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Look out, world! *Heated Rivalry* stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie have landed their next roles following their breakout turns on the Crave queer hockey drama that became a viral sensation after the show's premiere on HBO Max late last year.

The Canadian-born Williams is teaming up with Crave once again. On Tuesday, the network revealed that the 25-year-old will star in its half-hour drama series *Yaga*, which focuses on the myth of Baba Yaga, a female character from Slavic folklore who is depicted as a witch.

The series is an adaptation of a play by Kat Sandler, who will serve as writer and showrunner on the eight-episode series, and also features *The Matrix* star Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid (*Schitt's Creek*), and Clark Backo (*Letterkenny*).

Per the synopsis, the drama follows Rapp (Reid), a private investigator who arrives in a small coastal town to investigate the disappearance of a young heir to a powerful fishery, Henry Park (Williams). The investigator finds himself at odds with an apprehensive local detective, Carson (Backo); a charismatic university professor with a taste for younger men, Katherine (Moss); and "a labyrinth of enigmatic suspects, secret lives, and ancient magic."

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While *Yaga *is the first new role for Williams post-*Heated Rivalry*, the actor revealed in a November interview that he had recently booked a role on Netflix's upcoming limited series *The* *Altruists. *Written by Graham Moore, the series stars Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle, and tells the story of Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, two hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists who tried to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye — and then seduced, coaxed, and teased each other into stealing $8 billion.

Williams also shared that he was filming and directing three short films with plans to release sometime in the future.

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Storrie is heading back to his comedy roots with a role in A24's upcoming comedy *Peaked.*

The Texan is in talks to join the star-studded cast, which includes Molly Gordon, Allie Levitan, Laura Dern, Simone Ashley, Levon Hawke, Mitra Jouhari, and Gabby Windey, according to Deadline. While Storrie's potential role hasn't been revealed, the film is set to begin production this month.

Written by Levitan and Gordon, who will also direct, the film is said to follow "the two girls who traumatized you in high school as they try to relive their glory days at their 10-year reunion." A24 will finance the project and produce alongside David Hinojosa, Zach Nutman and Gordon, with Levitan executive-producing.

The news of Storrie's potential role comes soon after it was announced the *Joker: Folie à Deux *actor will make his *Saturday Night Live* hosting debut on Feb. 28. He'll be joined by musical guest Mumford & Sons, who are old pros by now after three previous stints on the Studio 8H stage.

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No word yet on whether Williams is lined up for a cameo during his costar's debut, but* SNL* alum Jimmy Fallon has already vouched for him to host, so it wouldn't be a surprise if he did. Either way, seeing the pair together after their stint as torchbearers for the Olympic torch relay would be a sweet treat for *Heated Rivalry* fans who have a bit of a wait for the second season of the provocative Canadian drama.

It's been a whirlwind for Williams and Storrie since *Heated Rivalry* premiered in November with the duo playing the star-crossed, puck-smashing Shane and Ilya, respectively, rival hockey players whose passion explodes into lust (and eventually love).

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The previously unknown actors found themselves mucking it up at the Golden Globes, being parodied on *SNL*, and more thanks to the fervent response from viewers. Fallon even told ** that Williams' appearance on *The Tonight Show* resulted in "one of the hottest audiences we've ever had."

Season 2 will adapt author Rachel Reid's *The Long Game*, the sixth book in Reid's ever-expanding *Game Changers* series. *The Long Game* picks up roughly three years after the events of *Heated Rivalry* and finds Shane and Ilya still dating in secret. Between Ilya's wavering mental health and Shane's intensified anxiety about being discovered, the pair struggle to contend with longing for family and belonging, as well as the fear of losing everything.

"It's time for them to decide what's most important — hockey or love," reads a synopsis.

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A season 2 premiere date has yet to be announced, but creator Jacob Tierney told EW in December that he doesn't plan for the wait to exceed 18 months.

"It will not be same time next year, but it'll be pretty soon after that," he said. "It's not gonna be two years. It's not even gonna be 18 months, I don't think. So we're gonna go as fast as we can, while ensuring that we're doing as good a job as we possibly can."

A safe bet, based on these remarks, is a spring 2027 release.**

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The hunt for One-Eyed Willy's lost treasure still captivates audiences over four decades since the release of *The Goonies. *

Starring a motley crew of soon-to-be-stars, Richard Donner's '80s cult classic (born from a story by Steven Spielberg) follows a group of "reject" kids from the "Goon Docks" of Astoria, Ore., who discover a burnt-edged treasure map belonging to a 17th-century pirate. The long-lost gold could save their homes from foreclosure, but finding it will force them to navigate hidden caves, dodge booby traps, and outpace the ruthless Fratelli clan.**

Several cast members, including Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, and Ke Huy Quan would go on to enjoy critical and commercial success, but, for a generation of moviegoers, they'll always be the Goonies. And now they have more to cheer about: A sequel produced by Spielberg and OG screenwriter Chris Columbus is officially in the works.

In the meantime, let's catch up with *The Goonies* cast — but first, you'll have to do the Truffle Shuffle.

Sean Astin (Michael "Mikey" Walsh)

Sean Astin as Michael 'Mikey' Walsh in 'The Goonies'; Sean Astin visits the SiriusXM Studios in N.Y.C. on Oct. 14, 2015. Everett Collection; Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images

Sean Astin donned braces and carried an inhaler as Mikey Walsh in* The Goonies*. The actor later revealed to EW in July 2010 that he got to keep some memorabilia from the set.

"I had one of the original maps. I had one of the original asthma inhalers. We probably five-finger-discounted a good two dozen doubloons from the set," he recalled. "Those are all gone."

Astin went on to play some of Hollywood's most memorable underdog roles. He starred as the titular character in the biographical football flick *Rudy* (1993) and then played the great hobbit Samwise Gamgee in *The Lord of the Rings* trilogy (2001–2003).

He also appeared in the second season of *Stranger Things* (in addition to one season 3 episode); provided narration and other voice work for Netflix's animated *Epic Tales of Captain Underpants *franchise; popped up in episodes of *Young Rock*, *Perry Mason*, and *The Conners*, among other titles; and also reunited with his former *Goonies* costar Ke Huy Quan in *Love Hurts* (2025).

In September 2025, Astin followed in the footsteps of his mom, Patty Duke, when he was elected the National President of SAG-AFTRA.

He shares three daughters with film producer Christine Astin, with whom he's been married since 1992.

Josh Brolin (Brandon "Brand" Walsh)

Josh Brolin as Brandon 'Brand' Walsh in 'The Goonies'; Josh Brolin attends the 'Hail, Caesar!' photo call during the 66th Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 11, 2016. Everett Collection; Matthias Nareyek/WireImage

Like Sean Astin, *The Goonies *also catapulted a young Josh Brolin into Hollywood stardom, though he struggled to replicate that success in the aftermath of the classic film's release.

"I had a blast," he told EW in December 2007, "but it was the worst f---ing movie I could've done for my first one. After that, everything was like, 'Eh.'"

He found his second wind in the 21st century in films like *No Country for Old Men* (2007), *Milk* (2008) — for which he was nominated for an Oscar — *W.* (2008)*, Inherent Vice *(2015), and *Hail, Caesar!* (2016).

Brolin made his foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the warlord Thanos in the *Avengers *film series. He also had a meaty role as the antihero Cable in *Deadpool 2* (2018).

Brolin starred as Gurney Halleck in the Academy Award-winning adaptation of *Dune* (2021) and *Dune: Part Two* (2024); as Royal Abbott on the Amazon Prime Video series *Outer Range*; and as Moke Munger in *Brothers* (2024).

He remains prolific — in 2025 alone, he starred in Zach Cregger's *Weapons*, Edgar Wright's *The Running Man*, and Rian Johnson's *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. *He also voiced George Washington in Ken Burns' *The American Revolution *docuseries.

In August 2025, he expressed skepticism about a *Goonies* sequel. "I hope it does [happen] because the experience was so great," he told *Entertainment Tonight*. "The movie is received so well, generation after generation. It's just everything good about it. The trepidation that I have is that you release something else that taints that. I don't want to taint what my memory of it [is]."

In September 2016, Brolin married his former assistant, model Kathryn Boyd. They welcomed a daughter in 2018 and another in 2020. He also has two children from his previous marriage to actress Alice Adair.**

Corey Feldman (Clark "Mouth" Devereaux)

Corey Feldman as Clark 'Mouth' Devereaux in 'The Goonies'; Corey Feldman attends the premiere of 'Why Him?' in Westwood, Calif., on Dec. 17, 2016. Warner Bros; Frank Trapper/Corbis/Getty Images

Corey Feldman was already a child star (and later, heartthrob) in Hollywood before his role as Mouth, and has appeared in countless films since the 1980s, most notably *Stand by Me* (1986) and *The Lost Boys* (1987).

Feldman remembers the *Goonies* experience fondly, discussing the many celebrities who came to visit during production. "It was like we had the coolest set on the lot," he said at a May 2013 reunion. "Harrison Ford came and walked the caves with us. We felt like we were in *Indiana Jones*."

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Over the past decade and change, Feldman has continued to act in independent productions. He also voiced Slash on the animated *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* TV series from 2013 to 2017. The actor released a documentary in 2020 about the alleged sexual abuse he and his longtime friend Corey Haim (and *Lost Boys* costar) survived as child actors in the '80s.

In 2025, Feldman was one of the first competitors to go home on season 34 of *Dancing With the Stars*. That same year, a documentary, *Corey Feldman vs. the World*, chronicled Feldman on tour with Corey's Angels, a band comprised of lingerie-clad women that drew backlash after a 2016 *Today* performance.

Feldman shares one child, son Zen Scott, with ex-wife Susie Sprague. He's currently in a relationship with musician Adrien Skye.

Jeff Cohen (Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen)

Jeff Cohen as Lawrence 'Chunk' Cohen in 'The Goonies'; Jeff Cohen arrives at the Academy Celebrates Filmmaker Richard Donner in Beverly Hills on June 7, 2017. Everett Collection; Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images

Since doing the Truffle Shuffle as Chunk in *The Goonies, *Jeff Cohen had a couple of small guest appearances on TV hits like *Family Ties* and *She's the Sheriff,* but his acting career mostly stalled out. He recalled in a June 2015 interview with the *Daily Mail* that once puberty hit, he couldn't book gigs anymore.

"It was terrible," he said. "My first love was acting, but puberty had other ideas. It was a forced retirement. I didn't give up acting. Acting gave me up."

Cohen has turned his attention to the courtroom, working in entertainment law — he is a founding partner of Cohen & Gardner, LLP.

Fun fact: Cohen arranged the casting contract for his former *Goonies* costar Ke Huy Quan for *Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2022). In February 2026, the pair reunited on the red carpet for Michelle Yeoh's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.**

Ke Huy Quan (Richard "Data" Wang)

Ke Huy Quan as Richard 'Data' Wang in 'The Goonies'; Ke Huy Quan attends the Academy Celebrates Filmmaker Richard Donner in Beverly Hills on June 7, 2017.

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For a while, slick shoes didn't quite get off the ground after his breakout roles in *Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom* (1984) and *The Goonies. *Quan spent a few decades both in front of and behind the camera, appearing on the TV shows *Nothing Is Easy *and *Head of the Class,* as well as the films *Breathing Fire* (1991) and *Encino Man *(1992).

After being out of the spotlight for more than two decades, the actor landed a career-turning role as Waymond Wang in the seven-time Oscar-winning *Everything Everywhere All at Once*, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. During his speech, Quan thanked Cohen, his "Goonies brother for life." He then reflected on his journey in Hollywood, telling the audience that "dreams are something you have to believe in. I almost gave up on mine. To everyone out there, please keep your dreams alive!"

Since his Oscar win, Quan rejoined his *EEAAO* costars Michelle Yeoh and Stephanie Hsu on Disney+'s *American Born Chinese*; appeared in season 2 of *Loki*; voiced Han in *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024) and Gary De'Snake in *Zootopia 2* (2025); and landed his first lead film role in the action comedy *Love Hurts*, in which he reunited with *Goonies* costar Sean Astin.

In February 2025, Quan was honored with a hand-and-footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles — and it turned into a nostalgic *Goonies* reunion, with the film's screenwriter Chris Columbus and former castmates Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green, and Josh Brolin joining him for the historic moment.

"I could not be happier for you," Brolin said during his speech. "I know we all are — all us Goonies — here for an honor that is not only totally deserved but celebrates all that is right in this industry."

Quan is married to Echo Quan, who worked as a translator on *EEAAO, *and continues to be by his side as his assistant on projects like *The Electric State* and *Love Hurts*.

Martha Plimpton (Stephanie "Stef" Steinbrenner)

Martha Plimpton as Stephanie 'Stef' Steinbrenner in 'The Goonies'; Martha Plimpton attends the Planned Parenthood 100th anniversary gala in NYC on May 2, 2017. Warner Bros; Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic

Like many of her costars, Martha Plimpton's role as Stef with the cool earrings catapulted her into the Hollywood spotlight, and she's had a steady career since, though *The Goonies* remains one of her most popular films.

"I'm certainly impressed by the fact that it's really taken such a hold in popular culture," she told Sky News in March 2023. "And I don't think any of us expected that it necessarily would when it came out. I mean, we all had an extraordinary time filming it. And, you know, I guess ultimately it did change all of our lives, really. It's just wonderful."

A prolific stage actress, Plimpton's been nominated for three Tony Awards.** **On TV, she's been on shows like *ER*, *How to Make It in America*, *The Good Wife* (winning an Emmy for Guest Actress in a Drama Series), *Raising Hope* (earning an Emmy nomination for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series), *The Real O'Neals*, and *Generation. *

Most recently, she starred in a pair of HBO series: *The Regime* and *Task*.

Kerri Green (Andrea "Andy" Carmichael)

Kerri Green as Andrea 'Andy' Carmichael in 'The Goonies'; Kerri Green smiles for a picture at Collectormania 15 at the Stadium MK in Bletchley, England, in June 2009. Warner Bros; Mark Owens/Getty Images

Though she made the point that yellow raincoats are imperative to treasure hunting, Kerri Green has only appeared in a handful of films since the release of *The Goonies*.

In the '80s, she was seen in *Summer Rental *(1985),* Lucas *(1986), and *Three for the Road *(1987), and appeared on TV shows like *In the Heat of the Night, ER, Mad About You, *and *Law & Order: SVU*. The last film she was in was 2012's *Complacent*.

Recalling her experience on *The Goonies*, Green spoke at a Comic-Con event in Ireland in September 2023 about how most of the effects in the film were real. "There was no CGI except the stones coming down at the end when we're escaping, that's CGI, and then the ship at the end, but everything else was real," she revealed. "I think that's one of the reasons why people still love watching it."**

John Matuszak (Lotney "Sloth" Fratelli)

John Matuszak as Lotney 'Sloth' Fratelli in 'The Goonies'; John Matuszak attends the screening of ABC's 'Cracked Up' in Beverly Hills on May 18, 1987. Everett Collection; Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage

Before donning Sloth's Superman shirt and saving the day, John Matuszak played in the NFL for nearly a decade and was even the 1973 first draft pick and won two Super Bowls as part of the Oakland Raiders. His acting career after *The Goonies* included films like *One Crazy Summer *(1986) and *Down the Drain *(1990).

Unfortunately, Matuszak died a couple of years after *The Goonies *came out from an accidental overdose in 1989 at the age of 38.

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- Tommy Shelby is heading home in *Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man*, a follow-up to Netflix's hit crime drama.

- The sequel finds the notorious gangster back in Birmingham in 1940, racing to save his son.

- It opens in theaters March 6, and will stream on Netflix two weeks later.

It's been years since Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) last rode out of Birmingham on that white horse. Time has changed him — he's put away the caps, suits, and guns, and said goodbye to the empire he once commanded. But a Shelby never stays gone for long.

In *Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man*, a follow-up film to the Netflix series, Tommy is pulled back into the life he tried to leave behind. With World War II consuming Birmingham, his son's reckless behavior drags him into the city's violent streets once more.

"The father and son were the main structures," series creator Steven Knight told ** about the heart of the film.

With the setup in place, here's everything we know about *Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man*, from its release date to the actor cast as Tommy's son.

What is Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man about?

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According to the synopsis, *Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man *will unfold on the streets of Birmingham in 1940.

"Amidst the chaos of WWII, Tommy Shelby is driven back from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet," it reads. "With the future of the family and the country at stake, Tommy must face his own demons, and choose whether to confront his legacy, or burn it to the ground."

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The official trailer for *Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man *was released on Feb. 19, and it wastes no time introducing new faces.

Rebecca Ferguson's Kaulo confronts Tommy with some harsh truths: "You live in a house haunted with ghosts of people who died because of you," she says. "You abandoned your kingdom. And you abandoned your son."

Speaking of that son, we finally meet him. His name is Duke Shelby, and he's played by rising star Barry Keoghan. According to Tommy's sister, Ada (Sophie Rundle), Duke has taken the reins of the Peaky Blinders and runs the gang "like it's 1919 all over again."

Tommy, older and more withdrawn, admits, "I can't help him because I'm not that man anymore."

Duke, though, is all fire: "The world don't give a f--k about me," he says in the trailer. "And I don't give a f--k about the world."

The footage also teases Tim Roth's Beckett, a British fascist sympathizer who's sure to get under Tommy's skin. After taking down the British Union of Fascists from the inside, Tommy has mostly kept a low profile, but the thought of his heir siding with the Nazis might be enough to pull him back into the fight.

"I've heard you decided this wasn't your war," Hayden Stagg (Stephen Graham) tells Tommy, who responds, "It is now."

The final shot lands at the Garrison, with Tommy and Duke sharing a drink. "Just to see those two in the Garrison on either side of the bar drinking whiskey — didn't get any better for me," Knight told EW.

Who's in the *Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man *cast?

Barry Keoghan as Duke Shelby in 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man'.

Cillian Murphy, who won an Oscar for his turn in *Oppenheimer* (2023), reprises his role as Tommy Shelby, who, according to Knight, is in "a very bad place" at the start of the film. "He's withdrawn from the world," Knight told EW. "He's haunted by his life and the things he's done."

But family still drives Tommy, and he'll go to any lengths to protect them. "For family, he's invited to come back to the world and save his son," Knight added.

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Barry Keoghan, the *Saltburn* star who was recently cast as Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes' upcoming Beatles biopics, steps into the role of Tommy's son, Duke.

Knight gushed about casting the Oscar nominee, saying, "I wanted him to be the son from the beginning, and when we knew we got him, he took it to another level. Who he is in real life is perfect for this."

Another new face joining the franchise is *Dune* star Rebecca Ferguson, playing a new character named Kaulo. "She just sort of takes over, in a really good way," Knight shared.

Although the character is still a mystery, Knight told EW that he knew from the start that she needed to have a major presence in the *Peaky Blinders *world. "I wanted her to reflect the tradition of powerful female characters and the fact that *Peaky* has always been a bit supernatural," he explained. "I wanted the idea of destiny and fate, and is it fate or is it your own choice and free will and all that."

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Other new additions include Oscar nominee Tim Roth and *Titans* alum Jay Lycurgo.

You can also expect to see several fan-favorite characters. Sophie Rundle reprises her role as Ada Thorne, while Stephen Graham and Ned Dennehy return as Shelby allies Hayden Stagg and Charlie Strong, respectively. Packy Lee is back as loyal associate Johnny Dogs, as is Ian Peck's Curly, an equine expert and stable hand.

Is there a release date for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man?

Ned Dennehy as Charlie, Stephen Graham as Hayden Stagg, Packy Lee as Johnny Doggs, Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby in 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man'.

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*Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man *opens in select theaters on March 6. Netflix subscribers will be able to stream it on March 20.

Where can I watch Peaky Blinders?

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- William Shatner tells EW he "worshipped" Spencer Tracy before working with him on 1961's *Judgment at Nuremberg*.

- The *Star Trek* actor says that he complimented Tracy on a monologue scene by telling him, "You learned lines!"

- Shatner says that Tracy didn't appreciate the comment: "He never spoke to me again."

William Shatner complimented one of his heroes on the set of an Oscar-winning movie — and accidentally offended him so deeply that they never talked again.

The *Star Trek* actor worked alongside Spencer Tracy on the 1961 classic *Judgment at Nuremberg*, and tells ** that he completely fumbled his attempt to praise the legendary actor.

"I worshipped Spencer Tracy," Shatner says. "And he was very aloof."

In the film, Shatner portrayed Captain Harrison Byers, a young officer assigned as an assistant to Tracy's Chief Judge Dan Haywood as he presides over the Nuremberg Trials. The film features numerous long-winded monologues, including one delivered by Tracy that astounded Shatner on set.

Spencer Tracy and William Shatner in 'Judgment at Nuremberg'.

"One day, he did a speech, and he knew it completely," Shatner remembers. "And I was amazed that a movie actor would not do [multiple] takes or have it written out for him."

The *Boston Legal *star wanted to praise his hero for his performance after the scene was complete. "So I did approach him — I said, 'Mr. Tracy, I just want to express my admiration that you learned lines!'" he says.

Tracy didn't take kindly to Shatner's comment. "He looked at me, and he said, 'I was on the stage before you were born, son,'" he recalls. "And he left. He never spoke to me again."

Shatner laughs at the memory of his faux pas. "I alienated him by trying to praise him for memorizing his lines," he says. "Terrible. Foot in the mouth, again."

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Tracy received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his work in the film, but ultimately lost to his costar Maximilian Schell, who portrayed German defense attorney Hans Rolfe. The film's screenwriter, Abby Mann, also won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and director Stanley Kramer received the non-competitive Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the same ceremony.

Judy Garland also received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her turn as Irene Hoffmann in *Judgment at Nuremberg*. Shatner says that Garland was "very fragile" while filming her emotional scenes in the film — a quality that he recognized from seeing her perform on stage in New York City as a young man.

"I kept looking at her thinking, 'My God, she's my heroine. And I think she's drunk,'" he remembers of Garland's live performance. "I was a teenager. I thought, 'Why, she can't possibly be drunk on stage!' And, well, she was, and made no sense. And I was so disappointed."

William Shatner in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 21, 2024.

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Shatner says he was extremely impressed with Garland when they shared the screen years later. "She was an enormous talent," Shatner says. "And when she came on to do her scene, I hadn't seen anything of her since that experience so many years ago. There she was, doing her fragile bit. And it was part of a continuity that I treasure."

The *Practice* star, who had only appeared in a handful of feature films at the time he shot *Judgment at Nuremberg*, still treasures the memories of working on the film, which also starred Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, and Montgomery Clift.

"It was a marvelous, astounding experience for a young actor," he says. "I was new to the movie game then, and here I was amongst all these giants who'd come in for a day or two and be filmed and leave. It was a journey. It was beautiful."

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A$AP Rocky knows how to throw a party—and this weekend, he had an extra-special reason to celebrate. Making his way to his go-to spot in Santa Monica, Giorgio Baldi, the artist organized a night full of festivities to mark Rihanna's 38th birthday. The best part? It was all a surprise.

The Fenty founder may not have known she was walking into a party, but she did (unsurprisingly) dress the part. And that meant a rare fur coat from Tom Ford's coveted Gucci days.

The fuzzy, cropped piece was pulled from the house's Fall/Winter 1999 collection. Tiger-print sleeves were covered from the elbow down with tiers of brown rabbit and fox fur. The star wore it open for the evening, revealing a sleek black lining. A dynamic take on a classic statement style, it was perfect for a birthday girl.

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Rihanna layered it over a transparent black slip dress that reached her open-toe sandals, and let her long hair down.

Next to her, Rocky went for a double-layer button-down situation, wearing a red-and-white checkered jacket over a simple white dress shirt. He paired both with sleek tan trousers and black loafers, and added some Ray-Ban sunglasses to top it all off.

Earlier this month, the couple was out and about in New York City, celebrating Rocky's AWGE fashion week show, Valentine's Day, and several other excuses for some date nights. Many of which included some winter furs.

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&x27;Survivor&x27; host Jeff Probst shares biggest disappointment of Season 50 Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY Sun, February 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM UTC 0 As Jeff Probst stood in front of the "Survivor 50" cast on the Mamanuca beaches of Fiji last summer, looking directly at 24 contestants across the show's more than 25year run, he was mesmerized by what his career has become since he was pitched the series decades ago.

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As Jeff Probst stood in front of the "Survivor 50" cast on the Mamanuca beaches of Fiji last summer, looking directly at 24 contestants across the show's more than 25-year run, he was mesmerized by what his career has become since he was pitched the series decades ago.

The milestone game brought back players like Jenna Lewis-Dougherty, who played in the debut season in Borneo in 2000, and newer breakouts like Savannah Louie, who just won the season prior.

"It wasn't my life passing before my eyes. It was a series of turning points in my life," Probst says ahead of the historic three-hour Season 50 premiere on Feb. 25 (8 p.m. ET/PT, CBS and Paramount+ Premium, available to stream the next day with any Paramount+ plan). "I never thought of 'Survivor' as a job or a game show. I thought of it as an adventure of the human spirit, and people still to this day think I'm a little over the top with it. It's never changed."

A year ago, the host and producer still had a short list of 50 former players who could return. Each cut since was excruciating, he says. Ultimately, the team landed on 24 all-stars who will outwit, outplay and outlast each other for the $1 million prize and bragging rights that come with winning the show's most competitive season to date.

Jeff Probst on the historic three-hour season premiere of "Survivor 50" airing Feb. 25.

The new season, titled "Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans," is a love letter to all viewers, whether they tuned in just a few seasons ago or have watched every time since Probst first uttered, "The tribe has spoken." Probst spoke with USA TODAY about the grandiosity that only decades of reality‑TV storytelling can create. He reveals a plan for the premiere that didn't end up happening, the first player he personally called to cast and the contestant he's most crushed didn't make it.

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Genevieve Mushaluk, Q Burdette, Aubry Bracco, Rizo Velovic, Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, Kyle Fraser, Angelina Keeley and Colby Donaldson return to compete on "Survivor 50."

Season 20 premiere, which is still my favorite season, opens up with those helicopters, with the hero tribe on one side and the villains on the other. How will the Season 50 premiere compare?

We actually wanted to do helicopters for 50, but we couldn't find enough in Fiji. We even went to the Fiji military to see if we could pull it off, because we wanted to recreate that epic moment. But we were unable to do it.

But "Survivor 50" had the same gravitas that you're talking about. The question was, would the players show up to make it great? And just like in Season 20, they did.

This is the first time we're having three tribes of eight. I'm assuming we'll see two tribes go to tribal council in an episode. How much can you tell us about how this will work with so many players?

We did not initially set out to have 24 players. We thought we were going to have 20 because that's a really good number for us in terms of how the episodes work and the math that comes from eliminating players. Honestly, we were struggling to make cuts. And there was no easy cut. It was really a question of this person or that person.

Suddenly, we went to three tribes of eight. What are we going to do with all of them? How are we going to get rid of them? From a producing standpoint, that is what made it so exhilarating. There were a lot of very fun problems to solve.

We have so many interesting combinations on each tribe, like Q and Aubrey on Vatu. You have Ozzy and Cirie reuniting on Cila. How did you decide who goes on which tribe?

The best way to explain how we approached all of this was to imagine the biggest whiteboard you've ever seen, with every possible idea on it.

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What we really want is just an array of different types of players, different eras, and success or lack of success in the game, so that we can represent as much as possible the entire tapestry of our 25 years. And so in that sense, we just started putting people together.

There's no combination you can look at that doesn't have intrigue. So all of the tribe pairings worked, and ultimately, at one point, we just said, "OK, shall we just stop here?"

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There was a lot of speculation that someone from Season 1 would return. How did y'all land on Jenna Lewis specifically, and are there other names that were in the mix?

The first person I called about playing was Jenna Lewis, and I didn't know what she'd say, but everybody agreed.

She kind of embodied everything about the first season: a young mom out there who didn't get a loved one video, who played a very kind of new-era game 25 years ago, and Jenna said, "I couldn't be more honored, yes." And that was the first moment where I thought, this might work.

There are rumors of pre-gaming alliances made before the season was filmed. How does that impact things once it starts?

There's way too much emphasis put on pregame alliances and all that. They really are giving that too much weight because there is one winner, period. And if you stand in my way, it doesn't matter. I'm taking you out.

You're going to see that this season. What may start out as something that appears to be a friendship from 20 years ago might mean everything in a positive way. It might mean everything in an unexpected way. These are players. This is not a picnic.

You're working on Season 51 and possibly Season 52. Is there any chance we'll have another returning player season soon, and maybe some of the people who didn't make the cut for 50 can come back?

One hundred percent. We love returning player seasons. The only reason we waited this many years is that you had to find players you wanted to see come back.

After Season 40, we thought, now we need to go get a new crop of players, and then we'll do a returning player season. I would definitely expect another returning player season before five years. And, yes, there are players we would love to invite back that we would have had in Season 50 if we had room. Hopefully, when we call in the future, their feelings won't be hurt and they'll say yes.

Hopefully, Amanda Kimmel's schedule clears up, because I need her back.

That was a big disappointment, probably my biggest personal disappointment. When she initially said yes, I was ecstatic.

And then we gave her the shoot date, and she said, "I can't make it happen." And she was disappointed. But what I loved about Amanda is that she just called us and said, "Look, I'll tell you right now, it's not going to happen." And so that opened up the spot for somebody.

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Chris Hemsworth is fathering a tough crowd!

While attending the world premiere of Crime 101 at United Theater on Broadway in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 10, Hemsworth, 42, revealed exclusively to PEOPLE what his children think of his acting career.

He and his wife, Elsa Pataky, are parents to a 13-year-old daughter, India Rose Hemsworth and 11-year-old twin boys, Sasha Hemsworth and Tristan Hemsworth.

"They don't care. They don't care at all," Hemsworth quipped of his children, when asked if he's scoring "cool points" for being a global movie star.

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The actor revealed his children were wowed by his films when they were younger, but have since changed their perspective.

"I reckon when they first realized I was Thor, they thought it was really cool," Hemsworth told PEOPLE. "And then they realized they couldn't fly and they thought it was less cool."

"Now they're just like, 'ah, Dad, whatever,' " he said, adding, "Teenagers."

The family lives in Byron Bay, a surf town just south of Australia's Gold Coast, having moved from the United States in 2015.

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Hemsworth attended the movie premiere alongside his Crime 101 co-star, Halle Berry, ahead of Amazon MGM Studios' theatrical release.

He stars as jewel thief Mike Davis in the thriller adapted from Don Winslow's acclaimed novella, while Berry, 59, plays insurance broker Sharon Colvin. The pair collaborate on a heist as a "relentless detective" closes in on the operation, according to an official synopsis.

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Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Nick Nolte also star in the movie.

During the movie premiere, Hemsworth revealed that over the years he's taken "a lot of weapons" from the set of his previous flicks.

"I did Snow White and the Huntsman and I took the axe," he told reporters. "With Thor, I've taken hammers and I took Stormbreaker, and I wanted to steal the '69 Camaro, but the steering wheel is on the wrong side if I took it back to Australia."

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