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Actress Jessica Chastain poses for “Harper's Bazaar” (España) magazine, photographed by JuanKr:

“…after studying acting at the ‘Juilliard School’, Chastain was signed to a talent holding deal with television producer John Wells. She was a recurring guest star in several television series, and took on roles in several stage productions.

“After making her feature film debut in the drama ‘Jolene’ (2008), Chastain had her breakthrough in 2011 with six film releases, including the dramas ‘Take Shelter’ (2011) and The Tree of Life’ (2011).

“She received Academy Award nominations for playing an aspiring socialite in the period drama ‘The Help’ (2011) and a ‘CIA’ analyst in the thriller ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ (2012).

“Greater commercial success came with the science fiction films ‘Interstellar’ (2014) , ‘The Martian’ (2015), and the horror film ‘It Chapter Two’ (2019). Chastain received further acclaim for playing strong-willed women in the dramas ‘A Most Violent Year’ (2014), ‘Miss Sloane’ (2016), ‘Molly's Game’ (2017) and the TV miniseries ‘Scenes from a Marriage...

Tammy Slaton is arguably 1000-lb Sisters' biggest star, but there are signs she may leave the beloved show for good. The series premiered in 2020 and chronicled the incredible weight-loss journeys of 38-year-old Tammy and her 37-year-old sister, Amy Slaton. It even gets its provocative title from Tammy and Amy, who once weighed a combined 1,000 pounds.

When they made their TV debuts, Am weighed over 400 pounds, while Tammy weighed over 600 pounds. Neither of the sisters was living their best lives, but Tammy was barely mobile. She couldn't do anything for herself, rarely left the house, and was a prisoner of her own body. Despite her diminished quality of life, Tammy continued to gain weight, getting up to 725 pounds at her heaviest. At her heaviest, Tammy seemed to just give up. She dropped her diet, stopped trying to up her activity level, and started drinking with a bad group of friends all the time.

Over the past few seasons, 1000-Lb Sisters fans have seen Tammy Slaton undergo a dramatic mindset shift. During the first several seasons, the TLC star struggled with mental health challenges, as well as her weight. Tammy rarely wanted to leave the house or experience life. She believed she was confined to her home and regularly lashed out at her siblings.

Lately, Tammy has been sharing inspirational messages with her followers. More than anything, she wants to uplift others who have been in her shoes and show them hope exists.

Check out Tammy’s latest video.

Tammy Slaton Empowers Fans In An Inspirational Video

During this season of 1000-Lb Sisters, Tammy Slaton was visibly distressed when a plastic surgeon turned down her request for a skin removal surgery. However, her friend and fellow TLC star, Vannessa Cross, encouraged Tammy to keep going.

In an interview of her own, Vannessa described how...

1000-Lb Sisters season 6 is in full swing, and long-simmering tensions between Tammy Slaton and Amanda Halterman finally reached a boiling point during a Slaton family meeting. The beloved unscripted series, which premiered in 2020, chronicles the weight-loss journeys of several members of the Slaton family. It mainly centers around 37-year-old Amy Slaton and 38-year-old Tammy Slaton, but several of their other siblings have gotten in on the weight-loss action, including 43-year-old Amanda.

Anyone who has watched the unscripted series over the years knows that the Slatons are a hot-headed bunch. They often butt heads, but this recent fight between Tammy and Amanda during 1000-lb Sisters season 6 was uglier than usual. Both sisters said things that they likely didn't mean, but can never take back. Though the Slatons have forgiven each other for heated arguments in this past, it's hard to imagine how they moved past this most recent row.

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1000-lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton continues to face criticism following the recent episodes of Season 6. She has made significant progress in her weight loss journey, transforming herself by dropping over 500 pounds. Many viewers have also noticed changes in her views on life, and she is becoming more mature. However, some fans are not happy with her behavior in recent episodes. Keep reading to see why.

1000-lb Sisters: Tammy Slaton Accused Of Getting Back To Old Ways

Some Reddit users recently called out Tammy for shutting down Amy multiple times during their night out where they were supposed to have fun. The 1000-lb Sisters star got upset about how her sister kept farting and talking about sensitive topics with the driver. According to some, Tammy may be getting back to her b*tchy ways as she’s starting to become more of a “hater” than a supporter of her sibling. Several...

1000-lb Sisters stars Tammy and Amy Slaton are known for their roller-coaster relationship. They’ve had some of the worst fights amongst the other siblings. However, some fans think there’s a huge reason behind all their drama, especially when it comes to Tammy’s aggression towards her sister. Keep reading to see what it was.

1000-lb Sisters: Tammy Slaton Calls Out Amy

The latest episode of 1000-lb Sisters featured Tammy and Amy trying to find happiness by doing a fun night out. Aside from attending dance classes, the two also rode a limousine to party. However, only Amy celebrated the special day, while her sister, Tammy, continued to shut her up. Tammy also got upset when Amy farted and began to talk about vulgar topics with the driver. Some viewers are also puzzled about how Tammy gets upset despite doing the same thing before she achieved her massive weight loss.

People tune into sitcoms for laughs, but that doesn’t mean the shows can’t be populated by some downright hateful characters. Redditor Helloimafanoffiction jumped on the r/Sitcom subreddit recently to ask, “Who is the greatest sitcom villain of all time?” and here were some of the most popular responses for the cruelest characters in comedy…

1 Tammy 2

Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation has few weaknesses in life, but his ex, Tammy 2, is one of them. “Her toxic, manipulative antics make her one of the most memorable and entertaining sitcom villains ever,” wrote user YARRLandPirate. But while Tammy 2 is a terrible person and master Swanson manipulator, Heidi1066 argued that “Tammy 1 is scarier.”

2 The Gang

Most of the sitcom villains named by Redditors are supporting characters who live to antagonize the nice people at the center of the show. On It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the evil lives in its main characters.

Hollywood has been revisiting a lot of ‘90s teen horror franchises lately, from the new Scream movies, to the I Know What You Did Last Summer TV show, to the Jurassic World series that clearly took its cues from the Denise Richards classic Tammy and the T-Rex.

Now it’s just been announced that Idle Hands is getting a remake (even though it was basically already a remake of that one scene from Army of Darkness).

The new Idle Hands is penned by Billy Bryk and Finn Wolfhard (of Stranger Things fame), and it will be produced by Jason Reitman. Presumably, a story about demonic possession will be a pleasant change of pace for Reitman after the hellish nightmare that is Saturday Night Live’s backstage politics.

But while Idle Hands is considered a remake-worthy cult favorite today, it was a major bomb at the time, owing to a...

‘The Road Trip’ Teaser On The Road At Paramount+

First-look images (above) and a teaser trailer have been released for The Road Trip, the Paramount+ rom-com launching on the streamer in the UK, Canada and Australia. December 26 has been pencilled in for a debut in those countries. The rom-com series about a camper van ride in Spain stars Emma Appleton, Laurie Davidson, David Jonsson, Isabella Laughland and Angus Imrie, and explores whether someone can be the right person but at the wrong time. The trailer reveals the love affair between Addie (Appleton) and Dylan (Davidson), which began two years before as a holiday romance before ending. Paramount claims the show has “all the fun of Planes, Trains and Automobiles and the romantic yearning of One Day.” Ryan O’Sullivan and Matilda Wnek wrote and created the show, with Miriam Brent, Eleanor Moran and Rory Aitken the executive producers. 42 is making The Road Trip...

Actress Jessica Chastain (“Mothers’ Instinct”) poses for the new Beymen Fall/Winter 2024 clothing campaign, with a shaved poodle look, photographed by Rafael Pavarotti:

“…following acting studies at the ‘Juilliard School’, Chastain was signed to a talent holding deal with television producer John Wells.

“She was a recurring guest star in several television series, and took on roles in several stage productions.

“After making her feature film debut in the drama ‘Jolene’ (2008), Chastain had her breakthrough in 2011 with six film releases, including the dramas ‘Take Shelter’ (2011) and The Tree of Life’ (2011).

“She received Academy Award nominations for playing an aspiring socialite in the period drama ‘The Help’ (2011) and a ‘CIA’ analyst in the thriller ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ (2012).

“Greater commercial success came with the science fiction films ‘Interstellar’ (2014) , ‘The Martian’ (2015), and the horror film ‘It Chapter Two’ (2019).

“Chastain received further acclaim for playing strong-willed women in the dramas ‘A Most Violent Year...

Though the journey has been challenging, 1000-Lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton has found inner peace as she continues to pursue her weight loss goals. The unscripted series centers around the lives of 37-year-old Tammy and her 36-year-old sister, Amy Slaton. The show gets its title from the fact that, when the show premiered in 2020, Tammy and Amy weighed a combined 1,000 pounds. While Amy weighed over 400 pounds, Tammy weighed over 600 pounds and would go on to weigh 720 pounds at her heaviest. On top of her food addiction, Tammy also struggled with drugs and alcohol.

Everything changed when Tammy got sick and was admitted to the hospital, where doctors put her in a week-long medically induced coma. The experience scared Tammy straight, and the 1000-lb Sisters season 5 star was able to focus on losing weight. She treated her food addiction and had bariatric surgery, after which the pounds just melted away. Losing weight changed Tammy's life completely,...

Well-known American filmmaker and actor Mark Duplass partnered with Netflix to create a teen drama series called Penelope. It's set to be released on the streaming platform on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. More on this upcoming Netflix show below.

Penelope comes from Duplass's Duplass Brothers Productions. You might recognize Duplass from his acting work in the movies Creep, Creep 2, Safety Not Guaranteed, Tammy, The Lazarus Effect, Tully, Bombshell and Biosphere. He also starred in the TV sitcom The League, the romantic comedy series The Mindy Project, the comedy-drama series Togetherness and the legal drama Goliath. He currently stars in Apple TV+'s drama series The Morning Show.

Duplass and Mel Eslyn created the teen drama. They wrote the scripts together, and Eslyn also directed the episodes. In addition, Eslyn serves as the series showrunner. Executive producers include Duplass's brother, Jay Duplass, and Shuli Harel.

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Megan Stott,...

Tammy Slaton from 1000-lb Sisters lost 440 pounds, got bariatric surgery, and now spends time with friends post-weight loss journey. Tammy and Amy Slaton are best friends and sisters who boosted their confidence after incredible weight loss transformations. Tammy's newfound mobility after losing weight allowed her to go on a girls' trip, enjoy poolside lounging, and reconnect with friends.

Since losing an incredible 440 pounds, 1000-lb Sisters star, Tammy Slaton, has been spending more time with her girlfriends, and posting about it on social media. The show, which premiered in 2020, centers on the lives and weight loss journeys of Tammy and her sister, Amy Slaton. When she made her television debut, Tammy weighed over 600 pounds. Though she was constantly on a diet, she only seemed to gain more weight. By season 3, Tammy weighed 720 pounds. She gave up on her diet and was partying all the time. It seemed like Tammy was a lost cause.

The 2024 Tribeca Festival jury has been announced with a star-studded filmmaker lineup.

This year, David O. Russell, Selma Blair, Asghar Farhadi, Kim Cattrall, Francesca Scorsese, and more will select the winning projects in the film, games, and audio storytelling sections across the 17 competition categories. In addition to the awards in competition categories, the Nora Ephron Award, created to honor the spirit and vision of the legendary filmmaker and writer, will be presented.

The festival, presented by Okx, will take place from June 5 through 16.

“We are thrilled to once again welcome a diverse group of remarkable filmmakers, creatives and industry players as jurors for the 2024 Tribeca Festival,” executive vice president at Tribeca Enterprises Nancy Lefkowitz said. “We look forward to their wide-ranging perspectives across storytelling genres and mediums coming together to honor the extraordinary group of submissions this year.”

The winning films, projects, filmmakers, storytellers, and actors in each category will...

Tammy Slaton's experimenting with Harry Potter apps on TikTok, and this is fueling some fun and dramatic transformations. Of course, Tammy's already been through a stunning body makeover - she doesn't need apps to dazzle her followers - nonetheless, the witchy style she's rocking lately is impressive. Tammy's playful and theatrical TikTok videos show off her fun side. Tammy seems happier now that she's lost 420 pounds.

1000-Lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton's in a "magickal" phase of life after losing 420 pounds, and she's showing off Harry Potter-inspired outfits that evoke the urban fantasy novel series' signature light and shadow. While she never had to live in a cupboard under the stairs, Tammy's had her struggles, including battles with hordes of cruel haters.

The trolls who pester Tammy are like Dementors - they feed on her emotions. They want Tammy to be miserable, but lately, she's not.

When Harry Potter...

Andrew Rannells and Katie Brayben will reprise their roles in the musical Tammy Faye on Broadway this fall.

The production, which features music by Elton John, will play the newly renovated Palace Theater starting Oct. 19, with an opening night on Nov. 14. This is the first full production announced for the refurbished theater, which closed in 2018 for renovations and has since been raised 30 feet in the air and refurbished with a new lobby, marquee and backstage area.

Ben Platt is scheduled to play a three-week concert at the theater from May 28 through June 15.

Brayben won an Olivier Award for her portrayal of televangelist Tammy Faye in London. She also won an Olivier for her role in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and appeared in Girl From the North Country and King Charles III on the West End, among other stage roles.

Rannells, known for his starring role in The Book of Mormon and recently in Gutenberg!

The two big original releases on Netflix this month are Spaceman and 3 Body Problem. In Spaceman, Adam Sandler plays an astronaut alone and far from home who desperately wants to fix things with his wife. When he discovers an enormous alien spider in the bowels of his ship, a conversation between the two gets underway, and Sandler has a chance to make some big changes. To be clear: this is not a comedy!

Meanwhile, new sci-fi series 3 Body Problem hails from Game of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Along with True Blood writer Alexander Woo, they’ve spun a tale that is set to blow your mind this March. Your mileage may vary, but it certainly looks interesting! And hey, we all love the show’s star, Benedict Wong.

Here’s everything else coming to Netflix this month. Note that Netflix marks its international offerings...

Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain has to chase directors for movie roles - because they fear they won't be able to "afford" her.The 46-year-old actress won an Academy Award in the Best Actress category for 2021's 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' and has starred in blockbusters including 'The Help', 'Zero Dark Thirty', 'Interstellar', 'The Martian' and 'Molly's Game'.However, that doesn't mean she is inundated with work offers - quite the opposite.She told Radio Times magazine: "I think that you reach a level of success where the very interesting filmmakers stop calling. Because they are like, 'I'm going to wait for ever for an answer. They're going to string me along, they'll sign up, and then they'll ditch it at the last minute for something else that makes them more money.' So the weird thing is that now it's more me seeking them out.

The estate of Tammy Wynette’s fifth and final husband, George Richey, has sued Showtime and one of Wynette’s daughters over the “villainous” portrayal of Richey in the 2022 miniseries George and Tammy.

Richey died in 2010, 12 years after Wynette’s 1998 death. A year after Richey died, Georgette Jones — the daughter of Wynette and fellow country legend George Jones — published a book titled The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George that made significant accusations against Richey, including that he allegedly destroyed a Wynette will that would have left...

Ted Lasso, The Crown shut out.

The final season of Succession and the first season of The Bear dominated Monday night’s strike-postponed 75th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, earning six wins each and dominating their categories.

Ted Lasso and The Crown ended the night without a single win, while Elton John completed the Egot, becoming part of a select club of entertainers to win the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony in their career.

Season 4 of HBO’s Succession won best drama series for the third time after last weekend’s Golden Globes triumph.

There were dramatic lead acting honours...

Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys” led all series at Monday night’s Astra TV Awards, scoring six trophies — including best streaming drama series. HBO’s “Succession” was close behind with five wins, including best cale drama series.

Organized by the newly renamed Hollywood Creative Alliance, the also-redubbed Astra TV Awards were formerly known as the Hca TV Awards. The Astras are unique in separating broadcast, cable and streaming into their own categories.

In broadcast, the biggest winner of the night was ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” which won four prizes — including best broadcast network comedy series.

Also on Monday, “The Boys” creator Eric Kripke was presented with the TV Icon award, while composer Ariel Marx (“A Small Light”) was given the Artisan Spotlight award. Comedian Aida Rodriguez hosted the event, which was produced by Diga Studios and Content.23 Media and held at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

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The spotlight will be on Brooke Shields this week following the broadcast premiere of her Hulu documentary Pretty Baby.

The doc is airing on ABC on Monday night (January 8) as a three-hour special, nine months after it debuted on the streaming service.

Viewers will likely be interested in learning more about Brooke‘s current life, so let’s fill you in on her relationship status.

Keep reading to find out more…

Brooke has been married to screenwriter and producer Chris Henchy since 2001.

The couple met in 1999 and have been together ever since. They share two daughters – Rowan, 20, and Grier, 17.

“To this day I believe that I fell in love with Chris the day we met, in 1999, but I would never tell him that!” Brooke wrote in her memoir in 2005. “I had just gotten an American bulldog, Darla, and I brought her to meet friends of mine in the gym on the Warner Bros. lot.

The Oscar chances for Best Costume Design frontrunners “Barbie,” “Poor Things,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” and “Oppenheimer” were bolstered by their nominations for the 26th Costume Designer Guild Awards on January 4. The Cdga will be held February 21, 2024, at Neuehouse Hollywood.

While “Barbie” was nominated in the sci-fi/fantasy category — and should prevail over “Haunted Mansion,” “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire” — the other four compete in the period category against “Napoleon,” with “Poor Things” as the clear favorite here.

Meanwhile, the contemporary contenders include “American Fiction,” “May December,” “Nyad,” “Renfield,” and “Saltburn.” None is expected to make the final Oscar cut, but “Saltburn” is the flashy favorite here.

In terms of the Oscar race, it looks like a feminist battle between Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar blockbuster “Barbie” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.

Tammy Slaton is a "monster" who crushes anyone who gets in her way. She has an explosive temper. Tammy's an arrogant woman. Tammy has a troubled past, including the loss of her ex-boyfriend Caleb. Her relationships with her relatives are strained. Tammy's outbursts, selfishness and poor romantic choices have earned her the "monster" label.

1000-lb Sisters season 5 is on the horizon (the new installment premiered on December 12) and "monster" Tammy Slaton's sure to wreak havoc onscreen. Like Godzilla razing the landscape, Tammy crushes anyone who gets in her way. Thanks to a dramatic weight-loss transformation, the cantankerous diva is a whole new woman on the outside. However, inside, Tammy may be roiling.

Tammy has an attitude. Thanks to her arrogance, which admittedly makes for amusing television, she's "Queen Tammy." In real life, she's living with the reality of losing her ex, Caleb Willingham, who sadly passed away when he was only 40 years old.

The run-up to Halloween proved to be a good time to release a new version of Goosebumps.

The series based on R.L. Stine’s beloved books broke into the top 10 overall for the week of Oct. 16-22. The show, which streams on both Disney+ and Hulu, racked up 594 million minutes of viewing for its second week of release, marking a rare non-Marvel or Star Wars original series entry for Disney+ in Nielsen’s rankings (being available on two platforms helped, as well).

Nielsen, incidentally, classified Goosebumps as an acquired show the previous week, apparently because of it being shared across the two platforms, before switching it to the originals column going forward.

The Fall of the House of Usher kept the No. 1 overall spot for the second straight week, growing by 19 percent over its opening to 1.47 billion minutes of viewing. Suits remained strong, recording its 18th straight week above a...

Although things have changed significantly as a result of the streaming era, there have been many great television stars that were never able to completely make the transition to film. Sarah Oh is a great example. Oh immediately established her range as a dramatic performer thanks to her breakout performance on Gray’s Anatomy, which led to a series of successful roles in other prestigious television projects. Although Oh was ruthless on Killing Eve, she was hilarious on The Chair; she hasn’t been able to be pinned to just one genre. Despite how strong Oh’s work on television has been, her film career has not been as successful. This says less about her abilities as an actress, and more about the lack of great roles written for women of color. Although her performances in Umma, Hard Candy, Tammy, and Under the Tuscan Sun were perfectly fine, they don't showcase...

Despite being panned by critics, Melissa McCarthy's 2014 comedy film Tammy has recently become a hit on Netflix, ranking at #8 on the streaming platform's global film chart. Tammy's success showcases McCarthy's box office appeal in the early 2010s, with her previous films Identity Thief and The Heat also grossing high domestic box office numbers. While McCarthy's box office clout has declined in recent years, her popularity remains strong among streaming viewers, as evidenced by Tammy's unexpected appearance in the Netflix top 10.

A critically-panned Melissa McCarthy comedy becomes a Netflix hit almost ten years after its release. Released in 2014, Tammy starred McCarthy as a frazzled fast food worker going on a hilarious road trip with her colorful grandmother (Susan Sarandon) after learning of her husband’s infidelity. Though the movie was savaged by critics (as evidenced by its 24% Rotten Tomatoes score), it turned out to be a big hit with moviegoers,...

No Hard Feelings has made the Netflix global top 10 list, ranking as the seventh most popular film for the week of October 16 – 22. The R-rated comedy stars Jennifer Lawrence as Maddie, a broke woman who takes a job attempting to get a 19-year-old boy out of his shell before he heads off to college. The movie earned positive reviews from critics and audiences, but failed to impress at the box office due to its high budget and a theatrical landscape that isn't friendly to comedies.

No Hard Feelings, Jennifer Lawrence's raunchy comedy movie, has just become a big hit on Netflix. Directed by Gene Stupnitsky, the movie hit theaters this past summer, starring Lawrence as Maddie, a woman who takes a job helping two helicopter parents break their 19-year-old son out of his shell before college.

Now, according to the Netflix global top 10 list, No Hard Feelings ranks as the number...

Bill Burr's directorial debut, Old Dads, has soared to the top of Netflix's charts, showcasing his artistic talent and delivering on the anticipation. The movie's swift ascent to the #1 position on Netflix's Top 10 Movies list demonstrates its dominance and popularity among audiences. Old Dads humorously tackles the challenges faced by middle-aged fathers in a world dominated by millennials, standing out among a diverse list of titles on the platform.

Old Dads, directed by the multi-talented Bill Burr, has swooped onto Netflix's platform and clinched the #1 position on their Top 10 Movies list. It's an era where the digital screen has taken over the cinematic realm, and streaming platforms are at the forefront of providing audiences with fresh content.

Bill Burr's artistic journey takes a fresh turn as he debuts in the director's chair. Partnering with Netflix, Burr dons dual roles in Old Dads – not only as its director but also as its leading actor.

Susan Sarandon has had a long and illustrious career in both film and television, earning multiple Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. She is a versatile actor who has worked in various genres, including horror, crime thriller, drama, and comedy, showcasing her range and talent. Some of her notable films include "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Lorenzo's Oil," "Little Women," "Bull Durham," and "Thelma & Louise," where she delivered powerful performances and left a lasting impact on audiences.

Susan Sarandon has amassed a celebrated filmography of prominent works in both film and television. After launching her decades-spanning career with a supporting role in the 1970 film Joe, Sarandon has since become one of the more notable female actors in modern cinematic history. Nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards and six Academy Awards including one win for Best Actress, the 77-year-old Sarandon continues to work in major Hollywood films and television series...

Tammy, a 2014 comedy movie starring Melissa McCarthy and directed by Ben Falcone, was primarily filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, known for its popularity among film and TV productions. Other locations utilized for filming in North Carolina included Shallotte for a fast-food restaurant scene and Boiling Spring Lakes for a waterfront scene. Although the characters in the film visit Louisville, Kentucky, and Niagara Falls, New York, the actual filming took place in Wilmington and New York to capture the iconic scenes at Niagara Falls.

Tammy tells the story of a woman named Tammy and her grandmother who go on a road trip across the United States as they both undergo personal struggles, but the majority of the film was shot in one state. The 2014 comedy movie was directed by Ben Falcone and written by Falcone and the star of the project (and his wife in real life) Melissa McCarthy. Although Tammy received negative reviews,...

Melissa McCarthy is a beloved comedy movie star known for her hilarious performances in various hit comedies like Bridesmaids and The Heat. McCarthy has also showcased her dramatic talent in movies like Can You Ever Forgive Me? and has received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. She has written and starred in her own movies, such as The Boss and Tammy, and has proven her comedic chops in films like Ghostbusters and The Happytime Murders.

Melissa McCarthy is one of the most beloved comedy movie stars in Hollywood, having given hysterical performances in such hit comedies as The Heat, Spy, and This is 40. Ever since her star-making turn in Bridesmaids, McCarthy has been one of the world’s most renowned comedic actors. McCarthy has also proven her dramatic chops with roles like literary forger Lee Israel in Can You Ever Forgive Me?, which earned her an Oscar nod for Best Actress,...

Looking at PVOD and Netflix charts this week reveals some significant findings.

The just-debuted “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” tops all lists in its first week of release as assumed. That comes 90 days after its release. Did theaters benefit? Not really.

Netflix has a top 10 with eight studio titles, six from Universal, including #1 “Tammy” with Melissa McCarthy. But the big news here? “Fair Play,” last week’s #1 and a $20 million Sundance acquisition for the streamer, dropped off the list after only eight days.

Both suggest a result that could influence future decisions. For “Reckoning,” the hope was that delaying its initial home release 90 days would extend its theatrical run. That didn’t happen.

In the 30 days up to its PVOD release, it grossed less than $2 million in theaters. This year, only a handful of films have had a 60 days or longer window, most at close to that time.

Identity Thief, a Melissa McCarthy comedy from 2013, is now a Top 10 hit on Netflix. Despite being critically panned upon its release, the movie was a financial success, earning $175.4 million at the time. Identity Thief has now landed at No. 9 on the Netflix Top 10 English-language movies chart with 3.9 million views and 7.3 million hours viewed

The 2013 Melissa McCarthy comedy Identity Thief is now a Top 10 Netflix hit. The movie follows Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman), who tracks down a woman named Diana (McCarthy) after she has stolen his identity in order to bring her to justice and clear his credit. The movie was a financial success, earning $175.4 million off its budget of $35 million, but it was critically panned upon its release. At the time of writing, it has a Metacritic score of 35 out of 100 and an even lower Rotten Tomatoes score of 19%.

Netflix has now calculated their Top 10 most-viewed English-language movies for the...

Michel Franco was told Jessica Chastain would be a "diva" and a "nightmare" on the set of 'Memory'.The 40-year-old actress won an Oscar last year for her leading role in 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye', and filmmaker Franco admitted some people expected her to be difficult on set.During an interview at TIFF, Franco recalled people saying she would "show up and be a nightmare and be a diva".He added: "I told them, you don’t know half of it. She’s the opposite.“She’s going to show up satisfied, happy, and be productive. People are so afraid of actors. I don’t know why."The worst way to approach an actor or any person is with fear, and if you are pointing in the wrong direction then, yes, all your nightmares will come true.”Chastain stars as Sylvia in the new movie about a...

Within the past four years alone, the success rate for Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actress Emmy nominees who have entered their ceremonies with same-year SAG Award wins under their belts has dropped from 100% to 60%. After being followed by Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Queen’s Gambit”) in 2021, win-lose trendsetter Patricia Arquette might soon be joined by 2023 SAG Award recipient Jessica Chastain (“George & Tammy”), whose Gold Derby Emmy odds are significantly lower than those of her strongest challenger, Ali Wong (“Beef”).

Chastain and Wong represent half of their Emmy lineup’s first-time acting nominee majority, which also includes Dominique Fishback (“Swarm”) and Riley Keough (“Daisy Jones & the Six”). Rounding out the group, which features no former Emmy champions, are category newcomers Lizzy Caplan (“Fleishman is in Trouble”) and Kathryn Hahn (“Tiny Beautiful Things”).

In order to determine the likelihood of Chastain perpetuating said unfortunate trend, let’s take a closer look at each nominee.

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for One Piece, Stand Up to Cancer and Rotting in the Sun.

Feeding America event

Julie Bowen teamed up with Feeding America and North Valley Caring Services on Aug. 18 to distribute food and products from her teen skincare line, Jb Skrub, to families in need.

Julie Bowen

Stand Up to Cancer

Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Biel, Don Cheadle, Katie Couric, Danai Gurira, Tony Hale, Ken Jeong, Queen Latifah, Maria Menounos, Julianne Moore, Tig Notaro, Jimmy Smits, Eric Stonestreet and Justin Timberlake were among the stars who took part in this year’s Stand Up to Cancer fundraising special, which aired on Saturday.

Tig Notaro, Elizabeth Banks, Katie Couric and Don Cheadle Maria Menounos, Eric Stonestreet and Tony Hale

Unleashed launch event

Allison Janney, Gabriel Luna and Rachael Harris supported actress...

Emmy-nominated costume designer Mitchell Travers didn’t have the luxury to simply re-create the real suits and gowns worn by country music legends George Jones and Tammy Wynette for Showtime’s limited series George & Tammy. In fact, the stature of actor Michael Shannon, who has earned an Emmy nom for his performance as Jones, was an immediate obstacle for the designer.

“Michael Shannon is a brilliant actor, but he’s also six feet, four inches [tall],” Travers tells THR, adding that the real-life Jones was seven inches shorter. “Trying to create costumes for a much shorter man was a major part of the transformation for him.”

Speaking with THR at an FYC event for George & Tammy, held Monday at the 71 Studio Bar at Hollywood’s Grandmaster Recorders, Travers recalls the massive volume of period costumes needed for the limited series — not just for Shannon and his Emmy-nominated co-star Jessica Chastain,...

Blue Beetle is the long-awaited live-action debut of the DC hero. The story follows teenager Jaime Reyes, who finds a weird robotic scarab that ultimately infiltrates his life. It intertwines with Jaime's body and grants him a superhero suit. But, obviously, this isn't a blessing for the teen as he can't always control the beetle armor. Aside from the interesting premise and lack of horrible superhero tropes, Blue Beetle stands out because of its groundbreaking representation of Latino communities both on screen and off. As such, some pretty familiar faces are thrown in the bunch to get excited about.

Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes

Jaime Reyes is the main character of Blue Beetle, seeing as he becomes the titular hero. But he's not the first person to find the scarab and turn into the superhero. He's the third person with that title, following Dan Garrett and Ted Kord. As Blue Beetle,...

When costume designer Mitchell Travers first heard about “George and Tammy” he was busy working with star and Emmy nominee Jessica Chastain on another Tammy project: “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”

“Every actor is so different and I’m sure everyone on this panel can speak to the different process that we get to experience with actors,” Travers, an Emmy nominee for the Showtime series, tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview as part of our Meet the Experts: Costume Designer panel. “For whatever reason, Jessica and I aligned on our process. It’s a very similar approach that we have. I like to get the actor dressed in the morning in the same way that a human being gets dressed. So I don’t like to just deliver that one costume that’s exactly right. I like to sort of live with them as a living, breathing person,...

[These interviews were conducted before the actors strike.]

Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy, Showtime)

Best Actress in a Limited Series

Jessica Chastain as Tammy Wynette in Showtime’s George & Tammy.

The first time Chastain went to an awards ceremony — the 2012 Golden Globes, where she was nominated for The Help — Josh Brolin approached her and suggested she play country singer Tammy Wynette in a movie project he was also interested in joining. Over the next decade, that film morphed into a limited series, and Brolin segued from co-star to executive producer — but Brolin’s vision of Chastain as the country music legend was realized in Showtime’s George & Tammy, and now she is nominated for her first Emmy for her portrayal.

“Getting it made felt like the grand feat, but now, to have it be recognized the way that it is, feels like such a privilege,” Chastain told THR shortly after the nominations were announced. “I’m so ecstatic.

Editor’s note: The interviews conducted in this podcast were recorded at Deadline’s Contenders TV event, prior to the WGA’s strike starting on May 2.

With just a few days left for Emmy voters to get their ballots in, Deadline TV Critic Dominic Patten and Deadline Chief Film Critic and Awards Columnist Pete Hammond continue their TV Talk podcast discussing the tight race for Outstanding Limited Series as well as its lead acting races.

Always a major prestige area for the Emmys, this year’s Limited Series race is no different: Last year’s big winner in the category, The White Lotus, won 10 Emmys and clearly dominated. Despite appeals by that HBO juggernaut’s producers, the Television Academy ruled that Season 2 would have to move to the Outstanding Drama Series category, and that is largely because Jennifer Coolidge’s character from...

Transforming actors into well-known figures such as Tammy Wynette and Princess Diana was a challenge for artisans, who experimented with techniques to come up with hair and makeup that would look authentic to viewers.

Cate Hall spent hours with Elizabeth Debicki while recreating Princess Diana’s sophisticated coiffure from the early 1990s for Season 5 of “The Crown.” Through a series of incremental adjustments to the wig — and plenty of patience from Debicki – Hall got the look she desired.

“You hold one another’s hand as you keep slicing the wig with a razor and inching towards a shape that feels recognizable,” she recalls of her collaboration with Debicki.

Hall admits that in her first attempt at the wig, Debicki looked more like a “lady called Brenda from 1983” than the glamorous royal. But she kept working on it.

And once the hair was right, it was a matter of the other...

A new clip from The Little Mermaid shows off the iconic scene where Ursula offers Ariel a fateful deal. The live-action film is a remake of the 1989 Disney animated classic of the same name, which is in turn adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. Halle Bailey stars as Ariel, a young mermaid whose desire to explore the human world leads her to trade her voice to the sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) for a pair of legs.

On Wednesday, Melissa McCarthy took to Instagram to share a brand-new clip from The Little Mermaid remake.

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The scene sees Ursula laying out the terms of the deal she is about to strike with young Ariel, in which she will need to receive a kiss from Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) within three days, or else she will revert to...

Paramount Global is taking over the Hollywood Athletic Club this month to launch its first ever cross-platform “Paramount Showcase” Emmy FYC activation. The event will tout projects from the company’s Paramount+, Showtime, MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Network outlets, with shows including “Yellowstone,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “Star Trek: Picard,” “The Daily Show” and “Yellowjackets.”

The event will move into Hollywood Athletic Club on Friday, May 12, with a panel devoted to the Paramount+ series (and “Yellowstone” prequel) “1923,” and continue through Sunday, May 21, wrapping with an event devoted to the new Paramount+ series “Fatal Attraction.”

Other shows that will receive screenings and Q&As include “George & Tammy,” “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” and “Tulsa King.”

Besides those panels, the activation will include interactive experiences including a “1923” bar with costumes and props; the Dutton family’s “Great Room” from “Yellowstone”; a studio experience for “George & Tammy”; the Rydell High...

“George and Tammy” is just outside Gold Derby’s Best Limited Series top five, but considering Emmy voters find shows about turbulent real-life celebrity marriages nearly as irresistible as “The White Lotus,” we might be underestimating this six-part dramatization of country singers George Jones (Michael Shannon) and Tammy Wynette’s (Jessica Chastain) thirty-year romantic and artistic relationship.

In 2019, FX’s “Fosse/Verdon” scored nominations for Limited Series, Actress (eventual winner Michelle Williams), Actor (Sam Rockwell), Supporting Actress (Margaret Qualley) and its writing and directing. Positive reviews and high placement in the odds that year made the inclusion of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon’s connubial saga all but obvious. Qualley’s nomination, however, came as something of a shock. The actress was down in 18th place but outgunned Emma Thompson (“King Lear”), Sally Field (“Maniac”) and Eliza Scanlen (“Sharp Objects”).

See Jessica Chastain predicted to follow her ‘George and Tammy’ SAG...

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If it happens to be Scream VI and/or its predecessors, you are in luck, because the horror hit is hitting one of the major streaming services this week, just six weeks after its theatrical debut.

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The Little Mermaid live-action remake director Rob Marshall recently explained why Melissa McCarthy was chosen to play Ursula. Based on Disney's 1989 animated classic of the same name, the 2023 musical stars singer Halle Bailey as Ariel, a mermaid princess of the underwater kingdom of Atlantica. McCarthy takes the role of the film's villainous Ursula, a conniving sea witch who removes Ariel's voice in exchange for her to become human, all in a plot to steal King Triton's magical trident.

Speaking with SFX Magazine (via GamesRadar), Marshall detailed his reasoning for choosing McCarthy as The Little Mermaid live-action remake's Ursula. Praising McCarthy's comedic talents, the director also highlighted her dramatic capabilities as well, stating that the actor's versatility made her a great choice for the role. Read what Marshall said about McCarthy below:

It was really daunting to think about who was going to play this part. I love that she was...

The top honorees at the 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards were plays that focused on cultures outside of London. “My Neighbour Totoro,” which is based on the beloved Japanese film of the same name from Studio Ghibli, won six trophies, the most of the night, including Best New Comedy, Director, and four craft categories. A revival of the American classic “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams claimed three: Best Play Revival and for lead Paul Mescal and featured player Anjana Vasan. Meanwhile, the British-based “Prima Facie,” which is set to bow on Broadway this month and will thus compete at the Tony Awards, took home two prizes for Best Play and for star Jodie Comer.

The only other productions to win more than one trophy were all musicals. “Standing at the Sky’s Edge” won two of the top prizes: Best Musical and Best Original Score or New Orchestrations. “Tammy Faye,...

Melissa McCarthy has a manic energy, and boy, does she know how to wield it. The Illinois native got her start in the comedy scene at the legendary improvisational theater company The Groundlings, where she pursued her passion for creating silly characters, wearing wigs, and making people laugh. Following her time well spent on the famous Chicago stage, she’s appeared in a number of laugh-out-loud comedies, from Identity Thief, This is 40, and Bridesmaids, to Spy, The Heat, and Tammy. Within seconds of her being on screen, she sounds the alarms that she is a force to be reckoned with, as she metaphorically punches you with jokes.