Category: 5. Entertainment

Lionsgate and WILLA have partnered to co-release the Sofia Coppola-produced film “Fairyland,” which will debut in theaters on Oct. 10. The film is written, produced and directed by Andrew Durham.

Based on the acclaimed memoir of the same name by Alysia Abbott, “Fairyland” is a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s vibrant cultural scene in the 1970s and ’80s. The film chronicles a father and daughter relationship as it evolves through an era of bohemian decadence to the sober and heartbreaking era of the AIDS crisis.

“Fairyland” stars Emilia Jones (“CODA”), Scoot McNairy (“A Complete Unknown”), Cody Fern (“American Horror Story”), Maria Bakalova (“The Apprentice”) and Bella Murphy (“Coming 2 America”), with Adam Lambert (“Glee”) and Geena Davis (“Thelma & Louise”), and introducing Nessa Dougherty.

Amelia McPartlon Rogers, EVP of Content Strategy & Marketing Integration for the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said, “’Fairyland’ is a beautiful and deeply personal film that struck a real emotional chord with me. It’s an honor to continue our longstanding relationship with the American Zoetrope family and to collaborate with Sofia Coppola. This film captures a pivotal era through the lens of a father-daughter relationship that is as specific as it is universal. It’s a sharp, funny, moving portrait of identity, resilience and coming of age in a world in flux that will leave audiences spellbound.”

The film received critical acclaim following its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, along with other showings at Biarritz, Palm Springs and Frameline, where it was the opening night film.

“I was so captivated and inspired by Alysia Abbott’s memoir, not only because of the unique portrayal of this father daughter relationship, one that we hadn’t seen before, but also because of the universal themes that I think a lot of kids and parents can relate to,” said director Durham. “Films with unconventional stories are difficult to get made, but with the unwavering support from Sofia and American Zoetrope, the commitment from such a talented cast and crew, and the team at WILLA and Lionsgate, I learned if you surround yourself with people who understand and appreciate the value of the story you’re telling, then eventually everything falls into place.”

Producer Coppola added, “I was moved by Alysia Abbott’s beautiful memoir and how Andrew interpreted it into the touching film that it is with such an important story to get out at this time. With a great cast and creative team, I’m proud to be a part of this film and put light on all kinds of families, being true to oneself, and what our generation went through.”

For “Fairyland,” WILLA will launch an integrated impact campaign and audience engagement strategy designed to engage viewers with the timely social issues raised in the film and bolster the film’s reach.

“With ‘Fairyland,’ Durham has crafted a deeply affecting film that brings relevant social issues to life with authenticity and heart,” said WILLA CEO and founder Elizabeth Woodward. “We are excited to be partnering with Lionsgate to distribute the film, and to create a tailored impact and audience engagement campaign around its release.”

“Fairyland” is produced by Andrew Durham, Sofia Coppola, Megan Carlson, Laure Sudreau, Siena Oberman and Greg Lauritano. Executive producers are Roman Coppola, Michael Musante, Liz Destro, James Mockoski, Alysia Abbott, Leo Matchett, Fred Roos, Elizabeth Woodward, Jeff Sobrato, Nicole Shipley, Camille Floquet, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Gabriele Moratti, Raffaella Viscardi, Sasha Shapiro, Rebecca Gang, Gale M. Harold III, Anton Lessine, Gary Hamilton, Ryan Hamilton, Jesse Ozeri, Susie Landau Finch, Elena Baranova, Karen Salveson, Eileen Joy Spitalny, Brooks Price and Michael Spitalny.

“Fairyland” is an American Zoetrope production, in association with Ouroboros Entertainment LLC, Black Magic, Artemis Pictures, Walter Films, Decentralized Pictures, Safe Space Pictures, MeMo Films, 3Marys Entertainment, QED International and Lost Gang Films West.

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Ali Hazelwood fans, unite. The Love Hypothesis is becoming a movie.

The film began rounds of casting mid-July 2025. Hazelwood’s book arrived on shelves Sept. 14, 2021thanks to Berkley Books. The author has confirmed that the book began as fanfiction for the Star Wars characters Rey and Kylo Ren.

Read more about The Love Hypothesis movie and the team behind it below:

Who will be in The Love Hypothesis movie?

Deadline first broke the news of Lili Reinhart coming aboard to star as PhD candidate Olive Smith in addition to executive producing the film. We then exclusively reported that Tom Bateman (Murder on the Orient Express) landed the male lead role of professor and Dr. Adam Carlsen, the following day.

Additional cast first reported by Deadline in August includes Rachel Marsh (Adults), Nicholas Duvernay (The White Lotus), Jaboukie Young-White (Companion) and Arty Froushan (Daredevil: Born Again). Marsh will play Anh, Young-White will play Malcolm, Duvernay will play Jeremy and Froushan will play Tom.

Who else is behind The Love Hypothesis film?

Claire Scanlon (Set It Up) is directing the film from a script by Sarah Rothschild (The Sleepover). Elizabeth Cantillon (The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Charlie’s Angels) is producing, with Reinhart, Catherine Hagedorn, and author Hazelwood executive producing the adaptation for Amazon MGM Studios and MRC.

What is The Love Hypothesis film about?

The romantic comedy follows Olive and her professor Dr. Carlsen as they enter a fake relationship to put their theories about love to the test. Dr. Carlsen is described as a “hotshot professor” and “well-known” tyrant.

Does Ali Hazelwood have other books?

Yes, Hazelwood is known for several of her other books, including Love, Theoretically, Love on the Brain, Loathe to Love You, Stuck With You, Below Zero, Deep End, Bride, Problematic Summer Romance, Under One Roof, Not in Love and more.

Chris O’Dowd has joined the sprawling cast of Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, Amazon MGM’s drama centered on the true-life story of artificial intelligence company OpenAI.

Artificial has Andrew Garfield, Yura Borisov, and Monica Barbaro leading a cast that also includes Jason Schwartzman, Cooper Hoffman, Ike Barinholtz, Cooper Koch, Billie Lourd and Zosia Mamet. 

The movie is being described as a comedic drama, although it is a dramatized recounting of the tumultuous period at OpenAI in 2023 that saw CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a matter of days.

Altman co-founded OpenAI but in the fall of that year, amid mounting safety concerns regarding AI and reports of abusive behavior, he was ousted as the head of the company by his board. Five days later, after a revolt, he was reinstated. Garfield is playing Altman.

Details for O’Dowd’s character are being kept in a data center.

Simon Rich wrote the script and is producing alongside Heyday Films’ David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford, as well as Jennifer Fox. 

The movie is currently shooting.

Artificial marks the first feature that O’Dowd is doing since 2022’s big-budget fantasy, Slumberland. The Tony Award–nominated and Emmy-winning actor most recently created, directed, and starred in the original Sky series Small Town, Big Story and is generating Emmy buzz for his Black Mirror episode “Common People.”

He is represented by CAA, Gordon & French and 3 Arts. 

Meet Netflix‘s Meghan 2.0.

The first trailer for the second season of With Love, Meghan returns the Duchess of Sussex to the kitchen and garden for another round of aspirational cozy cooking along with a bevy of friends (famous friends, naturally).

This time, however, the trailer portrays Meghan a bit differently than in the trailer for the first season — where Markle was shown expertly whipping up stunning creations while giving advice (“that’s what you want, you want that shape and texture…”) while enamored celebrities looked on (“This is probably one of the most glamorous moments of my life,” enthused Mindy Kaling).

Season two’s trailer (below) shows Meghan learning from experts and warmly appreciating the efforts of others. “Let’s get creative and learn something new,” she says, and then later: “I’m so glad you came and showed me how to do this.” In another beat, when mixing ingredients, she wonders aloud, “Is this working?” and later praises a guest: “This looks fantastic!” Also, when one expert says “everybody should have” a large and exotic-looking cooking accessory in their kitchen that an average person would never purchase, Markle looks skeptical, “You think so?” — see, one of us!

This season’s guests range from TV hosts to culinary stars to wellness influencers: Chrissy Teigen, Christina Tosi, Clare Smyth, Daniel Martin, David Chang, Heather Dorak, Jamie Kern Lima, Jay Shetty, José Andrés, Radhi Devlukia, Samin Nosrat and Tan France.

The trailer follows Netflix’s extending its partnership with Archewell Productions — Prince Harry and Meghan’s media company – with a multiyear, first-look deal for all of Archewell’s film and television projects.

The show’s official description: “Meghan returns with a fun and heartwarming new season, welcoming celebrity chefs, talented artists and beloved friends for hands-on adventures filled with laughter and discovery. From playful cooking challenges to DIY projects, Meghan and her guests explore bold flavors, experiment with new techniques and discover simple ways to add beauty to everyday life. It’s all about embracing playfulness over perfection and finding joy in creating together.”

The eight-episode second season premieres Aug. 28.

Filmmaker Park Chan-wook has responded to his expulsion from the Writers Guild of America, denying that he violated union rules that forbade writing during the 2023 writers’ strike.

The WGA revealed Friday that Park and Don McKellar had been kicked out for working on “The Sympathizer,” an HBO series based on the 2015 novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen.

Park’s company, Moho Film, issued a statement to Maeil Business Newspaper in South Korea on Tuesday, stating that the scripts for the show had been completed and the show had been shot when the strike began on May 2, 2023.

“At the time of the strike, ‘The Sympathizer’ was in post-production,” the company said. “Editing does not constitute writing, so it was permitted under WGA regulations.”

Variety reported Monday that the dispute centered on conflicting interpretations of the WGA contract as it pertains to post-production. The WGA maintains that even things like cutting down a scene for time constitute “writing services” that are forbidden during a strike. The Directors Guild of America has advised its members that the WGA’s position is incorrect, and that they may be contractually obligated to perform such activities during a strike.

“While editing, the two received a proposal from HBO to change some of the settings,” the statement continued. “They held a brainstorming session to see if the new settings could be implemented based on the footage. However, they were aware that new script writing was not allowed during the strike, so they did not rewrite or revise any of the existing scripts for any scenes. The new writing took place after the strike ended.”

According to Moho Film, a WGA trial committee recommended that Park and McKellar be given a private warning because “the violations were unintentional and stemmed from a misunderstanding of their roles during post-production.”

“However, in April 2025, the WGA Board of Directors disregarded the committee’s recommendation and expelled the two writers without specific explanation,” the company said.

At the time, Park was in post-production on “No Other Choice,” which is set to debut later this month at the Venice Film Festival. Park elected not to appeal the board decision to the membership due to the time commitment, but continues to maintain his innocence.

“I have never violated any rules,” Park said in the statement. “I seriously considered appealing, but I ultimately decided not to appeal because I wanted to focus on ‘No Other Choice,’ which was in post-production in Korea at the time, and I couldn’t afford to spend as much time as the hearing on an appeal, even though I can still write without being a union member.”

Under federal law, the expulsion has no impact on Park’s ability to write on WGA-covered projects. It does mean that he cannot vote in guild elections or be eligible for guild awards.

Park joined the WGA to work on “The Sympathizer,” as his previous work had been outside the U.S. Moho Film emphasized that Park supports union solidarity.

“Director Park has always had a deep respect for his fellow writers and creators, and has consistently maintained a spirit of solidarity with them, and will continue to do so in the future.”

The WGA also expelled Edward Drake, the writer-director of the independent film “Guns Up,” which was in production when the strike began. The guild alleged that Drake made forbidden script revisions during filming, but Drake maintained that he was following the DGA’s guidance, which allowed for minor tweaks.

A trial committee recommended an 18-month suspension, but the board increased the penalty to expulsion. Drake appealed, and the WGA membership upheld the expulsion on a 54%-46% vote in May.

The WGA did not respond to a request for comment.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is doubling down on his previously filed lawsuit against a man and his attorney, both of whom he says in an amended legal filing submitted this week, made defamatory comments about the rap mogul’s alleged involvement with sex parties attended by both celebrities and underage individuals. 

Combs has amended the complaint, originally filed in New York federal court in January as he was awaiting his sex trafficking and racketeering trial in the same venue, to seek $100 million in damages from the plaintiffs: Courtney Burgess, attorney Ariel Mitchell and NewsNation parent company Nexstar. The suit points to an October interview with Burgess and a September interview with Mitchell in which the two discuss alleged video footage Burgess states he possesses showing Combs allegedly sexually assaulting celebrities, some of whom appear underage. One interview saw Burgess present still images, allegedly from the videos, in which Justin Bieber was shown kissing an unidentified male.

In the amended complaint, filed Monday, Aug. 11 in New York’s Southern District, Combs is now seeking no less than $100 million in damages, for the “severe reputational harm” caused by Burgess’ “outlandish claims,” which Combs’ attorneys allege culminated in a “media frenzy” against the mogul.

The allegations, aired on NewsNation over multiple interviews, also included an assertion from Burgess that Combs’ late ex-wife Kim Porter, with whom he had four kids, gave him a copy of her memoir to him and tapes of the alleged celebrity sexual assaults before she died in 2018.

The interviews fueled the still-ongoing frenzy of misinformation about the rap mogul that began following his September federal indictment, arrest and ongoing incarceration at a Brooklyn federal lock-up. Speculation about celebrity involvement in Combs’ so-called “freak-off” parties continues to run wild as rumors swirl of who knows what and was present at the alleged events. At Combs’ trial, the actual “freak-off” events were described as drug-fueled sexual encounters with his girlfriend and hired male sex workers, which Combs would film while masturbating and directing the actions of others. 

“In this pitiful spectacle, all pretense of objectivity has been abandoned, as a global audience feasts at the all-you-can-eat buffet of wild lies and conspiracy theories,” the lawsuit states. “Mitchell and Burgess are among the worst perpetrators in this offensive scenario.

“They eagerly court every opportunity to broadcast blatant falsehoods, pretending they have proof that Mr. Combs engaged in heinous acts, knowing that no such proof exists,” Combs’ team states.

Burgess, who was subpoenaed by federal prosecutors to testify in front of a grand jury considering additional charges against the rap mogul, was asked in a NewsNation interview if the alleged image of Bieber is “legit,” to which he responded, “Yes, yes, definitely.” He also said on NewsNation that of the eight celebrities seen in the footage, “two or three” appeared to be minors, according to the earlier lawsuit.

NewsNation is accused in the complaint of “lend(ing) its credibility to and amplify(ing) defendant Burgess and Mitchell’s lies, giving them a mainstream media platform to malign (Combs) for defendants’ collective profit.”

A message sent to Mitchell by The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday did not receive an immediate response. An email sent to NewsNation also did not receive a reply right away on Tuesday. 

In September, Combs was arrested on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. During his eight-week trial, details emerged about his non-traditional sex life as prosecutors painted a picture of a network of employees they claimed worked to sexually exploit Combs’ exes; the jury ultimately did not buy prosecutors’ narrative and found him guilty only of the lesser charges of transportation to engage in prostitution.

Since the verdict was read last month, Combs’ attorneys have worked to have him released to his Miami home until his sentencing on Oct. 3. This has apparently also involved discussions with the Trump administration regarding a potential pardon for Combs. Since the trial concluded, lead prosecutor Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director and Trump foil James Comey, was fired by the administration from her lead prosecutor role for the Southern District of New York. 

It is a truth universally acknowledged that, in this social media age, TikTok will declare a definitive fashion trend for every season. We’ve had tomato girls and coastal grandmothers, mermaid-core and mob wives, and now, for August 2025, the algorithm has issued its latest viral verdict: it’s officially a Pucci girl summer.

What is a Pucci girl summer, you ask? At a baseline, it’s wearing the kaleidoscopic, jet-set designs of the house founded by Marchese Emilio Pucci di Barsento in 1947, preferably while on vacation. But being a Pucci girl isn’t just about a label—it’s an entire state of mind. “She’s fun, she’s glam, she’s boom-boom opulence and hedonistic joy. If winter and autumn dressing are synonymous with chicness—cold-weather layers, structured tailoring, and any other adjectives that could be attached to The Row—then summer, by contrast, is all about skimpy hemlines, bare skin, and visual excitement,” British Vogue’s Olivia Allen has written of the aesthetic. “While the standard route might be a pair of denim shorts and a baby tee, the Pucci woman is the antidote to Brandy Melville ennui.”

In the pages of Vogue, however, it’s always been a Pucci girl summer. In the 1960s, when the advent of commercial air travel led to the rise of “resort dressing” (essentially, a specialized wardrobe for your vacation), our editors—with their keen eye for trends—began dressing top models like Veruschka for jaunts to glamorous, wanderlusty locations like Sardinia, Mauritius, and Acalpuco. Pucci, with its colorful, carefree sensibility, fit the vibe precisely.

With just a few weeks of summer left, it felt like high time we unearthed our best Pucci shoots from the archives… especially from the 1960s (although we couldn’t help but throw in a few photos of ’90s supermodels, too). Your vacation mood-board just got a few more pins.