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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Mean Girls” earns its seat at the cool kids table, behind the strength of an insanely talented cast, catchy songs, nods to the original movie and ageless (if familiar) lessons about life in high school. That still leaves the challenge of differentiating itself from the Disney Channel/teen-musical pack,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — More than a decade after his death, some of Cory Monteith’s “Glee” castmates are talking about a storyline they say now affects them differently. Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale talked about it recently in an episode of their podcast, “And That’s What You REALLY Missed.” The pair, who

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “The Last of Us” is getting a new cast member. Kaitlyn Dever is joining the hit HBO series in the role of Abby, producers announced. “Our casting process for season two has been identical to season one: we look for world-class actors who embody the souls of the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The nominees for the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced on Wednesday morning and it was a good day for one of the announcers. “Succession” scored the most television nominations with five, while for films it was “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” each with four. Issa Rae and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Selena Gomez is setting the record straight about some alleged drama at Sunday’s Golden Globes. Speculation started when a photo of Gomez and Taylor Swift at the event sparked chatter about what the two close friends may have been discussing. “At tea time, we’d love to know if

CNN By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Ashley Judd feels the presence of her late mother in what she describes as “winks” or “small nudges.” She has followed those gentle impulses to the greeting card aisle at Walgreens, where Judd will stop and look at the cards from mothers to daughters and pick out the

By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Ashley Judd feels the presence of her late mother in what she describes as “winks” or “small nudges.” She has followed those gentle impulses to the greeting card aisle at Walgreens, where Judd will stop and look at the cards from mothers to daughters and pick out the one

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — In “Echo,” Marvel again uses Disney+ to cater to a subsection of fans – with a hard-edged, R-rated throwback to its Netflix “street-level” series (think “Luke Cage” and “Jessica Jones”) – arguably squandering time in the alleyways of its cinematic universe when it should be focusing on getting

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Barry Keoghan has a story to tell about a scary flesh-eating bacteria that nearly cost the “Saltburn” actor his arm. Keoghan spoke about his battle with necrotizing fasciitis – a rare bacterial infection that eats away at the skin, muscles, nerves, fat and blood vessels around an infected wound

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Tom Cruise has entered the next phase of his personal mission to save the movie theater industry. The “Top Gun” star and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up to develop and produce original and franchise theatrical films starting this year, according to a news release on Tuesday. (Warner Bros.

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Adan Canto, known for his role in “The Cleaning Lady” and “Designated Survivor,” has died. He was 42. Canto died on Monday of appendiceal cancer, according to his publicist Jennifer Allen, who said in a statement sent to CNN that Canto “had a depth of spirit that few

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Kelly Rizzo is remembering her late husband Bob Saget on the second anniversary of his death. Saget died on Jan. 9, 2022, just hours following a successful standup performance. He was 65. Rizzo took to Instagram to share a photo of Saget on stage and wrote that she can’t

By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — This is the Lucasfilm way: The Mandalorian is coming to the big screen The company on Tuesday announced that director Jon Favreau will produce and direct “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” a movie spinoff of the popular Disney+ series, starring Pedro Pascal. “I have loved telling stories set in the

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman has called method acting “a luxury that women can’t afford,” adding that she’s never used the technique. “I’ve gotten very into roles, but I think it’s honestly a luxury that women can’t afford,” she told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in an interview published Monday.

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Get in, losers. We’re into “Mean Girls” again. The premiere for the big-screen version of the musical based on the hit 2004 film happened Monday in New York City. Lindsay Lohan, who starred as Cady in the original film, was there to show her support for the film

By Lisa Respers France and Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers, appearing on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” for the first time since he suggested late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s name might be among those listed in documents that identify Jeffrey Epstein’s associates, doubled down on debunked conspiracy theories Tuesday, declining to apologize to Kimmel for his remarks. “I said, that a lot of

CNN Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Where are Bob Iger and Jimmy Pitaro? The Disney and ESPN chiefs have both been conspicuously silent as sports shock jock Pat McAfee very publicly uses their air to host a weekly conspiracy program with injured New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers — an off-the-rails affair that recently tarred and feathered Jimmy Kimmel within the Magic Kingdom’s own walls. Neither Iger

By Lisa Respers France and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Irish singer Sinead O’Connor died last July from natural causes, a coroner in London ruled on Monday. The singer, 56, was found unresponsive at her home in London and pronounced dead at the scene. Her death was not considered suspicious. O’Connor was known for her

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Actor Willem Dafoe, who has appeared in almost 150 films throughout his long career, has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the first such event this year. “It’s real humbling to be here and to be part of this,” he said on Monday, gesturing

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The co-founder of legendary Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli says he hopes the studio’s first-ever Golden Globe win will help the country smile – “even if only a little” – in the aftermath of two consecutive tragedies. Toshio Suzuki, also the studio’s president, made the comment in a statement