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Jennifer Aniston threw a secret holiday party for closest pals including Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Gwyneth Paltrow and Reese Witherspoon over the weekend.The 53-year-old Morning Show actress, who regularly hosts her celebrity friends like Jason Bateman and Jimmy Kimmel for weekly dinners, entertained her posse of A-list stars at her gorgeous $21 million Bel Air estate.Other famous guests included Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, David Spade, Tobey Maguire, Mark Duplass, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and IAC chairperson Barry Diller. Hostess with the mostess: Jennifer Aniston threw a secret holiday party for her closest friends including Gwyneth Paltrow, Sandra Bullock and Reese Witherspoon over the weekendA source told the outlet that the 'joke of the night' was that the groups referred to themselves as the 'old guard of Hollywood.' The bash was described by insiders as an 'old-school, fun party' filled with 'non-thirsty' VIPs. While there was not a formal rule forbidding phones from the party, attendees 'didn’t pull them out' and weren't focused on documenting the night for their social media followers.  Getting festive: The 53-year-old Morning Show actress, who regularly hosts her celebrity friends like Jason Bateman and Jimmy Kimmel for weekly dinners, entertained her posse of A-list stars at her gorgeous $21 million Bel Air estate (seen in 2020 with Friends costars Lisa Kudrow and Courtney Cox) Last year, she hosted a holiday party attended by Rita Wilson, Laura Dern, Chris McMillan and Jason Bateman's wife, Amanda Anka; pictured aboveThe We're the Millers star did not post pictures from the party, but teased she was decorating her home after purchasing a massive Christmas tree last week.

Sundance has announced its 2023 lineup of episodic projects and 64 shorts, the latter culled from the fest’s highest number of submissions at 10,981.

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has announced that the R-rated dark comedy The Drop from executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass will bow on the streamer on January 13. New stills from the Hulu Original, starring Anna Konkle (PEN15) and Jermaine Fowler (Coming 2 America), can be found above and below.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+’s The Morning Show is expanding its recurring cast for the upcoming third season, adding Clive Standen (Taken), Alano Miller (Dexter: New Blood) and Lindsay Duncan (A Discovery Of Witches). They’ll join new series regulars Nicole Beharie and Jon Hamm as well as fellow new recurring players Tig Notaro, Stephen Fry and Natalie Morales, as well as Julianna Margulies, who is reprising her Season 2 role.

IFC Films has acquired North American rights to the sci-fi pic Biosphere, marking the feature directorial debut of award-winning producer Mel Eslyn (The One I Love). The film is slated for release in 2023, and will stream exclusively on AMC+ following its debut in theaters.

Natalie Morales has joined the cast of The Morning Show for season three of the Apple TV+ series starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.The 37-year-old actress will have a recurring role as Kate Danton, the best friend of Stella Bak [Greta Lee], during the upcoming season, according to an article on Wednesday by Variety.The drama has expanded its cast for season three and earlier announced that Jon Hamm, Nicole Beharie, Tig Notaro and Stephen Fry have joined the show. New addition: Natalie Morales, shown last month in Los Angeles, has joined the cast of The Morning Show for season three of the Apple TV+ series Julianna Margulies also will reprise her season two role as news anchor Laura Peterson for season three.The Morning Show stars Jennifer, 53, and Reese, 46, who also are executive producers of the series.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com Mike Schank, guitarist, actor, friend and beloved subject of the 1999 documentary “American Movie,” died on Thursday morning, according to the Milwaukee Record. He was 56. The exceedingly gifted screamer was a highlight from the cult classic directed by Chris Smith. The film followed Wisconsin director Mark Borchardt as he attempted to film his fraught horror movie “Coven.” With a crew made up of friends and family members, just about every part of the production process fell apart, except for Schank, who was always there for his friend. Schank appeared as an extra, assistant, edit bay buddy and epic storyteller.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com Guitarist, actor, friend and beloved subject from the 1999 documentary “American Movie” Mike Schank has died. According to the Milwaukee Record, Schank passed away early this morning, he was 56. The exceedingly gifted screamer was a highlight from the cult-loved documentary directed by Chris Smith. The film followed Wisconsin director Mark Borchardt as he attempted to film his fraught horror movie “Coven.” With a crew made up of friends and family members, just about every part of the production process fell apart, except for Schank who was always there for his friend. Schank appeared as an extra, assistant, edit bay buddy and epic storyteller.

EXCLUSIVE: The cast for Sony’s R-rated Jennifer Lawrence comedy, No Hard Feelings, continues to expand with Natalie Morales and Scott MacArthur joining the cast of the Gene Stupnitsky-directed movie.

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that The Discovery filmmaker Charlie McDowell has inked with CAA and Black Bear Management. McDowell will be managed by Black Bear in tandem with LBI.

**This review may contain some potential unavoidable spoilers about the basics of “Biosphere,’ spoilerphobes, please beware and return after you have seen the movie.** A film like “Biosphere” poses a genuine conundrum for the film critic, who is tasked with the job of describing, in some detail, a film that counts among its best qualities the element of absurdist surprise. Its only plot description at the time of this writing, on the TIFF website (where it was added, quite close to the festival, as a “special surprise screening”), reads simply, “In the not-too-distant future, the last two men on earth must adapt and evolve to save humanity.” Well, that sounds like any number of science fiction pictures, while “in the not-too-distant future” recalls “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” The film itself falls somewhere in between.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+’s The Morning Show has booked another high-profile cast addition for Season 3. Stephen Fry (The Sandman, The Dropout) is set for a major recurring role alongside new series regulars Nicole Beharie and Jon Hamm. as well as fellow new recurring player Tig Notaro and Julianna Margulies, who signed a deal to reprise her Season 2 recurring role.

Veteran producer Mel Eslyn’s feature directorial debut Biosphere, starring Emmy winners Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) and Mark Duplass (The Morning Show), will be making its world premiere as a surprise Special Presentation at the 47th edition of the Toronto Film Festival. The film will make its festival bow in the Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre at 2:30 p.m. on September 10th.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+’s The Morning Show has locked in another high-profile new addition to its Season 3 cast. Tig Notaro has been tapped for a major recurring role alongside new series regulars Nicole Beharie and Jon Hamm as well as Julianna Margulies, who signed a deal to reprise her Season 2 recurring role.

BreAnna Bell Nicole Beharie is joining Apple TV’s “The Morning Show” Season 3 cast, the streamer announced on Wednesday. The “Miss Juneteenth” actor will star in the upcoming installment as Christina Hunter, a new competitive and charismatic anchor on the series’ fictional morning show. Christina works hard, plays hard and navigates the Teacup with good-humored irreverence. In Season 2, viewers found “The Morning Show” team dusting themselves off following the havoc wreaked by Alex (Jennifer Aniston) and Bradley (Reese Witherspoon), and entering a new UBA and a world in flux, where identity is everything and the chasm between who we present as and who we really are comes into play.

EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Beharie (Miss Juneteenth) has been tapped as a new lead opposite Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in the upcoming third season of Apple TV+’s The Morning Show.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorFrom Jason Momoa premiering the final season of “See” to Regina Hall popping up on two red carpets, check out what’s on the calendar in Hollywood, New York and beyond.Aug. 17, Wednesday Soho House founder-CEO Nick Jones and president Andrew Carnie, along with Soho Home managing director Aalish Yorke-Long, host a VIP preview of the new Soho.Home.Studio on Melrose Avenue.Soho.Home.Studio Melrose, West HollywoodAlison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Molly Shannon,Ayden Mayeri, Debby Ryan, Dave Franco, Clea DuVall, Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass attend the premiere of “Spin Me Round.”The London West HollywoodAug. 20, SaturdayQuinta Brunson, Adam McKay and Salli Richardson attend the fourth annual AAFCA TV Honors ceremony.SLS Hotel, Los Angeles Aug. 21, Sunday City of Hope hosts the All In for Hope Poker Tournament, featuring bites from Elephante, Beyond Burger, Pinches Tacos and Imperia Caviar; Gourmeletas ice cream; and Bacardi cocktails.

Jennifer Aniston has a new man by her side! As the star prepares to return to filming Apple TV's hit series The Morning Show, the streaming service has revealed the beloved actor who will be joining the cast.MORE: Jennifer Aniston fights the heat in beachside swimsuit selfieAlongside the familiar faces of Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass, Mad Men's Jon Hamm will also be a part of the show's third installment.The Morning Show premiered in November of 2019 to much fanfare, originally starring Jennifer and Reese alongside Steve Carrell, whose character was accused of sexual harassment.WATCH: Jennifer makes emotional tribute to her fatherMORE: Jennifer Aniston loves clean beauty brand Augustinus Bader - here’s whyJon is set to play a character named Paul Marks, who is a "corporate titan who sets his sights on UBA," further adding to the contentious and dramatic dynamic between the faces of the morning show the series portrays, and the cut throat producers and media moguls behind-the-scenes.His casting comes shortly after Apple TV launched a satiric ad titled Everyone but Jon Hamm, where the actor complains that while it felt like every major star had already participated in an Apple TV show, he was yet to star in any.He most recently starred in Top Gun: Maverick, alongside Tom Cruise, Glen Powell, and Miles Teller. The star looked extra dapper at the premiere of Top Gun: Maverick in LondonThe Morning Show has not begun filming yet, but it is slated to go into production in September.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTrailblazing trans actor Hari Nef will headline “Lina’s Song,” a new scripted podcast from executive producer Mark Duplass, set in the ’80s punk scene of East Berlin.“Lina’s Song” is set to premiere on Spotify and Apple Podcasts on Aug. 19.

Tony Hawk walked the red carpet ofof his HBO documentary unassisted at the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festival just days aftersnapping his femur.While attending thepremiere ofUntil the Wheels Fall Off in Austin on Friday night, the 53-year-oldprofessional skateboarder sported a black jacket, jeans and a pair of Vans sneakers.He showed no sign of pain from the break as he mingled with executive producers Mel Eslyn and Mark Duplass as well as director Sam Jones. Pushing through: Tony Hawk walked the red carpet of of his HBO documentary unassisted at the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festival just days after snapping his femurEarlier this week, he shared the news that he broke his leg and posted a series of photos of his recovery that included X-rays of his leg injury.

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorThe Sun Valley Film Festival, which will be returning in-person for its 11th annual event from March 30 to April 3, has announced additional awards and films that will be screened this year.Variety will present this year’s Pioneer Award to Danny Strong on April 1. As a writer, director, actor and producer, Strong has earned two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two WGA awards, a PGA Award and a Peabody Award — with credits ranging from both parts of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay” to “Dopesick.” Previous Pioneer Award winners include Shaka King, Aaron Paul, Eliza Hittman and Mark Duplass.Also on April 1, the Rising Star Award will be given to Netflix’s “Outer Banks” cast members Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss, Rudy Pankow, Austin North, Drew Starkey and Carlacia Grant.