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posted a video of himself on social media recreating his iconic dance from “Footloose.” Still limber in his 60s, Bacon performed the dance in a barn, 39 years after first performing the dance in the 1984 classic.In the video, Bacon is backlit by the sun, and he’s shown in silhouette as he demonstrates that he’s still got his dance chops. Bacon gave his nostalgic video a simple caption, by way of explanation: “Strike over!” he wrote, tagging the official account for SAG-AFTRA. Dancing to “Footloose” is especially notable for Bacon, because in 2013 he went on “Conan” and talked about how he bribes DJs not to play that song when he attends weddings.

Apollo 13 actor became aware of the incident and how it had affected the Rumbaugh family, and so shared a story on his Threads page, bringing awareness to the missing pic. He captioned the post, “Bring Kevin Bacon Home.”Eventually, the pig was found, having been tempted by a sticky bun that contained a pet-safe sedative.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Just about everybody in Hollywood is celebrating the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike after 119 days, but not everyone can do it with the same suave style as Kevin Bacon. The “Footloose” star posted a video on Thursday afternoon celebrating the end of the strike and performing his signature smooth dance moves in his unfinished barn. “Is this how I find out the strike is over?,” wrote one TikTok user on his video.

There is much celebrating in Hollywood today, as the long SAG-AFTRA strike against the AMPTP has finally been tentatively settled and awaiting ratification.

Sam Esmail, the director of the Netflix post-apocalyptic film Leave the World Behind, spoke to Deadline Wednesday night on the red carpet at the film’s AFI premiere.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeannie Koenigsberg has joined Blumhouse as SVP, Physical Production, overseeing physical and post production for television. In the Head of TV Physical Production role, Koenigsberg succeeds Tevin Adelman who left over the summer. Reporting to Lisa Niedenthal, Blumhouse’s Head of Physical Production, Koenigsberg joins the department which includes Jon Romano, who oversees production for theatrical and streaming feature films.

Hollywood actor Kevin Bacon has shared a surprising confession with fans, as he revealed he had been forced to destroy an abandoned house on his farm over fears that it was haunted.The Footloose star purchased the property back in 1983, but one of the conditions of the sale meant that he had agreed to knock down the outhouse on the property, or else the previous owner wouldn't sell the home to him. Explaining the situation to listeners on Rob Lowe's Literally podcast, Kevin said that over the course of a few years he had been buying parcels of land in the hopes of owning a horse, but one of the pieces he purchased had come with a very spooky caveat.

Literally” podcast last month.Bacon said he bought the “turn of the century” rural farm in 1983 to buy a horse with an ex-girlfriend.He bought up plots around his property every few years to keep the area private.The “Mystic River” actor said the previous owner, who he didn’t name, “went back and forth on it for a while” about Bacon buying the plot with the exclusion of the building.“Eventually, I said, ‘Listen, you can’t sell me a piece of land but not sell me the house that’s on it. Like, that’s just weird,” Bacon said.After much persistence from Bacon, the land owner revealed his horrifying reason for hesitating to sell the plot to the actor.“He said, ‘I can’t sell it to you because it’s haunted, and I’m afraid that you’ll get possessed and, you know, do some serious damage,'” the “Apollo 13” star recalled.Bacon and the owner later came to an agreement but under one condition.

This is Day 128 of the WGA strike and Day 55 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Kevin Bacon addressed the ongoing dual Hollywood strikes today as he unveiled his new podcast Six Degrees with Kevin Bacon.

Have you got your tickets yet to see The Livingston Players’ production of Footloose the Musical?

Fantastic Fest is back for its 18th edition featuring 29 world premieres, 24 North American premieres and 18 U.S. premieres. The festival will again possess Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX from September 21-28. Badges are available now.

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher is keen to continue negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), who are allegedly dragging their heels.

It’s Day 5 of the SAG-AFTRA strike and Day 79 of the WGA strike. 

It’s Day 5 of the SAG-AFTRA strike and Day 79 of the WGA strike. 

The biggest names in Hollywood are showing their support for the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike by joining their fellow union members on the picket lines.

Hollywood strikes, including Kevin Bacon, Susan Sarandon, Awkwafina, Paul Dano and Olivia Wilde.The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists’ (SAG-AFTRA) strike against Hollywood production houses was called recently after talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) collapsed last week.Actors are demanding increases in base pay and residuals. Also included in their demands are guarantees from studio and production companies about how AI will be used, including with their likeness, and that they will be compensated when any of their work is used to train AI.Additionally, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike since early May with similar stipulations.

Kevin Bacon is celebrating his 65th birthday. The actor, who has appeared in some of the biggest films and television shows over the past few decades, first broke into the industry at the age of 17 when he appeared in "National Lampoon's Animal House."  Since then, Bacon has remained a consistent figure in Hollywood and has worked with so many people in the business, a parlor game called "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon," was created.

By They say that that life imitates art, but Sherry Cola makes a case for it being the other way around. “I’ve done a lot of characters, but Sherry Cola is me in my truest form,” the Joy Ride actor and comedian tells me.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Kevin Bacon is attached to star in a new Blumhouse Television series that has been ordered straight-to-series at Amazon’s Prime Video, Variety has learned. The action series is titled “The Bondsman.” The official logline states that it centers on Hub Halloran (Bacon), “a backwoods bounty hunter who comes back from the dead with an unexpected second chance at life, love, and a nearly-forgotten musical career — only to find that his old job now has a demonic new twist.” Amazon has ordered eight half-hour episodes. Production on the series will not begin until all guild negotiations have been resolved.

More than 300 actors including many big names have signed a letter to SAG-AFTRA leadership urging them to take a hard line in the negotiations for a new film and TV contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

"Sleepless In Seattle" is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its release. In the movie, newly widowed Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, who, in an attempt to get his father back into the dating game, calls into a talk-radio show.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Rusicals have been a “RuPaul’s Drag Race” institution since Season 6 and something audiences look forward to each season. Executive producer Tom Campbell credits fellow producers John Polley and Michael Seligman for coming up with this year’s “Wigloose: The Rusical.” Says Campbell, “They said ‘Wigloose,’ like ‘Footloose,’ and it writes itself.” The maxi challenge puts the queens’ performing skills to the test, through song, dance and acting, as they tell a musical story. Previous challenges have included “Moulin Ru: The Rusical,” Madonna, Cher and even Donald Trump’s presidency. The idea is that audiences already know the story of the Rusical and condense that into a production that’s less than 12 minutes long.

“Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story,” the 75-year-old actor spoke with Variety about hanging up his Freddy Krueger claws and envisioning the future of the “Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise.“I’m too old and thick to play Freddy now,” Englund explained. “I just can’t do fight scenes for more than one take anymore, I’ve got a bad neck and bad back and arthritis in my right wrist. So I have to hang it up, but I would love to cameo.”“Elm Street” premiered in 1984.

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SAG-AFTRA, in partnership with the Motion Picture Association and a host of other industry unions and organizations, has launched the Green Council Initiative to promote eco-responsible entertainment. Founded by SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, the initiative’s top priority is the reduction of single-use plastic on set, on screen and in audience homes, while normalizing the use and depictions of reusables – much like the “Buckle Up Hollywood!” movement pushed to promote seat belt awareness back in the 1990s.

Halsey in the third instalment of the A24 Mia Goth-led X franchise, MaXXXine has been shared.The singer was recently announced among an all-star cast last month. The film will also star the likes of Lily Collins, Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale and Giancarlo Esposito.The image, which you can view below, shows Halsey walking alongside Goth on the streets of Hollywood.The horror franchise was created by writer, director and producer Ti West.

The Masked Singer is back for season nine!

much harder,” Sedgwick told Yahoo! Entertainment in an interview published Friday. “It’s weird because we’re always like, ‘Is this real or is it not?'”She continued: “As an actor, you sometimes have these dreams when you start a job where you’re sleeping and they’re filming you.

Kyra Sedgwick opened up in a new interview, and she had a lot to say!