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EXCLUSIVE: Miranda Cosgrove (Mother of the Bride) and Pierson Fode (The Man from Toronto) have signed on to star in The Wrong Paris, a new romantic comedy that Janeen Damian (Irish Wish) will direct for Netflix.

Blue Velvet.Appearing on a recent episode of Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson’s Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, Dern remembered being told she would no longer be welcome at UCLA film school if she took the part.“I was 17, so excited to get into UCLA,” Dern said. “I was there for two days, and I had auditioned and got offered the role in Blue Velvet.”Dean said she was “ecstatic” about landing the role as she “worshiped” Lynch, who had already won an Oscar for directing 1980’s The Elephant Man.

At the start of her film career, Laura Dern took a big risk, quitting college to star in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Laura Dern appeared on a recent episode of Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson’s “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast (via People) and remembered being forced to drop out of UCLA film school after she won the role of Sandy Williams in David Lynch’s 1986 masterpiece “Blue Velvet.” While Dern had already appeared in films such as “Mask,” it was “Blue Velvet” that served as her acting breakthrough and kicked off a career-spanning collaboration with Lynch. “I was 17, so excited to get into UCLA,” Dern said.

EXCLUSIVE: At the height of Peak TV, Greg Berlanti‘s career took off like a rocket. His Berlanti Productions had a record-breaking 15 shows on the air simultaneously, from DC properties like The Flash, Supergirl and Arrow to Riverdale and Blindspot. Berlanti will have six shows on air this fall, which gave him time to launch Fly Me to the Moon, starring Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson and Ray Romano. The rom-com pairs Johansson as a gifted but shady sales person trying to outrun her past, and Tatum as a fighter pilot-turned-NASA leader trying to help beat the Russians to the moon. She comes to Cape Canaveral at the behest of a Nixon fixer (Harrelson), hired to stage the moon landing for a telecast to run on global TV if things go awry. It’s the first film Berlanti has directed since 2018’s Love, Simon, a crowd pleasing theatrical release.

Lionsgate said Tuesday that the third installment in its magic-themed franchise Now You See Me, starring Jesse Eisenberg, will be released wide in theaters on November 14, 2025.

What’s that meme about “the perfect movie doesn’t exist—” followed by a contradictory abrupt cut revealing, well, actually it does? Well, apply that to “Fly Me To The Moon,” the exuberant, tightly-crafted, endlessly charming, and near pitch-perfect space race film. Part comedy, part drama, part romance, and part race-against-the-clock and overcoming obstacles-to-pull-off-an-impossible feat thrill rush, it’s simply terrific, and maybe very unexpectedly so.

Chemistry has always been Hollywood’s secret sauce, and, for romcoms at least, the high watermark remains the pairing of Doris Day and Rock Hudson. Most cineastes can name their first collaboration (Pillow Talk in 1959), but the others — Lover Come Back (1961) and Send Me No Flowers (1964) — don’t come to mind so quickly. As a brand, though, these two have more than endured in pop culture, and writers and directors have had to work harder and harder to find a way to recapture that magic, since we now know very well that it requires a great deal more than just putting a couple of good-looking famous people together.

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum lead romantic comedy Fly Me To The Moon.Directed by Greg Berlanti (Love, Simon), the film follows the developing relationship between the director of NASA Cole Davis (Tatum) and newly hired marketing specialist Kelly Jones (Johansson), against the backdrop of the 1960s space race.Other cast members include Jim Rash, Woody Harrelson, Noah Robbins, Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Bill Barrett, Stephanie Kurtzuba, and Colin Woodell.After it debuted in cinemas from July 12, the film is set to be released on Apple TV+ later this year.The film’s score is by Daniel Pemberton, who is best known for composing the Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse soundtrack.His other credits include its sequel, Across The Spider-Verse, Steve Jobs, The Trial Of The Chicago 7, along with the LittleBigPlanet games.Fly Me To The Moon also features a number of tracks by well known artists from the era, including Etta James, Aretha Franklin, and Jackie Wilson.You can check out a full list of the songs below.‘Sweet Soul Music’ – Arthur Conley‘These Foolish Things’ – Sam Cooke‘Security’ – Etta James‘Big Bird’ – Eddie Floyd‘People Sure Act Funny’ – Arthur Conley‘Slip Away’ – Clarence Carter‘Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)’ – Chris Clark‘It’s Your Thing’ – Ann Peebles‘Moon River’ – Aretha Franklin‘Why Don’t You Do Your Thing’ – Jackie Wilson‘To Love Somebody’ – Bee Gees‘Hold On I’m Coming’ – Chuck Jackson and Maxine Brown‘Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)’ – Bobby Womack‘Nothing Can Change This Love’ – Sam Cooke

Matthew McConaughey has revealed that he nearly quit acting in the 2000s – find out why below.In an interview with Glen Powell for Interview Magazine, McConaughey reflected on the trajectory of his career, especially in the 2000s, when he starred in a string of romantic comedies and desired to make something different.During that period, McConaughey starred in romantic comedies such as The Wedding Planner (2001), How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006) and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009).McConaughey said to Powell: “I’ve usually zigged when I felt like Hollywood wanted me to zag. When I had my rom-com years, there was only so much bandwidth I could give to those, and those were some solid hits for me. But I wanted to try some other stuff.

These two!! On Wednesday’s episode of the SiriusXM podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes), Kristen Bell revealed the wild way Dax Shepard won her over!

Woody Harrelson does not accept modern-day technology.On his new podcast, SiriusXM’s “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” with Ted Danson, Harrelson told guest Kristen Bell that he doesn’t own a cell phone.“And let me explain something about Woody,” Danson said. “He doesn’t have a phone. He’s one of those bullies in life that make other people carry his phone for him.”Woody explained while that’s “not exactly true,” he enjoys restricting access to himself.“Well, I just don’t like to have, you know, to be readily available to any human being at any time,” Harrelson said.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Woody Harrelson revealed on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast that he got into a motorcycle accident while he was driving to the studio to record the interview alongside his “Cheers” co-star and longtime friend Ted Danson. Harrelson collided with a Tesla and was thrown over his handlebars and over the hood of the car. He was wearing a helmet and avoided any potential head injury.

“Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” with former co-star Ted Danson, who revealed that the cast of the beloved sitcom series, most of whom were in their 30s at the time, were hard on then-24-year-old Harrelson when he joined the show.“Thirty-seven is when you realize you’re no longer 25 or 24,” said Danson, 76, in a clip from the interview released June 13.“So it was more not like hazing him, we just wanted to kick his ass in anything we could find,” the actor added. “We started with basketball and as you later found out in life, he’s a really good basketball player, so he kicked our asses there.”Danson was referencing how Harrelson showed off his basketball skills in the 1992 movie “White Men Can’t Jump.”The “Damages” actor continued: “I have a vision of Johnny Ratzenberger, who played Cliff, out on the lawn by the stage doing, you know, the leg wrestling where you’re both on your back, and you try to flip the other guy with just your leg.”“Johnny’s strong,” Harrelson interjected. “John’s strong and got some thighs on him,” Danson said, adding, “Woody kicked his ass.

EXCLUSIVE: SpectreVision, the award-winning production company founded by Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah, has brought on Lawrence Inglee as Partner and President of Production, Deadline can exclusively reveal.

Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves McConaughey are sharing their love and appreciation after 12 years of marriage. The fan-favorite celebrity couple is celebrating their anniversary with a sweet photo.

Just hours after author Suzanne Collins announced her new Hunger Games prequel book “Sunrise on the Reaping,” Lionsgate has announced a film version is coming, too!

EXCLUSIVE: Pierson Fodé (The Man from Toronto) has been tapped for a role in the upcoming film inspired by the story of Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, from 20th Century Studios and Ethea Entertainment, Deadline has learned.

Focus Features has taken worldwide rights to Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest project Bugonia, the remake of South Korean sci-fi comedy Save the Green Planet, which sees the Greek director reunite yet again with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. The trio are here in Cannes with their Competition title Kinds of Kindness, which had its world premiere Friday.

EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features has acquired U.S. rights and select international territories on upcoming thriller Last Breath, starring Woody Harrelson, Finn Cole and Simu Liu. Focus will distribute the Alex Parkinson-directed title in the U.S. with Universal Pictures International handling select territories including France, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and Vietnam. 

Woody Harrelson and wife Laura Louie are stepping out for a very rare date night!