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One of the big surprises on TV last year was HBO‘s “The White Lotus.” After the show won over critics and audiences last summer, it was greenlit for a second season in August 2021. But then the show went from a critical favorite to an award sensation, earning twenty Emmy nominations for its first season and winning ten awards.

Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney has been cast as the lead in a new Barbarella film.The actress confirmed her involvement in the project with an Instagram post on Tuesday (October 11), sharing an image of original artwork from the 1968 sci-fi film, along with the caption: “Time to save the universe.”Sweeney will also executive produce the remake, which is in the early stages of development and currently has no director, writer or producer attached.Barbarella has become Sweeney’s latest Sony Pictures project, with the actress set to star alongside Dakota Johnson in the studio’s adaptation of Marvel’s Madame Web. She’ll also star in The Registration, and adaptation of Madison Lawson’s thriller, for which Sony have acquired the rights.Adapted from French writer and illustrator Jean-Claude Forest’s comic series, the original 1968 Barbarella starred Jane Fonda as the titular space-travelling heroine.

HBO has released the official trailer for The White Lotus season 2 – check it out below.The original The White Lotus was meant to be a standalone miniseries but following critical acclaim and high ratings, showrunner and writer Mike White has returned for another season.Featuring almost an entirely new cast, The White Lotus season two swaps Hawaii for Sicily and stars F. Murray Abraham, Michael Imperioli and Adam DiMarco as the Di Grasso family.

has finally set a premiere date for season 2, and viewers will be able to check in starting Sunday, Oct. 30. Created by Mike White, the Emmy-winning HBO series moves the action from Hawaii to Sicily, where it will “follow the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.” The new season is led by Jennifer Coolidge, who reprises her Emmy-winning role as the grief-stricken guest Tanya McQuoid.

The White Lotus resulted in a visit to A&E following an allergic reaction.The actress, famous for her roles in comedies including American Pie and Legally Blonde, is set to reprise her Emmy-winning role as Tanya McQuoid in the second series of the show, which is set at the White Lotus Blossom Circle in Sicily.Speaking to Allure in a new interview, Coolidge said she had a “quick reaction” to the tanning product used on her skin during filming.“For The White Lotus, I didn’t want to look like a big, white marshmallow on the beach in Hawaii, so I got a spray tan,” she explained. “I got on the plane, and I started to feel really weird.

Jennifer Coolidge is getting real about a health scare she suffered while filming . In a new interview with  via, the Emmy-winning actress revealed she had to go to the emergency room after having an allergic reaction to a spray tan she got for her role in the HBO Max series.«For , I didn't want to look like a big, white marshmallow on the beach in Hawaii, so I got a spray tan,» Coolidge told the magazine.

second most nominated series of the 2021-22 TV season, took home the trophy for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series during the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. The surprise HBO hit beat out other major programs, including,, and.

— or maybe we should say Benvenuto! For fans who fell in love with HBO's hit dark comedy, the show's second season can't come soon enough.While viewers await the premiere, reportedly slated for this October, HBO and the season's cast members have been dropping some crumbs as to what's in store when the show heads to the south of Italy. As one of the new faces joining the show, Aubrey Plaza told ET's Cassie DiLaura she's been wanting to work with ' creator, Mike White. «To be brought into that family,» Plaza says,"...it’s everything to me." Plaza will reportedly play Harper Spiller, a woman vacationing with her husband and some friends. In the midst of continued hype around the show more than a year after its debut (hello, 11 Emmy nominations), Plaza assured fans will be getting something fresh with the second season in Sicily. «I know it’s a lot to live up to, but Mike is so good about making the second season different,» she says. «It's still , but now it’s in Italy, so it has a totally different vibe and so, I think people are going to be surprised.»One thing fans love about the show that is going to be back? Another performance from Jennifer Coolidge.

The White Lotus has teased its second season with a brief clip on social media.Shared on the HBO show’s official Instagram account on Wednesday (August 17), the short teaser gives fans a glimpse of the new hotel resort in Sicily, with the series having previously been set in Hawaii.“Benvenuti a Sicily,” reads the caption, which translates to “welcome to Sicily”.In addition to a location change, the second season will also introduce a completely new cast.Amongst the new names are Michael Imperioli, Aubrey Plaza, Haley Lu Richardson, F. Murray Abraham, Adam DiMarco, Tom Hollander, Theo James, Meghann Fahy, Will Sharpe and Leo Woodall.One star who will be returning, however, is Jennifer Coolidge.

Jennifer Coolidge says her iconic role in came with the benefits. The actress, 60, offered a defining take on MILFs — which is, of course, short for — in the 1999 comedy, playing Stifler's (Seann William Scott) magnetically charismatic mother. Years later, Coolidge says that part scored her some unbelievable action in the bedroom. «I got a lot of play of being a MILF and I got a lot of sexual action from ,» she says in an interview with . «There were so many benefits to doing that movie,» she continues.

is returning — as are some familiar faces!HBO Max dropped the teaser trailer promoting their upcoming slate of new shows, which featured the first footage of the forthcoming second season of the hit dark dramedy. Although brief, the teaser does give fans a quick look at the next installment of the story, set in Sicily.Jennifer Coolidge is set to reprise her character, Tanya McQuoid, which fans were already knew was the plan when the casting news was announced earlier this year.However, it appears that Jon Gries — who played Greg, a White Lotus guest that falls in love with Tanya in season 1 — will also be returning, as evidenced by a scene of Greg and Tanya riding on a motorcycle through the Sicilian countryside.The show was originally conceived of as a limited series that would follow the lives of the guests and staff members at a Hawaiian resort known as The White Lotus.However, after the show's massive commercial and critical success, it was picked up as an anthology series, in which each season would take place at a different White Lotus resort across the globe.Many new stars are set to join Coolidge and Gries for the new season, including F.

HBO series The White Lotus.The actor, known for playing Jeanine Stifler in American Pie, beautician Paulette in Legally Blonde and gold digger Sherri Ann Cabot in 2000 film Best In Show, discussed how she felt “locked” into certain roles over the past decade.Speaking to Vanity Fair in conversation with American Pie co-star Natasha Lyonne, Coolidge said: “I did these jobs that I felt like locked me into a certain perception. I was in this weird bubble for a really long time.

HBO has confirmed Jennifer Coolidge will return for The White Lotus season two.Following reports in October last year, the network confirmed the actor’s return on Monday via Twitter (February 28) as production on the second season started in Sicily, Italy.Coolidge, who plays the troubled Tanya McQuoid, is the only actor from the show’s first season confirmed to return.She is joined by previously announced new cast members Michael Imperioli, Aubrey Plaza, Haley Lu Richardson, F. Murray Abraham, Adam DiMarco, Tom Hollander, Theo James, Meghann Fahy, Will Sharpe and Leo Woodall.A post shared by The White Lotus (@thewhitelotus)Filming on the second season is taking place at the San Domenico Palace in Taormina, along with other locations in and around Sicily.The White Lotus is a dark comedy drama which, in the first season, follows a group of visitors on holiday at a Hawaiian resort.

Jennifer Coolidge is officially onboard for season 2 of , ET has confirmed. While Coolidge is returning to the hit HBO Max series, it's not yet clear what role she'll be playing just yet.Per HBO's reps, «What role she’s playing has not been announced.»Coolidge, who played the tipsy and troubled Tanya in season 1, seemingly confirmed her return to the show in November, telling ET, «They haven't told me what the script is, but I hope I have lots of romance and sex in this next one.

HBO has announced four more cast members for The White Lotus season two, including Theo James, Meghann Fahy, Will Sharpe and Leo Woodall.They will join previously announced cast members Michael Imperioli, Aubrey Plaza, Haley Lu Richardson, F. Murray Abraham, Adam DiMarco and Tom Hollander.

star-studded ensemble for season 2 continues to grow. On Tuesday, HBO confirmed to ET that F.

HBO’s dark comedy series “The White Lotus” was a huge surprise hit last summer. The show, from comedy veteran Mike White (“School of Rock,” “Nacho Libre”), followed a week in the life of vacationers as they relax and rejuvenate in a paradise-like resort located in Hawaii.

The White Lotus star Murray Bartlett has shared his thoughts on the infamous suitcase scene in the hit HBO show.The actor played anxious spa resort manager Armond, and went viral following a scene in the limited series’ finale during which he poops in an unpleasant customer’s suitcase.Asked by The Guardian how he pulled off the scene, Bartlett said: “What I can tell you is that it wasn’t me.

Jennifer Coolidge is putting a few things on her wish list for season 2 of. ET spoke to the  star on the red carpet at the 2021 Gotham Awards Monday night where she spoke about the upcoming season of the hit HBO series.«They haven't told me what the script is,» Coolidge revealed.

The White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge has been confirmed to return for the hit HBO show’s second season.It was revealed back in August that the dark comedy from Mike White had been renewed for a second season with a new setting and almost entirely new cast.Despite the largely new cast, sources have confirmed to Deadline that Coolidge is set to return as unstable wealthy woman Tanya McQuoid, who spent the show’s first season looking for love and recovering following the death of her mother.There

Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney has opened up about the “sickening” anxiety Instagram causes in her life.Speaking to the Press Association, the actor, who recently appeared in HBO‘s The White Lotus and will soon appear in Amazon Prime Video film The Voyeurs, described how toxic social media could be.“It’s the most unhealthy part of my life,” she said (via The Independent).

HBO has ordered another series of The White Lotus, which will see a new cast and setting for its second instalment.The WarnerMedia network has green-lit Mike White’s satirical series for a second run, this time moving from its Hawaii setting and bringing in a new cast.

HBO clearly likes what they see with Mike White’s “The White Lotus,” a new series that has earned solid ratings but also really captured the conversation on social media. This critically-acclaimed six-part limited series will return for a second installment, the streaming and cable subscriber announced today.