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Variety

Anna Faris, Regina Hall To Return for New ‘Scary Movie’

Anna Faris and Regina Hall are scaring up a reunion. The stars will return as Cindy and Brenda for the next installment of the “Scary Movie” franchise. Marlon Wayans confirmed the news in a post on his Instagram, sharing a photo of the duo from the first film.

Deadline

Gregory Alan Williams, MacKenzie Porter & Tim Matheson To Recur in ‘9-1-1: Nashville’

Gregory Alan Williams (The Righteous Gemstones), MacKenzie Porter (Hell on Wheels), and Tim Matheson (Virgin River) have joined the recurring cast of ABC’s 9-1-1: Nashville.

The Hollywood Reporter

Spike Lee Wants to Do a Movie With Timothée Chalamet: “He’s a Great Actor”

The filmmaker and actor are also both massive Knicks fans.

Deadline

Emmy Nominees in Drama Casting Talk About Breakout Stars, Building a Marching Band & Finding Actors Who Can Walk & Push a Medical Cart

In the second of three roundtables featuring this year’s Emmy nominees for Outstanding Casting, Deadline gathered Mary Vernieu (The Last of Us), Cathy Sandrich Gelfond (The Pitt), Rachel Tenner (Severance), Nina Gold (Slow Horses) and Meredith Tucker (The White Lotus) to talk about discovering new tricks in old talent, and finding down young actors who can look and sound like medical residents.