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Being a fan of Seth Rogen’s The Studio is completely natural since the show is quite hilarious. If you loved The Studio, there is a movie with a similar concept, also starring Seth Rogen. However, it’s going to leave Netflix in 28 days (according to What’s On Netflix).

That’s more than enough time to watch Rogen’s The Interview, a 2014 movie with a similar concept that made The Studio so popular. However, it was because the movie was so ahead of its time that The Interview remained a hidden gem.

For those of you who haven’t yet seen the movie, it was a bit controversial in terms of its storyline.

Appearing on The Town podcast, actor-producer Seth Rogen joked that sometimes, studios need to be saved from their own bad ideas. As an example, he cited Apple’s suggestion for a planned cameo in his satirical series, The Studio, to be performed by Apple CEO Tim Cook. But Rogen and his co-creators, including longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg, were certain that the cameo would be funnier if it were performed by Netflix’s co-ceo Ted Sarandos. They were apparently quite right; The Studio has emerged as one of the most acclaimed series of the year, and is being floated as one of the favorites at the upcoming Emmys. But one real-life...

“My career is not one steeped with awards attention,” notes Seth Rogen, chuckling in his inimitable way, on the latest episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast. “I’ve accepted that, and that’s become fine with me. So it is nice and sort of novel that, after working for this long, something new and exciting can happen.”

The Canadian actor, writer, producer and director is referring to the TV Academy’s tremendous embrace of the The Studio, the Apple TV+ comedy series about a present-day Hollywood studio chief that he co-created, co-wrote, co-directed and stars in. Last month, the show received 23 Emmy nominations — breaking Ted Lasso’s record for most noms for a rookie comedy and tying the second season of The Bear’s record for most noms for any season of a comedy — including acting, writing, producing and directing noms for Rogen himself. He emphasizes, “We’re very thrilled about it.

Denzel Washington played the role of Lieutenant Parker Barnes in the 1995 sci-fi action movie Virtuosity, a critical and commercial disaster, the Oscar-winner admitted to doing only for a paycheck. In a conversation with The Interview, Washington stated:

Especially Virtuosity, that was… I had some bills to pay.

The actor jokingly added that he only signed on for the cyberpunk-inspired movie, co-starring Russell Crowe, because he had to pay tuition fees for his children’s education. As a result, Washington made it clear that he only joined the Brett Leonard-directed movie for a payday.

Denzel Washington Wanted Russell Crowe’s Role in Virtuosity

Along with Washington, the movie features Russell Crowe as Sid 6.7, a regenerating android made from the personalities of several serial killers. Virtuosity marked one of Crowe’s earliest Hollywood roles, before his Oscar-winning success with Gladiator.

Denzel Washington in Virtuosity (Credit: Paramount Pictures).

During an interview with Movie Jawn,...

Nearly 30 years after the original “Happy Gilmore,” its sequel hit Netflix this weekend, and among the many cameos in it, one is hitting fans directly in the heart: Cameron Boyce.

Boyce played Sandler’s son in the “Grown Ups” films, and sadly, the actor died in 2019 at the age of 20. In 2020, Sandler included an homage to Boyce at the end of his film “Hubie Halloween,” and in “Happy Gilmore 2,” he made sure his onscreen son was included once again.

Early in the film, Happy heads to a local golf course to start shaking off the rust and practice for an upcoming tournament. As he approaches the stand to check in, the employees can be seen watching an episode of “Jessie,” the Disney Channel series where Boyce rose to fame. It’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, but the credits of “Happy Gilmore 2” confirm the footage from Disney.

Eagle-eyed fans...

Marshall Bruce Mathers III, better known as Eminem, is the best-selling rapper in recording music history. In a career spanning nearly 30 years and counting, Eminem has been one of the most dominant forces in hip-hop and has also pursued some acting roles here and there. Most notably, he appeared as up-and-coming Detroit rapper Jimmy Smith Jr., Aka B-Rabbit, in Curtis Hanson's "8 Mile." The film was semi-autobiographical, based on Eminem's real-life experiences, and won him an Academy Award alongside co-songwriters Jeff Bass and Luis Resto. Although the film follows some derivative cinematic tropes, it is fondly remembered by Eminem fans as one of the highlights of his career, boasting success at the box office and on the Billboard charts.

Not every prominent musician can headline a film to box office success, as proven by The Weeknd's recent box office bomb, "Hurry Up Tomorrow." But to Eminem's credit, he...

Imagine, if you will, a world where Seth Rogen — an actor and writer known for everything from "Freaks & Geeks" to "Superbad" and "Knocked Up" — appeared in "Gigli," the 2003 movie that may or may not have fractured stars Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's relationship for the first time. Apparently, that kind of almost happened, and Rogen claims that his audition is so deeply offensive that if anyone ever found the tape, he'd be ruined forever.

At this point, I'd like to put forth the idea that Rogen has accrued enough cultural goodwill by just being a seemingly good dude — look no further than his continued and passionate support for Alzheimer's research and care provided by the government, as just one example — but he's probably right that this video should never see the light of day. See, the role that Rogen auditioned for is Brian, a mentally challenged young man...

Sandra Oh is walking back on her previous comment about potentially returning in Grey’s Anatomyas Cristina Yang. An original cast member, Sandra Oh left Grey’s Anatomy in season 10 with an exit storyline that truly did justice to the role. It re-emphasized Cristina's unwavering commitment to her career by having her become the director of cardiothoracic surgery at the Klausman Institute for Medical Research in Switzerland.

Speaking to The New York Times during a live recording of an episode of their podcast The Interview (via People), Sandra Oh denied the possibility of a Cristina Yang return to Grey’s Anatomyat this point, effectively walking back on her previous comment and explaining what drove her to repeatedly oppose returning as Cristina on Grey’s Anatomy over the years. Oh also explained what led her to seemingly change her stance on returning to Grey’s Anatomy last March, addressing the thought process behind her surprising comments at the time.

Dr. Cristina Yang is just a phone call or a text message away in the world of Grey’s Anatomy, but fans haven’t seen Sandra Oh’s character come back to Seattle since her 2014 departure. And it sounds like we won’t see her on the ABC medical drama any time soon. Oh expressed an openness to playing Cristina again in an interview published earlier this year. But during a live event for the New York Times podcast The Interview on June 12, the actor seemingly shut that door again after co-host Lulu Garcia-Navarro asked whether she’d return to the role. “What I have noticed — this is 10 years out from leaving the show — is the deep appreciation that I have for the people who appreciate Cristina,” Oh said at the event, per People. “It is that love that has made me go, ‘Oh. The fans really, really, really want it,...

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2025 is quietly shaping up to be the Year of the Skarsgård. Coming off the science fiction blockbuster hit "Dune: Part Two" from last year, patriarch Stellan Skarsgård has once again helped elevate genre content with a stunning dramatic turn in the "Star Wars" prequel series "Andor" on Disney+. Meanwhile, Bill Skarsgård has returned to the world of Stephen King and Pennywise the Clown, reprising the role that made him a household name in the HBO series "It: Welcome to Derry." But perhaps most significant of all is the latest endeavor of Alexander Skarsgård, an arguably underrated member of the acting dynasty currently leading "Murderbot," one of the buzziest shows of Apple TV+ triumphant 2025 run.

It's possible Alexander doesn't get as much attention because his most high-profile swing at a blockbuster turned out to be a major box office bomb. There...

Miley Cyrus is sharing a bit about her experience at the 2025 Met Gala, which took place last month in New York City.

The 32-year-old singer shared that she actually felt like a bit of a misfit while there, and explained why.

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“I was wearing Alaïa, who does not have a table, so I was kind of the misfit, which I’m always okay with. I’m used to that, it was fine, but it’s just an interesting situation because everything that makes you comfortable is taken from you,” Miley said on “The Interview” podcast.

She then suggested, to help with this kind of situation, “I think they should add that you get a plus one for your stylist.”

Did you know that Anna Wintour, who curates the Met Gala’s guest list each year, has banned 2 celebrities from attending the event?...

One of the most popular Apple TV+ shows right now just got done with a season. And it has turned heads worldwide – The Studio is known for showing the chaos that comes with running a film studio, and it’s filled with amazing casts, real directors, and actors who play roles that are in contrast to their characters.

The Studio was directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who are also actors in the show. The Neighbors actor, over the years, has made plenty of movies that have become popular pop culture trademarks. They both have directed plenty of movies, and he recently talked about how he won’t be able to make movies like Pineapple Express and Superbad anymore.

Seth Rogen finds it hard to make movies like Pineapple Express Seth Rogen in the movie Pineapple Express | Credits: Columbia Pictures

Seth Rogen has made some of the most hilarious movies out there.

Seth Rogen is no stranger to comedic roles, but why has the actor chosen to create a show with many of his friends now?

There are certain polarizing figures in Hollywood, and Seth Rogen is one of them. You either think he’s a comedic genius or a total fraud. We have similar polarizing thoughts on his new Apple TV+ show, The Studio.

If you haven’t yet watched, the first thing you’ll think is, “What was the budget for this show?” And it’s not because of CGI or spectacular sets.

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The Studio boasts a cast of some highly familiar and celebrated Hollywood faces. But is that enough for a successful show?

More to the point, is Seth trying to make a successful show, or did he create a job where he gets to hang out with all his famous friends?

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Demi Moore’s journey in Hollywood has always been more than just about stardom, it’s about breaking barriers, challenging norms, and reshaping the cultural narrative. From her career-defining role in The Substance to her record-breaking payday for Striptease, Moore has never been afraid to push boundaries, both on and off-screen. In 1996-97, she did just that when she made history by earning $23.5 million for two movies— Striptease and G.I. Jane.

The huge payday not only made her the highest-paid actress in Hollywood at the time, but it also shifted the conversation around women, power, and money in the film industry. Now, as Moore is recognized on Time’s 100 Most Influential People list, her role in transforming Hollywood’s pay structure for women is more apparent than ever. In tribute to Moore, Ryan Murphy candidly reflected on her extraordinary contribution to women and money in Hollywood.

Ryan Murphy praised Demi...

On Wednesday April 16 2025, ABC broadcasts an episode of the series The Conners!

Danny Boy, the Interview, the New Hire, and the Hanging Chad Season 7 Episode 4 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Conners,” titled “Danny Boy, the Interview, the New Hire, and the Hanging Chad,” promises to bring a mix of humor and heartfelt moments. Set to air on ABC, this episode dives into the lives of the Conner family as they navigate personal challenges and new opportunities.

In this episode, Dan finds himself facing a tough emotional situation. With a deposition about Roseanne’s death approaching, he tries to avoid dealing with his feelings. This struggle highlights Dan’s journey as he balances his responsibilities with the need to confront his grief. The episode may explore how he copes with this vulnerability while trying to keep his family together.

Meanwhile, Becky is gearing up for a job interview. This...

For Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), Dan (John Goodman), Harris (Emma Kenney), Darlene (Sara Gilbert), Becky (Lecy Goranson), and co, Season 7 of The Conners is a bittersweet experience, with the family on one last journey before the curtain is closed seemingly for good. However, despite the emotional undertones of the final outing for the clan, it seems that viewers aren't quite feeling as moved. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes,Season 7 of The Conners has seen the family fall to a poor audience score of 47%.

This total score for a once-beloved show comes under the shadow of the opening three seasons, each with strong scores critically. Season 1's "certified fresh" 93%, Season 2's 86%, and Season 3's perfect 100% all paint a much different picture than the reception later seasons of the show have. Nevertheless, the millions of Conners fans across the world will still find something to enjoy from the clan's last outing, as the...

The Conners fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 7 Episode 4 episode titled Danny Boy, the Interview, the New Hire, and the Hanging Chad!

Find out everything you need to know about the Danny Boy, the Interview, the New Hire, and the Hanging Chad episode of The Conners, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

The Conners Danny Boy, the Interview, the New Hire, and the Hanging Chad Season 7 Episode 4 Preview

The upcoming episode of “The Conners,” titled “Danny Boy, the Interview, the New Hire, and the Hanging Chad,” promises to deliver a mix of heartfelt moments and comedic chaos. Scheduled to air on ABC at 8:00 Pm on April 16, 2025, this episode dives deep into the emotional landscape of the Conner family as they navigate their daily lives while dealing with lingering grief and new challenges.

In this episode,...

The Conners is back with another heartfelt episode, titled “Danny Boy, the Interview, the New Hire, and the Hanging Chad.” This Season 7 Episode 4 promises to delve into the emotional complexities of loss while balancing the everyday struggles of family life. Set to air at 8:00 Pm on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, on ABC, this episode looks to be a mix of poignant moments and comedic relief.

Dan faces a tough challenge as he prepares for an upcoming deposition regarding Roseanne’s death. Rather than confronting his feelings, he tries to sidestep the emotional turmoil, which could lead to some interesting dynamics within the family. The way Dan handles his grief will likely resonate with many, showcasing the ongoing impact of loss and the importance of dealing with emotions, even when it feels easier to avoid them.

Meanwhile, Becky is gearing up for a job interview, adding another layer of tension and excitement.

An entire unfinished cut of A Minecraft Movie has leaked online just as the completed movie opened in theaters. Of course, that didn't stop it from becoming the biggest opening weekend of 2025. A Minecraft Movie took the world by storm as the movie performed well above its initial $60 million projected opening weekend and grossed $157 million in its opening weekend, beating The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the highest-grossing opening weekend for a video game movie. While A Minecraft Movie had a lot to celebrate, it wasn't all good news, as Warner Bros. found themselves scrambling to stop a completed film cut with unfinished visual effects from spreading across the internet.

Variety revealed that a workprint for A Minecraft Movie leaked online right before the film opened worldwide. The cut of the movie contained an unfinished VFX shot that began circulating online just as A Minecraft Movie was starting its theatrical release.

Former network news anchor Megyn Kelly defended her on-stage endorsement of President Donald Trump during his re-election campaign and insisted that she is still a journalist but now exists in a “new world” of podcasting where journalistic ethics don’t apply in an interview in the New York Times on Monday.

Kelly, 54, has been hosting a news, opinion and commentary podcast, The Megyn Kelly Show, since 2020 after a career in law and journalism that led her to massive success as a Fox News anchor with a weeknight news show, The Kelly File. But the former TV news personality’s accusations against former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes and a hard-hitting question for Donald Trump at a 2016 election cycle debate led to her exit from the conservative outlet and to NBC News, where she signed a lucrative contract, but famously lost the gig after multiple on-air snafus.

The popular podcaster candidly...

If you know your way around a Hollywood face sheet, chances are one character in Apple TV+’s “The Studio” might look and sound familiar to you: Catherine O’Hara’s Patty Leigh, where the “Schitt’s Creek” Emmy-winning actress is obviously doing a play on producer Amy Pascal. Especially in terms of Patty’s hairstyle, wanton tresses that feel like an extension of her frittering mind after she’s ousted from the fictional studio Continental Pictures.

Patty is introduced in Episode 1 of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg‘s series entreating new studio chief Matt Remnick (Rogen) to give her a three-year overall exclusive deal — a standard exiting strategy and one where Patty also asks for a “put picture,” or one she can greenlight without the studios’ permission. Given that Pascal is one of the most influential producers in town — and one of its most powerful women — and is also one whom...

The Conners happened out of a second thought when Roseanne makers couldn’t move forward with their planned main series continuation. Roseanne Barr’s racist tweets shut down any plans for the planned eleventh season. However, The Conners did not end up becoming another spin-off of a classic sitcom that fizzled out after a couple of seasons.

John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, and Laurie Metcalf in a still from The Conners | Credits: ABC

The sitcom has reached its seventh and final season, which will consist of six episodes. The series will follow the Conner family and explore their struggles as a working-class family in the fictional Lanford, Illinois. Sitcom veterans, including John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, and Katey Sagal, appear in lead roles in the series.

The Conners Season 7 cast: Who is returning in this final season? John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, and other cast members in a still...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Studio” Season 1, Episode 1.

There’s no limit of impressive cameos in “The Studio,” Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s love-hate letter to Hollywood. But out of all the A-list guest stars, there was one who really stunned Rogen: Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese.

“Scorsese was very impressive and a very funny performer — like legitimately funny — and was really firing on all cylinders,” Rogen told TheWrap.

Scorsese appears in the first episode of “The Studio” as himself. After Matt Remick (Rogen) is thrust into his dream job following the unceremonious ousting of his mentor Patty (Catherine O’Hara), the pressure is on for him to make his first movie a hit. The only problem? That first project has to be a movie adaptation of Kool-Aid, an idea that’s a commercial nightmare to the film-loving Matt. “The Promotion” follows Matt as he desperately tries to...

In 2003, a few years after “Freaks and Geeks” and a few before “Superbad,” Seth Rogen sat in a Hollywood boardroom with his best friend and creative partner, Evan Goldberg. They were barely legal and new to Los Angeles, pitching a teen sex comedy set in ancient Rome called “Gen Ccx.” Rogen doesn’t remember much about the script — it never got made. But something an executive said at the meeting stuck with him for more than two decades.

“I love movies, but now I have this fear that my job is to ruin them,” the unnamed exec told them. Twenty-two years later, that tragicomic koan would become the driving force behind “The Studio,” the scorching showbiz satire that stars Rogen as the newly appointed head of a film studio. Rogen recites that line in the first episode of the Apple TV+ comedy, out March 26.

“It was a very humanizing moment,...

Produced by Galicia’s Kraken Media, Fernando Tato’s “Goodbye, Berta,” a buzzy project heading for this week’s Málaga Festival Fund Co-Production Event (Maff), has added further production partners in Spain’s Tornasol Media, behind Academy Award winner “The Secret in Their Eyes,” and Abano Producións, a producer of “Unicorn Wars.”

Disney will handle the theatrical distribution of “Goodbye, Berta” in Spain.

Kraken Media’s Adrián Castiñeiras and Alba Gallego and director Tato will present the feature at Maff, one of the centrepieces at the Malaga Festival’s Mafiz industry forum.

Written by Ángela Andrada and Tato, the 2025 Maff feature marks an expansion of Tato’s 17-minute short, shot in Galician and Castilian Spanish on location in A Pobra de Caramiñal, a town on the Galician coast and penned and co-starring Andrade.

In the feature, when sister Berta is thrown out of her rehab center, sister Alicia, who has...

Co-writer and star Seth Rogen claims that distributor Sony thought Jonah Hill’s character was “too vile” to interact with a PlayStation console in 2007’s Superbad.

Joint screenwriters Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg put their own teenage experiences in what became their hit 2007 comedy, Superbad – though some of their antics appeared to have been a bit much for distributor, Sony.

While walking the red carpet for his latest comedy, the Apple TV+ series, The Studio, Rogen was asked by Rotten Tomatoes about the funniest note he’d ever received from a company executive. Rogen then revealed that, during the production of Superbad, he was told that Jonah Hill’s character, Seth, was considered so “reprehensible” that he was expressly forbidden from touching a Sony PlayStation.

In a clip uploaded to TikTok (as spotted by Variety), Rogen says: “We were told when we made the movie, Jonah Hill’s character, Seth,...

Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of April titles. The Tubi April 2025 slate features new Tubi Originals, TV series, and numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller and Western titles.

As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, the company engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library of over 250,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of exclusive Originals, and nearly 250 live channels.

You can watch the Tubi April 2025 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.

You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the Tubi site.

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Many of us were first introduced to Seth Rogen close to 25 years ago when he played Ken Miller, one of the “freaks” in Freaks and Geeks, then, as part of Judd Apatow’s usual group of actors and comedians he liked to work with, in comedy hits like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Superbad, and the Rogen-starring Knocked Up. It didn’t take long for him to climb the Hollywood ladder, making his feature directorial debut with This Is the End, alongside co-director Evan Goldberg, almost causing an international incident with their second film, The Interview, becoming a producer on projects as varied as The Disaster Artist, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Boys, and Pam & Tommy (just to name a few), and starred in films by directors like Steven Spielberg, Danny Boyle, Michel Gondry, and Sarah Polley. Over the course of the 21st century, we’ve basically watched Rogen...

Ed O’Neill’s portrayal of Jay Pritchett in Modern Family stands as one of the most beloved and integral parts of the show. As the patriarch of the family, Jay brought a unique blend of humor, complexity, and a little bit of grumpiness. Through his performance over the series, O’Neill developed his character into a genuine figure who improved himself as a father and a husband.

Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett in Modern Family | Credit: ABC

However, having portrayed the character for a few years, O’Neill admitted he didn’t know the most basic details about his character Jay. In an old interview, he surprisingly forgot to answer the strengths and weaknesses of his character in Modern Family. Reflecting on the old video, his response is sure to upset many fans.

Modern Family star Ed O’Neill said he is a “hired gun” Modern Family cast | Credit: ABC...

We’re still waiting to see what Marvel Studios plans to do with their major overhaul and reboot of the “X-Men” franchise (minus a handful of nods and teases), but there is a neat bit of information about one of the Fox-era projects that never saw the light of day, “Gambit.”

Actress Lizzy Caplan (“The Interview”), who was originally cast alongside Channing Tatum (“21 Jump Street”) and Lea Seydoux (“No Time To Die”), has revealed the tone the scrapped superhero heist pic was going for while chatting with Business Insider.

Continue reading ‘Gambit’: Lizzy Caplan Recalls Channing Tatum’s Scrapped ‘X-Men’ Movie Was A “Screwball Romantic Comedy” at The Playlist.

The Interview was one of Seth Rogen and James Franco’s crowning film achievements, which echoed the likes of The Dictator in its presentation and humor. However, truth is stranger than fiction, and if Seth Rogen can take a break from his stints with superheroes like Invincible and The Boys, there is a hot idea waiting for him to pen the sequel of the film.

The Interview || Credit: Sony Pictures

As has been reported by multiple sources, North Korean operatives have managed to siphon away a whopping $1.5 billion in the form of cryptocurrency, making it the biggest hack of its kind in the history of the world. Now, the release of the first The Interview was rife with all sorts of backlashes from North Korea, but this story has all the makings of a great sequel to the 2015 black comedy film.

North Korean hackers attacked Baybit, one of the major...

"Severance" is the kind of show that begs viewers to pick apart every single scene and detail in search of clues. The "mystery box" approach is a tried and true TV formula, if a difficult one to pull off. But when you get the zeitgeist on your side, as "Severance" has, the audience's hunt for answers creates a unique and compelling viewing experience.

Because of that aspect of the show, many fans may have perked their ears up at the beginning of "Severance" season 2, episode 5, "Trojan's Horse." The episode begins with a new, unnamed character pushing a cart down the severed floor's pristine corridors to the Optics and Design department, where he's given what appears to be dental tools of some kind. Satisfied, he wheels the cart away and to the mysterious, ominous elevator that Irving (John Turturro) and his outie keep seeing. All the while, this nameless employee whistles...

James Franco says he was heartbroken when he realized that his friendship with Seth Rogen had fizzled out, but Rogen was too busy not spending time with guys who start acting schools just to sleep with teenagers to pay attention.

Millennial-and-older comedy fans will recall how, back in the late 2000s, Hollywood began a torrid love affair with the stoner comedy bromance between Franco and Rogen, who had both grown up to be bona-fide A-listers in their own rights a decade after co-starring in the cult-beloved comedy-drama series Freaks and Geeks. Between Pineapple Express, The Interview and This Is the End, the duo of Franco and Rogen put their star powers together to create comedy classics aimed directly at the sizable community of guys who look like Rogen.

However, since Rogen and Franco appeared in the Franco-directed and little-viewed dramedy film Zeroville in 2019, there has, apparently, been radio silence between...

For a while there, it seemed like James Franco and Seth Rogen were going to be the standouts of the Judd Apatow School of Comedy. Tokin’ it up as a pair of freaks on Freaks and Geeks, the boys went on to also team on movies like Pineapple Express, This Is the End, The Interview, and more. But when Franco started facing accusations of sexual misconduct in 2018, that was pretty much it for both his career and his friendship with Rogen.

Addressing his rift and split with James Franco — who previously said he left his pal in the dust to defend him and that he has also tried to make amends — Seth Rogen could only say, “Honestly, I absorb so little media that it really wasn’t on my radar.”

One thing Seth Rogen won’t be shying away from is comedy itself. In the same Esquire interview, Rogen was...

Seth Rogen is weighing in on his friendship with James Franco after his former friend revealed their relationship had ended.

In a new interview, Apple TV+’s The Studio star said he doesn’t pay much attention to social media buzz around him.

“Honestly, I absorb so little media that it really wasn’t on my radar,” Rogen told Esquire about Franco’s comments on their friendship.

According to the publication, Rogen was “not surprised to get that question, and he’s clearly not happy about it.” The magazine also noted his response was “all he wants to say about that.”

Rogen and Franco got their start in the business by starring on the NBC series Freaks and Geeks. They would go on to star in films like Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, This Is The End, The Interview, Sausage Party and The Disaster Artist.

However, things took a turn when,...

James Franco and Seth Rogen's bromance was the stuff of modern Hollywood legend — producing comedy hits like Pineapple Express, The Interview, This Is The End, and more — until it wasn't. The duo's friendship spawned a series of hit movies after it was borne out of the cult classic television series Freaks and Geeks (in which they both starred for its gone-too-soon single season), but all the good years weren't enough to keep their friendship alive after a series of allegations regarding Franco's inappropriate sexual relationships with his students came to light.

And now, in a new interview with Esquire to promote Rogen's new AppleTV+ comedy series, The Studio, the multi-hyphenate is sharing his thoughts on the friendship breakup heard 'round the world. And it's not too surprising — at least to this particular writer — that Rogen is staying decidedly mum on the subject.

Seth Rogen Says James Franco's Thoughts...

It’s taken Ben Stiller 35 years to return in a lead role for TV, but the multihyphenate filmmaker is officially back on the small screen.

Stiller, who infamously left “Saturday Night Live” after only a few episodes to create his own 1990 sketch series “The Ben Stiller Show,” is set to lead HBO series “The Band,” which is currently in development at the network, an individual with knowledge told IndieWire. This will be Stiller’s first lead role in a narrative scripted series, though he previously had cameos in “Arrested Development” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Of course, Stiller has more recently been a TV staple behind the scenes: the writer/director/producer is the executive producer and director of “Severance.” He also helmed true crime series “Escape from Dannemora.”

“The Band” is the latest project produced by Stiller’s Red Hour Films. The series is co-created by “Search Party” filmmakers Sarah Violet Bliss...

A certain section of the audience loves to claim that the world is becoming too woke, yet the decline in the number of political satires and the growing toothlessness of this subgenre of comedy say otherwise. Charles Chaplin did The Great Dictator in 1940, literally one year after World War 2 began. Stanley Kubrick made Dr. Strangelove in 1964 to comment on the Cold War, which officially ended in 1991. Sacha Baron Cohen did The Dictator and Borat to berate America for its relentless war on Iraq, and so did Abhishek Sharma with Tere Bin Laden. Then there was Quentin Tarantino, who did Inglourious Basterds, where he imagined Hitler being killed at a movie theater in Paris. Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen did something similar in The Interview, except the subject of the explosive death was Kim Jong Un instead of Hitler. Soon after that, Armando Iannucci released The Death of Stalin, which is pretty self-explanatory,...

It has been only one season and Severance has already received worldwide fame and critical acclaim for being one of the best shows of all time. However, every great story has some behind-the-scenes friction.

A still from Severance Season 2 | Credits: Red Hour Productions

It was alleged that series creator Dan Erickson and executive-producer/writer Mark Friedman had some feuds while working on season one of the show. Notable director-actor Ben Stiller, however, cleared the air.

There is some friction between Mark Friedman and Dan Erickson

There have been multiple reports of jokes of a producer trying to take the series in a different direction than what the creator originally intended. Although it might not be the case in Severance, there was some high-tension friction between Friedman and Erickson.

There was some behind-the-scene friction | Credit: Red Hour Productions

According to the Puck News report, Mark Friedman, who served as an executive...

We can all get sick of our favorite actors, especially when they’re victims of overexposure. Ben Still had been on the scene since the 1980s but really came into his own in the 1990s (shoutouts to The Ben Stiller Show and Heavyweights!). After the success of There’s Something About Mary in 1998, the 2000s didn’t have a single year without multiple Ben Stiller movies. There was Meet the Parents and Zoolander and Duplex and Dodgeball and on and on. And after a while, it just got old for some. Maybe he could dodge a wrench, but Stiller couldn’t dodge the backlash.

Appearing on The New York Times’ The Interview podcast (via IndieWire), Ben Stiller remembered “opening up the L.A. Times and there was this writer who wrote a letter: ‘Dear God, stop putting Ben Stiller in comedies,’ I was just like, I don’t know, I’m here,...

Ben Stiller still struggles to wrap his head around why he was such a beloved comedy movie star in the late 1990s and 2000s.

The actor-producer-director, who reached a new level of success thanks to his comedic roles in There’s Something About Mary, Meet the Parents, Tropic Thunder and Zoolander, among others, recently looked back on that time in his career during a recent conversation on The New York Times‘ podcast The Interview. However, he also recalled not everyone being his biggest fan.

“I remember opening up the L.A. Times, and there was this writer who wrote a letter: ‘Dear God, stop putting Ben Stiller in comedies,'” he recounted. “I was just like, I don’t know, I’m here, I love doing what I do.”

Overall, Stiller is thankful he was able to be a part of that chapter in movie history, adding, “It’s only in retrospect that I can go,...

In the early 2000s, Ben Stiller made a number of movies in which he played an awkward leading man who may or may not have to meet somebody’s parents. But he was just as good, if not better, at playing over-the-top comedic villains, as evidenced by his work as White Goodman in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.

Disney fans quickly noticed that Goodman, the head of Globo Gym, was distinctly similar to another fitness-obsessed antagonist that Stiller once played: Tony Perkis Jr. from the 1995 Judd Apatow-scripted family comedy Heavyweights.

You can tell it was made in 1995, because it’s about a grown man literally torturing children to get them to lose weight.

As we’ve mentioned before, this observation has even inspired some fans to theorize that the two characters are one and the same, which would mean that Dodgeball takes place after Perkis has relocated, changed his...

Ben Stiller is still thinking about an opinion piece from more than 20 years ago.

The “Severance” director said during The New York Times’ “The Interview” podcast that after starring in 1996’s “The Cable Guy,” 1999’s “There’s Something About Mary,” and 2000’s “Meet the Parents,” the Los Angeles Times published a plea to stop casting Stiller in comedies.

“I remember opening up the L.A. Times and there was this writer who wrote a letter: ‘Dear God, stop putting Ben Stiller in comedies,’” Stiller said. “I was just like, I don’t know, I’m here, I love doing what I do. But it’s only in retrospect that I can go, ‘Wow, there was a thing happening that I was fortunate to be a part of.’ But I don’t know what the zeitgeist was.”

He continued, “You can look at 2000s comedies, and they were a specific kind of thing,...

Ben Stiller was the latest guest on The New York Times’ “The Interview” podcast and admitted that he still doesn’t understand why he became such a popular comedy movie star in the late 1990s and 2000s. His self-directed work in 1996’s “The Cable Guy” was followed by the one-two punch of 1999’s “There’s Something About Mary” and 2000’s “Meet the Parents,” both of which grossed more than $330 million at the worldwide box office and turned Stiller into a blockbuster actor.

“I remember opening up the L.A. Times and there was this writer who wrote a letter: ‘Dear God, stop putting Ben Stiller in comedies,'” Stiller said about this period of his career. “I was just like, I don’t know, I’m here, I love doing what I do. But it’s only in retrospect that I can go, ‘Wow, there was a thing happening that I was...

There have been a number of different kinds of movie time machines — from phone booths, to ancient Japanese scepters, to a cocaine trafficker’s wacky sports car. But it wasn’t until 2010 that a character broke the time barrier using a magical jacuzzi.

Hot Tub Time Machine was a goofy, but mostly enjoyable comedy that found John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke traveling back in time to the 1980s. At least it nailed the complex nature of meddling with the timeline in a way that few other time-travel films do.

Because it was a modest success, Hot Tub Time Machine spawned a sequel. And it’s not great. In fact, it’s quite bad. Even John Cusack didn’t want to return for Hot Tub Time Machine 2, and that guy once made a movie in which cell phone signals turn people into telepathic zombies.

But Hot Tub Time Machine 2...

January will bring tons of thrilling content, including the much-awaited return of ‘The Traitors’ for its third season, a deep dive into the making of ‘Saturday Night Live’ with ‘SNL50,’ and the gripping ‘Lockerbie: A Search for Truth,’ starring Colin Firth. Plus, enjoy exciting debuts like ‘Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy,’ ‘Love Island All Stars,’ and more. Don’t miss out on the action this month!

January 2 – ‘Lockerbie: A Search For Truth’

‘Lockerbie: A Search for Truth’ is a series starring Colin Firth as Dr. Jim Swire, a father seeking answers after his daughter is killed in the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland. The series follows his journey to uncover the truth, meeting survivors and confronting the Libyan leader tied to the attack.

January 16 – ‘SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night’

‘SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night’ is a special documentary series on Peacock that celebrates the 50th anniversary of ‘Saturday Night Live...

While American movies have seen decades of success worldwide, there is something about Hollywood that certain countries just don't seem to like. To be more specific, there's something about Hollywood that China doesn't like. The Chinese Communist Party has a frankly embarrassing record when it comes to outlawing perfectly innocuous, and even delightfully charming classics. Just look at the time China banned "Back to the Future" for the wild reason that time travel movies in general "disrespect history." It also took until 2006's "Casino Royale" for James Bond to be unbanned in China, which is pretty crazy considering the character had ascended to legendary pop culture status not long after 1962's "Dr. No" kicked off cinema's most enduring franchise.

Banning art of any kind is pretty dodgy business if you ask me, but China isn't the only offender on that front. If you want to talk about treating the populace...

Peacock has announced the lineup of movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on the streaming service in January. The Peacock January 2025 schedule includes Here Come the Irish, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, The Traitors Season 3, and more.

Kick off the New Year with a look into the past with Lockerbie: A Search for Truth on January 2. Exploring events from the disaster and its aftermath, this new series starring Colin Firth provides an intimate account of a man, a husband, and a father who risks everything in memory of his daughter and the unflinching pursuit of truth and justice.

The Traitors Season 3

Dawn your cloaks for the season three premiere of the Emmy Award-winning Peacock Original The Traitors, hosted by Emmy Award-winner Alan Cumming. Tune in on January 9 at 6 p.m. Pt/9 p.m. Et for the three-episode premiere event of the nail-biting...

The long-running classic sitcom "M*A*S*H" went through quite a few changes throughout its 11 seasons, both in front of the camera and behind it. Even series creator Larry Gelbart left after the fourth season because the show had become all-consuming in his life due to its immense popularity. In fact, there were so many cast change-ups over the years that there is only one episode (albeit a two-parter) that features every single starring cast member. And all in all, only one character, head surgeon Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (Alan Alda), appears in every episode. It makes sense that faces would change in a wartime situation, especially when the real-life Korean War lasted for only three years and "M*A*S*H" went on for eleven. 

Over the years, the show lost not only Gelbart but stars Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, Larry Linville, and Gary Burghoff, who played Hawkeye's best friend "Trapper" John McIntyre,...

Regular collaborators Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have created Apple TV+ comedy series The Studio. Here’s the trailer.

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg burst onto the Hollywood scene in 2007 when they co-wrote smash hit comedy Superbad. It was a big year for Rogen, who also starred opposite Katherine Heigl in Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up. Since then, they have written stoner comedy Pineapple Express and made the leap to big budget superhero films with The Green Hornet. They made their directorial debut in 2013 with This Is The End, following it up with 2014’s The Interview.

The pair have now created ten part Apple TV+ comedy The Studio.

The cast also includes Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, Bryan Cranston, Keyla Monterroso Mejia and Dewayne Perkins.

Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, who previously wrote for Armando Iannucci’s Veep and created White House Plumbers, are showrunners and writers,...