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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why Sarah Michelle Gellar Wants Maya Hawke to Help Out Her Teenage Daughter (Exclusive)
Sarah Michelle Gellar is sharing why she taps Maya Hawke to help her teen daughter Charlotte. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer star, 48, opened up about the subject while chatting exclusively with Parade amid their partnership with the Ask2BSure campaign, which aims to help parents and their kids further understand the increased risk for meningitis among teens and young adults. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 When Gellar was asked if Charlotte, 15, will follow her footsteps into acting, the Cruel Intentions alum says she uses Hawke — whose parents are actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman — as an example. The pair became close friends after starring in Netflix's Do Revenge together in 2022. 'There's no question, but we've told her she has to wait til she graduates high school, and then she can make decisions about what she wants to do once she's finished school,' Gellar begins. 'It's hard, when it's both your parents jobs, to tell your kids, 'No, you can't do that,' or 'No, you shouldn't do that.' But at the same time, I think there's a different pressure on them, and I think that it's better for them to be fully formed people to be able to face that pressure.' She continues: 'I look at Maya Hawke. [She's] always my example. And I've actually had Maya talk to Charlotte about why it's better to go to sets, sit on sets. I let Charlotte work on sets behind the scenes so she can soak it all in and learn it, but wait a little bit because there's a different pressure, I think, in that situation.' Reiterating why she enlists Hawke, 26, to keep an open dialogue with Charlotte, Gellar jokes: 'Maya's way cooler than me.' As for Gellar and fellow Buffy co-star Alyson Hannigan's partnership with the Ask2BSure campaign, the pair tell Parade that it was important for them — especially as mothers to teenagers — to get the word out about making sure their kids are vaccinated against the five disease-causing types of meningitis, including A, B, C, W and Y, all of which can lead to death or severe lifelong complications. While many teens and young adults receive vaccinations to help protect against groups A, C, W and Y, most may still be missing a vaccination for meningitis B. Ages 16 to 23 are at higher risk for contracting meningitis B through common behaviors like living in close quarters, kissing, sharing drinks and more. Related: Sarah Michelle Gellar Reunites With 'Buffy' Co-Star to Raise Awareness 'This campaign is such an important issue to just go talk to your doctor and just get the information,' Hannigan says. 'I learned so much when I talked to my kids' pediatrician, and so much I didn't know. And I thought I was on top of everything. I learned so much, and so we're just encouraging parents to go ask their doctor.' Gellar adds: 'When Alyson was first doing the campaign, I was like, 'Oh yeah, my kids were vaccinated for meningitis,' and then you would go, 'Oh, wait, there's this other strain of it that is not part of the original vaccination series,' and that is really easy to slip through the cracks. And because it hits the ages between 16 to 23, which are the most vulnerable — which is exactly where our kids are — it can tailspin you.' Why Sarah Michelle Gellar Wants Maya Hawke to Help Out Her Teenage Daughter (Exclusive) first appeared on Parade on May 23, 2025
Daily Mail
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The real reason Sarah Michelle Gellar turned down I Know What You Did Last Summer remake revealed
Sony released the first trailer for its highly-anticipated I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel on Tuesday, which introduces both new characters and brings back a few familiar faces. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reprise their roles as Julie James and Ray Bronson from the 1997 original and the 1998 sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. This new film focuses on a new group of teenagers (Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer King, Tyriq Withers and Sarah Pidgeon), who are taunted by a vicious stalker who somehow knows a deadly secret from their past. They ultimately get some advice from two survivors of the 1997 Southport Massacre - Julie and Ray - though it seems director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge) tried to bring another original cast member back: Sarah Michelle Gellar. Gellar, 48, played Helen Shivers in the original, though she has consistently said she will not be in this project, despite being good friends with Robinson, starring in her 2022 film Do Revenge, and being married to Prinze Jr. since 2002. The reason is a simple one: Helen Shivers was killed in the first film, but, as Robinson told Entertainment Weekly, that didn't stop her from trying. 'I tried, okay? I harassed her! But she is dead. I tried to pitch some crazy s--- too,' Robinson joked. 'I was like, "What if it's like you weren't dead and you're actually alive, but in hiding?'" the director recalled. 'And Sarah's like, "I was on ice. I was the most dead a person could be. You can see my frozen body,"' Robinson recalled. 'I was like, "Yeah, but what if?" And she said, "I am dead. I am Sarah Dead Gellar,"' Robinson joked. A photo of her Helen character is seen at the trailer resting on her gravestone, though it seems that will be all fans will see of that character. Back in February 2023, when Gellar was accepting the SCAD TVFest Icon Award in Atlanta, she revealed Robinson was already trying to pitch her. 'As I explained to Jennifer, I am dead. I am dead dead. On ice,' Gellar joked of her character's fate, who was found alongside Ryan Phillippe's Barry in the icebox by Julie in the original film. Gellar added, 'She's like, "Are you sure you're dead dead?" I'm like, "It's soap dish dead. I don't have a head. You can't write for someone that doesn't have a head. I'm dead."' She was asked again about returning to the franchise in October 2024, though she teased a new role, of sorts, in the franchise. 'My best friend [Jennifer Kaytin Robinson] is directing it, so we joke that I have an unofficial job, which is I am continuity,' Gellar explained. 'So I'm always the one telling her, "Well, that would happen, or that wouldn't happen with those characters," so I do have kind of an unofficial job title,' she added. I Know What You Did Last Summer will hit theaters nationwide on July 18.
Daily Mail
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sophie Turner sparks split speculation with boyfriend Peregrine Pearson as she unfollows him on Instagram after not being seen together for weeks
Sophie Turner and her boyfriend Peregrine Pearson have sparked speculation they may have gone their separate ways after she unfollowed him on Instagram. The actress, 29, first revealed she was dating Viscount Cowdray's son, 30, in December 2023 months after the breakdown of her four-year marriage to Joe Jonas. The couple have documented their relationship online, with Sophie last sharing pictures of Peregrine - known as Perry - in a post from January. In a round up for the year, Sophie included several snaps of Perry, including one loved-up photo where she was wrapped around him taken in a bathroom mirror. However, Perry's presence on her page has been less visible since, with Sophie not including him in a post from a Paris trip in March he was on with the Game Of Thrones star and her friends. Sophie and Perry were last pictured together at the Louis Vuitton show on March 10 before having dinner at Siena in the French capital. But the aristocrat hasn't been seen with the mother or two or pictured on her social media profile in recent weeks. There has been no trace since the beginning of the year and he doesn't appear to have engaged with any of Sophie's posts by 'liking' or commenting on them. While Sophie has definitely unfollowed Perry, it is unclear whether he still follows her page because he has a private platform. Before their trip to Paris, Sophie enjoyed a girls trip to the Maldives with her friends where she enjoyed a week of wholesome activities. She didn't appear to be joined by her partner on the trip, as she admitted that all she needed to be 'happy' was spending time with her 'besties'. Her caption for the trip, read: 'Who knew that all it takes to be happy is tea tasting, perfume making, breathwork, sound therapy, spotting dolphins... 'Watsu, cooking classes, turtle snorkeling, massages and getting burnt on the beach with your besties in the Maldives.' Representatives for Sophie declined to comment on the story. However, Perry's presence on her page has been less visible since, with Sophie not including him in a post from a Paris trip he was on in March with her and her friends While the couple appear to have hit a rocky patch, it was only the end of last year that it was reported that Sophie could see herself having children with him. In November, it was claimed he would 'love to have children' with Perry in the future, according to sources who revealed the actress believed he could be 'the one'. Insiders revealed that while Sophie is not planning to have children with Perry anytime soon - she does see them welcoming a child together in the coming years. The insider stated: 'Sophie is open to having kids one day even though that is not on the slate for right now. She is in love with Peregrine, and she knows that he wants to be a father one day as this is discussed with couples. 'She loves her kids very much and is a great mom. She puts her children first which Peregrine admires her for.' The Do Revenge actress famously married ex Joe 35, in 2019 and the pair share two children, daughters Willa, four, and Delphine, two. The former couple finalized their divorce in September 2024, a little over a year after the Jonas Brothers star filed for separation. As Sophie continued to move on from the failed marriage, another source dished at the time that she could see herself settling down with Peregrine. 'Sophie wants her happy ever after. Joe wasn't it,' the source explained. 'Peregrine seems to be the one and she would love to have children with him one day and the likelihood of that happening is pretty good. They will certainly try.' Noting that the Joan actress is putting her time and focus on her children and her career, the source continued: 'But right now, she has some career opportunities to pursue along with being a mom already, she wants to enjoy the relationship with Peregrine and what they can build before they add anything more to it. 'Everything is going as well as it can go, she is happy, relieved to have a partner she is in love with and has no issues with.' The source made it clear that the future is looking bright Sophie as they continued: 'Her life is pretty amazing right now and adding a child would add to the amazingness of it all, but don't expect a nursery to be built in the near future. 'They have other personal goals and relationship goals to reach before that happens.' Sophie and Peregrine confirmed their relationship last December after it was revealed last September that Sophie and Joe had filed for divorce. Peregrine is the eldest son and heir of Michael Pearson, the 4th Viscount Cowdray – a former film producer who owns a significant chunk of the Pearson media empire. While Sophie is said to be worth $10 million, this pales in comparison to Peregrine's family fortune which is said to be more than $224 million. He has a $5 million pad in Chelsea while his father owns a sprawling mansion in West Sussex with 22 bedrooms and 16,500 acres of grounds. His ancestral estate is home to Cowdray Park Polo Club – which boasts ten pitches and hosts more than 450 matches each year. The prestigious club hosts the annual Gold Cup, where both Prince William and Prince Harry have played. Sophie and Peregrine's relationship has been going from strength to strength after they were seen together at Paris Fashion week back in March. They also previously enjoyed a ski holiday together in December where they confirmed their loved up status. The star proved she was smitten when she wished her boyfriend a happy 30th birthday on Instagram last month Sophie shared a sweet album to Instagram to wish her partner well wishes, including a romantic picture of the pair of them kissing under a tent. In another snap Sophie is dress in a skirt and a red jumper as they enjoy a sunny day out sat on a canal boat. She also shared a snap of the pair of them enjoying a ski trip as they posed and hugged one another while on the slopes.
New York Post
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer' director reveals 1 vet was ‘harassed' to join sequel — and refused
Stubborn SMG. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, the director of the new 'I Know What You Did Last Summer,' revealed that she 'tried relentlessly,' and failed, to get Sarah Michelle Gellar to return for the sequel. 'I tried, okay? I harassed her! But she is dead,' the 37-year-old filmmaker told Entertainment Weekly as she broke down the sequel's trailer released Tuesday. 11 Jennifer Kaytin Robinson at the 25th SCAD Savannah Film Festival in October 2022. Getty Images for SCAD 11 Sarah Michelle Gellar in 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' (1997). ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Gellar, 48, played Helen Shivers in the original 1997 film in which her character dies. 'I tried to pitch some crazy s— too. I was like, 'What if it's like you weren't dead and you're actually alive, but in hiding?'' Robinson explained. 'And Sarah's like, 'I was on ice. I was the most dead a person could be. You can see my frozen body.'' 'I was like, 'Yeah, but what if?' Robinson added. 'And she said, 'I am dead. I am Sarah Dead Gellar.'' 11 Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Philippe in the original 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Gellar previously told People of skipping the sequel, 'My best friend [Robinson] is directing it, so we joke that I have an unofficial job, which is I am continuity. So I'm always the one telling her, 'Well, that would happen, or that wouldn't happen with those characters,' so I do have kind of an unofficial job title.' 11 Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Philippe in 1997's 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Robinson also revealed she wanted 'Stranger Things' star Maya Hawke, who starred in her 2022 Netflix movie 'Do Revenge,' to be in the new film but 'we couldn't work it out with schedules.' The 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' trailer features Gellar's husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Jennifer Love Hewitt reprising their roles as Ray Bronson and Julie James, respectively, from the first film. Gellar's Helen briefly appears in a photo frame in the footage. 11 Freddie Prinze Jr. in 2025's 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' Columbia Pictures 11 Jennifer Love Hewitt in the new 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' Columbia Pictures The trailer also introduces new cast members Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, and Jonah Hauer-King, who play a group of teenagers that are stalked by a mysterious stranger. Sony Pictures' synopsis for the movie reads, 'When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they're forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge.' 11 Sarah Pidgeon, Madelyn Cline and Chase Sui Wonders in 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' Columbia Pictures 'As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help,' the description adds. 11 The new cast of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' Columbia Pictures 11 Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, director of the new 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' WireImage The 1997 film was directed by Jim Gillespie and starred Gellar, Prinze Jr., 49, Hewitt, 46, Ryan Phillippe and Johnny Galecki. Prinze Jr. and Hewitt both returned for the 1998 sequel 'I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.' The franchise was also adapted into a Prime Video series in 2021 starring Madison Iseman, Bill Heck and Brianne Tju. In a recent interview with People, Hewitt said of the new sequel, 'There's lots of '90s in there, so get excited because the '90s are back again!' 11 The cast of 1997's 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' 11 Jennifer Love Hewitt in the original 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection 'And there's lots of twists and turns. I don't think people are going to expect anything that's coming,' the actress continued. 'It's a really fun ride.' Robinson told the outlet, 'We approached it like super fans, so I think people are going to be really happy. All the things that you want to see in this movie, you're going to see in this movie.' 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' comes out in theaters July 18.
The Guardian
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Picture This review – Bridgerton star can't save tinny rom-com
I am generally wary of streaming platform originals, so often do they feel like the fast fashion of the film world: cheap, disposable, chasing ephemeral interests and brittle with repeat use. But I will give Netflix, Amazon and co props for this: for nearing a decade now, they have attempted to fill a void left by the theatrical box office, whose hollowed-out market rarely supports the mid-budget adult films – particularly rom-coms and erotic thrillers – that routinely entertained non-franchise audiences in decades past. Only occasionally do they succeed, as in the case of Netflix's Do Revenge or Players, but the mission remains worthwhile. Picture This, a new rom-com from Amazon Prime Video, has promising elements suggesting it could be one of the better entries. Namely: the presence of Simone Ashley, the always luminous breakout star of the Netflix confection that is Bridgerton; Hero Fiennes Tiffin, nephew of Ralph and Joseph and perhaps best known for his role in the Tumblr smutty After trilogy; and the ever-relevant plot of becoming an unsolicited charity case as a single woman at the ripe age of 30. But though the two leads are capably charming – or, in the case of Tiffin, baseline attractive as a nice hometown guy not given much to do – the movie still has the imprint of a tech company's content assembly line: cheaply made, over-lit, bumpily paced, ludicrously dialed-up characters without much comic payoff. The film, directed by Prarthana Mohan, is an adaptation the Australian movie Five Blind Dates, produced and distributed by Amazon just last year. The screenwriter Nikita Lalwani transposes the hijinks of a fortuitous/constraining palm reading to Hackney, filmed as if for an Instagram reel (in fact, virality serves as an unsurprising deus ex machina here), in which the 29-year-old photographer Pia (Ashley) runs a portraiture studio that doubles as her spacious (to my Brooklyn eyes) apartment. Picture This admirably sketches out the city life of an independent, ambitious young woman that is neither pitiful nor fully figured out – a solid best friend partnership with Jay (Luke Fetherston, giving lead energy to a supporting performance), a creative career and a fledgling business that takes precedence over any romantic life, not that she's complaining. But money is tight, the bills are literally mounting and on the occasion of her younger sister Sonal's (Anoushka Chadha) month-long Indian wedding in the suburbs, her mother (Sindhu Vee) reveals a stash of family heirloom jewelry. The catch? She must get married to access it. The extra catch? She must go on five dates, as dictated by a hammy spiritual guide hired by her mother, in order to meet her soulmate. Ever a skeptic (same), Pia agrees to the deal to appease several forces in her life – including Jay, who would like to get paid for his work in the photo shop – but mostly to keep up appearances in front of the best man, who happens to be her high school ex Charlie (Tiffin). The dates are, as mandated by plot, disastrous, ranging from an icky nepo baby, to an auntie set-up with mommy issues, to Phil Dunster's wellness guru who insists on strumming a rotation of Jason Mraz songs. Ashley, who could light sparks even out of the fluff of Bridgerton, breezes through a series of cringey encounters, and finds some naturalism and sharp stubbornness in a character many others would play more bumbling, or desperate, or shrill. But even she cannot rise above material that flounders between family drama romance, farce and commentary on meddling elders. In one scene, Pia evinces a much-ballyhooed past independent, rebellious streak, as she remembers a makeshift way to light a joint with a battery from her uni days, only to catch her hair on fire, cut scene. Such is the jolted rhythm and confused tone of this movie. Unfortunately, much of this is rendered in the distinctive glare of the streaming economy – ironic, given that this is a movie about a talented photographer with a supposedly keen sense of lighting – with an over-reliance on unnecessary split-screens that serve to distract rather than enhance. Ashley and Fetherston do their best to give some texture, some lived-in quality, to this movie that otherwise looks exactly like what it is. That doesn't mean it's not enjoyable, at points – Pia and Charlie's too-limited one-on-one moments have the requisite chemistry, and Ashley often flashes the vividness and on-screen vitality of a classic rom-com star. But like many an app date, it's neither offensive nor memorable – a drop in the bucket, one in an algorithmic sea of many. Picture This is available now on Amazon Prime Video
