Alexandra Shipp Rocks Barbie Pink For WeHo Pride Parade

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The casual Oscar observer might wonder how some of the 398 new members invited to join the Academy’s ranks qualify for the honor that includes Oscar voting rights. From Taylor Swift to Warner Bros-Discovery CEO David Zaslav, it’s not always obvious how the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decides who to invite as next year’s class of new members. Oscar winners are automatically invited to join the ranks after their big moment, so Billie Eilish was therefore eligable after she won the Oscar for the James Bond song “No Time to Die” (2021) with her brother Finneas.

McKinley Franklin editor Rob Young, the Oscar-nominated sound mixer of “Unforgiven,” died June 11 in Albi, France from complications of a fall he sustained during a trip to Morocco. He was 76. Young was a sound mixer in the feature film industry for nearly 40 years, earning an Oscar nomination in the category of Best Sound for Clint Eastwood’s 1992 Western “Unforgiven.” He mixed sound for other popular projects including “William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet” and “Jumanji” in the mid-1990s.  Among his other notable credits were “Catwoman,” “She’s the Man,” “Final Destination 3” “Night at the Museum,” “Jennifer’s Body” and “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.”

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Travel season is in full swing and there are a few essentials you’ll need if you’re heading onto an airplane. Aside from things like a good travel pillow and a portable charger, one of the new must-haves for air travel is a wireless audio transmitter, like this one from Twelve South.

McKinley Franklin editor Film historian Phil Hopkins has launched Film Masters, a new vintage film restoration and distribution company.  Each month, one Blu-ray/DVD title will be released, beginning on Sept. 26 with a two-disc collection featuring cult favorite “The Giant Gila Monster” with bonus film “The Killer Shrews,” which were both originally released as a double-feature bill in 1959. Following the pilot slate, the 1959 horror “Beast From Haunted Cove” will release on Oct. 24 followed by the 1934 drama “The Scarlett Letter” on Nov. 21. Upon each release, films will be restored with new 4k scans of 35mm with original film elements, offered in original aspect ratios while being presented on region-free discs with DTS-HD sound and Dolby AC3s sound.

And the hits just keep on coming for Kroy Biermann!!

Tom Schwartz was ready to get the hell out of El Lay amid Le Scandoval!

Harrison Ford and his "Indiana Jones" co-stars had a great time filming the upcoming fifth movie. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Phoebe Waller-Bridge revealed what it was like meeting Ford for the first time.  She explained her first interaction with the actor was through a voicemail he left her, which she said "was actually great because I got my first screaming reaction out of the way without him actually having to be there." "He immediately went, 'Hey!' like an old friend," Waller-Bridge said, recalling the first time they met in person.

Pop icon Madonna was hospitalized and required a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) after developing a "serious" infection, according to her team. The 64-year-old "Like a Virgin" singer was rushed to the hospital on Saturday, according to Guy Oseary, Madonna's longtime talent manager. He also revealed dates on her Celebration World Tour would be rescheduled.

Former Disney Channel star Dan Benson gave fans an update on his mental health after he made the switch to the adult entertainment industry. Benson, who starred on the Selena Gomez-led "Wizards of Waverly Place," said he doesn't "feel bad" about his decision "at all" in a TikTok shared Monday. Benson portrayed "Zeke Beakerman" in the tween TV series.

J. Harrison Ghee made Tony history earlier this month and now they’re helping celebrate a friend’s milestone!

Kim Zolciak-Biermann’s friend Elise Humphries is sharing her side of the story after Kroy Biermann accused Humphries of “kidnapping” the exes’ son.

Simone Biles is heading back into competition for the first time in nearly two years.

Us Weekly is predicting who will be in the running for a golden statuette at the 2023 Emmys — and HBO is likely set up to dominate across the board.

Henry Cavill and girlfriend Natalie Viscuso are still going strong!

Boy Meets World alums Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle are closer than ever — but they can’t say the same for their relationships with former costar Ben Savage.

1000-Lb. Sisters star Tammy Slaton showed off her dramatic full-body weight loss for the first time since she underwent gastric bypass surgery in summer 2022.

Wreckage brought ashore today from the Titan submersible that imploded last week contained “presumed human remains,” according to multiple media reports citing the U.S. Coast Guard.

Mark Labbett has opened up on his impressive weight-loss journey and said that he doesn't feel "hungry anymore".

Simone Biles reveals her future in gymnastics – Just Jared Jr Princess Kate wrote an inspirational note to female convicts – Celebitchy Here’s what you should wear to Beyonce‘s concert this summer – Popsugar Kidz Bop tour dates have been announced for 2023 – Just Jared Jr

Colleen Ballinger is responding to allegations with a song.

There aren’t that many shows remaining on FX and now four of them are sadly ending in 2023.

Kristoffer Polaha took the stage at Oaks Christian School earlier this month not just as a proud dad to son Caleb, but also as the school’s keynote speaker.

Max has made the shocking announcement that the beloved comedy series The Other Two is ending after season three, which wraps up this week.

There’s a Vanderpump Rules spinoff coming!

Armie Hammer appears to be back with his ex-girlfriend.

Warrior Nun fans: the #SaveWarriorNun campaign might have done the job!!!

One lucky student got super close to Kate Middleton for a hug during her visit to The Young V&A on Wednesday (June 28) in London, England.

Are Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood really rivals?

Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of the classic musical Camelot will ends its Broadway run on Sunday, July 23, producer Lincoln Center Theater has announced.

The famed National Geographic magazine has become the latest victim of those painful Disney cuts: the remaining writers of the already picked-over publication were laid off Wednesday.

Arizona Republic. “The state is leading by example on this issue, and we will continue working until Arizona is a place where every individual can participate equally in our economy and our workforce without fear of discrimination or exclusion,” Hobbs said in prepared remarks. “This is the only way to move our state forward.”Under Hobbs’s first executive order, state agencies will be prohibited from using funds to promote or facilitate conversion therapy, or efforts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity based on the belief that LGBTQ identities are pathologies that can be suppressed or even “cured.”Most major medical and mental health organizations have denounced conversion therapy as unscientific and, more importantly, ineffective at achieving its purported goals — namely, the ability to radically and permanently  “change” a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or feelings of sexual attraction, as opposed to simply providing subjects with techniques that help them resist giving into or acknowledging their feelings or desires.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director David Corenswet is officially the new Superman, which is a dream come true for the actor. Literally. Back in 2019, Corenswet was promoting his supporting role in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix limited series “Hollywood” when he told Entertainment Weekly that his biggest acting goal was “definitely to play Superman.” Here we are four years later and now he’s Superman. The actor also said he was aware of his similar looks to Henry Cavill, who played Superman in three movies directed by Zack Snyder. “It came to my attention before the internet got a hold of me,” Corenswet told EW at the time about comparisons to Cavill. “But my pie-in-the-sky ambition is definitely to play Superman. I would love to see somebody do an upbeat, throwback [take on Superman]. I love the Henry Cavill dark and gritty take, but I would love to see the next one be very bright and optimistic.”

Eric Bauza is proud to be a role model for the Filipino community.

The wheelchair dancer from Britain’s Got Talent that stole everyone’s hearts back in 2012 has suddenly passed away.

infamously set to play Barbie in the eponymous flick that follows the Mattel doll, during early development in 2016 — but stepped away from the high-profile project just months later.Now, the “Life & Beth” star explained why she actually left the pink and plastic-filled feature.“I can’t wait to see the movie, it looks awesome,” Schumer told Andy Cohen on Thursday’s episode of “Watch What Happens Live.”Officially, all those involved cited “scheduling conflicts” for their failed partnership, Schumer recalled — but behind the scenes, she explained that she and Sony Pictures had contrasting opinions: “It really was just creative differences.”She continued, “But you know, there’s a new team behind it, and it looks like it’s very feminist and cool so I will be seeing the movie.”“Barbie” is directed by Greta Gerwig and will be driving its hot pink convertible to the silver screen on July 21.Margot Robbie, 32, was ultimately cast as the blonde-haired character alongside Ryan Gosling as Ken and an ensemble cast that includes Will Ferrell, Helen Mirren, Due Lipa, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Nicola Coughlan and Alexandra Shipp.Schumer was set to star and even co-write the initial version when it was first announced in 2016 in conjunction with Sony.The New York City native dished to The Hollywood Reporter last year how she had a different idea for the screenplay than what the studio desired.Her angle was described as “a fish-out-of-water tale about a woman who gets kicked out of Barbieland for not being perfect enough.”“They definitely didn’t want to do it the way I wanted to do it, the only way I was interested in doing it,” she explained at the time.Schumer wanted her version of Barbie to be an inventor; Sony reportedly wanted her

 director Greta Gerwig enlisted production designer Sarah Greenwood and set decorator Katie Spencer to bring Barbie's Dreamhouse to life they never envisioned causing an international shortage of pink paint.The trio opened up to  about the gargantuan effort, which drew inspiration from Palm Springs midcentury modernism. For starters, Gerwig wanted to «literally» create «the alternate universe of Barbie Land» as they aimed for «authentic artificiality» whenever possible.So instead of opting for CGI when it came to the picturesque sky and San Jacinto Mountains backdrop, Gerwig wanted the backdrop to be hand painted.«Everything needed to be tactile, because toys are, above all, things you touch,» Gerwig told the venerable magazine.And, in order to maintain the «kid-ness» of the Dreamhouse, the director said everything needed to be pink.«I wanted the pinks to be very bright, and everything to be almost too much,» she added.And it too much.According to Greenwood, construction of the Dreamhouse — which was erected at the Warner Bros.