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| 'Scary Movie' to start streaming Sept. 3 on Paramount+ | Scary Movie is coming to Paramount+ ahead of Halloween. Paramount+ announced Wednesday that the film will start streaming on the service Sept. 3. Scary Movie is the sixth entry in the Scary Movie horror parody film series created by the Wayans family, who had not been involved with the franchise since Scary Movie 2 (2001). Directed by Michael Tiddes, the sequel features Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris and Regina Hall, who starred in the original 2000 film, also titled Scary Movie. Marlon Wayans referred to the movie as a "rebooquel," or a reboot sequel, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly in March. Other cast members include Kenan Thompson, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Kim Wayans, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, Damon Wayans Jr. |
| Ariana Madix to return as Brooke in 'St. Denis Medical' Season 3 | Ariana Madix is returning to St. Denis Medical for Season 3. NBC announced Wednesday that the Love Island USA host and former Vanderpump Rules star will appear in the new season of the mockumentary medical comedy-drama. Madix, 41, was first introduced as Dr. Brooke Emerson, a cardiac surgeon and the ex-girlfriend of St. Denis surgeon Bruce (Josh Lawson), in Season 2. Deadline said Madix will guest star in at least three episodes of Season 3. St. Denis Medical is created by Eric Ledgin and Justin Spitzer and stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Kahyun Kim, Mekki Leeper, David Alan Grier and Kaliko Kauahi. The show follows the staff of the fictional St. Denis Medical, an underfunded hospital in Oregon. |
| 'Whalefall' trailer: Austin Abrams tries to 'survive the unthinkable' | 20th Century Studios has released an official trailer for the new film Whalefall. The studio shared a preview of the movie Wednesday featuring Austin Abrams (Euphoria, Dash & Lily) and Josh Brolin (Avengers: Endgame, Dune). Whalefall is a survival thriller based on the Daniel Kraus novel of the same name. Abrams stars as Jay, a young man who must "survive the unthinkable" and "do the impossible" after he is swallowed by a massive sperm whale while diving in search of his late father's (Brolin) remains. "While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape," an official synopsis reads. Whalefall opens in theaters Oct. 16. |
| 'Bad Monkey': Vince Vaughn comedy to return for Season 2 in December | Vince Vaughn's comedy series Bad Monkey will return for a second season in December. Apple TV shared first-look photos and a Dec. 2 premiere date for Season 2 on Wednesday. Bad Monkey hails from Scrubs and Ted Lasso creator Bill Lawrence and is executive produced by Lawrence and Vaughn. Based on the bestselling Carl Hiaasen novel, the show's first season introduced Vaughn as Andrew Yancy, a Miami Police Department detective who was suspended from the force and found work as a health inspector in the Florida Keys. In Season 2, Yancy "witnesses the murder of Florida's finest fixer" and is paired with "a strait-laced forensic accountant" to investigate the crime. |
| 'Wildwood' trailer brings novel to life as stop-motion animated film | Laika Studios is gearing up for the release of the new film Wildwood. The studio shared a trailer for the movie Wednesday featuring the voice of Peyton Elizabeth Lee. Wildwood is a stop-motion animated adaptation of the children's fantasy novel by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis. Lee voices Prue McKeel, a girl who, along with her classmate Curtis (Jacob Tremblay), attempt to save Prue's baby brother Mac after he is kidnapped by crows and disappears into a magical forest near Portland, Ore. "Along the way she encounters warring factions, extraordinary creatures, and a world unlike anything she's ever known," an official description reads. |