Andy Weir thinks Star Wars can be saved by creating other stories from the original trilogy.

The 54-year-old author, whose novels The Martian and Project Hail Mary have been turned into sci-fi blockbusters, has pointed out an issue with the constant reinvention of the iconic saga.

He told Slash Film: "Star Wars is more about massive upheaval. ...Read more

John Goodman has admitted the scathing reviews aimed at Digger "hurt".

The 74-year-old actor has a supporting role as a fictional United States President in Tom Cruise's latest movie, which has grossed just $50 million on a budget reported at over $160m, and he has insisted the negative reaction "kind of killed us before we opened".

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Lenny Kravitz has shut down wild rumours he was on board the fatal Learjet plane crash over the weekend.

On Sunday (01.11.26), it was revealed nine people had died after a Learjet 60 crashed into a mobile home park in the Greenacres area of Palm Beach County, Florida after setting off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport towards the ...Read more

Melanie Lynskey has rubbished the "insane" idea she made "millions of dollars" from Two And A Half Men.

The 49-year-old actress has responded after an Instagram user commenting under an interview with Holland Taylor - who also appeared in the classic sitcom - claimed Melanie earned between "200,000 to 300,000" per episode during her time on the...Read more

Sarah Jane Morris has remembered Sir Patrick Stewart as a "loving" and "working" parent.

The 67-year-old singer was a babysitter for the late legend and his first wife Sheila Falconer's children Daniel and Sophie in the 1970s, after her mother befriended him at their local park, and she has reflected on her experiences in their family home.

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LOS ANGELES — As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters to maintain the Republican majority in the House and Senate ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, some Fox News viewers are taking a break.

That’s what Lachlan Murdoch, executive chairman and chief executive of Fox Corporation, believes is behind the steep October ratings ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — “By the way, can I get you something to drink?” Jimmy Webb asks, rising slowly from his chair. “Would you like to wet your whistle?” The 80-year-old songwriter and I have been talking for a while on a recent afternoon about some of the many, many renditions of his song “Wichita Lineman,” and as he rhapsodizes about ...Read more

Director Michael Mann appears to be on the mend after inadvertently shooting himself in a Los Angeles firing range.

The 83-year-old filmmaker famous for projects including“Heat” and “Last of the Mohicans” as well as the “Miami Vice” TV series and movie suffered a “superficial injury,” according to multiple reports.

TMZ and ...Read more

Martha Stewart traded homemaking for homelessness on Halloween. She posed dirtied, disheveled and apparently desperate in front of a spotless stoop — then hit post on Instagram.

The 85-year-old TV host and lifestyle guru has since apologized twice for the social media backlash over the post (which she quickly deleted after sharing), first ...Read more

Homemaker extraordinaire Martha Stewart has apologized for dressing as a homeless person for Halloween.

Stewart posted a photo to Instagram showing her dirty, disheveled and unkempt over Halloween weekend, according to screenshots showing the since deleted post.

“I AM HUNGRY HELP ME!!” the photo was captioned.

Her post was largely met ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Zainab Johnson believes in optimism — to a somewhat alarming degree. Not just because she usually presents as smart and happy and sharply dressed on stage or because she’s doing incredibly well in her comedy career, or even just because she’s a millennial. She’s happy in spite of every aspect of life that conspires to ...Read more

Michael Mann, the acclaimed filmmaker behind crime thrillers including “Heat” (1995) and “Collateral” (2004), accidentally shot himself in the leg Saturday at a Los Angeles gun range, suffering a minor injury.

“On Saturday, at a gun range, a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered, resulting in a superficial injury to film ...Read more

Milo Ventimiglia feels an unlikely sense of gratitude for the Los Angeles wildfires.

The Heroes star's Malibu property was destroyed in the deadly blazes that hit California in early 2025 but he feels that the devastating event is something that was destined to happen.

Milo - who has daughter Ke'ala Coral, 21 months, and son Rock-Anthony, ...Read more

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' prison release date has been brought forward again.

The 56-year-old rapper is currently serving a 50-month sentence after being convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, and, including time served since his arrest in September 2024, he was initially due for release in June 2028, but that date ...Read more

Britney Spears has vowed to "find a new family".

The 44-year-old singer - who has sons Sean Preston, 20, and 19-year-old Jayden with ex-husband Kevin Federline - has claimed she was left feeling like a "slave" while under a conservatorship headed by her father, Jamie Spears, and singled out her younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears for particular ...Read more

Cynthia Nixon says she and her wife Christine Marinoni do their utmost to be kind to each other.

The Sex and the City star has been married to education organiser Christine for the past 14 years and has stressed that "trying to remember to be kind" to one another is one of the key foundations of their relationship.

Cynthia told People: "I feel...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — It was already as clear and bare as the chest he showed off all night.

Nonetheless, toward the end of his high-energy concert Sunday night at Target Center, Sombr wanted to spell it out even more overtly just how much his music means to his audiences. So he played a pre-taped video that showed fans talking about how much his ...Read more