The “Malcolm in the Middle” revival is bringing back some familiar faces and a few new ones — and making one major casting change.
Variety has learned that Christopher Masterson and Justin Berfield are returning for the Disney+ update of the classic sitcom, reprising the roles of Francis and Reese, respectively.
However, Erik Per Sullivan will officially not be returning as Dewey. Instead, Caleb Ellsworth-Clark (“Fargo,” “The Expanse”) will take over the role for the four-episode revival from Disney Branded Television.
In addition, Anthony Timpano (“Riverdale,” “Nancy Drew”), Vaughan Murrae (“Before I Change My Mind,” “The Way Home”), and Keeley Karsten (“The Fabelmans,” “Hunters”) will also star. Timpano will play Malcolm’s youngest brother, Jamie, while Murrae will play Malcolm’s youngest sibling, Kelly. Karsten will play Malcolm’s daughter, Leah.
Directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky are at the helm for Bloodlines, which looks like a really good balance of Final Destination lore and chill-inducing incidents where death is coming for an entire family. Here’s the first full trailer.
Having just recently rewatched all the Final Destination films, I was wondering where this one would fit in. And now that we know, I’ve got to say, it’s a very strong idea. The franchise has always been about “coincidences” that aren’t coincidences, so for this installation to trace it back to what looks like 50 or 60 years earlier doesn’t just raise the stakes in this movie, it creates all manner of possible period sequels/prequels that could be made after the fact.
And just that idea that a grandmother was supposed to die, but instead lived and had a big family—and now, after decades, death has finally worked its way back to all of them, is more than a little unsettling.
The cast is largely not that well-known—Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Brec Bassinger—but yes, the late Tony Todd makes his return in what was likely one of his final roles. And you have to think, if you asked Todd years ago if he’d be okay with Final Destination being, well, one of his final destinations on film, he’d probably like that very much.
Written by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor, from a story by Jon Watts, Busick, and Evans Taylor, Final Destination Bloodlines opens May 16.
The Orlando Magic ended a six-game home losing streak by inflicting a third straight defeat on the Los Angeles Lakers.
Luka Doncic scored 32 points and LeBron James added 24 and eight assists for the Lakers, who led 60-58 at half-time.
However, Orlando outscored the visitors 34-18 in the third quarter and went on to wrap up a 118-106 victory.
Franz Wagner contributed 32 points and nine assists for the Magic, while Paolo Banchero added 30 points and seven rebounds.
“We look tired,” said Lakers coach JJ Redick. “I don’t know what contributes to that. We weren’t able to sustain the level of intensity that we started the game with.”
The Lakers, who have lost seven of their past 10 games are fourth in the Western Conference with 11 games of the regular season remaining. The top eight qualify for the play-offs and they have eight more wins than the ninth-placed Sacramento Kings.
The Magic occupy eighth spot in the Eastern Conference and have 10 games left.
Elsewhere on Monday, in a match featuring two sides unlikely to make the play-offs, the Dallas Mavericks welcomed Anthony Davis back from injury in a 120-101 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Davis scored 12 points in 26 minutes as he returned from six weeks out with an abductor injury – suffered in his first game for Dallas after his trade from the Lakers in exchange for Doncic.
Donald Trump defended his embattled national security adviser on Tuesday and said the leak of highly classified military plans was “the only glitch in two months”, as scrutiny intensified into how top US officials shared operational details for bombing Yemen in a group chat.
In an interview with NBC, Trump said, “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man,” as Democrats called for an investigation into the sharing of the plans for this month’s major airstrikes in Yemen on the Signal app.
The Atlantic reported that Waltz, who was a congressman representing Florida before being appointed national security adviser by Trump, sent a connection request on the chat app Signal to the magazine’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, on 11 March. Goldberg was then included in a chat group in which detailed information about plans for an attack on the Houthi armed group in Yemen was shared.
Trump said that Goldberg’s presence in the chat had “no impact at all” on the military operation, and defended Waltz, claiming that the leak was “the only glitch in two months, and it turned out not to be a serious one”.
Asked how Goldberg was added to the chat, Trump said: “It was one of Michael’s people on the phone. A staffer had his number on there.”
Key figures in the Trump administration, including Waltz, defense secretary Pete Hegseth, secretary of state Marco Rubio and director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, were present in the Signal chat.
Goldberg said he assumed he was being spoofed until the attacks in Yemen occurred exactly as the participants described in the chat.
Gabbard and other intelligence officials were due to appear before the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday morning, when they are likely to face questions about the leak.
While most Republicans, including Trump and the House leader, Mike Johnson, rallied around Waltz, a few joined Democrats in condemning the leak. Don Bacon, a Republican congressman from Nebraska, the debacle was a “gross error” for which there was “no excuse”.
“They intentionally put highly classified information on an unclassified device. I would have lost my security clearance in the air force for this and for a lot less,” Bacon said. “I will guarantee you, 99.99% with confidence, Russia and China are monitoring those two phones. So I just think it’s a security violation, and there’s no doubt that Russia and China saw this stuff within hours of the actual attacks on Yemen or the Houthis.”
Nick LaLota, a Republican congressman from New York, said “At minimum, it’s totally sloppy.”
University of Southern California basketball star JuJu Watkins was carried off the court Monday night and did not return after she suffered an apparent injury during the NCAA Tournament.
Grimacing, Watkins writhed in pain and held her right knee after she fell during a fast-break attempt with 4:43 to play in Monday’s first quarter against Mississippi State in the tournament’s round of 32.
USC quickly announced that Watkins would not return to play after she was evaluated by the team’s medical staff.
By halftime the Trojans led comfortably, 50-27. The team had not provided a further update on Watkins or how long she could remain out.
Watkins, a sophomore sensation, averaged 24.6 points per game during the regular season to rank second in the country and lead the Trojans to a No. 1 overall seeding in the tournament. USC has not advanced to a Final Four since 1986
After much speculation about whether a weary-looking Grant from the “Women Tell All” even ended up with anyone, the rumors have been put to rest. The 31-year-old day trader had a signature Neil Lane ring and a very specific question to ask one of the women in the Dominican Republic — so is he an engaged man?
The finale revealed Litia as the first to arrive at the podium with Grant and his final rose, meaning she would be dumped so he’d have a clean slate when his final choice, Juliana, arrived later.
After a tense final conversation between Grant and Litia, the bachelor was ready for his happy ending. He revealed in a confessional that, unlike with Litia, he could “see a forever love between us” with Juliana — a vision in a pink rhinestone-bedazzled dress who was so nervous she could barely deliver her final speech to him.
Grant put her nerves to rest and reassured her that she was now his best friend after the nearly two-month experience. He pulled an emerald-cut Neil Lane ring out of his suit jacket pocket as she squealed and he asked her to make him the happiest man alive.
It was a yes from her, of course, and they put their love wolf days behind them.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company. The California-based company has publicly reported that it is in financial distress and stated in securities filings that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Due to the trove of sensitive consumer data 23andMe has amassed, Attorney General Bonta reminds Californians of their right to direct the deletion of their genetic data under the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Californians who want to invoke these rights can do so by going to 23andMe’s website.
“California has robust privacy laws that allow consumers to take control and request that a company delete their genetic data,” said Attorney General Bonta. “Given 23andMe’s reported financial distress, I remind Californians to consider invoking their rights and directing 23andMe to delete their data and destroy any samples of genetic material held by the company.”
To Delete Genetic Data from 23andMe:
Consumers can delete their account and personal information by taking the following steps:
Log into your 23andMe account on their website.
Go to the “Settings” section of your profile.
Scroll to a section labeled “23andMe Data” at the bottom of the page.
Click “View” next to “23andMe Data”
Download your data: If you want a copy of your genetic data for personal storage, choose the option to download it to your device before proceeding.
Scroll to the “Delete Data” section.
Click “Permanently Delete Data.”
Confirm your request: You’ll receive an email from 23andMe; follow the link in the email to confirm your deletion request.
To Destroy Your 23andMe Test Sample:
If you previously opted to have your saliva sample and DNA stored by 23andMe, but want to change that preference, you can do so from your account settings page, under “Preferences.”
To Revoke Permission for Your Genetic Data to be Used for Research:
If you previously consented to 23andMe and third-party researchers to use your genetic data and sample for research, you may withdraw consent from the account settings page, under “Research and Product Consents.”
Under GIPA, California consumers can delete their account and genetic data and have their biological sample destroyed. In addition, GIPA permits California consumers to revoke consent that they provided a genetic testing company to collect, use, and disclose genetic data and to store biological samples after the initial testing has been completed. The CCPA also vests California consumers with the right to delete personal information, which includes genetic data, from businesses that collect personal information from the consumer.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez said he is ready to accept whatever sentence is handed down by a Santa Clara County judge on March 24.
“The way that I handled things is not the way to do it. We cannot put the law in our own hands. I already pled guilty. I know what I did, and I know what I did was very dangerous to other people. Not just to people involved, but to innocent people. Whatever the court feels is correct … I’m going to do it with my head up, and still be me,” Velasquez said on the Kyle Kingsbury Podcast.
The podcast episode was recorded on March 6 after a judge granted permission for Velasquez to travel from his Gilroy home to Texas, court records show. Kingsbury is Velasquez’s friend and former teammate.
The mixed martial arts fighter has been out of jail on $1 million bail since November 2022.
Prosecutors said Velasquez went on a “vigilante shooting spree” when he attempted to kill a suspected child molester on Feb. 28, 2022. Velasquez pleaded “no contest” to attempted murder and eight additional charges last year. After several delays for his sentencing hearing, the MMA fighter said he is ready to receive his punishment Monday.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Arthur Bocanegra could sentence the UFC star with the maximum punishment — 40 years — or let Velasquez go with zero prison time.
Prosecutors said Velasquez was seeking vigilante justice when he fired a gun at a suspected pedophile, Harry Goularte, in Morgan Hill. Goularte is charged with molesting one of Velasquez’s children inside a San Martin daycare that was operated by Goularte’s mother.
Prosecutors said Velasquez missed his intended target and accidentally shot Goularte’s father-in-law, Paul Bender. Bender survived.
On the podcast, the MMA fighter said he is relieved that the Goularte family’s daycare center has since closed. Court records show Goularte, who pleaded not guilty, is scheduled to stand trial in June.
Kingsbury said on the podcast, “We know Cain inside and out. He has a giant f**king heart. Knowing what kind of father you are, I don’t want to see your kids go without (their father).”
Velasquez said, “My son, he’s one of the strongest, funniest, best kids I know. He’s my best friend. I’m proud of him of who he is. Nothing is going to defeat me. I’m always going to know who I am. No matter what my surroundings look like. It doesn’t matter what the exterior looks like. I understand there are consequences. (I will) pay back whatever the court feels is correct and take that with my head up high.”
The podcaster said, “No one wants to see you go away for a long time, or even a short time.”
KRON4 obtained a sentencing memorandum that was recently filed in court by prosecutors ahead of Monday’s sentencing hearing. In the memorandum, Deputy District Attorney Aaron French asked the judge for a sentence of 30 years-to-life in prison.
French detailed reasons why the district attorney’s office is asking for a minimum of three decades behind bars.
French wrote in court documents, “On Feb. 28, 2022, Cain Velasquez acted as judge, jury, and executioner when he decided to sentence Harry Goularte to death. During an 11-mile shooting spree taking place on the busy rush-hour streets of Morgan Hill, Velasquez discharged round after round of .40 caliber ammunition into a vehicle occupied by Harry Goularte and two other innocent people. In his blind rage for vengeance, Velaquez put an entire community in shock and fear. He placed countless members of the public in the line (of) fire as he attempted to execute Harry Goularte. He fired his gun recklessly through his windshield and with no concern of what man, woman, or child the bullets would strike. At one point during the 11 mile pursuit, numerous civilians frantically called 911. Velasquez violently rammed the victims’ truck and discharged his firearm repeatedly. Velasquez left a wake of destruction and collateral damage to unintended targets. He permanently maimed Paul Bender as (Bender) tried to drive his family to safety. The defendant acted alone. He acted because he did not want to wait for the criminal justice system.”
Prosecutors said a bullet was lodged in the back of Goularte’s seat.
French continued, “The defendant’s crime is severe. Justice demands a sentence that is equally severe. To hold the defendant accountable for his reckless and dangerous actions and the lasting physical and psychological injuries he left upon the victims and the community, the court should impose a sentence of 30 years to life in prison.”
Velasquez, 42, has spend his last few months of freedom working as an MMA and Jiu Jiutsu coach around California, spending time with his children, and appearing with a nonprofit, Chokeout Cancer, at children’s hospitals to visit young patients who are battling cancer, court records show.
His sentencing hearing is scheduled begin at 9 a.m. on March 24 in the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose.
A Palestinian Oscar winner has been detained in the occupied West Bank following an outbreak of violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians, activists say.
Hamdan Ballal, who was one of four co-directors of No Other Land, had his house surrounded by settlers during an attack on Monday in the village of Susya, according to five Jewish American activists.
Co-director Yuval Abraham said Mr Ballal had been beaten and taken by soldiers while in an ambulance, although this has been disputed by Israel.
Without naming Mr Ballal, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said three Palestinians and an Israeli had been detained after being suspected of “rock hurling” at security forces.
The five Jewish American activists said that about a dozen masked settlers had mounted an attack in Susya at about 18:00 (16:00 GMT).
The activists said they had gone to the village to document the incident and had come under attack themselves, with settlers smashing their car windows, and punching and hitting them with sticks.
Mr Ballal’s house is reported to have been surrounded by the settlers.
Yuval Abraham, the Israeli director who won the Oscar this month alongside Mr Ballal, said people had been injured and properties destroyed in the attack.
One activist told the BBC they had complained to the Israeli soldiers that they were under attack. They said the army had intervened and the settlers had backed off.
Israel’s army confirmed that IDF soldiers and Israeli police had arrived to disperse the confrontation.
They said rocks had been “hurled” at security forces.
“In response, the forces apprehended three Palestinians suspected of hurling rocks at them, as well as an Israeli civilian involved in the violent confrontation,” the IDF said.
“The detainees were taken for further questioning by the Israel Police. An Israeli citizen was injured in the incident and was evacuated to receive medical treatment.”
Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967. Israeli settlements in the territory are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
They have expanded over the past 55 years, becoming a focal point for violence and conflicting claims over land.
Washington, D.C.’s cherry blossom season has begun, with cherry trees just one step away from peak bloom. The National Park Service, on Sunday, announced the capital’s famed cherry trees have reached “stage 5 – Puffy White” with blossom starting to show.NPS wrote on X, “Now we’re just waiting on them to open.” “Peak Bloom is next!”
D.C.’s famed blossoms, a gift of Japan in 1912, “signal Washington’s beginning of spring with an explosion of life and color that surrounds the Tidal Basin in a sea of pale pink and white blossoms,” NPS says. The tradition of celebrating the cherry blossoms, the national flower of Japan, also originated there, with the tradition of hanami, which translates to flower looking, during which people flock to parks and gardens to admire these beautiful and fragile flowers.
The annual National Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C., which celebrates these flowers, and the advent of the warm weather draws millions of visitors each year as they flock to the capital to witness the trees bloom. Last year, 1.6 million visitors visited D.C. and its surrounding areas for cherry blossom season, according to festival organizers and Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office.
