Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission.Naomi Scott has been selected as the Smile monster’s latest victim/protagonist. According to Deadline, Parker Finn will be returning to write and direct the Smile sequel (potential titles: Still Smiling After All these Years, Smiles, or Smile 2: Frown). Smile was a surprise hit, grossing $217 million worldwide last year. The first film starred Sosie Bacon as a woman haunted by a trauma monster that has the ability to warp one’s perception of reality. And also makes people smile à la those weird little guys in the...…Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission.Naomi Scott has been selected as the Smile monster’s latest victim/protagonist. According to Deadline, Parker Finn will be returning to write and direct the Smile sequel (potential titles: Still Smiling After All these Years, Smiles, or Smile 2: Frown). Smile was a surprise hit, grossing $217 million worldwide last year. The first film starred Sosie Bacon as a woman haunted by a trauma monster that has the ability to warp one’s perception of reality. And also makes people smile à la those weird little guys in the...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission.Any given celeb’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony is kind of like a This Is Your Life episode. Yeah, the whole thing is usually timed to coincide with a movie you’re currently promoting, and those co-stars will make an appearance. But co-stars from long ago also come out to show support — like Catherine O’Hara did for Macaulay Culkin, or when the Charlie’s Angels gals showed up for Lucy Liu. At Zac Efron’s star dedication, Miles Teller came through. The two had worked on 2014’s That Awkward Moment. But Efron also...…Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission.Any given celeb’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony is kind of like a This Is Your Life episode. Yeah, the whole thing is usually timed to coincide with a movie you’re currently promoting, and those co-stars will make an appearance. But co-stars from long ago also come out to show support — like Catherine O’Hara did for Macaulay Culkin, or when the Charlie’s Angels gals showed up for Lucy Liu. At Zac Efron’s star dedication, Miles Teller came through. The two had worked on 2014’s That Awkward Moment. But Efron also...WW…

Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson is starring in a film written and directed by Benny “the one in Oppenheimer” Safdie. The Smashing Machine will star Johnson as UFC fighter Mark Kerr, the subject of a documentary by the same name in 2002. Johnson’s Seven Bucks shingle acquired the rights in 2019, and now A24 has signed on to finance and produce. “Dwayne and Benny are singular talents, and their shared vision for Mark’s inspiring story is electrifying,” A24’s Noah Sacco said in a statement obtained by IndieWire. “We are deeply honored to have their trust as collaborators in bringing this incredibly...…Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson is starring in a film written and directed by Benny “the one in Oppenheimer” Safdie. The Smashing Machine will star Johnson as UFC fighter Mark Kerr, the subject of a documentary by the same name in 2002. Johnson’s Seven Bucks shingle acquired the rights in 2019, and now A24 has signed on to finance and produce. “Dwayne and Benny are singular talents, and their shared vision for Mark’s inspiring story is electrifying,” A24’s Noah Sacco said in a statement obtained by IndieWire. “We are deeply honored to have their trust as collaborators in bringing this incredibly...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.We rarely know when we’re in the middle of a life-changing moment. Despite what movies tell us, very few people meet their future wife and immediately think, Oh dang, that’s who I am destined to wed. Likewise, artists don’t know what work will connect with a larger audience and become what they’re known for. Writer, comedian, filmmaker, and put an almost negative amount of thought into his first “September 21st” video. After his roommate, Ben Cahn, told him that it was the date from the Earth, Wind & Fire song,...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.We rarely know when we’re in the middle of a life-changing moment. Despite what movies tell us, very few people meet their future wife and immediately think, Oh dang, that’s who I am destined to wed. Likewise, artists don’t know what work will connect with a larger audience and become what they’re known for. Writer, comedian, filmmaker, and put an almost negative amount of thought into his first “September 21st” video. After his roommate, Ben Cahn, told him that it was the date from the Earth, Wind & Fire song,...WW…