Mel Gibson is in talks to directLethal Weapon 5

The long-gestating project would be the franchise’s first film in more than 20 years. It looks likeMel Gibsonis returning to theLethal Weaponfranchise, and pulling double duty this time. And I said: ‘Shut up.'" Mel Gibson.Dan MacMedan/WireImage He continued: “But he did indeed pass away. But he did ask me to do it and at the time I didn’t say anything. He said it to his wife and to the studio and the producer....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Norma Anderson

Mel Rodriguez exitsCSI: Vegasas a series regular ahead of second season

Chief medical examiner Hugo Ramirez is hanging up his gloves. CSI: Vegas' resident medical examiner is hanging up his gloves. (Petersen will remain on the series as an executive producer.) Mel Rodriguez in ‘CSI: Vegas’.Robert Voets/CBS “For me CSI has always been a love story. The story that people can find love in the darkest of places and times.” I personally just can’t split Sara and Grissom up again. So goes Grissom…....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Sherri Golden

Melanie Lynskey was body-shamed on the set ofYellowjackets— but her costars were having none of that

In arecent interview withRolling Stone, Lynskey claims her physical appearance was criticized by a member of theYellowjacketsproduction. “They were asking me, ‘What do you plan to do? I’m sure the producers will get you a trainer. Rich Fury/Getty They’d love to help you with this,” Lynskey says. “I’m just like, ‘Wow, really? wondered the 41-year-old New Zealand native. That representation is important.” The season finale ofYellowjacketsairs tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 73 words · Michelle Cunningham

Melissa Benoist explains why directingSupergirl's Lex-centric hour was 'daunting'

Supergirl definitely isn’t complaining about her latest team-up with Lex Luthor. And I was very excited to get to work with him closely in an actor-director relationship. How would you describe the tone of the episode? Katie Yu/The CW But it’s hard to hate Lex Luthor, he’s so delicious. By nature, this episode is very expository because its explaining the season from his perspective. What challenges came with that? Kailey Schwerman/The CW...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Kelly Klein

Melissa Fumero, Gina Torres, and more stars share what they want to see in Latinx art

“I would like to see different genres,” saysShe-Ra and the Princess of Powerstar Aimee Carrero. I think there is room for traditional stories, but there is also room for exploration." Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) also wants to see an increase in the types of stories being told. Melissa Fumero on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ Xolo Maridueña on ‘Cobra Kai,’ and Gina Torres on ‘Pearson’.Jordin Althaus/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images; Guy D’Alema/SONY; Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Aaron Moreno

Melissa Joan Hart on being a Lifetime Christmas queen — and how to force holiday cheer out of an actor

Lifetime’s bringer of Yuletide joy celebrates her latest projects with a special Christmas-movie edition of Stupid Questions. So, what do you get a Christmas movie queen for the holidays? Let’s start with this sackload of Stupid Questions. Credit: Lifetime (3); ABC FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Using only Christmas-movie cliches, how are you being festive today? Did you worry that you had peaked in the genre too early? The cast was phenomenal, the story line was hilarious, and my hair wasridiculous....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1158 words · Mary Perez

Melissa Joan Hart says Nickelodeon 'squashed' theClarissa Explains It Allreboot

The internet apparently said na-na-na-no to the project after a few years of negotiations. Clarissa will not be explaining anything else for the foreseeable future. “We tried that, actually,” Hart said,according to PEOPLE. Melissa Joan Hart on ‘Clarissa Explains It All’; Hart in 2018.Everett Colection; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images “Nickelodeon got a new president, and they kind of squashed the whole thing. So it was actually in the works, and yeah, it just sort of disappeared....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Lindsay Mcbride

Melissa McBride drops out ofThe Walking DeadDaryl and Carol spin-off

AMC says the European shoot became “logistically untenable” for McBride to continue with the show. A Carol and DarylWalking Deadspin-off without Carol? The new series will now focus on Reedus' Daryl Dixon, EW has learned. Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC Relocating to Europe became logistically untenable for Melissa at this time. She added, “They’re going to be off on a different journey. And that show’s going to feel hopefully a little tonally fresh....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Luis Hill

Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone to star in Netflix seriesGod's Favorite Idiot

Melissa McCarthyand husbandBen Falconeare headed back to the small screen together. There will also be roller skating, a lake of fire, and an impending apocalypse. Netflix has ordered 16 episodes of the series. Todd Williamson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images They also recently completed work on the upcoming Netflix movieThunder Force. And both executive-produced and appeared in the TV Land seriesNobodies. Series collaborator Michael McDonald will executive-produce and directGod’s Favorite Idiot....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · Randy Adams

Melissa McCarthy breaks down fighting little birds and big trauma inThe Starlingtrailer

But that’s just how the filmmakers want you to feel before they hit you square in the gut. It made me laugh, but I was supposed to be upset or angry. There’s lots of footage of Ted Melfi making bird sounds," she remembers. Melissa McCarthy in Netflix’s ‘The Starling.'.NETFLIX gave Melfi confidence in asking her to navigate the peaks and valleys of theStarlingscript. But, he needed to make some changes for his formerSt....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Carol Castillo

Melissa McCarthy was 'slightly offended' she didn't need more prosthetics to play Sean Spicer

“I was like, ‘What would that entail? Are we talking about hours in hair and makeup?’ And he looked at me and goes, ‘No.’ Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Will Heath/NBC I was like, ‘Wait a minute, what do you mean no?!’ He was like, ‘Eh, it won’t be that hard to do.'” “I was like, really?” she adds with a laugh. “Like, I’m slightly offended, but I’m intrigued....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Mary Velasquez

Melvin Van Peebles, iconic director, actor, and writer, dies at 89

“If a picture is worth a thousand words, what was a movie worth? We want to be the success we see, thus we need to see ourselves being free. True liberation did not mean imitating the colonizer’s mentality. Melvin Van Peebles.Alex Gotfryd/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images It meant appreciating the power, beauty, and interconnectivity of all people.” in literature from Ohio Wesleyan University before joining the Air Force and serving for nearly four years....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Steven Lowe

Men of Many Words: We read fall's weighty blockbusters so you don't have to

A slew of publishing’s most boldfaced, best-selling names are releasing highly anticipated books this fall. If that sentiment doesn’t ring true to you, run fromCrossroadsimmediately. Bewilderment by Richard Powers Calling all masochists! Credit: Illustration by Rupert Gruber for EW He’s also recently widowed and struggling to care for his troubled young son. How devastating is it? But at 592 pages, you’ll need a lot of free time forLincoln.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · Amber Brown