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| Famous birthdays for July 21: Betty Gilpin, Chrishell Stause | Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include: -- Musician Chauncey Olcott in 1858 -- U.S. first lady Frances Cleveland in 1864 -- Writer Ernest Hemingway in 1899 -- Musician Isaac Stern in 1920 -- Musician Kay Starr in 1922 -- Producer Norman Jewison in 1926 -- Actor/comedian Don Knotts in 1924 -- Former U.S. |
| 'La La Land' re-release poster fixes Ryan Gosling's great regret | Lionsgate released a new poster for the re-release of La La Land on Monday. La La Land returns to theaters Aug. 16 for its 10th anniversary. The studio announced the re-release on Wednesday. The poster includes the same scene of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling dancing outside the Griffith Observatory. The big difference is the placement of Gosling's left hand. In a 2024 interview with the Wall Street Journal, Gosling shared his regret that he held his hand parallel to the ground instead of perpendicular. The new poster twists his hand into the desired position. "I didn't know this would become the poster for the movie," Gosling told the Journal. "It just killed the energy that way. I call it La La Hand. |
| Harlan Coben's 'Myron Bolitar' adds Jabari Banks, Chloe Fineman, more | Netflix announced three more cast members and a guest star for Myron Bolitar on Monday. The series is based on Harlan Coben's books. Bel-Air star Jabari Banks will play tennis prodigy Dwayne Richmond. Chloe Fineman will play sports reporter Parker Quinn. Jamie McShane plays NYPD homicide detective Ray Dimonte. Ben McKenzie will recur as a guest star. He plays Gavin Pierce, Myron's (previously cast Colin Woodell) sports agent who never reconciled with him after Myron was injured. David E. Kelly and Kyle Long write, executive produce and showrun the adaptation. Netflix cast Woodell, KJ Apa Diane Guerrero earlier this month. In the series, former NBA hopeful Bolitar becomes a sports agent. |
| Lewis Pullman joins Julia Garner in 'Guilty Creatures' adaptation | Lewis Pullman is joining the cast of the new series Guilty Creatures. The Top Gun: Maverick and Outer Range actor, 33, was confirmed to star in the show Monday. Guilty Creatures is a thriller based on the true-crime book by Mikita Brottman. The series is described as a "riveting true-crime narrative, set against a backdrop of sex and murder in the Florida panhandle." Pullman and previously announced star Julia Garner (Ozark) play "two young, adulterous but God-fearing lovers" who begin a torrid romance and subsequently commit an act of murder. The show unravels the pairs "complex lives and the emotional toll of living as killers for 18 years," an official synopsis reads. |
| 'Lego One Piece' two-part special gets teaser trailer | Netflix is giving a glimpse of its Lego One Piece special. The streaming service shared a teaser trailer for the two-part special Monday. Lego One Piece reimagines One Piece in Lego form. The cast of the live-action Netflix series will voice their characters in the special, which Lego-fies the events of Seasons 1 and 2. Narrated by Usopp (Jacob Romero), the voice cast also includes Iaki Godoy as Luffy, Emily Rudd as Nami, Mackenyu as Zoro, Taz Skylar as Sanji and Mikaela Hooever as Tony Tony Chopper. The special hails from One Piece writer Tom Hyndman, who serves as showrunner, writer and executive producer. |