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Exclusive: Luke Thallon is in good company when it comes to playing Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Toby Stephens, Alex Jennings, David Tennant, and Paapa Essiedu are just a few of the actors who have taken on the melancholy royal for the RSC.

Ben Kingsley gave his Hamlet at Stratford-upon-Avon Upon Avon in 1975. When Richard Attenborough couldn’t decide who to cast to portray Mahatma Gandhi in his epic movie Gandhi, he remembered Kingsley’s interpretation of the Dane. The rest is Academy Award history.

Ben Kingsley in 1975 Royal Shakespeare Company production of ‘Hamlet’. Jay Cocks Studio Collection/Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

Now it’s Thallon’s turn.

He’s unknown outside of the theatre world. But within it, he’s celebrated and adored, because he can, seemingly effortlessly, take on any role from a young grabby and grubby Roman Abramovich in Peter Morgan’s play Patriots,...

Is Mark Ruffalo giving a Trump impression? It’s early into Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 when the actor struts into the frame in a velvety blazer, wife Ylfa (Toni Collette) in tow, gloating as a crowd stands and claps like he’s the second coming of Christ. Ruffalo is Kenneth Marshall, leader of some cult-adjacent Church and one-time presidential candidate behind a new space mission designed to yank humanity from a near-inhospitable Earth and drop it onto Niflheim, a planet in some remote corner of the galaxy. A hopeless narcissist surrounded by a cabal of yes-men armed with cameras immortalizing his every move, he speaks with impossibly white teeth forever bared in a self-congratulatory grimace, nostrils flared, vowels ever so slightly drawn out. In a film ostensibly following not one but two (!) Robert Pattinsons, it’s Ruffalo that takes center stage. And if his diction and mannerisms instantly...

It may have taken him several decades, a brief stint with heresy and multiple run-ins with Satan himself, but Homer Simpson has finally achieved what only Martin Luther, left-handedness and child sex abuse scandals have before him — serving as a dividing line between Catholics around the globe.

Unlike his Protestant predecessors, Homer’s ascent to Catholic controversy began not by nailing his 95 theses of Western Branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism to the hallowed doors of Lard Lad Donuts, but rather through Father Francesco Occhetta, who dubbed Springfield’s mediocre-est as one of his own in an infamous 2010 article for Vatican City’s daily newspaper.

“Few know it, and he does everything to hide it, (but) it's true: Homer J. Simpson is Catholic,” read the controversial piece in L’Osservatore Romano celebrating the series’ 20th anniversary. “The Simpsons remain among the few TV programs for kids in which the Christian faith,...

The great state of Georgia has been home to an impressive number of film productions, including a number of Marvel Studios movies, but only a very small percentage of those are actually set in Georgia. Instead, the Atlanta streets frequently play the role of New York or Washington D.C., and its wild spaces can be used to represent just about anywhere. 

But what about those movies that actually take place in the beautiful, complicated Peach State? Films as diverse and wonderful as "Magic Mike Xxl" and "Days of Thunder" all have great stretches set in Georgia, but some films go even further and really represent a little slice of the state with most of their runtime. Whether it's Clint Eastwood's genteel Savannah true crime murder mystery "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," having an aca-awesome time with college acapella performers in Atlanta in "Pitch Perfect," or...

In 2018, 26-year-old American evangelical missionary John Allen Chau went on the most dangerous mission of his life. He secretly journeyed to North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal in an attempt to convert its small population to Christianity, despite their strident insistence on staying disconnected from the rest of the world. As he tried to make contact with the people of the island, he was killed by arrows. His body was never recovered.

Now, Justin Lin’s Last Days seeks out to provide a coherent characterization of the young evangelical. Chau (Sky Yang) is presented in this misaligned attempt at character-based drama as an over-eager obsessive who never knew how to exercise caution or stop proclaiming his passion for Jesus to the world. A passionate evangelical from a comfortable California suburb, he doesn’t appear to have ever had or wanted any other profession than carrying the gospel to...

George Lucas, the creator of the iconic Star Wars franchise has crafted a solid character arc for Anakin Skywalker/ Darth Vader. In the original trilogy he emerged as the arch-villain, however, Lucas provided a profound backstory of his villain arc in the prequel.

It didn’t go unnoticed by the Star Wars fans that Anakin, the Chosen One has similarities with Jesus Christ. Born of a mother but no father, and other striking similarities contribute to the comparison of Anakin with Christ.

Anakin Skywalker | Credit: Lucasfilm Ltd.

However, the creator Lucas himself debunked the fact of Anakin Skywalker is the equivalent of Jesus Christ. In an old interview, Lucas shared his vision of the character Anakin Skywalker. His response clearly shut the comparison theories of many Star Wars speculations.

George Lucas shut down the theory of Anakin Skywalker-Jesus Christ comparisons

George Lucas started the Star Wars trilogy with Darth Vader as the central antagonist,...

Yesterday, Along Main Street published an article on the upcoming animated feature, Light of the World (2025), and how Disney's influence brought it to life. Today, Disney animator Tom Bancroft shares a message for fans of the studio's peak era.

Bancroft, along with his brother Tony Bancroft, were instrumental in crafting the look and designs of many of our favorite Disney features. Known for creating the character of Mushu for Disney's Mulan (1998), he has also had his hand in many other iconic films like Beauty and the Beast (1991) and The Lion King (1994). Now, he's taking that Disney magic and telling a whole new story.

Tom Bancroft's message to fans

Light of the World (2025) is an adaptation of the life of Christ with an undeniably Disney design. In a world that desperately needs more of that classic Disney magic of the '90s, this film might just be an answered prayer (pun...

From Tim Burton to Brad Bird, many iconic artists, animators, and directors first cut their teeth at Walt Disney Animation Studios. As a result, many of our modern animated masterpieces (with and without the Disney brand) come out with a certain magical flavor fans adore.

One of the newest projects to hit the big screen this summer comes from the legendary Tom Bancroft. Bancroft is an artist who has had his pen attached to some of the most iconic Disney characters on the studio's roster. However, his film, Light of the World (2025), has a familiar flavor that might make Disney nervous.

Tom Bancroft and The Light of the World

If you don't know who Tom Bancroft is, you definitely know his work. Brother of fellow Disney alum Tony Bancroft, he was the pen behind many immortal Disney characters such as Simba, Iago, and Pocahontas, but he is most famously known...

Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ 2 is confirmed, but the sequel looks to be a lot more controversial. In 2004, The Passion of the Christ took the world by storm with particular appeal to American evangelicals, and it was successful in many international markets as well. Principally inspired by the Gospel of John, The Passion of the Christ also incorporated a number of Catholic traditions and even the visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824). Its release became particularly controversial due to charges of antisemitism — not helped by Gibson's own personal controversies.

Since 2004, Gibson has openly talked about the possibility of making a sequel that continues the narrative. The Passion of the Christ was undeniably one of the most important Biblical epics ever made by Hollywood, so it's not really a surprise to see Gibson finally attempt to turn this into something of a loose franchise — especially at...

Jude Law recently confirmed to Deadline that he will be taking on the role of young Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas’ New Film ‘ The Wizard of Kremlin.’ The movie will be based on Giuliano da Empoli’s popular 2022 book, with a screenplay written by Olivier Assayas and Emmanuel Carrère.

The book tells the story of a fictional meeting between the author and Vadim Baranov, a mysterious man who was once an artist, TV producer, and close advisor to Vladimir Putin. Baranov, now retired, shares his life story, including his time in 1990s Russia, his role in helping Putin rise to power starting in 1999, and his experience with political power.

Directed by French filmmaker Olivier Assayas, the movie will feature Jude Law in a supporting role and focus on Vladimir Putin, now 72, “at the beginning of his governing career.”

“I haven’t really started work on it yet,” Law said. “I mean,...

Jude Law is taking on the role of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the upcoming film, The Wizard of the Kremlin. The film will have Law in a supporting role while The Batman star Paul Dano will play the lead. The Holiday actor shared that he had a lot more preparation to do before actually portraying Putin.

Jude Law in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Credits: Lucasfilm

Law was last seen in the action film The Order. He appears in a supporting role alongside Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Vanessa Kirby in the survival thriller, Eden, which premiered at TIFF. He also ventured into the world of Star Wars with the lead role in the show, Skeleton Crew.

Jude Law is portraying Vladimir Putin in The Wizard of the Kremlin Jude Law in a still from Captain Marvel | Credits: Marvel Studios

French filmmaker Olivier Assayas found Jude Law the perfect...

According to Mel Gibson, Martin Scorsese wanted him to star in The Last Temptation of Christ, but the Lethal Weapon actor wasn’t interested.

“Interestingly enough, I was in a hotel room in the Savoy and I had food poisoning. I was near dead from it. I ate a bad oyster in London and I was dying in a hotel room and I couldn’t even leave. It was the worst,” Gibson said on the Joe Rogen Experience podcast. “While I was there, Scorsese calls the room and says, ‘Come here, I want to talk to you.’ I go and I talk to Martin and he’s in his room and all the windows, the screens, he’s drawn on. He’s got 18 different TVs going on at the same time in this dark room. He’s talking to me about the ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ and he wants...

Mel Gibson was in no way tempted to star as Jesus in Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Temptation of Christ,” despite the auteur wanting to cast him.

Gibson said during the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that Scorsese approached him while they were staying at the same hotel in London to lead “The Last Temptation of Christ.” The 1988 film eventually was made starring Willem Dafoe instead.

“Interestingly enough, I was in a hotel room in the Savoy and I had food poisoning. I was near dead from it. I ate a bad oyster in London and I was dying in a hotel room and I couldn’t even leave. It was the worst,” Gibson recalled. “While I was there, Scorsese calls the room and says, ‘Come here, I want to talk to you.’ I go and I talk to Martin and he’s in his room and all the windows, the screens,...

Jude Law‘s next movie role has been revealed.

In a new interview, the 52-year-old Oscar-nominated actor revealed that he will be playing Russian President Vladimir Putin in French filmmaker Olivier Assayas’ new movie The Wizard of Kremlin.

Keep reading to find out more…“I say that hesitatingly because I haven’t really started work on it yet,” Jude shared with Deadline. “I mean, I have, but at the moment it looks like an Everest to climb, so I’m in the foothills looking up thinking, ‘Oh Christ, what have I said?’ That’s often how I feel whilst I say yes. I was going, ‘Oh God, how am I going to do this?’ But anyway, that’s for me to sort out.”

The Wizard of Kremlin, which is based on Giuliano da Empoli’s bestselling novel of the same name, “opens in Russia, in the early 1990’s, in the...

Last year, it was reported that Jude Law would be co-starring in director Olivier Assayas’ new movie The Wizard of the Kremlin without specifying his role. Now, the actor has confirmed he will be playing Vladimir Putin in the adaption of Giuliano da Empoli’s novel of the same name.

In a recent interview with Deadline, Law opened up about the intimidating task of playing the Russian dictator. “At the moment it looks like an Everest to climb, so I’m in the foothills looking up thinking, ‘Oh Christ, what have I said?’” he revealed. “That’s often how I feel whilst I say yes. I was going, ‘Oh God, how am I going to do this?’ But anyway, that’s for me to sort out.”

The original Wizard of the Kremlin book was published in 2022 and tells the story of Vadim Baranov, a reality show producer who doubled as...

Mel Gibson just gave a major update to his long-awaited sequel to his 2004 blockbuster The Passion of the Christ.

Speaking on Joe Rogan’s podcast Thursday, the actor-director says he plans to begin filming the sequel in 2026. The title: The Resurrection of the Christ.

“I’m hoping [to start filming] next year sometime,” Gibson said. “There’s a lot required because [the script is] an acid trip. I’ve never read anything like it. There’s some crazy stuff. In order to tell the story properly you have to start with the fall of the angels. You’re in another realm. You need to go Hell. You need to go to Sheol.”

Asked Rogan: “So you’re going to have Hell? You’re going to have Satan?”

Gibson nodded. “You got to have his origin. I have ideas about how to do that and how to evoke things about to depict that. I’ve been...

We'll say this for Jude Law: The man doesn't seem to get especially intimidated when picking roles. Having previously thrown himself into the parts of New Popes, Young Dumbledores, and the erstwhile leader of the Space Fratellis, Law has now signed on for what might be the single most...

Jim Caviezel’s career is one of Hollywood’s most interesting stories. Once a rising star with great performances, Caviezel’s life took a dramatic turn after playing the role of Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson’s controversial 2004 film, The Passion of the Christ.

Jim Caviezel as Jesus in The Passion of the Christ | Credits: 20th Century Studios

Now, nearly two decades later, Gibson is preparing a sequel. This offers Caviezel a chance to revive a career that has been halted by setbacks and controversy. Will the sequel be able to redeem Caviezel and bring him back into the spotlight? Only time will tell.

What happened to Jim Caviezel? Jim Caviezel in a still from The Prisoner | Credits: ITV

Before The Passion of the Christ, Jim Caviezel had carved out a solid career in Hollywood. His performances in The Thin Red Line, Frequency, and The Count of Monte Cristo earned...

While John Lennon sang about peace and love, it didn’t take much to get him angry for much of his career. In the early 1970s, Lennon heckled comedians, fought with friends, and trashed his home. In the early 1960s and before, Lennon frequently brawled. He once got in a fight with a friend that left him stricken by just how angry he felt.

John Lennon seemed shocked by how angry he got at a friend

Long before The Beatles hit it big, Lennon spent many nights drinking at a local Liverpool bar. While his friends say he was mostly “very entertaining,” his mood could turn darker without much warning. He shouted at people and even got physical. His school friend, Jonathan Hague, recalled a time Lennon began hitting him.

“He got my duffel coat up over my head and started flailing away,” Hague said in the book The Beatles by Bob Spitz.

Three characters from The Chosen cast will have a huge impact on Season 5, but there is one that audiences aren't likely expecting.

Heading to theaters for a special three-part release, Season 5 of The Chosen is confirmed to cover the week of events leading up to Christ's Crucifixion. In a recent interview, Jesus actor Jonathan Roumie suggested which characters will be driving Season 5's emotional story, setting the stage for the penultimate sixth season. 

The Chosen Season 5's Three Major Characters Read full article on The Direct.

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TLC has revealed details of its new series, Baylen Out Loud, which is set to premiere in two weeks on Monday, January 13. The show features Baylen Dupree and her life with “an extreme case” of Tourette Syndrome.

This disorder features repetitive movements and unwanted sounds (tics) that are hard to control. Read on to learn more about the new series, set to launch on TLC.

Baylen Out Loud coming to TLC [Image @baylen_dupree on Instagram]

TLC took to its Instagram to reveal a sneak peek of the new series, Baylen Out Loud. The network captioned a teaser trailer “We’re just 2 weeks away from the series premiere on #BaylenOutLoud. Don’t miss it, Monday January 13 at 9/8c.”

The new series follows the life of Baylen Dupree who has “an extreme case” of Tourette Syndrome.

The trailer shows Baylen performing everyday tasks while trying to work through her condition.

“Tourettes is a neurological involuntary disorder.

Andrew Garfield addresses potentially playing Jesus in Martin Scorsese's new movie, saying "You can’t just keep waiting for Scorsese to call." The legendary director is best known for operating within the gangster genre with Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Casino, Gangs of New York, The Departed, and The Irishman. However, he has also frequently explored religion throughout his career with the religious epics The Last Temptation of Christ, Kundun, and Silence – the last of which starred Andrew Garfield.

Within his illustrious filmography, Scorsese's religious epics tend to be less popular than his gangster films, despite being equally as masterful. His 1988 epic, The Last Temptation of Christ, was quite controversial for retelling the life of Christ in human rather than divine terms. It ended up being a modest box office success that grossed over $33 million on a $7 million budget. One of his lesser-known films, 1997's Kundun, offered an account of the...

Casting decisions for superhero movies can often met with a mixed response and the same has been the case for Jason Momoa joining James Gunn’s new DC Universe as the antihero, Lobo. The major concern regarding his casting has been his previous role in Zack Snyder’s DC Extended Universe, where he played the Atlantean superhero Aquaman.

Jason Momoa as Aquaman | Credit: Warner Bros.

However, Momoa is not the first actor to take on multiple roles in a franchise. And one of the biggest examples of such casting shifts has been the Marvel star Chris Evans, who seamlessly transitioned from playing Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four to becoming the iconic Captain America in the MCU.

Jason Momoa’s casting as Lobo in James Gunn’s Dcu sparks concern among fans

Jason Momoa’s casting as the antihero Lobo in the DC film Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow has stirred up several fan discussions.

TLC fans rejoice! Only 2 more weeks until the premiere of their new show – Baylen Out Loud. Keep reading to get all the details on Baylen and what is going to be featured on the new show.

Baylen Out Loud Premiere Is Coming Soon!

It’s an exciting time for TLC fans as the network plans to release a brand new show in just two weeks – Baylen Out Loud. This new series will follow Baylen Dupree as she navigates life with ‘an extreme case’ of Tourette Syndrome. TLC took to Instagram to show a sneak peak of the new show writing “We’re just 2 weeks away from the series premiere of #BaylenOutLoud! Don’t miss it, Monday January 13 at 9/8c,” in the caption.

Baylen Out Loud Promo-YouTube

In the clips, fans can watch as Baylen does every day tasks while also trying to work through her Tourette Syndrome.

“Tourettes is a neurological involuntary disorder.

Coming off the success of Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan has decided to tackle the daunting tale of Homer's The Odyssey as his next project, which will continue a theme found in most of the filmmaker's movies. Nolan is, without a doubt, one of the most prolific and renowned directors of the 21st century. So, if anyone were to take on The Odyssey, it's fitting that Nolan would be the one to do so. Many have faith that Nolan will do the story justice, especially since the classic story is similar to some of the films he has directed, written, and produced before.

According to Universal Pictures (via X), Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is "a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology. The film brings Homer's foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026."

Nolan's 2026 movie...

In the animated world of television entertainment, one series takes the cake due to consistently airing the most controversial and contentious episodes imaginable. The series, namely Family Guy, has featured some of the most crude and offensive humor as its weapon of choice in its narrative plotline. However, the same trait makes the show a painful experience to sit through.

Family Guy [Credit: Fox]

Family Guy has crossed the line numerous times when it comes to maintaining a semblance of normalcy and a PG-13 dynamic. The storylines are more often than not derailed by the sudden turn into divisive notions about religion, sexual orientation, race, etc. However, the voice actors working behind the scenes have always come through, respecting the writer’s creative choices.

Only rarely has a line of dialogue been so offensive that the actors were forced to rebel behind the scenes.

Family Guy actor rebels against a line of...

This article contains spoilers for "Skeleton Crew" episode 5.

The fifth episode of "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew," Lucasfilm's latest offering on Disney+, brings the kids and their alleged Jedi protector Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) to the planet Lanupa in search of the coordinates of their homeworld of At Attin. The episode title, "You Have a Lot to Learn About Pirates" is indeed apt, as the kids and their naiveté get in their way and land them in a cliffhanger's worth of trouble through the course of the episode, but we're getting a little ahead of ourselves. Lanupa is an old world with many names according to Sm-33 (Nick Frost) —The Battle World or even The Demon's Rest. It was the old secret subterranean hideout of the legendary pirate Tak Rennod and it turns out the ship the kids stole turns out to be Captain Rennod's, the Onyx Cinder. On Lanupa,...

By the end of the '90s, Denzel Washington had seemingly done it all. After his breakout role in arguably the best Civil War film ever made, 1989's "Glory," earned him an Oscar for best Supporting Actor, he went on to earn yet another Academy Award nomination for his performance in "Malcom X" in 1992 and "The Hurricane" in 1999. Throughout that time, he'd proven he was also more than capable of bringing his effortless charismas to less cerebral fare such as action thriller "Crimson Tide" and crime drama "The Bone Collector."

But by the end of the millennium there was still one thing Denzel had never done: play a bad guy. The actor was so naturally magnetic that it seems Hollywood never thought to waste such appeal on a villain, and so Denzel remained a good guy right up until 2001. That year, however, he fronted the film that would not only...

If you haven’t watched a new episode of The Simpsons in the last 10 seasons, you might find the current state of a certain character a little sad-diddly-ding-dong-depressing.

With the possible exception only of one Hans Moleman, there isn’t a single surviving Simpsons character from the inaugural cast who has had a more heartbreaking 35 years than Ned Flanders. Between the tragic t-shirt-cannon killing of his kids’ mother Maude to the offscreen death of his second wife Edna Krabappel, Flanders has loved and lost repeatedly while raising Rod and Todd to be conservative and Christ-fearing men largely on his own. Despite his godliness and his good-neighborly behavior, the Simpsons universe has not been kind to the Leftorium proprietor, and the rare, permanent canon adjustments have all been a one-way ticket to Bereavementburgh when poor Neddy deserves to be in Cidertown.

Simpsons fans who have skipped the last dozen-or-so seasons...

Warning: contains spoilers for Avengers Academy: Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic #26The demonic lord Mephisto has been behind some of the most heartbreaking and vile tragedies in Marvel Comics history, and his latest curse is no different and this time... he's keeping it in the family. Avengers Academy: Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic #26 sees Mephisto's son Blackheart punished by his father, stripped of his demonic powers and immortality, and forced to live as a mortal among humanity.

Blackheart has been a consistent villain since his debut in 1989's Daredevil #270, known for his many attempts to either take over the world with demonic armies or strip his father Mephisto of his power and sit on the throne of Hell himself.

Related Mephisto & Every Other Marvel Comic Demon, Ranked By Power

The Marvel Comics universe is home to all manner of beings and creatures. Who are the most powerful demons in the world, and how do they compare?...

Ring in the birth of Christ with The Catholic Channel (Ch. 129) as we air live Christmas Masses around the world, from the St. Peter’s Basilica service in Rome to the Midnight Mass in New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to Christmas Day Mass from the Basilica of The National Shrine of Immaculate Conception in Washington DC.

Plus, enjoy re-airings of the annual “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan Christmas Special.”

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Never pictured Charlie Brown as a younger version of Frank Costanza? Get ready to bask in their mutual holiday misery.

The two blockheads have a lot in common. Charlie Brown detests the overcommercialization of Christmas; Costanza finds tinsel distracting. Both are drawn to aluminum poles. And both have a long list of holiday grievances. “Rats. Nobody sent me a Christmas card today,” grumbles Charlie Brown in the original special. “I almost wish there weren’t a holiday season.”

Complaining about the season is what Costanza’s holiday is all about. “At the Festivus dinner,” he explains, “you gather your family around, and you tell them all the ways they have disappointed you over the past year.”

While A Charlie Brown Festivus is fun, it’s disappointingly short at 33 seconds. Luckily, there are more Charlie Brown Christmas parodies that also deliver the goods.

Funny or Die weighed in with a version...

Sci-fi fans will know that Doctor Who is a brand series and a cult classic. The original series appeared in 1963 and has had several iterations since then, with the most recent, fourteenth season premiering on May 11, 2024, on BBC and Disney, and it has caused a lot of controversy.

The choice to have Ncuti Gatwa take over the role of the Doctor by becoming the Fifteenth Doctor and Jodie Whittaker’s successor as the program’s lead caused a lot of controversy and backlash among fans, but the situation has since settled, and we’re waiting for more content.

The next part of the new Doctor Who series will be the Christmas special titled “Joy to the World,” which is set to be released on December 25, 2024, on Christmas day, which makes sense. In preparation for the upcoming special, showrunner Russell T Davies and writer Steven Moffat sat down for an interview...

Just like Santa, BBC sci-fi behemoth Doctor Who is returning on Christmas Day to deliver a special gift: “Joy to the World.” The hour-long, annual Christmas special this year features Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan when it reteams the Fifteenth Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, and writer Steven Moffat with showrunner Russell T Davies.

The Sherlock writer is back to pen his impressive ninth Christmas special for Doctor Who. “Joy to the World” is set within the Time Hotel — a hotel where every door is a portal that can transport you anywhere and anywhen. For Christmas, the Doctor (Gatwa) meets Joy (Coughlan) and discovers dinosaurs, dangers and a sack full of more (yule have to wait until the big day to find out what else). Meanwhile, a deadly plan is unfolding across the Earth, just in time for Christmas. The special releases Dec. 25 on Disney+.

The Hollywood Reporter sat down with...

The Forge is an American Christian film about nineteen-year-old Isaiah Wright and his journey in navigating faith and surrendering himself to the Lord. Isaiah was raised by his single mother, Cynthia, and he held a deep-seated resentment towards his father. After graduating from school, Isaiah struggled to find a direction in his professional life. He used to spend all his time playing video games or hanging out with his friends at the basketball court. Cynthia wanted her son to help her with household chores and find a job, but Isaiah seemed too lost, and she did not know how to help him. Cynthia was a believer, and she begged the Lord to help her son find the right path. After his mother clarified that he would have to pay rent if he intended to keep on living with her, Isaiah searched for jobs. He met Joshua Moore, the president of Moore Fitness.

Welcome To Plathville star Lydia Plath is engaged.

As fans know, Welcome To Plathville is a reality show that has aired on TLC for six seasons, and the network describes its premise as follows:

"The Plaths are a blonde, blue-eyed family of 11 in southeastern Georgia. They share a passion for music, religion, family life and traditional roles."

One of the core themes of Welcome To Plathville is the large family's socially and religiously conservative viewpoints — and the tension between those views and the experiences of the Plath family's nine children as they venture out into the world.

Lydia Plath is 20, and less than a week ago, we reported that she'd then-recently "hard launched" a new relationship.

In that reporting, we described Lydia's presence on Welcome To Plathville, noting that she'd only recently decided she was ready to explore dating:

"Throughout the [course of Welcome To Plathville], Lydia was often known for her love of music...

Welcome To Plathville star, Lydia Plath says “Yes” to her special guy, Zac Wyse. She has been teasing fans with clues about her new boyfriend for a few months. Now, she is ready to marry the love of her life.

Lydia Plath’s Relationship Is Heating Up

While Lydia Plath has been teasing fans for months about her new boyfriend, he has officially slid a ring on her finger. In October, Welcome To Plathville fans were sure that Lydia was in an engagement, however, she clarified that wasn’t the case at that point. Then, she shared a photo on National Boyfriend Day that showed things were getting more serious. However, she kept his identity concealed. While sleuths unveiled who he was shortly after, Lydia also revealed her man’s face and name to fans on November 21. But the relationship is heating up even quicker than some expected as she...

The Office cast members have a mini reunion in a heartwarming new image following Jenna Fischer's cancer update. First airing on NBC in 2005, the hit sitcom serves as an American remake of the British show of the same name created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Steve Carell leads The Office's cast as bumbling manager Michael Scott, with supporting cast members including John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson. Known for playing receptionist Pam Beesly in the show, Fischer revealed via social media post in October that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer but, following treatment, is now cancer-free.

Mindy Kaling, who played Kelly Kapoor in the show, now shares a new image on Instagram of her reunited with Fischer, Angela Martin actor Angela Kinsey, and Erin Hannon actor Ellie Kemper. Kaling includes a thoughtful caption with the image, celebrating the 20th anniversary of when they all first met...

Do you want to add a stylish flair to your Christmas tree this holiday season? Or do you know an avid shoe fanatic who would appreciate these fun and fashion-forward holiday footwear accessories?

We have selected ten high-heeled shoe ornaments on Amazon that are perfect for shoe-loving friends and family members.

1. Personalized Baby Girl Shoes Ornament – A Precious Keepsake

You can personalize by writing the baby’s length and weight on the bottom of the shoes.

You can use a silver or gold permanent marker to add a name/date to this precious ornament

2. Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers Porcelain Ornament – Timeless Charm

Feel at home with this charming Christmas tree ornament inspired by The Wizard of Oz.

The iconic ruby slippers are the focal point of this lovely Christmas tree ornament accented with red poppies

This porcelain oval Christmas ornament features the famous shoes in the center accented with...

When Richard Donner was trying to cast an actor in the role of Jor-El for 1978's "Superman," he recalled traveling to Los Angeles to meet "Marlon F*****g Brando" at his house on Mulholland Drive, and noted that both he and Jack Nicholson shared "a little compound" (via The Hollywood Reporter). In retrospect, one gets the sense that nobody else other than Jack F*****g Nicholson could have shared this exclusive little pocket of Hollywood Hills real estate. There simply wasn't another actor that could match Brando's esteem.

Before Nicholson disappeared from Hollywood entirely, he was surely one of the last great movie stars — even if his final film was a star studded box office bomb. Before he secured one of the wildest deals in Hollywood history and netted himself well clear of $50 million to play the Joker in 1989's "Batman," Nicholson's legendary status was well-established. That "Batman" deal certainly...

On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.

For December 2024, we’re celebrating the end of the year with a stocking full of Strange Holiday TV Specials and Seasonal Midnight Movies.

First, read the Bait: a weird and wonderful pick from any time in film or TV. Then, try the Bite: a breakdown of the movie or episode’s ending, impact, and any other spoilers you’d want.

The Bait: A Seasonal Celebration with a Midnight TV Miracle

Imagine it’s Christmas time, two million years in the future.

Mr. Sludgy has you and several other bug-eyed children cuddled up in front of a roaring fire. Nestled into his armchair, he’s ready to tell you — and the human kids watching at home! — the story of “The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever.” It’s a petrifying tale of...

Sister Wives' star Christine Brown has been on quite the whirlwind of a journey since she left her "ex-husband" Kody Brown to find love with David Woolley on the show, but her children may not appreciate her new marriage. Her decision to remarry marks a significant milestone for Christine - one she has gushed about, but her children's reactions reveal a more complicated family dynamic. While Christine has openly shared her happiness, her children's varying responses suggest a mix of caution and adjustment.

Gwendlyn Brown's candid reflections, Paedon Brown's public reservations, and the noticeable silence from Aspyn Brown and Mykelti Padron on social media may send subtle signals about the family's attitude towards Christine and David's new chapter. These reactions highlight the challenges of blending new relationships into an already complex family structure. Looking at what the children have said (lack of) provides a deeper insight into how...

With just a week to go until Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, ranking quite highly on our best films of 2024, arrives in theaters, we’re getting new details on what the filmmaker has up next. Although it took six years for him to get his latest off the ground, thankfully it doesn’t look like the wait will be as long for his next project.

First up, he’s co-written Ann Lee with his partner and collaborator Mona Fastvold, who directed the film, which has already wrapped production. Deadline reports the musical stars Amanda Seyfried, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Christopher Abbott, Tim Blake Nelson, Stacy Martin, Matthew Beard, Scott Handy, Viola Prettejohn, David Cale, and Jamie Bogyo. With a score by The Brutalist composer Daniel Blumberg, the “epic fable” follows the “founding leader of the Shaker Movement, who was proclaimed by her followers as the female Christ and went on...

The OutDaughtered Busby family is picking up speed for the holiday hustle and bustle. Fans rave about Hazel Busby’s grown-up look with an adorable new “hairdo” for the winter season.

The Busbys Are Buzzing

Currently, the OutDaughtered Busby crew is fully inundated with Christmas cheer! This time of year is extra special for Adam and Danielle Busby who try to squeeze in every ounce of holiday magic they can for their little girls before they grow up. With each passing day, they change and become a little less of the munchkins they’ve been and turn more and more into the ladies they will be. Unmistakably, the Busbys have strong ties to their Christian faith and Christmas is the best time of the year to celebrate the birth of Christ. But they also throw in fun excursions to twinkling lights, exciting games, and even warm up with hot cocoa.

In 293 episodes, Blue Bloods has never missed a family dinner.

Sometimes, the iconic dinner scenes were in a hotel, hospital, or diner, but there was guaranteed to be a scene where the Reagans got together, put all their problems aside, and spent time together as a family.

These Blue Bloods family dinners were as important to the cast and writers as they were to the audience, and they were a true labor of love, considering how much work went into them.

(John Paul Filo/CBS) The Iconic Blue Bloods Family Dinners Were The Intentional Centerpiece Of The Series

The family dinner scenes are more associated with Blue Bloods than any other aspect of the police/family drama, and that was on purpose.

From the beginning, late producer Leonard Goldberg wanted the dinners to be central because he intended the show to be about a family of cops, not just a police procedural.

Amanda Seyfried is to lead the cast of the musical 'Ann Lee'.The 39-year-old actress has signed up to star in the movie that has been put together by the team behind the Golden Globe-nominated historical drama film 'The Brutalist'.Mona Fastvold – co-writer of 'The Brutalist' – serves as the director, co-screenwriter and producer on the new movie with her collaborator Brady Corbet also involved in penning the screenplay. Composer Daniel Blumberg has also written and produced the original music for the picture.The movie is described as an "epic fable" about the religious leader Ann Lee, the founding member of the Shaker Movement, who was proclaimed by followers as the female Christ and ended up building one of the largest utopian societies in the history of the United States.Lee, a rare female religious head at the time, and her followers worshipped through the exuberant mediums of song and dance.

Exclusive: The team behind seven-time Golden Globe nominee The Brutalist have been quietly working on a starry musical called Ann Lee, which has now wrapped, with Oscar nominee Amanda Seyfried (Mank) in the lead role.

Mona Fastvold (The World To Come), Golden Globe-nominated co-writer of The Brutalist, serves as director, co-screenwriter, and producer. Venice Silver Lion winner Brady Corbet co-wrote with his Brutalist collaborator and partner, Fastvold. Golden Globe-nominated composer Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist) wrote and produced the original music.

The film, inspired by real events, is described to us as “an epic fable” about religious leader Ann Lee, the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, who was proclaimed by her followers as the female Christ and went on to build one of the largest utopian societies in American history. Lee–one of the rare female religious heads at the time– and her followers worshipped through exuberant song and dance.

The lead star of Netflix's Mary supports the film's changes to this well-known Bible story. 

Actress Noa Cohen plays the iconic Biblical figure in the action-packed Mary which follows Mary of Nazareth from her birth to the birth of Christ. But since the film's December 6 debut, audiences have been questioning Mary's Biblical accuracy and its creative choices. 

Noa Cohen Talks Changes to Mary's Bible Story Read full article on The Direct.

Thanks to how famous the Kardashian/Jenner family is, the reality TV clan has proven how good they are at garnering attention. Some examples of that include the fact that there have been stories about Kris Jenner's health issues and allegations she influenced her daughters to get plastic surgery. That said, Kim Kardashian gets the most attention as headlines about her first marriage, how wealthy she is, her quickie divorce, and how she makes people rich prove.

Since it can sometimes seem like there are new headlines about Kim each week, some trends about her can fly under the radar. One perfect example of that is the fact that many fans don't realize that there has been a trend of Kim being accused of being a cheater.

Kanye "Ye" West Seemed To Imply Kim Kardashian Cheated On Him

After first becoming a couple, Kim Kardashian and Kanye "Ye" West spent many years together.

Dexter Darden has proposed to girlfriend Briah Nelson!

The 33-year-old actor got down on one knee this past weekend to ask the fitness trainer to marry him, he revealed on social media.

“8 years of friendship –...