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Daniel Day-Lewis plays 1950s dressmaker in first trailer for 'Phantom Thread'
Focus Features has released the 2 1/2-minute, first trailer for Phantom Thread, the film Daniel Day-Lewis has said will likely be his last.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and due in theaters this Christmas, the drama is set in 1950s London and follows Day-Lewis' renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril, who is played by Lesley Manville.

"Women come and go through Woodcock's life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma [played Vicky Krieps,] who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love," the film's official synopsis said.

Anderson and Day-Lewis previously collaborated on 2007's There Will Be Blood. Day-Lewis, 60, recently announced his retirement from acting. He is the winner of three Best Actor Oscars.


'Star Trek: Discovery' renewed for a second season
CBS All Access says it has renewed Star Trek: Discovery for a second season.

The latest entry in the space-travel franchise stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Jason Isaacs, Anthony Rapp, Michelle Yeoh, Shazad Latif, Mary Wiseman, Mary Chieffo and James Frain.

The first part of Season 1 is to wrap up on Nov. 12 via the streaming service. The final six episodes of Season 1 will begin airing in January.

"In just six episodes, Star Trek: Discovery has driven subscriber growth, critical acclaim and huge global fan interest for the first premium version of this great franchise," Marc DeBevoise, president and chief operating officer at CBS Interactive, said in a statement Monday. "This series has a remarkable creative team and cast who have demonstrated their ability to carry on the Star Trek legacy. We are extremely proud of what they've accomplished and are thrilled to be bringing fans a second season of this tremendous series."


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"It was a little 10-year anniversary gift. Ten years with me feels like a thousand. It was certainly the least I could do!"
--Luke Bryan, on the ring he got wife Caroline for their 10th anniversary, to PEOPLE



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Which actress is leaving CBS drama 'Madam Secretary'?


Report: Ewan McGregor and his wife Eve split up
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor and his wife Eve Mavrakis have separated after 22 years of marriage.

People magazine cited an unnamed family source as confirming the couple -- who are the parents of four children -- split up in May.

The news broke as a British newspaper published photos of McGregor kissing his Fargo co-star Mary Elizabeth Winstead at a London restaurant.

Us Weekly said Winstead announced she had broken up with her director husband Riley Stearns in May, as well. They were married for seven years.


John Stamos engaged to Caitlin McHugh
Fuller House actor and General Hospital alum John Stamos? announced via Twitter he is engaged to marry his longtime girlfriend, The Vampire Diaries actress Caitlin McHugh.

"I asked...she said yes! ...And we lived happily ever after," Stamos tweeted, along with a diamond ring emoji and a drawing of a couple dancing in front of a castle.

People magazine said Stamos, 54, and McHugh, 31, have been dating for about two years.

He was previously married to actress Rebecca Romijin from 1998 to 2005.


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Which actress is leaving CBS drama 'Madam Secretary'?

Tony and Emmy award-winning actress Bebe Neuwirth has confirmed she will not return to the CBS drama Madam Secretary.

Neuwirth played Nadine, the chief of staff for Tea Leoni's Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord, since the show began in 2014. Her last appearance was in Sunday's third episode of Season 4 when Nadine decides to leave Washington and move to California to be closer to her family.

"So grateful for my time @MadamSecretary - a wonderful show where I love the cast, crew, background artists. #lifelongfriends," Neuwirth tweeted.

"So grateful to @CBS for accepting my request to depart @MadamSecretary and writing a beautiful exit for me. #IllmissNadine," she added.

"So grateful for everyone's support & good wishes here in Twitterland," she concluded.

The 58-year-old actress did not say what is next for her.