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Time of India
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Former WWE Women's Champion Bags Yet Another Big Screen Role Ahead of Evolution 2
Image via Imagn (Becky Lynch) It is a historical fact that WWE stars have tried their hand at capturing the bright lights of Hollywood at some point in their career. The Rock famously left the promotion back in 2003 to become a movie star and is now the highest-paid A-lister in the business today. Even John Cena and Batista have followed suit and are known for iconic roles in The Peacemaker series and Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, respectively. And it seems another megastar is preparing to make big strides in what could be the final few years of her Hall of Fame-worthy career. Case in point: Becky Lynch ! Becky Lynch to Star in New FX Series Titled 'Movers' Sometime back, there were rumors of 'The Man' hanging up her boots for good amidst her year-long hiatus from WWE. However, the Irishwoman returned at WrestleMania 41 and is now reigning as the Women's Intercontinental Champion on Raw. But this doesn't mean that Lynch is giving up on her Hollywood dreams. In fact, Lynch is reported to star in the upcoming FX comedy series 'Movers' alongside Darius Homayoun, Manny Montana, and Maz Jobrani. The series is created by one of the minds behind Reno 911! According to a July 7 report from Deadline, the network has officially approved the pilot. This means the pilot episode will be made, and based on how it turns out, F/X will then decide whether to order a full season. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Our one of a kind Patented Cold Water Extraction Process Superior Ginseng Undo The series is expected to be an improvised workplace comedy based on the lives of a group of movers. Robert Ben Grant, who created Reno 911! is the show's lead. Apart from this, fans will see Lynch in Netflix's Happy Gilmore 2 later in the month and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy anywhere between now and 2026. The trend of wrestlers featuring in films is not new, but recently, it has seen an uptick. Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns are set to appear in the live-action reboot of the Street Fighter franchise, with Rhodes donning the role of Guile and 'The Tribal Chief' playing Akuma. Moreover, Lynch's former archnemesis, Liv Morgan, recently filmed a role in the upcoming Takashi film called 'Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo'. As of now, Lynch is set to defend her Women's Intercontinental title at Evolution 2 in a triple-threat bout against Lyra Valkyria and Bayley. It will be interesting to see how 'The Man' performs at the second-ever all-women's PLE. For the unversed, Lynch also appeared on the first edition of the event back in 2018 in a brutal Last Woman Standing match against Charlotte Flair. Also read: Paul Heyman drops hints for Roman Reigns' return ahead of WWE SummerSlam 2025 Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
MTV's the State Look Back on Early Years in New Documentary: ‘It Was Intense in Every Way'
The MTV sketch comedy show The State ran for a mere 24 episodes between January 1994 and August 1995. And if you weren't a teenager or young adult during that narrow window of time, odds are high you've never even heard of it. But the show left an enormous cultural footprint and launched the careers of some of the greatest comedic minds working today, including Thomas Lennon, Michael Showalter, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Ken Marino, David Wain, Ben Garant, and Kevin Allison, and ultimately led to Wet Hot American Summer, Reno 911!, Children's Hospital, They Came Together, and many other brilliant films and TV shows of the past few three decades. The new documentary Long Live the State, premiering this week at the Tribeca Film Festival, goes back to their roots as an NYU sketch comedy troupe in the Eighties, and traces their entire saga to the present day. It features new interviews with all 11 members of the group. More from Rolling Stone New Doc Explores How Julia Sweeney's 'SNL' Favorite Pat Became a Complex Nonbinary Icon USC's SoCal VoCals Are Pitch Perfect in 'Just Sing' Documentary Trailer 'The Four Seasons' Gives Kerri Kenney-Silver Her Long-Overdue Close-Up 'I've been a fan of The State since my freshman year in high school when the first season premiered,' Long Live The State Director Matthew Perniciaro tells Rolling Stone. 'I was just so inspired by their courage to be weird, unapologetic and different, which was something you just didn't really see on TV at that time. I grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina as a kid who didn't always feel like I fit in with those around me, but I knew that if I met someone who liked The State and they got it the way I got it, then those were my kind of people. It had a significant impact on my life and it's a story I've wanted to tell for many years.' In this exclusive clip from the movie, the group remembers the grimy city they encountered when they first arrived at NYU. 'New York in the Eighties was intense, in every way, in the best possible ways, and the worst possible says,' says Kenney-Silver, who landed the role of a lifetime earlier this year in The Four Seasons. 'There was so much happening.' The experience of making their own show for MTV directly out of college was a whirlwind. And when it ended, the group wasn't always on the same page about how to carry forward. The tension peaked when only a subset of them signed onto the Comedy Central show Viva Variety. In putting the film together, Perniciaro discovered that they all remembers things a bit differently. 'You can have 11 people in a room, all witnessing the same thing and they all have different memories of what happened because that's how they perceived it,' he says. 'I wanted to make sure the film embraced how different members may have felt differently in each of those situations and give people their own agency to discuss how that felt to them on a personal level, instead of one unified public statement.' The difficult years are largely just bad memories for the group now, and they remain close friends. They even went on tour a couple of years back when the SAG strike shut down Hollywood, and they suddenly had space on their calendars. 'The State is like a family,' says Perniciaro. 'They love each other like a family, they've fought with one another like a family and they've shared some of the most important moments of each of their lives with one another, the same way a family does. To be in one another's lives from such a young age and for such a long period of time now, over thirty-five years, it really couldn't be any other way and that's what I wanted this film to be, kind of like a family scrapbook that not only celebrates the work they've created together, but the people behind that work.' { pmcCnx({ settings: { plugins: { pmcAtlasMG: { iabPlcmt: 1, }, pmcCnx: { singleAutoPlay: 'auto' } } }, playerId: "d762a038-c1a2-4e6c-969e-b2f1c9ec6f8a", mediaId: "43045ddb-a878-423a-a98c-b5c4f829b501", }).render("connatix_player_43045ddb-a878-423a-a98c-b5c4f829b501_4"); }); Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Best 'Saturday Night Live' Characters of All Time Denzel Washington's Movies Ranked, From Worst to Best 70 Greatest Comedies of the 21st Century
New York Post
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Niecy Nash-Betts gets candid on Hollywood sex scenes at 55: ‘It's stressful'
The claws are coming out for Niecy Nash-Betts. The actress, 55, opened up about sex scenes in the entertainment industry, while talking with Helen Mirren, Kathy Bates, Parker Posey, Keri Russell and Cristin Milioti during the Hollywood Reporter's Drama Actress Roundtable. 'Well, I was never the ingénue,' Nash-Betts told the ladies about past roles. 'Then, when I turned 45, it was like, 'And now we want you to be naked.' You waited until now? I was fine to play the part, but the days that you have to film intimate scenes, it's stressful. And I think it's men who do these call sheets because they put them at night. They think it's sexy. No.' 6 Helen Mirren, Kathy Bates, Niecy Nash-Betts, Parker Posey, Keri Russell and Cristin Milioti. Beau Grealy for 'The Hollywood Reporter' When it comes to intimate scenes on camera, the 'The Rookie: Feds' actress knows exactly what time of day works. 'Let's do it first thing in the morning, when this man just got out the tub and he's not smelling like a field mouse,' Nash-Betts explained. 'You go through all the heart palpitations, the closed set. 'Was my side meat a little too jiggly? Are my kibbles and bits covered?' And then they don't use it! I put myself out there to be that vulnerable, literally exposed, and you don't use it? Now I got an attitude. Stuff it back in there somewhere!' Milioti, 39, couldn't agree more. 6 The Hollywood Reporter sit down. Beau Grealy @beaugrealy 'I can get a little myopic about it,' the 'Black Mirror' star stated. 'I get defensive of the character, and I'm like, 'Why did they cut that thing that she says that explains this, this and this?' I forget to zoom out and think about the story as a larger piece. Much later, I can get why something was cut, but in the moment.' The powerhouse group also discussed being typecasted in Hollywood, with Nash-Betts revealing she feels she's had a variety of different roles throughout her career. She noted, 'I've lived a lot of lives as an actor — doing something as loud as 'Reno 911!,' and then you slide all the way over and that pendulum hits 'Jeffrey Dahmer.' I don't know what it would say [today] because it depends on which version of me they're looking for.' 6 Niecy Nash in 'Claws.' ©TNT/Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection Although she's unsure of what version of herself she's looking to pull out now, Nash-Betts did add, 'I love that I can make people laugh and cry. I do not take it lightly.' Despite having a roster of variety, the 'Claws' star recalled one moment in particular that didn't sit well with her. 'I had it right to my face,' she said. 'I auditioned for something early in my career, and the two producers looked at each other and said, 'She's got a cute face. You think she can lose weight?' And I was like, 'Guys, she can hear you. She is here. And, no, she can't. Now are y'all going to give me the job?'' 6 Niecy Nash in 'Reno 911!' ©Comedy Central/Courtesy Everett Collect / Everett Collection Nash-Betts got the part, but as she remembered, 'I don't even know if I was the best one, but they probably felt so embarrassed.' After Mirren, 79, asked if she lost weight for the role, the 'American Horror Story' vet responded, 'No. I went home and ate a cookie.' Elsewhere in the sit-down, the 'Reno 911!' alum also got candid on her current romance. Nash-Betts was previously married to Don Nash from 1994 to 2007, before remarrying in 2011 to Jay Tucker. 6 Niecy Nash at the Disney 2025 Upfront. The pair split in 2020, and she went on to tie the knot with Jessica Betts that same year. Now, Nash-Betts is happier than ever – despite being told the union could derail her career opportunities. 'Everybody has an opinion! There were people who were like, 'Your fan base has known you to be a certain way, and you need to stay right there. Otherwise, you'll never eat lunch in this town again,'' she admitted. 'Some of that comes from older generations, family members, and that's how they think. But I've always been a person who does one thing: what I want to do.' 6 Niecy Nash hosting 'Clean House.' Style Network/Courtesy Everett Collectio / Everett Collection Looking back, Nash-Betts knows she made the right choice, sharing how the singer, 42, has been a constant support system for her over the past five years. 'And I'm going to do it all the way. I give very little thought, if any, to what somebody else thinks about it. I cannot even imagine my life without Jessica,' she expressed. 'This is the greatest love of my entire life. I would not even be able to enjoy my work as much as I do without that kind of support. So I did what I wanted to do. I don't regret it. I would do it again. As a matter of fact, we are about to celebrate five years.' Now, the wives are ready to celebrate their love story once more in honor of the five year mark. 'We're about to do another vow renewal,' Nash-Bettes told the table, 'a big party, just so I can say 'In your face' to whoever told me not to get married.'
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Niecy Nash-Betts says 2 producers discussed her weight in front of her face during audition: 'Guys, she can hear you'
Even before she was an Emmy-winning actress, Grotesquerie star Niecy Nash-Betts had no problem standing up for herself during auditions. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter as part of its drama actress roundtable, Nash-Betts recalled a very uncomfortable moment during an audition years ago when producers started talking about her body as though she wasn't standing right in front of them. "I auditioned for something early in my career, and the two producers looked at each other and said, 'She's got a cute face. You think she can lose weight?' And I was like, 'Guys, she can hear you. She is here. And, no, she can't. Now are y'all going to give me the job?'' Though Nash-Betts didn't reveal the name of the project, she said she did end up landing the role: "I don't even know if I was the best one, but they probably felt so embarrassed." Even better, she did not have to lose any weight to get the part. In fact, Nash-Betts recalled, "I went home and ate a cookie." The 55-year-old Nash-Betts, who married singer Jessica Betts in 2020, also discussed how surprised she was to be asked to do nude scenes later in her career. "When I turned 45, it was like, 'And now we want you to be naked.' You waited until now? I was fine to play the part, but the days that you have to film intimate scenes, it's stressful." After winning an Emmy in 2024 for Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Nash-Betts — who broke through in 2003 for her performance as Deputy Raineesha Williams on the comedy Reno 911! — has seen her career go in a more dramatic direction. "I literally just called my team and said, 'I think people forgot I'm funny,'" said the actress, who will next star alongside Naomi Watts and Kim Kardashian in Ryan Murphy's legal drama, All's Fair. "Every role I get, I'm crying. I'm falling out. I'm perturbed. I'm a funny girl too, so I'm out here in the streets trying to remind people." Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
