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Zac Efron is opening up about the rumors he’s joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“Catherine Called Birdy” (available Oct. 7), as well as a pair of new release films from 2022 making their debut on the streaming service.“The Northman,” the Alexander Skarsgard-fronted Viking saga, comes to Prime Video on Oct.

Ben Affleck is ready for the fall weather!

J. Kim Murphy “Smile” has something grin about this weekend. The creeper is projected to land a $19 million debut from 3,645 locations. It’s a fantastic start for the genre film, which carries a modest $17 million production budget. Compared to other original horror entries this year, Universal’s supernatural kidnap thriller “The Black Phone” kicked off with $23 million while 20th Century Studios’ “Barbarian” opened to $10 million. “Smile” landed a mildly positive “B-” grade through research firm Cinema Score, though such a figure is standard for a horror release. The film has drawn good buzz with solid reviews, scoring a 79% from top critics on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. Variety‘s chief film critic Owen Gleiberman praised the film in his review, writing that it “sets up nearly everything — its highly effective creep factor, its well-executed if familiar shock tactics, its interlaced theme of trauma and suicide — before the opening credits.”

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Hold onto your bucket hats: Sony’s action-thriller “Bullet Train” crossed $100 million at the domestic box office. It’s an impressive milestone (in post-COVID times) for an original movie that doesn’t involve marquee comic book heroes or intergalactic adventures. It helps, of course, that a bankable actor like Brad Pitt stars in the film, as a heavily therapized assassin named Ladybug. “Bullet Train” reached $101 million in domestic ticket sales on Friday, making it only the 14th release this year to hit that benchmark. With another $130 million at the international box office, the film has now earned $231 million in global ticket sales to date.

Marta Balaga In Elena Avdija’s documentary “Stuntwomen,” which is world premiering at Zurich Film Festival, you don’t just become a stuntwoman: you have to work for it. Virginie Arnaud, Petra Sprecher and Estelle Piget certainly do, but they don’t always get to showcase their skills. “Cinema has a fascination with sexist violence. We like to see women suffer, getting kidnapped or raped,” Avdija tells Variety. These are the scenes her protagonists are usually asked to portray. “What we see on the screen influences our society and our way of thinking. Seeing sexist violence normalizes it in our minds. We need to find new ways of talking about it and Michaela Coel’s ‘I May Destroy You’ is a great inspiration.”

James Bond film producer Michael G. Wilson, who runs Eon Productions with Barbara Broccoli, has revealed that a seduction scene from the 1963 thriller From Russia With Love is always used to test those aspiring to play Ian Fleming’s ruthless spy.

SATURDAY AM:Paramount and other studios are calling Smile at a $19M opening. In a deja vu to last weekend with New Line’s Don’t Worry Darling, another genre pic, this R-rated horror film has received a B- CinemaScore and a severe 69%/53% definite recommend on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak; a standard audience reaction for such fare. We see one studio calling Smile at $20M, and frankly with this audience score, and the front-loaded nature of horror films, only tonight will determine if this goes up. Last weekend, everyone got excited about the initial numbers they were seeing for Don’t Worry Darling, got over their skis and called the weekend at $20M on Saturday AM before it eased to $19.3M by Monday. Smile‘s Friday is $8.2M, which includes Thursday’s $2M previews.

Getting honest. Over the years, former Nickelodeon stars have opened up about their journey as child actors at the network — and not everyone had the same experience.

The Lightning Seeds‘ Ian Broudie have confirmed that a new version of their anthem ‘Three Lions‘ will be released for the 2022 World Cup.The song – officially titled ‘Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home)’ – was originally released in 1996 ahead of England hosting the Euro ’96 tournament.

Less than one year after Trevor Noah and Minka Kelly‘s split, the late-night host sparked dating rumors with pop star Dua Lipa.

Lea Michele just gave fans a sneak peek at her performance in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl!

by Puss ‘N’ Boots, whose real name is Caitlin Elizabeth Kimmitz, and Mistress Ginger, also known as Alison Weintraub, founders of the burlesque company Naughty Noir — who are pictured posing together on this year’s calendar cover.

HBO Max. First and foremost, however, we have the highly anticipated “The White Lotus” Season 2, which debuts on Oct.

Carol Vorderman looked incredible on Friday when she shared an incredible workout video showing off her unbelievable physique.MORE:  Carol Vorderman shows off toned torso in fiery red crop topTaking to her Instagram account, the 61-year-old posted a clip of herself demonstrating her brand new stretch routine as she aims to learn the splits, whilst wearing a cherry red gym set.WATCH: Carol Vorderman rocks skin-tight leggings to debut incredible hair transformationCaptioning the video, the mother-of-two penned: "Been trying much more yoga and Pilates and "learning the splits" stretching this summer...now I’ve put it into my own routine as pure slow yoga isn’t for me, even though it’s obviously very good.READ:  Carol Vorderman rocks stylish sportswear to debut incredible hair transformationSEE: Carol Vorderman baffles fans with daring bikini during Portuguese getaway"Soooooooo just a few shots from what I now do every morning (not the whole routine)...a bit of the 5 Tibetans (a yoga thing) and adductors and abs and hamstrings all good and firing...A post shared by Carol Vorderman (@carolvorders)Carol looked sensational"I call it my… 'Happy bird who’s not giving into a number routine. And to anyone who says you shouldn't do 'this or that' at a certain age...and is still living in the 20th or even 19th century...please bear this in mind when you’re attempting to troll any woman no matter what their age..."I love my life, I’m alive and fit and happy.....but do you know the strongest bit of my body now? It’s my middle finger.....and I use that middle finger without apology....so a word from the wise."Friends and fans flocked to comment on the sporty post.Helen Flanagan replied with four heart-eyes emojis.

An open book! Dancing With the Stars fan-favorite Cheryl Burke didn’t hold anything back when revealing little-known facts about herself exclusively to Us Weekly.

Beloved by fans the world over. John Stamos exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about his close relationship with Bob Saget — and how the late actor wasn’t aware of the full extent he impacted fans.

"Rocky" star Sylvester Stallone and his wife of 25 years, Jennifer Flavin, have patched up their relationship after she had filed divorce paperwork in August.  Stallone, 76, and his 54-year-old wife were spotted giggling on a bench like teenagers Friday in Calabasas, California. The pair were cozying up as the "Rambo" star grabbed Flavin’s attention by showing his phone to her while sharing an intimate moment.  Stallone’s wedding band was shining visibly as Flavin intently gazed at his screen.

Johnny Marr was joined on stage by Smiths bandmate Andy Rourke at his Madison Square Garden gig last night (November 30) – check out footage below.The gig came as part of Marr’s tour in support of The Killers, which began back in August. At the first two shows of the tour, he joined them for a number of songs in the encore.In Seattle, he came on stage for performances of Smiths songs ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’ and ‘What She Said’, before helping The Killers end the set with ‘Mr.

Kim Kardashian is keen to become pals with Florence Pugh. The SKIMS founder recently confessed she is “obsessed” with the ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ star since seeing her in the psychological drama alongside Harry Styles, and now it’s claimed the 41-year-old reality star is on a mission to hang out with the 26-year-old Brit. An insider told heat magazine: "Kim's been raving about Florence to everyone who'll listen and is now on a mission to bring her into the Kardashians' social circle.

Diane Ladd says she can’t watch her latest movie, ‘Gigi and Nate’, without shedding a tear for the stars who died after shooting the flick. Hollywood icons Christopher Plummer, William Hurt and Peter Fonda all sadly passed away before the drama was released in cinemas in September, which makes it a difficult watch. Diane – who is the mother of actress Laura Dern – said: “I play the mother of a young dead war hero.

James Bond star, Daniel Craig, has now stepped down from the iconic role of 007, after remaining in the franchise for 15 years and acting in five films. Finally, last year, he rounded off his tenure as Bond in No Time To Die, where his version of the character was killed off for good.

Keke Palmer is adding a new role to her long list of titles — network creator! On Friday, the actress revealed that she’s launching her own digital network called KeyTV, aiming to spotlight “a new generation of creators.”

GOGGLEBOX fans were left in stitches after Stephen Webb took a savage swipe at his husband’s performance in the bedroom. During Friday’s instalment of the popular Channel 4, the cast watched an episode of American series Kings of Pain presented by dare devils Adam Thorn and Robert Alleva.

STRICTLY star Ellie Simmonds' parents opened up about their fears for their daughter after she signed up for the BBC dance show. Five-time Paralympic gold medallist swimmer Ellie, 27, who is the BBC show’s first contestant with dwarfism, had the crowd on their feet with an energetic cha-cha-cha to Dance by DNCE last week.

Paisley Book Festival is set to return next year with two new programmers bringing the cream of the literary crop to the town for the new-look event.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Celebrated actor and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, speaking to an audience at the Zurich Film Festival, shared her experiences filming Celyn Jones and Tom Stern’s “The Almond and the Seahorse,” the valuable instructions received from Lars von Trier, and the challenges of shooting a documentary about mother Jane Birkin. Based on the play of the same name by Kaite O’Reilly, who wrote the screenplay with Jones, “The Almond and the Seahorse,” which screens in Zurich’s Gala Premieres section, revolves around two couples struggling with severe brain injuries. Toni (Gainsbourg) is dealing with her partner Gwen (Trine Dyrholm), who no longer is the same person that she was before. She finds support in Sarah (Rebel Wilson), whose husband Joe (Jones) is suffering from a similar brain injury.

Stevie Nicks headlined Eddie Vedder‘s Ohana Fest last night (September 30) – watch them perform ‘Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’ together below.The Pearl Jam frontman has been running his own California-based festival since 2016, and over those years has hosted a series of collaborations on its stage. In 2021, he formed a new band for a covers-filled set after Kings of Leon, who were due to headline the event, pulled out after the death of their mother, Betty Ann.This weekend’s Ohana event is headlined by Stevie Nicks, Jack White and Pink, while Vedder will also play a solo headline set, after topping the bill on all three nights of last year’s event.The festival at Dana Point will also feature Broken Social Scene performing ‘You Forgot It In People’, and other sets by St.