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News.com.au
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Ferris Bueller star resurfaces on red carpet after more than 10 years
No more days off. Ferris Bueller's Day Off star Mia Sara returned to the spotlight for the premiere of The Life of Chuck — her first film in over a decade — in Los Angeles on Monday. Sara, 57, walked the red carpet at the Hollywood Legion Theater to celebrate her new sci-fi movie based on Stephen King's novel, reports the New York Post. The actress posed for photos alongside her co-stars Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Karen Gillan, Benjamin Pajak, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Siegel and Carl Lumbly, as well as director Mike Flanagan. Sara wore a black top with a below-the-knee skirt and matching boot heels. She also rocked a pair of silver earrings and a big gold bracelet. In The Life of Chuck, out June 21, Sara plays the grandmother of Hiddleston's character, Charles Krantz. The film follows Krantz's life in reverse-chronological order. At the red carpet, Sara told People that she came out of acting retirement to work with Flanagan, 47. She said his 2021 Netflix horror miniseries Midnight Mass was 'one of my favourite things I've ever seen.' 'We've been such fans, and we met socially, he and the magnificent Kate Siegel, and he just said, 'Well, don't you ever really want to work again?' ' Sara told the outlet. 'And I said, 'Oh, I don't know.' He said, 'Well, what if I offered you something?' I said, 'Well, okay, if you offer me something, I'll do it.'' When asked if she plans to do more acting, Sara replied: 'Honestly, it really was all about Mike. If Mike needs me, I'll be there.' Sara currently lives in 'a 17th century farmhouse' in England with her husband, Brian Henson. The actress and Henson have a daughter, Amelia, 20. She also has a son, Dashiell Quinn Connery, 28, with her ex-husband Jason Connery, son of James Bond star Sean Connery. Sara's last acting appearance was in the 2013 short film Pretty Pretty. Before that, she played Princess Langwidere in the 2012 film Dorothy and the Witches of Oz. Sara grew up in New York City and made her film acting debut in 1985's Legend alongside Tom Cruise. At age 18, she landed the role of Sloane Peterson in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The beloved 1986 comedy was directed by the late John Hughes and also starred Matthew Broderick and Succession alum Alan Ruck. Sara went on to star in the 1987 miniseries Queenie and the 1994 sci-fi film Timecop, which won her a Saturn Award. She also played Harley Quinn in The WB series Birds of Prey from 2002 to 2003.
Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Michael J Fox will make comeback in Shrinking after stepping back from acting due to Parkinson's
is making an acting comeback in the Apple TV+ series Shrinking after he he stepped back from the profession after his 1991 Parkinson's diagnosis. The Back To The Future star, 63, last acted when he reprised his Good Wife character, Louis Canning, in the 2020 spinoff The Good Fight. But he will now make a return to the screen for the third season of the Emmy-nominated show which stars Jason Segal and Harrison Ford. Jeff Daniels, Sherry Cola and Isabella Gomez, will also join the cast. It's not yet known which character Fox will play. But emotional fans took to social media to share their delight over the news amid the star's health woes. 'My admiration for this man has no limits! I'm happy to see him acting again,' one fan gushed in a Reddit post announcing the news. They continued: 'Having Parkinson's disease in my immediate family, I appreciate how much he has done for raising awareness of the disease, and I have enjoyed how he has incorporated the disease into his acting. Looking forward to seeing what he will be doing in Shrinking.' 'Good for him! Excited to see him,' wrote another. 'With how well Shrinking balances its humor with gut-punch moments, I wouldn't be surprised if Fox really puts his soul into his character and makes it feel cathartic,' chimed in someone else. 'Oooh! Love the show and this is really cool news. I can see him fitting into the cast very well,' another enthused fan wrote. Shrinking follows widowed and grieving therapist Jimmy (Jason Segel) who begins to break the rules and tells his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge changes to people's lives, including his own. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991 at age 29 while filming Doc Hollywood, after experiencing a sore shoulder and twitching finger. The actor went public with his diagnosis in 1998. Fox previously worked with Shrinking's co-creator Bill Lawrence on ABC's Spin City. However, he left after Season 4 in 2000 after his Parkinson's symptoms worsened. The dad-of-four also featured in a two-episode arc Scrubs, another Lawrence-led series, where he played a genius doctor with severe OCD. Fox has said the disease prompted him to largely retire from acting, devoting more time to spending time with his family and working for his foundation, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, which funds research and the search for a Parkinson's disease cure. Fox starred as teenager Marty McFly in the science fiction movie Back to the Future in 1985, as well as in the sequels Back to the Future Part II (in 1989) and Back to the Future III (in 1990). He played Alex P. Keaton on Family Times from 1982 until 1989. Earlier in the month, the actor announced his fifth memoir. The book, co-written with Nelle Fortenberry, is called Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum, and is set to drop in the fall. The memoir will focus on the year 1985, which is when Michael was working on both Back to the movie Future and the series Family Ties - as well as years before he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. 'As we approach the 40th anniversary of Back to the Future, my thoughts turn to my adventures as a younger man,' he told People. 'This book has basically become a time machine for me, but unlike the DeLorean, there's plenty of room for anyone who'd like to climb in for the ride,' he added. The book will also be released the same year as the 40th anniversary of Back to the Future, which catapulted him to fame in 1985.
