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ABC/Stewart CookBy GEORGE COSTANTINO and STEPHEN IERVOLINO, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- Mission: Impossible 7 will have a new bad guy when it starts production in the summer, according to Deadline.  Esai Morales will replace X-Men series star Nicholas Hoult, who was cast as the villain earlier this year. The latest Mission: Impossible, starring Tom Cruise in his seventh go-round as super spy Ethan Hunt, was just about to start shooting […]

Photos: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic; NetflixBy MEGAN STONE, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- (NOTE LANGUAGE) With actor Nicolas Cage tapped to play the infamous Joe Exotic in a movie inspired by Netflix's hit show Tiger King, fans of the true crime series are now wondering who will play Exotic's arch nemesis: Carole Baskin. A tentative answer came on Thursday when actress Tara Reid confirmed to US Weekly that she is currently in talks for the coveted role. "We’re definitely in major conversations and working out the things — the […]

Melinda Sue Gordon/©2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.By: STEPHEN IERVOLINO, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- Warner Bros. and Dark Knight trilogy director Christopher Nolan seem to be banking on movie theaters being open following the COVID-19 shutdowns, based on the just-released trailer for his anticipated action film, Tenet.  The extended preview for the film promises that, unlike other movies have gone to streaming services to avoid the shuttered […]

Photo by Noel Vasquez/FilmMagicBy: STEPHEN IERVOLINO, ABC News (NEW ZEALAND) -- Like many movies, Oscar winning filmmaker James Cameron's forthcoming Avatar sequels hit a major snag when the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered production.  But now his longtime producing partner insists work will resume next week.  In an Instagram post showing off some of the movie's extensive physical sets, Jon Landau stated, "Our Avatar sets are ready...Couldn't be more excited to be headed back to New Zealand next week." Indeed, the shooting […]

Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesBy: KATE HODGSON, AARON KATERSKY, and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (BOSTON) -- Full House actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, appeared via video conference before a federal judge in Boston today to plead guilty to conspiracy charges that stem from the so-called Varsity Blues college admissions cheating scheme. Loughlin, in a black high-collar long-sleeve shirt, appeared on screen with her attorney from what […]

NBCBy MEGAN STONE, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- The sixth annual Red Nose Day special looked a little different this year with digital noses, but its objective remained the same: raise awareness and funds to help end child poverty.  Hosted by This Is Us stars Mandy Moore and Justin Hartley, a variety of singers, actors and comedians teamed up to raise money for children and spread a message of unity in the face of COVID-19. Joining […]

LucasfilmBy STEPHEN IERVOLINO, ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- Star Wars superfans are mourning the losses of former sound engineer Ken Nightingall and publicist Charles Lippincott.  Nightingall, 90, passed away due to COVID-19, according to his son. Lippincott, 80, died in a Vermont hospital after suffering a heart attack, but while confirming his death, his wife listed him as among the "90,000 plus" who'd died from the virus. Nightingall's name was relatively unknown to Star Wars fans, but thanks […]