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Paul Dano is set to star in the upcoming A24 film The Chaperones. Variety reports that the actor will join the previously announced cast of Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson, who acted together in the recent thriller The Long Walk. The Chaperones is set in the days after Christmas. It follows three friends who are hired to transport a troubled teen across the country …
Thomasin McKenzie is taking on the role of Audrey Hepburn in the upcoming film Dinner with Audrey. Deadline reports Ansel Elgort will co-star alongside her as designer Count Hubert de Givenchy. The movie tells the story of the pair’s 40-year friendship over the course of a magical night in Paris. The Wayfarer Studios film will be directed by Abe Sylvia from a script by Kara Holden …
Pete Davidson and Ella Purnell are teaming up for a new rom-com. Variety reports that the actors will star in the upcoming film That Time We Met. Theater Camp co-director Nick Lieberman will helm the film from a script by Mitchell Winkie. The upcoming film follows a new couple who discover their unborn child is destined to save humanity’s future. The only issue is they’ve had one date, and they hate each other …
Emma Stone attends the Los Angeles premiere of A24’s ‘Eddington’ at DGA Theater Complex on June 26, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images)
Emma Stone is opening up about how she shaved her head for a film role.
The actress talked about shaving off her signature red hair for the character she plays in frequent collaborator Yorgos Lanthimos‘ upcoming film, Bugonia, in a recent Vogue cover story.
In Bugonia, Stone plays a pharmaceutical CEO who gets kidnapped by two conspiracy theorists played by JessePlemons and Aidan Delbis. The duo believe the hostage’s hair has to change dramatically, so they shave her head with an electric clipper.
“No better feeling in the world,” Stone said about shaving her head. “The first shower when you’ve shaved your head? Oh my God, it’s amazing.”
Plemons said he was nervous about filming the scene. “It was like, ‘Here we go—Emily has shaved her head,’” he said. “We better make this good!”
Even though she enjoyed the experience, Stone said right before filming the scene, she burst into tears remembering how her mother lost her hair while in treatment for breast cancer.
“She actually did something brave,” Stone remembers thinking at the time. “I’m just shaving my head.”
Her mother, Krista Stone, ended up being envious of her new look. “My mom was like, ‘I’m so jealous. I want to shave my head again,’” the actress said.
Stone’s longtime friend Jennifer Lawrence told the outlet she “didn’t want her to shave her head.”
“I had already lived through the Billie Jean King haircut,” Lawrence said, referencing Stone’s 2017 film Battle of the Sexes.
Even still, Lawrence says, “she looked beautiful” with a shaved head. “She pulled it off.”
You can see Stone’s shaved head for yourself when Bugonia arrives in theaters on Oct. 31.
Freakier Friday is headed to Disney+. The sequel film will begin streaming on the platform on Nov. 12. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reprise their roles of Tess and Anna Coleman in the new movie, which features a four-way body swap between a mother, stepdaughter, grandmother and granddaughter …
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale and Nobody 2 are making their way to Peacock. The films will soon begin streaming on the platform. The third feature film based on Downton Abbey will be available to watch on Nov. 7 while Nobody 2 will stream on Nov. 14 …
Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming film adaptation of American Psycho reportedly will not be gender-swapped. Deadline reports that despite rumors that the film’s main character, Patrick Bateman, will be played by a woman in Guadagnino’s adaptation, that is not the case. Scott Z. Burns is adapting Bret Easton Ellis’ classic novel for the script while Guadagnino will direct the film for Lionsgate …
The women who will compete for the heart of Mel Owens on the second season of The Golden Bachelor have been revealed.
ABC has announced the 23 women hoping to receive a rose from Owens, a 66-year-old retired NFL player and attorney from Orange County, California.
Ranging in age from 58 to 77, the contestants include a longevity nurse, librarian, retired biomedical engineer, retired elementary school teacher, flight attendant and full-time mom.
“Twenty-three incredible women are stepping into the spotlight, ready to capture hearts across the nation as they pursue a chance at love with Golden Bachelor Mel Owens,” the network said in a press release. “These vibrant women, each radiating elegance, strength and a zest for life, are proof that love stories don’t end with age, they only get better.”
Season 2 of The Golden Bachelor premieres Sept. 24 on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu.
A Detroit native from a close-knit Midwestern family, Owens moved to Orange County after his playing career to practice law, focusing on sports-related injuries, according to the release.
Here’s a list of the 23 women joining Owens on his journey: Alexandra, 67, a luxury yacht sales representative from Miami, Florida. Amy, 63, a full-time mom from Short Hills, New Jersey. Andra, 77, a retired federal worker from Los Angeles, California. Carla, 62, a former model from Los Angeles, California. Carol, 63, family manager for baseball all-star Freddie Freeman from Villa Park, California. Cheryl, 66, a retired IRS employee from Englewood, Colorado. Cindy, 60, a retired biomedical engineer from Austin, Texas. Debbie, 65, a fitness professional from Denver, Colorado. Diane, 71, a librarian from Wasilla, Alaska. Gerri, 64, a home care agency CEO from Rockville, Maryland. Lily, 72, a retired elementary school teacher from Pacific Palisades, California. Lisa, 66, a state park employee from Marion, Ohio. Maia, 58, a college sports consultant from Malibu, California. Monica B., 62, a flight attendant from Huntsville, Alabama. Monica P., 60, a cosmetic dentist from Birmingham, Alabama. Mylene, 61, a casino VIP host from Las Vegas, Nevada. Nicolle, 64, a yoga instructor from Miami Beach, Florida. Peg, 62, a retired firefighter and bomb tech from Las Vegas, Nevada. Robin, 63, a wealth advisor/vineyard owner from Napa Valley, California. Roxanne, 62, a longevity nurse from Austin, Texas. Susie, 62, a realtor from Del Mar, California. Terri, 71, a cosmetic dentist from Houston, Texas. Tracy, 62, an interior designer from Lafayette, Louisiana.
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