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'Black-ish' spinoff 'Grown-ish' casts Francia Raisa, singers Chloe x Halle
Freeform's Black-ish spinoff Grown-ish has cast network regular Francia Raisa, singers Chloe x Halle and Jordan Buhat.

Raisa who previously starred on Freeform's The Secret Life of the American Teenager when it was known as ABC Family, will be appearing as series regular Ana, an outspoken conservative who attends Southern California University alongside Black-ish's Zoey Johnson, played by Yara Shahidi, Deadline reported.

Chloe x Halle will be featured in a recurring role as twin sisters Sky and Jazz who run on the school's track team and Jordan Buhat will star as an Indian-American freshman who lacks self-awareness.

Deon Cole, Chris Parnell, Emily Arlook and Trevor Jackson are also set to star.

The series, announced in January, follows Shahidi as she heads off to college after being featured on ABC's Black-ish. Kenya Barris, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland and Brian Dobbins are executive producing.

Freeform ordered 13 episodes of Grown-ish in May and it will premiere on the network in early 2018.


Terry O'Quinn joins cast of Stephen King series 'Castle Rock' from J.J. Abrams
Terry O'Quinn has been cast in Hulu's upcoming Stephen King series Castle Rock from executive producer J.J. Abrams.

The actor will star as Dale Lacy, a pillar of the community in the town of Castle Rock, Deadline reported.

The town has been featured in a number of King's novels such as Needful Things, IT, The Dead Zone, Pet Sematary, Cujo, The Shining, Salem's Lot, Hearts in Atlantis, The Green Mile and Doctor Sleep.

Described as a psychological-horror series, Castle Rock also stars Andre Holland, Scott Glenn, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Lynskey, Jane Levy and Bill Skarsgard.

The show marks a reunion between O'Quinn and Abrams after working on Lost together. The 65-year-old has a recurring role on Blacklist: Redemption and previously costarred in Secrets and Lies.

Production on Castle Rock is set to begin this year.


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"When I think about him, Chester, I see his face which was always smiling. I think about his heart which he wore on his sleeve. I think how kindly he treated me, my brother, our band."
--Jared Leto, paying homage to late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, at the MTV VMAs



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Which 'Game of Thrones' star appears in the new Kasabian music video?


John Legend talks 'difficult' fertility struggles with Chrissy Teigen
John Legend says his fertility struggles with wife Chrissy Teigen were a "difficult" experience.

The 38-year-old singer discussed using in vitro fertilization in an interview with Cosmopolitan following news he and Teigen plan to have a second child.

"Having a baby is a big challenge for a couple, and going through that together strengthens your bond because if you make it through [having a child], you know you can make it through anything," Legend told the magazine.

"I think it's especially difficult when you can't conceive naturally," he added. "You want to feel like everything's working properly and want everything to be perfect, but sometimes it's not."

"I wouldn't say we can't conceive naturally, but I would say that it's enough of a challenge where it felt like we needed help," the star said. "We're lucky that we're living in an age where we can conceive in other ways. [IVF] brought us Luna and hopefully it will bring us a few more awesome kids, too."

Legend and Teigen used in vitro fertilization to conceive daughter Luna, who was born in April 2016. Teigen confirmed in an interview with Cosmopolitan this month that she and Legend plan to have another baby.

"We're going to try to have a child," the 31-year-old model said. "We're going to have to do something super hard, which is the IVF process, all over again."

Teigen had told Entertainment Tonight in January that "a little boy" is next for her and Legend. She later explained on Twitter, "I said our next baby would be a boy because that is the embryo we have left" from the IVF process.


Liam Neeson stars as Deep Throat in new trailer for 'Mark Felt'
Liam Neeson looks to expose the truth regarding the Watergate scandal in 1974 in the new trailer for upcoming political thriller, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House.

Neeson stars as the titular character in the clip, released Wednesday, who is a top official at the FBI and receives the nickname Deep Throat from those he leaks information to at The Washington Post.

"Here's what we know. The men who broke into the Watergate are not the end of this but the beginning," the actor says of the scandal that involved five men breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters and which ended with President Richard Nixon's resignation.

"The White House has no authority over the FBI... No one can stop the driving force of an FBI investigation. Not even the FBI," Neeson also says as he grapples with White House officials and with those within his own organization.

Mark Felt, from director Peter Landesman, also stars Diane Lane, Michael C. Hall, Josh Lucas, Tom Sizemore, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ike Barinholtz, Noah Wyle, Kate Walsh, Bruce Greenwood, Maika Monroe and Brian d'Arcy James and arrives in theaters on Sept. 29.


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Which 'Game of Thrones' star appears in the new Kasabian music video?

Game of Thrones star Lena Headey stars in a new Kasabian music video.

The 43-year-old British actress, who plays Cersei Lannister on the HBO series, goes on a date with Richard III in a video for Kasabian's single "Ill Ray (The King)."

"Our video for Ill Ray (The King) is out TODAY!" Kasabian tweeted Wednesday. "Big thanks to @IAMLenaHeadey and @michaelsocha."

"The Lannisters send their regards. Check out @IAmLenaHeadey in the new @KasabianHQ music video," the Game of Thrones official Twitter account added.

The music video shows Headey perform a magic ritual to resurrect Richard III from the dead. She and the British monarch visit a pub, a field and an Indian restaurant before the king again meets his demise.

"Ill Ray (The King)" appears on Kasabian's sixth studio album, For Crying Out Loud, which was released in May. The record, which includes the singles "You're in Love with a Psycho" and "Comeback Kid," topped the U.K. albums chart.

Game of Thrones completed a seventh season Sunday. Headey will star with Game of Thrones co-star Iain Glen in the upcoming movie The Flood, and with Dwayne Johnson in Fighting with My Family.