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Jack Black said he’s down for a “School of Rock” sequel — but that “The White Lotus” is standing in his way.That’s because Mike White, who wrote the original 2003 “School of Rock” movie, also created HBO’s breakout hit “The White Lotus” — and he’s working on Season 3 of that series right now.“You know Mike White wrote the the first one and he’s a genius,” Black told Variety. “And we’d have to have Mike White back in the saddle, but he’s real busy right now with ‘The White Lotus,’ the best show on TV.“I wish there’d be a ‘School of Rock 2 Electric Boogaloo,” Black joked, referring to “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo,” the 1984 sequel to the dance musical “Breakin’.”“I’m ready.”Season 3 of “The White Lotus” will take place in Thailand, where White is currently hunkered down in production on the Emmy-winning series.White wrote the screenplay for “School of Rock,” directed by Richard Linklater, in which Black played Dewey Finn, a guitarist who’s thrown out of his rock group No Vacancy — and then assembles a makeshift band of kid musicians while substitute-teaching at a prep school.The movie co-starred White, Sarah Silverman and Joan Cusack; child actors included future “iCarly” star Miranda Cosgrove.It was adapted into a hit Broadway musical from 2015 to 2019; kid’s network Nickelodeon also adapted “School of Rock” into a series that aired for three seasons from 2016 to 2018 and starred Tony Cavalero as Dewey Finn.In 2022, Black told Entertainment Tonight that the movie is the high point of his career.“My best memories are just that group of kids, and how funny and great they were,” the “Kung Fu Panda 4” actor said at the time.

Woody Harrelson didn’t check into “The White Lotus” for good reason.The actor, 63, revealed he was going to star in the third season of the HBO drama but ultimately had to turn it down.“I was set to do ‘White Lotus’ and very excited,” Harrelson told The Daily Beast on Friday. “Unfortunately, their production schedule shifted and conflicted with a pre-planned family vacation, forcing me to make an extremely hard decision.”“He was set to do the show and they moved the date,” his reps added.

“The White Lotus” will have a new location —and a new composer.Cristóbal Tapia de Veer, who has been the composer on the HBO drama for the past three seasons, revealed he won’t be back next time around.During an interview with the New York Times, the Emmy winner shared he and series creator Mike White had different ideas for the iconic “White Lotus” theme song.The two first clashed in Season 1, but it continued into this third season, which is currently airing.Originally, Tapia de Veer created an eery theme song for the show’s first two seasons — on track with the mystery unfolding. The sounds included a fan-favorite “ooh-loo-loo-loo” chorus.“Aloha!” — in Season 1 — had tribal drums and vocals.

Spoilers ahead for the sixth episode of “The White Lotus” Season 3. They’re keeping it in the family. “The White Lotus” Season 3 took a bizarre turn towards incest in the fifth episode, as brothers Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) and Lochlan Ratliff (Sam Nivola) shared a kiss last week.

Spoilers ahead for the fifth episode of “The White Lotus” Season 3. In the fifth episode of “The White Lotus” Season 3, the show took a shocking turn with a bizarre incest plot. During the episode, brothers Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) and Lochlan Ratliff (Sam Nivola) are partying with two women they want to impress, Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon). Everyone is drinking and doing drugs, and Chelsea and Chloe share a quick smooch before Chloe gestures that the brothers should also kiss.

that “White Lotus” nude scene.The actor, 61, had a full-frontal moment during last Sunday’s episode of the hit HBO drama, with his penis seen slipping out from beneath a bath robe.The scene went viral online, prompting CBS Mornings host Gayle King to ask Isaacs on Friday whether the on-sceen peen was a prosthetic. “A lot of people are debating it. It’s all over the internet,” Isaacs responded, before revealing he wasn’t comfortable with the conversation.

his full-frontal nude scene during Episode 4 of the show’s third season, titled, “Hide or Seek.”“That wasn’t his real penis,” said Isaacs’ onscreen son Sam Nivola (Lachlan), during a recent interview with TV Insider.“It was a prosthetic,” confirmed Sarah Catherine Hook, 29, who plays the “Harry Potter” star’s daughter Piper. “It was really funny.

best known for playing scenery-chewing villains like Lucius Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” franchise and a mad scientist in “The OA,” now stars as family patriarch Timothy Ratliff on “The White Lotus” Season 3. On Sunday’s episode titled “Hide or Seek,” Tim was drugged out on Lorazepam he pilfered from his wife and didn’t realize that he was sitting with his robe open in front of his family, flashing full frontal nudity.

Michael Imperioli and Aubrey Plaza, and Season 3 (airing Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO and Max) has Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Carrie Coon and Patrick Schwarzenegger.The show has already been renewed for Season 4, and James Marsden seems like a natural fit. During a recent interview when Marsden was promoting his Hulu show, “Paradise,” The Post asked if he’d do “The White Lotus.” “That would be fun,” he said.

“The White Lotus” is back for Season 3, this time in Thailand (airing Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO and Max). Executive producer David Bernad told The Post that when it comes to finding the perfect location for each season, “There’s a macro approach, which is ‘what’s a country that has a film community or local crew that also has a tax rebate that’s film friendly?’ We start in a broader sense, and each season has a larger theme.”Each season of the Mike White-created dark dramedy / mystery series follows a group of different wealthy miserable people on vacation at the fictional “White Lotus” luxury resort – and each season starts with a death, before slowly revealing the events leading up to the incident.

Season 3 kicked off on Feb. 16 — and on Tuesday, Max announced that 2.4 million viewers tuned in on premiere night, in a 57% increase from the Season 2 premiere.

in Season 3 of “The White Lotus” (premiering Sun. Feb 16 at 9 p.m. on HBO and Max).

“The White Lotus” creator Mike White and offered to play a sex worker on the Emmy winning HBO series. The comedian and former talk show host, 61, recalled his hilarious pitch during a recent episode of his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast.“Before you guys started shooting ‘The White Lotus,’ ran into none other than Mike White in a restaurant,” O’Brien told his guest, Walton Goggins, who will star in “The White Lotus” Season 3.O’Brien continued, “We start chatting because we’ve met each other once or twice before and he’s a very funny, cool guy.

returned in Season 2 married to Greg Hunt (Jon Gries), whom she met in the first season. The sophomore installment, set in Sicily, ended with the shocking death of her character.In the Season 2 finale of “White Lotus,” viewers learned that Tanya was being plotted against and taken advantage of for her money — by the man she married.While Coolidge, 61, won’t be starring in Season 3 of the show — considering her character’s tragic ending — she doesn’t think Tanya’s story is quite finished.Coolidge, who won an Emmy for her portrayal of the lovably flawed Tanya in Season 1, revealed in Variety’s Actors on Actors series that she wants to see Greg return in the next season to get what he deserves.“My hope for Jon is that he’s not finished with Greg.