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Walker Scobell.Photo: Michael Loccisano/WireImage Say hello to the new Percy Jackson! A little over two months after it was announced that anewPercy Jackson and the Olympiansseries was comingtoDisney+, author Rick Riordan revealed Walker Scobell has been cast in the titular role. Riordanmade the announcement on his websiteMonday, noting that he’s been impressed with the 13-year-oldThe Adam Projectactor ever since he first auditioned for the role of Percy Jackson. “Walker Scobell is an incredibly talented young man who blew us away with his audition tapes for the role of Percy,” Riordan wrote....

WARNING: This post contains spoilers from Monday’s episode ofThe Bachelor. It’s week four onThe Bachelor, and all hell has officially broken loose. Monday’s episode picked up the morning after the rose ceremony wherePeter Weberdecided tosend Alayah homeover concerns that she was being “fake.” The rest of the women were eager to put the drama behind them as they headed off — drumroll, please — to good old Cleveland, Ohio, for the first trip of the season....

Whoopsie! Bachelorcontestant Madison Prewett raised a few eyebrows after she seemingly left a supportive comment on her own Instagram photo, leading fans to believe she had meant to write the message from a fan account of her own creation. “Woke up feeling super grateful.. the most perfect date with the perfect guy ❤️,” read the caption for the post, which showed Prewett, 23, on her one-on-one date withBachelorstarPeter Weber. “Beautiful date Madi....

She wasat the center of a very public controversythat ultimately saw the demise ofHannah Brown‘s engagement toJed WyattonThe Bachelorette— and now, Haley Stevens is speaking out about their breakup. “It’s been a roller coaster,” says singer songwriter Stevens, whoseexclusive interview with PEOPLE in June— in which revealed she was dating Wyatt when he went on the show — wasthe impetus for his split from Brown. “The hardest part is that there was this other woman involved who knew nothing about me....

Photo: Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images Katie Thurstonis leaning on loved ones — and some classic breakup tracks — in the wake of her split from fiancéBlake Moynes. The former Bachelorette shared a screenshot of her Spotify recommendations on Twitter Sunday, revealing that her account is full of sad songs. The streaming platform suggested three aptly-titled playlists for Thurston: “Life Sucks,” “Sad Hour” and “Alone Again.” “Cool cool cool,” Thurston, 30, joked in thetweet....

Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty DeVaughn Nixon has heard all his life that he’s the “twin” of his father, NBA legend Norm Nixon. Now, the 38-year-old is playing his dad in a new series about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers. “I was completely in shock,” Nixon tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue of landing the role of his father, who won two NBA championships with the Lakers in 1980 and 1982....

In fact, back in 1962, when the then Prime Minister Harold Macmillan came to the palace for his weekly audience with the Queen, he found her engrossed in BBC commentary of John Glenn’s first circling of the Earth, historian Robert Lacey reports. “After a perfunctory greeting, Elizabeth turned her attention back to the radio,” he writes inThe Crown, The Inside History. Later, she did indeed meet the three men who made the first mission to walk on the moon — Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins....

Some-bunny has the cutest family ever —Neil Patrick Harris! In celebration of Sunday’sEasterholiday, the actor shared a family photo of himself, husbandDavid Burtkaand their 8½-year-old twinsGideon Scott and Harper Gracedecked out in their spring best, posing in a cozy-looking outdoor courtyard. The sweet family of four all sported pastel shades of blue, purple, pink, yellow and more — but Harper went the extra mile in a floral pair of bunny ears....

The Lion King(2019).Photo: Disney DirectorBarry Jenkinsis sharing new details about his upcomingLion Kingfilm with Disney. TheOscarwinner, 42, revealed the title at the recent D23 Expo earlier this month —Mufasa: The Lion King— and offered a first look at the movie, which is set for release in 2024. He also spoke about the soundtrack, and toldEntertainment Weekly, “Please expect musical numbers. Really wonderful musical numbers, I’d say.” Also joining them will be one of Jenkins' closest collaborators, Nicholas Britell....

The Officerules all! Although the list, which Lazerson credited toACTIVATEfounder and CEO Michael Wolf, does not reveal the exact viewing numbers, it does show that out of the top 10, only two shows are Netflix originals:Orange Is the New BlackandOzark, which ranked at seventh and 10th, respectively. Trailing behindThe Officewas fellow NBC sitcomFriends. Despite their huge viewings at Netflix, both shows are finding new homes in the near future at upcoming streaming services....

The Real Housewives of Dallasis ending its third season with a bang, and PEOPLE’s got the exclusive look at how it all goes down. In a clip for the final few episodes of season 3 (now airing on Bravo at a new time),LeeAnne Locken,Brandi Redmond,Stephanie Hollman,Cary Deuber,Kameron WestcottandD’Andra Simmonsfind themselves in a sea of arguments — including one or two that nearly get physical. Tension has been brewing between Locken and Simmons all season long, so it should come as no surprise that those two are at the center of one of the biggest battles on a cast trip tp Copenhagen, Denmark....

Photo: WWE; Courtesy Everette CollectionDavid Krumholtz is far from the North Pole.The 42-year-old actor who played Bernard the Head Elf in the 1994 filmThe Santa Clausemade a surprise appearance on Tuesday night’sWWE Raw.Krumholtz pretended to be the Scottish wrestler Drew McIntyre and wore a long curly wig and a kilt while holding a sword aloft.The actor shared a photo of himself on Instagram, writing, “You’re gosh darn right I was on the @wwe tonight....

Photo: Universal Pictures / Illumination The Super Mario Bros. Movieis projected to cross the $1 billion line on Sunday. According to NBCUniversal, the video game adaptation is the 10th animated film in history to achieve this feat and is now the 10th biggest animated film of all-time, beating outDespicable Me 2andMinions: The Rise Of Gruin the global market. The animated movie also became Universal Studios' seventh-biggest film ever, and is now both the No....