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Alicia Vikander

Paul Wesley and Phoebe Tonkin Reunited?

-CW stars Paul Wesley and Phoebe Tonkin split last month after four years of dating, but it looks like they might be back on. This is some CW-levels of romantic drama. Way to stay on brand, guys!

-This profile on Elisabeth Moss includes lots of interesting tidbits, including the fact she memorized The Handmaid’s Tale’s frequent voiceovers so she could repeat them in her head when shooting those scenes so that the words would match her expressions, and that she signed on to the show for 5-7 seasons (which is troubling).

-Also, The Muse poses a good question: is it relevant that the star of The Handmaid’s Tale belongs to a secretive, allegedly oppressive religion?

–Chris Pratt posted a deleted scene from Parks & Rec for TBT and now I want one every week.

-Also, Chris pranked a pet store by calling them and asking for advice on how to care for a Baby Groot.

–Madonna is not a fan of Universal’s Blond Ambition biopic and she fired off a string of Instagram posts to let world to know. “Why would Universal Studios want to make a movie about me based on a script that is all lies???” she wrote in a now-deleted post. I’m guessing this means the producers won’t be asking to use her music in it?

-On the Tonight Show, Leslie Jones had a wild story for Dr. Phil and he had to figure out if it was true or false. Props to Dr. Phil for keeping a straight face when she starts talking about her date’s nuts…

-I was wondering why Emma Watson and Tom Hanks have been so quiet with promotion for The Circle, which opens this weekend. (Remember the weeks leading up to Beauty & The Beast? She was EVERYWHERE.) Turns out it’s because the movie is really, really bad.

–Haim’s new video was directed by their mom’s former student — who happens to be Paul Thomas Anderson.

–David Fincher is doing pal Brad Pitt a huge favour by agreeing to direct the World War Z sequel.

–Keira Knightley and Andrew Lincoln filmed an adorable new Love Actually charity video inviting fans to visit them in London for “cuddles” and “a cup of tea.”

-It’s hard to judge the new season of Fargo because I’ve only seen one episode but I found it mind-numbingly boring, so I liked this article about how “prestige TV” is often  formulaic fare that’s serving you a Big Mac and convincing you it’s a steak.

-So Jason Segel is writing YA science fiction books now? Cool cool cool.

–Scarlett Johansson and Tilda Swinton are in another white-washing controversy after being cast in Wes Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion film, Isle of Dogs.

-Why yes, I would like to read an oral history of Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion, tyvm.

–Alison Brie plays a bad girl in the latest teaser for Netflix’s GLOW.

–Alicia Vikander, Judi Dench and Cara Delevingne star in the new trailer for the period piece Tulip Fever.

Ryan Reynolds Joins Taylor Swift’s Squad

–Ryan Reynolds willingly posed for the above photo. Just let that sink in for a sec. (Also, I will never stop laughing at that caption.)

-Meanwhile, the details of Taylor Swift‘s 4th of July party — from the giant slide to the matching bathing suits — have to be seen to be believed.

-On the plus side, whatever hell we’re currently living in, it’s reportedly ruined Tom Hiddleston’s chances at being Bond. Thirst hangovers are real, y’all.

–Erykah Badu addressed those rumors of a romance with Kendrick Lamar — but I literally have no idea what she meant.

-This article on what it’s like to be an actress on the “wrong” side of 40 is well worth your time.

–Adam Pally attempted to make as many peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as possible in two minutes for James Corden. He wasn’t very good at it.

-I’m not feeling Alicia Vikander’s dress at the Jason Bourne Australia premiere.

-In her excellent Rolling Stone profile, Samantha Bee says she filled her writers room with “people who have been underestimated.”

–Patrick Stewart is a country singer now. Or maybe not. In any case, he looks really good in a cowboy hat.

–This photo perfectly captures why I follow Jessica Chastain on snapchat.

–Idris Elba in costume for his new western is making my stomach all sweepy.

-Even Serial host Sarah Koenig is surprised by Adnan Syed’s new trial.

-The CW confirmed its new streaming deal that will bring its shows to Netflix just 8 days after their season finales. But that means they won’t be available on Hulu in-season, which means their ratings are going to take a big hit because this will move more eyeballs to off-season binging.

–Shonda Rhimes has no time for your racist petition to get Jesse Williams fired.

-Check out this Elementary writer’s Twitter timeline today for a masterclass in TV writing.

-Wait, so Daniel Radcliffe‘s farting corpse movie is actually good?!

–Daniel Radcliffe is a fake white supremacist in the Imperium trailer, realizes that real white supremacists are scary af.

Gwyneth Paltrow Talks Family and 40s

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-Maybe it’s because I’m getting closer and closer to turning 40, or maybe it’s just because she’s wearing me down, but I really responded to Gwyneth Paltrow‘s new interview in Redbook. (I mean, after I got past her description of GOOP’s new headquarters, which is a repurposed 1920s chicken coop because of course it is…)

–Diane Kruger is bad-mouthing Peter O’Toole, even though (or maybe because?) he’s dead. “You know who wasn’t very pleasant, was Peter O’Toole. It kind of sucked. He’s dead, so I can say that.” Can you, though??

-Blackish’s Tracee Ellis Ross has the best Prince story yet.

–Julianna Marguiles talked to the NYT about The Good Wife’s ending, saying there’s “no amount of money in the world” that would convince her to commit to another 22-episode series. She also refused to comment on Archie Panjabi, saying “It’s all silly gossip, and I don’t want to go there.”

-ABC proves they’re not complete idiots by signing both Viola Davis and Kerry Washington to overall deals to develop new shows.

-Vulture got Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s writers to walk them through season 2’s most memorable jokes.  Sadly, they didn’t cover my favourite: “When you were little, did you think he was handsome and then, like, your crotch got a headache?”

-Whoa. 20th Century Fox just pulled out of their big Hall H presentation at Comic Con — because they’re afraid of trailer piracy. What?! It’s TRAILERS. The whole point of them is to generate buzz/interest. How can that ever be a bad thing? The leaked Deadpool footage basically got that movie made.

–Melissa McCarthy gives good speech.

–Tegan and Sara‘s awesome new video features the equally awesome Mae Whitman and Rachel Antonoff.

-I still haven’t watched season 2 of Catastrophe (but it’s only 6 1/2-hour eps, so I might tackle it this weekend), but I love this article pointing out it’s greatest strength: the characters actually make each other laugh. You never really see that in comedies.

–Ellen tricked Julia Roberts into selling sex toys. Fair.

–Kelly Ripa is making contract negotiation jokes in front of Michael Strahan and he is not amused.
-Guys, there’s a Beyoncé-Jay Z fanfic that’s taking over the internet right now and I wanna blow off my next meeting to read it so bad.

-I really liked this article on the lack of blue collar representation on TV these days.

–Geena Davis and Emma Watson talk feminism in the new issue of Interview.

-This Buzzfeed video about how TV needs to stop killing gay women is very good. (“Why not a gay ghost? Let their spirit live inside a cat.”)

–Alicia Vikander will star as Lara Croft in the next Tomb Raider. Meh. At least it’s not another costume drama.

-Speaking of, Alicia and Dane DeHaan are secret lovers in the first Tulip Fever trailer.

-The new Captain Fantastic trailer left me with lots of ‘what the hell happened with Viggo Mortensen?’ questions.

-Here’s the first trailer for Snowden, in which Nic Cage says things like “find the terrorist in the internet haystack” and Joseph Gordon-Levitt does really weird stuff with his voice.