Melissa Benoist: Last News

Elizabeth Taylor Melissa Benoist is set to fly high on her newest show “The Girls on the Bus.” The “Supergirl” alum stars in the Max series as a political journalist who hits the campaign trail alongside three other female reporters. In a rowdy presidential campaign year with a tumultuous climate, the actor feels that the streamer will do more than entertain. She thinks it could inspire young people to vote in November.

Melissa Benoist is sharing her thoughts on the DC Universe‘s new Supergirl, Milly Alcock!

“Work. Life.

“Thanks to the SAG strike, I’m the most famous person here,” joked Kevin Smith at a San Diego Comic-Con panel for Netflix/Mattel’s Masters of the Universe: Revolution.

Masters of the Universe: Revolution” in an all-new role, as the ancient sorceress of technology, Motherboard, Mattel announced Monday. Foster returns to the “He-Man” franchise after starring in the 1987 live-action film “Masters of the Universe” as Evil-Lyn. “Revolution” picks up after the 2021 animated series “Masters of the Universe: Revelation,” chronicling the epic battle between He-Man and Skeletor’s ongoing rivalry for Eternia. Foster’s Motherboard is a nefarious A.I. sent to conquer Eternia by Hordak, the classic villain from the 1980s “She-Ra” animated series. Foster joins Mark Hamill as Skeletor, Chris Wood as He-Man, Melissa Benoist as Teela and William Shatner in a still-to-be-announced role. Fred Soulie, Rob David, Christopher Keenan, Ted Biaselli and Kevin Smith serve as executive producers on the animated series.

Supergirl alumna Melissa Benoist will be the voice of heroine Teela in Masters of the Universe: Revolution, Kevin Smith’s continuation of his Masters Of The Universe: Revelation He-Man adaptation at Netflix, Mattel announced today. She takes over the role played by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the original series.

Blake Jenner has pleaded no contest to Driving Under the Influence in a deal that will keep him out of jail.The actor, 30, was arrested in July in Burbank, California after police said he drove through a red light and failed a sobriety test.This was not the Miami native's first run-in with the law.  No jail: Blake Jenner has pleaded no contest to Driving Under the Influence in a deal that will keep him out of jail. The actor, 30, was arrested in July in Burbank, California after police said he drove through a red light and failed a sobriety test (Pictured in Los Angeles in August 2022)The Paradise City star was arrested in 2014 on another DUI charge, but evaded time behind bars by entering a reckless driving plea.  In 2015, Blake was picked on charges of driving without proof of insurance and driving with a suspended driver’s license.

Director Richard Linklater's ambitious musical adaptation Merrily We Roll Along has found a new star in Paul Mescal.The 26-year-old Aftersun star will replace Blake Jenner, who bowed out of the film in 2019 after domestic abuse allegations surfaced from his ex-wife Melissa Benoist, via Above the Line. The project was first announced in August 2019, with the filmmaker shooting the project over a whopping 20-year time period, much like his film Boyhood which was shot over a 12-year time frame.  New star: Director Richard Linklater's ambitious musical adaptation Merrily We Roll Along has found a new star in Paul Mescal Replacing Blake: The 26-year-old Aftersun star will replace Blake Jenner, who bowed out of the film in 2019 after domestic abuse allegations surfaced from his ex-wife Melissa Benoist, via Above the Line The project is a film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s 1981 stage musical of the same name.The story follows Franklin Shepard (Mescal), a successful Broadway composer who leaves his career and friends behind to become a Hollywood film producer.

UPDATE: Discovery+ and ID have unveiled a trailer for the series, which you can watch above. It will launch on January 16.

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery+ and ID are exploring the real story behind Fox’s hit series Glee.

Carla Gugino is set as a lead opposite Melissa Benoist, Natasha Behnam and Christina Elmore in The Girls On The Bus, HBO Max’s political drama series from Warner Bros. TV and Berlanti Prods.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Carla Gugino has been cast in a series regular role in the upcoming HBO Max series “The Girls on the Bus,” Variety has learned. Gugino is the latest addition to the cast, joining previously announced cast members like Melissa Benoist, Natasha Behnam, Christina Elmore, and Brandon Scott. “The Girls on the Bus” is inspired by a chapter in Amy Chozick’s book “Chasing Hillary.” It is described as a comedic character-driven drama that chronicles four female journalists who follow every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, while finding friendship, love, and scandal along the way.

EXCLUSIVE: The Girls On The Bus, Warner Bros. TV’s upcoming series for HBO Max about female political reporters on a presidential campaign trail, has tapped Abby Phillip, senior political correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics Sunday at WBD corporate sibling CNN as a consultant.

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.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Scott Foley has joined the cast of the upcoming HBO Max series “The Girls on the Bus,” Variety has learned. Foley joins previously announced cast members Melissa Benoist, Christina Elmore, and Natasha Behnam in the show, which was ordered straight-to-series at HBO Max in February after having been set up at both Netflix and The CW. “The Girls on the Bus” is inspired by a chapter in Amy Chozick’s book “Chasing Hillary.” It is described as a comedic character-driven drama that chronicles four female journalists who follow every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, while finding friendship, love, and scandal along the way.

Scott Foley (The Big Leap) has been tapped for a key recurring role opposite Melissa Benoist in The Girls On The Bus, HBO Max’s political drama series from Warner Bros. TV.

Casting drama is not the reason Jane Lynch is leaving the Broadway production of Funny Girl early.

To be honest, we haven’t really thought about Blake Jenner since he was outed as a domestic abuser. But disappearing into anonymity would have been better for the actor than this…

Glee alum Blake Jenner was arrested for driving under the influence, Us Weekly confirms.

Blake Jenner has been arrested in Southern California for investigation of drunken driving.The 29-year-old actor was arrested on July 9 after he allegedly failed to stop for a red light in Burbank, California, according to an article on Sunday by TMZ.Police conducted a sobriety test and found that Jenner was allegedly driving above the legal blood alcohol content amount. Glee star:Blake Jenner, shown last November in New York City, has been arrested in Southern California for investigation of drunken drivingHe was booked for investigation of driving under the influence, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Burbank Police Department.The incident occurred about 12:16am at an intersection in Burbank and Jenner was released about 6:15 am that morning.

Melissa Benoist and her production banner Three Things Productions has renewed its overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group as the former Supergirl star officially joins HBO Max series The Girls on the Bus.