Colleagues, friends and fans are remembering Treat Williams, the versatile and prolific actor who died in a motorcycle crash today at 71. Have a look at a sampling of reaction posted on social media below.
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EXCLUSIVE: Four-time Emmy winner Will Ferrell (Spirited) is in early talks to star as the NFL’s John Madden in Madden, a new film to be directed for Amazon/MGM by five-time Oscar nominee David O. Russell (American Hustle), multiple sources tell Deadline.
Amazon had no comment.
Based on a script by Cambron Clark, which was named to The Black List last year, Madden picks up with the legendarily fiery coach after his exit from the NFL, as he teams with Electronic Arts to become the unlikely co-creator of a pioneering video game franchise.
The project hailing from Escape Artists will be produced for the studio by Todd Black.
Ferrell has most recently been seen in two high-profile projects from Apple TV+: the popular holiday musical comedy Spirited and the miniseries The Shrink Next Door. He plays a Mattel CEO in Greta Gerwig’s buzzy Warner Bros pic Barbie, out July 21st, and voices the Border Terrier Reggie in Universal’s R-rated comedy Strays, due August 18th. Among other upcoming projects for the multi-hyphenate — who has recently produced Searchlight’s Sundance acquisition Theater Camp and the Cannes-premiering romantic drama May December, just swooped up by Netflix in a rare North America-only deal — is the Prime Video comedy You’re Cordially Invited, which will have him sharing the screen with Reese Witherspoon.
Most recently writing, directing and producing such starry titles as Amsterdam and Joy, Russell prior to that wrote and directed American Hustle, which scored 10 Oscar nominations, and Silver Linings Playbook, which brought Jennifer Lawrence her first win. Also coming up for the filmmaker is Super Toys, starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Keke Palmer, which he will direct from his own script.
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Colleagues, friends and fans are remembering Treat Williams, the versatile and prolific actor who died in a motorcycle crash today at 71. Have a look at a sampling of reaction posted on social media below.
Lacey Chabert continues to downplay her dancing skills and Will Kemp is ready for her to embrace them.
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reported the news, that she is hopeful the adaptation’s team will find a “wonderful actress to play this role.”Recently appearing in “Life & Beth,” Benanti stars in the upcoming Jennifer Lawrence film “No Hard Feelings,” and the Tony-winner is currently starring in an off-Broadway production of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters” alongside Matthew Broderick.The news comes days after reports that the adaptation of the 1999 cult film, which had been in development at Amazon Freevee since 2021, had set its main cast, which was to include Sarah Catherine Hook as Caroline Merteuil, Claudia’s daughter.Zac Burgess and Myra Molloy will lead the series alongside Hook while additional cast for the series includes Khobe Clarke, Brooke Lena Johnson, Sara Silva, Sean Patrick Thomas and John Harlan Kim.A representative for Amazon declined to comment.Based on the 1999 film, the series is set at an elite university in Washington, D.C., and follows two ruthless step siblings who are willing to go to great lengths to stay on top of the social pyramid.
Do you remember when Pete Davidson and Colin Jost bought a retired Staten Island Ferry boat back in January 2022?
Emma Heming shared a video of the happier times with her husband, Bruce Willis! On Thursday, the model posted a video from a family trip to Disneyland, in honor of Splash Mountain’s final ride before it is reimagined in the “Princess and The Frog” theme.
Jennifer Coolidge has "made a lot of mistakes" in life. The 61-year-old actress shot to fame when she was cast as Stifler's Mom in the 1999 coming-of-age comedy 'American Pie' before going on to star opposite Reese Witherspoon in 'Legally Blonde' and alongside Hilary Duff in 'A Cinderella Story' but started to "pursue guys" rather than drive her career forward at that time. She told Variety: "Now that I’m old enough to really look back at my life and certainly my mistakes, I see a lot of those.
Brent Lang Executive Editor As Matthew López prepared for the London debut of “The Inheritance,” his epic drama about the AIDS epidemic and its painful aftershocks, he was simultaneously outlining a first draft of “Some Like It Hot,” an effervescent re-imagining of the classic Billy Wilder film. The two shows could not have been more radically different. But López enjoyed toggling between comedy and tragedy. “I like working in extremes,” he says. “I like working in different modes.” Plus, he thinks that both productions benefitted from their author’s double act. “I got to live in both worlds at once,” López argues. “One helped the other. Doing the shows at the same time kept both projects in check. It prevented ‘The Inheritance’ from getting too dour and kept ‘Some Like It Hot’ from getting too lightweight. It brought some gravity to ‘Some Like It Hot’ and some levity to ‘The Inheritance.'”
Chilli is opening up about her relationship with Usher.In the latest issue of, the «No Scrubs» singer is sharing why things didn't work with the «Burn» singer. «We definitely had some chemistry,» the 52-year-old songstress told. «But working chemistry does not mean it works in your personal life. If we were working, it was great.
Bruce Willis! On Thursday, the model posted a video from a family trip to Disneyland, in honor of Splash Mountain's final ride before it is reimagined in the theme. «You bet this family will be back for more fun and laughs when you reopen as Tiana Bayou! Thanks for all the memories Splash Mountain ⛰️
Mina-Na Wen shares a cute moment with husband Eric Michael Zee during her Walk of Fame Star Ceremony in Hollywood on Tuesday (May 30).
Sammy Hagar reflected on the key to Van Halen's massive success during his years with the rock band. The 75-year-old singer joined guitarist Eddie Van Halen, Eddie's brother and drummer Alex Van Halen and bassist/vocalist Michael Anthony in 1985. At the time, Van Halen, co-founded by the Van Halen brothers in 1974, was already one of the biggest rock bands in the world.
Paramore’s recent show in Atlanta, frontwoman Hayley Williams paid tribute to the late, great Tina Turner by interpolating the chorus of her 1984 hit ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ into one of the band’s own songs.The show itself went down at the State Farm Arena last Thursday (May 25), with the tribute coming just over halfway through Paramore’s 22-song setlist. For their performance of the ‘After Laughter’ single ‘Told You So’, Williams swapped the last chorus out for the lyrics to ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’. Turner released the titular song in 1984, marking the third single from that year’s ‘Private Dancer’ album.
Will Ferrell is reportedly in talks to star in a biopic about an NFL legend.
Deadline, the film – simply titled Madden – is in the works at Prime Video Sports and will be directed by David O. Russell.It will focus in the legendary coaching career of Madden, who co-created the huge video game series that bears his name for EA Sports in 1988.A synopsis from Cambron Clark’s script reads: “After being forced into retirement by the Oakland Raiders, fiery former NFL head coach John Madden teams up with a mild-mannered Harvard programmer to rewrite his fading legacy by building the world’s first football video game.”Elsewhere, Ferrell is set to play the Mattel CEO in the upcoming Barbie film.Set for release on July 21, the film is directed by Greta Gerwig and has been long-awaited by fans.
Through the rollercoaster years when Tina Turner broke free from her abusive marriage and went solo to conquer the world, she could always rely on her personal assistant Eddy Hampton Armani.
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Love Island winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti have sparked concern among fans after sharing a photograph of them in hospital. Davide posted the snap to his Instagram stories, which shows the couple wearing face masks in an Italian medical ward.The 28 year old appeared in the image with his arm slung around the shoulders of Ekin-Su. He captioned the picture by saying: "So in hospitals in Italy it's still required to wear the mask apparently." Neither of the pair looked visibly hurt so the reason for the hospital trip remained unclear.
Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright took time out from their hectic work schedules to celebrate their 8th wedding anniversary at a world-famous iconic celebrity haunt on Wednesday.The couple marked the special occasion by spending time at the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California which is a favourite with Hollywood celebs, including the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Reese Witherspoon. Looking effortlessly stylish, former Coronation Street Michelle, 35, and TOWIE legend Mark, 36, cosied up to each other to pose for a photo in the hotel's famous lobby.
would freak them all out? Knoxville was very interested to know.“Go ahead Eric! You and Gabby go!” the “Jackass” co-creator pushed, hoping they’d spill.“I don’t know if now is the time to answer that in front of Mr. Knoxville. He’s not the guy you wanna tell your phobias or pet peeves to,” Andre answered.