In brief: ‘Ridiculousness’ canceled at MTV and more
MTV is parting ways with Ridiculousness. Variety reports that after 14 years and 46 seasons, the series has been canceled at the network. Rob Dyrdek hosts the comedy clip series, which will continue into 2026 with previously filmed new episodes, but will end after the conclusion of season 46. Ridiculousness is one of MTV’s longest-running shows with over 1,700 episodes. Reruns will continue to air on MTV, and select seasons will stream on Paramount+ …
Benicio Del Toro has found his next project. Deadline reports that the actor will star in the upcoming film Reenactment. Cameron Diaz is in talks to act alongside him in the film; plot details are being kept under wraps. Grant Singer wrote the film’s original screenplay and will direct …
Molly Ringwald and LeVar Burton have joined the cast of One Night Only. Deadline reports the actors will join the previously announced cast members Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner in the film. The movie follows two strangers who try to find somebody to be intimate with during the one night of the year when premarital sex is legal …
Diane Ladd poses for a portrait circa 1975. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated actress who starred in film classics including Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and Chinatown, has died at age 89, her daughter, actress Laura Dern, confirmed.
“My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, passed with me beside her this morning, at her home in Ojai, Ca.,” Dern said Monday in a statement shared with ABC News. “She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created.”
“We were blessed to have her,” Dern continued. “She is flying with her angels now.”
Ladd was Oscar nominated three times, the first for 1974’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, and the second and third times for the films Wild at Heart and Rambling Rose, released in 1990 and 1991, respectively, and both of which co-starred her daughter. Dern was also Oscar-nominated for the latter, making her and her mother one of only two parent-child duos nominated for Academy Awards for the same film. The other was Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda in 1981’s On Golden Pond.
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Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas arrive at the European premiere of ‘Camp Rock’ on September 10, 2008, in London, England. (Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)
It’s time to rock on again.
Camp Rock 3 has officially been greenlit at Disney Channel and Disney+. The third film in the franchise will reunite the Jonas Brothers with Demi Lovato, who will all executive produce. The upcoming film is currently filming in Vancouver, Canada.
Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas will return to their roles of Shane Gray, Nate Gray and Jason Gray — the members of the fictional band Connect 3 — for the new film.
The story of Camp Rock 3 picks up when Connect 3 loses the opening act for their major reunion tour. They return to Camp Rock to try to discover the next big music act.
“As campers vie for the chance to open for their favorite band, tensions rise and friendships are tested, leading to unexpected alliances, revelations and romances,” according to its official synopsis. “Camp Rock’s all-new campers include bold and determined Sage and her easygoing brother Desi, cello prodigy Rosie, drummer with his own beat Cliff, choreo queen Callie, intimidating influencer Madison and camp bad boy Fletch.”
Wizards of Waverly Place star Maria Canals-Barrera is returning to portray Mitchie Torres’ mother, Connie Torres. Lovato is not reprising her role of Mitchie in the third film.
New cast members in this third film include Liamani Segura as Sage, Malachi Barton as Fletch, Lumi Pollack as Rosie, newcomer Hudson Stone as Desi, Casey Trotter as Cliff, Brooklynn Pitts as Callie and Ava Jean as Madison. Sherry Cola also joins the franchise in the role of Lark.
“Camp Rock is an important part of the Disney Channel Original Movie legacy, with unforgettable music, energetic storytelling, and characters that live in the hearts of fans to this day,” Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television, said. “Bringing it back with Kevin, Joe, Nick and Demi is such a full-circle moment, and we can’t wait to reintroduce this world to a new generation.”
Lovato wrote about the film announcement on her Instagram Story.
“another one but make it camp!! good luck to this next class of campers,” Lovato wrote.
The Jonas Brothers also shared a video while on set of Camp Rock 3, where they lip-synched to lines from the original film.
Veronica Rodriguez directs Camp Rock 3 from a script by Eydie Faye. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series creator Tim Federle executive produces the film, which features choreography by Jamal Sims.
Tessa Thompson‘s newest series is headed to Netflix soon. The actress stars opposite Jon Bernthal in the new drama His & Hers. The show comes from filmmaker William Oldroyd and follows two Georgia residents who have a connection to a shocking murder. Thompson also executive produces the series, which costars PabloSchreiber, Crystal Fox and Sunita Mani. It arrives to the streamer on Jan. 8 …
A Bosch prequel series has been greenlit at MGM+. The new show, called Bosch: Start of Watch, stars CameronMonaghan as a young Harry Bosch. This series will explore the detective’s origin story. It will costar OmariHardwick as veteran officer Eli Bridges and will begin production in 2026 …
Kate McKinnon has joined the cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Variety reports that the actress will portray Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, as a recurring guest star in season 3 of the series …
