Kat Dennings Talks About Her 'Thor' Audition, Reveals Which Star Helped Expand Her Role as Darcy Lewis

On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 48 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 1,382 new positive cases.

An Oscar nominee for Best International Feature, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom marks a first for the country of Bhutan, which has only ever submitted two films for consideration (and actually entered Lunana two years in a row following its earlier disqualification on a technicality). Filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji and star Sherab Dorji joined us for Contenders Film: The Nominees to discuss the making of the movie, a charming story of a teacher who is reluctantly transferred to a remote village and ends up learning quite a bit throughout his journey.

Dianne Buswell and boyfriend Joe Sugg have been spending the past few days in Australia reuniting with Dianne's family.PHOTOS: Inside the Strictly Come Dancing stars' homes: Kai Widdrington, Dianne Buswell and moreAnd on Saturday, the dancer shared a beautiful family video ahead of her return to our TV screens soon. Dianne was one of the celebrities who took part in Freeze the Fear, which has already wrapped filming and is due on to air during Spring.

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Holly Willoughby has shared a behind-the-scenes look at her new BBC TV show with fans.This Morning presenter Holly, 41, is set to appear on a new BBC One challenge show, Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof, which will follow famous faces as they take on some epic mental and physical challenges set by “The Iceman” himself - Dutch extreme athlete and cold-water therapy advocate, Wim Hof.The star will present the show alongside comedian Lee Mack as several celebrities go on “once-in-a-lifetime, epic adventure”. Posting a photo of herself and the 53 year old comedian grinning as they wrapped up warm in winter gear, Holly wrote: “And so the adventure begins… Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof, coming soon to BBC One and @bbciplayer”, before tagging some of her co-stars.

There as a huge surprise cameo in the final moments of The Batman, but don’t expect that character to be featured in a sequel.

Rupert Friend and Patricia Arquette are hard at work on their upcoming Apple TV+ comedy series High Desert!

He’s the GOAT! Nina Dobrev helped her boyfriend, Shaun White, kick off retirement with a blowout bash for their loved ones.

Piers Morgan singled out one in particular that he deemed to be “brilliant”. Flowers and other tributes to Shane have been left outside Melbourne Cricket Ground after the star died yesterday at the age of just 52.Piers took to Twitter, where he shared a picture of one fan’s rather unusual gift to the late sports star with his 7.9 million followers.He wrote: “Amid all the flowers left by Shane Warne’s statue ⁦@MCG…“One fan left a beer can, meat pie & packet of cigarettes. Brilliant,” he added with clapping emojis.The shocking news of Shane’s death prompted an outpouring of grief from fans, with many leaving cards and flowers at a statue to Shane at his former club overnight.However, this particular ode to Shane really stood out as a cheeky homage to his famed party lifestyle.Piers’ post really seemed to divide fans, with some suggesting the tribute was inappropriate.Amandeep Stevens wrote: “Not sure how appropriate that is for a guy that's had a heart attack." Janet Harris asked: “The three things that can lead to a heart attack - really what is the point of leaving those?”Tim Nosredlob added: “The three things that likely killed him.

Hilaria Baldwin's taking a step back from posting on social media, at least for the time being. She took to Instagram on Friday to announce the move and promising she'll return soon. «I promise I’ll be back.

Kris Jenner issued a hilarious apology after her daughter Kim Kardashian posted an adorable throwback of her braided hair.In the photo, a young Kim posed in the kitchen wearing a glossy pink rain coat and pigtails held together with red ribbons.'Sorry abut the hair I tried,' Kris, 66, hilariously posted in the comments section, along with a wacky winking face emoji. 'Sorry about the hair I tried':Kris Jenner left a humorous comment on a throwback photo that was shared by her daughter Kim on SaturdayKim didn't take issue with hairstyle when she originally posted it, as she captioned it simply 'Baby K.'Jenner has been heavily involved in the personal and professional lives of both Kim and her other children over the years.

Hilaria Baldwin is taking a step back from social media.

Pete Davidson is not letting Kanye West's ongoing online attacks get to him.The Saturday Night Live star, 28, is apparently unfazed by the 44-year-old's latest stunt - a disturbing music video for Kanye's new song Eazy where the rapper appears to bury a clay-animated version of Pete alive.A source told Page Six 'He finds the fact that Kanye included a cartoon version of him in his music video hysterical.' Amused:Pete Davidson, 28, reportedly thinks Kanye West's, 44, music video where he is seen burying a clay-animated version of Pete alive is 'hysterical'; Pictured in 2021The insider added that the comedian is flattered by the attention. 'He is almost flattered by it all because it is so ridiculous to him.' The source went on to note that the State Island native - born Peter Michael Davidson - is 'not threatened by Kanye in any way, shape or form.'Davidson is also using Ye's online outbursts to grow his relationship with his girlfriend - and Kanye's ex-wife - Kim Kardashian, 41.

Emily Ratajkowski looked typically stylish as she stepped out in New York City on Saturday.The 30-year-old model sported a trendy oversized black coat for the SoHo weekend outing and showed off her taut abs in a black turtleneck crop top worn underneath.The Gone Girl actress paired her laid-back style with comfortable camouflage print pants. Casual style: Emily Ratajkowski looked typically stylish as she stepped out in New York City on Saturday To add on to the casual-yet-trendy look, the INAMORATA founder wore a pair of high-top white Converse sneakers.

Courteney Cox thinks women go through 'a lot more than people realise'.The 57-year-old actress - who has Coco, 17, with her ex-husband David Arquette - believes that women of a certain age 'go through a lot'.She told Sky News' Backstage podcast: 'I think that women probably go through a lot more than people realise - I mean, between menopause, depression, being a mom to teenagers. 'Between menopause, depression':Courteney Cox thinks women go through 'a lot more than people realise''I think that, yeah, I think that we do go through a lot.'Courtney remains best-known for playing Monica Geller in the hit TV sitcom Friends.

Charli XCX said she was 'honored' after Cardi B mistakenly called her Charli STD on Twitter.The Boom Clap singer, 29, revealed on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon that Cardi accidentally tagged her as 'Charli STD' after tweeting about their 2018 song Girls.'We did a song together with Rita Ora and Bebe Rexha, and it was one of those scenarios where we never met when we made the song, and we shot the music video separately, and we were sending verses and whatever, and then she tweets the song and I'm like, "Oh my god Cardi B tweeted my name, this is huge!" And then I check the tag, and instead of "Charli XCX" it's "Charli STD,"' Charli explained on the show. Misnomer:Charli XCX told a story about how Cardi B thought her stage name was Charli STD during Friday's episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy FallonFallon found the admission to be particularly funny, and he noted that the new name was both 'close enough' and 'not that far off' from the original.

might be loony, but he definitely isn’t handsy. Actress Kat Dennings recalled an audition where she had to mime escaping from Cage after the Oscar winner refused to touch her out of respect.

With fans now at the halfway point of Marvel Studios' WandaVision, star Elizabeth Olsen teased a huge cameo is coming.Last week's episode brought back Kat Dennings' Darcy Lewis and Randall Park's Jimmy Woo, though their casting had been previously revealed.Olsen, 31, spoke with TV Lineon Tuesday, when she was asked if there is any casting that hasn't been announced yet that she's excited for, to which she confirmed 'Yes.' Huge cameo:With fans now at the halfway point of Marvel Studios' WandaVision, star Elizabeth Olsen teased a huge cameo is coming Confirmed:Olsen, 31, spoke with TV Line on Tuesday, when she was asked if there is any casting that hasn't been announced yet that she's excited for, to which she confirmed 'Yes'While Olsen

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Kat Dennings is back as Darcy Lewis. She first played the role as Jane Foster’s assistant in “Thor” and “Thor: The Dark World.”But now she’s Dr.

Kat Dennings made her way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 4 with WandaVision. The actress, who was seen in MCU with Thor and Thor: The Dark World as Darcy Lewis, appeared in the Disney+ show sans her Thor crew.

Kat Dennings' fan following increased threefold when she starred in Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman starrer Thor as the goofy, loveable Darcy Lewis, whose epic comic timings shined throughout the movie. But did you know that Dennings and Portman had been good friends even before Thor? Well, during a recent appearance on the Keep It! podcast, Kat revealed how it was Natalie, who was responsible for expanding her role as Darcy in the 2011 superhero movie."Because Natalie and I are already friends, I remember this exactly.