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Robert Irwin is taking his ballroom experience to the next level.

The conservationist, zookeeper, and TV presenter is set to host a new Dancing with the Stars spinoff series called Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro.

At Hulu’s second annual Get Real House event in Beverly Hills, California, on April 22, Irwin was announced as the host for the highly anticipated new show, which will aim to find the next pro dancer for the next season of DWTS.

Irwin was crowned the season 34 winner of DWTS with his pro dance partner Witney Carson. The duo quickly became a fan-favorite pair as they lit up the dance floor each week on the reality competition show.

The new series will feature 12 “up-and-coming dancers who move into one house and compete in a grueling audition process, all vying for a coveted spot as a pro dancer on Season 35 of ‘Dancing with the Stars,'” Disney Entertainment Television Publicity said in a press release.

Three-time Mirrorball champion Mark Ballas and his mom Shirley Ballas, dubbed “The Queen of Latin,” will serve as judges on the show.

Returning pros will also appear as rotating mentors/guest judges.

BBC will produce the new show, while Conrad Green will serve as showrunner and executive producer.

Hulu’s realityverse came together at the Get Real House on Wednesday to celebrate some of the platform’s beloved shows and talent.

In addition to the Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro reveal, the event gave fans a front-row seat to some of Hulu’s biggest announcements, exclusive first-looks and surprise moments.

Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro will premiere July 13 at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT on ABC, with episodes available the next day on Hulu.

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The official trailer for Interview with a Vampire season 3 has arrived. The series has been renamed The Vampire Lestat for its third season, and this new trailer is showing off what fans can expect from the AMC series going forward. Sam Reid stars as Lestat de Lioncourt in the trailer, which features him singing Billy Idol’s hit song “Dancing With Myself.” The Vampire Lestat premieres on June 7 …

Andrew Garfield’s latest movie is headed to theaters this fall. The actor stars in director Paul Greengrass’ upcoming film The Uprising, which Focus Features will release on Sept. 11. The movie tells the untold true story of a rebellion against King Richard II’s tyranny …

James Gray’s next film has officially joined the Palme d’Or race at the Cannes Film Festival. Variety reports that the crime thriller Paper Tiger, which stars Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, will have its world premiere at the festival in competition. Additionally, the studio Neon has secured North American rights for the film, which follows two brothers striving for the American dream only to get tangled up in a scheme that ends up being too good to be true …

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The force will be with Star Wars fans this May 4.

Lucasfilm is set to host special-look fan events for its upcoming film Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. All of the special events will take place on May the 4th, also known as Star Wars Day, at select IMAX theaters around the world.

The events will feature over 25 minutes of exclusive footage from the upcoming movie, fan giveaways and other surprises. One of the giveaways will be a brand-new, exclusive poster created just for this event.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is based on the Disney+ TV series The Mandalorian starring Pedro Pascal. Jon Favreau directed the movie, which stars Pascal alongside Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White.

“The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu,” according to the film’s official description.

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu opens in theaters on May 22.

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Miss You, Love You is headed to HBO.

The new film, which had a secret screening at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is set to premiere to HBO on May 29. It will also be available to stream on HBO Max.

Miss You, Love You stars Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells, while Jim Rash wrote and directed it. Janney plays a grieving widow named Diane Patterson who is forced to plan her husband’s funeral with a complete stranger: her estranged son’s assistant, Jamie Simms, played by Rannells.

“As they fumble through grief and their strange, darkly funny circumstances, buried secrets and long-held resentments surface, but their partnership becomes an unlikely conduit for connection, laughter, and healing for this mother and her unexpected surrogate son,” according to the film’s official logline.

The film also stars Bonnie Hunt as Judith Bibbs, Suzy Nakamura as Kathy, Oscar Nuñez as Minister and Lisa Schurga as Nance.

“I’m absolutely thrilled! To be championed by HBO and included among their exemplary library of films and series is humbling. It’s the perfect home,” Rash said in a press release.

Francesca Orsi, the executive vice president of HBO Programming and head of HBO Drama series and films, said that “Jim Rash has crafted a film that masterfully navigates grief, family, and the weight of buried trauma with a comedic lightness that never undercuts its depth.”

She continued, “At its center, Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells deliver beautifully calibrated performances as Diane and Jamie, two people bound by loss, misunderstanding. We’re thrilled to bring this beautifully human story into the HBO Films family and can’t wait for audiences to experience it.”

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At long last, the trailer for Coyote vs. Acme has arrived.

Ketchup Entertainment has released the official trailer for the upcoming live-action and animated hybrid movie, which pokes fun at the film’s history.

Iconic Looney Tunes characters star alongside Will Forte and John Cena in the film, which “centers on Wile E. Coyote as he takes legal action against the Acme Corporation for the countless faulty products that have hindered his relentless pursuit of the Road Runner,” according to its official synopsis.

Coyote vs. Acme was shelved by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2023. In 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery wrote off $115 million of their content as part of an earnings filing that they called a “strategic realignment plan associated with the Warner Bros. Pictures Animation group.” It is presumed Coyote vs. Acme was one of the projects that was affected by the decision. Ketchup Entertainment acquired the film in March 2025.

The new trailer hints at this history through subtle nods. After showing the Warner Bros. Discovery logo toward the beginning of the trailer, the logo, which previously read “WB,” flips and changes to “WAG,” with an asterisk noting fine print at the bottom of the screen. When zoomed into, the fine print reads, “A wholly owned subsidiary of the Acme corporation.”

Later in the trailer, title cards read, “The movie Acme doesn’t want you to see.” In the trailer’s final seconds, a voice says, “The Acme Corporation is releasing this film for accounting purposes only.”

Lana Condor, Tone Bell, P.J. Byrne and Martha Kelly also star in Coyote vs. Acme. It is directed by Dave Green with a screenplay written by May December scribe Samy Burch. James Gunn and Chris DeFaria produced the film.

Coyote vs. Acme blasts into theaters on Aug. 28.

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Heartstopper’s happily ever after is coming this summer.

The movie conclusion to Nick and Charlie’s love story, Heartstopper Forever, will debut on Netflix on July 17. It’ll premiere 10 days after the release of series creator Alice Oseman’s final volume of the Heartstopper graphic novel, which comes out on July 7.

As previously reported, Kit Connor and Joe Locke will be reprising their roles as Nick and Charlie, respectively, as well as serving as executive producers on the project.

The film will pick up after the events of season 3 as Nick prepares to leave for university and Charlie finds new independence at school. According to the description on Tudum, “the reality of a long-distance relationship begins to weigh on them. Doubts take hold, and their relationship faces its biggest challenge yet.”

The rest of the main cast also returns for the film, including Will Gao, Yasmin Finney, Tobie Donovan, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell and Jenny Walser.

Last week, it was announced that the role of Nick’s mother, played in seasons 1 and 2 of the series by Olivia Colman, has been recast for the film. Anna Maxwell Martin will now be playing the part.

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A crew member on the set of How to Train Your Dragon 2 has suffered a severe injury. Variety reports that a special effects technician on the project severed multiple fingers on one of his hands during an incident with a saw in a worksop at Sky Studios Elstree, where the live-action sequel is currently in production. Despite having extensive surgery, the outlet reports the severed digits could not be reattached …

Julianna Margulies has joined the cast of Paradise season 3. Deadline reports the actress will be part of the series’ recurring cast for the third season. Her specific character and the plot of the third season are being kept under wraps. Sterling K. Brown stars in the Hulu show, which follows a serene community that houses some of the world’s most prominent individuals …

A bunch of stars have joined Tatiana Maslany in an upcoming sci-fi horror thriller called Green Bank. Kumail Nanjiani, Jim Belushi, Brittany O’Grady and Taylor John Smith are the newest additions to the film’s cast, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Josh Ruben is directing the movie, which is set to begin production this week in Atlanta, Georgia …

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David Jonsson has a long history with his new film Wasteman.

The prison thriller follows parolee Taylor, whose hope for a new start is jeopardized by the arrival of his new cellmate, Dee (Tom Blyth). It’s now playing in select theaters. 

Jonsson stars as Taylor. Although he’s been the lead in many movies now, such as Rye Lane, Alien: Romulus and The Long Walk, he told ABC Audio that Wasteman was the first film he ever auditioned for.

“The first film audition that came through that I thought was worthwhile going for was this. And that was years ago,” Jonsson said. “I thought I did quite a good audition and heard nothing, but it turns out the film just fell apart.”

Luckily, it was able to come together several years later, and Jonsson got to play the first-ever film part he auditioned for, now with the career experience he didn’t have beforehand.

“I look back now and I’m like, ‘I wasn’t ready to do it then,'” Jonsson said. “It wasn’t the right time.”

Now, though, was the perfect time, he said, calling the journey full circle. 

“As a young actor, you’re just trying to build a body of work. And if you have some choice to put the things inside your tool kit, you should be varied and find the things that actually really speak to you,” Jonsson said. “This film always did.”

And while Wasteman wasn’t made with a large budget, Jonsson said it was made with passion.

“The only way you can make a film that is doing something [like this one] is if you’re willing to put the hours into working. I think that’s a principle that I try and live by, but particularly with this, you have to embody that,” Jonsson said. “That’s the alchemy for making a film like this.”

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Top Gun is flying back to movie theaters for its 40th anniversary.

Paramount Pictures is rereleasing Top Gun in cinemas on May 13. It, along with its sequel Top Gun: Maverick, will be available to watch on the big screen for one week.

Tom Cruise took to his social media on Tuesday to announce the rerelease.

“If you feel the need…Two films. One big screen. Back in theaters, May 13th, for one week only,” Cruise captioned his post.

For the first time ever, Top Gun will be screened in “cutting-edge immersive formats, delivering a fully upgraded, high-octane experience for a new generation of moviegoers and longtime fans alike,” according to a press release.

Tickets for the rerelease go on sale on Tuesday.

Top Gun was directed by Tony Scott, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson. It originally released in theaters in 1986. Along with Cruise, it stars Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards and Tom Skerritt.

The film follows “a class of elite, hot shot Navy pilots at the Fighter Weapons School known as Top Gun push their aircraft and each other to the limits as they compete to be the best of the best,” according to an official synopsis.

Top Gun: Maverick released in 2022 and starred Cruise, Miles Teller, Glen Powell and Jennifer Connelly.

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Lady Gaga hit the red carpet for Monday night’s premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2, and as the film’s director seemingly confirmed at the premiere, it wasn’t just because she recorded a song for the soundtrack.

According to Vanity Fair, David Frankel took the stage at the New York City event prior to the movie beginning, and then revealed what he called “the worst kept secret in showbiz.” As per the publication, the secret was that Lady Gaga appears in the film as herself, “singing original music to boot.” Gaga then came onstage wearing a black Saint Laurent Fall 2016 gown, kissed Meryl Streep on the cheek and waved to everyone.

The rumors that Gaga might appear in the movie began after she was photographed while reportedly leaving the set in Milan last year.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 hits theaters May 1, with returning stars Anne Hathaway, Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, as well as multiple additional celebrity cameos.

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