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Japan Today
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
In new book, Ellen Burstyn reveals the secret that fueled her award-winning career: poetry
FILE - Ellen Burstyn arrives at the AFI Awards on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn has a book coming out next year that reveals how she has been shaped by the power of words. HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced that Burstyn's 'Poetry Says It Better' will be released April 28, 2026. Burstyn, 93, is known for such films as 'The Last Picture Show' and 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore,' for which she won an Academy Award; the TV shows 'Political Animals' and 'House of Cards' and the Broadway production 'Same Time, Next Year.' Burstyn's favorite poets include Maya Angelou, Mary Oliver and William Butler Yeats. 'I've been lucky enough to spend my professional life as an actress: I worked as a model and dancer from the day I left high school and eventually reached a pinnacle in my career and won an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards,' Burstyn said in a statement. 'Nevertheless, it is poetry that has fueled and sustained me throughout my career and has been interwoven with every major life milestone I've ever experienced.' Burstyn also is the author of 'Lessons in Becoming Myself,' a memoir published in 2006. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Newsweek
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
'Devil Wears Prada 2' Cast: Full List
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Devil Wears Prada 2 has a star-studded cast. The original film's actors—including Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci—will appear alongside newcomers like Lucy Liu, Justin Theroux and B.J. Novak, Variety reported. Newsweek reached out to 20th Century Studios via email for comment on Wednesday. The Context The Devil Wears Prada was released in 2006 and earned more than $326 million at the box office worldwide, per Box Office Mojo. The movie is based on Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name and follows the story of Andrea "Andy" Sachs (Anne Hathaway), an aspiring journalist. Sachs is hired as an assistant to high-fashion magazine editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly (Streep), but she struggles to keep up with the demands of the job. (L-R) Anne Hathaway attends the Prime Video's "The Idea of You" New York premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2024 in New York City. Meryl Streep attends the AFI Awards at the... (L-R) Anne Hathaway attends the Prime Video's "The Idea of You" New York premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2024 in New York City. Meryl Streep attends the AFI Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Emily Blunt attends Tory Burch NYFW SS20 at the Brooklyn Museum on September 8, 2019 in Brooklyn City. More;for AFI;for Tory Burch What To Know The confirmed actors set to star in The Devil Wears Prada 2 cast so far are: Meryl Streep (Miranda Priestly) Anne Hathaway (Andrea "Andy" Sachs) Emily Blunt (Emily Charlton) Stanley Tucci (Nigel) Tibor Feldman (Irv Ravitz) Tracie Thoms (Lily) Lucy Liu Justin Theroux B.J. Novak Pauline Chalamet Helen J. Shen Conrad Ricamora Caleb Hearon The Devil Wears Prada director David Frankel, producer Karen Rosenfelt and screenplay writer Aline Brosh McKenna will also be returning. The sequel was first announced in July 2024, and 20th Century Studios' official Instagram account revealed on June 30, 2025 that The Devil Wears Prada 2 is "now in production." What People Are Saying Following The Devil Wears Prada 2's confirmation last year, Streep took to her Instagram, writing: "Miranda will return." Hathaway will be reprising her role as Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries 3, and she spoke about the film, as well as The Devil Wears Prada sequel, in an interview with Women's Wear Daily in December: "I was so beautifully cared for on both of those films. I was a baby, like a legal child, when I made Princess Diaries—I turned 18 while we were making it, and I was a very, very young woman when I made Devil Wears Prada. I was so guided and looked after and cared for by the communities that made both of those films in particular, each of their directors, Garry Marshall and David Frankel. I'm so excited that now I can do that for other people, that now I have the knowledge and the experience and the confidence to take care of other people on sets in which I'm looked at as a leader." Blunt previously said she was torn on a Devil Wears Prada sequel during a 2018 appearance on The Jess Cagle Interview: "If everyone did it, I would be up for it. I don't know if there's going to be a second film. I almost hope it doesn't [happen] because I think sometimes when you sequel everything, [it] kind of dilutes how special the original is." What Happens Next The Devil Wears Prada 2 is slated to hit theaters on May 1, 2026.
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Magda Szubanski sets the record straight after viral Heath Ledger moment causes controversy online
Magda Szubanski has opened up over a decades-old viral red carpet moment with Heath Ledger. The comedian, 64, took to X this week to reflect on an impromptu red carpet meeting with The Dark Knight actor. Heath, who died in 2008, was being interviewed on the red carpet at the 2006 AFI Awards. Magda, who was in character as Sharon Strzelecki from the hit ABC comedy Kath & Kim, approached Heath mid-interview, before he spontaneously planted a long smooch on her lips. The impromptu moment, which went viral at the time, left Sharon red-faced and screaming on the red carpet. Magda reshared a post that featured the now-iconic clip, with the comment: 'Never forget the time Heath Ledger made a fan's day unforgettable.' The Babe actor was quick to set the record straight that it was no mere 'fan' that secured some rare lip time with the Oscar winner. 'I don't know how many times I have to correct the record and tell people it's not some rando fan!!'she wrote 'It's me as my character Sharon Strzelecki from Aussie sitcom Kath and Kim!! That said, Heath had no idea 'Sharon' was gonna scream like that and he responded like a true Sharon fan. He pashed her! Magda's fans were quick to share there thoughts on the incident, with one offering: 'That will go down in history as one of the funniest moments on tv.' Another summed up the sentiment of many with: 'It's a testament to how good a performance you gave as a fan that people believe it.' It comes after Madga gave some more insight into the incident back in 2023, answering a fan on X who asked if the meeting was staged. 'Nup! Heath had NO idea! But he was such a brilliant actor he improvised spectacularly!!' she replied. The interaction between the two inspired Heath to pitch a Kath & Kim storyline that sadly never came to pass. The actress told TV Week that Heath nearly played a stalker in pursuit of her iconic Sharon Strzelecki character on the ABC comedy series. The guest role was first discussed in 2006, just two years before the Oscar winning actor's tragic death. The day after their red carpet smooch, the Two Hands star rang Magda with a proposal. 'He'd had so much fun that he wanted to discuss a storyline for Kath & Kim, where he would become Sharon's stalker,' said the three-time Logie winner. Just two years later in 2008, the Perth-born star tragically died following a drug overdose. 'It would have been so great if he'd been in the show,' lamented Magda. Heath died in a New York City apartment on January 22, 2008, after accidentally overdosing following months of physical and mental exhaustion. The Dark Knight actor died aged 28 after taking a fatal cocktail of drugs, leaving behind his daughter, who was two years old at the time. Michelle Williams, who was in a relationship with Heath from 2004 to 2007 after meeting on set of Brokeback Mountain, decided to raise Matilda away from the spotlight. Magda starred as the unlucky in love Sharon in the ABC hit comedy Kath & Kim from 2002to 2005 and subsequently on Channel 7 in 2007 and 2022. The sitcom, which also starred Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Glenn Robbins and Peter Rowsthorn, went on to become one of Australia's most beloved comedies. The hit comedy also boasted a litany of high-profile guest stars including Kylie Minogue, Little Britain's Matt Lucas, Eric Bana, and cricket icon Shane Warne.
Daily Telegraph
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Telegraph
Aussie star sets the record straight as infamous viral video resurfaces
Don't miss out on the headlines from Awards. Followed categories will be added to My News. Australian comedy legend Magda Szubanski has set the record straight about a viral video of her circulating online that's so far amassed more than five million views – and some controversy. The video in question dates back to the 2006 AFI Awards, and it features late Aussie actor Heath Ledger being interviewed on the red carpet when the camera pulls back to reveal one particular worker at the event: Szubanski, dressed as her iconic Kath and Kim character Sharon Strzelecki. Magda-as-Sharon immediately loses it over the sighting of the twenty-something heart throb, and Ledger ups the ante by rushing over to plant a giant, prolonged kiss on her. Heath Ledger on the red carpet at the 2006 AFI Awards. Heath goes in for the pash. As the short clip finishes, an overwhelmed Sharon has collapsed face down on the red carpet. 'Never forget the time Heath Ledger made a fan's day unforgettable,' X account @cinesthetic captioned the video in a post shared Friday. There was no mention of the identity of the 'fan' or the fact Ledger was gamely participating in a live comedy skit for laughs. Magda waded in to set the record straight as the red carpet moment recirculated. Picture: Fiona Hamilton Some replied to the video to provide that much-needed context, but others outside of the reach of Kath and Kim's primarily Aussie fanbase voiced their concerns about Ledger's seemingly forceful behaviour to the 'fan.' 'This type of reaction should be discouraged,' one person commented under the clip. 'Woah that's assault brotha!' wrote another. 'Never forget the time Heath Ledger sexually assaulted a fan,' wrote another. On the same night, Ledger copped another kiss from Magda and Dannii Minogue. Enter Szubanski herself – who pointed out that this isn't the first time she's had to step in and provide some context for the video. 'I don't know how many times I have to correct the record and tell people it's not some rando fan!! It's me, Magda Szubanksi, as my character Sharon Strzelecki from Aussie sitcom Kath and Kim!' she wrote. 'That said, Heath had no idea 'Sharon' was gonna scream like that and he responded like a true Sharon fan. He pashed her!' And Szubanski (still in character as Sharon) was on hand later in the same award show to present Ledger with a Reader's Choice award, 'pash rash' dutifully applied as she bragged about their earlier red carpet encounter – and Ledger this time giving her a peck on the cheek as he accepted the gong. Having set the record straight once more, Szubanski finished her social media update with a simple send-off remembering 'beautiful Heath,' who died in early 2008 aged just 28, barely a year after their AFI Awards encounter. Originally published as Aussie star sets the record straight as infamous viral video resurfaces
News.com.au
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Aussie star sets the record straight as infamous viral video resurfaces
Australian comedy legend Magda Szubanski has set the record straight about a viral video of her circulating online that's so far amassed more than five million views – and some controversy. The video in question dates back to the 2006 AFI Awards, and it features late Aussie actor Heath Ledger being interviewed on the red carpet when the camera pulls back to reveal one particular worker at the event: Szubanski, dressed as her iconic Kath and Kim character Sharon Strzelecki. Magda-as-Sharon immediately loses it over the sighting of the twenty-something heart throb, and Ledger ups the ante by rushing over to plant a giant, prolonged kiss on her. As the short clip finishes, an overwhelmed Sharon has collapsed face down on the red carpet. 'Never forget the time Heath Ledger made a fan's day unforgettable,' X account @cinesthetic captioned the video in a post shared Friday. There was no mention of the identity of the 'fan' or the fact Ledger was gamely participating in a live comedy skit for laughs. Some replied to the video to provide that much-needed context, but others outside of the reach of Kath and Kim 's primarily Aussie fanbase voiced their concerns about Ledger's seemingly forceful behaviour to the 'fan.' 'This type of reaction should be discouraged,' one person commented under the clip. 'Woah that's assault brotha!' wrote another. 'Never forget the time Heath Ledger sexually assaulted a fan,' wrote another. Enter Szubanski herself – who pointed out that this isn't the first time she's had to step in and provide some context for the video. 'I don't know how many times I have to correct the record and tell people it's not some rando fan!! It's me, Magda Szubanksi, as my character Sharon Strzelecki from Aussie sitcom Kath and Kim!' she wrote. 'That said, Heath had no idea 'Sharon' was gonna scream like that and he responded like a true Sharon fan. He pashed her!' And Szubanski (still in character as Sharon) was on hand later in the same award show to present Ledger with a Reader's Choice award, 'pash rash' dutifully applied as she bragged about their earlier red carpet encounter – and Ledger this time giving her a peck on the cheek as he accepted the gong. Having set the record straight once more, Szubanski finished her social media update with a simple send-off remembering 'beautiful Heath,' who died in early 2008 aged just 28, barely a year after their AFI Awards encounter.
