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Fashion is a serious business. It makes people billions of dollars a year, it influences culture in myriad overt and subliminal ways. But when covered on film, this haute world is typically skewered, in sophisticated satires like Robert Altman’s “Pret-a-Porter” and absurdist comedies like “Zoolander.” Credit to French director Alice Winocour, then, that she approaches her country’s perhaps most iconic industry with near total earnestness in the new film, “Couture.”

The film, like Altman’s, is a collection of intersecting storylines, all converging on an elaborate Paris Fashion Week show. Angelina Jolie plays a woman, Maxine, who is new to the atelier scene, an indie-horror director who’s flown from America to Paris to shoot a short film that will accompany the models as they take to the runway. Anyier Anei is Ada, a newbie model from South Sudan by way of Kenya, wide-eyed and hungry as...

It’s been reported that iconic Italian designer Giorgio Armani has passed away at the age of 91, leaving behind a fashion empire worth “over $10 billion,” in no small part thanks to the suits that are definitely worth the price of a bowl of soup.

Even though he was a major celebrity, and famous for clothing A-list Hollywood actors, Armani rarely showed up in movies and TV shows (unlike all the attention-hungry celeb designers who cameoed in Zoolander).

In fact, Armani’s only acting credit on IMDb is a brief appearance on Saturday Night Live way back in 1993. The episode wasn’t hosted by Armani, but rather, late Beverly Hills, 90210 star Luke Perry.

Ben Stiller considered Fresh Horses as a breakout film despite its box office flop. He said making the movie "was the dream" because he got to hang out with Pretty in Pink stars Andrew McCarthy and Molly Ringwald.

1988's Fresh Horses brought back fond memories for Stiller, who described the film as a career-defining experience. "I was like, 'Oh man, I'm going to be in the Brat Pack. I'm going to be in the movies, just, this is it. This is my moment,'" he told The Prof G With Scott Galloway podcast. Fresh Horses was released on the heels of Pretty in Pink, which featured two of the brightest stars of that decade,...

Before Donald Trump became the 45th and 47th president of the United States of America, the politician had already done his fair share of work in movies and shows in cameo roles.

Often portraying himself, there are very few instances where Trump portrays a different character. From Home Alone 2: Lost in New York to Ghosts Can’t Do It, here is every Donald Trump movie appearance, ranked from horrible to worst.

7. Celebrity (1998)

Directed by Woody Allen, Celebrity was a film that featured numerous celebrities portraying themselves. The film acted as a see-through glass for audiences who could have a look at what goes on inside Hollywood.

In the movie,...

In addition to Guillermo del Toro's Netflix adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic, a very different take on The Bride! of Frankenstein is coming our way next year.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's long-awaited movie now been given an official R-rating for "strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity and language."

The first trailer for The Bride!, which stars Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale and Jake Gyllenhaal, debuted during CinemaCon earlier this year, but has yet to be released online.

Gyllenhaal (Maggie) took to Instagram to share the first production stills from the film last year, giving us a glimpse of Bale as Frankenstein's Monster, and Buckley as the misunderstood creature's titular Bride.

At this point, Tramell Tillman can’t grab a coffee without a marching band falling into formation behind him.

The actor, whose remarkable performance on Season 2 of Severance earned him an Emmy nomination and a million memes, fronted one of the most viral moments of the 2025 season, as his frazzled middle manager Seth Milchick introduced the world to Lumon Industries' Choreography and Merriment department.

Since the band-jammed season finale “Cold Harbor” began streaming in March, Tillman and his trusty regiment have been spotted at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and most recently at a Los Angeles screening of Zoolander to fete Severance executive producer and director Ben Stiller. Tillman readily admits that,...

AppleTV+'s Severancehas taken audiences by storm, who are patiently waiting for season 3, and now, Ben Stiller has opened up about his involvement in the show's upcoming third season. Stiller, best known for his starring roles in modern comedy classics such as Zoolander and Tropic Thunder, served as director for numerous episodes across the show's first two seasons.

It was revealed recently that Stiller, who directed five episodes of Severance season 2, will not be directing any episodes of season 3. Stiller previously claimed that this was because of his busy schedule. Severance season 3 is currently in development, but does not have a release date yet. However, star Patricia Arquette said that...

In a recent interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Apple TV+ ingenues Seth Rogen and Ben Stiller discussed everything from their hit shows to their careers in comedy prior to their current TV success. Stiller is the director and executive producer of Severance, while Rogen is the star and executive producer of The Studio. Both shows picked up numerous Emmy nominations this season.

But long before prestige TV came into play, Stiller and Rogen had their fair share of hits and duds (Zoolander 2). “Is there a meet-cute origin story for when you guys met? Do you remember when you first met each other?” Horowitz asked the pair.

In his career, Emmy-winning actor, director, and producer Ben Stiller has solidified his place in Hollywood in franchises like Zoolander and in the Meet the Parents movies. However, there is one classic franchise he has yet to put his spin on, but he does have some ideas.

In a red carpet interview with E! News, Stiller, who serves as an executive producer and director on Apple TV+’s hit series Severance, said he would be open to doing a Star Trekmovie. He said it’s been far too long since fans have seen Star Trek on the big screen. The 2016 Kelvin Universe movie Star Trek Beyond was the last time...

Live from, well, everywhere — it's FYC mania. The weekend before final Emmy voting began was awash in special events where contenders could make their last-minute pitch to TV Academy members before all those empty ballots got filled up with votes. The Gold Derby crew was out in force for many of those events, including the newest kid on the block, Televerse, a three day shindig hosted by the TV Academy itself. And while the mood at the event was largely upbeat, let's just say there were some first year hiccups when it came to logistics.

Two of the Awards Magnet trio attended Televerse in person and share their thoughts on...

Apple TV+ announced The Dink, which brings along Severance director Ben Stiller as one of the main cast. Stiller announced that he will not direct the show’s highly anticipated Season 3. Following this, he landed a sports-comedy project, The Dink, directed by Josh Greenbaum.

The Dink’s story revolves around a washed-up tennis professional named Johnson. In a desperate attempt to save a struggling club and earn his father’s respect, he is forced to do something he considers unthinkable: play pickleball. The film features a cast that includes Ben Stiller, Andy Roddick, John McEnroe, Mary Steenburgen, and Ed Harris.

Ben Stiller’s shift from an imaginative and phenomenal director...

It’s no secret that Ben Stiller isn’t proud of Zoolander 2. The sequel was a guest star-filled mess, and it premiered to horrible reviews from audiences and critics alike. It also completely bombed at the box office. When he spoke about the film’s terrible performance on David Duchovny’s podcast back in 2024, he said the failure of the film “completely blindsided” him.

“It really freaked me out because I was like, ‘I didn’t know it was that bad?’” Stiller said at the time. “What scared me the most on that one was, l’m losing what I think what’s funny, questioning yourself. … On Zoolander 2, it was definitely blindsiding to me. And it definitely affected me for a long time.”

“I thought everybody wanted this,” he continued. “And then it’s like, ‘Wow, I must have really fucked this up. Everybody didn’t go to it.

Now, as the Apple series pushes forward and strives to make the wait a much shorter one for fans when it comes to the third season, something shocking has been revealed: Ben Stiller will not be directing any of the third season of Severance.

As confirmed by The Wrap, Stiller is stepping away from the project to tackle a new challenge, in the form of a World War II survival movie that he has been prepping for years. As he details, “I’m at this point in my life where I’m like, ‘The clock is ticking.’ Sixty sounds old. It’s hard to get around it. And of course it’s that other thing of, like, you know what the next one is… ‘Oh, shit.’”

While he will still be involved in Severance’s third season as an executive producer, Stiller is stepping away from being as much of...

Ben Stiller and Tramell Tillman surprised Zoolander fans with a fun Severance crossover. The 2001 comedy stars Stiller as a fashion model, Derek Zoolander, who is tricked into killing the minister of Malaysia. The movie, which Stiller co-wrote and directed, grossed over $60 million against a $28 million production budget, leading to a sequel with an even wilder plot.

Years later, Stiller executive-produced and directed several episodes of the Apple TV sci-fi series, Severance, which explores the technology to separate a person's work memory from personal memory. The series' star-studded cast features Adam Scott as Mark, Britt Lower as Helly R., Christopher Walken as Burt, and Tillman as Milchick.

Per Variety, at the Cinespia Zoolander screening, Stiller and Tillman made a surprise appearance. Stiller took the stage in character as Derek and thanked the audience for showing up at Zoolander 2's nine-year anniversary screening before his introduction was interrupted by Tillman's marching band.

Ben Stiller is being joined by one of the stars of Severance at a special screening of Zoolander!

The 59-year-old actor surprised fans at Cinespia’s screening of Zoolander at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on Saturday (August 16). Ben surprised the audience by coming out to introduce his 2001 comedy dressed in a black shirt and while doing his best impression of his character from the movie.

While Ben was cracking jokes about the screening, he was interrupted by a second surprise. Severance star Tramell Tillman surprised the audience by leading a performance by the USC marching band.

The performance was a reference to the surreal marching band sequence featured in the season 2 finale of the Apple TV+ series, produced by Ben and starring Tramell.

Ben played along and requested that the actor play a Zoolander song rather than a Severance one, to which Tramell changed things up and...

The closer the race, the cleverer the campaigns.

With more than a few Emmy categories too close to call, studios are leaving no stone unturned in an effort to grab voters’ attention before ballots post on Monday. Beyond the usual roundtables, interviews, podcasts, and schmooze-fests, Emmy mania kicked into overdrive this weekend, which was jampacked with events.

Of course there was Televerse, the Television Academy’s first-ever festival in phase two, finally allowing networks their long-sought-after desire to get their nominated talent directly in front of voters. Over the course of three days at the J.W. Marriott L.A. Live, shows like The Studio, The Pitt, Paradise and more trotted out their talent for Q&As, along with photo ops like SNL’s "Weekend Update" desk.

Here are some of the other FYC highlights we spotted:

Lights, camera, action!

Yes, actors can actually act! Noah Wyle traded in his...

When Steve Carell, Jim Carrey, and James Gandolfini signed on to a big-budget comedy, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, about dueling magicians in Las Vegas, it sounded like box office magic. Carell was fresh off The Office, Carrey was returning to the over-the-top physical comedy that made him a star, and Gandolfini, our forever Tony Soprano, was trying something different in one of his final roles. Add Steve Buscemi to the mix, and Warner Bros. must have felt like they had a sure hit.

Instead, the movie became one of 2013’s most spectacular failures. Despite a $30 million budget, it made only $27 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo). Critics dismissed it as predictable, and audiences largely ignored it. What should have been a flashy comedy turned into a box-office bomb that many barely noticed, a kind of Vegas-flavored Zoolander, only without the quotable lines or cult following.

But here we are, nearly a decade later.

“Severance” star Adam Scott could have felt any number of things after seeing the first billboard for the Apple TV+ series that featured his face front-and-center: elation, pride, excitement for this project he’d spent months working on to get out into the world.

Instead, his psyche took him to a bit more of a panicked state: “Oh s–t,” he thought.

Television hadn’t quite seen something like “Severance” before, and it hasn’t quite seen something like it since. A slow-boiling dystopian sci-fi drama set in the confines of a bright, sterile office? Innies? Outies? Patricia Arquette gone grey?

Scott, who also serves as executive producer on the series and is Emmy-nominated for the second time this year for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, relished the opportunity to be in what Stiller called a creative “bubble” while creating Season 1. But he soon enough realized that there...

Ben Stiller and Tramell Tillman surprised a sold-out crowd at Cinespia’s outdoor screening of Zoolander on Saturday, leading the USC marching band onto the Hollywood Forever Cemetery stage before the film began. The cameo nodded to the Season 2 finale of their Apple TV+ drama Severance, which features Tillman’s character orchestrating a surreal, celebratory band sequence inside Lumon Industries. After Stiller’s introduction, the band shifted into a rendition of “Relax,” a musical wink to Zoolander’s soundtrack.

The stunt extended a thread that has followed the series on the publicity trail. Earlier this year, Tillman described initial hesitation about tackling the marching-band choreography on the show until Stiller convinced him the scale would make it distinct from the first season’s “Music Dance Experience.” He later embraced the bit at an industry event by leading the USC band in person, a precursor to Saturday’s appearance.

The timing...

Ben Stiller, Tramell Tillman and co. brought choreography and merriment with a surprise appearance at Cinespia’s screening of Zoolander last night.

The Severance director/EP took to the stage at the outdoor screening series to introduce the showing of the 2001 comedy satire film at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, before being upstaged by the USC Marching Band led by star Tillman.

“Thank you all for coming,” Stiller began in his signature Zoolander accent, per video captured at the event.

Continuing, he deliberately mispronounced the name of the event: “I’d like to thank all of the people at Cinesipia for having the courage to have the first-ever nine-year anniversary screening of Zoolander 2! What? Zoolander 1? Ok, cool. Well, I hope you really enjoy it and don’t get freaked out by all those creepy, gross dead people under there.”

Tillman led the famed university ensemble along with the USC Song Girls, donning a sparkling red jacket and the staff his character Mr. Milchick utilized in a much-memed critical dance scene in the Severance Season 2 finale.

“Thanks for coming. That’s cool, you got the USC Marching Band with you? Really cool,” Stiller said to audience cheers. “That’s great, but this is kind of more like a Zoolander thing than a Severance thing. Maybe you guys could play more of a Zoolander-y type of song?”

The team then launched into a jaunty rendition of “Relax” by Powerman 5000, a track featured in the movie. Afterward, Tillman and Stiller were seen embracing as the lights went down and the screening began.

In a recent interview with Deadline, Cinespia creative director Navid Sinaki spoke to the cultural and communal relevance of the series among Angelenos: “Even to me, having worked there for 10 years, it’s strange when I tell people that the cemetery is my happy place,” he said. “But truly, there’s a bit of, not just escapism, because that belittles how beautiful the experience is, but it is a transformative experience being there, watching a film, partying with people beforehand, just because there’s a palpable warmth and the energy is electric.”

This summer, Cinespia has screened such films as Showgirls, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Casablanca, Top Gun, La La Land, It, Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion and The Addams Family, and throughout the years has featured guest appearances from the cast and creatives behind the projects shown. The organization also recently announced its lineup for Halloween.

Tramell Tillman is Really really good looking. #severance https://t.co/0D7nI56lnp

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Ben Stiller was on hand to greet a sold-out crowd attending a “Zoolander” screening at Hollywood Cemetery Saturday night — and he was joined by “Severance” star Tramell Tillman, who showed up with the University of Southern California’s marching band in tow.

Tillman and the band recreated the actor’s now-iconic “Severance” season two finale dance before shifting to a rendition of “Relax” in honor of Stiller’s 2001 film. The performance deftly stitched together two of Stiller’s most beloved offerings to date.

“Severance” has been a runaway hit for Stiller and Apple TV+ and is the most-nominated Emmy series this year with 27 nods (including Outstanding Drama; Lead Actor for Adam Scott; Lead Actress for Britt Lower; Directing for Ben Stiller and Jessica Lee Gagné; and Writing for Dan Erickson).

Tillman stars as Mr. Milchick, the show’s chief antagonist.

“The Music Dance Experience [in Season 1] was so iconic, and I loved how people embraced that moment,...

Ben Stiller and Tramell Tillman made surprise appearances at Cinespia’s screening of “Zoolander” on Aug. 16 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Before the outdoor showing of the 2001 comedy classic, Stiller— who co-wrote, directed, and stars in the film—came out on stage to introduce the movie. Shortly thereafter, the USC marching band, led by Tillman, paraded out in a homage to the two stars’ latest project: “Severance.”

At 8:30, after guests had arrived at the cemetery to opening performances from DJ Daisy O’Dell and emcee Love Bailey, Cinespia Founder John Wyatt took the stage to welcome the crowd. Before the feature presentation, though, he surprised the audience by bringing out Stiller.

Stiller came out in character, thanking the audience and Cinespia as Derek Zoolander. “Thank you all for coming,” he said in the character’s signature stilted voice, “I’d like to thank the people at Cinespia for having the courage to have,...

It’s that time again! Cinespia — the Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video-sponsored Los Angeles staple that showcases film favorites under the stars — has released their spooky October schedule, which includes a roster of classics that are sure to send shivers down patrons’ spines. Appropriately, Cinespia will be held, as always, at Hollywood Forever Cemetery — the starriest place in the city, where everyone from Judy Garland to David Lynch was laid to rest.

Halloween month kicks off, literally, on October 4 with a 50th anniversary screening of the midnight movie favorite “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” — though you only have to wait until sundown to enjoy this screening. In addition to the cult hit, fans can dress up in their “Time Warp” best and snap a pic at the themed photo booth, partake of the food and libations, and enjoy the DJ’s spins on the dance floor — just like every weekend at the cemetery!

The Hulu comedy “Mid-Century Modern” star Nathan Lee Graham has landed the lead role in Margin Films’ upcoming supernatural thriller “Destiny Jackson.”

Graham is set to portray Isaac Washington, a detective character who joins forces with a couple whose 11-year-old child experiences terrifying dreams, convinced he’s the reincarnated victim of a murderer.

The project stems from the creative partnership of Dennis Escobedo and Quentin Lee, who share writing and producing duties, with Lee also taking on directing responsibilities. The pair’s previous joint effort was the independently produced “Last Summer of Nathan Lee,” currently streaming on various platforms.

“I have always wanted to play a detective with their many layers of emotions. Just think of Sam Spade, Sherlock Holmes, Jessica Fletcher, Columbo, and Shaft. Not to mention my love for all things Agatha Christie. Can you sense my excitement?” Graham said.

Lee added: “Dennis and I are thrilled to...

Imagine that you're back in high school. A terrifying thought for some, but maybe you found joy because you were involved in the theater department and participated in the fall drama or the spring musical. And when you were a graduating senior, then you almost definitely took a keepsake from that final production to commemorate the fond memories from your time in the program.

Now, imagine that those theater kids grew up to be professional actors. Since old habits die hard, some of them are still out here taking mementos from their productions left and right. Even some of the biggest names in the industry today have managed to snag iconic props or pieces of a beloved set piece after they've wrapped production.

We haven't set out to snitch on anyone, but many performers have outed themselves for taking stuff from a set. So to indulge in a bit of...

After waiting patiently for almost three decades, Adam Sandler is teeing up once again as beloved character Happy Gilmore in the long-awaited comedy sequel, Happy Gilmore 2. The follow-up, which finds Happy returning to the golf course once again after all these years, has now landed on Netflix, with the oft-angry golfer coming out swinging with audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

The sequel is now available to stream on Netflix, with some audiences eager to catch up with Happy after all this time. And, in a surprise to cinematic cynics, Happy Gilmore 2 may well have been worth the wait. The sequel now stands at a solid 72% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes’ Popcornmeter meaning, while it doesn’t quite live up to the first movie’s 85%, it’s far from the comedic disaster that many expected.

Awarding Happy Gilmore 2 a perfect rating of five stars, one user writes, “Happy Gilmore 2...

Skyler Gisondo is set to join the cast of Meet the Parents 4.The Superman actor is in talks for a role in the new movie in the comedy franchise alongside original stars Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner as well as new addition Ariana Grande.Plot details on the flick - which is slated for release in November 2026 - are being kept under wraps but insiders say that Skyler, 29, is likely to play one of Stiller and Polo's sons in the film, which is being directed by John Hamburg.The original Meet the Parents film was a big hit when it was released in 2000 and was subsequently followed by sequels Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers in 2004 and 2010 respectively.De Niro will produce the new picture with Jane Rosenthal for their Tribeca Productions banner with Stiller doing likewise through Red Hour Films alongside John Lesher.

Huluusers who are looking for a laugh need look no further than the hit 2000s comedy that is currently rising up the streaming charts. Hulu's original comedies have offered some hilarious entries into the genre, such as Palm Springs and Fire Island. However, their acquired library of movies features some of the funniest movies of all time.

The 2000s are regarded as a particularly great time for comedies. It was filled with laugh-out-loud classics like Anchorman and Superbad, two movies that were recently surprising inclusions among the best movies of the 21st century. It was also an era of great comedic actors, and two of the funniest stars of the time teamed up in a hysterical movie.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Is One Of Hulu's Most-Watched Movies Vince Vaughn And Ben Stiller Star In The Sports Comedy

More than a decade after its release, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story...

The release of the long-awaited sequel to the Adam Sandler comedy classic Happy Gilmore is now imminent, with the follow-up coming as part of Sandler’s mega eight-movie deal with Netflix. Now that Happy is returning to tee up, fans cannot help but wonder what other Sandler classics could get a sequel thanks to the streamer. Well, the beloved comedian has now responded with excitement to a certain suggestion...

Speaking to Variety at the premiere of Happy Gilmore 2, which is due to land on Netflix later this week on July 25, Sandler was asked whether he would be interested in bringing back Billy Madison for another adventure. By far one of his most beloved comedies, the first Billy Madison was released back in 1995 and follows Sandler as the titular 27-year-old slacker who, to inherit his father’s fortune, must go back to school and complete grades one to twelve all on his own.

According to Liam Neeson (and the past several years of film releases), comedy at the cinema is dying. Back in my day, you couldn’t last the school day without hearing people talk about films like Tommy Boy, Airheads, Wayne’s World, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Coneheads, The Big Lebowski, Napoleon Dynamite, and more. Those days are steadily going the way of the dodo. However, in a new PSA, Liam Neeson says you can help save the genre by showing your support for The Naked Gun, coming to theaters on August 1, 2025.

Here’s the official synopsis for The Naked Gun:

“Only one man has the particular set of skills… to lead Police Squad and save the world! Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) follows in his father’s footsteps in The Naked Gun, directed by Akiva Schaffer and from producer Seth MacFarlane. Joining the cast are Pamela Anderson,...

Although there were plenty of '90s sitcoms set in the workplace, "NewsRadio" stands out as one of the best and most underrated of these. It revolved around the team at a second-rate Am radio station in New York City, with an anything-goes approach that saw the show embrace everything from broad physical comedy and rapid-fire quipping to satire and more outlandish surrealism. "NewsRadio" ran for five seasons, airing on NBC from 1995 to 1999 and surviving even the tragic death of one of its main cast members.

Unlike many other workplace sitcoms, there's remarkably little turnover from an ensemble perspective -- "NewsRadio" had a small group of actors that made up its news station, and the majority of them stuck with the show for its entire runtime. That speaks to both the quality of "NewsRadio" and what a positive working experience it fostered. Although it isn't the most widely known television show from the '90s,...

The Los Angeles staple Cinespia — the Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video-sponsored event that transforms the iconic Hollywood Forever Cemetery into the city’s hottest movie theater each summer weekend — has announced their next slate of classics, bringing the series all the way to the end of the season.

“Labor Day weekend is one of our favorite times of year, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with great films and a great crowd,” Cinespia founder John Wyatt said. “There’s something electric about closing out the summer with these timeless films, especially when you’re watching them with thousands of people under an open sky.”

Labor Day weekend will offer two decidedly different film favorites for audiences. First up on August 30 is “The Princess Bride,” Rob Reiner’s hilarious fairytale that takes Cary Elwes’ Westley and Robin Wright’s Buttercup on a rollicking adventure that also includes Mandy Patinkin,...

In the run-up to San Diego Comic-Con later this month, Paramount+ is preparing fans to "nerd out" with them through a new social media campaign. Today marked the launch of the new Nerd Out social handle across Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok to connect with fans of Paramount's biggest franchises, from Star Trek to SpongeBob. These new pages were designed to release exclusive content for fans, celebrating what makes the media giant's series so beloved. As part of the announcement, Collider can exclusively share that Nerd Out will also be coming to Sdcc with a new fandom-centric activation that will give attendees a chance to connect directly with these franchises. It'll be located at The Lawn outside the Omni San Diego Hotel, and it won't require a reservation or a badge to get in.

Paramount has always had a strong presence at Sdcc thanks to its recent Lodge activations and franchise-specific attractions.

Owen Wilson’s Most Viral Line Made Him A Fortune ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Owen Wilson has done a lot in Hollywood. He has starred in box office hits, voiced beloved animated characters, and brought a distinct laid-back charm to every role. But the thing that may outlive it all is just one word.

That soft-spoken, breathy “wow” has become a pop culture event. It has memes, compilation videos and according to a deep dive from 2019, it also has a price tag.

Turns out, Owen’s casual expression of surprise has earned him an estimated $135K. The math goes like this. Across 47 movies at the time, Wilson had said “wow” exactly 102 times. Add up his total career earnings around $217 million and break it down per word, and each wow comes out to about $1,324 (The Things).

Trending Bring Her Back Ott Release Update: Where To Watch In The US & Is It Streaming In India?...

Sensitivity Warning: This article explores the evolving conversations around representation in Hollywood, including historically harmful practices of casting today. Its purpose is to reflect on where we’ve been- and where we’re going. The Question The most recent use of blackface in an American film I can think of is in ‘Tropic Thunder,’ where it’s deployed in a genius twist of satire: a white, Australian method actor (played by Robert Downey Jr.) undergoes a pigment-altering surgery to play an African-American man. To this day, the comedy catches major flack- arguably more flack than the character receives within the world of the movie- essentially being derided for what some argue is the fundamental reprehensibility of blackface, even when used as a device to mock the offensive practice itself. Alternatively, blackface has been employed metatextually, for the sake of misunderstanding- a fundamental comedic device that dates back to the Greeks.

This July, Netflix wants to help you beat the heat by giving you plenty of reasons to stay in the air conditioning while crying tears of laughter! Get ready for the streaming network’s Summer of Comedy movie collection, an event honoring actors and comedians who made their mark on entertainment over the past 50 years!

Per Netflix’s press release:

The Netflix collection features a lineup of fan-favorite movies, many of which feature SNL alumni, including Tina Fey (Baby Mama), Adam Sandler (Happy Gilmore), Will Ferrell (Old School), John Belushi (National Lampoon’s Animal House), Eddie Murphy (The Nutty Professor), Ben Stiller (Zoolander), Amy Poehler (Blades of Glory), Mike Myers (Wayne’s World), Kenan Thompson (Good Burger), Dan Aykroyd (Coneheads), Kristen Wiig (MacGruber), Chris Farley (Tommy Boy), Molly Shannon (Superstar), Dan Aykroyd (The Blues Brothers), and many more.

In addition to a collection in your Netflix Queue, the Paris Theater in New...

Only one month remains until Adam Sandler takes to the green once more for Happy Gilmore 2, but before that, Netflix plans to take a tour through the history of other films from Saturday Night Livealumni. The long-running sketch comedy series has produced no shortage of stars who have gone on to lead memorable movies, from Mike Myers and Dana Carvey's Wayne's World to Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi's The Blues Brothers, and beyond. Now, Collider can exclusively share that the streaming service is bringing a sizable selection of features from SNL favorites to its catalog on July 1. Additionally, for fans in New York, a selection of movies will make their way back to the big screen through Netflix's Paris Theater in New York City starting on July 11 and running through August 13.

Unsurprisingly, one of the films that will be featured in the Netflix collection, both on streaming and at the Paris Theater,...

Cinespia, presented by Amazon MGM Studios and Prime, has unveiled in August lineup for its annual summer screening series at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. In a year that has seen consistently sold-out showings of movies like “Clueless,” “Blue Velvet,” and “Showgirls,” among other classics, the Los Angeles cinematic touchstone will bring more all-time and cult favorites ranging from the ’60s to ’00s.

The fun starts with “Point Break” — which recently received a new 4K restoration last year — on August 2, the 1991 adrenaline rush stars Keanu Reeves as an FBI agent undercover and Patrick Swayze as a zen outlaw. Then, on August 9, enjoy a “Full Moon Slumber Party” at L.A.’s starriest cemetery with a double feature of two creepy flicks, starting with 1987’s “The Lost Boys” and concluding with “An American Werewolf in London,” the terrifying 1981 chiller.

On August 16, give Cinespia your best Blue Steel and join Ben Stiller on the runway in 2001’s “Zoolander.

“Stick” star Owen Wilson had his focus (and tear ducts) tested by the Wings of Death in his “Hot Ones” interview on Thursday.

Wilson was teary-eyed and grappling with the immediate effects of the show’s most infamous hot sauce, Da Bomb Beyond Insanity, when he was asked by “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans to guess movies from his filmography based on their taglines. Beforehand, he was warned that his “Wedding Crashers” co-star, Vince Vaughn, managed to guess seven of his eight movies correctly when he faced the same challenge.

Things got off to a rocky start for Wilson, though, who failed right off the bat to guess “Hall Pass” and “The Royal Tenenbaums” from their taglines. “It’s pretty hot. I’m having a hard time focusing my brain,” Wilson admitted. “Vince did seven out of eight, but have you ever had someone get zero? Maybe I go a different way.

Alexander Skarsgard is reflecting on his challenging years in Hollywood earlier in his career.

During a recent appearance on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Dinner’s on Me podcast, the actor recalled “crying in the shower” after bad auditions, prior to his 2008 breakout year with his roles in Generation Kill and True Blood.

“I found those experiences — they were horrible — when you go in for something that you know you’re not right for, and you’re not connecting with a character at all, but you’re at a place where you feel like you can’t say no to the audition,” Skarsgard said of his struggles with the audition process, even after he starred in 2001’s Zoolander.

“I was always on the cusp of being fired by my agents,” the Pillion actor added. “If I say no to this [audition], they’re probably gonna drop me, so I gotta go in,...

Ben Stiller’s early career was made on laugh-out-loud roles in movies like Zoolander and Tropic Thunder, which are now cult-classics. However, beneath the goofy exterior, there’s a more contemplative artist, one who ultimately emerged through Apple TV+’s Severance.

Stiller is an executive producer and part-director of the cerebral and dystopian workplace drama. But fans who have been paying close attention to his journey might have already seen the glimpses of his evolution decades ago. But if you’re unaware, then allow us to introduce you to a misunderstood movie that walked, so Severance could run.

How The Secret Life of Walter Mitty paved the path for Severance Adam Scott in a still from Severance | Credits: Apple TV+

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was Ben Stiller’s directorial swing at something deeper. We can see that in the grand timeline of the actor/filmmaker’s career, this...

Mark Duplass says he has come up with a “dream moment” for this year’s Emmy Awards — and it sounds more like a nightmare. The idea is that both he and his brother Jay are nominated in the category of outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or TV movie — Mark for “Good American Family,” Jay for “Dying for Sex.”

“We’re at the awards ceremony, sitting next to each other, and we’re both nervous as hell,” Mark says. “And they say, ‘The winner is….mppphhh Duplass!’ I just hear ‘Duplass’ and I run up there and have a full-on ‘Zoolander’ moment where I thank Jay profusely for taking the back seat to me on this one and don’t realize that it was him that won the award. That would be my dream.”

It’s a scene straight out of a Duplass brothers movie, one that makes Mark laugh and Jay cringe.

Created by Rod Serling in 1959, the anthology series The Twilight Zone has one of the most popular names in entertainment history, and different producers have cashed in on that title many times over the years. The original five season run of the show has been followed by a three-season revival in the ’80s, a one season revival in the early 2000s, a two-season revival (headed up by Jordan Peele) in 2019 to 2020, a feature film (produced by Steven Spielberg) that was released in 1983, and a ’90s TV movie called Twilight Zone: Rod Serling’s Lost Classics. Of course, there have also been books, comic books, and video games. For more than ten years, Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way has been trying to develop a new Twilight Zone feature film for Warner Bros., as The Twilight Zone is said to be DiCaprio’s favorite TV show… but it has been a bumpy ride,...

Owen Wilson has a long filmography, but his more recognizable roles are typically found in comedies or Wes Anderson collaborations, including The Royal Tenenbaums. Throughout his career, Wilson has appeared in commercially successful franchises, notably Night at the Museum and Cars, where he portrayed Jedediah and Lightning McQueen, respectively. However, some of his most beloved performances to date come from Zoolander and Wedding Crashers, as well as the Shanghai movies, where he starred opposite Jackie Chan.

Despite his comedic talent, Wilson has tackled other genres, starring in Armageddon and Behind Enemy Lines, among more projects. In 1999, he appeared as Luke Sanderson in The Haunting, an adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s acclaimed novelThe Haunting of Hill House, and murderer Van Siegert in The Minus Man, but neither movie was a critical hit. While the same rang true for Anaconda, another horror film, premiering earlier in Wilson’s career, it would go...

After all these years, it’s time to return to your own happy place, as Adam Sandler walks onto the green again as one of his most beloved characters in the Netflix sequel, Happy Gilmore 2. After almost 30 years, Happy is back and once again donning his Boston Bruins hockey jersey to launch balls into the air using his unique swing, with Netflix Tudum offering us a new look at the long-awaited follow-up.

Netflix officially ordered a sequel to the beloved sports comedy last year, with Sandler returning as the titular character and penning the script alongside the original movie’s writer, Tim Herlihy. For the sequel, Sandler will reunite with Murder Mystery director Kyle Newacheck, with the filmmaker behind the likes of What We Do in the Shadows, Workaholics, Community, and Parks and Recreation taking over the helm from Happy Gilmore director Dennis Dugan.

The sequel will bring a...

Throughout his decades-long Hollywood career, Ben Stiller has acted in several hit movies, including Meet the Parents, and Zoolander. He made his feature film directorial debut with 1994's Reality Bitesand recently stepped back into the role for the hit Apple TV+ series Severance.

Stiller directed 11 episodes of the sci-fi thriller, which led fans to wonder whether he would appear on the show at some point. Although he voiced an animatronic Kier Eagan in Severance Season 1, Episode 8, titled "What's for Dinner,"the actor told Variety that he has no interest in a larger role, though he did consider playing "a doctor of sorts" at some point.

"We talked about it," Stiller explained. "There was a storyline that we were thinking about, but it just didn't feel right. It's great that I’m not in it. I'm very happy to not have my face on the billboard." Writing is currently underway for...

Ben Stiller has revealed that he was initially going to play a character in Severance season 1, but it never came to be. As an actor, Stiller developed a reputation for slapstick comedy through movies like There's Something About Mary (1998), Zoolander, and Tropic Thunder (2008). With Severance, however, he took a back seat, serving as director and executive producer for both massively popular seasons. This off-screen role has served Stiller well, but ahead of Severance season 3, he has now revealed that he very nearly played an actual character in season 1.

In an interview with Variety, Stiller and Severance star Adam Scott discussed the series' success and how it might have turned out differently had some alternate creative decisions been made during the early stages of development. They ultimately revealed that Stiller was initially meant to play a doctor character in Severance season 1, but the idea was scrapped. Stiller and Scott provided no...

On June 5, the IndieWire Honors Spring 2025 ceremony will celebrate the creators and stars responsible for some of the most impressive and engaging work of this TV season. Curated and selected by IndieWire’s editorial team, IndieWire Honors is a celebration of the creators, artisans, and performers behind television well worth toasting. We’re showcasing their work with new interviews leading up to the Los Angeles event.

Eight years ago — still two years before Apple TV+ launched, and five years ahead of the “Severance” premiere — Ben Stiller was “desperately seeking a cinematographer.” He was in pre-production on the Showtime (remember Showtime?) limited series “Escape at Dannemora,” a prison break thriller that would mark Stiller’s first serialized directorial effort, and he couldn’t find a director of photography fit for the long shoot ahead.

At the same time, Jessica Lee Gagné was moving to France. “I was actually intentionally not moving to the U.

Ben Stiller is calling out Pat McAfee for comments about his presence at the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

Stiller, a well known New York Knicks fan, was courtside at Tuesday’s Eastern Conference finals matchup between the Knicks and the Indiana Pacers. He was in attendance in Indianapolis, along with fellow New York natives Timothée Chalamet and Spike Lee. McAfee, a Pacers fan, was also there; during the start of the game, he grabbed the mic to throw some shade at the A-listers.

“Indianapolis, Indiana, we got some bigwigs from the big city in the building,” McAfee said. “Spike Lee is here. Ben Stiller is here. Timothée Chalamet is here. Let’s send these sons of bitches back to New York with their ears bleeding!”

Each name was met with resounding boos from the crowd as McAfee announced them. The game ended in a Pacers’ win, with a score of 130-121.

On Tuesday,...

Ben Stiller didn’t think Pat McAfee’s comments about him at the Knicks game were all that funny.

The actor-producer-director, who’s also a diehard Knicks fan, was sitting courtside at the fourth game of the Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday, alongside Timothée Chalamet and Spike Lee. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, The Pat McAfee Show host took the microphone to deliver a message to fellow Pacer fans, calling out some of the “bigwigs from the big city” visiting the Indianapolis, Indiana, arena.

“Spike Lee is here. Ben Stiller is here. Timothée Chalamet is here,” McAfee told the crowd, as they booed after each name, before he screamed: “Let’s send these sons of bitches back to New York with their ears ringing.”

After the game, which saw the Pacers beat the Knicks 130-121, Stiller took to X (formerly Twitter) to reply to some videos of McAfee’s speech.