Welcome to our 2026 coverage of new films, television shows, music and the pop culture that we are all obsessing over.In this live blog, we’ll cover everything related to awards season, from the Golden Globes to the Grammys to the Oscars. We will also talk about must-see television of the year, the streaming films that get us all talking, and the new buzzy trailers that hope to woo us over to the movie theaters.This will be your hot spot for all things entertainment and pop culture.See below for updates on celebrity news, the new content popping up on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and your other favorite streaming services and the big talkers that are going viral on social media.People Are Reselling ‘The Odyssey’ Tickets For Thousands — And The Movie Is A Month AwayChristopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is already proving to be one of the biggest movie events of the year, as fans crashed ticket sites this week in a rush to buy opening-weekend seats.Tickets for the director’s fantasy epic went on sale Thursday, weeks ahead of its July 17 release. Several outlets reported that AMC Theatres’ app and website were quickly overwhelmed, as users were stuck in hour-long wait times before they could even view available seats.And that’s not all: tickets for “The Odyssey” in the premium IMAX 70mm format are already being flipped on resale platforms for hundreds — and in some cases thousands — of dollars. As of Friday, one eBay listing for a bundle of 12 tickets had climbed as high as $10,000.Read more at People.Latest Live Updates'Toy Story 5' Hid A Secret Taylor Swift Song So Well, They Made A Fake Version Of The MovieThe secret’s out: “Toy Story 5” features a brand-new song from none other than Taylor Swift.Titled “I Knew It, I Knew You,” the pop star’s country tune is now streaming ahead of the animated sequel’s June 19 premiere — and yet only a few people knew of its existence before it was announced this week.“Turns out, Taylor Swift is a huge ‘Toy Story’ fan like many of us,” VFX supervisor Thomas Jordan shared during a panel at SXSW London on Friday, per Variety. “She actually saw an early version of the film; she requested to see it before it was finished, and she wrote the song and then asked us if we wanted it. And we said, ‘Uh, yes! Yes, we do.’”According to Jordan, the song has been kept under wraps since February, as only a “very small group” of the “Toy Story 5” team was aware of it. In fact, the VFX team went out of their way to create a “decoy version” of the movie without Swift’s song to ensure it didn’t leak to the press or other Disney/Pixar staff.“The crew that made ‘Toy Story 5’ did not know about this secret until last week,” Jordan added.Read more at Variety.The Wayans Brothers Address The Weinsteins Hijacking Their ‘Scary Movie’ Franchise Head-On In Newest SequelWarning: This post contains light spoilers for “Scary Movie.”“Scary Movie” has finally returned to its roots as a Wayans Bros. production, and the latest installment of the parody franchise makes sure audiences know that.In addition to reuniting Marlon and Shawn Wayans for the sixth film and introducing a new generation of Wayans family members, the sequel directly references the infamous controversy surrounding Miramax founders Harvey and Bob Weinstein’s decision to continue the franchise without the brothers.After the Wayanses were sidelined, the Weinsteins went on to produce “Scary Movie” 3, 4 and 5. Original cast members Regina Hall and Anna Faris appeared in two of those installments and return in the newest sequel.The issue is hilariously addressed in a closing scene in which Ray (Shawn Wayans) and Shorty (Marlon Wayans) confront Brenda (Hall) and Cindy (Faris), asking why they appeared in the later sequels without them. Anthony Anderson, who starred in “Scary Movie” 3 and 4, also makes a cameo that playfully pokes at the whole ordeal.Hall reflected on the meta moment during a recent interview with Vulture, in which she was asked whether she had ever personally discussed the controversy with the Wayans brothers.“There was a warm and meaningful conversation had many years ago. I actually applauded that they addressed it in a humorous way,” she said, adding, “I thought the way they wrote that into the script was clever.”Marlon has repeatedly blasted the Weinstein brothers’ takeover of his family’s franchise ahead of the new sequel. In a recent interview with Variety, he claimed that the “tyrants” stole the Wayanses’ concept for “Scary Movie 3” after refusing to give them a raise for the film.“We didn’t even know,” Marlon remembered. “We got an announcement on New Year’s Eve that they were doing ‘Scary Movie 3.’ The franchise was stripped from us. And we were just asking for our fair share.”He added: “What they did is between them and God. I don’t applaud that type of behavior, but I can’t hold hate and hurt in my heart if I want to evolve.”“Scary Movie” is now playing in theaters.The ‘Power’ Universe Just Got Bigger With The Most Anticipated Sequel YetThe “Power” universe doesn’t die, it multiplies. And today, Variety confirmed that Starz has officially greenlit the newest installment in the long-running crime drama franchise.Titled “Power: Legacy,” the sequel series will bring back fan-favorite characters Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora) and Tariq St. Patrick (Michael Rainey Jr.), son of Tommy’s late friend James “Ghost” St. Patrick who kicked off the flagship series. The pair will once again attempt to dominate New York City’s drug trade, with the network reportedly ordering an eight-episode first season.Fans last saw Tommy and Tariq sharing the screen in “Power Book IV: Force,” the former’s Chicago-based spinoff, where the two reunited during the series finale last year. While it was unclear whether that appearance would be their final time together, “Legacy” will send the duo back to their old stomping grounds, setting the stage for what could become the franchise’s biggest chapter yet.“The fans have spoken, and we listened,” said Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at Starz, in a press statement. “Power doesn’t die, it evolves with its audience, and for over a decade the ‘Power’ Universe has remained at the forefront of culture. We’re thrilled to reunite Joseph and Michael to deliver a new chapter that fuses the franchise’s iconic legacy with bold, boundary-pushing storytelling.”“Fans have been waiting to see Tariq and Tommy together, and now they’re taking over New York City,” added executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. “Bringing Joseph and Michael back together is special. They’ve turned these characters into true icons of the ‘Power’ universe.”“Power: Legacy” marks the fifth spinoff in the “Power” franchise. It joins the recently concluded series “Ghost” and “Force,” as well as “Raising Kanan,” which begins its final season later this month. The universe will also continue with the upcoming prequel “Origins,” centered on younger versions of Ghost and Tommy, though a premiere date has yet to be announced.“Power” vet Gary Lennon will serve as showrunner and executive producer on “Legacy,” while franchise creator Courtney A. Kemp will also executive produce the series.Read more at Variety.Emilia Clarke Reveals The Brutal Toll Of 2 Brain Hemorrhages She Hid While Filming ‘Game Of Thrones’“Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke is opening up again about the medical crises she experienced in her 20s while working on her HBO series.In a recent cover story with Variety, Clarke, 39, talked about suffering a brain hemorrhage shortly after wrapping the first season of “Game of Thrones,” an incident that led to emergency hospitalization and urgent surgery. She later endured a second brain hemorrhage following Season 3, though she did not publicly disclose her health struggles until 2019, when she launched the brain injury charity SameYou, motivated in part by what she described as survivor’s guilt.“For a number of years, I felt that I had cheated death, and it was coming to get me,” Clarke told the outlet. “I truly felt like I had done something wrong, and I shouldn’t be here.”“I also thought it ruined my ability to act — which some people might agree with!” she added jokingly.This week, while being honored at Variety’s Power of Women London event, Clarke delivered an emotional speech reflecting on her health scares and why she ultimately chose to go public after initially keeping them private.“In 2011, I didn’t want anyone to know about my brain bleeds,” she shared onstage. “I was ashamed and overwhelmed by a diagnosis I didn’t understand. We didn’t even tell HBO until we knew I wasn’t going to die, which in TV terms, is usually when they kill you off anyway.”She continued, “After my second hemorrhage in 2014, I started to think that perhaps speaking publicly might help,” adding, “But it still took years for me to grapple with my truth.”Read more at Variety.Ellen Pompeo's Post-’Grey's Anatomy’ Era Just Took A Wickedly Criminal TurnNow that Ellen Pompeo has partially stepped back from her full-time “Grey’s Anatomy” duties, she has her next TV project lined up. Sticking with her Disney family, the actor is set to star in a dramedy pilot at Hulu titled “Chicks,” which will see Pompeo trade in her scrubs for a criminal con, as the series centers on two estranged half-sisters who take on their father’s life of petty crime after he unexpectedly kicks the bucket.“Their only inheritance is a legacy of two-bit crime that inspires them to run increasingly audacious frauds,” the official logline reads. “As their con grows, so does their odd-couple bond, as they each start to fill the father-shaped hole in the other’s heart.”The show reunites Pompeo with her “Good American Family” collaborator, Katie Robbins, who will write and executive-produce alongside the actor. According to Deadline, the idea for the project came from conversations the two had on set of their true-life-inspired Hulu limited series that premiered last March.Read more at Deadline.ABFF’s HBO Short Film Showcase Winner Jared Leaf Has A Bright Future AheadJared Leaf is a name you need to remember.The 32-year-old filmmaker took the top prize at the American Black Film Festival for his deliciously spooky sci–fi thriller flick "Spilled Milk." Starring J. Alphonse Nicholson, Jerry O’Connell and a surprise appearance from Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, the short film follows a father as his “innocent errand leads him to an encounter with an enigmatic figure called ‘The Milk Man,’ where things quickly go sour,” according to the official logline.Beyond Leaf’s starry cast is an even starrier co-producer: Jordan Peele.“This film was made as a part of the No Drama Initiative which was started by Monkeypaw [Productions], Universal and TIFF,” Leaf explained to HuffPost. “So Jordan Peele was added from the inception. And when you have Jordan Peele’s name on something, other people are going to follow.”Leaf bumped into "P-Valley" star Nicholson on the set of Kevin Fredericks' "Churchy" (Fredericks, widely known as KevOnStage, coincidentally happened to be the master of ceremonies on the final night of ABFF). Once Nicholson read the script, he connected Leaf with O’Connell. Shortly after, Leaf’s co-producers brought in Kid Cudi for the film’s music and the rest is $10,000-winning history.“Filmmaking can be very lonely, in a way, but when that many people get behind you and your vision, they really invest in who you are,” he said.Rounding out the list of finalists: crowd favorite Lindo Lo’s poignant French film "We Had Fun"; Carlton Daniel Jr.’s tender queer coming of age film "FLY"; "The Sex Lives of College Girl" alum Modupe Thompson’s glossy and TV-ready "Facade"; and British filmmaker Jeremiah Towolawi's thought-provoking "The Truth About Space."Chloe Bailey Isn’t Letting The Internet Criticism About Her Career Get To HerChloe Bailey has something to say to the fans (and haters) at home.The 27-year-old multi-hyphenate artist was on the Miami scene at the American Black Film Festival for the world premiere of her upcoming thriller "Strung."HuffPost caught up with Bailey on the red carpet, and when asked about internet chatter surrounding her music and acting career, she knew just what to say.“Before, it used to be quite jarring and it would shake me up a bit,” Bailey reflected. “Now it’s like — and this is no shade — but not everybody is a manager. Not everybody is an A&R. We have our own lanes. Opinions are important, fans are important and haters are important because they keep that name trending, baby. I’m just learning to be more confident with my gift.”"Strung" follows Laila (Bailey), “a talented violinist who takes a prestigious job as a music tutor for the gifted daughter of an influential and enigmatic family. As she becomes entangled in their opulent world, unsettling secrets begin to surface, forcing her to question her safety, her dreams, and even her sanity,” according to the film's official logline.The film also stars Lynn Whitfield, Coco Jones, Lucien Laviscount, Donna Briscoe and talented newcomer Romy Woods. "Strung" arrives on Peacock on June 26.Courtney Kemp Says 50 Cent Was a ‘Good Shield’ From ‘Nonsense’ During 'Power' RunCourtney Kemp is looking back on her "Power" beginnings with a new set of eyes.Last week, HuffPost caught up with the television writer and executive producer at the 30th annual American Black Film Festival to discuss her new Netflix series "Nemesis" and her ever-growing legacy as one of the most powerful voices in Black television. When asked about her working relationship with "Power" co-executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, the 49-year-old showrunner says he was a “great producer,” citing his rapport with the show’s talent. She also shared an insight that became much clearer in hindsight.“As I’ve stopped working with him on a regular basis, I realized what a good shield he was from some nonsense because people were afraid to talk to him [in] certain ways,” she remarked. “I’ve learned a lot about how people feel free to say what they want and it’s interesting because he was a good bodyguard for that during that time.”With "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" set to air its final season, Kemp is already looking forward to her next venture: her newly signed overall deal with Apple.“I am very much looking forward to bringing my fans, my audience, our audience to Apple,” she gushed. “It’s my great joy and my great pleasure to write for us. Working with the kind of talent that [Apple] can reach out to is going to be really exciting.”"Nemesis" is streaming on Netflix.Michelle Buteau Has A Few Things To Say About Kevin Hart’s Controversial RoastMichelle Buteau believes comedy shouldn’t come at anyone else’s expense.HuffPost caught up with the comedian at the 30th annual American Black Film Festival last week to discuss the third and final season of her Netflix series "Survival of the Thickest" and the current landscape of comedy. Nothing can be more current than the mixed reaction to Kevin Hart’s roast, which aired live on Netflix on May 10. The multi-hour special featured a slew of Hart's friends and comedy peers, many of them tossing jokes around that didn’t quite land with the audience at home. Particularly, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made a remark about George Floyd during his segment, saying that “he’s looking up at us all, laughing so hard that he can’t breathe.”“I think the main thing is that the way politics and comedy [intersect] is a slippery slope and is very dangerous,” Buteau told HuffPost. “I believe that this current administration is using comedy as a bad platform to sort of explain their bad behavior.”Hart responded to the backlash during his May 26 appearance on “The Breakfast Club,” agreeing that the joke “wasn’t tasteful,” but that Hinchcliffe “arguably had the best set.” “‘Well, it’s just jokes,’” Buteau says sarcastically. “No, no – if people are telling you this is hurtful, then you have to listen to them. Period. There’s always a way to make something funny, you just have to work on it. Most times, you are the company you keep. That’s your family, that’s your co-workers, that’s your friends.”Season 3 of "Survival of the Thickest" airs on Netflix on July 2.Netflix Names Its Most-Watched Show Of All Time — See Which Other Series Made The Top 10“Wednesday,” the hit horror comedy starring Jenna Ortega as the titular member of the Addams Family, has been named the most-watched show of all time on Netflix.According to the streamer, Season 1 of the award-winning series had over 1.7 billion hours viewed since it premiered in 2022, with more than 252 million total views. The stats track considering how much critical acclaim the show has garnered over the past two seasons, including several Emmy nominations and wins.Along with “Wednesday,” Netflix also unveiled the remaining most-watched shows that made its top 10 list, which include the final two seasons of “Stranger Things,” Seasons 1 and 3 of “Bridgerton,” the limited murder mystery “His & Hers” and the one-shot awards darling "Adolescence."Read more about Netflix’s top 10 most popular series of all time below.See All Updates