Pour another pint for House of Guinness. Variety reports the show about the famous Irish brewing family has been renewed for season 2 by Netflix. The series stars Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn and Fionn O’Shea …
Peter Sarsgaard is taking on a new role in HBO’s The Last of Us, according to Entertainment Weekly. The actor will reportedly be playing Amon, one of the leaders of The Seraphites, a character not featured in the original video game on which the show is based. Filming for season 3 of the show is going on hiatus due to the World Cup …
Parks and Recreation actor Ben Schwartz has reportedly joined the cast of The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event. According to Variety, he’ll be playing New York disc jockey Murray the K, who crosses paths with The Beatles during their first trip to the U.S. in the 1960s. The movies star Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison …
The cover of Ali Hazelwood’s ‘Love, Theoretically.’ (Berkley)
There’s nothing theoretical about a Love, Theoretically film.
Amazon MGM Studios has landed the movie rights to the novel by bestselling author Ali Hazelwood. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before screenwriter Sofia Alvarez is set to direct the film and adapt Hazelwood’s book into the screenplay. Both Alvarez and Hazelwood will executive produce it.
It Ends with Us author Colleen Hoover is set to produce the movie with Lauren Levine, her partner at Heartbones Entertainment. Also producing are Max Siemers and Tanner Anderson for Magic Hour Entertainment.
The upcoming film was confirmed by Magic Hour Entertainment on Monday. The production company made a post to Instagram announcing the project.
“The excitement we have for LOVE, THEORETICALLY is not at all theoretical! We’re incredibly grateful to partner with Amazon MGM Studios and to work again with the brilliant Sofia Alvarez,” the company’s post reads. “It’s a privilege and joy to continue to collaborate with Lauren Levine and Colleen Hoover at Heartbones. Most of all, the film we hope you’ll fall in love with exists because of the immense talent and imagination of Ali Hazelwood.”
The news comes ahead of the release of the film adaptation of Hazelwood’s first novel, The Love Hypothesis. It stars Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman and will release to Prime Video on Sept. 23.
Love, Theoretically is a romantic comedy that follows rival physicists. It centers around one woman’s double life as both an adjunct professor and a professional fake girlfriend.
Mark Ballas stars in ‘Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro.’ (Disney/Maarten De Boer)
It’s time to head back to the ballroom for the new Dancing with the Stars spinoff, The Next Pro.
The brand-new series, which premieres Monday night on ABC, follows young professional dancers competing for the chance to become a pro on Dancing with the Stars.
Mark Ballas serves as a judge on the new series. He caught up with ABC Audio on the red carpet of the 2026 Disney Upfront, where he spilled details on what fans can expect.
“It’s a fascinating show, because it feels like Dancing with the Stars, which it kind of is, but it’s also very different because of the format,” Ballas said. “We’re looking for a pro that’s gonna take on the role of being a pro on Dancing with the Stars. Which is very complex, it’s very nuanced.”
How exactly does The Next Pro do this? Ballas said “the show did a really great job of setting up challenges for these dancers.”
“Whether it’s from choreographing, group work, chemistry, teaching challenges, these are the things that you face as a pro on Dancing with the Stars,” Ballas said.
He isn’t the only judge. His mother, Shirley Ballas, sits beside him to help determine who has what it takes.
“My mother is one of the most elite Latin American dance coaches in the world,” Ballas said. “Having her level of expertise on the panel is always an asset. No one knows the craft more than her.”
That being said, Ballas teased they approached the job in different ways.
“She’s been on the side as a judge, and I’ve always been on side as the pro,” Ballas said. “We had a couple of disagreements out in the field … but we also agreed a lot. She’s very good at what she does, she’s very direct. And when you’re improving on being a professional in this field, you need that.”
