Nicolas Cage Tells All on Marvel, Tim Burton’s ‘Emo’ Superman Movie and More: ‘I Don’t Need to Be in the MCU, I’m Nic Cage’

Christina Ricci this week said, for her, acting at a young age was an "escape" from her "horrendous" childhood. "When I first started, and still as adults, this career has always been an escape for me," the actress, who first became famous as Wednesday Addams in 1991’s "The Addams Family," told Entertainment Weekly when asked about surviving childhood stardom.  The actress, who now stars in Showtime's "Yellowjackets," continued, "As a kid, it was an escape from, like, a horrendous childhood and just getting to go away – be in hotels and be on set and be with other adults and be valued.

Diane Keaton is happily living her life single.  In an interview for AARP The Magazine's April/May cover story, the 77-year-old actress opened up about why it's "highly unlikely" she'll ever be in a relationship again. "I don't date. Highly unlikely.

The Bay star Georgia Scholes has hit back at trolls who 'fat-shamed' her whilst she was pregnant as she payed Erin Fischer on the hit ITV show.The popular programme was came back to our screens last month, with DS Jenn Townsend (played by Marsha Thomason) and her team were coming back to solve the mysterious murder of a mother, whose home was the target of an arson attack. Whilst making the support of the murdered woman's family a priority, Jenn also has her own home issues to deal with, namely her stepdaughter Erin (played by Georgia) who had been playing truant from school to hang out with her boyfriend, Shane.

Love Island's Claudia Fogarty and Casey O'Gorman have not rekindled that flame, despite some keen online speculation. In this winter's series of the dating show, which was won by Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan in the end, Claudia, 28, and Casey, 26, were coupled up for three weeks before the introduction of bombshell Rosie Seabrook, who turned the latter's head and spelt the end of their relationship. After Casey and Rosie, 24, decided to call it quits just a matter of days ago, though, chatter has been rife about whether this means Claudia could slide her way back in there.

embraced her son during a live broadcast while reporting on the scene of a shooting at his high school.Acuna was outside East High School in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, following a harrowing incident in which a student brought a handgun to campus and opened fire on school administrators during a search.The emotional reunion between Acuna and her son happened during her report when she saw her child emerge from the school across the street and excused herself to run and hug him.«I’m sorry, I have not seen my kid since this all went down,» Acuna said to camera as she stepped away to give her son a hug. As they embraced, Acuna told her son she had to finish her report «real quick.»When she returned, Acuna said that her son was OK, and explained that her son was the one who first alerted her to the shooting.Denver-based Fox News reporter @aacuna1 sees and embraces her son as he leaves East High school after today’s shooting.

Spring has sprung, which means the 2022-23 TV season is in its homestretch. Now ABC has set the season-finale dates for its series — including Ellen Pompeo’s return to Grey’s Anatomy — along with the final episodes of long-running comedy The Goldbergs and drama A Million Little Things. See the full schedule below.

The media news cycle is in a frenzy today over a Bloomberg piece that Apple will shell out a $1 billion to produce big screen features annually. That’s great news for exhibition, yes. But, in reality, doing the math, the streamer was already bound to spend in the billions on a feature slate.

Sheryl Lee Ralph, veteran actress and now “Abbott Elementary” star, says a “famous TV judge” assaulted her.Ralph opened up about the alleged incident on Monday during an appearance on radio personality Angela Yee’s “The Way Up With Angela Yee” podcast. “I’m at a very public place,” Ralph said. “I was suited. I had my suit on.

“The Last Blockbuster,” played on the streamer. The last store also released a Super Bowl commercial last month.Blockbuster’s owner, Dish Network, has not commented on the sudden revival of Blockbuster.com. It has previously said it was not franchising new locations of the once hugely popular video store chain, with the one outlet famously remaining in Bend, Oregon.

It’s over. Brie Larson confirmed she and longtime boyfriend Elijah Allan-Blitz called it quits after nearly four years together — and she’s ready for whatever comes next.   

Whoa! As the houses of cards making up most (or all?) of the crypto currency market crumble before our eyes, they’re taking plenty of celebs with them!

Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner got in some quality sister time with a not-so-friendly game of golf…

Rhiannon Fish‘s fourth Hallmark movie as a leading lady is about to debut this weekend!

Rihanna‘s security team alerted the police after a man arrived at her house and attempted to propose to her.

Netflix might be landing the likes of Nicole Kidman and Dakota Fanning for a new limited series in development.

Tamala Jones has revealed that she used to be Blake Lively‘s babysitter.

Long Beach Post, a website devoted to local news and sports reporting, recusing himself from editorial duties when he ran for Long Beach City Council.In 2009, he was elected to represent much of the city’s downtown area, serving for five years before being elected as mayor of Long Beach in 2014. After serving two terms, he ran for an open congressional seat last year in a newly redrawn district representing his hometown, winning the election with over 68% of the vote.While Garcia is now a Democrat, his first forays into politics were as a Republican.

WYPR.There are currently estimated to be around 24,000 transgender individuals in Maryland, nearly one-quarter of whom are enrolled in Medicaid.In 2022, about 100 people received gender-affirming care through Medicaid. The proposed bill is expected to increase that number by about 25 people per year.Maryland health officials say that if each of the estimated 125 people were to utilize every single new gender-affirming treatment under the bill — which is not possible, as some of those procedures or treatments contradict each other, it would increase Medicaid spending by $7.6 million, or 0.6% of the $11.7 billion Maryland spent on Medicaid expenditures in 2019.Opponents of the bill argue that the services that transgender patients can have covered by Medicaid are not provided for other Medicaid recipients.Additionally, cisgender Medicaid recipients aren’t eligible for coverage for services like dentures, home birth services, or treatment for eating disorders, reports Baltimore FOX affiliate WBFF.“It seems discriminatory to utilize Medicaid money for cosmetic surgeries and fertility services that aren’t offered to other people on Medicaid,” Del.

Ariana Madix made her feelings loud and clear at the  reunion.In new photos taken of the reality TV star on Thursday ahead of filming the show's season 10 reunion special, Madix was seen wearing an orange sweatshirt that read: «1-800-Boys Lie.»The back of the hoodie, which featured bold, bedazzled lettering in a darker orange color, had a message for prospective callers: «We're sorry. The number you are trying to reach has moved on.»Madix paired the hoodie with matching sweatpants, which shared the same lettering down the back and front of the pants.The pointed message comes as the  cast gears up to re-hash all the season 10 drama, including Tom Sandoval's affair with Raquel Leviss, which led to the end of his nine-year relationship with Madix.In addition to her slight against Sandoval, Madix also had some shade to throw Leviss' way.The 37-year-old was spotted out in Los Angeles earlier this week, when a videographer asked her if Leviss had apologized for her and Sandoval's tryst and the subsequent fallout, to which Madix replied, «I don't know who you're talking about.»Ahead of Thursday's reunion taping, a source shared some insight on what's being called Bravo's Super Bowl.«It's going to be done like never before,» the source told ET.«So many logistics have gone into preparing for the event,» the source continued before diving into the restrictions surrounding taping with Leviss and Scheana Shay.

Jane Fonda, “It’s never too late” — especially when it comes to owning a vibrator.During an appearance on Thursday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Fonda, 85, implied that she uses a sex toy to unwind — and even gifted Barrymore one.Fonda appeared on the show alongside her “80 for Brady” co-star, Lily Tomlin.“I heard, Jane, you relax with like, baths and meditations,” Barrymore said during the segment. “Is it true that there also might be an adult toy involved?” “There is,” Fonda confirmed of her self-love ritual.The “Monster In Law” star even divulged where she keeps them.

and upward! Rosie O'Donnell is examining her life as a mother, a grandmother and entertainer through the lens of her new podcast series — -- as she begins what she refers to as the third chapter in her life.ET's Denny Directo recently sat down with O'Donnell, who reflected on her family and life after just celebrating her 61st birthday on Tuesday.«I'm one who enjoys getting older,» O'Donnell shared. «Because my mom died at 39, so I remember thinking, 'God, is it gonna be over when I'm 40?' And here I am 61 and it shocks me every single year.»«Sometimes I look in the mirror [or] I catch a glimpse and I go, 'Oh, there's an old lady! Oh, no, it's me,'» she joked. «Like the physical changes, you don't see yourself as you are, you know? [But] it's just wonderful.»O'Donnell explained, «I'm glad I have the opportunity to grow up and to be here for my kids and to get to enjoy life, because of all the immense gifts that I've been given.»Reflecting on her idea regarding the chapters in the book of her life's story, O'Donnell broke down how she views the phases of growing up.«I feel like 0 to 30, you're just figuring out what's going on.

Blac Chyna is now going by her birth name: Angela White.In a new sit-down interview with, the reality TV star shared that moving forward, she is getting back to who she truly is and letting go of her stage moniker. «Well, it was given to me by birth, but mostly to me it's getting back to myself,» she says during the conversation. «Because you know being in the entertainment field everybody always calls me 'Hey Blac Chyna, Chyna Chyna,' nobody ever calls me Angela. So sometimes I would kind of like forget who I am, because it's always about the brand, brand, brand and not the person.»The 34-year-old mother of two has been candid about her recent journey to reversing her cosmetic surgeries, including a breast reduction, removing the silicone injections from her butt and fillers from her face. For White, the decision was through faith and the encouragement she got from fans online. «It just came to me, it came from God,» she says of the moment she decided to make the change. «Honestly when I posted it, I didn't even think it was going to be as big as it was.

Jenna Ortega says she almost missed out on the role of a lifetime.

Jenny Ortega is living the dream with the title role in Netflix’s smash hit Wednesday, but she has revealed she very nearly turned down the role. 

Nicolas Cage revealed what he really thinks about the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The Hollywood Reporter claims that Jenna Ortega is close to being cast in the sequel.Fans know Ortega as the newest scream queen in Hollywood. She’s starred on shows like You and even stars in the titular role on Netflix’s Wednesday. In addition, she’s also horrified fans in two Scream franchise movies.

Wednesday star Jenna Ortega is reportedly in talks to reunite with Tim Burton for a role in Beetlejuice 2.A sequel to Burton’s 1988 film, starring Michael Keaton, has been in discussion for a decade, with Keaton declaring his interest back in 2014 before the script was rewritten in 2017.As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the film now looks set to shoot in London this May and June, with Burton and Keaton likely to return.Ortega, star of the hit Netflix Addams Family spin-off from Burton, is now reportedly in talks to join the film.Sources say that she would likely play the daughter of Lydia (played by Winona Ryder in the original) in the film.Neither studio Warner Bros. nor representatives for Ortega responded to requests for comment.Elsewhere, Ortega is presenting tomorrow’s (March 11) episode of Saturday Night Live, with musical guests The 1975.Ahead of the show, Ortega said in a video posted to social media that she doesn’t want to do the viral Wednesday dance in an SNL promo.Appearing alongside the Please Don’t Destroy crew, Ortega is seen raising her concerns about her and the crew doing the dance – before some hilarity ensues.The skit (see below) was posted to the SNL YouTube on Wednesday (March 8), and begins with Ortega saying: “Honestly, this is really well-written, I just don’t feel like I want to do the Wednesday dance for promo because we’ve seen so much of that already and I think it’s time to do something new.”Today (March 10) saw the promo arrive, with cast member Bowen Yang says he “feel[s] so old” after Ortega introduces The 1975.“I don’t understand any of your generation’s slang,” Yang adds before asking the band: “Are you guys getting any of this”.

Thanks to “Scream,” “X,” “Wednesday,” and “Scream VI,” Jenna Ortega is now the scream queen of Hollywood’s new generation.

Rachel Seo Jenna Ortega is eyeing a role in Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice 2,” Variety has confirmed. Ortega, best known for her role as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s recent series reboot “Wednesday,” is in talks to play the daughter of Lydia Deetz, portrayed by Winona Ryder in the original film. This marks her second time working with Burton, who was an executive producer on “Wednesday” and directed four of its eight episodes. Michael Keaton is also set to reprise his role as the title character. Representatives for Warner Bros. and Ortega did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.

Actor, wild man, and comic book nerd Nicolas Cage was at the Miami Film Festival this week to accept Variety’s Legend & Groundbreaker Award. And EW reports that the actor opened up about the current state of superhero movies.

Wednesday, has gradually become a horror regular following roles in the Scream franchise, The Babysitter: Killer Queen and X from director Ti West.Ortega previously shared some of her favourite horror films during an interview with Rotten Tomatoes. You can check out the list below.Prom Night (1980)Insidious (2010)Possession (1981) The Witch (2015)Persona (1966)Speaking about The Witch by director Robert Eggers, Ortega said: “I have a lot of admiration for The Witch.

‘Riceboy Sleeps’ Scoops Top Canadian Film AwardAnthony Shim’s Riceboy Sleeps has won Canada’s biggest film award, the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award. The prize, decided by the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA), comes with a CAN$100,000 ($72,000) cash prize. Riceboy Sleeps beat nominees Clement Virgo’s Brother and David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. The semi-autobiographical film explores the challenges of living between two cultures through the tale of a Korean immigrant single mother raising her son in Canada. Shot in the Greater Vancouver area and Korea, the feature world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022, winning its Platform Prize, and then played in Busan and a raft of other festivals. The win comes as Toronto-based distributor Game Theory Films gears up for the title’s Canadian release on March 17. The feature will also be released in Korea, Singapore and the US in the coming months.  “The Toronto film community has been so good to us since TIFF where this crazy journey first began and I hope to make more films in the future that will warrant the same type of support,” commented Shim.

Nicolas Cage doesn’t “need” to be in the Marvel universe.

Nicolas Cage has provided a concise reason why he “doesn’t need” to be in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.The actor discussed the current state of superhero movies while accepting the Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award at the Miami Film Festival on Sunday (March 5).“I’ve gotta be nice about Marvel movies, because I named myself after a Stan Lee character named Luke Cage,” the actor said (via Variety). “What am I going to do, put Marvel movies down? Stan Lee is my surrealistic father. He named me.”He added: “I understand what the frustration is.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Nicolas Cage is making his Dracula debut in Universal Pictures’ upcoming horror comedy “Renfield,” and he’s already chomping at the bit to play the iconic bloodsucker in an expanded capacity. Cage’s Dracula in “Renfield” is a supporting role, as the film’s protagonist is the vampire’s long-suffering servant (played by Nicholas Hoult). The Oscar winner spoke to Total Film magazine about eyeing another Dracula project where he can better explore the psyche of the vampire. “You know, there are some minor moments here where you get to see some of the pathos in Dracula’s eyes,” Cage said. “That made me think that maybe one day I might like to try for a whole movie where you’re really understanding the psyche of the character. I didn’t really have the time to delve into that here.”

Julia MacCary editor Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult’s vampire horror-comedy “Renfield” will get its world premiere at the Overlook Film Festival on March 30. Hoult (“The Menu,” “About a Boy”) stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to Dracula, who is being played by Cage (“Face/Off,” “The Rock”). Chris McKay (“The Tomorrow War,” “The Lego Movie”) directed the film, and Ryan Ridley (“Rick and Morty,” “The Wastelander”) penned it. Additional cast members include Awkwafina, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Brandon Scott Jones and Ben Schwartz. Lee Cronin’s “Evil Dead Rise” will close out the festival on April 2. Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland star in the film about estranged sisters reuniting, only to have flesh-possessing demons force them into a battle to survive. Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campell produced the film.