Skip to main content


‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Clip Reveals Haley Joel Osment as a Doll-Collecting Serial Killer


Fresh foes and woes await Wednesday Addams this August. Netflix released a clip of the first six minutes of “Wednesday” Season 2 at fan event Tudum on Saturday — which revealed that Haley Joel Osment will be playing a serial killer called the Kansas City Scalper. “I’m tied up in a serial killer’s basement. Who […]


variety.com/2025/tv/news/wedne…





Jenna Ortega Says ‘I Was an Unhappy Person’ After ‘Wednesday’ Fame and ‘There’s Something Very Patronizing’ About Being ‘Dressed in the Schoolgirl Costume’


Jenna Ortega said in a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar that she was “an unhappy person” in the aftermath of Netflix’s “Wednesday” becoming a global sensation and blowing up her acting career to newfound heights. The show’s first season is the streamer’s biggest English-language series of all time with 252.1 million views. And it’s not […]


variety.com/2025/tv/news/jenna…




‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Review: The Weeknd’s Cinematic Apology for a Flubbed Concert Performance Should Issue Its Own


Plenty of pop stars have made apologies for concert snafus or private peccadilloes that inadvertently became public. Prior to “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” it’s hard to remember another occasion when they dramatized those experiences in a feature film, much less one co-written by and starring themselves. Inspired by a 2022 incident in which world-renowned singer-songwriter Abel […]


variety.com/2025/film/reviews/…





The Weeknd Says Fame Can Be a ‘Full-Time’ Job: ‘I Have No Interest in That’


The pressures of fame and identity are at the center of “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the new concert film-turned-psychological thriller that marks Abel Tesfaye’s first major film role. At the film’s New York premiere at AMC Lincoln Square 13 on Tuesday, Tesfaye (or, as the world knows him, The Weeknd) spoke to Variety about his life in the […]


variety.com/2025/scene/news/th…




‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Making Beeline To Record $35M-$40M Franchise Opening – Box Office Preview


The Warner Bros wave at the box office continues this weekend with New Line’s Final Destination: Bloodlines, the first sequel in 14 years in the 25-year-old horror franchise. It is eyeing a series -ecord start between $35 million-$40 million at 3,400 locations. The global outlook for Bloodlines is $70M, with 74 territories going with the […]


deadline.com/2025/05/final-des…



Jenna Ortega and Robert De Niro to Play Pool Hustlers in David O. Russell’s ‘Shutout’ for RK Films, Black Bear


Gen Z will meet Baby Boomer in David O. Russell’s next feature, with the “American Hustle” and “The Fighter” director lining up Jenna Ortega (“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “Scream”) and Robert De Niro (“Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Irishman”) to star. “Shutout,” based on a screenplay by Alejandro Adams, is being produced by Russell, RK Films’ […]


variety.com/2025/film/global/j…




David O. Russell To Direct Robert De Niro & Jenna Ortega In Pool Hustler Movie ‘Shutout’ For RK Films & Black Bear – Cannes Market Hot Project


David O. Russell is set to direct pool hustler feature Shutout, starring Robert De Niro and Jenna Ortega, we can reveal. This is a hot one for the Cannes market. The pic will follow Jake Kejeune (De Niro), one of the last masters of a vanishing craft — the pool hustler. Having lived and lost […]


deadline.com/2025/05/jenna-ort…



Jenna Ortega Plans to Direct a Movie She’s Been Writing for 10 Years: ‘I See That For Myself’


Jenna Ortega is taking her talents to the director’s chair. In a conversation with V Magazine, the “Wednesday” star said she’s been working on a script for “almost 10 years” and feels that now is the right time to bring it to life. She went on to say that she not only wants to star […]


variety.com/2025/film/news/jen…




Jenna Ortega Says She Wants To Direct A Script She’s Been Working On For 10 Years: “I’m Just Putting The Puzzle Pieces Together In My Head”


Jenna Ortega has ambitious plans for herself and wants to take on a directing role, having worked on a script she has been developing for a decade. In a new interview, the Wednesday star said she has been working on a script that she feels is now the right time to bring to life. “I […]


deadline.com/2025/04/jenna-ort…




‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Teaser: Jenna Ortega Returns as Netflix Sets Two-Part Release Date Starting in August


Netflix has released the first teaser and a handful of new images for “Wednesday” Season 2, starring Jenna Ortega and launching on the streamer in two parts on August 6 and September 3. According to an official series logline, the show follows “Wednesday Addams’ years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging […]


variety.com/2025/tv/news/wedne…





The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega Hit Coachella To Promo ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’


In an XO takeover of Coachella during Weekend 2, The Weeknd and Jenna Ortega made an appearance at the Indio, Calif. festival to promote the release of their forthcoming film Hurry Up Tomorrow. The fan event featured a ferris wheel takeover, announced by the four-time Grammy-winning Abel Tesfaye ahead of the weekend on Wednesday. Lasting […]


deadline.com/2025/04/the-weekn…



Christopher Landon Left ‘Scream 7’ Following Death Threats Over Melissa Barrera Firing: “I Did Not Fire Her”


"A lot of people think I had something to do with it, and it was not my doing. I had no control of the situation at all," the original director of the seventh 'Scream' said about Barrera being dropped from the franchise.


hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m…



Sony Pictures Classics Sets New Release Date for ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’


French writer-director Laura Piani’s romantic comedy starring Camille Rutherford will now open in select theaters on May 23, before going wide a week later.


hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m…



Jenna Ortega on Why She Really Left ‘Scream’ Franchise


The ‘Death of a Unicorn’ star is reflecting on leaving the rebooted film franchise: “The Melissa stuff was happening, and it was all kind of falling apart.”


hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m…



Jenna Ortega On Why She Dropped Out Of ‘Scream 7’ After Melissa Barrera’s Exit: “It Was All Kind Of Falling Apart”


Jenna Ortega is revealing the real reason she left Scream 7 amid the fallout from Melissa Barrera’s firing from the franchise. In a new interview, the Wednesday star opened up about what led to her exit from the film after her co-star Barrera was cut from the movie following her comments on the Israel-Hamas war. “It had […]


deadline.com/2025/04/jenna-ort…



Jenna Ortega Says ‘Scream 7’ Exit ‘Had Nothing to Do With Pay or Scheduling’ Despite Reports: ‘It Was Falling Apart’ After Melissa Barrera Got Fired


Jenna Ortega revealed in an interview with The Cut that her exit from the “Scream” franchise was not due to a scheduling conflict as originally reported. Ortega, who played Tara Carpenter in 2022’s “Scream” and 2023’s “Scream VI,” exited the seventh movie in November 2023. She said at the time it was due to her […]


variety.com/2025/film/news/jen…



Jenna Ortega Says Her ‘Scream 7’ Exit Was Not Due to Pay or Scheduling Issues


"It didn’t seem like the right move for me in my career at the time," Ortega said of staying on the franchise film after co-star Melissa Barrera was fired over her pro-Palestine views.


indiewire.com/news/general-new…



The Weeknd Wows CinemaCon With Performance Introduced by Jenna Ortega


The global superstar, aka Abel Tesfaye, turned up in Sin City to promote his first feature 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' with a set that included "Blinding Lights."


hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m…



Rupert Friend Joins Chloë Grace-Moretz In Thriller ‘The Edge Of Normal’ From ‘Piggy’ Director


EXCLUSIVE: Companion and Homeland star Rupert Friend is joining Chloë Grace-Moretz in serial killer thriller The Edge Of Normal, which is due to start filming this spring. As we revealed last week, this is the first English-language feature from director Carlota Pereda (Piggy). Pic was written by Matt Venne (Dexter: Resurrection) with revisions by Lori Evans Taylor […]


deadline.com/2025/03/rupert-fr…




Jenna Ortega Says ‘Wednesday’ Season 3 Ideas Are Being Discussed, Teases Season 2 Episode ‘Based Off Slashers’


“Wednesday” Season 2 is set to premiere on Netflix sometime in 2025, but it sounds like ideas are already being conjured up for episodes beyond that. Jenna Ortega, the star of the hit dark comedy series, told Collider that the writers are “messing around and throwing out ideas” for Season 3 of the “Addams Family” […]


variety.com/2025/tv/news/wedne…



Jenna Ortega Shares Update On ‘Wednesday’ Season 3 & Teases Season 2: “There’s A Whole Episode Based Off Of Slashers”


Jenna Ortega is spilling the tea on Wednesday‘s upcoming second season. Although filming for Season 2 of the Netflix series has wrapped, Ortega said she’s “not really done” yet. “We’re still in the edit. I was doing ADR for it two weeks ago,” Ortega told Collider in an interview recently. “That’s the funny thing about […]


deadline.com/2025/03/jenna-ort…



Jenna Ortega Says One of Her ‘First Jobs’ Was on ‘Iron Man 3’ But Marvel ‘Took All My Lines Out’: ‘They Even Took My Name Away’


If you blinked, you may have missed Jenna Ortega’s MCU debut in 2013’s “Iron Man 3.” In a sit down with Entertainment Tonight, Ortega briefly discussed her small role in the film after the interviewer told her, “I’m hoping that we can get Jenna Ortega into the Marvel Universe.” “I did it once,” Ortega replied. […]


variety.com/2025/film/news/jen…




Jenna Ortega Reflects On Early Acting Role In ‘Iron Man 3’ Where Her Lines Were Cut: “I Count That, Then I Move On”


Even the most devoted Marvel fans may not know of starlet Jenna Ortega’s role in the MCU — something the Death of a Unicorn actress recently reflected on as a seemingly one-and-done experience. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight alongside co-star Paul Rudd, the Scream actress responded to the reporter’s hopes of her joining the […]


deadline.com/2025/03/jenna-ort…



Jenna Ortega and Taylor Russell in Talks for ‘Single White Female’ Remake


Be careful who you add to your lease. That’s the takeaway from 1992’s psychosexual thriller “Single White Female,” a classic of squirmy suspense that featured Bridget Fonda as a freshly single Manhattan-ite who has the misfortune of picking a clingy and awkward woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) to be her roommate while she recovers from her […]


variety.com/2025/film/news/jen…



Jenna Ortega & Taylor Russell In Talks To Lead & Produce ‘Single White Female’ Remake


A Single White Female remake is moving at Sony and 3000 Pictures with Wednesday star Jenna Ortega and Taylor Russell (Bones and All) in talks to star. There’s no word on who might direct the remake, which was first reported on in The Insneider. We understand the film is in the very early stages of […]


deadline.com/2025/03/jenna-ort…




Chloë Grace Moretz To Star In Serial-Killer Thriller ‘The Edge Of Normal’ For ‘Piggy’ Director


EXCLUSIVE: Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass) has been set to star in serial-killer thriller The Edge Of Normal, the first English-language feature from director Carlota Pereda (Piggy). Pic was written by Matt Venne (Dexter: Resurrection) with revisions by Lori Evans Taylor (Final Destination: Bloodlines), based on Carla Norton’s novel of the same name from St. Martin’s Press. The synopsis reads: “Reeve […]


deadline.com/2025/03/chloe-gra…