Diane Ladd wanted Laura Dern to quit acting to become a lawyer years before she won an Oscar for playing one

“Scorsese let me be an extra, sitting at the counter watching these amazing artists work together.” Shortly afterward, Ladd recalled Dern telling her that she wanted to be an actress. “I said no,” Ladd said. Diane Ladd and Laura Dern; Laura Dern in ‘Marriage Story’.Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images; Everett Collection “I dissuaded her. I said, ‘No, honey, no, no, no.’ Look, be a lawyer, be a doctor. “Some people say, ‘Never meet your heroes,'” Dern said during her Oscars acceptance speech....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · James Diaz

Diane Warren takes us behind her biggest hits with Celine Dion, Cher, and more

“When the Beatles burst on the scene, that is what did it,” Warren tells EW. “I’m pinching myself,” she says. “It doesn’t get better than that.” Cher and Diane Warren.Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Once Warren’s love of music was ignited, there was no turning back. By the age of 10 she’d start writing songs, and she hasn’t stopped since. “Really there was no middle ground because I’m utterly useless at literally everything else....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 563 words · Hannah Gonzalez

Diane Warren will finally get her Oscar at the Governors Awards after 13 nominations

Euzhan Palcy is a pioneering filmmaker whose groundbreaking significance in international cinema is cemented in film history. She’s usually nominated for a song in a movie that nobody has seen. I’ve never even heard ofFour Good Days, but give her the damn Oscar. Diane Warren, Michael J. Fox, Euzhan Palcy, and Peter Weir to receive 2023 Honorary Oscars at the Academy’s Governors Awards.ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images; Andrew H....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Amy Walsh

Dianna Agron remembers first friend onGleeset Naya Rivera: 'She was my point person'

Quinn and Santana forever.Dianna Agronis remembering her lateGleecostarNaya Riveratwo years after her untimely death. The costars “instilled each other with confidence,” Agron said. “Naya was my first friend on set. Dianna Agron and Naya Rivera on ‘Glee’.FOX Image Collection via Getty Images We were quite isolated, because we weren’t involved in the entire pilot,” she said. Agron said, “Any strength that I had, she had ten times more of it....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Grace Andrews

Dianna Agron responds to decades-long Taylor Swift relationship rumors

“I mean, there have been many stories about my dating life that are so wildly untrue.” Dianna Agronisn’t convinced she’s the muse for “22” byTaylor Swift. Oh, if only!" Dianna Agron; Taylor Swift.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images; Amy Sussman/Getty Images Agron said when told she’s long believed to have inspired the song. “That’s more because of a friendship than being the inspiration for the song. But I would not be the person to ask about that....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Anna Martinez

Dick Van Dyke got into a car accident in Malibu

Dick Van Dyke got into a car accident in Malibu last Wednesday, EW has confirmed. However, he was treated by paramedics at the scene and not taken to a hospital. Someone came to pick him up so that he didn’t have to drive himself home. Dick Van Dyke at the 2017 Britannia Awards.Frazer Harrison/BAFTA LA/Getty Images Representatives for Van Dyke did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment about his status....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Shawn Gregory

Dick Van Dyke will guest-star onDays of Our Livesthis fall

One of those things included appearing on a soap opera. This fall, however, that’ll change. “Drake and I went to the same gym together,” Van DyketoldAccess Hollywoodin a recent interview. Dick Van Dyke.Christopher Polk/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images “I used to kid him, ‘Say, don’t you ever have any parts for old people? Come on, give me a part!’ And he took me seriously! He got me a part.”...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Sean Miller

Diddy hijacks Halloween with a eerily spot-on Heath Ledger Joker costume — flamethrower and all

The mo' money he comes across, the better costumes we see. “It’s not about the money,” Diddy captioned some photos from the night in question. “It’s about sending the message!! Diddy was unrecognizable as The Joker on Halloween weekend.Frank Vasquez / BACKGRID EVERYTHING BURNS!!!” It’s a bit about the money. Not many people can go around with a flamethrower out on these streets. “Why so serious?” the multi-hyphenate entrepreneur captioned this post....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Erin Adams

DidMare of Easttown(and its accents) game the Emmys system, or is it truly awards-worthy?

Kate Winslet’s HBO limited series is gaining serious momentum in the 2021 Emmy nomination race. And does it deserve to, or didMare ofEasttownjust premiere at the perfect time? But how much ofMare of Easttown’s momentum is due to timing? Kate Winslet in HBO’s ‘Mare of Easttown’.Michele K. Short/HBO And how much of that timing was decided as part of HBO’s FYC strategy? And don’t forget:Mare of Easttown’s finale hasn’t even aired yet....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · John Allen

Die Hardcast: Where are they now?

Catch up with the cast of this Christmas action classic. Based on the 1979 novelNothing Lasts Foreverby Roderick Thorp, theJohn McTiernan-directed actioner debuted at No. Night Shyamalanthriller,The Sixth Sense(1999). Credit: Twentieth Century Fox In February 2023, Willis was diagnosed withfrontotemporal dementia. In fact, Rickman was cast after producerJoel Silvercaught a performance of him in the celebrated play. On Jan. 14, 2016, Rickmandied at the age of 69from pancreatic cancer. Twentieth Century Fox; Gabe Ginsberg/Getty...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Crystal Robinson

Diego Luna and Tony Gilroy teaseAndorseason 2 time jumps and the 'responsibility' of ending Cassian's story

Season 2 of the acclaimed Star Wars show will premiere in August 2024. Even beforeAndorpremiered, we’ve known how it’s going to end. Knowing how the story ends, they insist, is not a spoiler. Diego Luna as Cassian Andor on ‘Andor’.©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM After all, what’s that old adage about the journey being more important than the destination? “You are witnessing this from the inside, from the personal perspective....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Jared Hughes

Diego Luna breaks down that epicAndorfinale and teases season 2

“Theres a lot for Cassian to understand still,” the Star Wars actor says. Warning: This story contains spoilers forAndor’s season 1 finale. If you’ve been obsessing overAndorlately, you’re not the only one. Diego Luna in ‘Andor’.Lucasfilm Ltd. “It’s sad to get to the finale, to be honest!” the 42-year-old actor says with a laugh. “I’ve been enjoying this journey of releasing once a week. It’s so long ago that we used to see TV this way....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1050 words · Joshua Valenzuela

Diego Luna is ready to say goodbye toAndorafter 2 seasons: It's 'important for my mental health'

Leading a rebellion against the Galactic Empire can take a toll. Luna first starred as the Resistance agent in 2016’sRogue One: A Star Wars StoryoppositeFelicity Jones. He decided to return to the Disney+ prequel series because he felt there was more to the story. Diego Luna in ‘Andor’.Des Willie/Lucasfilm Ltd. “It was really nice to approach a series knowing there’s an ending. It doesn’t happen!” “The new conversation on set with streaming is people talking about the possible future....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Rebekah Pierce