Hulu reportedly plunks down huge check for Ben Stiller family comedy ‘Nutcrackers’
Stiller and Green (standing) with ‘Nutcrackers’ cast — Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for IMDb
Hulu has reportedly shelled out major cash to bring the Ben Stiller family comedy Nutcrackers to the streaming service.
According to Deadline, the movie, which just debuted at the Toronto Film Festival, was worth eight figures for Hulu to stream exclusively.
The Righteous Gemstones veteran David Gordon Green directed the comedy, which also stars Dead to Me‘s Linda Cardellini and the Fatal Attraction remake’s Toby Huss.
The film has Stiller’s “city slicker” character having to relocate to rural Ohio to tend to his late sister’s four kids. According to the festival’s website, it is a “fish-out-of-water comedy that speaks to the hidden talents in each of us just waiting for a chance to shine.”
Nutcrackers will debut on Hulu around Christmas, according to the trade.
If you’re a Friends fan, Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood has just made some holiday plans for you.
In celebration of the sitcom’s 30th birthday, the tour is bringing back one of its fan-favorite traditions: Friendsgiving. Bookings are now available for you to get your seat at the table.
“This special event offers fans the ultimate opportunity to celebrate the beloved show with a unique behind-the-scenes tour and themed holiday dining at the location where the show was originally filmed!” the ad copy announces.
Highlights include a Friendsgiving holiday meal at the iconic fountain where the opening credits were shot. There are even vegetarian and gluten-free options for the Phoebe in your group.
Just remember to wear your Thanksgiving pants, like Joey did.
There’s also a 90-minute Friends-themed studio tour where fans can visit iconic locations, including the studio in which the show was shot. The tour will also include trivia contests and exclusive clips of the show’s stars.
For the sake of your Insta feed, there will also be a costume display where you can take photos of screen-used costumes from the show, and you can “sip character-inspired drinks at Central Perk Café” — and naturally there is exclusive Friends merch to be had at the boutique.
The event will be open Nov. 8 through Nov. 10; Nov. 15 through Nov. 17; Nov. 21 through Nov. 24; and Nov. 29 through Nov. 30.
A reboot of the 1993 action film Cliffhanger is currently in production, but without its original star, Sylvester Stallone, as previously announced, according to Variety. The remake stars Pierce Brosnan as mountaineer Ray Cooper, who operates a luxury chalet in the Dolomites with daughter Sydney. During a weekend trip with a billionaire’s son, they are victims of a kidnapping, witnessed by Ray’s daughter Naomi — played by Lily James — who is still haunted by a past climbing accident and must confront her fears and fight for survival, per the outlet. A release date has not been set …
BET has given a fifth season pickup to its hit comedy series The Ms. Pat Show, along with an overall deal extension to Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams, according to Deadline. The series is based on the stand-up comedian and her memoir, Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat. Williams. She plays a fictionalized character of herself, a former convicted felon turned suburban mom who hustles and bustles to make it on the streets of Atlanta. Production on season 5 begins in February, with a premiere date to be announced at a later date …
Deadline reports Orange Is the New Black‘s Uzo Aduba and Juno Temple have been added to the cast of the true-life heist film Roofman, joining previously announced stars Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst and Peter Dinklage. Tatum plays Jeffrey Manchester, a former U.S. Army Reserve officer convicted of robbing McDonald’s locations across the country, earning the moniker “Rooftop Robber” or “Roofman,” per the outlet. Roofman is set for an October 2025 release …
While most of the world knew Christopher Reeve as Superman, to his three children — Matthew, Alexandra and Will Reeve — he was simply their beloved dad.
The three siblings watched firsthand as their father went from movie star to pioneering activist for spinal cord injury research after a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 left him paralyzed from the neck down at the age of 42.
Then, in 2004, Christopher Reeve died unexpectedly due to heart failure.
In addition to his children, by the actor’s side from his accident to his death was his beloved wife Dana Reeve, mom to Will Reeve and stepmom to Matthew Reeve and Alexandra Reeve.
Less than one year after delivering a eulogy at her husband’s funeral, Dana Reeve, a non-smoker her entire life, was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer.
She died seven months later on March 6, 2006, at the age of 44.
“Despite the love and security that my siblings provided me, and my family provided me, and my adoptive family provides me, that was the moment, March 6, 2006 … I’ve been alone since then,” Will Reeve, who was 13 when he lost his mother, said in a new documentary, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, that explores the actor’s life.
Prior to her death, Dana Reeve made sure Will was taken care of, arranging for him to live with the family of his best friend.
His older siblings also dropped everything to help him. Alexandra was a law student at the time and Matthew a producer.
In their conversation with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer, Will Reeve, now an ABC News correspondent, posed a question to his siblings that he had never before asked them — did people worry enough about them after their father and Dana Reeve died.
“I don’t think I’ve ever thought about that,” Alexandra replied. “The job at hand was keeping things going, keeping us OK, keeping everyone OK, honoring them in the right way, setting you up for success.”
