Author: Michael

The O.C. alum Ben McKenzie isn’t necessarily shutting the door on his time as Ryan Atwood for good. Speaking to Australia’s KIIS 1065 on Friday, September 4, McKenzie, 47, admitted he would be open to a reboot of the series. “I don’t know that there has ever been serious talks, but I’d be up for it,” he said. “Yeah, I think so, under the right circumstances. It was a great show. We had a great time. I learned a lot. I was so young, we were all young.” McKenzie shot to fame on the teen series, which premiered in 2003…

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Telluride. A film that focuses on a real-life production of “Hamlet.” An emotional finale, driven by music, that takes place during a momentous performance of the 400-year-old Shakespeare tragedy but finds resonance in the lives of its characters. A shattering deployment of the line “remember me.”  An audience in tears. Yes, that was the scene at the Telluride Film Festival last year for the world premiere of Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet.” But it was also the scene this year for the premiere of Simon Stone’s “Elsinore,” another convincing piece of evidence to suggest that Shakespeare, and “Hamlet,” aren’t done with us…

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Ben McKenzie admitted that he’d be open to signing onto a revival of “The O.C.,” but noted it would have to be under “the right circumstances.” The actor, who played troubled teen Ryan Atwood on all four seasons of the Fox drama between 2003 and 2007, weighed in on the possibility of a revival during a recent appearance on Sydney radio station KIIS 1065. After the interviewer pitched that McKenzie should return as “one of the dads,” referencing Peter Gallagher’s Sandy Cohen role, he revealed that he didn’t know if there were ever “serious talks” about a revival, but that he’d…

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Real Housewives of Orange County’s Shannon Beador had a sassy reaction to news her former costar, Alexis Bellino, had her first facelift. Speaking to E! News on Friday, September 4, Shannon, 62, was asked what she thought about Alexis, 49, going under the knife. (Alexis and Shannon had beef after Shannon’s ex, John Janssen began dating Alexis following the former couple’s split.) “Good for her!” Shannon told the outlet, adding, “I hope the marriage stays intact because she might get sued!” The remark was in reference to her own legal troubles with John, 63, in the past, when he sued…

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