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BreAnna Bell Following the success of their years-long partnership that spawned seven original films including Natalie Morales’ “Plan B” and “Crush,” Hulu Originals has renewed its first look deal with comedy production company American High. Jason Zaro (“Brigsby Bear”) will serve as co-producer across the new slate of films for Hulu. The renewed partnership comes on the heels of the successful release of “It’s a Wonderful Binge” in November 2022, which starred Kaitlin Olson, Danny Trejo, Nick Swardson, Tim Meadows. The movie serves as a sequel to the first Hulu original comedy under the American High banner, “The Binge,” which featured Vince Vaughn, Skyler Gisondo, Eduardo Franco, Dexter Darden.

Hulu Originals has renewed its first look output deal with American High.

Tom Sizemore — best known for his work in, and — has been hospitalized.Sizemore, 61, is in critical condition in intensive care following a brain aneurysm, his rep confirmed to on Sunday, adding that it is a «wait-and-see situation.»Sizemore collapsed at his home at 2 a.m. on Saturday, according to, who were the first to report the story.Emergency medical services were called to the home after Sizemore was found unconscious, and he was rushed to the hospital.ET has reached out to Sizemore's reps for comment.Hours before he suffered a brain aneurysm, the veteran screen actor shared a throw-back photo featuring the cast of his 1995 crime drama A post shared by Tom Sizemore (@tom.sizemore)The behind-the-scenes photo showed Sizemore hanging out with Robert DeNiro, Val Kilmer, Danny Trejo, Jon Voight and others.According to IMDB, Sizemore has 30 films in different stages of production and post-production, and it's unknown at this time if or how his hospitalization will impact any of his forthcoming projects.

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Trejo and Joel McHale have been unveiled as key supporting cast members of Stimson Snead’s sci-fi comedy Tim Travers & The Time Traveler’s Paradox, which wrapped in Spokane Washington earlier this month.

EXCLUSIVE: Multimedia mogul Lenard “Charlamagne Tha God” Mckelvey has boarded the documentary short In the Bubble with Jaime as an executive producer, ahead of its weekend premiere at the Montclair Film Festival.

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Carnes (Desperate Housewives, General Hospital) has signed with Sovereign Talent Group under its theatrical division.

Director Robert Rodriguez smashed box-office expectations with his cult classic family film Spy Kids.

Celia Shatzman editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. When we think of the rich and famous, we imagine they enjoy all the perks that come with being a celebrity. Having a personal chef certainly tops the list — but some stars love getting busy in the kitchen with their own hands. So why not take some cooking inspiration from your favorite celebrities and whip up one of their recipes for your next meal? To get you started, we rounded up the best celebrity cookbooks out there. “Top Chef” Justin Sutherland brings his cooking chops to the page in his debut cookbook “Northern Soul,” which features more than 90 soul-satisfying recipes from the chef and restauranteur’s Southern-inspired home cooking. In addition to step-by-step recipes, Sutherland also writes about the foundation for unique approach to Southern cooking, which he honed during his upbringing in the Midwest and the South, and his African-American and Asian heritage. BUY NOW: $30.00  $27.49 Buy It Everyone’s favorite television cook is back with another best-selling cookbook, this time centered around effortless recipes that require little time and stress. You’ll find everything from overnight oats to Cacio e Pepe in this book of gems.  Courtesy of Amazon[/caption]You might recognize Danny Trejo from his breakout role in “Breaking Bad” or more recent shows such as “Boba Fett” but the actor also has a side gig as the creator of Los Angeles’s award-winning taco shop called “Trejo’s Tacos.” In his recipe book of the same name, Hollywood’s favorite bad guy shares 75 recipes among his cantina favorites. 

Clerks III is being released in theaters next month and Kevin Smith celebrated the new film at the L.A. premiere!

Scott Huver In addition to reuniting him with several of the “Clerks” actors whose careers he helped launch back in 1994, “Clerks III” gave Kevin Smith another chance to direct his old friend Ben Affleck in a cameo role — and pay tribute to their long friendship with a very inside joke. The two previously worked together on several early-career films, including “Mallrats,” “Chasing Amy,” “Dogma” and “Jersey Girl,” and as Smith told Variety at the new film’s Hollywood premiere at the Chinese 6, Affleck was extremely eager to appear in a cameo as one of several famous faces — including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Danny Trejo and Melissa Benoist — auditioning for a role in the movie-within-a-movie being made by the Quick Stop clerks.

Vivienne Chow Hollywood actor Danny Trejo (“Machete,” “Con Air,” “Heat”) has been cast for the role of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in “1521,” an upcoming historical epic that charts the pre-colonial era of the Philippines depicting the Battle of Mactan, Variety has learned.Produced by Filipino-American filmmaker Francis B. Lara Ho of Inspire Studios (“Angel Warrior,” “Palawan: Last Man Out”), “1521” is a U.S.-Philippines production that follows the journey of Magellan, who led the Spanish expedition and was one of the first Europeans to travel to Asia.

Starcrawler have released their new single ‘Stranded’. Check it out below, along with our interview with frontwoman Arrow De Wilde.Announced last month alongside its title track, ‘She Said’ is the Los Angeles band’s third album but their first for a major label. ‘Stranded’ follows the title track and the release of the album’s first single ‘Roadkill’ in May.“It’s not just a hard rock, banger type of song like we normally make,” De Wilde told NME of ‘Stranded’.

J. Kim Murphy It’s official —the Minions are back.Universal’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru” is setting off fireworks at the Fourth of July box office, projecting a $129.2 million opening over the four-day holiday weekend.

Lightyear,” a film that sometimes falls into that old Pixar trap of being too smart for its own good.The Minions, on the flip side, are not Mensa candidates. They’re stooges.The story exists, for the most part, to put them into a bunch of silly situations.Kevin and Bob go full-on “Catch Me if You Can,” dress up as pilots and fly a commercial jet to California … with plenty of turbulence.They meet Master Chow (Michelle Yeoh), a San Fran acupuncturist who moonlights as a kung fu expert and teaches them her martial art — in “Rocky” training montage style. Dumb, dumb Otto, meanwhile, takes to the open road on a motorcycle and visits the World’s Biggest Banana.He’s also a hopeless romantic, and briefly falls in love with a rock with googly eyes glued on it.“Rise of Gru” is better than the previous Gru-less flick because the Minions make the most sense when serving a lame-o villain.

The stars of Minions: The Rise of Gru are stepping out for the premiere of their new movie!

Danny Trejo baby talking to his dogs will be well-worth your time.

More than 20 years after the franchise was first launched, Spy Kids will head into a new era on Netflix.Spy Kids franchise creator Robert Rodriguez will return to write and direct a new film that will focus on a new family of spies, according to a Netflix press release.Netflix closed a deal with Skydance Media, which optioned the rights from franchise owner Spyglass Media, with both Skydance and Spyglass producing. New era:More than 20 years after the franchise was first launched, Spy Kids will head into a new era on Netflix Netflix:Netflix closed a deal with Skydance Media, which optioned the rights from franchise owner Spyglass Media, with both Skydance and Spyglass producingRodriguez launched the franchise with his 2001 film Spy Kids, which followed Gregorio (Antonio Banderas) and Ingrid Cortez (Carla Gugino), a pair of married spies raising their kids Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara).After their parents go missing on a mission, the children discover their parents are spies, and set off on a mission of their own to save them.

Netflix has closed a deal with Skydance to produce a reimagining of the Spy Kids franchise, alongside Spyglass Media, LLC and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (We Can Be Heroes, Alita: Battle Angel), who created the film series and directed all past installments.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Eric Roberts (The Righteous Gemstones) is reteaming with his Runaway Train co-star Danny Trejo as part of the cast of Alone Today, an upcoming crime drama from director Wendy Wilkins, which will also star Shannon Elizabeth and Frank Whaley.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Eric Roberts (The Righteous Gemstones) is reteaming with his Runaway Train co-star Danny Trejo as part of the cast of Alone Today, an upcoming crime drama from director Wendy Wilkins, which will also star Shannon Elizabeth and Frank Whaley.

Universal/Illumination’s Minions: The Rise Of Gru has been set to open the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in a world premiere on June 13. The fest is returning to a fully in-person event after last year’s hybrid edition. Annecy and the Minions franchise have a long history, going back to 2010’s Despicable Me.