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CTV News
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Canada's largest gaming expo in Edmonton for the weekend
Canada's largest gaming expo is expected to bring upwards of 40,000 visitors to the Edmonton Expo Centre over the weekend. Game Con Canada kicked off Friday and runs until Sunday, bringing together online and tabletop gamers of all ages together for three days. 'This is a weekend all about gaming, everything to do with gaming, video games, board games, Hollywood celebrities, movies and all of the above,' said Chris Meilleur, CEO of Meibell Consulting and Game Con Canada. 'This is just a fun-filled weekend for people to come out and have a good time.' The convention featured a Warhammer world championship, a live Dungeons and Dragons comedy experience, escape rooms and celebrity guests including Matthew Lillard, Steven Ogg and Aleks Paunovic. Meilleur said guests can expect to see a lot of cosplay, too, with a Sunday cosplay competition handing out $10,000 in cash prizes. 'Matter of fact, we're the largest cosplay cash prize in Canada,' he added. Cosplay Ian McDonald (left) and John Moffatt donned Halo marine cosplay for Game Con Canada in Edmonton on June 13, 2025. (Galen McDougall/CTV News Edmonton) John Moffatt and Ian McDonald attended the event Friday in their best Halo marine attire. They said it's great to have a space to share their love of the game and the getups with other people. 'You got Halo 3 in 2007 and it was like, damn, that was the moment,' McDonald said. 'You want to be a part of that. And being able to make costumes and do it where you could feel like you were really in the game, was what we wanted to do.' '(Cosplay is) a really great outlet for people,' added Moffatt. 'It's working on art that's not your most conventional form.' The convention will run until 7 p.m. Saturday night and will return from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday
Perth Now
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Matthew Lillard insists that he wants to be known as more than Shaggy from Scooby Doo
Matthew Lillard wants to be known as more than Shaggy from Scooby Doo. The 55-year-old actor - who has been married to Heather Helm since 2000 and has Addison, 22, Macey, 20, as well as 17-year-old Liam with her - starred as a member of the famed mystery-solving gang when the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon was made into a live-action blockbuster in 2002, but insisted that despite everything else he has done, that is the only thing his fans want to talk about. He told ScreenRant: "I'm an entrepreneur, I've got two businesses I've started, I've started a 501(c)(3), I'm the father of a queer kid, I have two other kids, one just graduated college and was awarded this award for being the graduate of note in her art department. "I am an eternal soccer father. I feel like there is no way to know somebody by what you see, and the reality is that I am everything else other. It's amazing, but people will come up and be like, 'Oh my God, Shaggy!' I'm like, 'No. Played Shaggy 23 years ago, 25 years ago." Matthew is now starring as Gus Wilfong in the new sci-fi drama that tells the story of Charles Krantz's (Tom Hiddleston) life in reverse and recalled his emotional response when he saw the final cut for the first time. He said: "For me, I cried the first time I saw it, and I was like, 'What made me cry?' "It's not tears of endearment. Somebody's dying, or you've got this moment in The Champ, where this boy is hugging his father as he dies. You're moved to tears, and I'm not really sure why it's so emotional, but it's a movie that washes over you instead of manipulating you." The Hollywood star added that he and his wife ended up having a lengthy conversation about what they had seen in the film. He said: "I will tell you, the next day, my wife and I were still talking about what things meant. It's one of the things that you're sort of being enveloped by a film instead of it laying and placating you, it makes you think, it makes you engage."
Newsweek
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Stephen King 'Carrie' Remake Officially Reveals Main Cast
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Another adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel 'Carrie' is on its way. More Entertainment: Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein – Everything We Know, Trailer, Release Date Written and directed by horror auteur Mike Flanagan, the Amazon Prime series was officially greenlit for eight episodes on April 10, 2025. It will begin filming in the next few weeks. BIG NEWS: Mike Flanagan is turning Stephen King's CARRIE into an 8-episode television series for Amazon. — Bloody Disgusting (@BDisgusting) October 21, 2024 Now, per Joe Otterson of Variety, the main cast of the series has officially been announced. Here are the 10 actors that will be bringing the frights to Bates High. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 20: Matthew Lillard speaks at the Creating An RPG Empire panel during 2023 Comic-Con International: San Diego at San Diego Convention Center on July 20, 2023 in San Diego, California. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 20: Matthew Lillard speaks at the Creating An RPG Empire panel during 2023 Comic-Con International: San Diego at San Diego Convention Center on July 20, 2023 in San Diego, California. Chelsea Guglielmino/FilmMagic/Getty Images Summer H. Howell – Carrie White On April 8, it was revealed that Summer H. Howell will take on the leading role of Carrie White. Summer H. Howell is being eyed to play Carrie in Mike Flanagan's 'CARRIE' series. (Source: — Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) April 9, 2025 Howell is most well-known for her performance as Alice in 'Curse of Chucky' and 'Cult of Chucky.' She has also appeared in 'Hunter Hunter,' 'Clouds,' and 'Spirit in the Blood.' Samantha Sloyan – Margaret White Carrie's abusive mother, Margaret White, will be played by Flanagan's frequent collaborator Samantha Sloyan. More Entertainment: Sloyan has appeared in 'Hush,' 'The Haunting of Hill House,' 'Midnight Mass,' 'The Midnight Club,' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' and 'The Life of Chuck.' Siena Agudong – Sue Snell Siena Agudong will be taking on the role of Carrie's guilt-ridden classmate, Sue Snell. Agudong most recently starred in the Tubi film 'The QB and Me.' She has also been featured in the 'Resident Evil' television series, 'F9: The Fast Saga,' 'No Good Nick,' and 'Upside-Down Magic.' Matthew Lillard – Principal Grayle Horror icon Matthew Lillard will be taking on the role of Mr. Grayle, the principal of Bates High. Matthew Lillard has been cast in Mike Flanagan's 'CARRIE' series. (Source: Deadline) — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) May 1, 2025 Often considered a "Scream King," Lillard has played Stu Macher in 'Scream' Dennis Rafkin in 'Thirteen Ghosts,' Shaggy in multiple Scooby-Doo projects, and William Afton in 'Five Nights At Freddy's.' Lillard has also worked with director Flanagan in developing a horror-themed tequila through his company, Macabre Spirits. Alison Thornton – Chris Hargensen Alison Thronton will be playing Chris Hargensen, Carrie's terrifying bully. Thornton is most well-known for playing Zooey Hernandez-Frumpkis in 'Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce' and 'Lydia Spring' in 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.' Other Characters Amber Midthunder of 'Legion' and 'Prey' will be playing Miss Desjardin, the teacher who tries to help Carrie. The full cast for Mike Flanagan's 'CARRIE' series has been revealed: • Summer H. Howell as Carrie White • Siena Agudong as Sue Snell • Matthew Lillard as Principle Grayle • Samantha Sloyan as Margaret White • Alison Thornton as Chris Hargensen • Thalia Dudek as Emaline⁰•… — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) June 2, 2025 Additionally, Carrie's main classmates have been cast: Thalia Dudek of 'Running Man' as Emaline, Josie Totah of 'The Buccaneers' as Tina, Arthur Conti of 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' as Billy, and Joel Oulette of 'Sullivan's Crossing' as Tommy. More Entertainment: Sinners Gets New Digital Release Date – How To Watch New on Shudder: Full List of Movies, Shows Hitting Platform June 2025 For more television and entertainment news, head on over to Newsweek Entertainment.
UPI
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
'Carrie' series casts Summer Howell, Samantha Sloyan
Matthew Lillard attends the premiere of "We Live In Time" on September 6. He will star in the upcoming "Carrie" remake for Prime Video. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI | License Photo June 2 (UPI) -- Samantha Sloyan and Summer Howell will officially star in Prime Video's Carrie series based on Stephen King's novel. Based on the Stephen King novel, the TV adaptation hails from the Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan. Sloyan (The Life of Chuck) and Howell (Curse of Chucky) will portray controlling mother Margaret White and her daughter Carrie, a bullied teen with telekinetic powers, respectively. Other cast members include Matthew Lillard, Alison Thornton, Thalia Dudek, Siena Agudong, Amber Midthunder, Josie Totah, Aruthur Conti and Joel Oulette. Carrie was previously portrayed by Sissy Spacek and Chloe Grace Moretz in 1976 and 2013 film adaptations, respectively. The Prime Video series is penned by Flanagan.
UPI
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Famous birthdays for June 1: Nikki Glaser, Willow Shields
Entertainment News // 5 hours ago Lillard: 'Chuck' is a beautiful articulation of the wonder of life NEW YORK, May 31 (UPI) -- "Five NIghts at Freddy's," "Scream" and "Scooby-Doo" icon Matthew Lillard says he has found a kindred spirit in "The Haunting of Hill House" creator Mike Flanagan.
