Audition
Holding on before 'Love Story': who helped Paul Anthony Kelly keep his acting dreams alive
Ahead of his Love Story breakthrough, Paul Anthony Kelly says one person’s encouragement kept him going — and he’s crediting them.
October 30, 2026 4:48 pm
Six stars who almost became 007, from Sam Neill to Henry Cavill
Six stars almost landed 007 on the big screen—among them Sam Neill and Henry Cavill—but the rest of the nearly-Bond roster is the real jaw-dropper.
October 25, 2026 12:34 pm
Trying to make it in Hollywood? Pedro Pascal says aspiring actors face a hard truth
Pedro Pascal isn’t sugarcoating it for aspiring actors hoping to make it in Hollywood, offering blunt advice that might sting before it helps.
October 25, 2026 9:11 am
Sneaking into an audition got Christopher Abbott called out: “Who Sent You?”
Christopher Abbott looks back on a gutsy early audition move that backfired into a very public lesson in Hollywood etiquette — and yes, it got awkward.
October 24, 2026 10:51 am
Did one person make Grant Gustin the Flash? “He’s the nicest.”
Grant Gustin nearly passed on the Flash—until the pilot king changed his mind; wait till you hear who.
October 19, 2026 3:29 pm
Quote behind James McAvoy landing Narnia’s Mr. Tumnus: “We can’t have a man do this”
James McAvoy lifts the curtain on the move that sealed his Mr. Tumnus casting in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
October 17, 2026 10:49 am
‘Hot-Girl-Meets-Punk-Rock’ look got nixed at Sophia Bush’s One Tree Hill audition
Sophia Bush peeled back the curtain on her One Tree Hill audition process, and the story isn’t what you’d expect.
October 16, 2026 1:38 pm
For the House of the Dragon audition, Emma D’Arcy went DIY with a wig
Emma D’Arcy recalls building a bizarre wig for a House of the Dragon audition — and the DIY route went in an unexpectedly wild direction.
October 7, 2026 11:39 am
$7 million sobriety battle: Matthew Perry’s sister speaks out in new docuseries
Matthew Perry’s sister is opening up about the late Friends star’s fight for sobriety — and wait until you hear the price that came with it.
September 30, 2026 10:15 am
Ethan Hawke says his big mouth may have sunk his shot at Titanic
Ethan Hawke is revisiting the Titanic role he lost — and the way his talkative reputation helped torpedo his chances.
September 27, 2026 2:18 pm
America’s Got Talent season 21 crowns its $1M champion
America's Got Talent closed out a star-studded Season 21 by crowning its champion—find out who took the title.
September 24, 2026 1:36 pm
Why did NCIS kill off Reeves? The reason, in Duane Henry's own words
Clayton Reeves lasted three seasons on NCIS before the show wrote him out for good, and Duane Henry has been unusually candid about how that decision came together. His account of the exit, the circumstances behind it, and why he signed off on it.
September 10, 2026 4:51 pm
Ellen Burstyn breaks down the 'genius' of Marilyn Monroe’s Hollywood persona
Ellen Burstyn digs into what really powered Marilyn Monroe’s enduring screen image — and the delicate mix behind it.
September 8, 2026 1:18 pm
At the Venice Film Festival, Ellen Burstyn’s Golden Lion moment takes an emotional turn
At Venice, an emotional Ellen Burstyn accepted the Golden Lion—and, while celebrating a remarkable career, left us curious with talk of an unexpected new role.
September 8, 2026 12:23 pm
Why did Reacher kill Paulie? The fight alone took three weeks to film — and broke real bones
Paulie is the only opponent in three seasons of Reacher who is physically bigger than Reacher — 7-foot-2, 350 pounds, played by Dutch bodybuilder Olivier Richters. Their fight closes out the season 3 finale, "Unfinished Business," which hit Prime Video on March 27, 2025.
September 3, 2026 6:10 pm
Where is MasterChef's Luca now? The first thing he built after the trophy flopped — he says so himself
Luca Manfè won MasterChef season 4 on September 11, 2013, becoming the first male and first non-American-born winner in the show's US run. He took home $250,000 and a cookbook deal. He'd been rejected in the season 3 audition round a year earlier and came back anyway. Then he did what most winners do, which is the part he'd take back.
August 23, 2026 9:21 am
Why did Josh leave 30 Rock? The part was planned as a lead — then Tracy Jordan happened
Lonny Ross turns up in 37 episodes of 30 Rock between 2006 and 2009, credited right alongside Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. Then Josh Girard walks out of TGS and the show barely pauses. The reason is built into the premise, and it happened twice — once to the character, once to the actor.
August 19, 2026 9:10 am
No, Sydney Sweeney Isn’t Playing X-Men’s Emma Frost — Here’s Why Fans Thought So
As speculation over who will play the next X-Men picks up, Emma Frost is firmly in the conversation — but which star’s name is being floated?
August 3, 2026 4:58 pm
