James Lafferty nearly quit acting beforeOne Tree Hill: 'It was my last shot'

Heck, it’s hard to imagine that era of the CW without him. But that’s what could’ve been if Lafferty had walked away from acting altogether. If things had gone differently, he wouldn’t be where he is today. James Lafferty as Nathan Scott in ‘One Tree Hill’.Fred Norris/Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection It was my last shot at it, he said. It felt like fate." As a child actor, he appeared on shows likeBoston Public,Get Real, andFirst Monday....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Cassandra Sanford

James Mangold wouldn't have let Grogu tag along in his scrapped, 'borderline rated-R' Boba Fett movie

“He didn’t really belong in the world I was kind of envisioning.” Instead, Grogu wound up playing a large role inTheBook of Boba Fett. Still, Mangold recalled his time penning theStar Warsscript as a “beautiful period” in his life. James Mangold; Baby Yoda.Neil Mockford/FilmMagic; Lucasfilm “But I’m not sure it ever would’ve happened. I’m not sure it was in anyone’s plans what I was thinking about.” And yes, that requires going evenfartherback in time than the previous trilogies....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Mary Castro

James Marsden 'would love to' play Frank Sinatra: 'You've never really seen a movie about him'

The “Hairspray” and “Enchanted” actor is ready to sing again. His role of choice isFrank Sinatra. “I always thought there were so many interesting stories of Frank Sinatra’s life that could be played. James Marsden and Frank Sinatra.Credit:Amy Sussman/WireImage; Martin Mills/Getty And for whatever reason, you’ve never really seen a movie about him.” “I’ve never really done a biopic about somebody.” Want more movie news? James Marsden stars in ‘Hairspray’ in 2007....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Jacqueline Johnson

James Marsden and Ronald Gladden celebratedJury DutyEmmy noms like 'drunk college buddies'

“I don’t think I was even speaking English.” The party’s just getting started forJury DutystarsJames Marsdenand Ronald Gladden. “It was just gibberish, I don’t think I was even speaking English. Ronald Gladden, James Marsden in ‘Jury Duty’.Freevee / Courtesy Everett Collection And he started yelling too. It was just like two drunk college buddies.” Despite Marsden playing a fictionalized, villainous character, he and Gladden formed a real friendship throughout filming....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Daniel Salazar

James Marsden celebratesJury Dutycast for EW's 2023 Entertainers of the Year: 'It took so much courage'

The Emmy-nominated actor shares a tribute to his fellow cast members in Amazon Freevee’s “experiment.” The show was designed to create a hero’s journey for somebody, and he did that perfectly. But beyond that, he kept surprising us with how perfect he was to be a candidate for this. Jury Duty: Amazon Freevee; Marsden: Manny Carabel/Getty Images for Amazon He’s definitely the heartbeat of the show. Instead, we were doing the opposite, which was to highlight his humanity....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Scott Morton MD

James Marsden recalls his clucking terribleSaturday Night Liveaudition

“Yeah, it was a bad choice,” the “Westworld” star said. Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty Bad auditions can haunt an actor years later just askJames Marsden. HostMark Consuelosasked Marsden about the time he auditioned for the sketch comedy series. James Marsden.Credit:Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty Marsden quipped of the tryout, “If you’re free to call it that.” I think they made us do… It wasnt even something like, Create an interesting character, or whatever....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Brooke Ellis

James Marsden, Alan Thicke, more wrote letters of support for convicted child abuser Brian Peck during Drake Bell trial

Beth Correll could not be reached for comment. The doc noted that Marsden had known Peck since theJury Dutystar was a young teenager. In his letter, Thicke, whodied in 2016, insisted Peck was never inappropriate in any way. James Marsden; Alan Thicke.Jon Kopaloff/Getty;Phillip Chin/WireImage Rich Corrells letter said, It would be my pleasure to…work with him again. Knowing what I know now, I never would have written the letter. “He didnt say that nothing had happened,” Rider said....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Amber Murillo

James Marsters reflects on fighting against controversialBuffy the Vampire SlayerSpike assault scene

“Buffysent me into therapy, actually,” Marsters said. It’s a problematic scene for a lot of people who like the show. And it’s the darkest professional day of my life." James Marsters and Sarah Michelle Gellar, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.20th Century Fox/Everett Marsters added that he “wasn’t thinking” about protecting the image of his character Spike. “I was just having to do that to Sarah. I was just having to live through that reality,” he said....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Michael Summers

James McAvoy reflects on his physical transformation into 'bestial and animalistic'Speak No Evilvillain

James McAvoyis no stranger to switching up his look. Mat Hayward/Getty McAvoy said his physically imposing figure was a fortunate but accidental match for his character. So I knew it was gonna help. James McAvoy at San Diego Comic-Con.Mat Hayward/Getty We also stripped him down, the filmmaker said. The layers are literally coming off with him. Want more movie news? James McAvoy in ‘Speak No Evil’.Universal Pictures And it kinda wasnt!...

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Peter Russell

James McAvoy reveals M. Night Shyamalan cast him inSplitafter 'crazy' EW Comic-Con party

“Somebody ended up getting knocked out,” McAvoy tells Entertainment Weekly. What happens atComic-Conparties doesn’t always stay at Comic-Con parties. Night Shyamalanto cast him as the lead inSplit. James McAvoy (L) and M. Night Shyamalan.Getty(2) Getty(2) “There was an EW party in 2017? 2015, maybe,” McAvoy says. “We were on the roof, and it got crazy, and somebody ended up getting knocked out. James McAvoy in ‘Split’.Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection The fight caught Shyamalan’s attention in a good way for McAvoy....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Michael Huerta

James McAvoy suddenly stands up in middle of Seth Meyers interview due to cramp: 'I’m not gonna fart!'

James McAvoyhad a very physical reaction to hisLate Night with Seth Meyersinterview last night. To which an alarmed Meyers replied, Why are you standing up? McAvoy quickly cleared the air. James McAvoy suffering a cramp on ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’.Late Night with Seth Meyers/YouTube Im not gonna fart! He prefaced as the audience burst into laughter, before leaning backwards and letting out a groan. Late Night with Seth Meyers/YouTube...

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Mark Watson

James McCaffrey,Rescue Meactor and voice of Max Payne, dies at 65

He also appeared in “Beautiful People,” “Suits,” and “Jessica Jones.” TMZwas the first to report the news, sharing that McCaffrey was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He played the recurring role of Captain Arthur OByrne in the shows third season. James McCaffrey.Steven A Henry/WireImage The series was later revived, with McCaffrey returning for the fourth and final season. He also starred in the one and only season of the famously violent detective dramaSwift Justice, alongsideGiancarlo Esposito....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Julia Sanford

James Read departsDays of Our Livesafter over a decade on the soap

The prolific actor played the dastardly Clyde Weston for over 250 episodes. Days of Our Liveshas lost another legend… or so it seems. Read has played the character on and off since 2014, spanning over 250 episodes. James Read on ‘Days of Our Lives’.nbc Clyde may be incapacitated for now, but we never say never in daytime." nbc Read made his grand entrance to the long-running soap on a June 2014 episode....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Sheila Miller DDS