In brief: ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ teaser and more
The first-look teaser for Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed has arrived. The upcoming Apple TV darkly comedic thriller series stars Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany as well as Jake Johnson. The show follows a newly divorced mom who falls down a rabbit hole of blackmail after she’s convinced she witnessed a crime. The new series premieres its first two episodes on May 20 …
We now have our first look at Jessica Lange on set of American Horror Story season 13. Ryan Murphy’s production company shared a photo of the Oscar-winning actress from behind as she stands in costume at a window. “American Horror Story, Season 13,” the post’s caption reads. “Day One. The return of Jessica Lange!” …
Even more actors have joined the cast of the upcoming Nick Jonas and Kathryn Newton holiday horror film White Elephant. Deadline reports that KJ Apa, Madeleine Arthur, Josh Brener, Ashley Park, Alexandra Shipp and Justice Smith make up the rest of the ensemble …
Miley Cyrus attends the premiere of the ‘Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special’ (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
The Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. It features Miley Cyrus performing your favorite Hannah hits plus a new song, “Younger You,” which she wrote just for the occasion.
“It’s really just something that felt like it came naturally and organically in support of this special,” Miley told ABC’s Good Morning America at the premiere. “So it’s always exciting when I can use music to kind of translate all the emotions that I’m feeling.”
Miley added paying tribute to the role that made her famous is “just a celebration.”
“It’s all joy. It’s a gift, you know, obviously to the fans, but also for me to get to be a part of it in a way that I wasn’t when I was kind of in the middle of it,” she explained.
In addition to stars from Hannah Montana, the premiere attracted other celebs, including David Archuleta, who sang a duet with Miley in the show’s third season. “People still remember it, they still love it, and it’s a part of their childhood,” David said. “And so to be a part of people’s growing up is really special.”
HUNTR/X singing voice Rei Ami, a huge Hannah fan, said, “Miley raised me.” She also revealed that she was once “caught by a fan at a convention and they started calling me ‘Asian Hannah Montana,'” adding that made the premiere a “full circle moment” for her.
Miley’s mom, Tish Cyrus-Purcell, said that for her, “one of the coolest” things is seeing “how proud” Miley is of being Hannah Montana.
“When you see her come out [onstage in the special], it’s pretty crazy,” noted Tish. “She’s kind of like this Miley/Hannah mix … and I love it. It’s amazing.”
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The Oscar for best picture is awarded to ‘Anora,’ and accepted by Alex Coco, Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker and Yuriy Borisov during the 97th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Kyusung Gong/The Academy)
The 2026 Oscars race heated up Thursday as nominations were announced.
The academy confirmed several expected front-runners across all 24 categories while rattling expectations by excluding others.
With a deep field of acclaimed films this year, ABC News’ Chris Connelly and Kelley Carter broke down the biggest snubs and surprises of the 2026 Oscar nominations.
Perhaps the biggest surprise from the nomination ceremony was the scale of success for Ryan Coogler‘s Sinners, a project that was expected to perform well on Thursday morning. The film, which stars Michael B.Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Delroy Lindo and more, pulled in a whopping 16 total nominations on Thursday morning.
“I think it surprised us that it got even more than we thought it was going to,” Carter said.
Connelly called the slate of nominations “a dominating performance,” noting Coogler’s nominations as writer, director and producer.
“What a vindication for every risk he took to make this movie,” Connelly said. “It triumphed on every level, box office and now with Oscar nominations. An amazing morning for that movie and for Ryan Coogler, who deserves it.”
While Chloé Zhao‘s Hamnet also took in its fair share of nominations, including best picture and best actress, one notable name from the film was left off the nominations list.
“For me, Hamnet — I was really happy to hear all the nominations that it got, even though you missed out on the Paul Mescal nomination,” Carter said. “I think that he probably should have been in there. But I feel like Jessie Buckley really drove this story, and rightly so, hearing her name called.”
Connelly also reacted to Joachim Trier‘s success with the drama Sentimental Value.
“I was really impressed with the number of acting nominations that Sentimental Value got,” Connelly said. “It’s a beautifully done movie … it was overlooked by a previous award show, but it’s no doubt that for an international body like the voters for the Oscars, a lot of people loved it. I see Stellan Skarsgård as a likely winner in [the best supporting actor] category.”
Notable names left off the list of Oscar nominations this year included Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for their roles in Wicked: For Good and Adam Sandler for his role in Jay Kelly opposite George Clooney, who was also left off the nominations list.
Actors Jacob Elordi, Lindo and the film F1 all scored notable nominations, as well as songwriter DianeWarren, who earned her 17th nod for best original song.
Netflix’s limited series adaptation of Lord of the Flies now has a release date. All four episodes of the series from Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne will arrive to the streamer on May 4. According to the show’s logline, “Innocence descends into savagery when a group of English schoolboys become desert island castaways in the first television adaptation of William Golding’s landmark dystopian classic.” Winston Sawyers stars as Ralph, Lox Pratt stars as Jack, David McKenna stars as Piggy and Ike Talbut stars as Simon in a show that includes an ensemble of more than 30 boys …
Peacock has shared the release date for its upcoming, star-studded series The Five Star Weekend. The show, which stars Jennifer Garner, D’Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Harlow Jane and Timothy Olyphant, arrives to the platform on July 16. It follows a celebrated chef who suffers a devastating loss and hosts a weekend away in Nantucket in an effort to move forward with her life …
The Game of Life is coming to the big screen. Deadline reports that a film based on the popular board game is being developed by Amazon MGM Studios, Chernin Entertainment and Hasbro. According to the outlet, Sean Anders will direct the movie from a script by Allan Loeb …
