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Walt Disney Pictures has been pushing forward with heaps of “live-action” remakes of classic films from their extensive film library, and one of the more recent attempts has been a modern spin on the hit 1989 film “The Little Mermaid.” The film wasn’t just popular with kids but made a strong impression on adults as well, as it ended up winning Oscar statues for Score and Best Song. This makes sense why Disney recruited singer Halle Bailey to play the live-action version of the mermaid princess, Ariel, along with hiring veteran director Rob Marshall (“Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides“) to helm the musical after tackling feature adaptations of “Chicago” and “Into The Woods.” We’ve all been curious about the project and finally landed our first look at the live-action remake thanks to the studio’s panel at D23 Expo and the very first teaser trailer.

In a nondescript house on a nondescript block in Burbank, California, a “pathologically honest” man named Clark (Ben Falcone) feeds his cats dinner. One won’t come inside, so he heads to his backyard to retrieve it.

Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone are one of Hollywood's funniest couples, having shared side-splitting scenes in films like and, and creatively collaborated on, and many more. Now, in their new Netflix series, — created and written by Falcone — the pair finally get to portray a couple, albeit an unusual one. They play coworkers, Clark and Amily, who fall for each other while Clark is coping with the ethereal aftermath of a near-death experience. «It just felt like an easy thing to write, since I've already lived it,» Falcone joked with ET's Kevin Frazier about the new series. «Just like, me being lazy.»In all seriousness, the actor and producer said it was «really fun» getting to work closely with his wife of 16 years on the new project.«It kinda hearkened back to some of those moments of doing or a scene or two in ,» he recalled.

40th anniversary special in 2015.The “Bridesmaids” star, 51, had to don the comedian’s iconic plaid jacket and green tie from his recurring character of motivational speaker Matt Foley, who is divorced and “lives in a van down by the river” and first appeared in a sketch in 1993.Farley passed away due to an overdose in December 1997.McCarthy recently dished to Andy Cohen on his SiriusXM radio show about how she felt wearing Farley’s costume for a skit.“It was really his jacket and they just kind of, like, clipped it back,” McCarthy said. “And they’re like, ‘We’re gonna take it in, but we don’t wanna damage it. And we’re gonna do all this.'” She also noted that it was “really wild” for everyone to see her as the late funnyman in his clothes — though the experience “rattled” her.

Melissa McCarthy is looking back at her time shooting with particular fondness!McCarthy recently sat down with ET's Nischelle Turner — alongside her cousin and HGTV co-star Jenna Perusich — to promote her new HGTV series, and she opened up about the seemingly bittersweet experience of wrapping filming on the long-awaited live-action remake.«I was so sad when it ended,» McCarthy shared. «That whole world, every single thing about it, from getting to work with [director] Rob Marshall to, like, every single part of that was like a like a wonderful dream that I did not want to wake up from.»McCarthy — who played the evil sea witch Ursula in the film -- added that some of her favorite highlights included «singing with an orchestra and [doing] things that I never have gotten to do in my life.»«And she's such an incredible villain,» McCarthy added.«She's iconic!» Perusich chimed in.«It was just a thrill. It was an absolute thrill,» McCarthy marveled.Meanwhile, McCarthy's equally excited about her new project with Perusich, , where the pair renovate homes for deserving people who have made a difference in the lives of those around them.According to the celebrated comic actress, the heartwarming show is meant to celebrate «remarkable people» whose «day-to-day life is just giving.»«Giving everything they have to other people.

For those who can’t get enough of the movie collaborations of comedic husband-and-wife duo Melissa McCarthy (“Nine Perfect Strangers“) and Ben Falcone (“Thunder Force“), we have some good news for you — they’re coming together for an eight-episode series on Netflix. The comedy series sees average joe Clark on a mission from God.

Melissa McCarthy landed the dream of a lifetime when she was cast as Ursula in Disney's live-action .“I’m so excited to see it in its full glory,” the 51-year-old actress told ET’s Lauren Zima of the movie while at the27th Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday.  “Doing the  and working with [director] Rob Marshall and doing one of my favorite villains of all time was an out of body experience,” she added.

Lizzo was ready to make Ursula “fine as hell” is she got the role in Disney’s live-action film ‘The Little Mermaid,’ and while the 33-year-old singer ultimately didn’t get the part, she tried to get the attention of casting directors, posting videos on social media, singing the iconic song ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls’ in full costume, as the sea witch from the 1989 animated version.The rapper also went on to audition for the part when director Rob Marshall started casting the roles for the highly anticipated project, and after getting the support of her fans and followers online, the role was given to 51-year-old actress Melissa McCarthy.Now Lizzo is revealing how she had planned to make her interpretation of Ursula if she had been chosen for the movie. I’M URSULA.

It’s been more than five years since Paul Feig’s “Ghostbusters” reboot hit theaters in 2016. And since then, there have been a number of bad remakes, reboots, and sequels, but you’d be hard-pressed to think of any of them that received the backlash that the aforementioned reboot did when it was released.

Friends don’t let friends skip elections! That’s the message the women from Bridesmaids are sending to the public as they reunited over Zoom on Sept. 23., encouraging citizens everywhere to register to vote and nudge their friends to get registered. In the video message, posted to the @iamavoter Instagram account, Rose Byrne, Ellie Kemper, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, and Annie Mumolo gathered on the 10th anniversary of their hit movie to share a few laughs and also get down to the business of voting.

Toronto International Film Festival, is the titular bird.So, it’s only appropriate that I let another winged creature review the film for me.Quoth the raven: “Nevermore!”“The Starling” joins Melissa McCarthy’s dud pile, which is Mount Everest next to her modest mound of critical hits. It never stops being upsetting to watch such a formidably talented actress — a genius in “Bridesmaids” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” — make so many awful movies.

Reuniting with “St. Vincent,” director Theodore Melfi, Melissa McCarthy, and Chris O’Dowd play a married couple on the rocks after the unexpected loss of their baby tears them apart.

Who better to go to when you’re feeling overwhelming grief and loss than your local veterinarian? As odd as that might sound, that’s exactly what a woman needs in the new film, “The Starling.” As seen in the trailer for “The Starling,” the film stars Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd as a couple dealing with a tragedy. While O’Dowd’s character finds himself under the supervision of medical health professionals at a local hospital, McCarthy’s character finds solace speaking to a veterinarian, who helps her figure out her grief and move forward with her life.

Melissa McCarthy, 50, shared a playful moment she had on the set of her Hulu show, Nine Perfect Strangers, with Nicole Kidman, 54, in her latest Instagram post. The comedic actress took a playful air swing at the Australian while standing outside on a dirt road and surrounded by trees before she did an air kick to fight back. They were both wearing dresses, including a light blue one with a floral pattern for Melissa and a white one with bell sleeves for Nicole, and they both couldn’t help but laugh after the interaction.

Melissa McCarthy penned a heartfelt tribute to someone very special recently and the throwback image she used to drive the message home, left fans lost for words. The Bridesmaids actress, 50, stunned her social media followers with an old snapshot of herself alongside her dear friend and fashion designer, Brian Atwood and wrote: "To the person in High School that said "you are better than", "you can do this" and "get on that damn stage and do what you do". You changed my life, I am who I am because you were born! MORE: Melissa McCarthy's husband: everything you need to know about Ben Falcone"Happiest birthday to @brian_atwood .

was like putting together a puzzle. Adapted from the Liane Moriarty novel of the same name, the Hulu series centers on the guests attending a high-end wellness retreat and the Russian woman who acts as their mind, body and spirit guru.

Melissa McCarthy is inspired by Meghan Markle! While speaking to ET's Kevin Frazier, the 50-year-old actress revealed why she was eager to get involved in the Duchess of Sussex's 40x40 initiative.Earlier this month, in honor of Markle's 40th birthday, McCarthy starred in a video alongside the duchess, which encouraged other women to contribute 40 minutes of mentorship to a woman who's reentering the workforce. It was an opportunity McCarthy called «just amazing.»«I'm impressed and inspired by her.

Fans of HBO’s “Big Little Lies” and “The Undoing” will naturally be drawn to the reunion of talent on Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers,” but they should prepare for a very different kind of late summer vacation. Much less of a mystery and much more of a soap opera, this collaboration between David E.

Meghan Markle is celebrating her 40th birthday in a special way! The Duchess of Sussex turns 40 on Wednesday and enlisted actress Melissa McCarthy for a cute video to promote a new initiative. The clip «40X40» was posted on Markle and Prince Harry's Archewell Foundation website, and shows her and McCarthy having a Zoom call to discuss the milestone birthday. The Duchess of Sussex, who welcomed her and Harry's second child, Lilibet Diana, in June, looks stunning in a white dress and wrap sweater while at her home in Montecito, California, with one of her dogs curled up behind her. «It's my 40th birthday and I've got an idea,» Markle tells McCarthy. «I know what it is.

Are we seeing a new age —ha, sorry — of lampooning, sending up, or skewering of wellness? HBO recently had the Hawaiian vacation resort series “The White Lotus,” and now Hulu has “Nine Perfect Strangers,” a starry ensemble piece about strangers who meet and connect during a wellness resort trip. The mama guru of new-age wellness in the series? It’s Nicole Kidman to kick off what is some major acting firepower.

told Variety of his decision to lend his audio likeness to the voluntary wiretap. “I think the fans are gonna love it.

Nicole Kidman's eerie role in  is here!In an all-new teaser, which was dropped on Friday and titled «Your Journey to Wellness Begins Soon,» fans get a glimpse of the 53-year-old actress in character as Masha, the mysterious owner and leader of a wellness retreat that welcomes nine strangers in as guests for a 10-day stay at Tranquillum House.«Welcome to Tranquillum House. We're going to get you well,» Kidman's Masha says in the teaser.

First of all, you need to know that the cast of Hulu‘s “Perfect Strangers” and creator David E. Kelly aren’t playing around.

Insider, and revealed some scenes that never made it into the final cut.Wiig — who co-wrote the movie with Annie Mumolo, a collab they revived for this year’s “Barb & Star Go to Vista del Mar” — stars as a baker trying to plan a wedding for her best friend, Lillian (played by fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum Maya Rudolph). Wiig’s character is in fierce competition with Lillian’s wealthy, newer pal Helen (Rose Byrne).The classic cringeworthy scene where Lillian and her bridesmaids try on dresses while they experience the effects of food poisoning was almost completely different: The original script also had a sequence involving a shirtless Matt Damon chopping up wood.

Ben Falcone called me to say, 'Hey, do you wanna be in a superhero movie and play a supervillain,' what's the first question you ask?" Bobby Cannavale posits, then answers his own question: «What's my power? You gotta know what your power is.»Falcone has directed wife Melissa McCarthy as a reformed white-collar criminal, a middle-aged co-ed and the savior of all humanity from an apocalyptic A.I. Now, they're adding superhero to that list.

Rebel Wilson opened up about the role that was created for her in the 2011 comedy, which was her first breakout role in America. «My character wasn't supposed to exist in the movie. I'd auditioned for Melissa McCarthy's character and was the second choice for that role,» Wilson said of McCarthy's character, Megan, while on SiriusXM's.

Melissa McCarthy doesn’t regret wearing an Adidas tracksuit to the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty.The Bridesmaids actress graces the cover of InStyle’s April issue, and in her cover story, she opens up about her upcoming projects, what it was like filming in Australia amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the aforementioned red carpet moment back in 2019.A post shared by Melissa McCarthy (@melissamccarthy)“A couple of years ago you and Ben showed up to the Vanity Fair Oscars party, spiritual home of the fishtail evening gown, in matching Adidas tracksuits,” InStyle’s editor-in-chief Laura Brown recalled during their conversation.McCarthy replied, saying, “I’m sure it threw everybody into a tizzy because the idea came to me the day before the

Melissa McCarthy, 50, is no stranger to looking amazing and her latest magazine photo shoot is no exception. The actress, who has reportedly lost between 50-75 lbs. over the past few years, posed for incredible photos for her Apr. 2021 InStyle cover shoot and we can’t get enough of her outfits! In one eye-catching pic, she showed off her awesome figure in a long fitted turquoise knit dress and in another, she flaunted a long pastel-colored dress.

Ina Garten and Melissa McCarthy, are getting together for cocktails and stories for an all-new Discovery+ special,. ET has the exclusive first look at the two women toasting each other with whiskey sours in hand, checking off an item of McCarthy’s bucket list. “I couldn’t have imagined how it would feel to cross ‘Cocktails with Ina Garten’ off my bucket list but let me tell you, second only to the day my babies were born, it was pretty much the best day of my life,” McCarthy said in a statement to ET.

We haven’t had a good superhero lampooning in quite some time, and that’s exactly what we’re hoping to get in “Thunder Force,” an upcoming action-comedy movie featuring Melissa McCarthy. Written and directed by Ben Falcone, McCarthy’s husband and longtime creative partner (he’s directed her in five films now since 2014, including “The Boss,” “Life Of The Party,” and 2020’s “Superintelligence.” The movie co-stars Octavia Spencer, Pom Klementieff, Melissa Leo and is a superhero comedy film about a woman who has developed the process to give superpowers to regular people READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2021 McCarthy, a bunch of talented women, and a riff on superheroes, it doesn’t need to get more complicated than that.

We haven’t had a good superhero lampooning in quite some time, and that’s exactly what we’re hoping to get in “Thunder Force,” an upcoming action-comedy movie featuring Melissa McCarthy. Written and directed by Ben Falcone, McCarthy’s husband and longtime creative partner (he’s directed her in five films now since 2014, including “The Boss,” “Life Of The Party,” and 2020’s “Superintelligence.” The movie co-stars Octavia Spencer, Pom Klementieff, Melissa Leo and is a superhero comedy film about a woman who has developed the process to give superpowers to regular people READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2021 McCarthy, a bunch of talented women, and a riff on superheroes, it doesn’t need to get more complicated than that.

Australia has been taken over by Thor: Love and Thunder's star-studded cast as filming has begun in Sydney, after months of production delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris Hemsworth's upcoming film also stars Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Christian Bale, Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan and Matt Damon amongst several others with Taika Waititi back on the director's chair post the rousing success of Thor: Ragnarok.

One of the funniest bits in the hilarious “Thor: Ragnarok” is the part where Asgardian actors act out the series of events that happened in the previous film. Not only is it funny because that idea is actually funny but also because it gave us the first appearance of Matt Damon in the MCU.

Discovery+ is living up to its claim to have the “largest-ever content offering of any new streaming service.” In addition to being home to Chip and Joanna Gaines’ return to TV with the Magnolia Network and originals hosted by the likes of Amy Schumer, Judi Dench, Ludacris, Maureen McCormick and Zak Bagans, here’s a look at some of the extensive programming, including ET’s exclusive previews as well as other highlights of what’s now streaming in March. Now streaming After eight seasons on HGTV, is back with a whole new generation of renovation and design contestants hoping to land their own show.

Nicole Kidman has had quite the year, and now she is opening up about it in a heartfelt post.The Australian born actress shared a snap of her and fellow actress Melissa McCarthy sitting on a grassy hill.The photo wouldn't typically be a big deal, however it is 2020, and Nicole is celebrating her cast & crew overcoming the year's momentous hurdles.MORE: Inside Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's living room in their Australian farmhouseWATCH: Nicole Kidman is grilled by Hugh Grant in her "toughest"  interview everShe captioned the Instagram post: "That’s a wrap on Nine Perfect Strangers with my co-star Melissa McCarthy. Sending big love and infinite thanks to all cast and all the crew who made this possible in 2020, WOW.

“Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” both of which earned her well-deserved Oscar nominations, there are four “Tammy”s. “The Happytime Murders,” “The Kitchen” and “The Boss” were some of the worst movies of their respective years.