The cast of Almost Famous are reuniting for the film’s 20th anniversary this year on James Andrew Miller’s ‘Origins’ podcast. Those lined up so far include cast members Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Zooey Deschanel, Jimmy Fallon and Peter Frampton. The film’s composer Nancy Wilson is also set to appear alongside director Cameron Crowe, who is expected to discuss the film’s semi-autobiographical origins. Continue here

Like any franchise, the Spider-Man movies were plagued with casting rumors and what if scenarios. These 10 in particular stand out the most.

2. Billy Crudup As Norman Osborn In The Raimi Trilogy
Billy Crudup was cast to play Norman Osborn in Sam Raimi’s initial Spider-Man movie, but he dropped out after the filming schedule clashed with that of Almost Famous and he also came to think that he was too young to convincingly play James Franco’s father (he’s only ten years older than him). Before Willem Dafoe was cast, the producers offered the role to John Travolta, Mel Gibson, Robert De Niro, Nicolas Cage (who later voiced Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), and John Malkovich (who would later be cast to play the Vulture in Raimi’s Spider-Man 4, which was ultimately canned).

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Almost Famous is Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical film about coming of age and 1970s rock music. Here is is the film’s journey to the big screen. Continue here

The site is finally back online. The gallery is up although there is still a lot to add over the coming weeks and months so please email me any comments and suggestions you have and don’t forget to join the twitter/facebook pages for further updates and to meet other fans. Look for a lot more updates over the coming weeks and throughout the rest of the year while I get the site fully back online. Jules

The Big Little Lies and The Morning Show star Reese Witherspoon adds yet another series to her résumé with Little Fires Everywhere (on Hulu March 18). Witherspoon, 43, stars with Kerry Washington in the mini-series—an adaptation of the award-winning 2017 novel by Celeste Ng—about how an incident of arson intertwines two Ohio families through their children. Continue reading here

The hits just keep on coming. Amidst concerns surrounding the coronavirus, Apple’s The Morning Show Season 2 has joined the growing number list of shows to halt production, according to The Hollywood Reporter. None of the cast of the second season has been sick, or tested positive, so the shutdown is likely just a precaution. Continue reading here

“In the Envelope: An Awards Podcast” features intimate interviews with award-winning actors and other creatives. Join host and Awards Editor Jack Smart for a front row seat to the industry’s most exciting awards races, and valuable acting and career advice from contenders! This episode is brought to you by HBO. Continue reading here

Once upon a time known as November, 2017, we opened a story with this line: “Jennifer Aniston is preparing to make her return to TV.” In October, 2018, we wrote a story with this headline: “Steve Carell Returning to TV in Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston’s New Apple Series.” Continue reading here