Live-Action 'How to Train Your Dragon' Finds Actors for Hiccup & Astrid Roles!

A collection of Manchester United supporters praised Marcus Rashford for the way he consoled some of his teammates after Saturday's 2-1 FA Cup final defeat to Manchester City at Wembley - but not all of them agreed.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments and surprises throughout “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” now playing in theaters. For months, the directors of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” had been working exhaustively on a critical sequence that launches the movie’s second act. For the first time in his life, the animated film’s hero — Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), a.k.a. the Spider-Man of Earth-1610 — enters a different dimension: Earth-50101, a.k.a. Mumbattan, a dazzling amalgamation of New York City and Mumbai. Within minutes, Miles and his BFF from 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), encounter that world’s Spider-Man, Pavitr Prabhakar (Karan Soni), an Indian teenager who received his powers not via spider bite, but through magic. The sequence launches them all through the vertiginously vertical metropolis, as they frantically try to stop the film’s villain, the Spot (Jason Schwartzman), from using Mumbattan’s supercollider to increase his dimension-hopping abilities.

Angelique Jackson Dominique Fishback is sitting backstage waiting to discuss her latest role, starring in Amazon Prime Video’s “Swarm,” when her ears perk up at a familiar sound: an engine revving. On the other side of a partition, an audience watches a particularly tense scene from the show’s fourth episode, titled “Running Scared,” when Fishback’s Dre — a murderous super fan of Ni’jah, a Beyoncé-esque pop star — faces down a group of women who stand between her and attending the singer’s concert. Fishback playfully re-enacts the scene, gripping an imaginary steering wheel and pressing her high-heeled foot down onto a pretend gas pedal that sends her speeding ahead and crashing into Dre’s latest victims. She pulls a funny face and hams it up for a rep’s cellphone camera, unknowingly demonstrating the type of darkly comedic energy that makes “Swarm” so buzzworthy.

Lily Moayeri A theme song sets the tone for a series. This is certainly the case for HBO’s awards favorite, “The White Lotus,” which won an Emmy for “Aloha” last year. The jungle sounds, exotic tones, yodels and screams laid over percussive rhythms and high-pitched flutes became instantly identifiable and an echo of the contentious characters vacationing at the Hawaii-based titular resort. Considering how iconic “Aloha” became, changing the theme for the Sicily-based second season was a bold choice. Chilean Canadian composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer drew his original musical ideas from the script and from conversations with series creator Mike White. White “wanted the music to feel like it was boiling under these characters,” de Veer says from his studio in Montréal.

WARNING: MAJOR spoilers ahead for “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”When you open up the entire Spider-Verse, you’re going to meet a lot of Spider-Men. But, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” brought the appearance of more than just Spider-men, -women, and -animals — it also brought a few major live-action characters.Once again, spoiler warning; this is where you turn back if you don’t want to know who we’re talking about just yet.OK, still here? Let’s get into it.

Caroline Rhea, Linda Ronstadt, Mary Lou Belli, Pia Toscano, DJ Asha, Scarlett Kate Ferguson are coming together for the 2023 Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children Stand for Kids Gala, in Los Angeles on June 10.Previous A-list supporters, hosts, and honorees include Alyssa Milano, Julie Bowen, America Ferrera, Max Greenfield, and Debby Ryan.In addition to the celebrities, more than 600 guests are expected to gather at Universal Studios Hollywood and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to celebrate women pushing healthcare frontiers and LuskinOIC’s mission to advance health equity for every child in Los Angeles and beyond. Attendees will enjoy an enchanted forest experience at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, live performances, and a silent and live auction featuring coveted items and destination experiences, as they raise funds and honor donors, community partners, patient ambassadors, physicians and professionals in the LuskinOIC community. Afterward, guests will be treated to a post-gala soiree in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, featuring desserts, rides, magic, and a light show, and more surprises. «This year’s gala will be a special celebration of LuskinOIC’s 112 years of remarkable history. We are honoring the countless women healthcare professionals, donors and volunteers who have pushed the reach and quality of orthopaedic care for children in LA and beyond.

The live action Moana adaptation has found its director! – Just Jared Jr Prince William is “trying to woo” the people of Wales – Celebitchy These are the best gifts to get your Little Mermaid obsessed friend – Popsugar Watch the new trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem now! – Just Jared Jr

Harrison Ford has more than just acting skills.

Disney isn’t the only studio remaking its animated hits as live-action films, with Dreamworks getting in on the action with its upcoming live-action remake of “How to Train Your Dragon”.

Mason Thames and Nico Parker are set to star as Hiccup and Astrid in Universal’s new live-action adaptation of DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon. Dean DeBlois is directing the pic with the film set to bow on March, 14, 2025.

The Little Mermaid 's live-action remake of the 1989 animated classic has once again faced criticism, this time for its makeup choices. Disney received backlash when a timelapse video showcasing Ursula's makeup was shared, drawing negative comments from drag queens.The clip, posted on Twitter last week, sparked a debate among drag performers who argued that Melissa McCarthy's makeup should have been done by an LGBTQ+ artist.

Disney’s live action movies are huge money makers!

Emily Longeretta Don’t put Sydney Sweeney in a box — and don’t judge her by her cover. The former is a lesson she’s taught casting directors in Hollywood, the latter is what she learned from her latest role as ex-intelligence specialist Reality Winner. In 2017, Winner was arrested by FBI officers who showed up at her home to investigate her part in the mishandling of classified information. Sweeney portrays the whistleblower in HBO’s new film; the movie’s dialogue is taken directly from the transcript of Winner’s tense conversation with the FBI on the day of her arrest. “Once I met with Reality and I got to know her, she really truly speaks her mind,” Sweeney says of playing Winner. “So everything she was saying in the transcript, she was feeling and thinking. I was able to just find all the different layers underneath it. I truly enjoyed it.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger has burst back onto our screens in Netflix's latest action series, Fubar.

In a blink and you’ll maybe miss it moment, the original Ariel, Jodi Benson, pops up in the new live action version of The Little Mermaid.

Lenny Kravitz’s mom embraced his unique style, never passed judgment and loved him unconditionally.

Dua Lipa is pushing fans onto the dance floor with her groove-heavy new single and accompanying music video, from the soundtrack to the upcoming “Barbie” movie.

The live-action version of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, is now in theaters.

Barbie is taking on the real world!