• Vince Vaughn’s ‘Freaky’ puts creepy spin on the body-swap movie genre

    Vince Vaughn’s ‘Freaky’ puts creepy spin on the body-swap movie genre

    "13 Going on 30," but for murdering.
  • Who is Vanessa Valladares? Meet Zac Efron’s rumored girlfriend

    Who is Vanessa Valladares? Meet Zac Efron’s rumored girlfriend

    Zac Efron is enjoying life down under with his new rumored girlfriend, Vanessa Valladares. Here are six things to know about the Australian beauty who stole the “High School Musical” star’s heart. 1 Their relationship is brand new Efron, 32, and Valladares met in July while she was working as a waitress, the Daily Mail …
  • Zac Efron pictured with rumored Australian girlfriend Vanessa Valladares

    Zac Efron pictured with rumored Australian girlfriend Vanessa Valladares

    Zac Efron seems to be enjoying himself Down Under. The “High School Musical” star, 32, was snapped enjoying brunch with rumored Aussie gal pal Vanessa Valladares in the seaside resort of Lennox Head in Australia last week. The couple just reportedly returned from a skiing vacation. Efron is said to have met Valladares in July …
  • Colin Firth talks Hollywood’s umpteenth ‘Secret Garden’ remake

    Colin Firth talks Hollywood’s umpteenth ‘Secret Garden’ remake

    Hollywood mostly makes remakes. In 1949, “The Secret Garden” starred little girl Margaret O’Brien and the big secret was that this thing was then already a reprise. Then again in ’93. It’s now re-re-re blooming. It’s older than the popcorn. The thing now stars Colin Firth, playing the cranky coot who’s looking after an orphaned …
  • Zac Efron’s ‘dad bod’ transformation on Netflix show shocks fans

    Zac Efron’s ‘dad bod’ transformation on Netflix show shocks fans

    Father’s Day is long over, but there’s a new “daddy” causing a stir. Zac Efron — who morphed from a hunky high schooler in “High School Musical” to a ripped lifeguard in 2018’s “Baywatch” reboot — has reinvented himself yet again in his new Netflix series. Fans are dubbing the 32-year-old actor a dad with …
  • ‘Scoob!’ review: Scooby-Doo reboot ruins a classic

    ‘Scoob!’ review: Scooby-Doo reboot ruins a classic

    It’s taken 51 years, but someone has finally done in “Scooby-Doo.” Oh, don’t worry, the talking pup’s not dead, but his newest movie, called “Scoob!,” is totally lifeless. I thought the 2002 Freddie Prinze Jr. live-action film would never be topped in its badness, but that one at least understood the classic “Doo” formula: Mystery …
  • ‘High School Musical’ cast reuniting for at-home singalong with Zac Efron

    ‘High School Musical’ cast reuniting for at-home singalong with Zac Efron

    When ABC and Bob Iger asked “High School Musical” director Kenny Ortega to participate in the April 16 special, “The Disney Family Singalong,” he was immediately on board. “I wanted to find something I can do to participate and it was so great to be given the call and invited by ABC to join,” Ortega …
  • Zac Efron says he never wants to get in ‘Baywatch’ shape again

    Zac Efron says he never wants to get in ‘Baywatch’ shape again

    Zac Efron admitted that he has no desire to get back in the extremely good shape he was in while filming the movie “Baywatch.” The “High School Musical” star appeared on the latest episode of “Hot Ones” with host Sean Evans. As he tried to choke down some spicy chicken wings, Efron fielded questions about …
  • Broadway producer explains the hassles of the shutdown

    Broadway producer explains the hassles of the shutdown

    Broadway. One producer closed four running shows. Another, who shut global companies, plus traveling out-of-town companies, said: “Besides no income, we’re stuck with financial obligations, signed contracts. To contact them all, it’s telephones, social media, e-mails to stage managers, company managers, theater owners, assistants, box-office personnel, theater employees, backstage personnel. “Plus canceling productions in work, …