Jamie Lee Curtis took to social media this morning to announce the tragic passing of her sister, Kelly Curtis. In a lengthy post, the actress paid a beautiful tribute to her late sibling. Now, more celebrities, including Sharon Stone and Kenan Thompson, are showing their support for the Curtis family during this tragic time.

According to Jamie Lee Curtis, Kelly Curtis died on May 30 at her home, “in nature” and “at peace.” She did not mention a cause of death. Kelly was 69 years old. Jamie Lee is two years younger than her sister, and her post noted that Kelly was her “first friend and lifelong confidant.” She went on to write about how beautiful her sibling was and recalled lots of things she loved about her. It’s a sad yet lovely post that you can see in full below:

Jamie Lee and Kelly are the children of the legendary Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. They have also both worked as actors.

While Jamie Lee is working on multiple projects, had a show premiere on the 2026 TV schedule and has been consistently working for years, Kelly’s last credit came in 1999 as she worked on one episode of Judging Amy. She also appeared in great movies, like the Eddie Murphy classic, Trading Places, which Jamie Lee was also in. In her tribute to her sister, the Halloween star wrote that her sister was “jaw droppingly beautiful, and a talented actress.”

After she stopped acting, Kelly worked as her sister’s assistant on the body-swap classic Freaky Friday, Christmas with the Kranks and You Again. Later, she directed Curling in Stanley, Marby Jets Are Go and The Night She Came Along.

While reflecting on what her sister will be remembered for, the Everything Everywhere All At Once star wrote:

After Jamie Lee Curtis posted this, her comments were flooded with love and support from fans, friends and colleagues. This included messages from the likes of Basic Instinct’s Sharon Stone, SNL’s Kenan Thompson, The Pitt’s Katherine LaNasa and more. Take a look:

• My sincere condolences 😍 -Sharon Stone
• 🤍🤍🤍 -Sophia Bush
• Sending you so much🤍 -Ariana DeBose
• 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 -Kenan Thompson
• Big big hugs. Love you, Jamie. Nothing beats a sister. 💜💜 -Uzo Aduba
• 🤍🕊️ sending love -Katherine LaNasa
• Sending love and prayers to your family 🤍🕊️ -Arielle Kebbel

Overall, there was a whole lot of love for the Curtis family and Kelly. Jamie Lee noted in her post that her sister would always sign off a message with a blessing, “Isten Veled, God is with you.” And that’s how she ended her tribute too, writing:

While this is a very tragic situation, it’s heartwarming to see this loving message from Jamie Lee Curtis. It’s also heartwarming to see just how many people reached out to share their condolences and support.

We here at CinemaBlend send our thoughts and condolences to Kelly Curtis’ family and loved ones during this tragic time.

May 21 marked the end of an era. After hosting The Late Show for 11 years, Stephen Colbert officially signed off as his program came to an end on the 2026 TV schedule. CBS canceled the late-night talk show last year, and it caused quite a stir in Hollywood and around the world, with many celebrities and fellow late-night talk show hosts showing their support for Colbert. That support has continued over the months, and following the finale, Samuel L. Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, and many more sent some sweet shoutouts.

Colbert went above and beyond for the final episodes of The Late Show, bringing on special guests and doing special segments. Thursday’s finale, which drew The Late Show’s biggest audience in 10 years, according to The New York Times, had appearances from some famous friends such as Jon Stewart and Bryan Cranston, and the host's fitting final guest was Paul McCartney. It was emotional and very sweet. And those feelings didn’t stop when the lights got turned off, as many celebrities took to social media to send messages to the beloved host:

• Samuel L Jackson: Your Comedic Salve will never be replaced for our wounded souls! Thanks for ALWAYS being our Dr FEELGOOD 🫵🏾‼️ @colbertlateshow @colbert
• Ryan Reynolds: Late night tv will never be the same. I’ll miss your tender embrace @colbertlateshow
• Jamie Lee Curtis: THANKS FOR THE LAUGHS @colbertlateshow @colbert
• Conan O’Brien: Here's to Stephen Colbert, a man of great integrity and wit. Onward, friend, to bigger and better things.
• Seth Meyers: For as great as he is on screen, Stephen is an even better person when the cameras stop rolling. A truly generous, kind and thoughtful man who elevates those around him. Can’t wait for his next chapter and grateful to know him.
• Marlee Matlin: One of my favorite interviews was with @StephenAtHome He GOT my humor. Wishing you only the best in your journey beyond your talk show. We need your voice more than ever! @colbertlateshow
• Barack Obama: For more than a decade, Stephen @Colbert has been one of the top voices of late night — making us laugh and, even more importantly, reminding us who we are and what America stands for. Michelle and I enjoyed being Stephen’s guests — even when the games were rigged — and we’re grateful to call him a friend.

All of these messages, plus many others, and the outpouring of love and support that Colbert has received in these last several months, show how much he and The Late Show matter. It’s clear that everyone has had a great time on the late-night talk show, and while many are still debating what truly led to the show’s cancellation, it’s obvious that a ton of people did not want it to happen.

In addition to the sweet messages, some late-night shows, such as Jimmy Kimmel Live!, aired reruns for part of the week out of respect.

That being said, not everyone has been respectful, as President Trump’s post about the final show is as mean-spirited as you’d think. However, overall, the support for Colbert and his program has been overwhelmingly positive.

Earlier this month, Colbert revealed what he’s doing the day afterThe Late Show ends, sharing that his brother was actually getting married in D.C., and it’s much more important than what’s going on with the show. Colbert’s been busy with the final episodes of The Late Show, but he still has his priorities straight when it comes to his family.

With The Late Show’s cancellation, the future of late-night television is in question. Following Jimmy Kimmel Live’s brief suspension last year and the cancellation of The Late Show, it's unclear what could happen next. However, thankfully, Colbert was able to go out with a bang and surrounded by a whole bunch of folks who adore him and his work. Those who missed the finale of The Late Show can stream it now with a Paramount+ subscription.

If you say the name Jamie Lee Curtis to people, it’s likely that a few things will come up right afterwards in conversation. Maybe it’ll be the comedies she’s starred in, like the Freaky Friday franchise and A Fish Called Wanda, or her emotional Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All At Once. But, it’s possible that the first thing people will talk about is her status as a major scream queen and one of filmdom’s preeminent representatives of horror’s Final Girls because of her long tenure in the Halloween movies. Now, she’s revealed that, as a movie-goer, the genre is actually not for her.

What Jamie Lee Curtis Said About Not Watching Horror Movies

As one could attest to just by looking at the long list of upcoming horror movies, audiences never seem to tire of spooky, chilling, thrilling, and downright terrifying theatrical stories. The genre has been around almost as long as movies themselves, and given fans nearly innumerable frights in some of the best horror movies ever made.

Jamie Lee Curtis is someone who’s career is tied to horror (she also starred in the Ryan Murphy series Scream Queens), and maybe more than with most actors, considering just how many major fright fests she’s starred in and her decades-long attachment with Halloween, which jump-started her big screen career in 1978. While speaking at SXSW recently (via Entertainment Weekly), though, the star made a big confession about the beloved genre, and said:

While it does seem that many of the actors who work in horror frequently do so because they love the genre, I’ve long wondered about the ones who might not like it so much, but still choose to act out horrifying or sometimes grotesque scenes. It seems like that might be a bit difficult, depending on where they land on the scale of being able to handle looking at things like fake gore or monstrous characters. Curtis herself noted previously that “I scare easily,” but maybe seeing how the spookiness is made helped her with that.

I, however, can barely stand thinking about some horror movies once I hear the premise, so I can’t imagine not being creeped out on set at least a few times. Though, that’s absolutely no shade to any actor who takes horror movie roles without being a big fan of the genre, as you can never tell where you’ll find a great character to work on. Curtis continued, and noted that while scary stuff ain’t really her bag, she does love that horror films are getting more respect:

Of course, the recent 2026 Oscars saw Amy Madigan win Best Supporting Actress for her bone-chilling performance in the horror movie Weapons, while the vampire-focused feature, Sinners, nabbed a record-breaking 16 nominations, winning several trophies, including Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan. We’ve also seen other horror films over the past decade or so be recognized for things like writing, directing, and performances, so Curtis is correct that the people who craft those movies are getting much more well-deserved attention, and that’s great to see whether you like watching such frightening fare or not.

Jamie Lee Curtis has been synonymous with the Halloween movies for decades, but it turns out her return to Laurie Strode in the recent Blumhouse Halloween trilogy almost didn’t happen the way fans might think. When she first agreed to star in the 2018 requel, reboot, directed by David Gordon Green, she believed she was signing on for just one movie. Only later did she discover the project was actually planned as a full trilogy, which she was not pumped about. Still, she managed to turn that unexpected development into a big silver lining.

Taking some time off her busy 2026 movie schedule to speak at a SXSW panel (via Variety), Curtis reflected on how the new Halloween films came together and how producer Jason Blum helped revive the franchise. The actor made it clear she credits Blum with bringing the series back to life decades after the original. She explained:

The 2018 Halloween revival was a perfect example, costing around $10 million while eventually grossing more than $250 million worldwide. At the time the True Lies star signed on, however, she believed she was only committing to that single installment. While the film was still in post-production, she learned that the creative team had bigger plans for Laurie Strode’s return. Curtis continued:

The move secured the Everything Everywhere All at Once star a development deal with Blumhouse, allowing her to bring future projects to the studio through her company, Comet Pictures. One of the early projects tied to that deal involved filmmaker Russell Goldman, who had been working with Curtis on her first directing gig, the film Mother Nature. Goldman now works in development for Comet Pictures and recently premiered his feature directorial debut, Sender, at SXSW. According to her, seeing the Comet Pictures logo on the big screen during that premiere was a milestone moment for her as a producer.

Curtis also joked during the panel that Blum may have initially viewed the arrangement as more of a “vanity deal.” Instead, she quickly began bringing him a steady stream of project ideas. One of those came after she heard an NPR story about a school bus driver and teacher who saved 22 children during a devastating wildfire. She was immediately drawn to the story and ultimately helped bring it to the screen as the intense film The Lost Bus, streaming with an Apple TV subscription and starring Matthew McConaughey. While the movie flew somewhat under the radar with audiences, it still earned recognition, landing a Best Visual Effects nomination at the 2026 Oscars.

While Jamie Lee Curtis was not pumped to be signing on to three Halloween movies, what started as a surprise franchise commitment ended up helping her expand her producing career. Considering how successful Blumhouse’s Halloween trilogy ultimately became, despite its less-than-stellar critical response, it seems the arrangement worked out pretty well for everyone involved.

Every streaming service has a number of original shows coming out, and those with an Amazon Prime subscription were recently treated to the full season of Scarpetta. The book to screen adaptation finally brought Patricia Cornwell's character Dr. Kay Scarpetta to television, played by none other than Nicole Kidman. I had the chance to speak with the author ahead of the show's release, where she praised an A-lister for finally getting her work to the small screen.

While some folks are figuring out how to watch Scarpetta, others are deep into the eight-episode season. It remains to be seen if the original series becomes one of the best Amazon shows to binge-watch, but releasing the full season definitely lends itself to that. As you can see from the video above, I asked Cornwell why now was the right time to bring Dr. Kay to television. She told me:

Jamie Lee, you are all of us! It sounds like the recent Oscar-winner is a big reason why Scarpetta finally happened, and Cornwell's signature character was adapted for TV. In addition to starring as Kay's older sister Dorothy Scarpetta, Curtis is also an Executive Producer on the new Amazon series. And it seems like she's really helped to finally get the character on the small screen.

Cornwell isn't the only person who spoke to me about how JLC helped to make Scarpetta a reality. In a separate interview, both Ariana DeBose and Bobby Cannavale told me they were personally recruited by the Halloween icon. So clearly Curtis was a big reason why this adaptation became a reality.

Patricia Cornwell also name dropped creator/showrunner/writer Liz Sarnoff for being the creative force that found a way to bring Dr. Kay Scarpetta's story from the page to the screen. There are a ton of book and characters to use as inspiration, and the author seems to be thrilled that the Scarpetta series is the way her narrative universe was finally brought to TV. Sounds like Curtis and Sarnoff were a winning combination.

The critical response to Scarpetta has been mixed, but it should be interesting to see how audiences respond to the new Amazon series. If it ends up being popular on the streaming service, there are plenty of novels that could potentially be adapted for future seasons. Only time will tell.

The full season of Scarpetta is streaming in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video as part of the 2026 TV schedule. And there are eight episodes to binge once the mystery reels you in.

The streaming wars have been in full effect for years now, and those with an Amazon Prime subscription have recently been treated to a new TV series: the book to screen adaptation Scarpetta. The series stars Nicole Kidman as Dr. Kay Scarpetta, and also features a stellar ensemble cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis and Ariana DeBose. And years after DeBose's BAFTAs rap went viral, she spoke to CinemaBlend about Curtis defending her back in the day.

While some folks are figuring out how to watch Scarpetta, I had the privilege of speaking with the cast and team ahead of its release. As you can see in the video above, I couldn't help asking DeBose about playing Curtis' daughter, especially after the Halloween icon defended her iconic BAFTAs rap. The Oscar-winning actress told me:

Sounds pretty iconic to me. On top of her versatile talents as an actress, Jamie Lee Curtis is also known for her boisterous and charismatic personality. So it stands to reason that the same person who dropped F-bombs defending DeBose would also call her up and personally ask her to join the cast of Scarpetta. After all, the Curtis is both an actress and producer on the new TV series.

For those who don't remember, Ariana DeBose went viral for a rap she did at the 2023 BAFTAs, where she shouted out all the female actress nominees in song. I've been pretty obsessed with it since then, but folks were dunking on the West Side Story actress online. That led JLC to speak out and defend her, which was seemingly the start of the two actress' relationship. As DeBose went on:

I'm with Jamie. DeBose's rap was one of the most iconic moment from that Awards Season, and I've personally kept quoting it to this day. So it's really awesome seeing them onscreen together in Scarpetta playing Dorothy and Lucy. As a reminder, you can see JLC's viral comments defending the Hamilton OG below:

Critics have been mixed on Scarpetta, which is now streaming over on Amazon. Having seen the first few episodes in advance, I can say that Jamie Lee Curtis and Ariana DeBose are both doing strong work playing the title character's sister and niece respectively. And I personally love the way Awards Season connected these two Oscar-winners together years before bringing Patricia Cornwell's characters to life on the small screen.

Scarpetta is currently streaming in its entirety over on Amazon Prime Video as part of the 2026 TV schedule. We'll just have to see how long it runs, and how many of the novels are ultimately adapted for TV. One thing is clear: Jamie Lee really is all of us.

Nicole Kidman is certainly keeping busy these days, with multiple projects headed to the big and small screens. The first of those is Scarpetta, the long-awaited book-to-screen adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s novel series, which premieres March 11 on the 2026 TV schedule. Critics have seen all eight episodes, which will be available to stream with a Prime Video subscription, and they’ve got mixed opinions.

Nicole Kidman, who positively slayed by pairing a blazer with sheer skirt at the series’ premiere, stars as the titular forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta. She’s joined by Jamie Lee Curtis (who executive produces along with Kidman), Ariana DeBose, Bobby Cannavale and more impressive names. Aramide Tinubu of Variety warns that Scarpetta is a gruesome watch, but a sensational one, writing:

Nick Schager of the Daily Beast calls the series “your next obsessive binge-watch,” and says showrunner Liz Sarnoff, Nicole Kidman and the stellar supporting cast have assembled all of the necessary pieces for a long-running franchise. Schager says:

Daniel Fienberg of THR is struck by the “audacious willingness” of the showrunner to take such liberties from the source material, thus risking backlash from Patricia Cornwell devotees who have waited so long for this adaptation. The critic wonders if such choices might turn fans away from additional seasons, writing:

Matt Roush of TV Insider rates Scarpetta just 2 stars out of 5, saying the “queasy,” “grisly” procedural aspects too often take a backseat to the “overwrought domestic angst” of Kay’s home life. The critic writes:

Saloni Gajjar of AV Club gives it a D, saying Scarpetta marks a low point on Nicole Kidman’s journey of increasingly substandard dramas. The series is a “hot mess,” Gajjar writes, and feels more like “one of those fake shows used as punchlines in 30 Rock and Insecure.” Gajjar continues:

Critics don’t collectively agree on this latest thriller series from Nicole Kidman, but some really dug it, so if you’re one of the fans who’s been waiting to see Patricia Cornwell’s series come to life on your television screen, your time has come. Scarpetta premieres Wednesday, March 11 on Amazon’s Prime Video.

The Ides of March are nearly upon us, and with them comes this week’s fresh batch of streaming goodness. From highly anticipated brand new series to new seasons of already successful shows, we’re getting plenty of great stuff on all your favorite streaming platforms. Alongside that, one of the biggest movies streaming this month is one of the biggest box office hits in years. Here’s what you don’t want to miss this week.

One Piece, Season 2 - March 10 (Netflix)

The history of live-action adaptations of popular anime is spotty at best, and that’s just the ones produced by Netflix. Luckily, the incredibly successful One Piece anime was well-received by fans during its first season. And fans won’t need to wait for batched or even weekly episodes, as the entire second season will be available with your Netflix subscription on the same day.

Zootopia 2 - March 11 (Disney+)

The first Zootopia was billion dollar hit for Disney, so the eventual announcement of a sequel was little surprise. Still, I’m not sure anybody expected the sequel surpass the original and become one of the most successful animated movies ever made. If you somehow didn’t catch the film in theaters, or even if you did, your Disney+ subscription will bring you Zootopia 2 starting this week.

Scarpetta - March 11 (Prime Video)

Patricia Cornwell’s popular medical examiner, Kay Scarpetta, makes the jump from book to screen in the form of Nicole Kidman for this brand new series, available with a Prime Video subscription. Jamie Lee Curtis also stars in this series that could turn into a significantly long-running affair, considering there are nearly 30 books in the series.

It’s Dorothy - March 13 (Peacock)

The Wizard of Oz is arguably more popular now than it has been in decades, thanks to the success of the Wicked films. While the second movie, Wicked: For Good, is still a week away from its streaming debut, this week, your Peacock subscription will get you a brand new documentary on the life of a character who doesn’t feature much in those movies: Dorothy Gale.

The Madison - March 14 (Paramount+)

I have no idea how Taylor Sheridan has so many different television series on the air at once, as he seems to be adding new ones weekly. Fans of Sheridan’s dramatic character-focused storytelling really need a Paramount+ subscription because it’s the place to catch episodes of both the recently started CBS series Marshals and the brand new The Madison, starring Michele Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell.

The Oscars - March 15 (Hulu)

There are so many award shows now that they can be tough to keep track of, but I think we can all agree that there is still only one that really matters. The Oscars are the night that movies celebrate themselves, and regardless of who wins, movie fans will be watching. Conan O’Brien returns as host, and the show airs on ABC but will also be available live with a Hulu subscription.

With the second half of march giving us movies like Wicked: For Good and series like Daredevil: Born Again, Season 2. It’s sure to continue to be a great month for streaming.

According to Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear will end with Season 5. That news went around about a month ago as she posted about wrapping up production on The Bear’s fifth installment. Now, she’s been asked about it again. However, as we prepare for this show to end, I think we should also pay attention to the Oscar-winner’s thoughts about being No. 1 on a call sheet and her place on the FX series' call sheet.

Jamie Lee Curtis Said The Bear Will End With Season 5

Back in February, Jamie Lee Curtis took to Instagram to post a photo with her on-screen daughter, Abby Elliott. In her caption, she wrote that The Bear cast “FINISHED STRONG!” and went on to explain that she got to “finish it out with my baby Berzatto bear.” Then, a few weeks later, during an interview with Access Hollywood, she was asked about the FX series potentially ending. In response, she said:

So, per Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear will end after its fifth season. If the show follows the release structure it's had since its premiere, it could mean that we’ll get the final episodes during the summer on the 2026 TV schedule. However, while we wait for confirmation on all of that, let’s take a look at another sentimental thing the Everything Everywhere All At Once star said about her time on this beloved series.

She Also Reflected On Being No. 1 On Call Sheets, But Being No. 19 For The Bear

The Bear potentially coming to an end wasn’t the only thing Jamie Lee Curtis has recently gotten sentimental about on Instagram. Around the same time she posted about wrapping up production, she also uploaded an image of the call sheet. She’s No. 19 on it; however, she’s had her fair share of No. 1’s throughout her career. Sharing her thoughts on this topic, the actress wrote:

Jamie Lee Curtis made her debut on The Bear as Donna, Carmy, Sugar and Michael’s mom, in Season 2. In total, she’s appeared in six episodes so far, and like Jon Bernthal, who plays Michael, she is a very vital guest star on the FX series. Clearly, she loves having this role, too. It does not matter to her that she’s not No. 1 on the call sheet (I’d guess Jeremy Allen White is); she’s simply overjoyed to be part of this cast and this project.

Now, it’s time to look forward to these last episodes. Season 4 of The Bear ended with Carmy telling Sydney that he was planning to leave the restaurant, and (at least to me) it was very unclear if he was making the right decision. So, we’ll have those waters to wade through when the series returns alongside the Berzatto family drama that’s always ongoing.

No matter what, it’ll be worth streaming with a Hulu subscription. However, the mix of knowing how much Jamie Lee Curtis loves working on this program and that this could be The Bear’s final season makes me want to see what happens next even more.

9-1-1 is preparing to resume its ninth season on the 2026 TV schedule on Thursday, meaning there will be plenty of storylines to look forward to, including the crossover with 9-1-1: Nashville. While the show has yet to be renewed for Season 10, there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight, so there will be many more stories to look forward to at the 118. And Jennifer Love Hewitt has one in mind that involves a certain Oscar winner that I am dying to see.

9-1-1 has seen its fair share of guest stars, including Ronda Rousey, Brooke Shields, Abigail Spencer, and, most recently, Mark Consuelos and Aimee Teegarden, among many others. There is one celebrity that Hewitt has her eye on, though, and she told People who her dream guest star is. Now, I need it to happen:

Hewitt and Curtis actually worked together back in 1996 on the comedy House Arrest, so it would be fun to see them reunite. Plus, Curtis is no stranger to Ryan Murphy, who co-created 9-1-1 and serves as an executive producer. The Freakier Friday star appeared in his underrated Fox horror comedy Scream Queens as Dean Munsch. Considering Murphy has a knack for bringing back actors he’s worked with, it might just be a matter of time before he finally calls her up.

As for what that secret storyline is that Hewitt has up her sleeve, it really could be a number of things. Curtis has had quite a wide range of roles throughout her prolific career, but it can be assumed that whatever Hewitt has in mind would involve Maddie. Maybe she can be someone new at the Dispatch center or an old Buckley family friend. Perhaps she can even be someone in need of help who calls 9-1-1. Of course, whatever the role is, Curtis would definitely knock it out of the park.

Whether or not Curtis will ever take Hewitt up on her offer is unknown, but the Ghost Whisperer star seems to be keeping mum about her secret storyline just in case anything happens. And I can’t say I blame her. Since 9-1-1 seems to be a lock for next season, there are still plenty of chances to get Curits to come play, even with the many other projects she’s working on. It would be fun to see the two Scream Queens working together again, so you never know.

For now, fans will have to settle for what they have when it comes to 9-1-1 and hope that Jamie Lee Curtis graces the 118 in the near future. All episodes of the first responder drama are streaming with a Hulu subscription, and new episodes return on Thursday, February 26 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

Along with starring in movies like Everything Everywhere All at Once, Haunted Mansion and Freakier Friday, the last several years have seen her recurring on The Bear as Donna Berzatto, the mother of Jeremy Allen White’s Carmy and Abby Elliot’s Natalie. Last July, a month after the fourth season premiered to Hulu subscription holders, The Bear was renewed for Season 5. However, Curtis may have just let slip on social media that this will be the show’s last season.

Perhaps I’m reading too much into this, but there’s a sense of finality in the post Curtis shared on Instagram of herself with warmly embracing Elliot, whose handle on the platform is @lilcutieforever, on the set of The Bear. Here’s what she wrote as the caption:

With words like “finish” and “completing,” I’m sure some, if not many of you reading this are joining me in wondering if she’s saying that The Bear will end with Season 5. A post like this seems like it’s too weighty if the powers-that-be at FX on Hulu have already decided to renew the show for a sixth season, even if that’s not public knowledge yet. Jamie Lee Curtis makes it sound like the Berzatto family saga will come to an end sometime on the 2026 TV schedule.

To be fair, five seasons is a healthy run for a streaming-exclusive TV show these days, so it’s not like The Bear was taken too soon. Far from it, as the Christopher Storer-created series has earned numerous awards and accolades since it premiered in 2022, including Jamie Lee Curtis winning the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in the Season 2 episode “Fishes.” It’s fair to say The Bear won’t be easily forgotten, especially considering how much it’s boosted Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s profiles, among others.

There is another possibility regarding the meaning of Jamie Lee Curtis post: what if The Bear isn’t ending, but her time on the show is? Perhaps Season 5 will see Donna Berzatto passing away, devastating Carmy, Natalie, Richie (who’s basically her surrogate son) and Uncle Jimmy. I’m less inclined to think this is what will happen, especially since The Bear Season 4’s ending seemed to lay the groundwork for the beginning of the end, but I won’t entirely rule out this story twist just yet either.

Maybe we’ll learn about The Bear’s fate post-Season 5, or maybe it will be announced a few weeks after the Hulu premiere. Whatever the future holds in store for the show, I look forward to seeing more of Jamie Lee Curtis on it.

Jamie Lee Curtis is well known for playing Halloween’s Laurie Strode, one of the greatest horror characters ever. But before that, she may have played another iconic horror character where she would have had to spider crawl, vomit, curse, and levitate under devil possession. Yes, Curtis could have starred in The Exorcist, and she talks about being fortunate that her mother closed the door on that audition as a kid.

Before battling Michael Myers, Jamie Lee Curtis’ very first IMDB credit was at about 18 years old on an 1977 episode of Quincy, M.E. The Freaky Friday actress revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show that she could have been a child star after being offered a shot at one of the best horror films of all time, and why she didn’t take it:

You may not know that the famous parents of the My Girl actress are actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. The Psycho actress herself didn’t have an early start in acting, but still had a successful career for over five decades. With many child stars dealing with hardships at such a young age, it was likely a good call that Leigh chose to protect her daughter from entering an intense industry too early in life.

Even though Jamie Lee Curtis didn’t become a major child star when her mom stopped her from auditioning for The Exorcist, the talented actress got real about having no resentment towards that missed opportunity. She went on to explain why, with her reasoning relating to Drew Barrymore’s own childhood upbringing:

That’s very true, as Drew Barrymore was a child with so much personality at a young age in films like E.T. and Firestarter before she was a teen. The Scream star had a history with drugs during her early career with little protection from her family, but the Trading Places actress made sure to compliment Barrymore for the positive effect she’s continued to have with her guests and where she is now in her life.

So, The Exorcist may not have gotten Jamie Lee Curtis on the map, but she ultimately took after her mother among the greatest horror scream queens by playing Laurie Strode in the Halloween movies. She was 19 years old playing the Final Girl role, and her adult acting career has continued to flourish, filled with transformative performances and a Best Supporting Actress Oscar under her belt now.

I would say Janet Leigh made a great call not having her daughter audition for The Exorcist. Not only because Linda Blair was outstanding as Regan, but also for shielding her from the struggles child stars go through. Curtis’ career may have happened later, but it’s far from over today.

Many in Hollywood and around the country are both shocked and in mourning following the tragic news that filmmaking icon Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner were the victims of an apparent homicide on Sunday, December 14. Details still have yet to be fully confirmed as far as what exactly went down and why, but the husband and wife were found dead in their Brentwood home reportedly with their throats cut. At this time, police have not made any arrests, and no suspects have been identified.

According to ABC7, Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Larry David and When Harry Met Sally’s Billy Crystal both showed up in person at different times at the Reiners’ residence after the news broke. At this time, it doesn’t appear as if either comedy star has publicly commented on the incident, but plenty of other acting legends and A-listers have been paying tribute.

Jamie Lee Curtis And Christopher Guest (This Is Spinal Tap)

Christopher Guest most recently worked with Rob Reiner for the long-awaited rock-umentary Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the sequel to one of the funniest comedies ever, (At the time, Reiner even talked to CinemaBlend about famed musicians’ reactions to the first film’s release.) To be expected, both Guest and wife Jamie Lee Curtis were taken aback by the news.

Kathy Bates (Misery)

Kathy Bates, currently the star of CBS' Matlock reboot, worked with the director while portraying one of her most famous characters: Annie Wilkes, the obsessive reader/kidnapper in Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's Misery. Sharing her grief-filled statement about both deaths with NBC News, Bates said:

Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride)

Cary Elwes will forever be associated with the hilariousness of 1987's The Princess Bride, which Rob Reiner both produced and directed. The latter even took on the role of the grandfather for the celebrity-filled 2020 fan film Home Movie: The Princess Bride, which also featured his own father Carl Reiner in his final on-screen performance ahead of his death that same year. (Both Reiners separately starred in two of the greatest sitcoms of all time, All in the Family and The Dick Van Dyke Show, respectively,) and Elwes didn't share many words in his Instagram post, but he didn't really need them to make his point clear.

Jerry O'Connell (Stand By Me)

Another friend and past project co-star of Reiner's, Jerry O'Connell also kept his words nearly as limited as Elwes did, but they still packed quite the emotional punch. O'Connell's very first on-screen film role was for 1986's beloved coming-of-age drama Stand By Me, an adaptation of Stephen King's short story "The Body." So you know he probably has very strong memories about working with the director.

Corey Feldman (Stand By Me)

Jerry O'Connell's Stand By Me co-star Corey Feldman, who has publicly spoken out against filmmakers he worked with as a child actor, has long held Rob Reiner up as one of the good ones. His message on X reflects that sentiment, as he wrote:

Ron Howard

Fellow director and '70s sitcom star Ron Howard also took to social media to share kind words for his longtime friend and colleague. While the two didn't seem to share the screen in anything, Howard did address the fact that Rob Reiner co-wrote the pilot episode of Happy Days along with Garry Marshall and Philip Mishkin. As Howard put it on X:

Eric Idle

Eric Idle, a founding member of the iconic Monty Python troupe, also co-created The Rutles, a Beatles-spoofing musical group that has released a handful of albums across the past 40 years. The Rutles were also a direct inspiration for all things Spinal Tap, and Idle revealed that he'd been speaking with the director just hours before he was killed. As Idle put it:

Mira Sorvino

Oscar winner Mira Sorvino is one of the many actors who only co-starred with Rob Reiner in a project but wasn’t ever directed in anything by him, which possibly made it an even easier relationship to thrive in. Sorvino and Reiner co-starred in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix drama Hollywood, and she clearly had positive experiences with him there.

We at CinemaBlend send our thoughts and condolences to the family and friends of the Reiner family during this mournful time.

In a lot of ways, Ella McCay is just how it’s marketed to be. It’s a heartfelt and funny family comedy about a young woman who suddenly becomes governor from the legendary James L. Brooks (who is known for making movies that are impossible not to cry at). But, there’s one character turn I absolutely didn’t see coming in the latest of 2025 movie releases. So, I brought it up to stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Mackey. Let’s get into it, and yes, SPOILERS are ahead!

In the second half of the movie, it becomes clearer and clearer to not only the audience but Ella that her husband pretty much sucks. Rather than supporting her in her big promotion as we expected he might, he demands that he have his own position alongside her. And when she doesn’t agree, he betrays her by playing the victim to the public with his own (and very untrue) version of a scandal they’d been trying to hide. Here’s how Mackey reacted to what happened between Ella and Ryan in our interview:

When we meet Ella and Ryan, they look like a perfect couple, but as the movie progresses, we start to see there’s trouble in paradise. As Jamie Lee Curtis added:

What ends up being the most important relationship in Ella McCay is the one between Ella and her Aunt Helen, who’s long been brutally honest about her thoughts on Ryan. The movie is a good example of the importance of familial love between women in a family that might be different than a mother/daughter relationship.

Despite Ryan’s true colors being quite dark in Ella McCay after all, Curtis and Mackey couldn’t help but gush about the actor who plays him, Jack Lowden. Curtis said it’s “very hard” to walk into a movie to play a “douchebag,” but the Scottish actor from Slow Horses “won” them all over on set.

CinemaBlend also had the chance to talk to writer/director James L. Brooks, who also offered his take on the big twist. In his words:

Due to the plotline, it certainly has something to say about ambitious women and how that may not mix well with a man who’s not confident in himself. It’s definitely a bothersome aspect of the movie, but it’s not exactly unbelievable.

Check out what critics are saying about Ella McCay, and read about the cool connection the movie funnily has with Alien: Romulus here on CinemaBlend. To see the movie, check your local movie theater.

It’s hard to imagine that someone who’s as vibrant and, frankly, frequently employed as Jamie Lee Curtis has been thinking about retirement. But, the woman who won her first Oscar in 2023 (for Everything Everywhere All At Once) has been kicking around Hollywood for nearly 50 years at this point. She recently spoke about her thoughts on retirement, and admitted that there’s a specific reason why considering it is so difficult for her.

What Did Jamie Lee Curtis Say About The Idea Of Retirement Being Hard For Her?

In her many years on the big and small screen, Jamie Lee Curtis has done pretty much everything. From her breakout role as one of the leading scream queens of the ‘70s in Halloween, to films that showed her funny side like Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda, and 2025 movie schedule entries Freakier Friday and Ella McCay, and action-filled popcorn pics like True Lies.

For many of us, the time eventually comes when we think about leaving our working lives behind, though, and Curtis has been considering just that recently, despite all her recent success. When speaking to People on the Ella McCay red carpet, the actress revealed her thoughts on the matter, explaining her recent comments during an interview where she talked about retiring, and said:

The interview in question was for Today, where Curtis noted that she’s “probably claimed retirement four times” previously, because she wants “to get out before you no longer ask me to be in,” meaning that she wants to stop acting before she’s no longer offered work.

This idea of retiring, however, is so difficult for her because of how she watched that exact thing happen to her famous parents, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, as they aged and wanted to keep acting, but just weren’t being sought out for jobs anymore. She continued:

I certainly feel like this is something we don’t often think about when it comes to actors or other entertainers, but it must be extremely difficult to watch your career just kind of fade away, especially when you want to keep going and know that you can. The Knives Out star (who’s returning to the mystery genre by taking on the iconic lead role in Murder She Wrote) had an unfortunate front-row seat when it came to watching her parents deal with just that “heartbreaking” situation, and she’s looking to keep herself from suffering the same fate.

She added that the idea of going through that is “too humiliating” for her, so she’s trying to “take advantage of the opportunities that I have” while continuing to have “one foot out the door.” So, let’s all hope that the door stays open for Curtis for many more years to come.

James L. Brooks has had a celebrated career, co-creating classic series including The Simpsons and directing movies like As Good as It Gets and Terms of Endearment, which won him an Academy Award for Best Director. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like they can all be great. Ella McCay is the latest project from Brooks, hitting the 2025 movie calendar on December 12. Critics have seen the political dramedy, and their reviews are pretty harsh, calling the movie “borderline abysmal” and a “sloppy slog.”

Ella McCay is set in 2008 and stars Sex Education’s Emma Mackey as the title character who suddenly is appointed governor. As she navigates her new position, she faces challenges including a potential scandal and accidentally getting high on her brother’s edibles. Playing on one of the director’s hits, Nick Schager of the Daily Beast calls it “as bad as it gets,” and, according to Schager, that may be wittier than anything he saw in Ella McCay, which is lacking charm but full of generic, hokey idealism. He continues:

Johnny Oleksinski of the New York Post jests, “My kingdom for a Spanglish!” as he rates Ella McCay 1 out of 4 stars, calling it “cheesy and interminable.” It’s depressing, Oleksinski writes, that such a talented director could give us something so “cloying and empty-headed.” He continues:

David Rooney of THR says he possibly speaks for most critics when he acknowledges how painful it is to lambaste the work of such a beloved titan of the entertainment industry. His hope is that Ella McCay is quickly forgotten in order to avoid tarnishing James L. Brooks’ legacy. Rooney writes:

Courtney Small of Exclaim! says Ella McCay is drunk on nostalgia, stumbling across numerous conflicts but failing to explore any of them. According to the critic, the movie “preaches the importance of finding the strength to have honest and healing conversations, but has nothing of note to say.” Small continues:

Meanwhile, some critics are able to find the James L. Brooks charm. Pete Hammond of Deadline hopes that audiences will give this unassuming and all-too-rare throwback comedy a chance. The director has once again created a richly interesting and conflicted woman, and the critic thinks audiences will see a star being born in Emma Mackey’s performance. Hammond continues:

While some are finding the good in the classic filmmaker’s first movie in 15 years, the majority seem to have trouble getting past a tonal imbalance, an outdated sense of idealism and nostalgia for 2008-era politics. It currently holds a 22% on Rotten Tomatoes from 45 reviews.

However, if this sounds like the boost your holiday needs, and you want to see Emma Mackey tackle the gubernatorial world, Ella McCay arrives in theaters on Friday, December 12.

Jamie Lee Curtis has had a long and wildly successful career, including her Oscar-winning performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Many of us consider Freaky Friday to be one of JLC's best movies, thanks to her truly hilarious dual performance. That's why fans were so hyped about the sequel, Freakier Friday, which recently became available to stream with a Disney+ subscription. I finally got to catch the nostalgic comedy, and I loved one big chance to Curtis' character Tess.

CinemaBlend's Freakier Friday review praised how fun the sequel is, and I definitely agree. I was thrilled to see Curtis and Lohan back together, and the pair of stars look like they thoroughly enjoyed the silly shoot of Nisha Ganatra's movie. The legendary scream queen crushed it playing a British teenager, but I'm glad they let Curtis show off her comedic chops before the body swap even happened.

Freakier Friday Let Jamie Lee Curtis Be Funny From The Jump

In the original Freaky Friday, Tess has to be the rule-following parent who is struggling to parent her rebellious daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan). This meant that she largely played the straight man prior to switching places. That's when Jamie Lee Curtis' iconic moments began, starting with her horrified reaction when looking in the mirror and calling herself "like the Crypt Keeper."

But for Freakier Friday, Tess is shown to be much more quirky at this point in her life. Whether she's giggling with her granddaughter Harper, sneaking handfuls of chocolate chips out of a flax seed container, or complaining that spending time with her is a "punishment" that Anna uses on her daughter, Curtis was able to bring the funny from the moment she entered the long-awaited sequel.

Obviously things go to another level once the body swap happens and Jamie Lee Curtis starts playing Sophia Hammons' Lilly for the majority of Freakier Friday. To no surprise, she's utterly hilarious as the English teen, constantly throwing shade and bringing a ton of physical comedy and pratfalls to the sequel. Seriously, I could watch her in this type of role forever. Let's just hope that a Freakiest Friday happens sometime in the future. Hey, a guy can dream!

Jamie Lee Curtis is a horror legend, and also has a reputation for being a fiercely emotional dramatic actress. Just look at her Emmy-winning performance as Donna Berzatto in The Bear (which is streaming with a Hulu subscription). But I've always loved her comedic side as well, including projects like Christmas with the Kranks, Ryan Murphy's Scream Queens and Knives Out. The Freaky Friday movies have let her be as silly as she wants, and it's just one of many reasons why I adore the Halloween icon.

Freakier Friday is streaming now on Disney+ as part of the 2025 movie release list. Jamie Lee Curtis is on a serious roll lately, and I hope we get see more comedies from the multifaceted actress.

When it comes to movie stars, Jamie Lee Curtis is the real deal. The actress, and daughter of two famed Hollywood actors from the generation before her, has shown she can do everything from comedy to horror to action throughout her career thus far. And did you know she does her own stunts, too? Curtis recently got behind the wheel of a red hot convertible to film a memorable scene with Lindsay Lohan for one of the 2025 movie releases, Freakier Friday.

Jamie Lee Curtis Got High Praise For Her Car Stunt Work In Freakier Friday

The Freaky Friday sequel recently became available to own on digital, and it was accompanied by bonus feature content about what happened behind the scenes. In the featurette titled “Making Things Freakier,” director Nisha Ganatra talked about filming the scene where Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, who are body-swapped as teenagers, go on a joyride in Jake’s car around Los Angeles. In her words:

It’s true. Jamie Lee Curtis is credited as a stunt driver on Freakier Friday alongside her stunt double Jennifer Caputo, who was in the first Fast & Furious movie. There were a few stunt drivers and doubles with history on the high-octane franchise involving a lot of fast cars, and the fact that they let the 66-year-old do some of the stunts really speaks to her ability, especially if she was named “one of the best they’d seen”.

But as Ganatra spoke of, Lindsay Lohan was also in the car with her some of the time, and she was genuinely terrified of Curtis' fast driving. In the scene, you can see Lohan’s fear, and perhaps how she didn’t have to dig too deep to nail her scenes while Curtis rode around the streets of Los Angeles like a teen who hasn’t passed their driving exam might.

What Other Famous Stunts Has Jamie Lee Curtis Done?

Jamie Lee Curtis famously did a huge helicopter stunt and all the limousine stuntwork while filming True Lies with Arnold Schwarzenegger and director James Cameron back in the day. In an interview with IndieWire back in 2023, Curtis said she’s “willing to do almost anything” when it comes to stunt work, and has “zero fear.”

For her last time playing Laurie Strode in 2022’s Halloween Kills, the director said she did “98%” of the stunts, including one where Michael Myers smashes her head into the glass that was actually her idea, per Business Insider. Curtis is impressive no matter what, but knowing this about her just adds to why she’s such an iconic actor.

There’s a good handful of famous cinematic dinosaurs that have made a big impact in Hollywood over the years. But, the prehistoric creatures’ stronghold in cultural landscapes have extended well beyond our screens. Sinclair Gas Station, a predominately western chain, has long sported a signature green brontosaurus as its symbol, and recently, a four foot version of the titan was stolen from Brentwood, California’s location. The saga got big enough it sparked Jamie Lee Curtis to enter the chat.

The series of events began near the end of September for the northern California Sinclair station when Claire, their beloved four-foot dino, went missing. Reportedly, she’s been a longtime neighborhood favorite–people take selfies with her, decorate her during the holidays and just a friendly face for all. So, when the store’s security cameras revealed that the mascot was abducted in the middle of the night, by way of a white pickup truck, everyone was shocked.

The surprising story not only affected the customers and owner, John Fawcett, but many online who saw the coverage. That’s where the actor, who slated to portray Murder, She Wrote's Jessica Fletcher, Jamie Lee Curtis, comes in. She was a part of the original discourse, before news of Claire’s return, having taken to Instagram after seeing the footage of the perpetrators nabbing the local icon. And in true JLC fashion, she scolded the devious duo by saying:

She’s truly one of the best stars in Hollywood today and doesn’t shy away from sharing her thoughts on any topic that interests her. I can only imagine the pair who took Claire were increasingly on edge after the scream queen jumped in. Maybe she helped sway the offenders into returning the beloved large-scale figurine?

This occasion is nothing new for Curtis. She does take to socials with some regularity, including her first and second Instagram post regarding the beloved dino. Everything from shading Emily Blunt and her TDWP2 outfit to her AI beef with Mark Zuckerberg have been fair game.

But, as mentioned, after the dinosaur’s kidnapping gained enough traction from the community and beyond (including the Halloween star) Claire was returned. Fox’s story coverage via YouTube shows how she was returned and how pleased everyone is to have her back. Alongside the celebrations, comes a new curfew. She’ll remain behind locked doors during the night until the brontosaurus can be bolted into the ground, here she is getting stowed away for the evening:

Again, I just can’t express how much of a JLC ride or die fan I am and Claire’s saga obviously adds fuel to my fandom’s flames. But, a lot of, including celebrating Freakier Friday fans after the sequel hit number one to sharing her experience watching Sinners in IMAX, has been so easy and fun to enjoy. This new venture in helping seek justice for the people of Brentwood is next level cool, though.

With the gas station’s open and closed case of Claire the dinosaur getting stolen, I’m looking forward to JLC’s scheduled engagements. Her third and final 2025 movie release, Ella McCay, comes out December 12 and promises another stellar film involving Curtis.

For almost 20 years (but just 8 seasons and some movies), Reno 911! has been cracking us up. The creators and core cast members, Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenny-Silver, and Robert Ben Garant, all started on MTV's The State (along with late-season cast member Joe Lo Truglio), clearly used all their connections to bring in both up-and-coming comedians at the time (like Zach Galifianakis) and established superstars (like Kenny Rogers and Paul Reubens). Here is a list of actors who you may have forgotten played roles in the classic comedy.

Zach Galifianakis

Before he became a household name in The Hangover series, for which he delivered many of the funniest lines in the movie, Zach Galifianakis was a semi-regular contributor to Reno 911!. He played the role of Frisbee, a survivalist with a boatload of kids who lived out by the airport (and thought aliens were invading) in multiple episodes of the show in the early years.

Patton Oswalt

Comedian Patton Oswalt's career started with a slew of funny but small-ish parts in movies like Magnolia, Down Periscope, and Dodgeball. He first appeared on Reno 911! in the show's second season and went on to multiple appearances, playing multiple characters, including appearances in the two movies, Reno 911!: Miami and Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnon.

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens really needs no introduction. As Pee-wee Herman, he became a Gen X (and all the generations after) icon. Reubens, who died in 2023, played the amazing character Rick, who headed up his own "citizens' patrol" which cracked up audiences, and annoyed the members of the Reno Sheriff's Department.

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer has made it a habit to star in some of the funniest shows of the last 20 years. Shows like The League, Veep, and Black Monday have made Scheer a household name. HE also played multiple roles in Season 6 of Reno 911!

Natasha Leggero

Natasha Leggero's first role came in one of too-oft forgotten fake reality show Joe Schmo 2 in 2004, the follow-up to the original The Joe Schmo Show. From there, she appeared in the reality show MTV's The 70s House. Leggero parlayed that into three appearances on Reno 911! playing different characters, mostly getting arrested.

Ryan Stiles

Ryan Stiles is certainly most well-known for delivering some of the funniest lines on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, where he's been a cast member going back to the 1990s. He also popped up on Reno 911! as a police officer charged with training the idiots in the sheriff's department on how to go undercover in Season 5.

Jamie Lee Curtis

One of the most surprising cameos in the show's history came in one of the later seasons when none other than Jamie Lee Curtis appeared as Lt. Donna Fitzgibbons, a one-eyed, no-nonsense from Sparks Sheriff's department who Dangle brings in to prank the other members of the squad. She also shares Dangle's sense of fashion.

Keegan-Michael Key

One of the funniest recurring morons the Reno Sheriff's Department has to deal with is the "hypothetical criminal" played by the great Keegan-Michael Key. He appeared a bunch of times over the years as a character who comes with hypothetical crimes he definitely didn't commit. Somehow, he seems to keep getting away with the crimes.

Paul Rudd

The ageless Paul Rudd appeared in five episodes of the show in the final seasons of the original run. He played Guy Gerricault, a very unnerving Lamaze coach for Trudy while she's pregnant. He also appeared in the first movie, Reno 991: Miami as a completely different character.

Rachael Harris

After bouncing around Hollywood for about a decade, working regularly but never really starring in anything, Rachael Harris appeared in Reno 911! as Dangle's ex-wife. She's best known these days for her role as Linda in Lucifer.

Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate has an almost "blink and you'll miss it" cameo as the legendary Terry's wife. It's hard to believe Terry (Nick Swardson) would be married to anyone, especially someone who looks like Christina Applegate.

Dwayne Johnson

There isn't a bigger star on the planet than Dwayne Johnson. The Rock, as he was known in wrestling, seems to have endless energy, with movies starring him being constantly released. One such movie is the first one from this franchise, Reno 911!: Miami, where he plays a cartoonish SWAT team leader. It's a role that suits him perfectly, of course.

Ron White

Stand-up comic Ron White is one of the funniest comedians around and his character on Reno 911!, as a drunk pilot, is exactly the kind of role White was born to play. He's simply hilarious.

Charlie Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis

Before they played Charlie and "The Waitress" in Always Sunny In Philadelphia, real-life couple Charlie Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis played twins in a... disturbing...relationship in Reno 911!'s second season. The chemistry they are known for now was on full display in their one hilarious appearance.

Murray SawChuck

Fans of Pawn Stars will recognize Murray SawChuck (or Murray the Magician) as one of the experts Rick brings in when he needs to evaluate the value of a magic prop. He's also well-known for his stage show in Las Vegas. In his appearance on Reno 911!, SawChuck plays a magician who gets pulled over, and then pulls out a bunch of tricks, of course.

Nick Swardson

Without a doubt, the most popular recurring "criminal" on the show is Terry, played by the hilarious Nick Swardson. It's fair to say you probably haven't forgotten his unforgettable appearance across pretty much every season and movie from the franchise, but we had to include him on this list, of course.

Danny DeVito

Did you know that one of the "producers" of Reno 911! is the iconic Danny DeVito? On the show, he has appeared as himself, who is a producer of the fake show that the real show is mockumenting. How meta!

Jim Rash

Jim Rash is best known for playing the hapless Dean in the NBC sitcom Community. He's also an accomplished writer, earning an Oscar nomination for writing The Descendants, starring George Clooney and Shailene Woodley. He was one of the more "regular" recurring characters, Andrew, in the early seasons of the show, who was arrested, usually in a compromising position, a number of times. He appeared 15 times in total as the wacky character.

Michael Ian Black

Though he was never a full-time cast member of Reno 911!, Michael Ian Black, as a member of The State, is a good friend and regular cohort of many of the cast of Reno 911!. Black appeared in multiple episodes, playing multiple characters on the show, and in the movie, Reno 911!: Miami.

Ian Roberts

Ian Roberts was never part of The State, but he did cut his teeth in another legendary improv group, Upright Citizens Brigade, which he helped found with Amy Poehler, Adam McKay, and Matt Walsh. Heady stuff. He joined the regular cast of Reno 911! in the show's first final season in 2009.

Oscar Nunez

We all know Oscar Nunez from The Office and its sister show, The Paper, where his character, also named Oscar, is the lone crossover character between the shows. Before The Office, Nunez appeared in a couple of episodes in the first season as Captain Dwayne Hernandez. He appeared in a later season as "Spanish Mike" as well. He even popped up in the movie Reno 911!: Miami, as "Jose Jose Jose."

Diedrich Bader

At the same time that Reno 911! was a hit on Comedy Central in the mid-2000s, Dog the Bounty Hunter was a phenomenon on A&E. Naturally, the mockumentary about a police department had to mock the bounty hunter. Enter Diedrich Bader, famous for his roles in Office Space and The Drew Carey Show. Bader played "Tommy Hawk," modeled after the Dog (Dwyane Chapman), right down to the blonde mullet.

George Lopez

Every police department in every city has to deal with the mayor sometimes. When that mayor is a drunk, like George Lopez's character in Reno 911!, he can be maddening for the cops, but hilarious for audiences.

"Weird Al" Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic has the honor that no one else on Reno 911! ever had. The legendary musician and actor got to play a person from real life. Appropriately, it was another musician, Ted Nugent. Of course, it's a completely over-the-top satirized version of the Motor City Madman, but Weird Al's look is dead on.

Seth Green

Sometimes it seems like Seth Green is literally everywhere. This was especially true in the 2000s. Whether it was shows like Robot Chicken, which he also co-created, or Entourage, or, of course, Family Guy, or movies like the Austin Powers franchise and The Italian Job, Green was great. He was also hilarious in his Reno 911! cameo as the ridiculously mean boss of two sheriffs who were undercover as fast food employees.

Rainn Wilson

If we're honest here, Rainn Wilson's appearance in Reno 911! as a murderer taking the sheriffs on a wild goose chase feels like it could almost be his character from The Office, Dwight's brother, or cousin. It's honestly one of the funniest episodes of the whole series.

Debra Wilson

Debra Wilson is probably best known as the longest-serving cast member of MadTV, which included the first 8 seasons of the classic variety show. In addition to a ton of voice work in movies and TV, she's also known for playing Oprah Winfrey in the Scary Movie franchise, and for playing Dominatrix on three episodes of Reno 911! in 2008.

Brian Posehn

Yet another stand-up who played a great recurring character on the show is Brian Posehn. Posehn played Stevie the Coroner in a few episodes in the show's original run on Comedy Central. It's a perfect character for the comic, famous for his deadpan delivery. Who doesn't want a seriously funny, but deadly serious, coroner on a show like this?

Nick Krull

Another actor who plays the absolutely perfect role for his talents is Nick Krull. Krull plays an offensive shock jock who makes his name by saying the most ridiculous things. His take on Cinco de Mayo is as funny as it is offensive.

Scott Thompson

Like others on this list, Scott Thompson is a veteran of a legendary sketch comedy troupe, The Kids In The Hall. He popped up in the show's sixth season in two episodes.

Masi Oka

Masi Oka is most famous for playing the biggest hero on Heroes, Hiro Nakamura. That role earned him an Emmy nomination. He also played a more serious role as the medical examiner, Dr. Max Bergman, in the reboot of the '60s show Hawaii Five-0. Oka got to show off his comedic chops in a couple of episodes of Reno 911! as a Japanese translator.

Jeff Foxworthy

Even some of the biggest Reno 911! fans may have missed this very brief cameo. The legendary Jeff Foxworthy. Not only was it brief, but audiences never actually saw Foxworthy in the one episode in which he appeared in the third season of the show. The "redneck" comedian played Fast Eddie McClintock, the "fastest criminal in Reno, and we only very briefly hear his voice over his CB radio as he speeds away from the sheriffs in his black Trans Am.

When Rian Johnson released Knives Out, it was something of a revelation. The writer/ director’s take, which is equal parts homage and subversion on the classic whodunit, was a smash hit. This lead to the movie getting the green light for not one, but two sequels out of the gate. The third entry in the franchise Wake Up Dead Man is set to arrive in theaters soon, ahead of it becoming available with a Netflix subscription, but one of the biggest questions won’t be whodunit. It will be, will there be more?

It’s unclear what the odds are of getting a fourth mystery with Benoit Blanc, aka Daniel Craig’s detective who has already joined the ranks of some of the greatest in the genre. If it does happen, the movie will have to collect another ensemble that is on par with the incredible casts of the first three movies Although, when asked by Variety which actor from the previous films he would like to see return, Craig did quickly come up with a name, saying…

The cast of the three Benoit Blanc movies have been stellar, so seeing any of them return would be fantastic for the simple reason that they’re all great actors. Of course, Jamie Lee Curtis has indicated a willingness to return to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out universe, so Craig seemingly feels he has to pick her.

But let’s not pretend that seeing Jame Lee Curtis return, for whatever contrived reason one could come up with, wouldn’t be fantastic. She was stellar in Knives Out, and she was one of the characters who was especially good at not being impressed by Benoit Blanc. This would likely make her return especially exciting if it happened.

Of course, Daniel Craig follows his choice of Jamie Lee Curtis by saying that all of the casts are great and he would love to see them all return for a theoretical fourth movie. The Wake Up Dead Man cast is one to rival the others for star power, to be sure. It’s clear that Craig is as impressed with the casts in these movies as everybody else. He said…

The only thing left to wish for is more Benoit Blanc movies. I certainly hope we see more of them. One of the great things about a genre like the whodunit is that they really can go on forever. Based on the early response to Wake Up Dead Man is another great

I hope we see many more with even more incredible casts. And if they can figure out away for Jamie Lee Curtis, and maybe a few others, to return now and then, so much the better.

Chad Michael Murray recently got to return to one of his first movie roles ever by starring in Freakier Friday with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis over 20 years later. Since he’s a father of three with wife Sarah Roemer nowadays, the actor recently shared what happened when he shared the 2003 Disney comedy with his kids, and it led to a lot of funny jabs at his expense.

Freakier Friday has been one of the more successful 2025 movie releases between making back its budget during its opening weekend before going on to make $135.4 million worldwide, making it the most successful comedy of the year (so far). Plus, it’s gotten high praise, as you can see in our Freakier Friday review, for example.

However, the actor's kids were tougher critics, as he recalled what it was like going down memory lane with his family:

Murray shared the story in an interview with Newsweek while talking about how having a family, whom he calls “the pack,” changes the way he chooses his roles. The actor said that since he’s become a father, it’s “changed everything” in terms of how he picks projects, because he knows it will affect them at home and school. He also wants to look “cool” to his kids, which didn’t end up being the case regarding Freaky Friday. As he continued:

Ah, yes, the curse of being a parent. No matter what you do, even if that’s being a teen heartthrob in a beloved Disney comedy, it’s near-impossible to seem cool.

Murray hilariously recalls his kids making fun of him the whole time for his appearance, singing voice and so forth. As he points out, Jake isn’t supposed to be good at singing, though. As Murray told CinemaBlend in our interview with him, filming his Britney Spears moment was very embarrassing for him because he had to belt “...Baby One More Time” in a real neighborhood at night, and people started taking notice. (He also confirmed a funny theory we had about Jake.)

Murray and Roemer have a 10-year-old son and two daughters who are around the ages of 8 and 2. The Freakier Friday actor said he and his family are called “the pack” because they “travel everywhere” together.

During the interview, Chad Michael Murray shared that being at home with his kids is “the greatest moments in life” and the No. 1 priority for him, along with his faith. It’s important for him to give his kids a “grounded life” so they primarily live in Buffalo, New York.

With all that said, it’s rather funny that they roasted him, considering Murray is considered “cool” by so many people.

You can check out Freakier Friday in theaters now.

Now that I look back, while I was growing up in the late '90s and early 2000s, I was desperately looking to media for any semblance of female representation to reflect my inner self. Even though that’s an era from just 20-ish years ago, it already feels like things were so much different back then. A lot of leading women were fantasies that showed me I was supposed to be happy, pretty, perfect, and ambitious, with life centered around the men in my world. When I was watching Freakier Friday, I realized that while that was all true, its predecessor, Freaky Friday was a rare exception.

The 2003 Disney movie was one of the first exposures I had to women in punk rock bands (before becoming a big fan of the genre), and I want to talk about why seeing the sequel actually made that element of it even better.

Freaky Friday Was One Of The First Times I Saw A Female Rock Band

Obviously, women and punk rock have been together since the 1970s, but because I was a hardcore Disney kid when Freaky Friday first came out, I realize now that influences like it really opened my eyes to a different side of womanhood, which I would fall more in love with later on. One where women could be angry or messy and that was OK – celebrated, even.

It seems a little silly now given it’s a fun Disney comedy about body swapping, , but Freaky Friday is one of those movies from my childhood that stuck with me. I see now (yes, I recently rewatched it) that it's because of how genuine and relatable its relationships are, especially between Lindsay Lohan’s Anna and her mom, Jamie Lee Curtis’ Tess. In the first movie, the most important thing to Anna at the time is her garage band, Pink Slip, which predominantly consists of female musicians, with Anna being the star guitar player.

Sure, Pink Slip is most definitely a Disney version of a garage band, but “Take Me Away” is kind of the perfect introduction to why I love punk music. The song, which I recently found out was written by the Aussie punk rock band, Lash, has lyrics like “I’m too thin, too fat, you ask why,” which questions why a norm exists and speaks to the feminine rage of never winning when it comes to one’s appearance. Freaky Friday was one gateway drug for me in the musical genre!

When Freaky Friday Came Out The Punk Scene Was Male-Dominated

There've been a lot of fictional rock bands in movies, but there’s something special about Pink Slip, because in 2003, it was pretty radical to see a female-fronted band in a mainstream movie. It was super cool back then, but when it comes to the punk/rock scene at the time (as the soundtrack reflects) male-dominated acts like Simple Plan, American Hi-Fi and Bowling For Soup were a lot more well-known and getting those big hits more than bands like Pink Slip.

Paramore would ultimately become the punk rock group of my upbringing with a female voice when their first album came out two years later, and I first heard the angst of their hit song “Misery Business” on a bus ride to school and officially started to shed my Disney icons and branch out my music taste.

Pink Slip’s Portrayal In The Sequel Shows How Far The Scene Has Come

Cut to Freakier Friday, which is out twenty-two years after the original, and is already having a good run at the box office along with being well reviewed by critics (such as in our Freakier Friday review). While some versions of the sequel might have glossed over the Pink Slip plotline and made it simply a hobby of her teenage years, the movie makes it canon that Anna and her band found success after we last caught up with them, and Anna has since transitioned into managing and empowering artists including the fictional female pop star named Ella (played by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), who looked up to Pink Slip when she was growing up.

In recent years, I’ve watched the new generation of punk-influenced bands take inspiration from the women who paved the way in the early 2000s. For example, when I saw the band Meet Me @ The Altar cover “Take Me Away” in front of a crowd, and audiences freak over the Freaky Friday tune being sung. I’ve seen acts like Willow, Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish and so forth cite Paramore as a band that meant the world to them, and influenced their own once-garage bands.

Pink Slip ultimately gets invited to Ella’s show at the Wiltern to play “Take Me Away”, which looks to have become a hit of the early 2000s. As a lifelong punk fan at this point, who has watched the scene grow immensely to the point where I could name beloved band after band of mine who are popular right now and feature a female front woman and/or multiple female musicians, Freakier Friday really reflects how the times have changed for the better in the music industry for women.

Oh, and finally, the soundtrack is packed full of female acts, from The Beaches, Chappell Roan, The Linda Lindas, Tegan and Sara and the Asteroids Galaxy Tour being featured in the movie. While I genuinely think both are great movies (and the first movie of a franchise will always get a leg up for me), Freakier Friday was better for how it not only made a callback to Pink Slip, but how it showed how women in music have really leveled up in the past two decades.

Nowadays, there are a ton of 2025 movies with complicated roles for women, including for young women, such as the phenomenon that is KPop Demon Hunters, for example. There’s something, though, about checking in with one that was an early favorite of mine in life, and seeing its own storyline progress to reflect the growth of something I love over the years, that really made the movie all the more amazing.

When it comes to comedies on the 2025 movie release calendar, Freakier Friday just made a solid name for itself over this past weekend when the Disney movie debuted in movie theaters. While more and more movies these days aren’t able to make a profit in the competitive and complex landscape that is the Hollywood industry, the Freaky Friday sequel has already passed that milestone.

Freakier Friday’s current worldwide box office haul is reportedly $46.5 million, per Box Office Mojo, and it allegedly was made with a production budget of $45 million. So, the movie has already made back the money spent on it, though I bet that’s before its marketing budget. It’s an impressive score for Freakier Friday and signals it’s looking like a commercial win for the House of Mouse after being the No. 1 comedy in America over the weekend! Jamie Lee Curtis also shared the news:

Curtis declared “WOMEN GET THINGS DONE!” in the Instagram post sharing the good news for Freakier Friday. The movie hit theaters this past weekend to $29 million in domestic box office dollars behind horror movie Weapons claiming the No. 1 spot. That’s over $10 million more than any other comedies this year like The Naked Gun, which opened at $16.8 million on the domestic front, and One of the Them Days, which started off its run with $11.8 million.

That makes Freakier Friday the best live-action comedy opening of 2025 following a positive critical response, including CinemaBlend's Freakier Friday review and fans reactions, like our own Riley Utley applauding the movie over its amazing callbacks. The movie reunites Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan to play mother/daughter Tess and Anna Coleman two decades after they first swapped bodies. This time, they switch with two teenagers, who are determined to break up Anna’s wedding and, in the process, link back with Chad Michael Murray’s Jake.

Freakier Friday was born out of Jamie Lee Curtis asking Disney if they could make the sequel after she met tons of fans who wanted to see a follow-up while touring the world for the Halloween movies. It’s helmed by Nisha Ganatra from a script by Jordan Weiss, and is produced by Curtis alongside Kristen Burr and Andrew Gunn.

Of course, what’s perhaps more impressive to a movie’s success is making a profit past its budget. This coming weekend, the only big release is Nobody 2, which is an action comedy, but also rated R, as opposed to Freakier Friday leaning toward a more family friendly demographic and toward women. So it’s very much possible the Disney comedy could continue have another solid week at the box office and become even a bigger success. We’ll keep you updated as the coming weekend plays out.

The long awaited and highly anticipated Freakier Friday finally premiered on the 2025 movie guide and hit theaters nationwide. Naturally, with the release of the iconic Jamie Lee Curtis- Lindsay Lohan sequel, came a lot of buzz (including a particularly harsh review JLC responded to). By the end of the weekend though, the August 8 Disney flick climbed to the top comedy in America. And the Tess Coleman actress shared an equally celebratory message with fans.

As write-ups and recaps of Freakier Friday continue to roll in, CinemaBlend's positive review included, Curtis took to Instagram to thank moviegoers. Specifically, she highlighted the crowds of women who showed up for their opening weekend to make it hit #1. Along with it, she thanked and recognized fitting a movie into a busy schedule is no easy feat. Paired with her sentiments about the "cinematic comfort food" is a picture of her and Lohan beachside, check it out below:

Leave it to the iconic scream queen to be this grounded, appreciative and quick to publicly and personally thank the flick’s fans. Though I believe the second that it was announced that plenty of the OGs were returning for Freakier Friday beyond her and The Parent Trap star, she knew what they were in for. Still, the onscreen reunion, the new film and its success feels wildly deserved. (Full disclosure, this praise is coming from a die-hard JLC and Lohan fan.)

Of course, the freaquel’s stans were celebrating and praising the news alongside the movie’s A-lister vet. The comment section ranged from hyping the news of the comedy’s top spot to enjoying the continuation of the Disney body swapping story with loved ones. Here are just a few of the sweet responses from JLC’s IG post:

• YES 👏 YOU 👏 ARE!👏- erin.gallag.her
• Yes! 🙌 Mom and I had a blast and made a day of it! 💖- lulahandbags
• Of course! Wouldn’t have missed it! You made our hearts FULL and gave us the best sequel ever! Loved it! 🥰- janna035
• Saw it with my mum on Friday! We both adored it! - emma_ohara_77
• My 32 yr old daughter and I saw it together. We both laughed so much! Fantastic movie! 💜💚 - dedrarinehart

You can’t help but feel the admiration among those who’ve already watched Freakier Friday, and of course Curtis’ love for the fans. Really though, the film seems to stand on its own independent of the 2003 staple. Its Rotten Tomatoes score is still well above average and, for the most part, any true female forward movie a la Barbie seems to fare well at the box office. Not to mention the blockbuster’s appeal to a Gen Z crowd didn’t hurt its success.

What I think really sold this August hit, and why Curtis is on IG thanking fans, is how much thought and fun was embedded into the Freaky Friday sequel (catch the original with your Disney+ subscription). The intentional sprinkling of Freakier Friday and Lohan callbacks feel like the tip of the iceberg of how much love the cast and crew put into this new freaquel.

Freakier Friday is finally in theaters, and Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan seem pumped for fans to check it out. The movie follows their characters from 2003’s Freaky Friday as they enter a new phase in their lives, and history ultimately repeats itself. The body-switching comedy is getting generally favorable reviews, with CinemaBlend giving the film 4 stars. However, not everyone is on board for this sequel, and Jamie Lee Curtis even responded to one review she found to be particularly rough.

The write-up in question came from Time, with the critic having less than favorable things to say about the 2025 movie release. In the review, the writer opined that the legacy sequel simply cashes in on nostalgia, and they called the movie “humiliating for everyone involved.” The critic thought there was little need for a Freaky Friday sequel in the first place, and the situations the characters are put in for the movie are just humiliating for humiliation's sake. The Instagram post's caption read, in part:

Jamie Lee Curtis eventually commented under Time's IG post, noting that the outlet's sentiments hadn't been shared by everyone. She commented:

Curtis is right in that some people do appear to love this film. The critic score on Rotten Tomatoes is currently at 73%, which still represents a generally positive reception from film pundits. Even more notable, the audience score is holding at 93%, so many are seemingly walking out of Freakier Friday this weekend having had a good time. The cast anticipated audiences receiving the film well, as Lindsay Lohan said she was overwhelmed by the crowd’s energy after an early screening of the film at CinemaCon this past spring.

Even if that negative review does seem to be a bit of an outlier, there may be some truth to the point about nostalgia. It could be argued that a love for the original film could've factored into people's desire to see the sequel. Also, the new movie does make a lot of callbacks to other well-loved Lohan flicks. Plus, with the original Freaky Friday cast returning, including Chad Michael Murray, the creative team certainly knows its audience. All of this isn't necessarily bad, though. Nostalgia is just sometimes a vehicle for sequels, so it doesn’t mean Freakier Friday is committing some creative sin.

I'd also argue that the team behind Freakier Friday deserves acknowledging generation gaps like in the original film, but also making it applicable to a modern, Gen Z audience. The movie builds off the theme of intergenerational understanding, and the strength of mother/daughter relationships, even if these relationships get fraught during teenage years. Additionally, it’s nice to see more movies geared towards women at the box office, as well as comedies having a resurgence.

Of course, regardless of what a critic or even Jamie Lee Curtis thinks, check out Freakier Friday in theaters now and make up your own mind about it. Fans can also revisit 2003's Freaky Friday now with a Disney+ subscription.

Spoilers for Freakier Friday are ahead!

Freakier Friday has finally made its debut on the 2025 movie schedule, and as someone who recently rewatched Freaky Friday for the first time in a long time, I couldn’t wait to watch. It didn’t disappoint either. As our Freakier Friday review states, it’s the best time. Plus, it’s full of fun callbacks to the original that are irresistible. However, while I adored those moments, there were two callbacks related to two other Lindsay Lohan films that I loved even more.

The Girls Screaming Into The Mirror And Running Into Each Other

When I think about Freaky Friday, I picture Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis screaming while looking in the mirror after they realize they’ve switched bodies. So, I loved that they did that again in Freakier Friday. However, I was also a fan of how they put a new spin on it. Instead of Anna in Tess’s body yelling, “Oh, I’m like the crypt keeper!” Lily in Tess’s body yells about feeling like she’s “bloody decomposing.”

Along with that callback, Harper and Lily also try to run into each other’s bodies, much like Anna and Tess did the first time. And it’s cute too, because Anna and Tess are quick to tell the teens that that didn’t work the first time.

The Original Women Who Caused Freaky Friday's Switch Showed Up

As I’m sure you remember, in Freaky Friday, the body swap is initiated by Pei-Pei (Rosalind Chao) and Pei-Pei’s mom (Lucille Soong) while Anna, Tess, Ryan and Harry are out for dinner.

In Freakier Friday, the switch happens after Anna, Tess, Harper and Lily all interact with Vanessa Bayer’s Madame Jen. So, Pei-Pei and her mom don’t have anything to do with it this time. However, they are present when it happens, because they’re guests at the party where this whole thing went down.

So, hilariously, when Anna and Tess realize what might happen, they immediately try to blame the women who caused it the first time. However, this time around, they truly had absolutely no involvement in the shenanigans.

The Use Of 'Hit Me Baby One More Time' In The Record Store

Arguably, one of the funniest scenes in Freaky Friday is when Chad Michael Murray’s Jake sings “...Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears at the top of his lungs outside Anna and Tess’s house. He sings it incredibly off-key and makes quite a fool of himself. It’s hilarious.

Then, in Freakier Friday, when Harper (who's in Anna's body) and Lily (who's in Tess's body) go to woo Jake at his record store, the scene is scored by the same Britney Spears song. However, instead of Jake making a fool of himself, the roles are reversed as Harper attempts (and fails) to flirt with him as Anna in an effort to break up her mom and Eric.

Anna's Little Brother Showed Up To Give A Toast

As an older sister with a younger brother, I always got a kick out of Anna’s relationship with her younger bro, Harry, in Freaky Friday. So, I was pleasantly surprised and thrilled when Ryan Malgarini showed up in the sequel all grown up.

While he wasn’t a major part of the movie, he did show up for some of his sister’s wedding festivities and gave a toast. So, it was a nice little nod to the siblings’ relationship in the first movie.

Two Of Pink Slip's Classic Songs Were Prominently Featured

Obviously, this wouldn’t be Freaky Friday without some Pink Slip. While I’m glad they played a new, emotional song, I’m even happier they brought back some of the classics from the original.

During the final concert, Anna and co. played “Take Me Away” and absolutely rocked the house. Then, during the credits, the track “Ultimate,” which is also played at Tess’s wedding during the credits of Freaky Friday, was featured.

I was dancing in my seat at the theater when both these throwbacks played; I couldn’t help it.

October 3rd Is Not Only Anna's Wedding Day, But Mean Girls Day

Did you clock the wedding date for Anna and Eric? I certainly did. It was hard not to, as a huge fan of one of the best movies of the 2000s, Mean Girls. That’s right, Lindsay Lohan’s character got married in Freakier Friday on the same day that Aaron Samuels asked her character Cady what day it was in the 2004 comedy. Talk about serendipity.

And it really was that, too. During an interview with Perri Nemiroff, Lohan admitted that the date was a total coincidence, explaining:

She went on to say that “no one did anything about it,” so she just accepted it as an Easter egg. The film’s director, Nisha Ganatra, apparently didn’t want to do Easter eggs when she learned about this; however, at that point, this one was unavoidable.

So, not only is October 3rd Cady’s favorite day, it’s now probably one of Anna’s favorite days too, which I love for Lindsay Lohan, who plays both of them.

Elaine Hendrix, AKA Meredith Blake From The Parent Trap, Made A Cameo

While there are plenty of cameos from Freaky Friday that we’ve already discussed, my favorite one actually involved a member of The Parent Trap cast.

Yep, Elaine Hendrix, who played the almost-evil stepmother Meredith Blake in The Parent Trap, showed up in Freakier Friday. She played Blake Kale in the movie, a woman who worked for the magazine that Anna’s client, Ella, was doing a photoshoot for.

However, that’s not where The Parent Trap fun ends. At the premiere for the movie, Hendrix brought along Lisa Ann Walter, who played Chessy in the comedy. They took a photo with Lohan, too.

So, all around, both on and off screen, there was an iconic Parent Trap reunion happening thanks to Freakier Friday.

Well, as you can see, Freakier Friday is full of callbacks to both the original 2003 film and some of Lindsay Lohan’s other fantastic flicks, which makes it all the more fun. However, it’s also such a fresh take on this classic tale, making for a great time at the movies.

To see it for yourself, you can catch Freakier Friday in theaters right now, and to draw all the parallels, you can stream Freaky Friday with a Disney+ subscription.

SPOILERS are ahead for the ending of Freakier Friday.

Now that the Freakier Friday release is here, it’s time to start unpacking all the fun developments to the characters in the sequel. When I had the chance to talk to Chad Michael Murray during the Los Angeles press junket for Freakier Friday, I asked the actor about one element concerning Jake that I had only theorized might serve as unfinished business after the first movie.

In the latest of the 2025 movie releases, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan once again play mother/daughter pair Tess and Anna Coleman. But this time around they swap bodies with two teenagers (one of them being Anna’s daughter), who decide to use their time as adults to break up her upcoming marriage that would make them sisters. That brings Chad Michael Murray’s Jake back into the picture, as a way to use Anna’s high school sweetheart to break them up. Here’s what Murray said about the development:

In the hilarious record store scene that had been teased in the latest trailer, Harper and Lily (who are in Anna and Tess’s body) try to flirt with Jake, but rather than him still having the hots for his high school sweetheart, he’s still blushing over Jamie Lee Curtis’ character. As Murray shared, he always imagined he was still secretly in love with her, and even had a shrine dedicated to her. As he continued in our interview:

While I had initially seen Jake and Tess’ chemistry as Jake and Anna falling for each other, just in the wrong body, as I’ve watched the movie over the years, I’ve noticed that he and Anna really didn’t fit as well as when he was with her mom. I absolutely love that in the sequel they decide to explore that he really felt the magic with Tess, and it was her that he was really interested in all along. Murray advocated it himself, and it’s a really funny bit for the sequel to have in it.

The cherry on top? It's when he arrives at Anna's wedding at the end with a woman that is dressed exactly like Tess from the first movie.

It’s certainly successful in providing fan service. We gave it a 4 out of 5 stars in our Freakier Friday review, and it’s expected to have a solid opening weekend at the box office. During our exclusive interview with Murray, he also talked about filming that Britney Spears scene when he was 19.

The Freakier Friday release is here, and star Jamie Lee Curtis is celebrating this by getting nostalgic and sentimental about working on the movie as audiences experience it for the first time. The Oscar winner shared some sweet thoughts about everyone involved in making a new family comedy to rival the classic nature of the 2003 original movie.

Amidst the movie earning positive buzz already (including through our Freakier Friday review) and being expected to win the weekend at the box office this weekend (via Box Office Pro), Jamie Lee Curtis wrote a note to her followers on Instagram. Check it out:

Curtis’ lovely note was accompanied by a slew of photos from the production of Freakier Friday. Take a look:

Wow, you can really feel the love here when it comes to the making of Freakier Friday. The cast looks like they had an absolute blast, and were motivated by making a worthy sequel to the 2003 movie that has been part of lots of people’s lives since it came out that would also speak to younger generations. Curtis was actually the person who made the call to Disney to get a sequel for Freakier Friday going after she heard a lot of fans tell her they wanted to see it while promoting her Halloween trilogy in recent years.

The sequel allowed her to reunite with Lindsay Lohan and a ton of the cast from the original movie, along with introducing new teen characters played by Sophia Hammons and Julia Butters. The up-and-coming pair play new members to the Coleman family who are not getting along amidst Lohan’s Anna, who is a single mom to Butters’ Harper, getting married to Hammons’ dad, Eric (played by Manny Jacinto).

The family deal with more body-swap shenanigans that has the teen girls finding themselves in the bodies of Curtis and Lohan and deciding to scheme to break up their parents. During the movie’s press tour, there’s been a lot of nostalgia involved, from learning that there’s a Parent Trap reunion to Lohan method dressing at the premiere to paying homage to one of her original costumes. During our own interview with returning cast member Chad Michael Murray, the actor told us a funny story about filming the original, too.

As fans start to enjoy Freaker Friday this weekend, we’ll have to see how it stacks up to other 2025 movie releases. You can see it in theaters now!

Is it the summer of comedy legacyquels? Between Happy Gilmore 2, The Naked Gun reboot and now, Freakier Friday, it certainly seems like it. And I don’t know about you, but I’ve been laughing a lot more lately due to this trend.

In regards to the latest of them, I’ve been anticipating Freakier Friday with trepidation ever since it was announced. The 2003 original Disney comedy is a staple of my childhood, and when I reflect on the original, I think it’s honestly one of the funniest family comedies of my generation. Now that I’ve seen the sequel, I’m so happy it actually lives up to it.

Freakier Friday reunites Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan at a time when both actors are having their own big (but very different) moments compared to when they first swapped bodies. Curtis became an Oscar winner just a couple of years ago at the age of 64, and the 39-year-old Lohan has been enjoying a comeback into Hollywood after almost a decade away from the industry. But it’s incredibly comforting to see these two come together and not miss a beat as they return to their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman: a mother and daughter who, like most mother/daughter duos, will always have issues to work through. It’s a blast to see them at it again for a more rambunctious, yet totally seasoned comedy dynamic that I can also see a whole new generation of young girls falling for.

If you’re a fan of the original Freaky Friday, Freakier Friday is absolutely for you.

One can’t help but do a double-take when it comes to the premise, as Lohan’s Anna is now a mother of her own teen, Julia Butters’ Harper, and she is getting ready to tie the knot to her own Mr. Perfect a.k.a. Eric (played by The Good Place’s Manny Jacinto) after Freaky Friday was about Curtis’ Tess getting married to Mark Harmon’s Ryan. This time around, there’s an added layer because Anna's fiancé has a teen daughter too in Sophia Hammons’ Lily – and the sisters-to-be really do not get along.

After grandma Tess, Anna, Harper and Lily all get their fortune read at Anna’s bachelorette party, Tess gets stuck in Lily’s body, Anna in her daughter’s, Harper in her mom’s and Lily in Tess’. Callbacks are a-plenty between a new mirror scene to rival the “I’m like the crypt-keeper” line and just about every cast member from the original making an appearance one way or the other. (Yes, even Anna’s all-grownup little brother!) Butters and Hammons are not featured in the movie as much as Lohan and Curtis are, but seeing all four of them together is actually a super welcome addition to the plot, and they have some really funny and heartfelt moments of their own.

Freakier Friday finds some quite hilarious reasons to take fans back down memory lane while providing a new story that feels worthwhile. Sure, if you weren’t impressed with the original Freaky Friday, I'm going to guess the new one probably won’t reel you in either. This sequel is for fans like me who laughed out loud time after time watching the original, appreciate the details, and now get to do so again in a completely new phase of life with this continuation.

I love seeing what Tess is like as a grandma and how Anna has become a lot more like her mom in adulthood than she probably would have guessed. (But becoming our parents comes for us all, doesn't it?) The way the plot lines are advanced are rather clever.

The sequel isn’t quite as punk rock as the original (especially due to the more complicated premise), but the movie’s heart is too big for that to be an issue.

The Freakier Friday script isn’t necessarily graceful when it comes to setting up the stakes for the sequel, but once things get freaky one fair Friday and Tess, Anna, Harper and Lily deal with another body-swap curse, the movie gets right on track. While it’s all about belly laughs in the first half, what really helps land the body-swap sequel is the movie's genuine soul. I was just about wiping away my tears during not one but multiple emotional scenes after getting into a laughing fit just 30 minutes earlier, and that’s exactly the kind of feeling I wanted from this movie.

One of Freakier Friday's secret weapons is Manny Jacinto’s Eric – who may be known for dishing out jokes in The Good Place, but in this movie as Anna’s new man, he brings a down-to-earth quality to the film (alongside his quite heartthrobb-y charms) that Harmon held down in the original. In many ways, Freakier Friday can feel like a romantic comedy flipped on its head, and it does so with a beaming confidence.

Another very welcome return in Freakier Friday is Chad Michael Murray’s Jake, who had a hilarious body-swap love triangle of sorts going on with Tess and Anna in the first movie. The sequel plays swiftly with that element in a hilariously believable and lovelably silly way that breathes extra life into the film. And then there’s Vanessa Bayer’s fortune teller character, who brings her SNL wiles to the cast, and makes every scene she is in funnier than the last.

Director Nisha Ganatra successfully helps bring the spirit of the original back with other great comedy experience under her belt, from helming 2019’s Late Night to doing episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Fresh Off The Boat and The Mindy Project. But, there’s something that is a little bit rough around the edges about the Mark Waters-directed original that is somewhat missing here. For example, Anna’s punk rock phase is over, as she now helps manage a pop star (played by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), and the soundtrack has a more pop girly framework to it, playing the likes of Chappell Roan and Suki Waterhouse. Still, there are also some fun song choices from women-fronted rock bands, including The Linda Lindas and The Beaches.

There’s also a new Lindsay Lohan song “Baby,” which falls into the pop ballad territory. It makes sense given we’re at a time when female-fronted acts are a lot more hip then they were in 2003, but the new song isn't going to hit the levels "Ultimate" and "Take Me Away" had on my childhood. Perhaps the movie knows this, and thankfully it gives one of the songs an encore in the sequel. I was cheering at the sight of seeing Lohan back in Pink Slip, and yes, she still does that awesome guitar solo like it was yesterday.

Freakier Friday wins as a theatrical comedy for the whole family at a time when they just don’t exist anymore.

Overall, there’s certainly some generic filmmaking choices here that could have used a bit more umph. But we’re also talking about one of the few theatrical family comedies we’ve seen in movie theaters in some time. With that factored in, I’m really impressed it’s packed with a ton of soul as it is. This isn’t high-brow territory, but Jamie Lee Curtis running around Los Angeles in ridiculous teenage-geared outfits with Lindsay Lohan trying to tell her to flirt is one of my highlight moments going to the movies this year, and I know I won't be the only one.

When it comes to the original Freaky Friday, I always found that Jamie Lee Curtis getting to embody a teenager had all the fun, whilst a young Lohan impressively played the straight-laced Tess in a teen body. This time around, both actresses get to play teenagers together, as Anna’s daughter and Eric’s daughter get stuck in their bodies and decide to try to break up their parent’s upcoming marriage, and it’s simply a ball to see these two get into funny scenarios that also remain well-fitted for its PG, family-friendly rating.

Curtis is once again the real scene-stealer here, playing an even more unhinged role as a prim and proper British teen stuck in a grandmother’s body, while Lohan gets to both evolve for the present day and provide the nostalgia of embodying a teen again. With this new dynamic, Freakier Friday is also kind of a buddy comedy in a lot of ways, and that was absolutely the right move for fans like me who want to see more of the Freaky Friday magic.

At a time when other Disney sequels for Hocus Pocus, Disenchanted went straight to streaming and the studio has been stuck in live-action retreads after retreads the past few years, this is a rare legacyquel I’m not rolling my eyes at. It has the kind of fan service I'm looking for, and I'm already looking forward to a second viewing.

Not only was it exciting finding out that The Devil Wears Prada 2 is happening, but that Emily Blunt would be coming back too! Her breakthrough performance as Emily Charlton was a beloved side character who stole nearly every scene she was in. But it looks like the fashion drama is starting a bit early as Freakier Friday’s Jamie Lee Curtis threw a little playful shade at Blunt for copying her style, and I’m loving it.

What we know so far about The Devil Wears Prada 2 is that Emily Blunt’s character is now an executive for a luxury group with “advertising dollars” that her former boss, Miranda Priestly, wants. If Emily Charlton is gonna bring it in the world of business, she’s gotta look fashionably on-point while doing so. An on-set photo showed the British actress donning her red hair again and looking business chic below:

Through that bold and confident photo, you can tell that Emily Charlton is loving her new job. Her first paparazzi shot of the upcoming sequel has Emily Blunt wearing a Jean Paul Gaultier black-and-white pinstripe suit with a collared Dior white shirt underneath and a bustier top by Wiederhoeft. Seeing her sporting those dark shades makes me feel like I'm seeing Miranda Priestly all over again.

However, actress Jamie Lee Curtis noticed the similarities between Emily Blunt’s outfit and her own from Freakier Friday. After the Halloween actress threw some playful shade at the Quiet Place actress on Instagram for copying her style, I’m loving the fun fashion drama that’s at play here:

Just when you thought Emily Charlton would be going up against Miranda Priestly for The Devil Wears Prada 2, it looks like Jamie Lee Curtis humorously made sure she was one step ahead in real life! The Oscar winner indeed wore a similar outfit on the set of Freakier Friday months ago, which consisted of a similar black suit with a collared white shirt underneath. And they’ve got the matching big black purses to go with it!

In Freakier Friday, Jamie Lee Curtis’ character, Dr. Tess Coleman, does switch bodies with her future step-granddaughter in the Freaky Friday sequel. So a more hip look brings about hilarity and a timeless style to the multigenerational twist shown in the movie.

I'm loving the fashion drama of who wore what first just as much as the next person. However, I’d rather focus on both actresses having stepped into bolder fashion-forward roles that demand attention. Their characters clearly have great taste.

The Devil may be wearing Prada, but Emily Blunt and Jamie Lee Curtis are wearing similar power-chic outfits that unexpectedly lead to a little friendly fashion competition. Even if Curtis sported the confident black-and-white outfit first, it’s more about both women continuing to dominate the big screen and looking fabulous while doing so.

Continue to see Jamie Lee Curtis looking forever young in the 2025 movie release of Freakier Friday in theaters on August 8th. Emily Blunt also plans to strike a pose as the fashionable Emily Charlton with The Devil Wears Prada 2 in theaters next Spring on May 1st, 2026.

Freaky Friday was a big part of my childhood. Long before a Disney+ subscription existed, I’d watch the movie on TV over and over; however, I hadn’t seen the 2003 classic in a very long time. So, with Freakier Friday set to premiere soon on the 2025 movie schedule, I decided to revisit the OG Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis film for the first time as an adult, and I need to talk about the unsung hero and unexpected MVP of it.

It's Mark Harmon’s Character!

So, as I stated, I watched Freaky Friday a lot as a kid, and it came out when I was 4 years old. I’ve always loved Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis’ shenanigans as Anna and Tess, I wanted to be as cool as Anna, and obviously, I had a crush on Chad Michael Murray’s Jake. I also can’t deny how empowering and loving Anna and Tess’s story is as they switch places and literally walk a mile in each other’s shoes.

However, rewatching it for the first time as an adult ahead of Freakier Friday’s release, I realized I never really truly appreciated Mark Harmon’s character Ryan. Tess’s fiancé-turned-husband is such a sweet, caring and considerate character, and as we’re about to discuss, he’s the MVP of this film.

Ryan Got His Partner A Great Career Opportunity

From the jump, it’s pretty clear that Ryan is a great partner for Tess. He cares about her family, and he’s accepting of their circumstances. However, it becomes abundantly clear that he goes above and beyond for this family when he gets Jamie Lee Curtis’ character on a talk show to promote her book.

Things don’t go great during that moment, because Anna is Tess. However, it’s the gesture that counts! And what Ryan did was really sweet, thoughtful and genuinely impactful.

Ryan Let Anna Go To The Concert And Then Asked Tess To Go Watch Her

My guy Ryan also understands and respects his soon-to-be-stepdaughter’s passions, and he’s very supportive of them. At the rehearsal dinner, when Anna’s friends come to get her for their performance, he encourages her to go. It’s the sweetest thing ever, and I was even more ready for the wedding bells to ring for him and Tess when he said this to his partner (who was actually his stepdaughter):

That kind of speech is such a green flag, and then we got another when he prompted Tess to go watch Anna perform, which ultimately helped them switch back. He didn’t even know they were swapped at the time; he’s just that supportive and caring.

Ryan Stuck Through ALL That Switch Nonsense, And He Did So With Grace And Love

In the end, the reason why Mark Harmon’s character is the MVP of this movie comes down to how well he handles this body-swapping comedy. Think about it, while Tess and Anna’s situation is hilarious, if you were actually there and experiencing it, it would be incredibly weird and hard to handle. If I were him, I would have freaked out.

However, Ryan rode the chaotic waves immaculately, and his love for Tess never ever wavered. He really handled it all with grace and love and more than proved himself as a worthy addition to the family. So, to quote Anna’s friend, “Mr. Dude, you rock!”

Now, I can’t wait to see Mark Harmon’s Ryan back in Freakier Friday and reunited with Jamie Lee Curtis’ Tess. I want to see how marriage has been for them, and I desperately hope we get to see him handle another wild body-swap among his family with the same poise and supportive attitude again, because he really is an MVP.

The mystery genre has continued to hold its own in pop culture today, with hits like Only Murders in the Building skyrocketing in popularity. And, arguably, Rian Johnson’s 2019 Knives Out started this new wave of whodunits. Among his star-studded cast was, of course, the veteran of all things thrilling, top scream queen, Jamie Lee Curtis. JLC's best movies are riddled with career-making mystery titles, and now she’s adding an iconic TV sleuth to her resume.

The big confirmation came from Curtis herself while on the premiere carpet for her latest release, Freakier Friday. When ET asked about whether or not we could expect The Fog actress to take on Murder She Wrote’s Jessica Fletcher, the A-lister revealed all that she could. After taking a beat, she said that it’s in the works but not to expect it anytime soon, and she’s trying to keep cool about the project until she’s on set. Per their Instagram clip, she said:

That’s a thrilling reveal by the Halloween star, since the classic mystery show was and remains a staple in the genre. And if there’s anyone in Hollywood who could take on an Angela Lansbury role, Jamie Lee Curtis is one of the best picks to get the job done. I can only imagine how she feels about having Jessica Fletcher waiting in the wings. That has to be a crazy feeling.

She continued to explain, coolly, that she has a handful of other projects, including two 2025 movie calendar picks, in the queue ahead of the movie remake. (Curtis, this year alone, returned to FX’s The Bear, has the beloved Disney sequel just ahead and James L. Brooks’ comedy drama Ella McCay.) After the list moves ahead, then she’ll be pleased to get into the role, saying:

The Hollywood veteran is too cool about it all. On top of her three projects this year, she has potentially three others ahead of Murder She Wrote, depending on how schedules play out. There are two thrillers she’s attached to called Sender and Psychosis, and she'll be a part of the upcoming book-to-screen adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s Scarpetta series. If there’s one thing we know about JLC, she always nails a good spooky role, so any of these will be a great ramp-up to Fletcher’s big screen debut.

With the confirmation of Jamie Lee Curtis being attached to Murder She Wrote, there’s at least one real-life mystery put to bed. But more have already naturally risen, like as to when this mammoth genre caper will start filming. I’m hoping it’ll make it to the 2026 movie schedule, but we’ll have to wait to see how it unfolds. Until then, catch the OG with an Amazon Prime subscription.

As the release date for Freakier Friday inches closer, with its place on the 2025 movie calendar being about three weeks away, the press tour is kicking off, and it just did so in such a punk rock way. Jamie Lee Curtis, Chad Michael Murray and some of the new cast members of the sequel showed up at Disneyland on Tuesday to bring a special performance to passerbyes.

And as per usual, Jamie Lee Curtis continues to be an icon. You can’t miss the Oscar-winner in the front row of the performance in her hot pink suit singing all the words to Pink Slip’s “Take Me Away.” Check it out:

As you may remember from the 2003 movie, Lindsay Lohan’s character of Anna has a garage band called Pink Slip with some catchy songs, but Curtis’s Tess isn’t very supportive of her daughter’s rock pursuits at first. In the movie, Christina Vidal played the band’s front woman, and in the video above, that’s Vidal herself belting out “Take Me Away” from the original movie.

And Curtis cheering the band on by mouthing the words to the song is just too good. It reminds me of the moment in the movie where Lindsay Lohan is up on stage as a body-swapped Tess trying to pretend she’s playing the electric guitar while Curtis is channeling Tess’s teenage daughter by shredding the guitar parts backstage.

We know that Christina Vidal will be back as Maddie along with Haley Hudson’s Peg, but I do wonder what the state of Pink Slip will be in the sequel? Will they be a hit rock band? This video from Patrick Dougall’s Instagram, shows the band rocks now more than ever! You can check out the latest Freakier Friday trailer below:

Watching the trailer, did you notice Lohan on stage once again? It seems like Freakier Friday will definitely not be forgetting Anna’s love of punk rock music – however, this time around her character is a mother herself with a daughter named Harper (Julia Butters) and is about to merge families when she marries Manny Jacinto’s Eric, who has a daughter of his own named Lily (Sophia Hammons).

What’s fun is the premise of Freakier Friday is Tess and Anna’s bodies will actually be swapped by the two daughters about to become sisters, which means Curtis and Lohan will both get to play teenagers. And their unhinged plan is to break up Anna and Eric by getting her back in touch with her first love, who is of course Chad Michael Murray’s Jake.

I cannot wait to see Freakier Friday on August 8, and this video only adds to the hype for the sequel.

Spoilers ahead for The Bear Season 4.

Every streaming service has a few acclaimed megahits, and for those with a Hulu subscription The Bear is definitely on that list. The FX original series is an Emmy-winning success, and recently released the entirety of Season 4 on the streamer. Once again I was a big puddle of tears watching the latest set of episodes, but this time I was crying for joy instead of sadness. Let's break it all down.

Like so many others, I binge-watched The Bear Season 4 as quickly as I could. I expected to be emotionally moved again, but the remarkable way was how the series pivoted. Rather than being anxiety-inducing as I watched beautifully flawed characters come to blows, it felt like the fourth season was one about joy and forgiveness. And as such, seasons-long dramas reached resolutions that truly sparked joy.

The Season 4 finale of The Bear subverted my expectations masterfully, as did a number of other episodes. When Carmy decides to leave the industry, I thought it was going to be a full-on blowout with Richie. And while their conversation started that way, they reached a new understanding about each other... including the big revelation about Jeremy Allen White's character showing up to Mikey's funeral. This reunion was wildly moving, as was Carmy ensuring that his "cousin" was a partner in the titular restaurant.

Everyone from The Bear's cast brings their A-game, especially the stellar ensemble of guest actors. But Jamie Lee Curtis is on another level entirely as flawed Berzatto matriarch Donna. While she's only appeared a handful of times in the four seasons, Curtis created a fully formed, fascinating, and tragic figure. While we saw her most manic side in the iconic episode "Fishes", things have evolved. After feeling too guilty to attend The Bear's opening, she was able to reconnect with Sugar when helping her give birth last season. And in Season 4 her quest for penance, and JLC's truly heartbreaking performance, soars to new heights.

This season Donna was emotionally present, contrite, and begging for a relationship with her son. Carmy and Donna's reunion offers catharsis not only for longtime fans, but especially for those with an intimate understanding of addiction and mental health issues. Donna worked hard on herself and her sobriety, and finally gave Carmen the acknowledgement he so desperately needed. Cue the happy tears.

In almost every instance this season, The Bear weaved when I thought it would dip. Sydney decided not to leave, the restaurant seemed to find its footing, and the various relationships of the show were strengthened. I mean, the Berzattos were even able to survive a wedding without killing each other!

The Bear is streaming in its entirety on Hulu, with Season 4 part of the 2025 TV schedule. Unfortunately, we're left to wait until next season to see if the restaurant manages to survive without its safety net.

Spoilers for Season 4 of The Bear are ahead! If you are not caught up, you can stream the series with a Hulu subscription.

Before the new season of The Bear premiered on the 2025 TV schedule, I was thinking a lot about the episode “Ice Chips.” In that memorable Season 3 installment, we saw Abby Elliott’s Sugar and her mom, Donna (Jamie Lee Curtis), reconcile, and they began to repair their relationship. So, going into Season 4, I wanted the same thing for Carmy. Now, after watching that happen on screen, I’m reflecting back on Elliott’s dream for the Berzattos.

Now, before I watched all of The Bear’s fourth season, I had the chance to interview Abby Elliott. We talked a lot about her big episode from last season, the aforementioned “Ice Chips,” and how it changed Sugar’s life and relationship with her mom. I also asked if she could ever see that kind of healing in the cards for Carmy and their mother. In response, The Bear cast member said:

I couldn’t agree with her more, I want Sugar, Donna and Carmy to find stability too! They all deserve it, and they all clearly care so much for each other. So, I’m with Elliott, I want them to work through their struggles together and come out the other end as a stronger and healthier family.

However, that’s tough. It’s a blunt fact that the relationship between the Berzattos is tense, loud and passionate. While they love big, they also are terrible communicators, and because of that, they can have a hard time expressing their feelings in a healthy way. However, they’re all working really hard to be better.

That’s ultimately what led to Carmy and Donna’s reconciliation this season. In Episode 9, Jeremy Allen White’s character finally had a full and healthy conversation with his mother after they ran into each other at the wedding in Episode 7.

It was beautiful too. Jeremy Allen White’s character cooked for his mom, she read her apology to him, and it felt like they took a massive leap in their healing journey. Now, with Season 5 of The Bear on the way, hopefully we can see Carmy, Donna and Sugar together as a stable and happy family.

However, after Carmy chose to leave the restaurant in the Season 4 finale, I can’t help but wonder if that will put a new strain on his relationships. While he plans to stick around until the restaurant is stable, I can’t help but wonder how everyone will feel about this choice long-term. Will there be resentment? Will they all accept it? Will they help the chef find his purpose and spark again?

The answer is unclear. However, no matter what happens, I hope the Berzattos are able to find “stability” and support each other through whatever life throws their way.

When it comes to 2025 movies on the way this summer, I’ve been unabashedly excited for the release of Freakier Friday, all while being simultaneously suspicious it could disappoint me. I know I’m going to see it no matter what, but I’ve also been preparing to be underwhelmed, especially after learning that this time around Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis’s characters would be body swapping with two teens rather than with each other.

However, the new trailer has melted away my past worries.

The New Freakier Friday Trailer Finally Really Sold Me On The Sequel

Disney dropped a new trailer (which you can watch above) Friday morning, and it really got me pumped for Freakier Friday. While the first Freaky Friday 2 trailer had me wondering why Jamie Lee Curtis looks so much like Laurie Strode from the Halloween movies rather than donning her character’s pixie haircut and mourning the duo no longer getting to play each other, this new look at the movie has me feeling differently.

I like that this trailer finally makes the plotline a lot clearer. Lindsay Lohan’s Anne is about to get married to Manny Jacinto’s character and merge their families. Lohan has a teen daughter of her own, Harper (Julia Butters), and Jacinto’s character has a teen daughter named Lily (Sophia Hammons), but they do not get along.

So when a fortune teller puts a new body swap spell on them, the teens get placed into the bodies of Harper’s mom and grandmother, who want to use the opportunity to break up their parents.

While the first trailer made me feel like the body swap thing was more gimmicky than serving a story, this trailer placed some stakes alongside the concept that I can definitely get behind.

I’m All In On Lindsay Lohan And Jamie Lee Curtis’s Freakier Friday Antics

The standout scene for me is when we finally learn how Chad Michael Murray’s Jake gets involved in the story. The teens decide the way they are going to break up their parents is to reunite Anne with her first love. I was loving the moment where Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis are trying to impress Jake, who looks like he works at a record store, but he thinks she’s having a “stroke.”

Then when they tried to regroup, I thought it was hilarious that Lohan’s character was worried they were gone for too long; he'd think she was pooping.

Oh, and then the part when the pair are talking up a teenager calling him “cute” before an older man realizes he recognizes Tess as his therapist? It's a great callback to the original.

The new trailer (also on YouTube) has me recognizing all the details and care being put into this sequel. Did you notice Curtis covering her face with a Britney Spears vinyl? It's a perfect easter egg for that scene when Jake sang "Hit Me Baby (One More Time)" in the original.

It’s these kinds of teenage antics that feel nostalgic and show why I love the original, and have me ready for all the fun ahead when the film comes out on August 8.

Ah, romance: that same old story about a fight for love and glory. Ok, so maybe it’s more of the first part of that equation, which is exactly the sort of tale we’d be expecting from the 2025 movie Freakier Friday. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan’s classically mis-matched family is surely going to include some sort of sparks flying in this summer’s long-awaited Disney legacy-quel. But what’s even more adorable is the fact that the Netflix queen of that genre met husband Bader Shammas through a method that’s practically ripped off the screen.

As Ms. Curtis was on hand for Prime Video’s upfront presentation, she spoke with Us Magazine about her Freaky Friday co-star and that big love connection. Try reading this story about Ms. Lohan’s real life meet-cute and not seeing it through the lens of a romance flick:

You have to admit, Dubai is a hell of a location to meet the love of your life. And to have a blind date go so well that it turns into starting a family is something that feels rare, even if you’re an icon like this O.G. Mean Girls star. But sure enough, Lindsay Lohan’s chance meeting with her husband led to not only their eventual marriage, but also the birth of their son, Luai.

By extension, this chain of events also enriched Lohan’s Freakier Friday role thanks to its influence on her performance. Which is yet another sign that the long wait for this return to form happened exactly when it was supposed to. Further sharing how the years between have benefitted her on-screen daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis offered these further remarks:

Young stardom wasn’t easy for The Parent Trap icon, as Lohan's own real-life Mean Girls experience is only one of the many stories that highlighted the trappings of fame in her life. In the end, life has led Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis to reunite for this Disney family comedy, and all involved seem to be the better for taking that patient path.

Seeing as Freakier Friday’s CinemaCon reactions have early audience members giving their vote of approval, we’ll get to see what all the fuss is about for ourselves on August 1st. While we don’t know how Manny Jacinto’s new sequel character will factor into things, here’s hoping that whatever love connection presents itself will be in the name of a heartwarming ending we can all enjoy.

Today, James Cameron is the man behind the absolutely massive Avatar franchise, but before that, he was the filmmaker who helped launched the film career of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Following a pair of Terminator films that made Arnold a star, he directed the Austrian opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in a movie the actress says helped make her career, thanks to Arnold.

The two True Lies co-stars came together recently. It wasn’t meant to be a True Lies retrospective, which celebrates its 30th anniversary next year. However, it sort of turned into one.

Jamie Lee Curtis And Arnold Schwarzenegger reunited Almost 30 Years After True Lies

Curtis and Schwarzenegger were both on hand recently for Amazon’s upfronts. The True Lies stars both have upcoming projects with Prime Video, Arnold has the Christmas movie The Man With the Bag, while Curtis will appear in the series Scarpetta with Nicole Kidman. In comments (via People), Curtis joked about how far the two stars had come, saying…

However, the bit on stage appeared to get a little unscripted as Curtis publicly praised Arnold Schwarzenegger for doing something the actress says really helped her career.

How Arnold Helped Jamie Lee Curtis’ Career

True Lies, which is currently available with a Hulu subscription, is the story of a married couple, played by Schwarzenegger and Curtis. He’s a spy, something she only discovers over the course of the film, as she’s also brought into the world of espionage.

Arnold was clearly the bigger star at the time True Lies was released, as Jamie Lee Curtis says that initially the plan was for only his name to appear before the title, but James Cameron suggested adding Curtis, and Arnold agreed. The actress explained…

The “name above the title” is a significant accolade, something that essentially says the star is as big as the movie itself. It’s something only the biggest movie stars get. But many stars can be very protective of that level of status, and might not like another being put on equal footing with them.

Curtis said, “I have the career I have” because of Arnold Schwarzenegger. She sees that moment as a turning point in her career. Having her name above the title in one movie can make it much easier to make that happen in the future, and that level of success also translates to more money.

Jamie Lee Curtis would win a Golden Globe for her performance in True Lies. There’s no argument that the movie was big for her, and Arnold certainly helped.

Hopes of a True Lies 2 have gone on for years, though nothing ever came of it. True Lies would get a TV adaptation, but it was cancelled after one season.

The digital ecosystem we engage with on a daily basis is way different than it was when the internet was first created. Because of such differences, we’ve seen promotions for products on the 2025 movie schedule continue to evolve at a rapid pace. As discussions like James Cameron’s pivot on AI filmmaking are still making headlines, the not-so-optimistic side still finds its way into the conversation more often than you’d think.

Nowhere is this more important than in Jamie Lee Curtis’ recent impassioned request for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to remove a bogus social media ad. Including a snapshot of the offending product on her Instagram account, the 2023 Academy Award winning actor made her case with the following message:

Going as far as citing the interview that was used for this supposed deep fake, Curtis used her platform to speak towards the importance of removing this fake information from the internet. At the time of this writing, there has been no official response from Meta or Mr. Zuckerberg, but it should also be noted that this is a fairly recent request.

A legendary presence in Hollywood, Jamie Lee Curtis has always been known as someone who’s not afraid to speak out. Sometimes it’s on a lighter note, like when she called out Colin Farrell for giving her COVID. However in more serious matters, she’s not afraid to use her clout to discuss more wide-spanning subjects; such as this latest case of AI trickery.

Now this obviously isn’t a call for all computer generated fabrications to be ditched. Even personalities who are all about maintaining the integrity of the movie production process have enjoyed some fun in this realm, as we saw with Tom Cruise’s stance on good natured deepfakes.

But the major difference in this scenario is the fact that Jamie Lee Curtis’ likeness didn't pop up in a video showing how it could have looked if she starred in Halloween III: Season of the Witch, similar to numerous James Bond deepfakes. This is an unspecified product acting as if it has the celebrity endorsement of Ms. Curtis, when it doesn’t. In that case, it’s not a stretch to presume that celebrities of all stripes would fall right in line with this same sort of request.

The solution that comes from Mark Zuckerberg and/or Meta is going to be crucial to how AI generated content is policed. Those decisions could not only impact social media guidelines, but also help further shape how these tools are used when making art. The latter is applicable more than ever thanks to those fake Lobo leaks that made fans rather upset. Branding opportunities for both projects and talent alike could see a hit from such actions, and that should be the last thing anyone wants to see.

Lines between technology’s usage in entertainment, promotion and everyday life continue to blur at an accelerated pace; as we saw with the announcements surrounding Natasha Lyonne’s new AI-assisted film. It’s not too early to address Jamie Lee Curtis’ concerns in a way where this tech can be used mindfully, but within ethical guidelines. So whatever happens next will be intriguing to watch.

Just when I thought Ryan Coogler’s reunion with Michael B. Jordan couldn’t be any more hyped, it receives another glowing endorsement. Jamie Lee Curtis took to social media after seeing Sinners to remind us what actual big-screen filmmaking looks like. The fan-favorite actress had the pleasure of screening the film in 70mm IMAX. And, quite frankly, I’ve never wanted Michael B. Jordan’s head to look so large!

While she's admitted to not being pumped for upcoming horror movies, the longtime Scream Queen is a lifelong champion of theatrical experiences and bold original storytelling. She shared her Sinners experience on Instagram just as Warner Bros. announced a limited 70mm IMAX re-release of the 2025 movie schedule entry. Check out her post, which includes an awesome projectionist POV shot taken by IMAX collaborator Taylor Umphenour:

That is one heck of an image! Floor-to-ceiling movie screen with a packed house? Sign me up, please.

Sinners' IMAX-boosted box office run has been impressive, so it's wonderful to see that Ryan Coogler's critically acclaimed vampire film is heading back to premium screens from May 15 to May 21, because audiences can’t seem to get enough of it.

I'm so jealous that Curtis caught the flick in all its “IMAX” glory. Via her caption, Curtis praised the power of the format and the artistry behind the film:

Ryan Coogler's Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan in a dual role as twin brothers trying to start over in their hometown, only to confront a sinister force tied to their past. The film has already grossed $122.5 million domestically and $161.6 million worldwide against a $90 million budget. Notably, IMAX alone accounted for 20% of its opening weekend revenue, which is proof that audiences aren’t just showing up, they’re seeking the most immersive experience possible.

The upcoming re-release will hit iconic IMAX locations, including Los Angeles’s City Walk Stadium 19, New York’s Lincoln Square, and Toronto’s Colossus IMAX. According to Variety’s reporting, Warner Bros. cited “overwhelming popular and critical response” as the driving force behind the decision.

With a stacked cast, including Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku, Delroy Lindo and more, and production led by Zinzi Coogler and longtime collaborators from Black Panther, Sinners is both visually daring and thematically rich. And, as Jamie Lee Curtis made clear, it’s the kind of movie that lingers long after the screen has faded to black.

If you can do so, you absolutely should make the effort to see Sinners, or see it again, in 70mm IMAX. Because sometimes, bigger really is better. As for Jamie Lee Curtis’ upcoming project, the upcoming Freakier Friday, it's set to hit theaters on August 8, 2025.

2003’s Freaky Friday is beloved by fans, so much so that its popularity resulted in a new sequel, Freakier Friday, giving the 2025 movie schedule a dose of body-swapping comedy. However, while the original movie may be well-remembered, that doesn't mean it’s perfect, and some parts of the film have arguably not aged all that well, which was a major concern for co-star Manny Jacinto.

Those who have seen the 2003 film will remember that the magic spell that causes stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan to switch bodies involves magic fortune cookies at a Chinese restaurant. Not exactly the most enlightened take on Asian representation. Manny Jacinto admitted to EW that it gave him pause before he agreed to join the sequel, explaining:

Manny Jacinto joined Freakier Friday's cast as Eric, the fiancé of Lindsay Lohan’s Anna. Following on his high-profile roles in The Good Place and The Acolyte, Jacinto has built a solid fan base that is going to be interested in whatever projects he gets involved in. That likely makes it all the more important for him to choose the right movies.

However, while Freaky Friday may have some problems when it comes to Asian representation, Jacinto says that Freakier Friday’s director, Nisha Gantra, put him at ease, as he was confident that she would make sure representation was handled properly. As a matter of fact, Gantra says that “problematic Asian representation” was something she specifically brought up when she first met with producers about directing the film. She said:

By all accounts, Freakier Friday appears to have greatly improved on the representation. Not only is the core cast of the film significantly more diverse, including Jacinto, but the new movie will also apparently include a return by Lucile Soong and Rosalind Chao, who played the mother-daughter pair from the Chinese restaurant in the 2003 film, in a scene that will poke a bit of fun at the previous film and attempt to try and “make it right.”

If there’s value in the constant remakes, reboots, and legacy sequels that we get with movies these days, it’s the opportunity to try and improve on the previous entry. Freakier Friday is certainly trying to do that.

With Freakier Friday’s August premiere getting closer every day, Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis are a big part of the 2025 movie schedule's summer fun. The flick obviously owes much of its buzz to Lohan and Curtis' earlier wacky body swap movie. with Freaky Friday bringing Lohan’s career to new heights while also introduced her elder Hollywood vet to a whole new generation of young fans. Now that the stars are talking more about that world, Curtis shared why she almost turned down the role of Tess Coleman back in the early aughts.

Ahead of the full-on incoming Freakier Friday pre-release hype, JLC chatted with EW about how she almost wasn’t in the iconic Disney title. She revealed multiple factors played into her decision, involving her family, the pre-produdction timeline — Annette Bening had dropped out not long before filming — and the location all working in tandem to convince her to sign on. The iconic scream queen highlighted the importance of motherhood on and off the screen, saying:

It’s wild to think of streaming the Disney+ subscription original sans the Everything Everywhere All At Once alum. It’s by far one of Curtis’ best movies, at least for this millenial, and Freaky Friday would’ve been drastically different with anyone else in the role.

Still, the reason why she almost didn’t hop on Jake’s (Chad Michael Murray) bike is more than understandable and commendable. Balancing work and motherhood with young kids is a reality that gets misconstrued all too often. I’m just glad, in this case, things worked out for the best for her and her family.

With her kids grown, the two-decades-later sequel returned to L.A. to film and seems as family-oriented, fun-loving and silly as evidenced by the quotable new FF trailer. But, it’s not the only Curtis film we’ll be treated to this year!

She already appeared in the so-so Star Trek: Section 31, and we can expect her in James L. Brooks’ comedy/drama, Ella McCay in September. You can get ready for the August and September titles by streaming the Michelle Yeoh-led film with a Paramount+ subscription.

Needless to say, Curtis has continued to strike a balance that works for her personal and professional life, regardless of the stage of motherhood she’s in. Thankfully, though, we don’t have to live without her in Freaky Friday or Freakier Friday.

The long-awaited and much-anticipated Freakier Friday is finally hitting the 2025 movie release schedule on August 8th. Despite that still being months away we have seen a trailer for the Freaky Friday sequel, so myself and other fans knew a bit about the movie going in. But seeing some footage isn’t necessarily the same thing as hearing audience reactions.

In fact, Linday Lohan appeared with Jamie Lee Curtis onstage during the Disney Panel at CinemaCon 2025 (which CinemaBlend live-blogged, and also included content from Thunderbolts*, Avatar: Fire and Ash, the new Predator movie and so much more). They came onstage to Chappell Roan’s “Hot To Go," which featured prominently in the first footage from the movie, but I was most stoked when Lohan admitted some people have seen the movie already!

The actress said she was “overwhelmed” by the audience reaction, which ties in with a comment a Disney head honcho said earlier during this panel. He noted the studio was happy with “the response” the sequel to the 2003 film has gotten, as well. Per Lohan:

It makes total sense to me. Freaky Friday came out shortly before Mean Girls. It’s a fun movie you can watch with your friends or your mom, and the fans who were teens when it came out frequently have kids of their own now. There’s a lot of audience love for just the footage we’ve seen so far, and our own Corey Chichizola has already declared Jamie Lee Curtis is already quotable again this time around – after her “crypt keeper” line went viral in the first film.

It’s been clear for months there’s an appetite for this film, and while an early audience may be somewhat of a biased audience, I am rooting for this one to land.

And per Curtis, she’s hopeful it will land with a theatrical audience, a comment that’s been uttered over and over again during Paramount’s panel, Universal’s panel, Sony’s panel, Lionsgate’s panel, Warner Bros.’ panel and even newcomer Amazon’s panel. There does seem to be a real push to put content that people are going to want to see into theaters, and Curtis says this is one that should be viewed on the big screen, though time will tell.

Wait we must, though I'm still bullish after Lohan shared the early reactions to the film. While Thunderbolts* and a few other Disney properties are making their way into the theatrical pipeline in the coming months, Freakier Friday won’t be released until August 8th. But there’s a lot this year to get excited for – like Lilo & Stitch live-action, so stay tuned.

I love the original Freaky Friday. It’s one of those movies that came out at the exact right moment in my childhood for it to become a favorite that I’d just watch over and over with my sister and family. So, I’ve been absolutely hyped for the Freakier Friday release date to arrive since it was announced they were filming last summer. But now that the first Freakier Friday trailer is here, I have to share one gripe that totally took me out of the whole first look.

Why Is Jamie Lee Curtis Just Wearing Her Wig From The Halloween Movies?

In the trailer, Jamie Lee Curtis looks like she’s wearing the same gray-haired wig from the Halloween trilogy she starred in between 2018 and 2022. In the first scene shown from Freakier Friday, she’s even wearing a blue collared shirt like Laurie Strode would in those horror movies.

Even though a first look at her Freakier Friday hair came out in October, it still caught me off guard because Laurie Strode is such an iconic Curtis role, and doesn’t look anything like her Freaky Friday role. I felt like Michael Myers was about to strike the whole trailer even as Chappell Roan’s “HOT TO GO” played in the background, and tons of funny jokes were delivered. Check it out:

See what I mean? I know it’s perhaps a small detail, but I would have thought Jamie Lee Curtis and the team around her would think that her real-life pixie cut that she typically rocks would be way more on brand for her character than this long-haired look. I mean, it’s even the same hair cut.

My Annoyance Aside, The Freakier Friday Plotline Actually Sounds Pretty Fun

If I understand correctly from the trailer, this time around the main characters Tess and Anna swap bodies with Anna’s daughter and her soon-to-be-step-daughter. So Curtis and Lohan will virtually be playing 18-year-olds and soon-to-be sisters in the movie. Now that it’s been revealed, I think it will be fun to see the two actors interact more this time around rather than be in opposite plotlines, and get to play teenagers who are trying to act adult and live the lives of their mother and grandmother.

Curtis already seems to be having an absolute blast in this like she did in the first movie, and now rather than Lohan playing the proper one, she’ll get to go a little wild, too. Just the fact that this sequel is happening, and a ton of OGs are part of the cast too, like Chad Michael Murray, is going to bring me a lot of joy. Plus, it feels really rare for a mid-budget comedy like this to go to theaters rather than Disney+.

As millennials get older, it's sometimes mind-boggling to think about how old our favorite movies from childhood actually are. Case in point: Freaky Friday (which is streaming with a Disney+ subscription), which hit theaters over two decades ago in 2003. It's finally getting a sequel, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan back to reprise their roles as Tess and Anna. And the first trailer for Freakier Friday already gave some killer lines to Oscar-winning actress JLC.

What we know about Freakier Friday has been pretty limited so far, although it certainly seemed like the pair of leading ladies were happy to be back together. Their chemistry is heart warming in the above trailer, and for the second time around they both get to act like kids. We all can't forget Curtis famously saying "I look like the crypt keeper" in the original film, and this time when the body swap happens she hilariously utters

This trailer opens on Curtis and Lohan in a scene with SNL alum Vanessa Bayer, who appears to be a psychic. She clocks that they changed places back in the day, and suggests it might need to happen again. They protest, and once again feel the familiar rumblings of something supernatural.

Another body swap does happen, but this time involving Anna's daughter and her boyfriend's daughter. Both Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis get to act like young kids, and this teaser for Freakier Friday is no doubt just the tip of the iceberg for this comedic duo.

The first Freakier Friday sneak peek with Lohan and Curtain came in October, and anticipation for the upcoming Disney movie has been steadily building since. The project will contribute to the current Lohanassaince, and marks the actress' return to the big screen after a number of movies made available for those with a Netflix subscription.

Given how much love are coming at both Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis currently, the timing for this long-awaited sequel feels killer. And if this brief trailer is to be believed, it looks like director Nisha Ganatra was able to capture the same fun tone as the original movie. This time there are three different generations factoring into the comedy, which will bring something new to the burgeoning franchise. Chad Michael Murray is also featured in the final moments, as he's also reprise his role.

It doesn't hurt that the teaser is set to tune of Chappell Roan's "Hot to Go!", which has been wildly popular since last year. It looks like Lindsay Lohan's Anna is going to once again take to the stage as a rock star, so maybe she'll get to belt out some Chappell in the process.

Freakier Friday is expected to hit theaters August 8th as part of the 2025 movie release list. We'll just have to wait and see see what other easer eggs and connections to the original are included in the final film.

Something that can be easy to forget about as we all enjoy the new episodes of television currently airing on the 2025 TV schedule is how important all of those guest starring roles are to the actors who play them. In fact, it’s not uncommon for actors to get their start by playing small parts on TV, and big stars from Jennifer Lopez to Timothèe Chalamet have done just that. Speaking of Chalamet, he was recently among the celebs who took a drink at the SAG Awards because of a before-fame appearance in the Law & Order franchise, but the also long-running NCIS has had its share of major talent guest-star, as well.

Which Celebs Should Take A Drink For Appearing On NCIS?

Before you ask why this has to be a drinking game, you should know that I’m just following the path set forth by the wonderful Keke Palmer. She presented at the SAG Awards in late February and announced that she’d come up with a drinking game for those in attendance, with her asking everyone to take a drink if they’d ever appeared on Law & Order.

Not only did Timothèe Chalamet respond by taking a swig, but so did Elle Fanning, new 2025 Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña and co-presenters Palmer and 2024 and 2025 Oscar nominee Colman Domingo.

As one might imagine, though, the NCIS franchise (which celebrated its 1,000th episode in April 2024) is also no slouch when it comes to snagging up and coming or established talent to fill its many guest starring roles. The OG series started in 2003 and has already spawned five spinoffs (with a sixth, NCIS: Tony & Ziva, premiering in the near-ish future), so there have been hundreds if not thousands of smaller parts to cast over the course of 22 years. And, a number of celebrities have filled the NCIS ranks, with some of them netting their part before they were famous.

For instance? Well, Twisters star Glen Powell stepped up to play a Marine in Season 10, Episodes 6 and 7. Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown appeared in the sixth episode of Season 12, while This Is Us and Paradise actor Sterling K. Brown had an important part in Season 11, Episode 10 in December 2013, and The Iron Claw lead Zac Efron showed up in the thirteenth episode of the third season, which aired mere days before High School Musical premiered and made him a superstar.

Other famous folk have also popped up on the franchise, including Lily Tomlin, Drew Carey, Jamie Lee Curtis and even Michelle Obama. So, all of this is to say that we can never discount the guest roles on our favorite shows, because you just never know who you might see.

As we’re nearing the end of this year’s run of award shows ahead of the 97th Academy Awards, the SAG Awards premiered on Netflix last night amid the streaming schedule. With Kristen Bell as host for the second time, the night was filled with memorable moments, heartfelt speeches and unexpected laughs. Jamie Lee Curtis brought hilarity to the night by calling out Colin Farrell for allegedly giving her COVID as she presented him an award, and the Irish actor humorously responded.

Colin Farrell is apparently the third Batman actor to land an award from the Screen Actors Guild for his completely unrecognizable performance lead performance on HBO's The Penguin. He specifically take home the SAG Award for Outstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie. It was a momentous occasion on its own but, as Page Six's Instagram video showed, it was enhanced by the joke made by the Halloween icon beforehand. Check out her barb as well as Farrell's reaction below:

Well, it looks like the Irish actor did indeed acknowledge that he did indeed give Jamie Lee Curtis COVID. This prevented the Everything Everywhere All At Once actress from going to 2023's BAFTAs and the Critics Choice Awards. On the bright side, at least she was well enough to accept her first Oscar for the A24 movie. Farrell also made it clear that his Banshees of Inisherin co-star, Brendan Gleeson, gave COVID to him first and amusingly said was just "spreading the love."

I can imagine that, at the time, the COVID diagnoses weren't fun for either of the actors. So I find it delightful that they can view the situations with humor now.

The 2022-2023 awards season was successful for both Colin Farrell and Jamie Lee Curtis. Farrell’s Banshees of Inisherin was a serious Academy Awards contender that year, and he won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy and was nominated for an Oscar. Aside from her aforementioned Academy Award, Curtis also received a ton of accolades for EEAAO, including a SAG Award.

Both Colin Farrell and Jamie Lee Curtis have plenty to look forward to this year. The Lobster actor will be starring in the upcoming film A Big Bold Beautiful Journey with Margot Robbie. His Apple TV+ series, Sugar, has also been renewed for a second season. As for Curtis, she's reprising Dr. Tess Colman in the long-awaited sequel Freakier Friday. She'll also be starring in James L. Brooks’ Ella McCay and co-producing the Apple TV+ movie The Lost Bus.

As a fan, I love that these two are thriving and appear to be healthy years after their respective bouts with COVID. It was truly hilarious to see Jamie Lee Curtis. call out her peer, but kudos to Colin Farrell for owning up to it (and humorously throwing another co-star under the bus). You can watch every memorable moment from the 31st Annual SAG Awards by streaming the show with a Netflix subscription.

We're currently in the throws of Awards Season, with all eyes on who will take home the 2025 Academy Awards. Every year as its own historic wins, as well as folks who ended up disappointed that they didn't take home a trophy. When Jamie Lee Curtis won for Best Supporting Actress at the 2023 Oscars, that meant that Angela Bassett didn't win for her performance in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (which is streaming with a Disney+ subscription). And the legendary actress recently got honest about what it was like losing.

Despite her long and acclaimed career, the 66 year-old actress has only gotten two Oscar nominations. Some of the best Angela Bassett movies weren't recognized in this way, despite her consistently excellent performances. While speaking with Town and Country Magazine, the What's Love Got to Do With It icon spoke about not taking home an Oscar a few years ago, and going viral for her honest reaction. In her words:

She's got a point. Being disappointed or bummed out is a perfectly reasonable reaction to not winning an Oscar, especially considering it was Bassett's first nomination in many years. She wasn't disrespectful, she just had a human reaction ot the disappointment. As a reminder, you can watch that moment below:

While Angela Bassett remained mostly stoic, you can see that potentially winning an Oscar for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever meant a great deal to her. And her not winning did end up being one of the most surprising 2023 Oscar moments. In the same interview, she spoke about more about her reaction, where she didn't clap for winner JLC.

In the end, Everything Everywhere All At Once (which is streaming with a Max subscription) ended up taking most of the major Awards during the Oscars that year. That included Jamie Lee Curtis' victory, which Bassett confirmed was a bit surprising. She offered:

In the end, Bassett be given an honorary Academy Award the very next year for her decades of powerful performances. She certainly wasn't wrong about paying her dues, and it's nice to see that the Academy rightfully gave the actress her flowers after her Best Supporting Actress loss. Indeed, she was one of the emotional cores of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Given her character's death in the sequel, we might have seen the last of Angela Bassett's Queen Ramonda. But given her popularity, there are still folks who are holding out hope she turns up in upcoming Marvel movies. Although we shouldn't expect that in any of the titles of the 2025 movie release list.

Jamie Lee Curtis certainly had a busy schedule last year having an A+ time filming Borderlands with the cast and filming with Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirl. However, she still makes sure to look out for her fans to ensure they’re in feel-good spirits. As we enter into the weekend and TGIF time, the Oscar-winning actress just shared a message I think we all can relate to right now.

After a long week of work stress, financial hurdles, or other life challenges, the weekend is a great time to wind down and chill. Leave it to Jamie Lee Curtis to give us a gentle reminder of that on Instagram as her latest (literal) fashion statement sends a message we can all relate to on TGIF Day:

That’s the perfect T-shirt to proudly flaunt on a Friday! It’s natural to want to solve all of our problems within the course of a day or shorter. But some problems are too big to have the solutions for in an instant. As Jamie Lee Curtis reminds us, we need to take everything “one freaking day at a time!” And, she’s probably right about that. We need to control what we can at the moment and leave the rest for another day.

It's truly remarkable for Jamie Lee Curtis to feel sympathy for those who need a mental health pick-me-up. After all, she’s done a great job breaking the stigma of mental health by portraying characters with challenges in that area. For Halloween Kills, the Golden Globe winner said that the Blumhouse movie was important compared to previous sequels in addressing women’s trauma and being able to voice it. Considering her character Laurie Strode spent a good portion of her life protecting herself from a masked killer, she has every right to feel trauma. Fortunately, each movie has shown her gradually taking back her strength.

Jamie Lee Curtis also spectacularly portrayed Carmy’s mom in the wild Christmas episode of The Bear who struggled with alcoholism and borderline personality disorder. She flawlessly captured the chaos and unpredictability that mental health conditions can bring to a family. By portraying these characters, the Trading Places actress sheds light on the complexities of mental health disorders and the need for resilience.

Speaking of TGIF, you can’t think of Friday without Jamie Lee Curtis’ 2025 movie release of Freakier Friday. No longer in the talking stages, the first Friday of filming the anticipated sequel was back in June of last year with its final week that August. What we know about the plot so far is that Lindsay Lohan will be returning as Anna who has a teenage daughter of her own with a soon-to-be stepdaughter. With the merging of the two families not going so smoothly, you can expect some body-switching to happen all over again. We’ll be seeing Chad Michael Murray and more OGs returning like Pinkslip bandmates, Mark Harmon, Stephen Tobolowsky, and more. This is the Disney movie reunion we’re all incredibly psyched for.

Jamie Lee Curtis’ relatable message of being “gentle” and taking “one freaking day at a time” is something we all need to hear. As chaotic as life may be, we all need to use the weekend and TGIF to check in with ourselves, take a breather, and live in the moment. Our Friday this summer is going to get a whole lot more interesting as Freakier Friday hits theaters on August 8th. Until then, you can watch the first movie on your Disney+ subscription.