six episodes of season 1 of the hit Crave/HBO Max hockey romance to select movie theaters for a limited run in November.

Fans can purchase tickets for three showings of paired episodes: episodes 1 & 2 ("Rookies" and "Olympians"), episodes 3 & 4 ("Hunter" and "Rose"), and episodes 5 & 6 ("I'll Believe in Anything" and "The Cottage"). Some theater locations will also offer themed cocktails: Summer in Montreal and Russians Don't Blush.

“When a series connects with audiences the way ‘Heated Rivalry’ has, we look for ways to bring it to the big screen and give fans a reason to experience it together,” Brooks LeBoeuf, senior vice president of U.S. content at Regal, said in a statement. “Nearly a year after its premiere, we’re proud to work with our partners to turn a season fans have watched again and again into a true theatrical event. It’s a chance to celebrate the story, its creators and its performances before Season 2 arrives in 2027.”

The series will hit over 650 theaters nationwide from Nov. 6 to Nov. 30.

Heated Rivalry, created by Jacob Tierney, is based on the Game Changers book series by Rachel Reid and follows the rivals to lovers story of Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) and Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams).

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All of it has come to this: the official trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3. The Prime Video fantasy series, inspired by JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, will pick up five years after the fall of Eregion. Middle-earth is at war and all the free peoples of Middle-earth must find a way to come together in a race against time to prevent Sauron from achieving his goal of utter domination. Season 3’s first four episodes will premiere Nov. 11 on Prime Video …

Ty Burrell has reportedly found his next TV project. The Modern Family star is said to be developing and executive producing a reboot of the 1989 sitcom Coach for NBC. The original comedy series aired on ABC for nine seasons, starring Craig T. Nelson as the titular college football coach. According to Deadline, the reboot will be written by Daniel Libman and Matthew Libman, and would star Burrell as a legendary basketball coach who returns to his alma mater. The show has not yet been picked up for series …

We haven’t seen the last of Rachel Berry. On the heels of the Glee revival confirmation for Disney+ and Hulu, Variety reports Lea Michele is in talks to return to center stage. Michele became a breakout star in the Ryan Murphy musical dramedy series, which premiered in 2009 and also starred Jane Lynch, Darren Criss and Matthew Morrison. Murphy told ABC News last month that a script for a Glee reboot had been written, and that he is in touch with cast members about returning ...

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The American Film Institute has announced Tom Cruise will be the recipient of the 2027 AFI Life Achievement Award.

The actor and producer, known as much for his dramatic roles as his death-defying stunt work, will be celebrated for his prodigious career during a gala tribute in April.

Previous AFI Life Achievement Award recipients include Jack Nicholson, with whom Cruise starred in A Few Good Men; his Rain Man costar Dustin Hoffman; and Francis Ford Coppola, who directed Cruise in The Outsiders.

“Tom Cruise is a global icon,” Kathleen Kennedy, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, said in a release Wednesday. “As an actor and producer, he brings an extraordinary commitment to everything he does. What I especially admire is his deep belief in movies and their ability to bring people together. That passion has made him an extraordinary ambassador for American film around the world.”

Cruise’s big-screen career began with small roles in the early ‘80s before joining the ensemble cast of up-and-coming actors in 1983’s The Outsiders. His breakout role as Joel in Risky Business came later that year, followed by his turn as daring Navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun in 1986.

He’s most recently been seen in the blockbuster sequel Top Gun: Maverick, as well as seventh and eighth installments of the Mission: Impossible franchise. Digger, in which he stars as “the most powerful man in the world,” is currently in theaters.

Throughout his more than 40-year career, Cruise has produced or starred in dozens of award-winning films: he received a best actor Academy Award nomination for Born on the Fourth of July and Jerry Maguire, and was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar for Magnolia. His 1988 project with Hoffman, Rain Man, won the 1989 Academy Award for best picture; his producer role on Top Gun: Maverick also earned him an Oscar nomination for best picture.

In 2025, he was awarded the Honorary Oscar at the Academy’s Governors Awards.

Cruise will receive the AFI Life Achievement Award at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 24.

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Jon & Kate Plus 8 might’ve ended years ago, but the Gosselin family’s story is far from over.

A new Netflix documentary on the Gosselin family is in the works, featuring interviews with the family patriarch, Jon Gosselin, and two of the Gosselin children, Collin Gosselin and Hannah Gosselin. The project promises to untangle what happened to the family of 10 after they stopped filming their reality TV series. Netflix has yet to announce a release date for the documentary.

There’s no word on whether the family’s matriarch, Kate Gosselin, or her and Jon’s other children, Mady Gosselin, Cara Gosselin, Alexis Gosselin, Aaden Gosselin, Leah Gosselin and Joel Gosselin, will be interviewed for the project.

According to the streamer, the documentary “pieces together the story from the perspectives of the children who grew up on camera, the adults who built a brand around them and the audience that couldn’t look away.”

Jon & Kate Plus 8, renamed Kate Plus 8 following the pair’s 2009 divorce, aired from 2007 to 2017, first premiering on Discovery Health and eventually moving to TLC. The show captured the everyday lives of the former couple and their kids, which includes a set of twins and sextuplets.

Netflix’s announcement comes shortly after Collin sat down with ABC News' Juju Chang to promote his new memoir, In the Shadow of Eight. In the novel, which hit shelves on Oct. 13, the 22-year-old alleges his mother became abusive after her and Jon’s divorce.

"Simply put, my whole life that I lived was a lie," Collin said during the Oct. 12 interview. "All the things you see on TV, lies."

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Fourth Wing officially has its two leads.

Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya are on board the Prime Video romantasy drama, based on the bestselling novels by Rebecca Yarros.

McGregor is playing Violet Sorrengail, a "fiercely intelligent and often underestimated" young woman who is forced to enroll at Basgiath War College, where she joins hundreds of candidates working toward becoming elite dragon riders. Sakraya is Xaden Riorson, an “enigmatic and ruthless” dragon rider who stands in her way. 

“I’m so grateful to our producing and casting team for conducting a thorough, worldwide search to find Violet and Xaden,” Yarros says in a statement. “It will be incredibly exciting to see these talented actors, Esther and Emilio, bring our beloved characters to life on screen.”

“Few stories have inspired the kind of passionate, worldwide fandom that Rebecca Yarros has built with Fourth Wing, and we know just how much Violet and Xaden mean to readers,” adds Peter Friedlander, head of Global Television, Amazon MGM Studios. “Esther and Emilio are rare and exceptional talents who bring something truly special to these iconic roles.”

Oscar winner Michael B. Jordan is executive producing the series, along with Yarros and showrunner Meredith Averill. Lisa Joy will direct the first episode.

Amazon MGM Studios and Jordan’s Outlier Society acquired the rights to the books around the time the first book was released in 2023. There have since been two other books in the series, Iron Flame and Onyx Storm, as well as a companion novella, Threshing Day.

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Bravo fans — pay attention, puh-lease!

The network released the official cast announcement for The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 15, featuring a mix of familiar faces and first-timers. The show, which was put on hiatus after season 14 wrapped in August 2024, is set to premiere in December. Bravo has yet to announce the premiere date.

The upcoming season marks the return of three iconic housewives: Dolores Catania, Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga. The reality TV veterans will be joined by newbies Malvina Blloshmi, Xio Cammarota, Juliette Collazo, Deeba Patel, Natia Rufolo and Vanessa Barrera.

Bravo’s official announcement for the new season teases the return of "big personalities, deep-rooted connections, and a distinctly Jersey point of view" and promises to feature "longtime friendships, strong sisterhoods, and unexpected twists."

Bravo initially announced the return of the beloved series on March 24, 2026. After the network dropped the news, Andy Cohen opened up about the show’s comeback during an episode of SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live.

“This has been a long and winding road to get to this place and I’m very excited,” Cohen said during the March 25 episode. “What we owe you is a good show, so that’s what we want to deliver."

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Julia Stiles and her fellow 10 Things I Hate About You cast members reunited to honor their late co-star Heath Ledger on Tuesday night’s episode of Dancing with the Stars.

Stiles and her dancing partner pro, Ezra Sosa, brought the ballroom to their feet with their final "Dedication Night" performance, a contemporary dance to Frankie Valli's “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.”

At the end of the emotional dance, Sosa left the ballroom floor and then Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union, Larisa Oleynik, Susan May Pratt and Andrew Keegan linked arms with Stiles as they looked up toward the screen above them featuring Ledger's photo.

Ledger and Stiles co-starred in 10 Things I Hate About You back in 1999, playing Patrick Verona and Kat Stratford. In one memorable scene, Ledger as Verona serenades Stiles' Stratford with Valli's hit song.

Ledger died nearly a decade after they made the movie, in January 2008, after an accidental overdose. He was 28.

After their performance, Stiles remembered Ledger, whom she called "magnetic."

"He just brought out the light in everybody and he was the leader of the pack at the time," Stiles recalled. "He just made everybody else shine. He was always about play."

Sosa also shared a reflection in an Instagram post, writing in part, "It's about honoring a beautiful moment in time, a film that changed so many lives, and someone whose impact continues to be felt by generations. We've poured so much love into this piece, and we're incredibly grateful for the trust placed in us to bring it to life. Our only hope is that it honors his memory with the dignity, love, and respect it deserves."

The judges rewarded Stiles and Sosa with scores of 9 across the board, bringing their combined final score to 36.

New episodes of Dancing with the Stars air live on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+. They are available to stream the next day on Hulu.

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The hit TV show Glee is coming back.

An all-new season of the hit series from Ryan Murphy is coming to Disney+ and Hulu, Disney announced Wednesday.

No details about the cast or an official release date have been shared.

The studio behind the reboot is 20th Television, which also produced the original series.

Glee first aired on Fox for six seasons, from 2009 to 2015.

It followed a high school glee club and starred Lea Michele, the late Cory Monteith, the late Naya Rivera, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Jenna Ushkowitz, Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch and more.

Murphy told ABC News last month that a script for a Glee reboot had been written, and that he is in touch with cast members about returning.

“I’ve been quietly having conversations with people on that show … about, ‘What do you think? Should we?,'" Murphy said. "Maybe I shouldn’t, I don’t know. It’s fun just to try."

Glee won six Primetime Emmys and several Golden Globes. It also won the GLAAD Media Award for outstanding comedy series in 2010 and 2011.

All 121 original episodes of Glee are currently streaming on Hulu.

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