The holidays are quickly approaching and we may have the perfect gift for music lovers like you! Mattel just announced they’ve created a Celine Dion Barbie, which is now available for preorder. The doll commemorates one of Dion’s performances of My Heart Will Go on, featuring a turtleneck maxi dress with a replica of the Heart of the Ocean necklace from Titanic.
This was a big week for upcoming projects!
The Fourth Wing adaptation at Prime Video cast its two leads – Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya! Sakraya is known primarily for his 2020 role in Netflix’s Warrior Nun and McGregor is known for her role on We Were Liars, a role for which she absolutely stole the show.
ICYMI, there’s a new Baywatch series coming to Fox this January and they just dropped a trailer. The show most notably stars Stephen Amell, Jessica Belkin, and Shay Mitchell. Check out the teaser below.
There are two holiday romance films coming to Netflix in the next few weeks – Guarding Stars based off of Katherine Center’s novel The Bodyguard and In a Holidaze based off of Christina Lauren’s novel of the same name.
Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki are the leads of Guarding Stars, coming to the streamer on November 18th. It’s about Hannah Brooks (Meester), a professional bodyguard assigned to protect Jack Stapleton (Padalecki), a famous celebrity from a stalker. When Jack goes home for the holidays, Hannah goes with him and the pair pretend they’re in a relationship to explain why Hannah has accompanied him on the trip. Check out the trailer below.
In a Holidaze stars Maddie Ziegler, Rob Lowe, Graham Phillips, and Elias Kacavas and is about a directionless young woman (Ziegler) living in a Christmas time loop until she can figure her life out. I’ve linked the trailer below. The movie is coming to Netflix on December 2nd.
Speaking of holidays, Ally Carter released a novel this week called It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder, which you can see here. Ally is a crazy talented writer, you won’t want to miss this one! She’s also written another holiday novel called The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year which I can’t recommend enough.
If you’re a Heated Rivalry fan like myself, Jacob Tierney (the creator of the show) released a book this week of his annotated scripts from the show’s first season. You can check it out here. I’m halfway through the book now and it is a phenomenal read. You get a look into Tierney’s brain and his thought processes while creating the series. It’s absolutely fascinating.
They have also released some deleted scenes from the first season and a blooper reel, which I’ve seen on TikTok and Twitter. They are part of the DVD/Blu-Ray release of season 1.
Another project in the works is Rally, a new series set in the world of a competitive tennis academy. The series is helmed by Julie Plec and Andre Agassi and there is currently an open casting call, looking for tennis players and elite athletes who are 18 or older. You do not need acting experience to audition – you can find more info here.
We’re slowlyyyy getting closer to the releases of the new Sam Mendes Beatles films and Paul McCartney has one qualm: the actors’ heights! Check out this article for more details.
HBO is bringing back the series Girls for a 5-episode reboot, with cast members from the original series attached. The show is set to begin production next summer. You can read more about it here.
If you’re a fan of The Hunger Games, press has begun for the upcoming film Sunrise on the Reaping and I found this fascinating article about creating the environment and arena for the new film. I encourage you to read it!
Lastly, if you’re looking for something to watch this weekend, Sense and Sensibility starring Daisy Edgar-Jones is in theaters now, as is the new film You Can See Everything, a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the company Theranos which defrauded investors of crazy amounts of money.
See you back here next week for another edition of The Buzz – brought to you by Dini’s tinis!
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