Tessa Thompson on the importance of diversity in MCU: People’s differences make them special

Dua Lipa is stepping out for dinner!

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is promoting his new show, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.

Evan Rachel Wood is opening up in a new documentary.

Andrew Garfield suits up for a special screening and conversation of tick, tick…Boom held at 92nd Street Y on Tuesday night (February 22) in New York City.

Sam Hunt's estranged wife has filed to withdraw her divorce complaint just hours after making her original filing.In new docs obtained by ET, it appears that just 2 and a half hours after Hannah Lee Fowler filed for divorce, a notice of voluntary nonsuit was filed.Per the state of Tennessee, a nonsuit allows the plaintiff to «have the right to take a voluntary nonsuit to dismiss an action without prejudice by filing a written notice of dismissal at any time before the trial of a cause.»ET has reached out to Fowler's lawyer about this new filing, as the divorce is still showing as «pending» in the county court database.According to Fowler's original filing, the 33-year-old nurse filed for divorce in Williamson County, Tennessee on Feb. 18. In the docs, Fowler cites «irreconcilable differences» as the reason to terminate the marriage, and she accuses the country star of «inappropriate marital conduct» after claiming he is «guilty of adultery.» Fowler also revealed she's pregnant and is due in May.

interview with  Monday, Aaron revealed that he's lost 97 pounds, after telling the outlet that he put on some pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic.«I used the new year as a way to get a new me,» he said before sharing that he went from 559 pounds to 462 in a matter of just three months.Aaron told  that he switched up his routine, which included ditching chocolate and bread for Cobb salads, and a more strict, keto diet. In addition to fasting, Aaron has also started walking more and doing stretching exercises to shed the weight.The 37-year-old actor said he wanted to make a change in order to achieve some of his longstanding professional goals, which include working on his production company and music career.A post shared by Quinton Aaron (@officialquintonaaron)Aaron isn't done yet. He told  that he wants honor his late mother on her birthday and drop another 64 pounds by May 10 — returning to the weight he was when he starred in .Ultimately, Aaron said his goal weight is anywhere between 300 and 325 pounds.Since starring in his breakout role of football player Michael Oher alongside Sandra Bullock in the 2009 film, Aaron has continued his acting career with roles in,, and up next, a film with Haylie Duff.The pair are starring in , which Aaron said is set to be released this spring, while wishing Duff a happy birthday on Saturday.«Sending a happy birthday shout out to a very good friend of mine @HaylieDuff.

https://t.co/ZKzsdL8UkPIt is quite frankly astonishing that the Academy has managed to fail in getting younger audiences or a larger group of people interested in watching the Oscars while ALSO trying so hard to alienate the core group of people actually interested in watching the Oscars annually. https://t.co/3x1jpSscSbDeciding to eliminate a few awards to shorten time doesn’t automatically translate to increased viewership.

Joe Jonas posted an adorable tribute to his wife, Sophie Turner, for her birthday: a candid photo in bed! The “Leave Before You Love Me” singer, 32, shared the sweet shot to his Instagram stories on Monday evening for the Game of Thrones star’s 26th birthday, showing her casually laying in bed and smirking beneath gold-lensed sunglasses. The actress wore her signature red locks up in a casual ponytail as Joe wrote, “Happy birthday my love” over the pic, making sure to add a heart-eyed emoji to show how much he adores his wife dressed up or dressed down.

On HBO’s Westworld, Tessa Thompson plays Charlotte Hale, a cutthroat executive who oversees a dystopic Wild West amusement park populated by lifelike robots. Turns out, even violent androids need Spotify: as Thompson explains by phone, she makes private playlists to explore the show’s world and characters each season.

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Taika Waititi and a special guest are to host a live-streamed screening party of his movie Thor: Ragnarok.

WESTWORLD’S latest episode revealed that Dolores had created a series of clones of herself as she took her infiltration of Delos to the next level. Among them was previously unidentified host doppelgänger of Charlotte Hale, played by Tessa Thompson.

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Tessa Thompson will appear in a live reading of Ryan Spahn’s comedy ​”Nora Highland” in order to raise money for arts organizations impacted by the coronavirus. “Nora Highland” is being featured on Play-PerView, a new live-streaming initiative that was co-founded by producer ​Jeremy Wein​ (NYC PodFest)​ and actor and producer ​Mirirai Sithole (“Black Mirror: Smithereens”).

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HBO’s dystopian sci-fi TV series, Westworld, is back for a third season. Subtitled The New World, it follows Dolores (played by Evan Rachel Wood) navigating Los Angeles in 2058 after escaping the park. Aaron Paul (Caleb) is the newest member of the cast, joining Thandie Newton (Maeve), Jeffrey Wright (Bernard Lowe), Tessa Thompson (Charlotte Hale), and Ed Harris (William). Notable guest stars include Kid Cudi (Francis), Lena Waithe (Ash), and Marshawn Lynch (Giggles).

Tessa Thompson gets her style inspiration from early Diane Keaton movies.

"Can I just say that you both look like black Bond?" Westworld actress Tessa Thompson told her personal stylists Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald. "If the world never gets it, you're giving it to them right now." Thompson revealed her filmic style icons, which include "early Diane Keaton movies" and "Bianca Jagger, who's not a fictional character," Thompson noted, "but just someone who’s at Studio 54." "The 20s were such a cool time because you had real structure, also people got dressed from head-to-toe with a glove and a hat," Thompson told The Hollywood Reporter.

Tessa Thompson has spilled the details about Christian Bale‘s role in the upcoming Thor movie, Thor: Love and Thunder.

A change of pace! Christian Bale, who formerly played the Batman, is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In his leap over from the DC Comics world, he will star as a villain in the upcoming Thor film.

Christian Bale could be heading back into the superhero world.

Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson already saved the Marvel cinematic universe from one Oscar winner (that'd be 's Cate Blanchett), and in, they'll team up to take on another: Thompson confirms to ET that Christian Bale has been cast as the film's villain.

It’s been almost two years since “Westworld” was last on the air, and fans could be forgiven for struggling to remember exactly who escaped the titular park at the end of season 2, and in what body.

Thor: Ragnarok star Tessa Thompson has said Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will “push the bounds” of representation.The actor plays Marvel’s first openly LGBTQ+ character, Valkyrie. So far, she has appeared in Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame, and is due to star in 2022’s Thor: Love And Thunder.Speaking with Ramy Youssef for Variety’s Actors On Actors series, Thompson discussed the importance of improving representation and diversity within Marvel movies.

Following Anthony Mackie‘s criticism of Marvel Studio‘s lack of diversity in film crews, it is now Tessa Thompson who is speaking up about the importance of representation in Phase 4 of the MCU. READ MORE: Anthony Mackie Is “Bothered” By Marvel Studios’ Lack Of Diverse Film Crews As part of Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Thompson spoke with Ramy Youssef of “Ramy” about the importance of representation both to the industry and the fandom at large.

Tessa Thompson is opening up about the importance of representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Ramy Youssef and Tessa Thompson are the latest celebrities to take part in Variety‘s Actors on Actors interview.

Tessa Thompson is talking Westworld.

Jordan Moreau “Westworld” season 3 upped the action for Tessa Thompson’s character Charlotte Hale, and she loved every bit of it.In her “Actors on Actors” conversation with Ramy Youssef, star and creator of Hulu’s “Ramy,” Thompson said she got to go “full Terminator” in some of the intense action sequences on the latest season.She first tried to explain her complicated story arc on the HBO show’s latest season, which involved some sci-fi body switching. In the first season of “Westworld,” she played a top executive at the robot theme park.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticRamy Youssef’s Golden Globe win this year, for his comic role on his series “Ramy,” came as a delightful surprise. And on “Westworld,” Tessa Thompson is casting into the future, imagining a woman of color who’s eventually inhabited by an android — and keeping her work human scale throughout.