Matthew McConaughey Set to Reprise His 'A Time to Kill' Role in Sequel Series for HBO (Reports)

Photo: Everett CollectionMatthew McConaugheyis revisiting one of his career-making roles.The Oscar winner is set to reprise his role as defense attorney Jake Brigance in a series adaptation of John Grisham’s new bookA Time for Mercy, the sequel to the book McConaughey’s 1996 movieA Time to Killwas based on.VarietyreportedTime for Mercywill be turned into an eight to ten episode series at HBO with McConaughey in final talks to star.McConaughey, 51, might have previously teased his involvement back in September 2020 before the book came out....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 857 words · Madison Carney

Matthew Morrison and Wife Renee Welcome Baby Girl Phoenix Monroe: 'Our Family Is Now Complete'

Photo: Taylor Reynolds Matthew Morrisonhas a happy family of four! The newborn weighed 7 lbs., 1.5 oz., and measured 21 inches long at birth. “We Rise! Our family is now complete. Welcome, Phoenix Monroe!” the parents tell PEOPLE in a statement. Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday. Taylor Reynolds...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Raymond Chavez

Matthew Perry Shared Final Instagram Post from Hot Tub 5 Days Before His Death

Matthew Perry on Nov. 17, 2022.Photo:Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic Matthew Perrylast posted on Instagram five days before hissudden death at age 54. TheFriendsactor shared a nighttimephotoof himself inside a hot tub on Monday, Oct. 23, writing in the caption: “Oh, so warm water swirling around makes you feel good? I’m Mattman.” “Mattman” is a name he’d used in recent days while posting on social media, often including references and imagery related toBatman....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Richard Gallagher

Matthew Perry's Final Public Appearance Before His Death Was at the French Open in Paris

Matthew Perry’s last public appearance was at the French Open in Paris in June.Photo:Best Image / BACKGRID Best Image / BACKGRID Matthew Perryspent his last public appearance watching his favorite sport. TheFriendsstar attended the French Open at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, on June 9, in what marked his last public appearance before hisdeathon Saturday at age 54. Photos from the iconic tennis tournament show the late actor smiling, laughing and clapping with friends in the stands as he watched a semifinal match....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 610 words · Karen Gibbs

Mayim Bialik Says It's an 'Immense Honor' to Guest Host 'Jeopardy!' : 'An Unbelievable Opportunity'

Mayim Bialikis reflecting on the significance of her guest hosting spot onJeopardy!.On Monday, Bialik, 45, will become thelatest guest hostto take over at the podium after the death of beloved hostAlex Trebeklast year.In aJeopardy!interviewposted Saturday, theBig Bang Theoryalum, who has her PhD in neuroscience from UCLA, said it was an “immense honor” to stand in Trebek’s place.“This is such an iconic and unbelievable piece of our collective culture, to be considered to be part of it really in any way, it’s an immense honor,” she said....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1055 words · Emily Hall

Medical Examiner, Cadaver Dog Sent to Fla. Park After 'Some Articles' of Brian Laundrie's Are Found

The Sarasota County medical examiner’s office and a cadaver dog have been sent to a Florida park after the attorney forBrian Laundrie’s family confirmed several items belonging to the 23-year-old fugitive were found in the park, PEOPLE confirms. Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino tells PEOPLE that the Laundrie family and law enforcement found “some articles” belonging to him during a “brief search” on Wednesday in Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park. Laundrie’s parents had searched the park with officials from the FBI and the police department in North Port, Fla....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Sierra Shepard

Meet the Vietnamese 11th Grader Whose Hours-Long School Commute Reminded Michelle Obama of Herself: 'I'm Just Like You'

Truong Thi Hai Yên, barefoot on the cleanly swept floor of her rented one-room home, rattles off the tick-tock of an average school day for her, an 11th-grader in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: At 6:30 a.m., she sets out the produce that her single mom sells from the sidewalk and then she pedals an old family bicycle toCần Giuộc High School, a 45-minute journey if she times the river ferry just right....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1135 words · Cindy Jones

Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp 'Love Each Other' But Had a 'Volatile Relationship': Source

Their love story was worthy of a rock ballad, butMeg RyanandJohn Mellencamphave called it quits one year after announcing their plans to wed.The rocker’s recent split from theWhen Harry Met Sallyactress is par for the course for the couple, whoserollercoaster relationshipdates back to 2011, a source tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue.“John and Meg have had a volatile relationship from the beginning,” the source close to Mellencamp says. “They love each other, but there are disagreements which can become issues....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1082 words · Carol Johnson

Megan Fox Debuts Baby Bump: 'I'm Always in the Process of Having a Baby and Looking Like I Didn't Have a Baby'

The actress, 29, showed off her third pregnancy at Monday’s CinemaCon in Las Vegas, where she promoted her new movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. Evidence of the sizable bump poked through a black Versace minidress. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP The star sported a big smile as she showed off her belly and talked about the new movie. But Fox said filming while pregnant isn’t easy. Fox noted that her go-to food on set was a rice cake with almond butter and jelly....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · John Jones

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton Wear Black to Attend Remembrance Day Service

Meghan MarkleandKate Middletonare back in black. After wearing similar outfits butshowing off their signature stylesat Saturday’s Festival of Remembrance ceremony at Royal Albert Hall, the royal sisters-in-lawdid it again at the Remembrance Day Serviceon Sunday. Meghan, whois expecting her first childin the spring, stepped out for her first Remembrance Day as a royal wearing a hat and a black coat with her hair pulled back. Samir Hussein/WireImage; Karwai Tang/WireImage Meanwhile, Kate sported a black Alexander McQueen coat with a white collar and red embellishments on the shoulders....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Kristina Bennett

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Call New NAACP Award Winner an 'Inspiration to Us'

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Photo: Michael M. Santiago/GettyFor the second year,Meghan MarkleandPrince Harry’s Archewell Foundation is teaming up with the NAACP to honor someone who is creating transformational change in the digital world.This year’s winner of the NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award is Nabiha Syed, the CEO ofThe Markup, a nonprofit news publication focused on the impact of technology on society.“When we founded this award with the NAACP, we wanted to highlight and uplift people across the country who are transforming the digital world for the better....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1910 words · Travis Fernandez PhD

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Found Leaving Royal Life 'Harder Than They Would Have Ever Imagined'

Between a global pandemic, family disagreements and daily media scrutiny,Meghan MarkleandPrince Harry’s step back from royal life hasn’t exactly been simple or straightforward, but the unexpected changes in course have surprised them for the better, Omid Scobie tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story. “The hardest part for them was takingthose initial steps away from their royal roles,” says Scobie, who co-wroteFinding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Familywith fellow longtime royal reporter Carolyn Durand....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Nicholas Harris

Meghan Markle Honors Remembrance in the U.K. with This Symbolic Pin at N.Y.C. Appearance

Meghan Markle at the NYT DealBook Summit in November 2021.Photo: NYT DealBook Summit Meghan Marklewore a meaningful accessory ahead of Remembrance Day in the U.K. The Duchess of Sussex joinedThe New York TimesDealBook Online Summitin New York City on Tuesday to speak about women’s efforts to achieve economic and professional parity. For the appearance, she sported black slacks and a top adorned with a poppy pin. Thepoppyhas been used since 1921 to commemorate military members who have died in war....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Brooke Hendrix