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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor UTA Emmys Party, Sept. 9 This year’s Emmy host, Kenan Thompson, led UTA’s pre-Emmy bash on Friday night at the Rooftop at Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills. Intermittent rain made it a bit of a wet affair — and the evening humidity was not kind to attendees wearing suit jackets. But the rooftop afforded magnificent views (and the occasional lightning in the sky) for guests as they enjoyed lobster sliders, spicy tuna on crispy rice and churros with dipping sauce. Spotted on the roof were UTA founding partner Peter Benedek, HBO/HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys, Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier, producer Mark Johnson, Showtime entertainment president Jana Winograde. Among stars in the house: Emmy-nominated “Insecure” exec producer and star Issa Rae; Emmy nominee Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”); “Better Call Saul” stars Michael Mando and the Emmy-nominated Rhea Seehorn; “Succession” Emmy nominee Sarah Snook; “The Afterparty” star Sam Richardson, who was Emmy nominated as a guest star on “Ted Lasso”; comedian Patton Oswalt; “The Neighborhood” star Max Greenfield; and Emmy-nominated “Hacks” exec producer/writer Jen Statsky, along with the show’s breakout Meg Stalter.—Michael Schneider

Lots of celebs stepped out to celebrate their Emmy nominations while kicking off awards weekend!

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Winnie, Sarah and Mary find their way into an unlikely place – a grocery store – in the brand new trailer for Hocus Pocus 2!

Nathan Lane, a three-time Tony Award winner, has been a guest-starring fixture on broadcast with scene-stealing roles on some of television’s most popular series over the past two decades. Heading into this year, he had earned six Emmy nominations, three for comedy Modern Family and one each for comedies Frasier and Mad About You and drama The Good Wife. 

We can’t believe Hocus Pocus 2 is really happening after all these years! We’re finally going to see the Sanderson Sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) again as they return to wreak more havoc on Salem.

More details are emerging about the upcoming Hocus Pocus 2.

fans won’t see two of the film’s most iconic faces in the upcoming Disney+ sequel. The film’s director, Anne Fletcher, revealed that Omri Katz and Vinessa Shaw, who played Max Dennison and Allison, won’t appear in the upcoming film.  «We wanted to weave in all of the people that the fans loved, and when you sat back with all the ingredients and story, you're like, how do we make this work?» Fletcher tells in a new interview. «It was very difficult to try to have them be a part of it, because we did talk about it — painstakingly.

long been confirmed for the sequel, some stars from the 1993 original movie will not make a return.“Hocus Pocus 2” director Anne Fletcher recently divulged to Entertainment Weekly that Vinessa Shaw and Omri Katz, who played teens Allison and Max, will not be reprising their roles in the new film.Thora Birch — who played 8-year-old Dani in the original comedy — is also not coming back. Apart from the witches, “Pan’s Labyrinth” star Doug Jones is the only actor returning from the first movie, reprising his role of Billy Butcherson, Winifred’s ex-boyfriend.Fletcher explained that some of the original cast members are not coming back because producers found it “difficult” to incorporate them.“We wanted to weave in all of the people that the fans loved, and when you sat back with all the ingredients and story, you’re like, how do we make this work?” she said.

EJ Panaligan editorStephen P. Neary, the creator of HBO Max animated series “The Fungies!,” tweeted a string of statements Thursday voicing his heartbreak over the show being pulled from the streaming service.“Last night during a figure drawing class I found out that ‘The Fungies!’ was getting pulled from HBO Max this week.

The stars are stepping out for night two of the 2022 HCA TV Awards!

Brett Goldstein is stepping out to promote Ted Lasso!

Elbow and Easy Life have been announced as headliners for this year’s Glastonbury Pilton Party.Both acts will perform at the Worthy Farm bash, which will be held for the first time since 2019, on September 2. They also appeared on the Pyramid Stage during the summer.Every September, a few bands return to Worthy Farm for the annual bash, which is put on as a “thank you” fundraiser event for nearby residents and workers.The Velvet Hands and Inkara are also on this year’s bill.

FXX’s Little Demon will host a Twins reunion between Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The news was announced during the animated series’ SDCC panel on Friday.

team is ready for another big night at the 2022 Emmy Awards! Following last year's major wins — which included an award for Outstanding Comedy Series, as well as multiple acting honors for the talented cast, the fan-favorite Apple TV+ comedy scored 20 nominations at the upcoming awards show.The show is once again nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, with a lead acting nod for creator and star Jason Sudeikis, supporting nominations for Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Sarah Niles, Brett Goldstein, Toheeb Jimoh and Nick Mohammed, and guest actor recognition for James Lance and Sam Richardson, in addition to nominations for writing, directing, editing, casting, production design, hairstyling and sound.ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke with nearly every member of AFC Richmond at an Emmys FYC event for the show on Monday, and of course, we had to ask about their reactions to all the Emmy love, how they celebrated, and of course, any teasers they could offer about the upcoming third — and final — season. Read on to find out what they said!Thank you very much.

Hannah Waddingham wraps her arms around co-star Juno Temple while arriving at Ted Lasso‘s special screening held at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on Monday (July 18) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Season 3 of Apple TV+’s animated comedy Central Park will premiere Sept. 9. It will feature original cast member Kristen Bell who is rejoining the series as a new character, Abby, Paige’s (Katherine Hahn) little sister. (first-look image above)

Disney has unveiled a first-look trailer for Hocus Pocus 2.

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Disney+ dropped a teaser for “Hocus Pocus 2” on Tuesday and stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy are back as Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson.The official synopsis of the sequel reads: “It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.”The one-minute trailer starts with two teens lighting the Black Flame Candle, with the sisters being resurrected by the fire.“Lock up your children.

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy have reunited as the Sanderson Sisters for the highly anticipated sequel to. Ahead of ’s Sept.

Sasha Urban editorThe last time the witches of “Hocus Pocus” were revived, it took three centuries. This time around, it’s only been about three decades.The Sanderson sisters — Winifred (Bette Midler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mary (Kathy Najimy) — are almost back, and the first teaser trailer for “Hocus Pocus 2” has been released, giving a first taste of the wickedness to come.

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are back as the Sanderson sisters in the debut teaser trailer for Hocus Pocus 2!

EXCLUSIVE: Will Greenberg (Perfect Harmony) and John Gemberling (Broad City) are set to recur in Season 2 of Apple’s The Afterparty from Oscar winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe stars of Apple TV+’s comedy whodunit “The Afterparty” still laugh at how wrong their friends and family members were in guessing the show’s killer. “My brother said Tiffany,” says star Sam Richardson, referring to Tiffany Haddish, who plays the police detective investigating the crime. “He was like, ‘Oh, interesting.

Today on Crew Call, The Afterparty architects Phil Lord and Christopher Miller discuss how they took what was a feature concept at TriStar over ten years ago and turned into a Rashomon comedy series for AppleTV+.

, and shared the first footage from the highly-anticipated sequel to the Halloween-time classic, during the studio's upfronts presentation Tuesday. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy all reprise their roles as the evil Sanderson Sisters of Salem in the film, due out on Disney+ September 30.In the rough-cut footage shared Tuesday, two young girls are seen lighting the Black Flame Candle, which summons the witches as Midler screams, «Lock up your children! Yes, Salem, we're back!»The sisters then break out into song, a cover of Elton John's «The B***h* Is Back» while Billy Butcherson reprised by Doug Jones, and Sam Richardson — who joined the sequel — appear. Tony Hale, who plays the mayor of Salem is also seen in the teaser.ET previously reported that the film will «see three young women accidentally bringing the Sanderson Sisters back to modern-day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on the world.»Rounding out the cast is Whitney Peak as Becca, Lilia Buckingham as Cassie and Belissa Escobedo as Izzy, three young women in present-day Salem who incite the wrath of the three witches, as well as Hannah Waddingham, Juju Brener, Froy Gutierrez, Taylor Paige Henderson and Nina Kitchen, who also appear in the new film.ET spoke to Richardson at the Independent Spirit Awards in March, where he gushed over the «surreal experience» of joining some of the original cast for the film's second installment.«It was incredible.

Hulu is bidding farewell to another one of its Marvel properties. M.O.D.O.K., the streamer’s adult animated show from Jordan Blum and Patton Oswalt, has been canceled after one season.